Fort Point Open Studios
October 13-15, 2023
Friday Preview Oct 13 4pm–7pm (studios not open on Friday are marked with a **)
Saturday,Oct 14 12-6pm, Sunday, Oct 15 11-5 pm
Our building has multiple entrances; once inside, you can move throughout the building. Elevator access at 249 entrance.
Artists marked with an ** are not open on Friday.
249 A Street Entrance
The Gallery at 249 A presents The Artists of the 249 A Street Cooperative, an annual group show featuring works by members of the cooperative. Sept. 18 - Oct. 15, reception on Thursday, Oct. 12 6pm-8pm.
1ST FLOOR
The Gallery at 249 A presents The Artists of the 249 A Street Cooperative, an annual group show featuring works by members of the cooperative. Sept. 18 - Oct. 15, reception on Thursday, Oct. 12 6pm-8pm.
Lenore Tenenblatt sculpture, printmaking, and other media
Ania Leliwa paintings
2ND FLOOR
Lara Loutrel works on paper
Kristen Alexandra collaborative wall piece
3RD FLOOR
**Michela Davidson collage and greeting cards
**Laura Davidson artist books, drawings, and paintings
**Gabrielle Schaffner illustrated functional ceramics
4TH FLOOR
Anya Belkina paintings
Bruce Rogovin oil paintings
**Susan Anderson paintings & drawings
Denise Bosco photographs
Don Eyles photographs
Lisa Knox painting (Saturday only)
5TH FLOOR
John S. Dykes paintings
Robert Siegelman drawing, photography and printmaking
Dorothy A Hebden-Heath drawings & paintings
Bebe Beard collage
Dan Osterman painting and drawing
Linda Huey pottery & sculpture
6TH FLOOR
Domingo-Martin Barreres baroque pop portraits
Domingo Barreres paintings near capacity
**Shirley Veenema mixed media, collage, artists' books
Dorothea Van Camp printed matte
Jeffrey Heyne photography
259 A Street Entrance
This entrance connects to the entire building using the stairwells
1ST FLOOR
Steven Muller paintings and drawings
2ND FLOOR
**Eli Alperowicz painting
For more Open Studios information and a complete list of artists open throughout the neighborhood visit Fort Point Arts Community website HERE
Free Parking for Open Studios available at 244 A Street
Free parking passes are on the back of the Open Studios program. Programs can be picked up at any of the artist buildings or the information booth located at 241 A.Street (Barlow’s Restaurant patio).
Fort Point Open Studios
October 15-16, 2022
more information at FORTPOINTARTS.ORG
Past events:
Holiday Arts Sale at 249 A Street
illustration: Laura Davidson
Join us for our Annual Holiday Arts Sale:
A small group of artists at the 249 A Street Cooperative will open their doors for the annual Holiday Studio Sale on December 14, 2019 from noon-5pm
First Floor
Jane Deutsch encaustics
Ian Kennelly note cards, prints, LEGO wearables, mixed media fun and some random surprises
Lisa Knox ocean inspired paintings, prints, ornaments and shrines
The Gallery at 249 A: PAPER CLIPS more than fifty small works on paper, see below for more information
Third Floor
Laura Davidson drawings, prints, tea towels
Gabrielle Schaffner ceramics
5th Floor
John Dykes illustration, drawings, paintings
6th Floor
Domingo Barreres painting
Domingo Martin Barreres mixed media
Fort Point’s original artists’ building will hold a mini-open studios for holiday shopping. Visitors can find handmade gifts of art, craft, and design made by local artists in one building in the historic Fort Point section of South Boston.
Free to the public
249 A Street
in the Fort Point neighborhood of South Boston
The Gallery at 249 A will be featuring
PAPER CLIPS
A Holiday Exhibit of (mostly) Works on Paper
Paper Clips will feature more than fifty artworks from members of the 249 A Street Artists Cooperative. All artworks are original, no larger than 11 x 14 and affordably priced under $200.
more info on PAPER CLIPS on our GALLERY page
Free to the public
Hours: Saturday December 14th: noon-5pm
Location: 249 A Street, in the Fort Point neighborhood of South Boston (a ten minute walk from South Station).
