Soup's On...

Come in from the cold and enjoy some soup while you view the work of artists Ian Newbury, Fran Knapp, Marie Laudini, Barbara Plummer and Millie Donovan. Our studio will be open to the public during Westerly's Art Stroll on Wednesday, February 4th from 5-8 p.m. Bring a friend!

What: Open Studio Night, Soup's On!

When: Wednesday, February 4th from 5-8 p.m.

Where: The Riverside Artists Studio & Gallery

12 Broad Street • Westerly, RI

Cranes for Peace Continues...

When:  Saturday, January 24th from 10AM-2PM

Where: Westerly Public Library

44 Broad Street

Westerly, Rhode Island 02891

For more information log in to : www. newburystudio.com

Still on display...

Several of the artists that participated in December's "No More, No Less" Small Works Show at The Riverside have allowed us to keep and display their work until the end of January. We are honored to have had the opportunity to put a show together with such a diverse and talented group of people. You still have a chance to own one of these extraordinary pieces all priced just under $50! Stop by The Riverside Artists Studio & Gallery to view the show before its gone!

Tonight at The Riverside

Come in from the cold and join the artists at The Riverside during tonight's Art Stroll in downtown Westerly. Ian Newbury will have on display his unfinished community project "1,000 Cranes for World Peace". You can contribute to this project by stopping by and making your own paper crane. Ian and Millie will be on hand to help. See you tonight @ The Riverside!

1,000 Cranes for World Peace

Community and Art...

Ian Newbury organized a wonderful community outreach event today (Saturday, Jan. 3rd) and opened the doors to anyone willing to learn the art of folding origami paper cranes. People young and old added to the strings of colorful cranes that will eventually hang in Wilcox Park in Westerly. The goal was to complete 25 strings of 40 cranes totaling 1,000. According to Japanese legend, anyone folding 1, 000 cranes will be granted a wish. Be sure to check back and see where the cranes are hanging and maybe you can stop by and add one of your own.

Excerpt taken from Ian Newbury's post on www.newburystudio.com

The Thousand Origami Cranes is well known as an international symbol of world peace through the story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who contracted leukemia as a result of radiation from the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Her story is told in the book "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes." Several temples, including some in Tokyo and Hiroshima, have eternal flames for World Peace. At these temples, school groups or individuals often donate Senbazuru to add to the prayer for peace. The cranes are left exposed to the elements, slowly dissolving and becoming tattered as the wish is released. In this way they are related to the prayer flags of India and Tibet.

An ancient Japanese legend promises that anyone who folds a thousand origami cranes will be granted a wish by a crane, such as long life or recovery from illness or injury. The crane in Japan is one of the mystical or holy beasts (others include the dragon and tortoise), and is said to live for a thousand years.