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Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
September 16 – February 5, 2023 “Fired Up: Glass Today” Discover over 50 of the most innovative glass artists working today. Experience the magic of glass firsthand in the galleries and in special events, including live glassblowing demonstrations in the museum.Hours: Thurs.–Sun., 12–5 p.m.
Mattatuck Museum
September 18 - December 31“Walker Evans American Photographs” celebrates the photographer’s landmark solo exhibition at New York’s Museum of Modern Art in 1938. Walker Evans American Photographs is based on an exhibition originally organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Support provided by Art Bridges.Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sun. 11 a.m.-4 […]
Fitchburg Art Museum
October 1 - January 8, 2023“Cicely Carew: Quantum Sanctuary”October 1 - January 8, 2023“Gabriel Sosa: No Vehicles in the Park”September 17 - March 5, 2023“Ron Rosenstock’s World in Color”Hours: Wed.–Fri., 12 p.m.–4 p.m.; Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.–5 p.m.; 1st Thursday of the month 12 p.m.–7 p.m.
New Art Center
November 3 - November 26"Don't Close Your Eyes." Ukrainian Artists Respond to the War.Reception: Saturday, November 5, 5-8 p.m.December 2 - January 14"Small Works Show."Reception: Thursday, December 8, 6-8 p.m.Hours: 24/7
The Guild of Boston Artists
Through December 3“The Wondrous Worlds of William Bartlett” explores truth, beauty, and realism, particularly through the lens of trompe l'oeil. Making use of varied subject matter, the artist conjures a host of narratives, some curious or playful, but all embodying his unique perception of beauty. Opening December 10: “Winter Holiday and Small Works Displays”Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Catamount Arts
Call for ArtistsThrough Monday, November 14, 12 a.m."Arts Connect at Catamount Arts: Juried Show Call to Artists"Juror: Devon Zimmerman, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary American Art Ogunquit Museum of American ArtApplication process: visit https://catamountarts.slideroom.comReception: Saturday, December 17, 4-5:30 p.m.Exhibit dates: December 14 - March 12, 2023
Three Stones Gallery
Through November 20"Vistas & Vessels”Cécile Ganne, Judy BramhallWith new works by Brenda Cirioni, Patricia Ganek, Lynne Klemmer, Kevin Kusiolek November 23 - December 31“Frolic”, featuring Bill Chisholm and Rebecca ClarkWith new works by Alyn Carlson, Ray Ciemny, Tim Dunnbier, Joe Faria, and seasonal items by local makersReception: Saturday, December 3, 6:30-8 p.m.Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat.-Mon., […]
Multicultural Arts Center
As we head into the winter, the Multicultural Arts Center gallery brings you two exceptional exhibits: a group show about home titled “A Place Where I Belong” (October 3–November 11) and portraits of Boston by painter Liang Guo (November 21–January 6). Hours: Tues.-Fri. for in-person viewing; or visit our Virtual Gallery.
Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College
November 14 - December 9“Harriet and David Brisson: From High Craft to Hypergraphics”Reception: Thursday, November 17, 4-7 p.m.Facilitated by Professor Heemong Kim, this exhibition honors the individual and collaborative careers of Harriet E. Brisson and David W. Brisson.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 12-8 p.m.
Museum of Russian Icons
November 3 - February 13, 2023 “Artists for Ukraine: Transforming Ammo Boxes into Icons” Three icons painted on the boards of ammunition boxes by Oleksandr Klymenko and Sofia Atlantova, a husband-wife artistic team from Kyiv, and “Tree of Life: Birch Icons Through the Ages.”Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Shelburne Museum
Winter Lights: Shelburne Museum’s 2ed Annual Holiday Tradition. Thursday-Sunday evenings in November and December. For tickets, visit www.shelburnemuseum.orgArt in Motion: Automata & Whirligigs: Online Exhibition posted on November 9 Winter Lights Hours posted on website
Cahoon Museum of American Art
Through December 23 Robin Tost: Scrape Metal Quilts This major exhibition creates colorful, whimsical ‘full metal quilts’ out of recycled automobile parts and cast-off metal. The show includes a dozen of Tost's metal quilts as well as her large-scale animal sculptures, “Spirit Bear and Phoenix.”
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Attleboro Arts Museum
Through January 27“Members’ Exhibition” Featuring 411 works from 201 member artists. Guest juror: Zachary M. White, artist and executive director of Gallery X. February 11 – 25“Influencer”Selections from the Museum’s Permanent Collection.