About the 249 A Street Cooperative:
249 A Street Cooperative in the Fort Point neighborhood of South Boston is Massachusetts’s first limited-equity live/work cooperative for artists. The building, which is home to more than 45 artists and their families, has served as a model for artists’ housing nationwide and was key in the growth of the Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC). The Cooperative celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2019.
Arts programming at the 249 A Street Cooperative is supported in part by the South Boston Community Development Fund
This year in our gallery
2019
January 10- February 15 Bebe Beard Memory of Water
February 20- March 22 Lenore Tenenblatt Curious: deteriorated wood and vintage objects
Caroline Muir Flight Of Fancy
March 27 -- June 7 Domingo-Martin Barreres
June 17 - July 26 Anya Leliwa
July 31 - September 12 Martin Berinstein : Interstice
September 16 - October 18 Fall Open Studios Show a group show of cooperative members and guest artists, in conjunction with Fort Point Open Studios
October 23 - November 29 Domingo Barreres CEREMONIAL GOLD objective perceptions and ritual fiction
December 4 - January 10 2020—Coop Small Works Show. Original art priced under 200.00 in conjunction with the cooperative’s annual Holiday Sale and Open House
2020
January 15 - February 21 Studio 61: Tony Savarino and Duane Lucia
February 26 - April 3 John S Dykes
April 8 - May 6 Jim Sheldon and Jeffrey Heyne
May 9 - June 26 Dan Osterman + Vanessa Varjian - landscape painting (curated by Bebe Beard)
Past Events
The 40th Annual Fort Point Open Studios October 18-20, 2019
illustration by John S. Dykes
To see the full neighborhood events information, go to www.fortpointarts.org
Download or preview the full Open Studios Brochure HERE
Artists opening at 249-259 A Street for Fort Point Open Studios:
249 A Street Coop, 249, 251, 259 A Street
This building has multiple entrances; once inside you can move throughout the building.
249 Entrance
Floor 1
*Gallery at 249 A: A cooperative group show for Open Studios
*Lenore Tenenblatt: Sculpture, Printmaking, & Mixed Media
*Charles Win: Painting & Mixed Media
*Anna Win-Leliwa: Painting
Floor 2
*Lara Loutrel: Printmaking & Sculpture
Kristen Alexandra: Metalsmithing, Jewelry, & Flatware
*Lorie Hamermesh: Printmaking & Mono Prints
Philip Manna: Mixed Media
Mary McCarthy: Mixed Media & Book Arts
Floor 3
*Hilary Law: Fashion/Clothing, Fiber Art
Martin Berinstein: Photography
Laurie Berinstein: Jewelry
*Laura Davidson: Mixed Media & Book Arts
*Gabrielle Schaffner: Ceramics
Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano: Photography
Floor 4
Nan Tull: Painting, Encaustic, & Drawing
Bruce Rogovin: Painting
Susan Anderson: Painting & Drawing
Denise Bosco: Photography
Don Eyles: Photography
*Lisa Knox: Painting, Drawing, & Shrines
Kirk McNeil: Photography
Floor 5
*Robert Siegelman: Mixed Media, Photography, & Drawing
Ruth Fields: Drawing
*John S. Dykes: Painting & Illustration
Dorothy A Hebden Heath: Painting & Drawing
Floor 6
*Domingo Barreres: Painting
Domingo Martin-Barreres: Painting & Mixed Media
Rebecca Leviss Dwyer: Painting & Drawing
*Duane Lucia: Painting & Mixed Media
*Tony Savarino: Photography
*George Vasquez: Photography
251 A Street entrance
ground floor rear (enter from back alley)
*Ian Kennelly: Painting, Drawing, & Mixed Media
259 A Street Entrance
Floor 1, street level
*Steven Muller: Drawing, Hand Altered Photographs
Floor 2
*Bonnie Mineo: Painting, Printmaking, & Mixed Media
Eli Alperowicz: Painting, Mixed Media, & Sculpture
Fort Point’s Fall Open Studios
Preview: *Friday October 18 4-7pm
(select studios open Friday, marked with *)
Saturday and Sunday 10/19 + 20 noon-6pm’
Free validated parking
More event information at www.fortpointarts.org
Save the date for our big event:
Fort Point’s 40th Annual Fall Open Studios takes place October 19 - 20 2019, with over 100 artists participating neighborhood-wide.
