artscope magazine: May/June 2009 Welcome Statement: Brian Goslow, managing editor Letters to the Editor ARTSWorcester's BIENNIAL 2009 GRIDWORK: Further explorations into the urban landscape featuring new work by Robert Maloney and Sean Thomas BEN ARONSON - LIGHT AND GEOMETRY: The Urban Signature RADKA DONNELL: THE WORK OF TOUCH DOROTHY SIMPSON KRAUSE: LOSING GROUND NATURAL WORLD: A BRICKBOTTOM ARTISTS' ASSOCIATION MEMBERS' EXHIBITION JOE FIG: IN THE PAINTER'S STUDIO POINT OF VIEW: OUTDOOR SCULPTURE GALLERY-BY-THE-FALLS THE SIXTH SENSE: CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY FROM KOREA Featured Artist: Dominique Boutaud FéLIX DE LA CONCHA: PRIVATE PORTRAITS/PUBLIC CONVERSATIONS 2009 PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART BIENNIAL SCULPTURES IN LOVE WITH ARCHITECTURE JESSICA GONACHA at YES Gallery and Studio THE BRIGHT & SHINING LIGHT OF IRREVERENCE: RICHARD SAJA AND THE HISTORICALLY INACCURATE SCHOOL WHERE HISTORY AND CONTEMPORARY MEET BRATTLEBORO-WEST ARTS PREMIER GROUP EXHIBITION SCOTT PRIOR (ongoing) and LARRY PRESTON / GREG GILLESPIE and LEONEL GóNGORA ANDIAMO! Art on the Hill Destination: Federal Hill, Providence’s Little Italy THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ENCAUSTIC PAINTING AXIOM CENTER FOR NEW AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDIA CAPSULE PREVIEWS

JESSICA GONACHA at YES Gallery and Studio Meredith Cutler 146 Water Street Warren, Rhode Island;/br> June 17 through July 5 WHEN THE BOTTOM FALLS OUT OF THE ECONOMy, FEW ESCAPE FEELING THE EFFECTS. THAT’S CERTAiNLY TRUE IN RHODE ISLAND, WHERE SMALL BUSINESSES MAKE UP MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF THE PIE, NO SMALL PART OF WHICH ARE ARTISTS, CRAFTSPEOPLE AND INDEPENDENT GALLERIES. In the Ocean State, every hard won sale, client or fundraised dollar feels like an endangered resource. Those making a living from the arts rely more than ever on the survival skills particular to the profession, from grassroots marketing to creative frugality. Keeping a positive outlook in Warren’s sales-tax-free arts district, YES Gallery and Studio represents that spirit, along with a spectrum of local and far-flung artists who share the same ethos. Defying the myth that art is always expensive or elitist, YES Gallery’s inclusive model offers safe haven to collectors of all stripes in these lean times. “I think it’s important for people to find a gallery that suits their personality,” said owner Leigh Medieros. “We engage with everyone who comes in the door and educate them about the work. We still maintain a level of sophistication, but we don’t ever judge anyone that walks in the door by the potential of Read the entire article in our magazine pages...