FEATURED EXHIBITION OUTSPOKEN: 7 WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHERS HESS GALLERY PINE MANOR COLLEGE 400 HEATH STREET CHESTNUT HILL, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH FEBRUARY 10 by Lisa Mikulski What does it mean to be outspoken? In today’s social and political environment, there are those of us who have certainly been outspoken. The political resistance, scores of journalists, the Women’s March and, most recently, the #MeToo Movement have rolled through our nation like sweeping tides. But even as women now come forth in staggering numbers to express themselves, often the voices of these individual girls and women are dismissed or victim-blamed into submission. There are those whose voices have never, nor will ever, be heard. “Outspoken: Seven Women Photographers,” now on view at Pine Manor College’s Hess Gallery, presents the voices of women who illuminate their stories — their … [Read more...] about FINDING A VOICE: SEVEN OUTSPOKEN WOMEN AT HESS
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CORNERED: SMFA AT TUFTS DEAN NANCY BAUER
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
WELCOME FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Brian Goslow, Managing Editor bgoslow@artscopemagazine.com Welcome to our first issue of 2018. We start the new year with an issue filled with artwork and exhibitions covering many of the timely issues on our readers’ minds through reviews of shows that were hanging as we went to press; we couldn’t have done it without the help of curators, gallery directors and artists who shared their work with our writers so we could preview as-yet-unopened shows. We address the environment and global warming through reviews of “We Might Climb a Tree, at Least,” a group exhibition celebrating the writings of Henry David Thoreau at Maine Museum of Photographic Arts (by Taryn Plumb); “James Chisholm: Reflections: Ocean Waves, Inland Streams” at Endicott College (by James Foritano); and the artistry of Clifford W. Ashley in “Thou Shalt Knot” at New Bedford Whaling Museum by Don Wilkinson, which … [Read more...] about WELCOME FROM BRIAN GOSLOW
Stashenko at COSO: A Counterpoint to Negativity
KRISTEN STASHENKO: SPACES THROUGH DECEMBER 24 HOLIDAY SMALL WORKS NOVEMBER 9 THROUGH DECEMBER 24 COPLEY SOCIETY OF ART 158 NEWBURY STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS By Lisa Mikulski The Copley Society of Art is offering two shows this holiday season for art lovers in the Boston area. Now show- ing through December 24 is Kristin Stashenko’s solo show, “Spaces.” Beginning November 9, the gallery will also present their annual holiday exhibition, “Small Works.” An award-winning artist and CoSo member, Stashenko provides for us works of dreamy lavenders and blues with her explorations of interior spaces and how those spaces may affect our sense of comfort and belonging. It is the artist’s hope that these depictions will “provide a counterpoint to the cur- rent negativity in the world,” and that they are “spaces that are easy to live in and to be happy,” … [Read more...] about Stashenko at COSO: A Counterpoint to Negativity
Paradise Found: Print and Palette at Fruitlands
TYPE FRUITLANDS MUSEUM 102 PROSPECT HILL ROAD HARVARD, MASSACHUSETTS PORTRAITS & PENMANSHIP: THE APPLETONS IN THEIR OWN WORDS THROUGH MARCH 28, 2018 A NEW VIEW: LANDSCAPES FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION THROUGH NOVEMBER 4, 2018 By James Foritano When we first parked and stepped out on grounds overlooking the Nashua River Valley, I felt a lot like skipping. Whether it was the beauty of the panoramic view, the leisurely 40-minute drive from Boston, or the fact that we had simply pulled up and parked — a maneuver that at locales any closer to Boston always occasions a great deal of trepidation — I felt we had arrived. Clara Endicott Sears arrived here in 1910 with not only a double-barreled Puritan heritage, but also, evidently, a great deal of personal “moxie.” After establishing herself in a mansion that she christened “The Pergolas” at the top of … [Read more...] about Paradise Found: Print and Palette at Fruitlands
Art and Artifact: Bullard’s Portraits at WAM
TYPE REDISCOVERING AN AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF COLOR: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF WILLIAM BULLARD WORCESTER ART MUSEUM 55 SALISBURY STREET WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2018 By J. Fatima Martins When does a historic object become an art object? It is understood that objects move from history into the realm of art and culture when the object’s utilitarian purpose becomes secondary and we appreciate its artistic merit, technical sophistication and beautiful sublime qual- ities. The object can then be displayed alone as universal — loved by all — instead of particular — loved by only a few. As an art object, because of its beauty, it breaks open the barriers that divide us, negating race, gender and religion. This understanding is one of the many considerations and questions that rise up as we look at the photo- graphs made by previously unknown William … [Read more...] about Art and Artifact: Bullard’s Portraits at WAM