New Work by Joan Green and Bobby Brown at the Multicultural Arts Center by James Foritano Recent art by life partners and fellow travelers Joan Green and Bobby Brown is now showing at Cambridge’s Multi-Cultural Arts Center, 41 Second St., East Cambridge, located just off Cambridge Street and a few steps from the Lechmere T station. The show continues through Wednesday, September 7. Joan and Bobby have been visiting the south coast of Jamaica together since 1984, bringing their impressions of its landscape and peoples back to their Cambridge studios where they freely, vigorously and playfully blend those impressions with their individual skills, temperaments and pursuits. Green has drawn and colored since she could first hold a crayon as a child, and has also long shared her skills as a teacher and practitioner of dance with audiences and students of all ages. Life-long … [Read more...] about In Close Proximity
Current Exhibits
Art That Can Talk: Julia Csekö at Piano Craft Gallery
By Joshua Ascherman This month at Piano Craft Gallery in Boston, you might hear the walls trying to speak to you — or so artist Julia Csekö hopes. Csekö, whose show “Straight from the Heart — the Rant Series” is on view through August 27, has created a body of work which literally speaks for itself. “Straight from the Heart” is focused primarily on three large triptychs hung in succession; the canvases in each of these triptychs all measure up to an even 50 by 50 inches, and all are populated by Csekö’s carefully painted distinctive white lettering. Together, the canvases — nine in total — spell out Csekö’s philosophy about painting, material and the role of art in day-to-day life, always addressing their viewers directly. “Why insist on such unstable lifestyle?” one painting inquires, to be answered in an adjacent painting with the confession, “I have to be honest with you. I … [Read more...] about Art That Can Talk: Julia Csekö at Piano Craft Gallery
Art in Unexpected Places: Community Building in Barre and Berlin, Vermont
By Meghan Richter The lobby of a mall is one of the last places you would expect to see fine art. However, in Berlin, Vermont, an exhibition of “Big Art” at the Berlin Mall challenges you to reimagine your expectations. Now through mid-to-late-October, the mall’s front windows will feature blown-up images of works by Jayne Shoup, David Smith, Steven P. Goodman and 13 other artists. The installation of these pieces was subsidized entirely by Heidenberg Properties Group, the mall’s owners, in order to stir up more attendance. There is also an opportunity for children and parents to visit the Berlin Mall and make “Little Art.” It’s another way that the local community can be involved as the space converts from an entirely commercial space to becoming more like a town center. The “Big Art” pieces are visible both from the front of the mall, and from within, as the sun penetrates the … [Read more...] about Art in Unexpected Places: Community Building in Barre and Berlin, Vermont
Far from Foolish: Family Fun at the Festival of Fools
By Meghan Richter Image: "Festival Host BCA's Current Exhibition: Thu Kim Vu's Fixed/Fluxed" Driving through the green mountains of Vermont is always a treat, especially in the summer when the city of Burlington is vibrant with engaging activity. This past weekend’s temperatures were about 75 degrees on average, sunny and breezy — the perfect escape from the sweltering heat of Boston. I arrived in Burlington in time for the Festival of Fools, a yearly event that is produced by Burlington City Arts. The streets were decorated with multi- colored balls that were strung together in a circus- tent formation over the intersecting streets on Church. Up and down the street, and on the green at the corner of Church and Main streets, there were varied performances ranging from dance to live music and comedy acts. Street performers traveled from all over the northeast to share their … [Read more...] about Far from Foolish: Family Fun at the Festival of Fools
ENDLESS INSPIRATION ON MAINE’S SEACOAST
By Meghan Richter Surrounded by the tremendous, lush greenery of its forests, that alternated with the boundless coastal views as the salted breezes permeated through the windows of my car as I drove through the state of Maine, I found myself engulfed by the passion and inspiration of many of its artists. From realists to modernists, these artists flourish in a bountiful cultural scene, up and down the Maine seacoast. With the newly opened Center for Maine Contemporary Art (CMCA) and Farnsworth Museum nearby, Main Street Rockland hosts a series of galleries, including Dowling Walsh and Carver Hill Gallery, where the local artists’ works provide a unique take on what it means to be an artist in Maine. One of 25 galleries in downtown Rockland, Landing Gallery, was filled with local seascapes and of colorful renderings of fields and forests. In contrast, Asymmetrick Gallery, … [Read more...] about ENDLESS INSPIRATION ON MAINE’S SEACOAST
Current Exhibitions
Happening Right Now. Artscope makes sure you're the first to know about exciting new events in the art world. Check out the live feed below for updates. When you attend an event listed in the feed, please mention Artscope to your host. Breaking News@artscope_tweet/what's-new-today? Below, find links to the websites of New England's galleries and museums. For ongoing exhibition listings, click here! NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND AVA Gallery and Art Center Bennington Museum Brattleboro Gallery Walk The Bundy Modern Catamount Arts Gallery Colby College Museum of Art Friends of Music At Guilford George Marshall Store Gallery Helen Day Art Center Lamont Gallery Lyceum Gallery at Derryfield School Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Garden Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts Moosewalk Studios & … [Read more...] about Current Exhibitions