The Ninth Annual Lowell Open Studios and Arts Festival
Saturday September 26th noon to 7pm and Sunday September 27th noon to 5pm
Don't miss your opportunity to see over 135 artists working in their studios in downtown Lowell! This year, check out our first Arts Festival, a series of performances and activities complementing the Open Studios experience. Acoustic performers will entertain audiences as they move between studios and enjoy the festival atmosphere, leading up to the Block Party in Market Mills Courtyard featuring funky rock by Dopapod and Gypsy jazz by Ameranouche 5-7 on Saturday. Also, come by the courtyard tent at 4pm to join us in celebrating Lowell's youth art displays at our open reception!
Lowell Open Studios & Arts Festival Performer Schedule
Saturday 12:30pm-5:00pm ALL Art Gallery, Brush Gallery, Market Mills Courtyard, Mack Plaza, shuttle bus stop
12:00pm-7:00pm Jazmin Jain’s face-painting for the kids.
12:00pm-5:00pm The Revolving Museum presents Street Chalk Art for kids.
12:00pm-5:00pm The Revolving Museum presents its Mosaic Medley art exhibit.
12:30-2:00 Josh Beetler, Jeff Farrow, Matt Jenson
2:00-3:30 Jake Kacciatore, John Reagan
2:00-5:00 Gustavo Garcia Barragan (balloon art, in the courtyard)
3:30-5:00 Elizabeth Hodge, David Janco
3:30-5:00 (roving) The Gentlemen Songsters come together from a dozen communities in and around the Merrimack Valley and meet in Lowell to participate in four part, unaccompanied, close harmony singing. (www.gentlemensongsters.org)
4:00pm-5:00pm Lowell students’ Window Art presentation on Market St.
Block Party, Saturday, 5pm-7pm, in the Courtyard
5:00pm-7:00pm Receptions in the Brush and ALL galleries – food/refreshments.
5:00pm-5:45pm Dopapod: Bringing experimental funk straight out of Boston MA, Dopapod’s performances showcase their meticulously crafted compositions as well as their commanding ability to improvise as both individuals and as one unit. The ultimate goal is to keep people dancing, entertained, and intrigued!
6:00pm-7:00pm Ameranouche: The award winning Ameranouche trio is a rip-roaring force of hot acoustic jazz, sometimes referred to as hot swing or Gypsy jazz. The contrast of other influences like American Soul music, Flamenco and Bop are what give the fast fingered trio such a recognizable sound. All played on acoustic instruments, the music is rhythmic, vigorous and strangely elegant. (www.ameranouche.com)
Sunday, 12:30pm-3:00pm (Brush Gallery, ALL Arts Gallery, Market Mills Courtyard)
12:00pm-5:00pm The Revolving Museum presents Street Chalk Art for the kids.
12:00pm-5:00pm The Revolving Museum presents its Mosaic Medley art exhibit.
12:00pm-5:00pm The Revolving Museum presents Face-painting for the kids.
12:30-2:00 Vika Vann
2:00-3:30 Brandon Downs