Arts League of Lowell
Through March 5Food and Drink“A Feast for the Eyes”Food glorious food! The work in this exhibition shows artists’ impressions of an integral part of everyone’s lives. All types of media represented.The ALL Arts Gallery displays work by 30+ artists in our co-op gallery, representing most areas of artistic expression, plus themed exhibitions in our main gallery.Hours: Wed.–Sun., 12-4 […]
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
January 26 - April 6“Bringing the Holy Land Home: The Crusades, Chertsey Abbey, and the Reconstruction of a Medieval Masterpiece” “Bringing the Holy Land Home” reveals the impact that art objects manufactured far away had on the medieval visual culture of England and western Europe more broadly. The exhibition takes as its starting point the iconic Chertsey tiles, […]
StoveFactory Gallery
March 31 - April 16 2023“Artists’ Group of Charlestown 2023 Spring Exhibition”StoveFactory Gallery523 Medford St., Charlestown, MA 02129Gallery hours: Saturday & Sunday 12 to 5pm Check Out Artists Group of Charlestown Instagram and Facebook for all updated news and events. And join our mailing list at www.artistsgroupof charlestown.com for complete informationStay well and creative!!
Springfield Museums
January 28 - July 30"New/Now: Contemporary Art Acquisitions"Through January 15“Josh Simpson: Visionary Explorations in Glass”Through March 5“Card Tricks: Salvador Dalí and the Art of Playing Cards”Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Mon., closed
Art Complex Museum
Through Feb 12“Joan Collins: Cadence—The Surf and Bark of Kauai”Through Mar 18“Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show”Through Mar 18“Let It Snow!”February 19 – May 14, 2023“Botanical Explorations: Mosaics and Paintings by Lisa Houck”Reception: Feb 19, 1-4 p.m.Ongoing“Please Approach the Bench”The museum features American paintings, American and European works on paper, Shaker furniture, Asian art, contemporary art, […]
Bates College Museum of Art
Through March 18, 2023"And So Did Pleasure Take the Hand of Sorrow and They Wandered Through the Land of Joy"Artists: Eric Aho, Jack Balas, Katherine Bradford, Jennifer Coates, Lois Dodd,Mark Milroy, John O’Reilly, Dan Schein, and drawings by Marsden Hartley, selected by the artists Through March 11, 2023"Expressions of Compassion: Selections from the Barbara Morris Goodbody […]
Montserrat Galleries
Through January 28, 2023301 Frame Gallery“Isaiah Hope: Dream in Blue”A new installation by recent Montserrat graduate, Isaiah Hope (’22).January 23 – February 25Carol Schlosberg Alumni Gallery“Robert Moeller: Recent Work”Featuring a new series of psychological political portraits by the Boston-based artist.Through March 4Founders Gallery“Ray Pisano: A Lifetime of Achievement”Highlighting a selection of drawings, studies, and documentation […]
Atlantic Works Gallery
January 14 - 28“The January Show,” Group show by Atlantic Works members.Reception: Thursday, January 19, 6-9 p.m.February 4 - 25“Making Connections,” B. Amore, Julie C Baer, Maryellen Cahill, and Beth Plakidas.Receptions: Sunday, February 5, 12-4 p.m. and Thursday, February 16, 6-9 p.m. Hours: Fri.-Sat., 2-6 p.m. | & by appointment.
Lamont Gallery
January 24 – April 15, 2023: Still No More presents a synthesis of tradition and contemporary culture as five multidisciplinary artists reimagine the classical still life genre in ways that are as compelling as they are unexpected.
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
February 4 – June 11“¡Printing the Revolution! The Rise and Impact of Chicano Graphics, 1965 to Now”The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s traveling exhibition has come to New England. Through March 19“Park Dae Sung: Ink Reimagined”A contemporary Korean artist rethinks traditional brush and ink painting.Hours: Wed., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Thurs.-Fri., 11 a.m.-8 p.m. | Sat., 1 p.m.-5 […]
The Umbrella Arts Center
January 8 - February 12"Earth, Sea & Sky"A unique visions of landscapes in clay and fiber by Suzanne Hill, Liz Newell and Barbara Willis (Opening Reception January 12, 5-7 p.m.)February 17 - March 19The Umbrella Studio Artists New Works exhibition, culminating in the 2023 annual Umbrella Open Studios, Mar 18 & 19.
