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Scholarship Winner - Duxbury Clipper
Lucy Frazier (DHS ’25) was selected by the Board of Directors to receive this year’s Helen Bumpus Gallery art scholarship.
Each year the Gallery awards a $500 grant to a graduating Duxbury senior to encourage continued study in the visual arts.
Lucy, who excelled in a variety of art classes throughout high school, will pursue further study in art and architecture.
Oil Paintings at Bumpus Gallery
Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - DUXBURY CLIPPER
Helen Bumpus Gallery is pleased to present “Town and Country,” an exhibition of oil paintings by award-winning South Shore artist Bob Beaulieu through the end of June 2025. “Cottage in Duxbury” is one of 24 original oil paintings in the exhibit demonstrating Beaulieu’s ability to capture detail, atmosphere, and light, whether his subject is a storefront in Boston or a waterfront cottage in Duxbury.
Primarily a plein air painter, Beaulieu often drives around the region in his MG with a painting easel strapped to its hood as he seeks his next subject – be it dynamic afternoon light falling on a building or the play of angular lights and darks.
Gallery celebrates art by Duxbury Rug Hookers
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 - DUXBURY CLIPPER
“On the Wall and Underfoot,” the Helen Bumpus Gallery exhibit featuring traditional and contemporary art by Duxbury Rug Hookers opens Monday, March 3, followed by a free opening reception with the artists on Friday, March 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
The show, which runs through May 3, will be one of Duxbury Community Collaborative’s Out-to-See-Duxbury town-wide events that day.
Bumpus Gallery Honors Artist with Annual Award
Helen Bumpus Gallery’s Board of Directors recently honored South Shore artist Tony Andrade with the 2024 Conant Award in special recognition of the exemplary artwork he exhibited in the Gallery last summer. "Real and Imagined--Paintings by Tony Andrade” featured two distinct bodies of work: realistic landscapes and whimsically abstract, imagined gardens.
The annual award – which includes a personalized plaque and honorarium – was established by a donation from Esther Conant in honor of her friend and gallery namesake, Helen Bumpus.
For additional information about the Conant Award and past recipients, please visit helenbumpusgallery.com.
View a list of Conant Award recipients over the past 43 years.
The perfect Valentine’s Day gifts at the Bumpus Gallery
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - DUXBURY CLIPPER
“Things With Wings,” the exhibit at Helen Bumpus Gallery through the end of February, offers affordable, adorable and accessible artwork by award-winning Duxbury photographers Terri Nickerson and Steve Schroeder. Both are long-time active members of Duxbury Camera Club and highly regarded within the popular field of nature photography.
All photographs in the exhibit are available for purchase. These unique Valentine’s Day options are perfect for anyone looking to give a non-commercial gift of artistic images celebrating the natural world near and far.
For more information about the exhibiting artists and a simple way to purchase their unique images, visit helenbumpusgallery.com.
What's Happening! Bumpus Art Gallery
greet Duxbury - February 2025
Things With Wings
Runs through February 28
Bumpus Art Gallery at Duxbury Free Library
This exhibit features captivating images by two award-winning Duxbury photographers, Terri Nickerson and Steve Schroeder. Both are longtime active members of Duxbury Camera Club and highly regarded nature photography mentors. To learn more about the artists & their work, please visit https://helenbumpusgallery.com
Things that fly on display at Free Library
Duxbury Clipper - Janaury 15, 2025
The Helen Bumpus Gallery at the Duxbury Free Library hosted a reception on Friday for its latest exhibit, “Things that Fly,” featuring then photographs of local nature and bird photographers, Terri Nickerson and Stephen Schroeder. The show runs through February. (photos by Karen Wong)
Bumpus Gallery Now Open Sundays
Duxbury Clipper - November 20, 2024
Especially during the holiday season when weekdays calendars are starting to max out, it’s good to know that Helen Bumpus Gallery – and Duxbury Free Library where HBG lives – will be open Sunday afternoons from 1-5 pm
Now any day of the week through the end of the year (except Thanksgiving and Christmas), visitors who come to the gallery can enjoy “A New Day,” the November-December exhibition featuring Denise Byrnes Graham’s paintings and their celebration of the natural world.
Helen Bumpus Gallery is located on DFL’s main floor, opposite the circulation desk.
To learn more, please visit helenbumpusgallery.com
Artscope - September/October 2024
Helen Bumpus Gallery
September 3 - October 31
Through October 31 “The Art of the Automobile” by Steven Edson Edson’s photographs highlight and celebrate the industrial precision of design in its abstraction and the transformation cars undergo in different light and environmental atmospheric conditions.
Hours: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. | Fri. & Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tickets Available for Antique Car Presentation
Duxbury Clipper - September 18, 2024
Complimentary tickets are still available for a special pre- sentation in Duxbury Free Library's Mery Room on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. when award-winning photographer Steven Edson - whose exhibition "The Art of the Automobile" is featured at Helen Bumpus Gallery through the end of October - will share insights into his photographic pursuit of antique cars and a brief history of the automobile as it relates to his images and artistic process.
During the Q&A session following Edson's slideshow and talk, attendees are invited to ask technical questions about his camera settings, special considerations while shooting old cars, and tips on where to find appropriate antique automobile specimens.
While admission is free, registration is required for this event - online at duxburyfreelibrary.org under "Visits," in person at DFL, or by phone 781-934-2721, ext. 5655. To learn more about "The Art of the Automobile," please visit helenbumpusgallery.com.
