In a time where feelings of isolation seem perpetually never-ending and society has sat silent for months, people are seeking out ways to re-connect with both neighbors and the art community alike. As the world slowly and hesitantly wakes up from the seven-plus-month quarantine we have been hibernating within, many New England galleries and art exhibits have begun the process of opening back up. Curious to see how these local organizations have adapted to follow COVID-19 precautions while providing exhibits that are fresh and engaging, I jumped at the opportunity to become emerged in the virtual arts community. Whether it be bidding on local artist’s pieces or the unveiling of new exhibits, there is something to be enjoyed by everyone. The Zoom link worked as my gallery ticket, an entrance into the New England art scene that I had been separated from for far too long. As I sat waiting … [Read more...] about SOCIAL RECONNECTION IN THE TIME OF QUARANTINE
Exhibit Openings
The Impossible Dream At ZENITH GALLERY
“The Impossible Dream,” a new exhibition at Zenith Gallery’s Sculpture Space at 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. introduces the best of the Palestine Museum US’s artwork. “The Impossible Dream” is a celebration of color and form by an often-overlooked group of artists. COVID-19 threatens further economic and social devastation – threats to homes, land and loss of agricultural products for sale or even individual consumption. As shown in this exhibition, artists in Palestine and the Palestinian diaspora carry on, depicting hope and joy, as their painted figures dance and work. In a Covid-era visual embrace, Sana Farah Bishara’s bronze sculptures are reduced to a more essential form -- face and arms angle towards an inner reflection but a missing second body keeps its distance -- marking negative spaces as a gesture of love and longing. Rarely shown in the US, Sana Farah … [Read more...] about The Impossible Dream At ZENITH GALLERY
Discovering Identity, to Benefit All
Roya Khadjavi Projects has courageously opened a show, including online images and a physical display of work at High Line Nine Gallery 9.1, 507 West 27th Street, Chelsea, New York City, online beginning September 1; at the Gallery from September 15-29, daily except Sunday and Monday, from 10 AM-6 PM, by appointment only. Opening receptions are September 16-17, 5-8 PM, September 1`8 and 19, 4-7 PM, by appointment. Generously, Curator Roya Khadjavi Heidari will donate part of the proceeds to Artist Relief to support artists during the Covid 19 crisis. Overall, the twenty-one artists project a feeling of missing pieces, accentuated, during this lonely time, even more than the disconnection often felt by those who have adopted another country and culture. When we cover half of our faces with masks, so we only smile with our eyes, and dare not speak or laugh, it is difficult to project … [Read more...] about Discovering Identity, to Benefit All
GALATEA FINE ART’S GRAND RETURN: LIGHT FROM ABOVE: EMERGING OUT OF ISOLATION
On the evening of April 14, a large water main break in Boston’s South End flooded a huge part of the neighborhood, turning parking lots and the basement galleries at 460 Harrison Ave. into swimming pools. This week, Galatea Fine Art will reopen for the first time since that night with “Light from Above: Emerging Out of Isolation,” a two-month, 38 artists, exhibition that will run through October 31. A limited occupancy, social distancing and mask wearing, opening reception takes place this Friday, September 4 from 6-8 p.m. Current normal gallery hours will be Saturday and Sunday from noon-4 p.m. and by appointment. In gathering information for our September/October 2020 issue, managing editor Brian Goslow asked Galatea director Marjorie Kaye to share her thoughts on finally returning to the gallery, the work in the show and which art pieces initially grabbed her … [Read more...] about GALATEA FINE ART’S GRAND RETURN: LIGHT FROM ABOVE: EMERGING OUT OF ISOLATION
CAPSULE PREVIEWS: November/December 2019
With work ranging from paintings, mixed-media and graphics and sculpture, digital art and photography, the Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group holds its 12th group exhibition, “Unexpected No. Twelve,” from November 2 through 17 at the Rockport Art Association and Museum, 12 Main St., Rockport, Massachusetts. “The Experimental Group is a creative forum whose main mission is to increase public awareness and to foster self-expression by bringing artists together to explore and share ideas that cultivate creative freedom.” The exhibition is followed by the Rockport Art Association and Museum’s National Show 2019 which opens on November 23 and continues through January 1. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Elegant landscapes and still life paintings, evocative portraits and painted nudes, beguiling drawings … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS: November/December 2019
CORNERED: LYNDA MCNALLY, FOUNDING PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF FENWAY STUDIOS
This weekend, November 10 and 11, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Fenway Studios, a National Historic Landmark and the oldest purpose-built structure in the country designed solely as artist studios, hosts “Fenway Studios Open Studios Weekend.” Work ranging from abstract expressionism to post-modern realism is available; whether you’re a major collector or someone looking for a special gift or unique stocking stuffers or cards to adorn your gifts (all worthy of frames in their own right) — or you’re just interested in seeing a strong cross-section of locally-created art in the space where they’re made, the event promises to be visually and spiritually rewarding. If you attend, please bring a donation for its 10th Annual Food Drive to Benefit the Greater Boston Food Bank. A few days prior to the event, Artscope managing editor Brian Goslow exchanged questions with Lynda McNally, the … [Read more...] about CORNERED: LYNDA MCNALLY, FOUNDING PRESIDENT, FRIENDS OF FENWAY STUDIOS