January/February 2017
In This Issue
First Friday at SoWa Artists Guild
SoWa Artists Guild Kate Kenney A November nail clipping moon floats over the brick lined side street that houses the non-profit, SoWa Artists Guild at 450 Harrison Avenue in Boston. […]
The Arlington International Film Festival
Arlington International Film Festival Kate Kenney Rain trickled down the glittering marquee of Arlington’s Capitol Theater as the Arlington International Film Festival prepared to kick off its sixth year with […]
Welcome
Welcome Brian Goslow Welcome to our first issue of 2017, one that was put together during a time of great transition for our country and the Artscope family That was […]
Cornered: John Bisbee
John Bisbee Donna Dodson Beth McLaughlin, Chief Curator of Exhibitions and Collections for the Fuller Craft Museum, described Maine sculptor John Bisbee as “a maker’s maker” who is “audaciously focused […]
HEADING SOUTH FOR THE WINTER
ARTSCOPE AT ART WEEK MIAMI J. Fatima Martins The dozen or so New England-based or affiliated artists and galleries, many of whom have been featured in Artscope, participated in the […]
ZAO WOU-KI AT COLBY
TALENT WITHOUT LIMITS Jamie Thompson The Chinese meaning of “Wou-Ki” is “without limitation,” an appropriate moniker for an artist who worked in several media and blended disparate styles to shape […]
NETWORKS 2015-2016
ART AS IMPETUS IN RHODE ISLAND Suzanne Volmer Started as a trailblazing measure for contemporary art in Rhode Island, “Networks” has been an educational platform to convert skepticism into identification, […]
WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM HER FRIENDS
MARJORY REID AT HOTCHKISS By Kristin Nord At a time when many of the region’s weekenders have headed off to warmer climates and much of Northwestern Connecticut can feel a […]
CULTURE SHOCK AT BATES
SAUDI ARTISTS’ PHANTOM PUNCH Taryn Plumb An image of an outdoor mural depicts what would no doubt be a culture shock for many westerners: Eight swords, flanked by elegant Arabic […]
PAASCH’S REALITY DUALITY
PERIPHERY SPACE IS ON THE GRID Suzanne Volmer Expressing a contemporary saturation of process, Robert Paasch’s paintings are installed as an organized swipe of abstract information in “Reality Duality — […]
A PRESCRIPTION FOR HUMOR
FALCO IS JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED Don Wilkinson Apprehension, malaise, unease — call it what you will, but anxiety weighs heavy on the zeitgeist and informs our collective discourse. […]
A GIFT OF LOVE AT PAAM
HOPPER BEQUEST OPENS NEW DOORS Laura Shabott Ninety-six drawings by American painter Edward Hopper, 69 drawings and watercolors by his wife Josephine Hopper, and 22 of her diaries were donated […]
NOW THAT’S SOMETHING
DIGGING FOR ANSWERS AT LASELL Elizabeth Michelman “Is This Something?,” a fiveperson exhibition curated by Janet Kawada at Lasell College opening on January 24, grew out of her conversation with […]
COWABUNGA, DUDE!
MIXING TURTLES WITH TRADITION John P. Stapleton Cartoons, illustrations, and their history are important to Springfield Museums. From various exhibits to their gift shop and their sculpture garden, hometown hero […]
A PURR-FECT TRIBUTE TO DR. SEUSS
A PURR-FECT TRIBUTE TO DR. SEUSS John P. Stapleton There are many ways that we can think about a cat wearing a hat, but the first one the mind jumps […]
MEMBERS STRUT THEIR STUFF
WHISTLER’S FALL JURIED EXHIBIT Flavia Cigliano The arts community in Lowell, Massachusetts continues to grow, with the Whistler House Museum of Art, home of the Lowell Art Association, as one […]
SMALL BUT MIGHTY
MONOTYPES AT GREAT BAY Linda Chestney What is the purpose of life if not to teach us wisdom and impart knowledge? Art is one of the tools in life that […]
THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER THING
SALUTING TALENT AT ARTPROV Suzanne Volmer Featuring an eclectic mix of works, “This and That” is a show that ArtProv Gallery plans to serve as a guideline to the year […]
METAMORPHOSIS AT LYME ACADEMY
ART EDUCATION EVOLVES Kristin Nord Being a working artist today means being many things — as Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts graduates are proving. They are art teachers and […]
RETURN TO SENDER
WORKING TOGETHER AT WHEELOCK Kristin Wissler Imagine that you open your mailbox one day and find a letter, open it, and inside is a small piece of artwork — with […]
VT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS
TEACHING ARTISTS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE Alexandra Tursi “We need art and artists more than ever right now,” said Thomas Christopher Greene, president of the Vermont College of Fine Arts […]
ALLEGRETTO’S WHIMSY
INSPIRING A MORE CHEERFUL WORLD Tom Soboleski From a past that includes stints as an artist’s model, a Playboy Bunny, a blues singer and a hairdresser, Pamela Allegretto has risen […]
ART BASEL MIAMI
AN ARTIST’S PERSPECTIVE Jenine Shereos The sheer abundance of art in Miami and Miami Beach during Art Basel is staggering. One could easily spend three days absorbing the work at […]
ART BASEL & ART WEEK MIAMI
THE ART WORLD TURNS UP THE HEAT J. Fatima Martins Art Basel, which hosts three events annually, celebrated its 15th season in 2016, concluding the year at its United States […]
January/ February 17 Centerfold
art: Jamaica Pond Installation artist: Jenine Shereos medium: natural elements I created this installation at Jamaica Pond in Boston, Massachusetts towards the end of a long New England […]
January/February 17
Article Excerpts: Welcome | Cornered: John Bisbee| Art Basel Miami | Art Basel Art Week Miami | Heading South for the Winter | Zao Wou Ki at Colby | Networks […]
January/February Classifieds
Your work could be artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Your work can be Artscope’s next CENTERFOLD. Work by established and emerging artists welcome. For the March/April 2017 issue we will be accepting […]