AIC Graphic Arts and Design Major Rhaymi Porter Featured in the Quabbin Art Association’s “New Artists- New Perspectives Exhibit” at The Northampton Center for the Arts

Join us for a meet the artists reception for the first ever Quabbin Art Association's New Artists—New Perspectives exhibit at Northampton Center for the Arts (NOHO Arts), 33 Hawley Street, Northampton, Friday, December 13 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. This exhibit, in partnership with NOHO Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), will feature 19 up-and-coming artists from nine Pioneer Valley colleges, community colleges and universities. As part of the New Artists—New Perspectives project, each artist receives a two-year membership to the Quabbin Art Association and a $250 cash stipend to support the development of their artwork courtesy of MCC and many generous QAA donors.

Cynthia Erivo

Rhaymi's artist statement for the exhibit: My work combines charcoal, acrylic paint, and photography to express my emotional intensity. I first sketch, usually a rough gesture drawing, and then add layers on top of the sketch. Charcoal allows me to delve into the raw qualities of art, while acrylic paint brings vibrant layers of color and energy into the composition. I believe my photographs successfully capture a similar emotional feeling to my drawings, with the use of passionate shadows and a realistic sense of sophistication. 

Maam

Photography, with its ability to freeze time, becomes a way to preserve fleeting emotions—those fragile, transient moments that can slip away unnoticed. Using these mediums together, I want to invite viewers to reflect on the interplay between the physical world and the emotional landscape we navigate. Together, these mediums help me explore the tension between what is seen and what is felt, and the quiet, powerful truths that emerge when we stop to look closer. Each piece in a unique way reflects my journey and I wish for it to invite others to connect with not only my journey but their own.

Age

Click to learn more about Rhaymi and her artistic explorations: Art and Basketball plus a Manifesto: The Unavoidable Assertion of Art

Doric

Self
(self-portrait)

Broken Stature