{"id":7662,"date":"2018-07-19T13:48:19","date_gmt":"2018-07-19T17:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.northcentralmass.com\/?p=7662"},"modified":"2018-07-19T13:48:19","modified_gmt":"2018-07-19T17:48:19","slug":"paint-town-color-like-gala-opening-set-gallery-sitka-show-fitchburg-july-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northcentralmass.com\/es\/paint-town-color-like-gala-opening-set-gallery-sitka-show-fitchburg-july-27\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cPaint the Town\u201d Any Color You Like \u2014 GALA Opening Set for Gallery Sitka Show in Fitchburg on July 27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deborah Giordano is an ambassador of the arts. As president of the <a href=\"http:\/\/galagardner.org\/\">Gardner Area League of Artists (GALA)<\/a>, she has helped bring artists together in communities all around north-central Massachusetts. She is now collaborating with Tamar Russell Brown of Gallery Sitka in Fitchburg on an exhibition featuring area artists. The unifying theme? Why, the lovely town of Fitchburg and its picturesque surroundings, of course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI very much admire Tamar,\u201d says Ms. Giordano. \u201cShe is a dedicated supporter of the arts. Owning a gallery is hard work and Tamar is very loyal to her artists. That\u2019s what it\u2019s all about, supporting each other to reach all our goals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deb continues: \u201cWe enjoy helping other area art groups and businesses by promoting the arts and culture in their towns.\u201d GALA members chose to launch a show in Fitchburg because they were so taken by the town\u2019s quiet beauty. A boomtown in the 19th century, Fitchburg has preserved much of the architecture that makes New England towns so enchanting to visitors and so dear to natives. Two notable examples are Rollstone Congregational Church and the home of Faith United Parish on Main Street.<\/p>\n<p>The organization, of course, began in Gardner, Mass., a ways west of Fitchburg and south of Winchendon, the town GALA now calls home. GALA has partnered with the Winchendon History and Cultural Center and will soon have its first permanent quarters at 135 Front St. in Winchendon. The organization will host a \u201cgala\u201d opening (of course) of its Arts Gallery on Aug. 18, in a space created by the renovation of a venerable old barn nearby the Center\u2019s Murdock-Whitney House.<\/p>\n<p>GALA is a Massachusetts non-profit organization, established in 2000 and staffed entirely by volunteers. Its mission is to \u201cpromote the arts and culture as an essential component of a healthy community.\u201d Deb and her fellow GALA members (180 and counting) believe that \u201cartistic expression is a community\u2019s greatest legacy for future generations.\u201d They are interested in all the arts and have members working in many different artistic media \u2014 painting, sculpture, photography \u2014 as well as persons of letters and the performing arts, including poets, musicians, and songwriters. Membership is open to both professionals and non-professionals. \u201cWe collaborate with area government officials, local historical committees, educators, schools, art galleries and other fellow arts groups and organizations,\u201d Ms. Giordano informs us.<\/p>\n<p>The last several years, GALA has supported Seven Hills Foundation, a group of adults with disabilities and significant life challenges in Groton. The adults use painting as a tool to express themselves and they are ecstatic to be a part of something and see their artwork displayed. GALA has also helped teach crafts at local senior centers.<\/p>\n<p>GALA has made grants to graduating high school seniors. Today the group hosts open-mic poetry and musical events, teaches art to area residents, and exhibits the work of area artists with a view to helping them market their work. GALA reaches out far and wide, with participants all over the north-central Mass area and as far afield as Cape Cod and New Hampshire.<\/p>\n<p>Deb is very excited about new projects GALA will undertake in Winchendon. \u201cWe have been raising funds to beautify the town,\u201d she says, and soon work will begin on two new, large, public murals. This public spirit is essential to GALA\u2019s goals and aspirations. They want to bring artists together to enhance the feeling of community that makes the area a fun and interesting place to live. \u201cOur shows are open to everyone,\u201d says Deb. \u201cWe don\u2019t turn anyone away.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Artists Included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sandra Richard, Iphigenia Gossios Burg, Arlene Ferrier, Charlene Noel, Judith Fava-Houle, Deborah Giordano, Scott Niemi, Andrew Niemi, Jonathan Niemi, and Barbara Hallowell.<\/p>\n<p><em>This event will take place at Gallery Sitka, 454 Main St. in Fitchburg, on Friday, July 27, 6 <\/em><em>\u0336<\/em><em> 9 p.m. Artwork will be judged and awards will be given for first, second and third place. The awards are sponsored by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/newvuecommunities.org\/\"><em>NewVue Communities<\/em><\/a><em> y <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fitchburgculturalalliance.org\/\"><em>The Fitchburg Cultural Alliance<\/em><\/a><em>. Visit gallerysitka.com and <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/galagardner.org\/\"><em>galagardner.org<\/em><\/a><em> for more information about the show and future events.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deborah Giordano is an ambassador of the arts. As president of the Gardner Area League of Artists (GALA), she has helped bring artists together in communities all around north-central Massachusetts. She is now collaborating with Tamar Russell Brown of Gallery Sitka in Fitchburg on an exhibition featuring area artists. The unifying theme? 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