Art is Alive in the Chair City of Gardner MA
| Dot Line Curve Creations on 33 Parker Street in Gardner. The store showcases the work of many local artists. |
| Studio 4 Potters and Gallery (978) 895-0227 According to their website, “In 2010, the need to move our studio gave us a reason to recreate ourselves. Turning our challenge into an opportunity, we found the perfect space in Downtown Gardner, at 4 West Lynde Street, with a storefront for a gallery and workshop in the back rooms. The birth of Studio 4 Potters & Gallery coincided with Gardner’s struggle to revitalize its downtown. We were very much welcomed by other downtown businesses and the community as a whole. “ Website |
| Kamuda Gallery – Carolyn Kamuda showcases her photos daily on Facebook to the delight of her online visitors. (978) 630-1953 The Website showcasing her fine art and photography “photography that captures natures diverse beauty, and brings it to another level.” Website: — Facebook page. |
| Lori MacDonald Fine Art 205 School Street Rear (978) 407-9333 — In the Greater Gardner Artists Association 33rd Annual Spring Show of 2022, “Bessie in the Garden” received the People’s Choice Ribbon and the Mayor’s Award. There’s a history of recognition dating back over a decade. Website. on Recognition. |
| Surroundings Gallery is located at 377 Main Street. Co-owner Chuck Heidorn is known for his Railroad Art and other area art is on display and for sale at the gallery which also does framing. Website |
| Gallery System Art Displays is a business located at 213 School Street Suite 208 in Gardner.(781) 237-8856 Website |
| School Street Art Studio – They’re a growing community of artists who rent & maintain studios & galleries at the Urquhart Family LLC Complex off Chestnut St. (205 & 213 School St.) It is home to a variety of businesses and is sometimes referred to the New England Woodenware building. Facebook page. |
| Crafts, Crafters & Creations is located at 149 Washington Street #1, Gardner. (978) 400-7555 |
| The Gardner Museum is a great source to learn about the history of art in Gardner and to see the work of its craftsmen throughout time. Right now through December 18, the museum is having a fall exhibit on the Gardner Theatre Guild which produced Broadway style shows until the early 1960s. (978) 632-3277 Website: |
| Gardner Area League of Artists GALA on Facebook: Website: Mayor Nicholson is working on a plan to bring the Gardner Area League of Artists home base back to Gardner. Recently, GALA lost its Arts Center in Winchendon when the owner of the property it was renting converted it to an Air B&B |
| Art Support: The Mayor, School Committee, Superintendent, and Educators in Gardner have expressed greater support for the Arts in recent months. The new Gardner Elementary School is proactively set up to more easily display the art of students. |