The Diner Project - Discovering a time past but not forgotten
Photographs by Andrew Mark Satter
On view: November 16 - December 28
Opening Reception: Saturday November 22, 3-5 PM
Art sales benefit local artists and the Gardiner Library.

The Diner Project is an exhibition of black-and-white photographs taken in Cambridge, MA, in the mid-1070's, a time in American labor history when a blue-collar job could support a family and was yours for a lifetime.

Enter and meet the staff and regulars of Russ's Kitchenette Diner, a tightly knit community that embraced joy and laughter in the face of encroaching urban renewal, shifting race relations, and upheaval in America's place in the world. 

Andrew's career arc has taken him to unexpected places. Instead of becoming a filmmaker, he co-founded a sports marketing startup at age 23. Five years later, he took a job in advertising. Three years later he left the corporate world and became an executive coach - a career he continues to enjoy. His collection of hundreds a Diner photos moved with him six different times and had been given up for lost decades ago. In 2023, he rediscovered them in a large unmarked box in the basement and it has been his profound pleasure to introduce us the men and women of Russ's Kitchennette Diner.

Tiny Roost Gallery
Roost Studios has created a fresh way to show, see, experience and interact with art outside the traditional gallery or museum model. Roost worked with Ryan Solomons, a 3-D fabrication design artist to make the first Tiny Roost: Art on the Outside gallery installed outside the Gardiner Library.

The tiny gallery is a 24"x 36" moveable clear art gallery box that sits on a 36" high steel and wood base. It is weatherproof, powered by solar energy, and has both permanent and changeable signage, LED lighting and audio capability. It will house rotating exhibitions by various artists focusing on a variety of relevant themes.

Open Call for Artist Submissions
Contact: Marcy Bernstein at marcy@roostcoop.org or Nicole Lane at nlane@rcls.org

Library Exhibit Space
The primary purpose of the Gardiner Library Policy on Art Exhibits is to enrich the library experience of the Gardiner Library Patrons, particularly:

To enhance and increase community appreciation of the arts, to present a variety of exhibitions by artists in the visual arts as well as exhibitions of educational and/or historical significance, and to help local artists increase their public exposure.

Art Exhibit Policy and Application  

Display Case
It is the policy of the Library, as part of its mission to enrich the quality of life, to provide space for exhibits and displays from the Library's collection and through those of other local community agencies or individuals.

Display Case and Bulletin Board Policy