Five Points Gallery June 13 - July 19, 2025

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From: Karl Goulet <kgo...@fivepointsarts.org>

Subject: Five Points Gallery June 13 - July 19, 2025

To whom it may concern, 

Attached and listed below is the next PR for Five Points Gallery, featuring three new exhibitions. 

Also attached is a separate press release solely for the Jan Beekman Exhibition. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

What: Five Points Gallery presents three new exhibitions: 

“Endless Voyage”, by Jan Beekman,

“Still Weather”, by James Baker

& “Five Points Launchpad Biennial", featuring: Ethan Brewerton, Daniel Baird-Miller, Christian Crowley, Arnethia Douglass, Karl Goulet, Kelsey Hill, Ethan Newman, Julie Pereira, Madeeha Sheikh, Alex Signori, AKS & Megan Tonucci.

 

When: June 13 - July 19, 2025

Opening Reception: Friday, June 13, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Artist Talk: Friday, June 27, 6:30 p.m.

Location: Five Points Gallery - 07 Water Street Torrington, CT 06790

Contact: Judith McElhone, (860) 618-2167 | jmce...@fivepointsarts.org

 

TORRINGTON, CONN. — Five Points Gallery presents three new exhibitions. In the Torrington Savings Bank Gallery, Belgian artist Jan Beekman creates abstract works centered around socio-political themes and the boundless wonders of the universe. The TDP Gallery features moody, atmospheric paintings by James Baker. Baker won Five Points’ 2024 Small Works Juried Exhibition, juried by Steven Holmes. In the West Gallery, the Five Points Launchpad is featured in the fourth Biennial Exhibition, featuring twelve artists working across various disciplines and themes. 

 

Jan Beekman, Endless Voyage

Beekman’s exhibition invites viewers to contemplate fundamental questions about our existence and the role of art in an imperfect world, echoing the artist's inquiries into the perception of our relationship with life and the universe. Endless Voyage showcases Beekman's ongoing evolution as an artist, reflecting his continuous exploration of new ideas and forms. His work has evolved to incorporate a deeper engagement with nature and encompasses socio-political commentary, evident in works like "Chorus for Peace," a profound statement against war. The exhibition also subtly raises questions about the pursuit of perfection in an imperfect world, prompting viewers to consider the artist's reflections: "Why make a perfect painting while we do not live in a perfect world?"

 

James Baker, Still Weather

Baker’s oil paintings strive to find the extraordinary in the mundane in his rural landscapes and interior still-lives. Using direct observation and painterly representation, the work veers toward abstraction in its simplified form and minimalized detail. Surface patterns merge with the suggestion of deep space and atmosphere. Baker states, “The color and paint handling of these pictures may suggest the climate, atmosphere, and landscape of the northeast where I live, but I’m equally compelled by the rhythm and balance of the picture. Rather than being guided by a preordained outcome or motif, I try to be responsive to the paint and let that drive its progress. While my inspiration may initially be the sunlight on a wall, its fulfillment is as much about memory and invention as it is about observation.”

 

Five Points Launchpad, Biennial Exhibition

Ethan Brewerton, Daniel Baird-Miller, Christian Crowley, Arnethia Douglass, Karl Goulet, Kelsey Hill, Ethan Newman, Julie Pereira, Madeeha Sheikh, Alex Signori, AKS & Megan Tonucci.

The Five Points Launchpad initiative was formed nearly 10 years ago as a means to grant affordable studio space to emerging artists who have recently graduated from art school. The Launchpad, which has now grown to include over 20 members from multiple colleges and universities, offers access to affordable shared studio spaces above Five Points Gallery and free access to the Five Points Arts Center. Other benefits include a serious arts community, mentorship, teaching and management opportunities, as well as a biennial exhibition in Five Points Gallery. This is the 4th biennial exhibition, which features 12 emerging artists working in a variety of mediums including painting, photography, drawing, printmaking, digital art, mixed media art and jewelry design, and more. 

 

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 1 - 5 p.m., and by appointment (860-618-7222).  

 

Five Points exhibitions and educational events are free and open to the public. There is no admission charge to the Gallery. All artwork is for sale.

 

Five Points Arts is supported in part by the Connecticut Office of the Arts, Department of Economic and Community Development.

 

About Five Points Gallery: Located in the historic district of downtown Torrington, CT, Five Points Gallery is the flagship location of Five Points Arts, a 501c3 nonprofit contemporary arts organization whose mission is to champion and nurture artists at all stages of their careers and to empower a diverse community through the presentation of inspiring exhibitions and educational initiatives. For more information about Five Points Arts, please visit www.fivepointsarts.org

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Karl Goulet
Gallery Director, Five Points Arts
860-618-7222 | kgo...@fivepointsarts.org
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