Looking to brighten your day? Check out the new “Hanging Together” art exhibit, featuring 33 works of art by 22 local artists. It’s a celebration of creativity and artistic expression, and a way to come together during the pandemic.

“The Art @ City Hall team has worked hard over the past few months to increase attendance for Art @ City Hall shows,” said Courtney Jordan, who serves on the committee along with Delia Rinaldi, Lainie Senechal and Jarrett Davis. “It paid off with this show. We had a record number of submissions for this exhibition: 63 works submitted. We ultimately selected 33 works of art by 22 artists (professional and non-professional artists) from across the region.

“The exhibition includes a range of media including: digital drawings, 3D wall hangings, fabric arts, collages, multimedia works, paint (watercolor, gouache, oil and acrylic) and pastel. ”

Throughout the year, the Amesbury Cultural Council showcases the work of talented local artists in the lobby of Amesbury Town Hall at 62 Friend St. Professional, non-professional, amateur artists and budding of all ages from Amesbury and surrounding communities are welcome. apply. The show is free and open to the public during the opening hours of the town hall.

“There are so many talented artists in the area,” Jordan said, “and we’re happy to be able to help them get their work seen.”

“Hanging Together” features the work of Muriel Angelil, Lisa Barreto, Millicent Basler, Sally Basler, Diana Corey, Nathaly Davis, Cassie Doyon, Karen Fitzgerald, Ann Johnson, Ann Jones, Cynthia Keefe, Brooke Lambert, Ethan McMillan, Sandra Chase Morrissey , Madalene Axford Murphy, Erica Nazzaro, Delia Rinaldi, Alexander Schwartz, Lainie Senechal, Cara Sullivan, Susan Sofia-McIntire and Mikki Zeitouni.

“It’s a very diverse cross section of some of the great work being done in the community,” Davis said. “There’s a real age range, from beginner to pro, creating some variety, which is really, really enjoyable for the viewer. You can watch something beautiful, beautiful or interesting.

Erica Nazzaro is a professional artist as well as a social worker, therapeutic clinician who works and lives in Amesbury.

“I use art in the healing work that I do, both for the people I see in a professional capacity, and in my own healing and growth,” Nazzaro said. “Right now, I’m studying a new model called Internal Family Systems (IFS), which focuses on the premise that we all have many parts within us. That’s how this piece of art was born. It’s ‘calls “All parts of me”.

“During COVID, I felt like this would be an informative and positive statement about each of us ‘Hanging Together’ within ourselves as one person. I’m honored to be a part of this show at the Amesbury Town Hall I have work for sale at RMA Craft Beer and Wine as well as Amesbury’s new art store, Alchemy & Art.

“Chasing Picasso” is an acrylic on canvas marker by Alexander Schwartz of Andover.

“Alex is 27, lives in Andover and is not a professional artist,” said his father Michael Schwartz. “The current exhibition has an ‘by invitation only’ feel – personal, carefully curated, gentle. We like that.”

Haverhill artist Cassie Doyon has two handmade paper and willow branch sculptures in City Hall – ‘Dreamcatcher’ and ‘Shoots and Ladders’.

“I’ve been working as an artist for over 30 years,” Doyon said. “I think the Art @ City Hall exhibit is a wonderful opportunity for local artists to connect with the Merrimack Valley community and I’m happy to be a part of it.”

Millicent Basler, 16, lives in Amesbury. His work “Graysons Projects” was among those chosen for the exhibition.

“I’m a self-taught hobby artist and started when I was very young, transitioning from traditional art to digital art in 2018,” Basler said. “I was very excited when I heard about the art exhibition and I think it’s a great way for artists to share their work and see what other people are creating too. I’m honored to have been selected and to see everyone else’s art as well.

Millicent’s sister, Sally Basler, 17, is also a digital artist whose works are on display in the Art @ City Hall gallery.

“The characters in my two images are original characters from the animation studio Hooting Pictures,” said Sally Basler. “I appreciate the opportunity to share my work and see what my fellow Amesburians are doing creatively.”

Award-winning watercolourist Karen Fitzgerald lives and works in Newburyport. Master Artist of the Newburyport Art Association, she was Featured Artist of the National Women’s Association, NY. Her work reflects her emotional experiences and observations with her landscape environment and the individuals she encounters.

“I’m happy to be included in this Art @ City Hall exhibit,” Fitzgerald said. “As I enjoy painting local scenes, it’s a great venue, well lit and easily accessible to the public.

“Collaborating with other artists in a collective exhibition is always pleasant. We learn from each other and all artists like to share their work. Sharing paintings of places they’ve visited with the public might put a smile on someone’s face.

So get out of the winter doldrums, head to Amesbury Town Hall and bring a smile to your face.

“It’s called visual artwork for a reason,” Davis said. “The work speaks for itself. You have to see it to appreciate it. »

“Hanging Together” can be viewed in the Art @ City Hall gallery until March 31. The exhibition is free and open to the public during the opening hours of Amesbury Town Hall. Face masks are mandatory.

for your information

WHAT: “Hanging Together”, [email protected] Hall Gallery

WHEN: now until March 31

OR: Amesbury Town Hall at 62 Friend Street, Amesbury

INFORMATION: The exhibition is free and open to the public during the opening hours of the town hall. Face masks are mandatory.