Running through March 26, for the first time, Sitka Home Art Gallery is showing work by other artists alongside those by co-owner and titular artist, Sitka. The exhibit, “Four Arts,” joins local artists in craft, friendship and representation of Boston’s art scene. Sitka and his wife, Helaine Gulergun, moved to Boston from New York in 2017 and with a desire to connect and converse with Boston artists — forming meaningful connections which Sitka excitedly compared to Florentine artists and legends of rock-and-roll. Those started in earnest in 2020 when Sitka Home Art Gallery moved into a space on Boston’s Newbury Street. The gallery’s next endeavor, “Four Arts,” is an exhibition featuring Ann Gillespie, Robin Frisella, Thomas Darsney and Sitka. Gulergun and Sitka shared an anecdote of the moment Sitka realized that the names of the artists spelled “ARTS” on a drive back to the city from … [Read more...] about FOUR ARTS ON NEWBURY

Bring your children and grandchildren to Nesto Gallery this April and May to see how a famous children’s book artist, Tad Hills, develops his characters and plots. Artists who can help children with their emotional ups and downs in life are truly blessed and Hills is one of these gifted persons. His “Duck & Goose” books are read by children around the world. Hills’ solo exhibit at Milton Academy will provide his fans an opportunity to see how he develops his stories while also giving insight into the rest of his art production. Hills, a graduate of Milton Academy, went on to study art at Skidmore College. From an early age, he was interested in storytelling, and by age nine, he had created illustrated story books with pencils, colored pens and a typewriter. His interest in birds and nature was fostered by his mother who worked for the Audubon Society and his trips to Maine. Hills’ … [Read more...] about TAD HILLS

Kate Knox searches for the buildings most people have stopped seeing. Late fall. Early spring. When the leaves are down. She and her husband take the backroads. The narrow ones that curve into stands of maple and disappear. They’ve learned the signs. Old stone walls. A row of decrepit apple trees. “Those kinds of landmarks dictate which turns we take,” she said. Sometimes Knox finds what she’s looking for. The skeleton of a structure. Walls crumbling. Roof caving in. Open to the elements. Fighting physics. Defying gravity. “It’s so exciting,” she said. “Like the treasure hunt has paid off. Sometimes I cry.” The discovery, however, is only the beginning. Before launching a drone or setting up her camera, she seeks out the nearest neighbor to ask permission. The conversation that follows is often as valuable as the image – stories surface, fragments of local history, personal memories … [Read more...] about KATE KNOX