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Capsule Previews

CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 96

// Capsule Previews, January/February 2022

by Brian Goslow

“Straits of Magellan,” an exhibition featuring paintings of the southern tip of South America by Lola Chaisson, takes place from January 5 through February 12 at 6 Bridges Gallery, 77 Main Street, Maynard, Massachusetts. The show will feature sketches, photos and memories in which Chaisson captures the spirit of a voyage taken shortly before the pandemic. "Rather than focus on being 'stuck at home,' I picked up my brushes and looked back to the open vistas where mountains stretched up to the clouds and down to the sea, in my mind, switching the view of my living room back to the views along the passage from Punta Arenas to Ushuaia via Cape Horn." An opening reception is scheduled for January 8 from 1-3 p.m.; the exhibition will also be viewable online at 6bridges.gallery. In curating “Passing the Edge,” Leonie Bradbury has put together a show that “celebrates artists’ mark making as a … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 96

CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 95

// Artscope Issues, Capsule Previews, November/December 2021

by Brian Goslow

As reports grew on the large number of freighter crates sitting off the coast of California and with them, the warning that consumers best start their Christmas and holiday shopping early this year, postings of a social media meme also grew: “The work of local artists is not sitting on cargo ships.” It’s a message the art world, both regionally and nationally have been trying to share for years. The end of the calendar year is traditionally filled with holiday arts and crafts shows aimed at attracting gift shoppers; similarly, many galleries host exhibitions intended to assist those looking to give a unique special gift. The Copley Society of Art “Holiday Small Works 2021” show features its 300 plus member organization in a wide variety of mediums whose scenes offer a unique, special painting of a New England location whose meaning will warm the homes of its receiver for … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 95

CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 94

// Capsule Previews, September/October 2021

by Brian Goslow

As we await summer’s final exhibitions and the promise of fall’s colors and accompanying festivals and fairs, we also pay close attention to the safety precautions being taken at New England’s galleries, museums, art organizations and events. As we were going to press, some events were being cancelled or postponed; please confirm with venues before departing from your home. “FoodWorks,” an exhibition “that celebrates Rhode Island’s diverse, vibrant and resilient food economy” and being presented in co-partnership with Edible Rhody, will be held from September 10 through October 3 at the Wickford Art Association Gallery, 36 Beach St., North Kingston, with a one-day “Food & Art Market” on September 19 from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on the green at North Kingstown Town Beach; rain date is September 26. “SculptFest 21” opens September 11 and continues through October 24 at … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 94

CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 92

// Artscope Issues, Capsule Previews, May/June 2021

by Brian Goslow

As we enter the second half of spring in dire need of inspiration and the feel and warmth of the familiar, here are a series of exhibitions to slowly move you into a summer mood and help you plan a safe, careful series of New England art wanderlust road trips. The 2021 South Coast Artists Members Invitational exhibition takes place through May 31 at Gallery Four, 3848 Road, Tiverton Four Corners, Rhode Island — as beautiful a part of the country as you’ll ever find. Over 50 member artists’ work in a wide variety of mediums are featured and serve as a preview of the South Coast Artists Open Studios Tour in Tiverton and Little Compton, Rhode Island and Westport and Dartmouth, Massachusetts that will return this July and August. Looking for a reminder of what you’ve so deeply missed over the past year? “Love That Dirty Water,” Ed Wojtaszek’s street photographs of Boston and its … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 92