illustration and design by John Dykes
The 249 A Street Co-op artists invite you to visit our studios on Mothers’ Day weekend. Meet working artists in their natural habitat plus selected guest artists.
Visit the studios where painters, photographers, ceramic artists, and printmakers create their art – all under one roof in a six-story, block-long industrial building spanning 249-259 A Street. Most of the work you see will be available for purchase.
The Cooperative, located in historic Fort Point on the South Boston waterfront, is a short walk from South Station.
Free validated parking thanks to P&G/Gillette and Channelside parking.
249-259 A Street, Boston MA 02210
Free to the public
Participating artists for Spring 2019
259 A Street entrance (at corner of Wormwood and A Street)
1st floor
Steven Muller - hand altered photographs/ink jet reduction, sculpture and artist books
2nd floor
Dorothea Van Camp - Excavations from the Archive
Eli Alperowicz - painting
249 A Street entrance
1st floor
Anya Leliwa - watercolor, acrylic and oil paintings
Charles Win - mixed media paintings and collages
in the Gallery at 249 A: Domingo-Martin Barreres
2nd floor
Karen McFeaters - paintings, prints and notecards of local scenes and more.
Kristen Alexandra - A shrine for Wallflowers - an art installation
3rd floor
Martin Berinstein - photographic images
Ian Kennelly - works on paper, LEGO wearables, notecards and prints
Gabrielle Schaffner - hand-painted porcelain wares
4th floor
Nancy Grice - paintings, reproduction prints and greeting cards
Lisa Knox - ocean inspired paintings, prints, shrines and note cards
Kirk McNeil - photography
5th floor
John S. Dykes - illustration, drawing, prints
Linda Huey - clay pottery and sculpture
Mark Younkle - mixed media collage
A Shrine to Wallflowers
Kristen Alexandra Milano’s installation of colorful handmade felt flowers invites the introverts among us—and everyone else as well—to snap a selfie.
“I want to give spotlight to people who don’t usually let themselves have any—wallflowers, the most interesting people in the room” says Kristen, who sees this installation as the stepping stone to a larger version, possibly coming this fall.
You can visit A Shrine to Wallflowers during 249 A Street’s Spring Open Studios on the 2nd floor.
Tag your Instagram posts #Wallflowers249 and add the location 249 A Street Cooperative
PARKING
Free validated parking in the Channelside lot during our Spring Open Studios in the large open-air parking lot directly across from 249-259 A Street.
To find the lot, turn onto Binford Street heading towards the Fort Point Channel and turn right into the lot at the end of the road. You will need to take a ticket to enter the lot. You may enter anytime after 11am either day.
When you exit you must scan your ticket at the kiosk, and then scan the barcode to exit.
Validated parking is good until 10pm both Saturday and Sunday —-stay for dinner!
Special thanks to Gillette/P&G and Channelside parking
Holiday Sale and Open Studios at 249 A Street
Artists at the 249 A Street Cooperative and guest artists will open their doors for the annual Holiday Studio Sale on December 8th 2018.
Fort Point’s original artists ‘ building will hold a mini-open studios for holiday shopping. Visitors can find handmade gifts of art, craft, and design made by local artists in one building in the historic Fort Point section of South Boston.
Free to the public, with free parking
Hours: Saturday December 8th: 11am-5pm
Location: 249 A Street, in the Fort Point neighborhood of South Boston (a ten minute walk from South Station).
