FINE ART GALLERY

NOA GALLERY was created to be a venue for local, New England artists to show and sell their work in a supported and encouraging way and to provide the community with a place to gather, be exposed to beauty and to shop locally.  The mediums include sculpture, paintings, fiber arts, glass, ceramics, wood, photography, beaded jewelry, music, books.  Currently, we are collaborating with Mirrix Tapestry and Bead Looms (now the only portable tapestry and bead loom manufactured in the USA) and are offering a wide array of sizes of Mirrix looms and accompanying materials.  

 The logo of NOA GALLERY is the spiral as a symbol of the intentions that inspire the human spirit’s longing for beauty and expression.  The spiral in the art and natural world is a common occurrence.  It is the “Golden Mean” that Leonardo Da Vinci spoke of and used in the creation and composition of his works and continues to be a standard composition rule.  Another name for it is the “Fibonacci Sequence” in mathematics as there is a repeating pattern that goes to infinity in the creating of the spiral form.  In nature, one can find the spiral everywhere, on a grand level—the galaxies probably being the largest known and on a smaller level, one can see this in nautilus shells, fiddle-head ferns, and even down to the shape of DNA.  

 The spiral also represents the philosophy of the mission of NOA GALLERY and how it relates to art, creative spirit and the community.  NOA GALLERY exists to support artists and also to expose people of all ages to the beauty and benefits of fine art.  Often considered a “luxury” fine art, serves a much more important role.  Original art affects the space in which it hangs.  Color, design, intention and what it invokes in the observer creates tranquility, energy, healing, contemplation, among many other responses.

  NOA GALLERY also provides the town of Groton with a lovely vibrant business that proactively reaches out to the community in many ways.  The gallery is responsible for the placement of art in public spaces.  With the support of the Groton Cultural Council, Ray Ciemney, a Groton artist, was commissioned to create 2 metal benches with a railroad theme to be placed on the rail trail in town.  NOA Gallery then commissioned Fitchburg sculptor, Gage Prentiss, to create a functional piece of art.  He sculpted a metal bicycle rack in the shape of a swamp tree stump.  The roots of the stump provide the spaces to put bicycles into.  The gallery is also involved in an initiative with the Rail Trails Committee, the Massachussetts Department of Recreation and The Groton Cultural Council to organize students from the various private and public high schools affiliated with Groton, join together in a community service project.  Their task is to design and then paint murals depicting the town center on the walls of the underpasses on the rail trail.  Having artwork in public spaces reflects the creative spirit that exists in beautiful Groton.   5 years ago, NOA Gallery began the annual “ArtWalk”.  In a town of 10,000 people, Groton boasts 10 galleries in town center with more scattered throughout the town.   This is an amazing concentration for a town of this size reflecting the amount of artists that are living and working in the area.  The past year the gallery also produced the Artist of the Month and Reception.  Each month, an artist is showcased with an artist reception and a two week show to follow.  Keeping to the intent of NOA Gallery, the artist chooses a charity or cause to donate a percentage of all their sales from the showing to.  NOA GALLERY matches that gift.  It is way for fine art to support worthy causes on a local and global level.