Still Searching for a Permanent Home, GALA plans events for 2024
The Gardner Area League of Artists has been storing items in the Helen Mae Sauter School building since last Fall. According to GALA President Deb Giordano, due to a badly leaking roof, the group has been asked to move their stuff out of storage as the City’s insurance company is not allowing anyone in to the building for liability reasons. GALA says, “So we are again on the hunt for a new location for the arts in Gardner.”
Gardner Magazine has reached out to Gardner Mayor Nicholson about whether there is space available at the Elm Street School, the new Waterford Community Center, or the current Senior Center. We will advise you when we have more information. The Mayor has previously expressed a desire to keep GALA in Gardner.
GALA events for 2024 include: Art and Music Festival taking place May 18 & 19, 2024 at the Red Apple Farm and Brew Barn in Phillipston. Artists and Artisan vendors are still being sought for the event. For more information, visit the GALA website, Click Here.
GALA has organized a juried exhibition entitled “Gardner’s OPEN SPACES” to be held from June 7 to August 25, 2024 at the Gardner Museum. 80 photos taken in Gardner are on the GALA website and can be used for inspiration. CLICK HERE. Some of the open spaces depicted are: Cowee Pond, Alisauskas Conservation Area, Dunn Pond State Park, Crystal Lake, Ebenezer Keyes Conservation Area, Gardner Trails, Perley Brook Reservoir (Trails), High Ridge Wildlife Management Area, Lake Wampanaug Wildlife Sanctuary, Wilder Brook Trail, North Central Pathway, Cummings Otter River Conservation Area, Rome Conservation Area, Gardner City Forest, and Bailey Brook Conservation Area