April 13 and 14, 2019
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Shelburne-Buckland Community Center
53 Main Street
Shelburne Falls, MA
The Colrain Historical Society will present “Colrain on Canvas: A Pictorial Portrait,” an exhibition of some 40 oils and watercolors by 24 artists from early 19th Century to the present at the Shelburne-Buckland Community Center.
Regionalist artists such as W. Lester Stevens, Gardner Symons, Stephen Maniatty and A. Hale Johnson, along with talented local painters, all found inspiration in the landscape and villages of this picturesque town in the hills of western Massachusetts. These paintings, almost all from private collections, are rarely (if ever) seen.
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| W. Lester Stevens (1888-1969), Colrain Center, late 1940s, oil on canvas, 32” x 26” |
A prolific painter, W. Lester Stevens founded the Rockport Art Association in 1921, and painted Vinalhaven, Lubec and Campobello Island, as well as Grand Manan Island. In 1944 he moved to Conway, MA, where he continued to explore his view of New England until almost the final day of his life.
The Shelburne-Buckland Community Center is located at 53 Main Street in Shelburne Falls. Exhibit hours will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Suggested contribution is $10 for adults, children under 12 free. For more information call (413) 624-8800.
