An exhibition of children's book illustrations opened on April 20, 2006, at the Cherry & Webb Gallery in downtown Fall River featuring works by nineteen artists. The event was presented in conjunction with the Second Annual Children's Film Festival held from My 1st through 12th. The exhibit featured original artwork that has recently been published in numerous children's books by publishers such as Charlesbridge and Lerner. The original illustrations are from books like "The Shape of Betts Meadow," "Sasha & Babushka," "Night Sky" and "The Dot," to name a few. Local artists in the exhibit include Laura Siok Baganha of Somerset, Nancy Cote of Somerset, Ruth Flanigan of Rehoboth, Joanne Friar of Somerset, Nicole Wong of Fall River and Carol Way Wood of South Dartmouth.Other artists from Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut are A. Michelle, Paula Bird, Claire Lates Davis, Donna R. Ide, Scott Leta, Kay Life, Judith Moffatt, Rebecca Nightingale, Cheryl Kirk Noll, Maureen Patrolia, Vladimir Shpitalnik, Lesley Breen Withow, and Amie Ziner. The film festival was sponsored and staffed by the U-Mass-Dartmouth Division of Professional & Continuing Education. Click here to read the Herald News story.
 

(Top row) Visitors at the April 20th opening reception enjoy the opportunity to see original art and meet some of the artists from Southern New England who have illustrated children's books. (Middle row, left) Artist Amie Ziner (right) who illustrated a book from Star & Telescope talks with Gallery Assistant Kim Gatesman. (Middle row, right) Artist Joanne Friar of Somerset poses with her 13-year-old daughter, Mary, at the exhibit. The annual event is sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, the Office of Economic Development and the office of Mayor Edward M. Lambert Jr. For more information about the exhibit, go to www.candwgallery.org