Free Validated Parking thanks to P&G Gillette and Channelside Parking, directly across from 249 A Street. Enter via Binford Street. Use the barcode below, or pick up a validation sticker at the sale.
Participating artists at the 249 A Street Holiday Art Sale include:
1st floor
Bonnie Mineo: Bird prints, tiles
Lenore Teneblatt prints and sculpture
North Bennet Street School Handmade journals, bookish ornaments, and original pen and ink drawings
In the gallery: Year of the Bird,
a group show celebrating 100 years of the migratory bird act. Curated by Bonnie Mineo
2nd floor
Karen McFeaters paintings, prints, cards
Kristen Alexandra silver jewelry with attitude and fanciful flatware
3rd floor
Ian Kennelly Note cards, prints, LEGO wearables, mixed media fun and random surprises
Dawna Davis Holiday ornaments, suncatchers and wire jewelry creations
Laura Davidson artists books, prints, drawings
Michela Davidson beaded holiday ornaments
Jane Deutsch encaustic prints, cards
Martin Berinstein photography
Gabrielle Schaffner hand-painted porcelain wares
Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano portrait photography
4th floor
Lisa Knox ocean inspired paintings, drawings, cards and ornaments
Kirk McNeil photography
5th floor
Carol Bugarin glass arts-handmade glass beads, jewelry, and ornaments
Linda Huey functional pottery, sculpture, and affordable gifts made of clay, including ornaments.
Madeline Fine whimsical sterling jewelry
6th floor
Domingo Barreres paintings, small works
Domingo-Martin Barreres paintings
Duane Lucia paintings, sculpture and mixed media pieces
Gallery East paintings by Paola Savarino
Tony Savarino photography
About the 249 A Street Cooperative:
249 A Street Cooperative in the Fort Point neighborhood of South Boston is Massachusetts’s first limited-equity live/work cooperative for artists. The building, which is home to more than 45 artists and their families, has served as a model for artists’ housing nationwide and was key in the growth of the Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC). The Cooperative celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2014.
Arts programming at the 249 A Street Cooperative is supported in part by the
South Boston Community Development Fund
Fall Fort Point Open Studios
October 12-14, 2018
Friday Preview October 12 4-7pm
Saturday and Sunday 10/13-14 noon-6pm
FREE VALIDATED PARKING
llustration by John S. Dykes
Artists all around Fort Point open their studio doors to the public each October.
See art, explore studios, meet artists, and buy art directly from artists
You’ll find more info about Open Studios on the Fort Point Arts Community website here,
The artists opening at 249 A Street are listed here (below).
249 A Street Cooperative participating artists
249-251-259 A Street
Our building has four separate entrances. Elevator access via the 249 A Street door. once inside you can move throughout the building.
259 A Street Entrance
1st floor
* Steven Muller hand altered photographs/ink jet reduction, sculpture and artist books
2nd floor
Eli Alperowicz painting
* Bonnie Mineo printmaking, painting, new bird art and workshops
251 A Street Entrance (also can be reached through rear alley entrance)
1st floor
Mark LeSaffre oil and watercolor paintings and multimedia collage
Ian Kennelly LEGO! DRAWING! PAINTING! RANDOM ART VENDING MACHINE!
249 A Street entrance
1st floor
* Anna Leliwa paintings and illustrations
* Lenore Tenenblatt sculpture from found material, printmaking-wood block, solar intaglio, monoprint
* Charles Win large contemporary paintings
* The Gallery at 249 A presents The Artists of the 249 A Street Cooperative, an annual group show features works by members of the cooperative and artists who exhibited with us during Open Studios.
2nd floor
Kristen Alexandra handmade silver jewelry with attitude and fanciful flatware
* Elaine Buckholtz archival pigment prints and optical devices
* Hilary Law clothing and accessories of cashmere and fine wools.
