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Capsule Previews

CAPSULE PREVIEWS: JULY/AUGUST 2022

// Capsule Previews, July/August 2022

by Brian Goslow

“Who We Are: Celebrating Diversity” remains on view through July 31 at the Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue Studios, 122 Western Ave., Lowell, Massachusetts. The exhibition “is a showcase of art from those who are traditionally overlooked in New England and Greater Lowell including BIPOC, LGBT+ and non-binary communities” as selected by juror Gwendolyn Lanier, an artist at Lowell’s Brush Art Gallery and Studios and a teaching artist at the Essex Art Center in Lawrence, Massachusetts, whose artwork has been exhibited at Woman Made Gallery in Chicago, the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts and the Painted Bride in Philadelphia. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday from noon-5:30 p.m. and on Sunday from noon-4 p.m. The show’s opening reception takes place on July 2 from 3-5 p.m. Joe Caruso’s “Movers and Shakers” will be on view from July 9 through August 20 at HallSpace, 950 … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS: JULY/AUGUST 2022

CAPSULE PREVIEWS: May/June 2022

// Artscope Issues, Capsule Previews, May/June 2022

by Brian Goslow

“A fun silver lining of the pandemic has been the opportunity to witness the shift of wardrobes from traditional business casual to a more casual style filled to the brim with unique, personal expression,” which has led to a two-month exhibition of masculine works, including couture leather jackets, uniquely printed t-shirts, jewelry and belts, made by over 20 Maine craft artists. “Hey Handsome! A Show of Rugged Attire & Accessories” runs from May 6 through June 26 at Maine Craft Portland, 521 Congress Street, Portland, Maine. “The ability to work from home allowed many people of all genders to find and experience the freedom to experiment in the creation of their own personal style with a new flare, often through more sustainable means.” For over 39 years, Phyllis Kornfeld has been working with incarcerated men and women across the country in prisons and jails that offer art … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS: May/June 2022

CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 97

// Capsule Previews, March/April 2022

by Brian Goslow

“FeministFuturist: Liminal Lab,” the final show at the Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College, 400 Heath St., Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, is scheduled from March 1 through May 25; it follows the FeministFurist collective’s debut show in 2020. “We felt a need to continue the spirit of the Boston Center for the Arts. exhibit in a collective endeavor,” said Hess Gallery director — and collective member — Carolyn Wirth. “One of the first things we did was write a manifesto to state our purposes as artists, feminists and futurists. We choose “FeministFuturist” to describe a point of view which embraces a future of equality intersecting across gender, race, sexual orientation, class, creed and species.” Participating artists include Freedom Baird (who’ll be overseeing a “Journey Quilt” made of fabric and momentos from the Pine Manor College community), digital andVR artist AK Liesenfeld, … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS FOR ARTSCOPE 97

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