Developed in 18th century Europe and further promoted by PT Barnum in his traveling “Museum, Menagerie, and Circus”, the visuals and spirit of the carnival side show served as inspiration for May’s assignment exhibition. To situate everyone within the month’s theme, we wanted to offer some context. Early side show attractions included so-called “freaks”, who [...]
Artist Spotlight: Complex Collages by Marnie Jain
Based in Jamaica Plain, Marnie Jain is a frequent submitter to UFG exhibitions, and if you’ve visited the gallery it’s likely you’ve seen one of her stunning paper collages. Cutting apart magazine pages and re-organizing their images into complex, colorful, and remarkably fastidious creations, Marnie seeks to find interesting juxtapositions and inherent narratives. Her subjects [...]
Revolver Exhibition – Ifé Franklin’s Indigo Project
UFG’s newest Revolver exhibition opened on Thursday, May 18, featuring an installation of Ifé Franklin‘s “Indigo Project.” Based in the South End, Franklin is a graduate of the SMFA and is now a teacher at the Eliot School. She has been working with textiles and dyes to create mutable, and often wearable art, and her [...]
Reception Recipes: White Bean and Basil Hummus
Anyone who’s attended one of UFG’s receptions has likely been struck by the many tasty hors d’oeuvres available. The edible offerings at our events are all catered by gallery intern/miracle worker Amanda Lomax, whose cooking and baking skills have helped make these nights special and memorable. We’ve received so many compliments and questions about her [...]
Assignment Inspiration: Contemporary
Our next assignment show has a “contemporary” theme. As a term, “contemporary” is employed in a variety of different ways, but here can be taken to mean art produced since the 1960′s, up to today. It includes an enormous range of artists and media, as the definition of what art can be has continually expanded [...]
Best in Show: “JP to Me”
April’s assignment show “JP to Me” may have closed but we have one last showcase for the participating artists- Best in Show! Throughout the month visitors to the gallery were invited to vote for their favorite pieces, and the five winners are posted below. Make sure to go in and vote for your favorite pieces [...]
UFORGE Exhibitions: “Side Show”
This Thursday UFG’s newest assignment exhibition opened, titled “Side Show”. Collecting together 19 works from local artists, there’s a host of bearded ladies, conjoined twins, lizard men, carnival games, circus performers, and other oddities on view. With a mixture of paintings, photographs, collage, figurine sculptures, and even Barbie Dolls, the show is a colorful, playful [...]
Behind the Scenes: Side Show Installation
UFG’s new assignment exhibition, titled “Side Show”, collects together artworks inspired by carnival and side show culture, with many artists including funny, sensationalistic, and bizarre elements in their pieces. It’s a colorful, eclectic group- sure to entertain and amaze! We will also have a Boston-inspired Make Art Now project on display, open to anyone who [...]
UFORGE Collaboration: Assembling JPTC’s Past and Present
Last Saturday, the Jamaica Plain Tuesday Club and UFORGE Gallery cohosted its first art exhibit titled, “A Social Convergence: Assembling JPTC’s Past & Present” at the Loring Greenough House in Jamaica Plain. Welcomed guests were invited to view newly created site-specific work that reflected the history and nuances of the house and the extraordinary group [...]
Artist Spotlight: The Intricate Assemblages of Amy Hitchcock
Jamaica Plain-based Amy Hitchcock is a self-taught artist working in a variety of assemblage-based media. She combines vintage photographs, glass bottles, paper cut-outs, wooden boxes and frames, string, and other found objects into eclectic and complex assemblages that evoke dusty attics and long-lost loved ones. Her deft blending of color, image, and object make [...]
August 2013: REM cycle 
4-WK Collage Workshop w/ Marnie Jain 
June 2013: Contemporary 
July 2013: Pot Luck 
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