Sunday, October 6, 2024

A COMPANION STORY – ART LOVERS BOOK CLUB

Attleboro Arts Museum’s

Art Lovers Book Club

Presents

In Sunlight or in Shadow

–Stories Inspired by the Paintings

of Edward Hopper

Edited by Lawrence Block

Saturday, September 21st from 2pm 4pm

Guest Speaker: Juliana Roth

Attendees will gather at the Attleboro Arts Museum,

86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA.

Juliana Roth

Speaker Juliana Roth appearing via Zoom, will be presenting live conducting a Q&A with the in-house audience.

Free and open to all –but space is limited.

Reservations are required by September 20 –508 -222  2644 x10 or office@attleboroartsmuseum.org.

This meeting of the Art Lovers Book Club is funded by the ATT –  Texins. Attleboro, MA

The Art Lovers Book Club at the Attleboro Arts Museum blends art, culture, and literature through vivid presentations and discussions. An author, subject matter expert, or screening of a film opens each session.

Meetings are free of charge and open to the public.

On Saturday, September 21 s, from 2pm-4pm, the Book Club will gather at the Attleboro Arts Museum for a  meeting  Sunlight or in Shadow Stories Inspired by the Paintings of Edward Hopper edited by Lawrence Block.

In Sunlight or In Shadow is an anthology of seventeen stories by Jeffery Deaver, Joyce Carol Oates, Stephen King, Lee Child, and Robert Olen Butler, among many others all  prompted by the art of Edward Hopper.

This book selection is unusual for the Art Lovers Book Club, as it is  not about the artist, his works or circle of creative companions.

Instead, seventeen stories are each paired with a different Hopper painting

Readers are presented with a Hopper visual and a writer’s interpretation of that artwork.

There is an eighteenth painting in the book, “Cape Cod Morning,” that has no companion story.

The unaccompanied image provides book club attendees with an opportunity to try their hand at crafting a story inspired by this Hopper painting in advance of the September 21st meeting

Writers will be asked to share their content during the book club.

Attleboro Arts Museum

The Attleboro Arts Museum involves audiences of all ages and backgrounds in the visual arts through diverse educational programs and engaging arts experiences. We work to support the creative and artistic development of both promising and professional artists.

The Museum is a privately supported, nonprofit arts institution whose core commitment to “Arts for Everyone” guides the Museum’s programs and operations.