* Sarah Gay O’Neill original drawings, prints, handmade books, & small witchy wares
3rd floor
* Martin Berinstein photographic images of liquids in motion
* Laura Davidson artist books, drawings and prints
* Jane Deutsch stone sculpture, encaustic mixed media paintings, and mono prints
* James Guggina ceramics
* Gabrielle Schaffner hand-painted functional porcelain
Sylvia Stagg-Giuliano lifestyle and portrait photography
4th floor
Susan Anderson paintings and drawings
* Lisa Greenfield contemporary abstract paintings and photographs of cranes and buildings
* Lisa Knox ocean-inspired paintings, drawings and shrines
Kirk McNeil photography & video
* Ana Noordzij ceramics
* Bruce Rogovin oil painting
* Daniel J. van Ackere fine art photography
5th floor
Bebe Beard drawing, sculpture and video concerned with ecological anger and grief
* Jennifer Chin precious metal jewelry with delicately industrial themes
* John S. Dykes illustration, painting, mixed media
Ruth Fields drawing/painting
Dorothy Hebden Heath watercolors and drawings
* Linda Huey functional pottery and clay sculpture inspired by natural organic forms
Dan Osterman drawing and painting
* Robert Siegelman drawings, photography, works on paper, and all manner of other cool stuff !!!!!!!!
6th floor
Domingo Barreres painter
Rebecca Leviss Dwyer paintings and drawings
* Duane Lucia mixed media painting, sculpture, documentary film
Domingo-Martin Barreres mixed media
* Tony Savarino photography
Valda Zalkalns An exhibition of the life’s artwork of Valda Zalkahns (1940-2017), presented by her husband, Richard Sampson
SPRING OPEN STUDIOS AT 249 A STREET
May 12 & 13th noon-5:00 pm
Artists at the 249 A Street Cooperative building will open their doors for a spring Open Studios event this May. Many studios in the South Boston artists’ cooperative will be open, and invited guest artists will be joining in to exhibit. The event offers an opportunity to view and purchase artwork from a variety of artists, including painters, photographers, printmakers, book artists, potters, sculptors, mixed-media artists, and jewelers, all conveniently located in one building.
The 249 A Street Cooperative is Massachusetts’s first limited-equity live/work cooperative for visual artists, and one of the few that currently exist in Boston. Founded in 1984, the building is home to more than 45 artists and their families, and has served as a model for artists’ housing nationwide. This unique artist-owned building has successfully survived the massive development of the neighborhood and nearby Seaport district. It continues to provide secure and affordable live/work space in the Fort Point neighborhood of South Boston.
Free Validated Parking during the event
thanks to Gillette/P&G and Channelside Parking
Enter the Channelside Parking Lot at Binford Street near the Fort Point Channel
You must take a ticket to enter
When you leave the lot, you must scan the ticket and then the barcode (below)
Participating Artists
259 A Street entrance
Steven Muller: hand-altered photographs
259 entrance 2nd Floor
Eli Alperowicz: painting
Dorothea Van Camp: Viscosity Monoprints (Saturday only)
Jeffrey Heyne: Family Tree, installation on view in the hallway
251/ back alley 1st floor
Ian Kennelly- Drawing, Painting, LEGO, Mixed media
(find Ian’s studio by going out our back door and entering from the alley)
1st floor (249 entrance)
Lenore Tenenblatt — Prints, Cards, Sculpture
In the Gallery at 249 A: George Vasquez- Windows and Mirrors : Transformation in the Seaport
Photographs of Boston’s Seaport as buildings of steel and glass emerge and merge with sky and water on the edge of Boston Harbor.
2nd floor
Karen McFeaters: Cityscapes, landscapes, dog portraits
3rd floor
Carol Bugarin: glass arts - jewelry and home accessories
Martin Berinstein: Mirrored Box Images (photography)
Jane Deutsch: encaustic mixed media and mono prints
Laura Davidson: artists books, prints and drawings
Elisa H. Hamilton: mixed media drawings
Gabrielle Schaffner: handmade functional pottery, illustrated porcelain wares.
