artscope magazine: January/February 2010 Welcome Statement: Brian Goslow, managing editor Letters to the Editor roundtable - Three Professionals. One Question. cornered: a conversation with an art exhibition attendee FEATURED ARTIST GEORGE NICK - Reflections of an impermanent world Not Your Typical Photo Place - PHOTOPLACE GALLERY TARO SHINODA: LUNAR REFLECTIONS ODDLY PRETTY PAINTINGS - HANNAH COLE TANGIBLE EXPERIENCE: BRIAN KEITH STEPHENS Belonging and Longing - Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons: Works on Paper FIXED CHAOS at Montserrat SILENT CIRCLES: THE HEALING - Barbara Gagel FEATURE - Evolution: Five Decades of Printmaking by David Driskell FEATURE - Historic Japanese Kiri-E and Contemporary Tibetan Thangka GOLDEN LEGACY: Original Art From 65 Years Of Golden Books DECEIVINGLY SIMPLE - Charles Duback: Collages EMMA AMOS: HEROES AND FOLK GHOSTS OF THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE: ZUGUNRUHE wanderlust - The (Right) Brainpower Triangle: The Finest Free Art in Somerville and Cambridge community - THE KATE: A Little Gem With A Movie Star Name industry focus - BUY WHAT YOU LOVE education - SPACE TO DISCOVER: MASSART/FAWC LOW RESIDENCY MFA Capsule Previews

roundtable - Three Professionals. One Question. Brian Goslow What sorts of things do you consider when deciding what artists to pair or group in an exhibition? Bonnie Pelenur:I try to find a theme that unites the artists without duplication. It can be a theme or subject or color usage or technique. I also try to pair young and virtually unknown artists with ones in mid-career, increasing exposure for the unknown and allowing the established artists to demonstrate their probably more mature vision and/or technique. (Albright art + craft, Concord, MA) Chris Chabot:The things I consider are the style or perhaps color of their works. A good example of this would be an exhibition we had in February of 2009. The name of the exhibit was the “Red Heart Collection” and all the artists had to incorporate a touch of red in their works. Another grouping may be according to geographic location. This would incorporate local, national or international artists. (Chabot Fine Art Gallery, Providence, RI) Julia Pavone:I choose works that are in some way harmonious yet completely different in styles and mediums. We have four separate but contiguous exhibition spaces, each gallery space featuring the work of one artist. I want each viewer to feel “surprised” as they walk from one room into another, but not disconcerted. Each gallery should spark in the viewer a fresh or new reaction from the previous artist’s work. I feel this makes an exhibition more exciting and appealing to a broader audience. (Alexey von Schlippe Gallery of Art, University of Connecticut, Avery Point Campus, Groton, Conn.) Have a question you would like answered by three New England art professionals or enthusiasts in the next roundtable? Send it to: roundtable@artscopemagazine.com Read the entire article in our magazine pages...