Currier Museum of Art
Through February 12, 2023“State of the Art 2020: Locate” Featuring 20 artists in 32 works of art in all media, this exhibition explores how different people see themselves in our society. The artists explore how relationships, families, neighborhood, and even hidden forces shape us as individuals. Organized by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas.Through […]
Chazan Gallery at Wheeler
Through January 29“Decoys and Effigies, solo show by Jason Travers”February 9 - March 8Susan Lichtman and Catherine KehoeReception: Thursday, February 9, 5-7 p.m.
Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
January 7 - 29“Crosscurrents: The Intersection of Cultures”“Crosscurrents” celebrates traditional and modern interpretations of Chinese brush painting and calligraphy from 11 artists. Co-sponsored by the Chinese American Association of Lexington.Reception: Jan 8, 2-5 p.m.Hours: Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sat. & Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
URI Providence Gallery
January 17 – February 23URI Providence Campus Urban Arts and Culture Program presents“CELEBRACION: A Celebration of Caribbean Culture” with a special reception music and program on February 2 at 5 p.m.In Celebration of Black History Month this year, the URI Providence Campus Arts and Culture Program will present a mixed media exhibition of work by 20 visual […]
Williams College Museum of Art
Ongoing“Embodied Words: Reading in Medieval Christian Visual Culture”“Remixing the Hall: WCMA’s Collection in Perpetual Transition”Opening February 3 “Object Lab”Opening February 17 “Across Shared Waters: Contemporary Artists in Dialogue with Tibetan Art from the Jack Shear Collection”Explore WCMA with our digital guide on Bloomberg Connects, the free arts and culture app.
Fairfield University Art Museum
January 27 – April 8Bellarmine Hall Galleries: Norma Minkowitz: Body to Soul – This solo exhibition surveys the artist’s four-decade engagement with the physical and symbolic properties of thread. Minkowitz reinvents traditional needlework by crocheting fantastical forms, coating them in resin and shellac to create rigid sculptures and hangings. January 20 – April 8Walsh Gallery (Quick Center): Women’s Rights Are […]
New Britain Museum of American Art
Visit the NBMAA this SeasonPlan a visit to the NBMAA this winter! Stroll through the warm and inviting galleries, enjoy the exhibitions and Permanent Collection, and shop for unique items in the Museum Store. Visiting the Museum with children? Enjoy free admission for all children under 18, and they can create their own work of […]
Beacon Gallery
January 13 - February 14“Sweet Talk” | “Café Chats”, Nicci Sevier-Vuyk & Rebecca Vincenzi’s works showcase Parisian scenes and familiar sweetheart candies just in time for Valentine’s Day.February 17 - April 16“Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous People”, by Nayana Lafond bring awareness to the erasure of indigenous communities across the United States.Hours: Thurs.-Sat., […]
Concord Art
January 12 - February 12 Main: “Members Juried 1: Painting + Sculpture”Juror: Leonie BradburyMembers: “Ron Rosenstock + Amisha Kashyap”Reception January 12, 5:30pm February 23 - March 23 Main: “Members Juried 2: Collage, Crafts, Drawing, Graphics, Mixed Media, Photography, Printmaking”Juror: Kelley LehrMembers: “David Covert + Sarah Bossert”Reception February 23, 5:30 p.m.Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Sun., 12-4 p.m.
Copley Society of Art
January 12 – February 11“New Members Show 2023”January 12 – May 13“Small Works: Symphony”Hours: Tues.-Sat. 11-5(617) 536-5049 [email protected] copleysociety.org
Fuller Craft Museum
January 28 - June 4, 2023Creative Alloys: The Boston Metals Scene spotlights the vibrant metalsmithing and jewelry community that has ignited Boston, Massachusetts over the past five decades. Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Daniel Jocz: Permission Granted at Fuller Craft Museum, now on view.Hours: Tue. - Sun. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Yale University Art Gallery
The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe. Opening February 17 “Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500–1800” and “Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale.” Free and open to the public.Hours: Tues.- Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs. until 8 p.m. (Sept-June); Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
Nesto Gallery
January 5 – February 17Scot J. Wittman“JUSTICE”Through ice, dance and blockchain technologies Scot J. Wittman raises awareness of nature shrinking under the growing industrial cover.Opening reception: Thursday, January 5, 5:30-7 p.m.
