Images of the 1950s, by Martin Karplus, runs through June 10. It is a Kodachromatic journey back through time that documents post-war Europe, preserved in sharp and vivid detail.
The Gallery at Hallmark is located on the corner of Avenue A and Third Street in the Turners Falls section of Montague.Step into the storefront that houses the Gallery at Hallmark at the busy intersection of Avenue and Third Street in the village of Turners Falls in Montague, and step into a different world, a changing world.
It’s all about art, much of it photography that “affects the way we see things,” says Lisa Robinson, the gallery’s executive director. “Sometimes it’s reality, sometimes its absolute fantasy.”
Photography is everywhere, she said, and people who visit the gallery “are very mindful and aware of the influence of photography in our lives.”
Many people try to capture an image or a feeling with photography, but it’s not easy, so those who display their work at the gallery “have done something pretty substantial,” Robinson said.
“Images of the 1950s,” by Martin Karplus, runs through June 10. It is a Kodachromatic journey back through time that documents post-war Europe, preserved in sharp and vivid detail.
Although his primary focus is university research and teaching, Karplus, who worked as a professor of chemistry at Harvard University where he continues to do research, took photographs for years in travels throughout parts of Europe, Asia and North America.
Work by members of the 2012 graduating class of Hallmark Institute of Photography, also in Turners Falls, will be on display from June 15 though July 22.
The gallery – which now has 1,631 inches of display wall – opened as the Hallmark Museum of Contemporary Photography but reopened as the Gallery at Hallmark in 2009. Shows have included photography, painting and sculpture.
Some of the gallery shows have been from well-known photographers who only show in small spaces, Robinson noted.
The Gallery at Hallmark strives to foster a greater understanding and appreciation for photography by displaying visual expressions of the fine and applied photographic arts. The gallery serves as an extension of the educational processes and objectives of Hallmark Institute of Photography while endeavoring to engage the lives of students, the local community, the state and the Northeast.
The Gallery at Hallmark fulfills its mission through exhibitions, outreach and related educational programs dedicated to cultural and intellectual enrichment.
And, according to Robinson, it “adds to the overall cultural environment of Turners Falls.”