The Gallery Upstairs

{exhibition photograph from ‘Melted Pots & Cooked Books,’ Fall 2019}

ON VIEW



This event is free and open to all.
Please consider bringing something shareable to eat or drink or consider contributing to the jar to keep things going.A matter of collective goods and health:
please be COVID safe, test as needed, wear a mask if you wish, please stay home if you have symptoms.
Please note: the gallery is located on the third floor which included two sets of steep steps.
We recognize that because of the stairs all involved may not be able to attend the event: we apologize for the physical hurdles.
For the opening party will offer a special online link on the night of so that those unable to attend  for any reason can have a special sneak peek, can say hello to fellow artists and otherwise participate. Please email us at gallery@institutelibrary.org by 5pm Oct 5th with the header screenparty and we will send you the invite!
List of participating artists:
Annie de Graaf
Annie Sailer
Aspasia Anos
Atelier Cue
Bill Enck
Carolanne Patterson
Catherine Lavoie
Clymenza Hawkins
Danielle Giroux
David Katz
Edith Reynolds
Eliška Greenspoon
Elizabeth Taylor
Eric March
FEED (Aude Jomini and Eben Kling)
Geoffrey Detrani
Hannah Leckman
Hannah Petrikovsky
Janet Warner
Jenna Gonzales & Pietro Spagnulo
Jennifer Davies
Jihyun Lee
Jody Clouse
Joe Fekieta
John Harper
Kathryn Frund
Leah Caroline
Leila Daw
Lesley Finn
Linda Lindroth
Margaret Ulecka-Wilson
Maria Markham
Maria Morabito
Mariellen Chapdelaine
Martha Willette Lewis
Mary Lesser
Matthew Feiner
Maxim Schmidt
Megan Shaughnessy
Natasha Lehman
Niko Scharer
Oi Fortin
Paul Theriault
Phyllis Crowley
Robert De Matteo
Stephen Henderson
Susan Clinard
Susan McCaslin
Valerie Richardson
Victor Smith

UPCOMING EVENT

A longstanding dream of ours will be fulfilled when the Institute Library becomes a Spooky Speakeasy for one night with entertainment provided by the always full of surprises —Madame Thalia!

It’s a burlesque event! It’s a Halloween Party! It’s a banned book event! It’s a speakeasy! Come dressed in your finest vintage finery/ Halloween costume and creatively celebrate freedom of speech with us.

This event comes complete with bathtub gin cocktails and candy.*

Sunday, October 27 | 6:00 p.m.

Tickets for this evening, regardless of Institute Library membership status, are $20.00 each. Please be aware that seating is limited! Click here to buy tickets!. RSVPs are required. | The secret password permitting you entrée for the evening will be provided with your RSVP confirmation.

*This event is 21 and older only, please.

This special adult-only evening is also a tip-jar fundraiser for the Gallery, so please consider bringing some extra moolah to throw in the kitty. We are dough-raising to be able to fund more artists and more talent and to say yes to new events going forward.


The Gallery Upstairs at the Institute Library features a challenging roster of contemporary art exhibitions throughout the year. We offer visual art with strong connections to words, language, literature, libraries, and collections, with the active interest of sparking dialogue, providing a locus and salon for visual culture within our community. 


Do you make art that relates to words, books archives or collections?
Are you interested in having your work considered for a forthcoming show? Download our form for more information and instructions on how to submit your work. Martha reviews work every few months and would love to see what you are making!