4th floor
Susan Anderson: paintings and drawings
Lisa Knox: Ocean inspired paintings, drawings and shrines
Kirk McNeil: Photography
ABMacD (Amy B. MacDonald): painting, animation, and portraits
5th floor
Linda Huey: pottery and sculpture relating to nature, lots of cups and bowls
Dan Osterman: painting
Jen Chin: Lush Metals, jewelry (Saturday only)
6th floor
Domingo-Martin Barreres: mixed media
Domingo Barreres: painting
Wendy Shapiro: painting
Free validated parking in the Channelside lot during our Spring Open Studios.
Turn onto Binford Street heading towards the Fort Point Channel and turn right into the lot at the end of the road. You will need to take a ticket to enter the lot. When you exit you must scan your ticket at the kiosk, and then scan the barcode to exit.
Use this barcode as directed above to validate your parking in the Channelside Parking Lot for the event. You may arrive to park as early as 11:30, and must exit the lot by 10pm (so feel free to check out Fort Point's fabulous restaurants after you visit the studios!) Enter the lot from Binford Street near the Fort Point Channel.
As part of our current show Difficult Women, on Saturday March 10th there will be a free millinery demonstration in the gallery with Denise Wallace-Spriggs:
illustration by Laura Davidson
Fort Point Holiday Stroll
+ our annual Holiday Sale
December 8 and 9, 2017
Friday 12/8 We'll be open for the Fort Point Holiday Stroll--an annual celebration of winter in Fort Point presented by Friends of Fort Point Channel
Walk through our historic neighborhood, nibble on sweet & savory treats from restaurants and bars, explore galleries & artist studios, and shop in boutiques steeped in local flavor. More Stroll details here
Participatig artists at 249 A will also be open on Saturday 12/9, from noon-5pm
FREE VALIDATED PARKING thanks to P&G/Gillette and Channelside Parking
Participating artists
1st floor
The Gallery at 249 A presents: Jean Cain - Boston and Beyond Jean will be here in the gallery during Friday's Stroll hours
Lenore Teneblatt prints and sculpture
2nd Floor
Kristen Alexandra: silver jewelry with attitude and fanciful flatware
Karen McFeaters: paintings, prints, cards
3rd floor
Ian Kennelly Note cards, prints, LEGO wearables, mixed media fun and random surprises
Gabrielle Schaffner: functional pottery - painted porcelain
Dawna Davis wiredgems - holiday ornaments, suncatchers and wire jewelry creations
Martin Berinstein: photographic images
4th floor
Lisa Knox ocean inspired paintings, drawings, cards and ornaments
Heather Meri Stewart handmade ornaments and paintings
Kirk McNeil photography & video
Emily Welsch - Acrylic and Oil Paintings
5th floor
Carrie Chang preserved gift flowers & holiday bulbs
Madeline Fine: fine creations jewelry
Linda Huey: pottery and affordable items in clay
Ahn Sawyer
6th floor
Studio 61 (photography, paintings, mixed media and lithographic prints): the work of Duane Lucia, Tony Savarino, and Paola Savarino
Domingo-Martin Barreres: paintings
Free Validated Parking during the Friday Holiday Stroll and the Sale on Saturday thanks to Gillette/P&G and Channelside Parking
Enter the Channelside parking lot at Binford Street near the For Point Channel
You must take a ticket to enter
When you leave the lot, you must scan the ticket and then the barcode (below)
2017 shows and events in our gallery
January 7 - February 13: Don Eyles -Stone and Steel
February 17 - March 27: Eli Alperowicz - Politics Life and Death
March 31 - May 14: DNA Visual Exercises - Martin Berinstein and Sofia Berinstein
May 19 - June 26 : Men, the Invitational, a group show curated by Steven Muller
July 1-August 15: Lisa Knox and Kirk McNeil
August 15- September 30: Paola Savarino retrospective
October 6 - November 10 Cooperative group show - Open Studios
November 15-December 31: Jean Cain