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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Reconstructed: My Hands\, Our History - Artwork by 
 Brian Thomas and Sarah C Rutherford\nEvent Url: http://www.artsboston.org/
 event/detail/441655643/Reconstructed_My_Hands_Our_History_Artwork_by_Brian
 _Thomas_and_Sarah_C_Rutherford\nEvent Date Begin: 2013-01-03\nEvent Date E
 nd: 2013-01-27\n\nBeverly MA - Leisure Art\, in collaboration with the Gal
 lery at Porter Mill\, is pleased to announce it's first exhibition of the 
 new year\, Reconstructed: My Hands\, Our History\, from January 2nd throug
 h January 27th\, 2013. The show includes assemblage and installation work 
 by Brian Thomas and Sarah C. Rutherford. All are invited to attend an open
 ing reception to meet the artists and enjoy\nrefreshments in the gallery o
 n Thursday\, January 3rd\, 2013 from 5:00-9:00pm\, which coincides with Be
 verly's First Thursday Art Walk. The gallery is located at 95 Rantoul Stre
 et Beverly MA.\nReconstructed brings together two very unique styles of ar
 t making. Brian Thomas is an assemblage artist whose deliberate work speak
 s to his life long experience in art-making. His materials include found o
 bjects such as wood\, worn newspapers\, tree bark\, bee's nests\, and piec
 es of rusted metal. Thomas' treatment of these objects brings them togethe
 r within a painterly\, two-dimensional\nmotif while retaining their natura
 l\, &ldquo\;as is&rdquo\; beauty. His strong interest in hiking\, camping\
 , and exploring are complimented by his thirty-plus years working at a loc
 al museum in Salem\, MA.\nSarah C. Rutherford creates mixed media installa
 tion. Through found objects and locally foraged materials\, Rutherford tel
 ls the story of her Grandmother who\, at age 30\, emigrated from Australia
  to the North Shore of Massachusetts\, where she married and ultimately se
 ttled. Rutherford explores wedding dress imagery throughout the installati
 on with personal photographs as well as publicly donated digital reproduct
 ions. Advanced Placement Art Students from Beverly High School will assist
  Rutherford in the beginning stages of the installation. Rutherford curren
 tly resides in Rochester\, New York.\nBoth Thomas and Rutherford offer the
  viewer an intimate journey into the past\, while at the same time conside
 ring future ideas and generations through delicately cut paper\, softly li
 t viewing spaces\, and an appreciation for re-purposing.\nIf you would lik
 e to donate reproductions of your personal photography from the early 1900
 s to be included in this exhibition please contact curator Sarah Johnson a
 t sarahdotjohnson@gmail.com or call (802) 999 &ndash\; 5506. For more info
 rmation on this event and gallery hours\, visit http://studiosatportermill
 .blogspot.com/\nThis exhibition is supported in part by a grant from the B
 everly Cultural council\, a local agency which is supported by the Massach
 usetts Cultural council\, a state agency.\n\nStart time: All are welcome a
 nd encouraged to attend the Opening Reception on Thursday\, Jan 3rd\, from
  5-9pm to meet the artists and enjoy refreshments!
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SUMMARY:Reconstructed: My Hands\, Our History - Artwork by Brian Thomas and
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