Boston Sculptors Gallery
On view through January 29Andy Zimmermann “Rugged Road” and Dennis Svoronos “Calls for Connection.” First Friday January 6, 5-8:30 p.m. Artist Talks and Live Performance Saturday, January 21, 5:30-8 p.m. February 1 – 26“Stirring + Layering” annual group exhibition featuring Boston Sculptors’ 14 Associate Artists. First Friday, February 3, 5-8:30pm. Artists’ Reception Saturday, February 18, 3 – 6 p.m. […]
Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery
January 14 - February 28"Kristi Leigh - COVID-19 Teacher Portrait Project"Opening reception January 14, 12-2 p.m. February 4 - 28"Thomas Schneider - Ecstatic Gates: Devotional Objects, Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture"Opening reception February 4, 12-2 p.m.Gallery & Gift Shop Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Take our virtual gallery tour by visiting: www.ccgiftgallery.com/about-us
NOA Gallery
Winter Show through April 2023NOA Gallery is a working gallery set inside a charming New England inn in the Center of historic Groton, MA—the perfect day trip from Boston at less than an hour's drive—featuring a rotating collection of 50+ pieces by regional artists. The Winter Show features work by Kathleen Bennett, Don Bullens, Arnie Casavant, […]
Conant Gallery at Lawrence Academy
Conant Gallery at Lawrence Academy presents two contemporary artists who reference the figure. Joan Hanley, tender paintings of life with technology, and Humberto Ramirez ‘Silhouettes’ exploring cultural icons by reducing images to their bare elements in the creation of signs. The contrast of these two approaches results in a fantastic exhibition. Opening Saturday, January 14, 20231-3 […]
Kingston Gallery
Through January 29Opening Reception Friday January 6, 5-8 p.m. In the Main, Center, and Project Space Gallery:“Hard Times” - a juried show in all three galleriesCurated by Martina Tanga, MFAFeatured artists: Harry Bartnick, Jaina Cipriano, Sam Fein, Donna Gordon, Elyse Grams, Frantz Lexy, Sherwin Long, Rebecca Mann, Karmimadeebora McMillan, Jerry Russo, Adrienne Sloane, Dafna Tal, Sarah […]
Addison Gallery of American Art
Through January 29, 2023“Harry Benson: Four Stories” January 28–July 31, 2023 “Women and Abstraction: 1741–Now” February 18–July 31, 2023“Alison Elizabeth Taylor: The Sum of It”Hours: Tues.–Sat., 10 a.m.–5 p.m. | Sun., 1–5 p.m.www.addisongallery.org
HallSpace
Through January 2023“Maggie Stark: Playing on a Loop”February 11 – March 18, 2023“Adriana G. Prat: Recent Work”Opening Reception: Saturday, February 11, 2-5 p.m.Hours: Fri. & Sat., 12-5 p.m. Mon-Thurs by Appointment
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Through February 25"The Girl Who Drew Memories"This exhibition situates Gail Winbury’s art at the intersection of vulnerability and creativity. Her large-scale abstract paintings and prolific collage work transform what is often inexpressible into resonant narratives in visual form. Poetry composed by local writers in response to her work will further animate the galleries.Through February 5"Fall 2022 […]
Brickbottom Gallery
“Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis @ Brickbottom” We invite you to visit the group exhibit "Inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis @ Brickbottom" curated by artist and scientist Adriana G. Prat. This exhibit presents work by the i3C (inspiring Change for the Climate Crisis) Artists Group and Brickbottom Art Association (BAA) artist Pauline Lim,with the goal of encouraging creative […]
Danforth Art Museum
Through January 29 “Toni Pepe: An Ordinary Devotion” “Lisa Rosowsky: Othering” “Jane Szabo: Family Matters” February 18 - June 4 “Visionary Boston” Featuring work by John Brook, Stephen Trefonides, and Kahlil Gibran Permanent “In the Studio: Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller” See website for hours, to register for events, and explore membership options.
