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 the backdrop in which Artscope correspondent J. Fatima Martins, filled with anxiety after a contested election period, prepared for her departure for Art Basel Miami Beach and the satellite fairs — officially separate but growingly impossible to tell apart events — during Art Week Miami on our behalf (along with publisher Kaveh Mojtabai); prior to her leaving, we had a long talk about what she would be looking for during her weeklong stay. “Most people were, and still are, anxious about the potential of economic collapse for those of us who are not wealthy,” Martins said. “I felt a great amount of discomfort with reporting about an event that is designed for the very wealthy to consume more art as object. … [Read more...] about Welcome
January/February 2017
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 four days of culturally diverse independent film in late October. The festival consists of three parts: The annual Student Poster Contest, the High School Student Filmmaker Program and the films themselves; founder J. Alberto Guzman and executive director April Ranck have a great appreciation of both film and community. “We believe that our annual international film festival highlights core values and aspirations we share in common with our culturally diverse neighbors and with all members of the global human family,” Ranck said. Film selections range from student’s short films to the story of an American coach thrown into coaching theChinese Basketball Association’s … [Read more...] about The Arlington International Film Festival
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 building once held a variety of businesses, but now houses fine artists and galleries exclusively. Inside is warm and welcoming, and lively with imagination and enthusiasm. This is where artists gather to create, learn from and share their work. Four stories tall, each floor has almost a dormitory atmosphere with twinkling fairy lights lining doorways and personalized name placards on each door. Squeezed between wall and studio is a deep bellied sink splattered in paints, grey, blue and yellow an industrial Jackson Pollack in itself. Today is First Friday, the first Friday of the month where artists of SoWa open their studios to the public from 5-9 p.m. In studio 416, I enter the space of … [Read more...] about First Friday at SoWa Artists Guild