The beautiful Slocum’s River Reserve in Dartmouth is the inspiration and the setting for six large-scale site-specific sculptures that will be on display from August 8, 2009 through March 13, 2010, as part of an exciting collaboration between the University of Massachusetts (UMass), Dartmouth Natural Resources Trust, The Trustees of Reservations and the Gustin Gallery. 


"Migration" by Nancy Train Smith
Photo by Andy Wilson

For more pictures of The River Project, click here to go to DNRT's photo gallery.

For more pictures by Andy Wilson, including a look at how "Migration"
looks in different seasons, click here to go to Andy's site.

For more information about the Slocum's River Reserve, click here.

AT THE SLOCUM'S RIVER RESERVE
through March 13, 2010

“The River Project: Sculpture at Slocum’s River Reserve” features works by four Professors of Fine Arts from UMass-Dartmouth: Stacy Latt Savage, Richard Creighton, Eric Lintala and Ellen Lewis Watson; along with Professor of Fine Arts from UMass-Lowell Jim Coates, and local artist Nancy Train Smith.  Each artist selected a specific location in the Slocum’s River Reserve for their work, and each sculpture was inspired by and created specifically for its setting.  In addition to being one of the artists, Stacy Latt Savage is also the curator of the exhibit. 

Click here to open River Project brochure with map, curator and artists' statements, and schedule of events (pdf file)

AT THE GUSTIN GALLERY
through November 8, 2009

Drawings, sketchbooks, models and other preparatory work created by the artists will be shown concurrently in an exhibit entitled “The Slocum’s River Project: Thoughts & Processes” at the Gustin Gallery, located at 231 Horseneck Road (just north of the Slocum's River Reserve). The exhibition chronicles the thinking of each artist as they refined their ideas and visions for the sculptures on the Reserve.

DNRT and The Trustees of Reservations will receive a percentage
of all sales at the Gustin Gallery!

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FULL EVENT SCHEDULE

Saturday, August 8, 2009 through Saturday, March 13, 2010
THE RIVER PROJECT: SCULPTURE AT SLOCUM’S RIVER RESERVE
SLOCUM'S RIVER RESERVE
Horseneck Road ~ Dartmouth, MA
Offical Opening at 11:00 am on August 8

Saturday, August 8, 2009 through Sunday, November 8, 2009
THE SLOCUM’S RIVER PROJECT: THOUGHTS
& PROCESSES
GUSTIN GALLERY 
231 Horseneck Road ~ Dartmouth, MA
Featuring drawings, sketchbooks, and models by the six artists
exhibiting in the River Project: Sculpture at Slocum’s River Reserve.
Offical Opening at 11:00 am on August 8
Opening Reception on August 8 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm

Saturday, September 26, 2009
11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
FAMILY DAY
SLOCUM’S RIVER RESERVE
Horseneck Road ~ Dartmouth, MA
Enjoy a fun-filled day celebrating the River Project with tours of
the sculpture exhibit, kid’s activities,
and "Talons! A Bird of Prey Experience." 



Saturday, November 7, 2009
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
ARTISTS WALK
SLOCUM’S RIVER RESERVE
Horseneck Road ~ Dartmouth, MA
Take a guided walk with a River Project sculptor at Slocum’s
River Reserve and discuss the creative process of each
site-specific sculpture.
Hot cider at the Gustin Gallery after the walk!


Saturday, March 6, 2010
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
ARTISTS WALK
SLOCUM’S RIVER RESERVE
Horseneck Road ~ Dartmouth, MA
Take a guided walk with a River Project sculptor at Slocum’s
River Reserve and discuss the creative process of each
site-specific sculpture.


Directions To Slocum’s River Reserve

From Rt. 140 South: Right onto Rt. 6 West, left onto Old Westport
Road south. Bear left onto Chase Road to end, then right on
Russells Mills Road through village intersection. Continue straight on
Horseneck Road 1.4 miles to entrance and parking on left.

 

The River Project is supported in part by a grant from the Dartmouth Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.