History
The Swampscott Arts Association was
founded in 1973 when a group of local artists decided to meet in the
Swampscott Public Library to create a charter membership, mission statement,
and venue in which their organization could foster and encourage the
arts. In 1997 a local community college, Marian Court College of Swampscott,
invited the art association to form an alliance, creating an official
home for the Swampscott Arts Association. The Swampscott Arts
Association has since evolved into an active, non juried organization,
membership being open to both artists and art patrons in local communities.
We hold 3 juried shows a year (Autumn, Winter, and Spring) and award
cash and ribbon prizes at each show. Our receptions are free and open
to the public and always well attended. We offer art demonstrations,
a weekly “plein air” painting group (seasonal), free to
our membership, along with an assortment of other special events. Every
May we award an art scholarship to the most deserving art student chosen
by the head of the department at the Swampscott High School. We also
donate artwork to support Marian Court College when they hold their
annual auction fundraiser. All these things have evolved with the primary
goal of our mission statement as the driving force, “to foster
and encourage the arts”, within our local community.
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Swampscott Arts Association winners from
the Spring and Autumn juried Exhibitons
About Swampscott, Massachusetts
Swampscott is a small picturesque seaside community
north of Boston. It is home to one of the last remaining Victorian-style
railroad depots in the country. Many other interesting buildings of
historical value are situated in the town, including Marian Court, formerly
known as White Court, the summer residence of President Calvin A. Coolidge
and the Georgian Revival-style building that now serves as the Town
Hall, which was the former residence of Professor Elihu Thompson, founder
of the General Electric Company.
Swampscott's beaches, with their refreshing ocean breezes, attract visitors
of all ages during the hot summer months. Fisherman's Beach provides
a pleasant view of Swampscott Harbor with its many brightly colored
fishing and pleasure vessels. Swampscott's contributions to the fishing
industry are the inventions of the Swampscott Dory and the lobster pot;
both are used by fishermen world-wide.
Contact Information:
Swampscott Arts Association
c /o Marian Court College
Little’s Point Road
Swampscott, Ma. 01907
Att: Liz Murphy
Email: Robin
Samiljan
Peggy Farrell
A Gallery of Art from the Swampscott Arts
Association
Past
Featured Societies :
Special September 2005: Laguna
Beach Sawdust Festival
August, 2005: North East Watercolor
Society
July, 2005: Pleasure Island
Art Association
June, 2005: Venice Beach Art
Walk
May, 2005: Transparent Watercolor
Society of America
April, 2005: Louisiana Watercolor
Society
March, 2005: California Community
College Media Arts Competition
January, 2005: Mystic Arts Center
October, 2004: Carlsbad 2004 ArtSplash
September 2004: Watercolor West
July, 2004: Morro Bay Art Association
June, 2004: Alabama Watercolor
Society
April, 2004, The Watercolor
Scoiety of Missouri
December, 2003 The Lakewood
Artists' Guild
July 2003, The Sausalito Art
Festival
June 2003, The Northern Arizona
Watercolor Society
May 2003, The Paso Robles Art
Society
April 2003, The Virginia Watercolor
Society
March 2003, The Canadian Society
of Painters in Water Colour
January 2003: The Experimental
Artists of Alabama
December 2002: The San Diego
Watercolor Society
November 2002: The Portrait Society
of America
September-October 2002:
Colored Pencil Society of America
August 2002: Citrus
Watercolor Society
July 2002: Pennsylvania
Watercolor Society
June 2002:
Taos National Society of Watercolor
May 2002:
Lodi Community Art Center
April 2002: Pastel Painters
of Maine
March 2002:Alaska Watercolor
Society
February 2002: Pastel Association
of Ontario
December 2001: South Carolina
Watercolor Society
November 2001: Central Ontario
Art Association
October 2001: Kentuckiana
Artists Pastel Society
September 2001:
San Gabriel Fine Arts Association
August 2001: Northern Arizona
Watercolor Society
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