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Interview

BCA curator and director of exhibitions Heather Ferrell. In the background, Crystal Wagner’s Traverse, extending beyond the gallery onto the front façade.

Cornered: Heather Ferrell

// Interview, Issue Articles, September/October 2018

As August was coming to a close, Heather Ferrell, curator and director of exhibitions at Burlington City Arts, took time from her busy schedule to discuss her vision and process for integrating the thriving downtown Burlington City Arts Center into the greater regional arts scene. In this discussion with Artscope’s Marta Pauer Tursi, she explained what constitutes the 21st century museum experience, how curators engage the community, how she views diversity beyond national or regional identity and the intersection of art and technology. Ferrell came to Vermont in 2016 from Doha, Qatar, where for more than five years she worked with the National Museum of Qatar and the Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art as deputy director of programs and exhibitions. Originally from Boise, Idaho, she also worked as director at the Salina Art Center, Kansas, and the Salt Lake Art Center, Utah. MPT: … [Read more...] about Cornered: Heather Ferrell

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST: DAVID LEE BLACK

// Artist Profile, Current Issue, Interview, Issue Articles, January/February 2018, Visual Arts

ARTIST PROFILE DAVID LEE BLACK by Brian Goslow Photographer David Lee Black’s resume is one of a well-lived and experienced life: he earned a BS in music education at the University of Missouri in 1983 and was a Tullaloughaun Residency Fellowship Recipient in County Clare, Ireland in 2012 and 2014; professional career highlights include serving as associate artistic director for Orchestrations Conceptual Art, Inc. since 1985; as a juvenile parole officer for the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services from 1987-2014; as an expressive art therapist with New England Expressive Arts Therapy; as a visual artist with Rhode Island’s legendary Big Nazo puppet troupe and as artist-in-residence at David A. Lang Studios in Natick, Massachusetts. It was Lang who urged Black to contact me in early November to help publicize “Passage,” his then-upcoming exhibition at the Jewish … [Read more...] about A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST: DAVID LEE BLACK

CORNERED: SMFA AT TUFTS DEAN NANCY BAUER

// Cornered, Current Issue, Featured, Interview, Issue Articles, January/February 2018, Visual Arts

INTERVIEW DEAN NANCY BAUER, SCHOOL OF THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS AT TUFTS by Laura Shabott I walk into the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts on the day of its alumni reception for the annual SMFA Art Sale fundraiser. The energy in the school is palpable; this is one of the busiest days of the year for the 147-year-old institution. I am greeted warmly by Clare Saunders, assistant to the dean. There are racks and walls filled with art as we climb the stairs to the administrative offices. As an alumna of the SMFA (diploma 1995), I can sense the change in the very fiber of the school; it is welcoming and cared for, the result of a merger with Tufts University in 2016 with Dr. Nancy Bauer as dean. That she took the time for me on this particular day was a testament to her dedication to artists. Bauer glows from accomplishing more than most: dean, academic dean, Ph.D. in … [Read more...] about CORNERED: SMFA AT TUFTS DEAN NANCY BAUER

Nancy Nesvet with Jaume Plensa’s sculpture in the Collectors Lounge at Art Basel Miami Beach 2017.

NANCY NESVET’S ART WORLD PREDICTIONS FOR 2018

// Featured, Interview, Uncategorized

As we move into the new year, in advance of the arrival of Artscope’s January/February 2018 issue, which will include two features on the highlights of Art Basel Miami 2017 and Art Week Miami, national correspondent Nancy Nesvet shares these Ins and Outs in the Art World trends: 2017: Women’s March 2018: Women’s Art 2017: Sex 2018: #MeToo 2017: Pepper Spray in Purse 2018: Narcan in Purse 2017: Foma 2018: Boycotts 2017: Military Drones 2018: Drone Art Installations 2017: Refugees 2018: Hurricanes 2017: Flying Dirigibles 2018: Habitable Balloons 2017: Diamond Dust 2018: Gold 2017: Political Text 2018: Apolitical Text 2017: Graffiti 2018: Posters 2017: Banksy in Wynwood 2018: Banksy in London 2017: Manga Superheroes 2018: Emojis 2017: Dour Colors 2018: Bright Colors 2017: Amex Black 2018: Bitcoin 2017: Less Sales 2018: More … [Read more...] about NANCY NESVET’S ART WORLD PREDICTIONS FOR 2018

CORNERED: DAVID SKILLICORN

// Cornered, Featured, Interview, Visual Arts

By Brian Goslow Worcester, MASS -- While he’s now best known for his large abstract paintings, David Skillicorn’s artistic career began as a videographer and documentary filmmaker in the 1970s. It was during a 1998 visit to Cape Cod to film master painter Steve Allrich at dawn that, inspired by watching the process in which a few strokes transformed a blank canvas into “absolute magic,” that he decided to trade his camera and gear for brushes and canvas – but not before completing his project, which became “Cape Cod: Through Artists Eyes,” which aired on Channel Five in Boston. Over the past two decades, as an artist, Skillicorn’s built a strong portfolio of abstract paintings and found success on both the East and West Coast. His work can currently be seen alongside that of Alicia Blaze Hunsicker, Gary Niswonger, Laura Radwell, Marlene Rye and KC Scott in the “Out of the West: … [Read more...] about CORNERED: DAVID SKILLICORN

Tracey Hayes at the Bromfield Gallery.

CORNERED: TRACY HAYES DISORDER/REORDER AT THE BROMFIELD GALLERY

// Cornered, Interview, Visual Arts

Boston, MA - Tracy Hayes’ first Boston solo show takes place this November at the Bromfield Gallery in the SoWa District. In her artist statement, she notes that her current work explores connections and the emergence of patterns in the intersections of lines, textures and values in her attempt to comprehend the contradictions and stressors of daily life. “In an increasingly complicated, varied and noisy environment, I am concerned with role of individual voice,” she notes. On the eve of her opening reception, Artscope managing editor Brian Goslow “Cornered” her to discuss her successful 2017 (which included exhibitions at the Milton Art Center, Three Stones Gallery, Amherst (NH) Town Library, Cambridge Art Association, Fort Point Arts Community Gallery, Derryfield School and the Nashua Art Walk) and how those experiences helped her prepare for her first major show. YOUR WORK HAS … [Read more...] about CORNERED: TRACY HAYES DISORDER/REORDER AT THE BROMFIELD GALLERY