The Franklin Gallery will host a February exhibit entitled Wicky – Wacky – Woo…and Some Wild Artworks Too!, a peculiar assemblage of mix-and-match images. One never knows what will erupt from the volcanic mind of Berwick Arts Multiple Ross Alan Bachelder, and yet he clearly likes it that way.

Throughout the month of February, visitors to the Franklin Gallery will have a golden opportunity to see—and most likely scratch their heads in puzzlement at—some of Bachelder’s latest eruptions.

On Thursday, February 5, from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., the Franklin Gallery will host an opening reception for the exhibit. The show will include paintings, drawings, photographs, and found-object assemblages, some created as early as 15 years ago and others completed only recently. Together, the works offer a look at an artist evolving over nearly 30 years of productivity, marked by unpredictable and often engagingly playful turns along the way.

Bachelder, a genuine Arts Multiple, has traveled extensively in the service of all things creative—attending concerts and plays; performing solo recitals; acting, producing, and directing; playing in pit orchestras; reviewing plays for area newspapers; and touring galleries and museums in England, Scotland, New Zealand, Canada, Reykjavik, Paris, and Amsterdam. He has also visited museums in Boston, Philadelphia, Cincinnati, Detroit, Chicago, Buffalo, New York City, Indianapolis, and many other American cities.

Among his many experiences in the fine and performing arts, Bachelder has exhibited frequently in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts; appeared as a musician in New Zealand; and performed in the Afternoon Tea Series at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. He is also an author and musician, and his latest book, Growing Up Blue-Collar: An Uncertain Beginning, will be available for purchase at the February 5 opening and throughout the month.

The Franklin Gallery is open Wednesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Unless otherwise indicated, all exhibited Franklin Gallery artworks are available for purchase. For information about this and future Franklin Gallery exhibits, contact Kris Ebbeson at krisebbeson@comcast.net
or 603-812-1488.

The Franklin Gallery is located at 33 N. Main Street, Rochester, within RiverStones Custom Framing.