While it was unintentional, I realized that many of the stories in this edition of Artscope Magazine features artists whose work addresses important social and global issues, and that includes shows covered in our Capsule Previews section. Julia Csekö’s “Social Fabric” a solo exhibition at theSalem Old Town Hall focuses on area immigrants and their personal histories; Shared Habitat Earth continues to keep environment issues in the public eye with their “One Future: Life in the Age of Climate Change: Aspirations, Loss, Challenges — and Hope” exhibition at the Mosesian Center for the Arts; Maia Chao and Fred Schmidt-Arenales use their “Waste Scenes” to call attention to the seemingly unstoppable growth of non recyclable objects at the Mills Gallery at the Boston Center for the Arts; and Mary Topogna reminds us that “Black Lives Matter” still through her mosaic portraits at Vermont’s … [Read more...] about Welcome January/February 2025: From Brian Goslow