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Art Complex Museum
Through November 5 “Unsettled Pieces”Opening September 17 “50/50: Fifty Years of Collecting Art”“50/50: Collecting the Boston Printmakers”Ongoing“Please Approach the Bench”October 22: Boston Printmakers Panel and DemoThe museum offers shows of contemporary works and shows featuring objects from the museum’s collection. See website for schedules and other programming.Free admission.Hours: Wed.-Sun., 1-4 p.m.
Worcester Art Museum
Through July 7“New Terrain: 21st-Century Landscape Photography” Discover how boundary-pushing artists are using photography to explore the idea of landscape in ways you might not expect.Through September 1“Jakob Fioole: The Sally Bishop Prize”On view as part of the Museum’s ongoing partnership with ArtsWorcester, Jakob Fioole depicts an imagined world that is at once familiar and foreign.Hours: […]
Attleboro Arts Museum
September 9 - 23 “Creature Comforts”An Invitational Exhibition inspired by Kevin Wilson’s novel Nothing to See Here. Featuring original 2D and 3D stuffed animals that comforted, entertained, and became members of the family. October 13 - November 4“Benefit Art Auction Preview Exhibition”
The Tavern Club
The Tavern Clube is a private social club in downtown Boston, founded in 1884. The club has a small collection of works by painters of the Boston School, some of whom were members. The club periodically arranges for small groups to view these paintings, and anyone interested in a visit should call the Club, leave […]
Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture
Art in public places, no admission.“Remembrance of Climate Futures/Arlington”23 markers developed by Tom Starr and 12 Arlington High School interns imagining the future impact of the climatecrisis on the landscape and community of Arlington, MA; various locations along Mass Ave and throughout Arlington.Project website: climatefuturesarlington.org.Ongoing:“Pathways: Art Along the Minuteman Bikeway.”
Yale University Art Gallery
Though January 7“Mickalene Thomas / Portrait of an Unlikely Space”Through February 18 “Ornament”Opening February 16“Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression” and “Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design”The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe. Through Free and open to the public.Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. […]
Boston Sculptors Gallery
Through October 1Margaret “Swan Flow” & Donna Dodson “Sheroes” with special guests Maya Rubio and Kledia Spiro. First Friday: September 1, 5-8:30pm. Artists’ Reception: Saturday, September 9, 3-5 p.m. with artist talks at 4 p.m.Opening October 5“Peter DeCamp Haines: Archaic Echoes” & “Eric Sealine: Still, Life” First Fridays: October 6 & November 3, 5-8:30 p.m.Artists’ Reception: […]
New Britain Museum of American Art
Through March 3, 2024“Masterworks of Shaker Design: Mount Lebanon, NY”, is the second of a planned series of exhibitions at the NBMAA designed to highlightexamples of the finest Shaker craftsmanship from the past 175 years. The Shaker community of Mount Lebanon, NY, was the first Shaker community to be “gathered into order.” Curated by M. Stephen Miller, this […]
Fairfield University Art Museum
Through December 16 Bellarmine Hall Galleries:“In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Artist & Soldier for Human Rights” This exhibition features more than 50 works by acclaimed Polish Jewish miniaturist and political cartoonist (1894-1951), and is organized around the theme of human rights.Walsh Gallery (Quick Center): “Szyk: The Interactive Exhibition” Will include digital work stations to explore Szyk’s artwork, a screening room, a reading room, an art-making […]
Chazan Gallery at Wheeler
Though November 8 “MEMORIES,” Masha Ryskin andSerge MarchettaNovember 16 - December 12Tayo Heuser and Jacqueline OttReception: November 16, 5-8 p.m.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 3-6 p.m. | Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | closed on Sun. | & by appointment.info@chazangallery.org
SoWa Artists Guild
First Friday is always excitingat SoWa Artists Guild, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston. Three floors of artists’ studios open Friday, September 1, and Friday, October 6, 5-9 p.m. Many studios also open every Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Next to SoWa Open Market. Find out more at sowaartists.com
National Association of Women Artists, MA (NAWAMA)
Apply at thenawa.org by 3/15 and 9/15 of each year. NAWAMA Artists exhibit at Cotuit Center For the Arts, Multicultural Arts Center, Berkshire Art Museum, URI Providence Campus Gallery, Fountain Street Gallery, SoWa Art & Design District, Galleryat Atlantic Wharf, Seaport, RAA&Museum, Heftler Visiting Artist Gallery, The Vendue Art Hotel, The Art Complex, JL HQ, […]
Hallspace
September 16 - October 21 “Ellen Shattuck Pierce: Taking Place”Opening Reception: September 16, 2-5 p.m.Artist Talk: October 7, 3 p.m. October 28 - December 2“Kathy Soles: Littoral Spaces” Opening Reception: Oct. 28, 2-5 p.m.Hours: Mon.-Thurs., by appointment | Fri. & Sat., 12-5 p.m.
Galatea Fine Arts
November 2 - November 26 “Randa Dubnick: Front Range Memories”“Jay Wu: In Quietude” “Niva Shrestha: Inspired by Travels”Reception: November 3, 6-8 p.m. November 30 - December 31“Deniz Ozan-George: As the Year Turns: Earth Magick and the Rebirth of the Sun”“Irene Stapleford: Sightlines” “Newton Open Studios: Let There be Light”Reception: December 1, 6-8 p.m.Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 12-4 p.m. | & by appointment.galateafineart.com
Nesto Gallery
September 21-June 15, 2024 “Michael Alfano: Mind Made Visible”This exhibit explores the creative process and how the intangible is brought to fruition: “I am sculptor and clay, both shaping and being shaped.”Opening reception: September 21, 5:30-7 p.m.Nesto Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-4 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
October 2-December 15“Always Be Around: Corita Kent, Community and Pedagogy” Featuring Mary Banas and Breanne Trammell, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Roz Crews, Jen Delos Reyes, Corita Kent, Christine Sun Kim, Jorge Lucero, Mary Lum, Maria del Carmen Montoya, Aaron Rose and Lee Walton.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sat. 12-5 p.m.
