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CAPSULE PREVIEWS: March/April 2023

// Capsule Previews, March/April 2023, Uncategorized

by Brain Goslow

In her solo show, “The Skies Cried as my Fathers Died,” Rhode Island artist Rachel Brask, who has a studio in East Providence, displays her paintings of rainy skyscapes that express the complexity of grief and of mourning the loss of two fathers in the same year, while also seeking beauty and light in the dark. This new series of oil paintings, created in 2022, will be on exhibit from March 1 through 30 at the Preservation Framer Churchwood Gallery, 31 North Washington St., North Attleboro, Massachusetts. Shared Habitat Earth (SHE) continues its collective efforts to save the planet through two exhibitions featuring over 30 artists in Massachusetts on March 10 through April 30 at the Belmont Gallery of Art, 19 Moore St., Belmont, and March 18 through April 23 at QArts Gallery, 1229 Hancock St., Quincy. “At a time when life on our planet is in imminent danger, the artists have made it … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS: March/April 2023

WELCOME March/April 2023: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW

// March/April 2023, Uncategorized, Welcome

by Brian Goslow

Dear Artscope reader, When I took the position of managing editor back in 2006, I couldn’t have imagined we would still be having these bi-monthly conversations and celebrating the artists of the New England region 17 years later. But thankfully, here we are, continuing to be inspired by the efforts and creativity of our arts community. When he first started the magazine, publisher Kaveh Mojtabai had envisioned Artscope carrying the dialogue in the arts between artists, patrons and the public through multiple platforms, and that he had a 10-year vision to develop this. “My original goal was to incorporate art into our everyday lives to breathe creativity back into our routines and work. To fill the void in our cultural community, to raise the bar in timely and egalitarian arts journalism reporting, to support artists, and ultimately to bring the arts into our daily working lives, as … [Read more...] about WELCOME March/April 2023: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW

HEIGHTENED SENSE OF COMMUNITY

// Artscope Issues, Features, January/February 2023, Uncategorized

by Brain Goslow

In a year that we reached for normal — new normal, old normal, what exactly is normal, anyways — the show introducing the Copley Society of Art’s latest members won’t necessarily take you anywhere new, but they’ll take you back to the places you’ve missed visiting over the past three years. “This group of artists represents people coming from a variety of backgrounds that share a united focus of representing their everyday surroundings,” said gallery coordinator Paige Roehrig. “Whether it be through figurative or still-life, artists are pulling from familiarity to showcase their unique artistic vision. “One thing that they all have in common is that they are all professionally ambitious - becoming an accepted member of the Copley Society of Art provides an important credential and a rewarding achievement for them to celebrate while also providing a heightened sense of … [Read more...] about HEIGHTENED SENSE OF COMMUNITY

WELCOME March/April 2022: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW

// March/April 2022, Uncategorized, Welcome

by Brian Goslow

Welcome to our 16th Anniversary Issue! We have reached this milestone thanks to the longtime support of our readers and advertisers and the devotion of a writing staff dedicated to promoting the artists, art organizations, galleries and museums of New England and others who inspired them from throughout the world. Since the pandemic caused a landslide of exhibition and venue closings in March 2020, we’ve remained committed to providing that support, adjusting as they’ve adjusted, each of us searching for the best way to stay in touch with our audience, adapting to the latest safety guidelines and judging from the phone calls, letters and conversations we’ve had, you feel that we’ve delivered fresh and timely issues filled with stories on a period we’ll not soon forget. Traditionally, our March/April anniversary issue has spotlighted artists our writers had wanted to write about, … [Read more...] about WELCOME March/April 2022: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW

CULTIVATING THE ART OF WATERCOLORS: CONNECTICUT’S ARTS CENTER EAST TO HOST REGIONAL BIENNIAL

// Current Exhibits, Reviews, September/October 2021, Uncategorized, Visual Arts

by Kristin Nord

The venerable biennial juried show of the New England Watercolor Society (NEWS) is being held from October 3 through 31 at Arts Center East in Vernon, Connecticut, and its 66 selected works promise to shine light, color and quite possibly the rather elusive gift of hope to people who come to see the region’s reflections. Adjudicated by the renowned wildlife painter, Anni Crouter, the mix of subjects and styles on display reflect New England’s complexity. By electing to mount this biennial in varied locales, NEWS hopes to cultivate both new members and new audiences. (To read more, pick up a copy of our latest issue! Find a pick-up location near you or Subscribe Here.) … [Read more...] about CULTIVATING THE ART OF WATERCOLORS: CONNECTICUT’S ARTS CENTER EAST TO HOST REGIONAL BIENNIAL

REFLECTIONS FROM UNDER THE RUG SHOP: A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19 FROM INSIDE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE

// Artscope Online, Audio/Visual, News, Uncategorized, Visual Arts

by Hannah Carrigan

In many ways it seemed as though something in the universe had been telling me the coronavirus pandemic was to come. I miraculously chose this semester to take a leave of absence from my college (which is five miles west of New Rochelle, the epicenter of the New York outbreak) and to spend it, instead, at Artscope Magazine’s “underground bunker” (so nick-named for its location under a rug shop). At the beginning of the pandemic I joked that COVID-19 was a form of divine intervention… a “Noah’s arc-type situation.” I don’t know if that’s what this is exactly, but I do know that what is happening now is both an ecological/biological and social/cultural episode.  The pandemic did not come as a surprise to everyone. The first recorded travel-related COVID-19 case came to America on January 21, while the outbreak in Wuhan had been ongoing since December. People like Bill Gates have been … [Read more...] about REFLECTIONS FROM UNDER THE RUG SHOP: A PERSPECTIVE ON COVID-19 FROM INSIDE ARTSCOPE MAGAZINE