Loomis Gallery
2023 Hours: By appointment or chance. Loomis Gallery will transition to a studio and teaching space for 2023. Artist Anita Loomis is offering private art lessons. Please visit the gallery website, loomisgallery.com, for rates and information. Kicking off 2023, Loomis is also exhibiting a selection of large works in oil at the Hanover Theater, Worcester, MA, through July 2023. Image: […]
Worcester Art Museum
Through March 5, 2023 “The Floating World: Japanese Prints from the Bancroft Collection” Vibrant colors and dreamy scenery fill a selection of never-before-displayed Japanese prints.Opening April 1, 2023 “Frontiers of Impressionism” Explore the evolution and expansion of Impressionism, an artistic movement that changed the trajectory of art history.Hours: Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Art Center Gallery, Anna Maria College
Through May 2023Campus Sculpture“Matthias Neumann: Basics” “Faculty Spotlight: Kevin Gilmore” 29TH Annual High School Art/Design Exhibition Awards Presentation February 15, 7- 9 p.m.https://annamaria.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/studio-art/#neart January 18 – February 1All Student Art ShowReception January 18, 5 – 7 p.m. February 8 – April 5“Wille Heeks: Paintings”Reception February 8, 5 - 7 p.m.https://annamaria.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/studio-art/#gallery
Hera Gallery
January 1st- December 31st, 2023Objects of AgencyVirtual Exhibition: visit heragallery.org/objectsofagency and our social media pages. A National Open Call in Response to the Overturn of Roe v. WadeArtist Talk: TBDFebruary 4th- 25th, 202331st Biennial Young Adult ExhibitionFeaturing 9-12th grade artists throughout Rhode Island. Visit heragallery.org for more information.
SoWa
First Friday is always exciting at SoWa Artists Guild, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston. Three floors of artists’ studios open Friday, January 6th and Friday, February 3rd, 5-9 p.m. Many studios also open every Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Find out more at sowaartists.com
Burlington City Arts
Through January 28 “Valerie Hird: The Garden of Absolute Truths,” an exploration of humanity’s shared myths through large-scale paintings, animated video, and sculpture. “Bill McDowell: Roxham Road to North Elba,” photographs engaging with the ongoing legacy of racism and social justice in America. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12-5 p.m.; Sat: 12-8 p.m.
Fountain Street Gallery
Through January 15 “Form and Emptiness:” Fountain Street’s annual Core group show. Closing Reception January 15, 3-4 p.m. January 19 - February 26 “In Search Of…” presents the annual Associate Artist show. SoWa First Friday Receptions: January 6 and February 3, 5-8 p.m.Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 12-4 p.m.
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Newport Art Museum
Through June 11“Social Fabric: Textiles and Contemporary Issues”Through April 16“Joseph Norman: Works from the Permanent Collection”Through March 30“Conflict and Remembrance”
Armenian Museum of America
Extended through February 26!“On the Edge: Los Angeles Art 1970s - 1990s from the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection” 75+ artists including Lita Albuquerque, John Altoon, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Lynda Benglis, Vija Celmins, Gregory Wiley Edwards, Claire Falkenstein, Frank Gehry, David Hockney, John M. Miller, Helmut Newton, Ed Ruscha, Andy Warhol.“Discovering Takouhi: Portraits of Joan Agajanian […]
Hopkinton Center for the Arts
February 1 - 11"Respite"Featuring artwork by Michael Lisnow Respite Center adult artists with disabilities.Ten days only! The HCA is pleased to collaborate with the Respite Center, a place that providesemotional and physical support for individuals with disabilities and their families.Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Studio Place Arts
January 25 – March 4, 2023Main Gallery: “Whir, Clank, Beep” – art about simple, complex & fantastic machines2nd Floor Gallery: “Envisivivarium” installation by Kenny Harris3rd Floor Gallery: “Transformation – Material, Environment, Us” by the Vermont Surface Design Association.SPA is a working art center with art exhibits, artist studios, classroom, and a sculpture tour.Hours: Wed-Fri., 11:30 […]
Galatea Fine Art
January 13 - 29Galatea Members’ Exhibition: “Looking for Forward”.Reception: January 13, 6-8 p.m.February 3 – February 26Donna Gordon: “Double Vision”. Barbra Eskin: “exisTENSE”. Anni Lorenzini: “In Sight”. Reception: February 3, 6-8 p.m.
South Shore Art Center
January 12 – February 9“On Common Ground” a juried Gallery Artist show; juror: Olivia Baldwin, Project Curator, Kniznick Gallery, Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis UniversityOpening Reception: January 12, 6 p.m.February 23 – March 30“I Say Hat, You Say Chapeau,” curated by Stephen Jiranek, featuring works by Stephen Jiranek, Stephen Sheffield, and Andrea WilliamsOpening Reception: March 2, 6 […]
6 Bridges Gallery
Through February 11“New Year, New Work,” group show by member and associate member artists, Reception January 7, 5-7 p.m.February 15 - April 1“Sue Kim: Animals Around Us” Photographs of animals, exploring the expressiveness and wonder of the creatures with which we share this planet.