Illustrations hit Bowersock Gallery

Our "Illustration Exhibit" opens Friday, May 22nd with an artist reception starting at 7pm.
Also, we just received these wonderful pieces in from Tess Feltes and Joy Kolitsky; more are arriving as we become closer to the event. This show will be one for the books.

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2009 Winner "Best of the Cape and Islands"

Bowersock Gallery was just awarded the "Outer Cape Gold," Best Fine Arts Gallery which will be featured in the Cape Cod Life, June Issue.

Thanks everyone for all your support! We are looking forward to a wonderful season. Hope you can stop on by for our exciting shows, wine tasting and entertainment. Not to mention the wonderful art coming in from all of our artists.

"The Green Foundry" Creating Form 3 or 3

I highly recommend watching this video, it shows how much time and energy goes into creating each piece of bronze. Not only is there the work from the sculptor but then there's the extensive process from the foundry that goes into creating each original piece of bronze. Casting each piece by hand. Video>>>

Green Foundry is a fine art sculpture facility that specializes in bronze casting, but also casts aluminum, iron, cement, plaster and cold bronze.

Our artists who use the Green Foundry are Christopher Gowell, Lindley Briggs, Jeffery Briggs
and Steven Carpenter.

Helping our Women Event a Success

Thanks to all who helped us create this special event for "Helping Our Women".

This special event is at the forefront of a unique season at Bowersock. The gallery is launching its yearlong Salon event. Throughout the formal season we will open each exhibition by presenting a mix of arts, including performance, written word, film and visual in the manner of the private salon. In addition to having featured artists, one or two of the galleries rooms will exhibit in the traditional salon fashion, with works hung from floor to ceiling. Full Press >>>

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A special thanks to Sarah Burrill, Cosmos Catering, Wellfleet Wine Cellar & Spirits, Cicchetti's Coffee, Farland Provisions and Stop and Shop.

Bowersock Annual Give Back Exhibition

Bowersock Gallery is off and running with our second show. We promise it will be a fun event!

We are opening the season with our “Annual Give Back”,” with a reception on May 2, from 6 to 8 p.m., The event is both a formal exhibition and a fundraising project.

The Opening Reception will launch the two week long fundraiser with a special evening of events. “Annual Give Back” will include live music by Sarah Burrill. A wine-tasting with Wellfleet Wine Cellar Spirits, paper goods provided by Stop and Shop and food catered by Cosmos Catering and Farland Provisions.

Hope to see you all there. Make sure you check out our Wine Tasting Sponsor.

"Lost Wax" Creating Form Part 2 of 3

Don't be fooled by the imitations. A lot of bronze is cast overseas in mass quantities, usually from 500 to thousands, what's unique about that? Nothing. Our sculptors have it done right here in the United States. They like to be hands on for every step in case corrections need to be made.

Here is one way our artists have their pieces cast. "The Lost Wax Bronze Casting."

For instance Lindley Briggs; sometimes will bring the original sculpture and pay the foundry to make the mold for her. Wax is then poured into the mold, creating a wax replica, which Lindley, in turn inspects and signs each piece.

The wax replica is coated with many layers of ceramic, called a ceramic shell. The wax is then melted out of the ceramic shell, then molten bronze is hand poured into the ceramic shell by metal craftsman using the ancient "cire perdue" or lost-wax method.
Casts are then chased, refined and sandblasted at the foundry, which Briggs oversees and directs the patination (is a film on the surface of bronze or similar metals, produced by oxidation over a long period) process with a craftsman who specializes in patinas.







Then they are out for you to add to your collection.

Bowersock Hits Front Page of Provincetown Banner

"Businesses step up creative marketing for summer season." Provinetown Banner. Check out the full story at www.wickedlocal.com

Just passing on about our "Year of the Salon," the cats out of the bag and on the front page of the Provincetown Banner. Stop on by this summer to see what all the hype is about.

We will launch our season early with a fundraising exhibition, on behalf of "Helping Our Women." This event will feature live music, performed by Sarah Burrill the season's first wine tasting and the event will be catered. Taking place on Friday, May 2nd from 6pm to 8pm.

There are so many little surprises yet to be revealed throughout the season. We are truly excited, about year five, excited about the work we have in store for people and excited about the theme. We remember why we're here and we want you to remember what's important in life, imagination, spirit, creativity. We hope to share and spread that theme throughout theis year. Hope you join us.