Cross Rip Gallery
September 14-October 18 “Invitational”Betty Carroll Fuller, Irene Lipton, Michael MacMahonReception: September 15, 5-7 p.m. October 19 - November 22“Color Connections”: Heather Pilchard & Alla Zbinovsky Reception: Friday, October 20, 5-7 p.m.Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 1-5 p.m. | by appointment.
Hopkinton Center for the Arts
October 6 - November 11 “History is No Mystery: The Conversation Continues”An exhibit by Shea Justice that addresses the realities of what America was built on, while in the midst of American history that is being erased and whitewashed. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Holliston Mill Open Studios
November 4 & 5Join us for our annual Open Studios weekend! Three floors of artists’ studios, plus gallery and hallway art to explore. Live music all weekend, refreshments, and plenty of free parking.Hours: Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
Dartmouth Cultural Center
September 23“5th Annual Wet Paint PadanaramPlein Air”Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.Art adoption party with prizes, 4-6 p.m.Online artist registration.October 6 - November 4“Duo Exhibition: Don Cadoret & MaryEllen Flinn”Story paintings and Wood, acrylic painted folk artOpening reception: Oct 6, 5-7 p.m. Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
The Christopher Brodigan Gallery at Groton School
September 17 - November 17“Daniela Gumba: On the Wing” Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8 p.m. | Sat. 8 a.m-3 p.m. | Sun. 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery
Through September 30Ralph Ferro – “Expressive Figurative, Black and White Linocuts”October 7 - 31Doreen LaScola – “Still Traveling” Opening Reception: October 7,12-2 p.m.Gallery & Gift Shop Hours: Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.Take our virtual gallery tour by visiting: ccgiftgallery.com/about- us
Williams College Museum of Art
Through July 14Combining historical materials and the perspectives of seven contemporary Black artists,“Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation” visualizes what freedom looks like.May 10 - June 2Annual showcase of artwork by Williams College senior studio art majors.Opening celebration: May 10, 6-8 p.m.wcma@williams.eduartmuseum.williams.edu
Waltham Open Studios
47th Annual Waltham Open Studios November 4 & 5Visit art where it’s created! Over 70 artists from WMAA, Lincoln Studios, Metalwerx, open their doors to welcome the public to this free, annual event in 3 buildings in the heart of Waltham. Tour studios, enjoy family-friendly activities, attend artist demos, and more. Easily accessible by public […]
The Umbrella Arts Center
Through September 19“Colors of Concord: The Grassy Plain”Work by Umbrella Artist-in- Residence Ponnapa Prakkamakul September 1-November 18“Art Ramble 2023: Geo-Metric” Temporary outdoor public art installation in historic Hapgood Wright Town Forest September 29 - November 12“Diminishing Returns” Photographs by Jordan Kessler October 5 - November 19“Banned”Paintings by Maryam Safajoo
Three Stones Gallery
Through November 26 “Fleeting Moments”Fabric collage by Merill Comeau, abstract painting by Jill Goldman-Callahan, and surreal sculpture by Ukrainian artist Natasha Dikareva.Artist Talk: November 2, 6:30- 7:30 p.m.Textile artist Merill Comeau and sculptor Elisa Adams will speak about their work.November 29 - January 7“Lighten Up! The Holiday Show” Features Joe Faria’s layered cardboard compositions, photographs by Evan McGlinn, new works by […]
Springfield Museums
Through December 31 “Artifice: New Paintings by PriyaGreen”September 23 - March 24, 2024 “A Gathering: Works from Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists”October 14-January 14, 2024“As They Saw It: Women Artists Then & Now”Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 11 a.m.-p.m.
South Shore Art Center, Bancroft Gallery
May 30 - July 13“Young Black Woman | Old White Man”Curated by James Burke; with works by James Burke and Devyn Casey.Reception: May 30, 6-8 p.m.July 25 - August 24“Blue Ribbon Members’ Show”Reception: July 25, 6-8 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.119 Ripley RoadCohasset, MA(781) 383-2787ssac.orgJune 14 - June 1669th annual South Shore Arts FestivalHours: […]
Ogunquit Museum of American Art
Through November 12“The Sea, Just Like Your Eyes, Became a Refuge: Joe Wardwell Mural Commission”“Networks of Modernism, 1898–1968”“The Architect of a Museum”“Spontaneous Generation: The Work of Liam Lee”“Ever Baldwin: Down the Line”“Meg Webster: New Work”Museum is open through November 12. Hours posted on website.
NOA Gallery at The Groton Inn
Summer Show Artist Reception September 10, 1-3 p.m. at The Groton InnFeaturing work by Sue Bleiweiss, Don Bullens, Arnie Casavant, Donna Caselden, Elizabeth Craumer, Joelle Feldman, Tamara Gonda, Barbara Lucas, Elissa McMeniman, Julia Mitchell, Sue Penney, Linda Puiatti, Michael Robbins, Alexia Rosoff-Wilber, Stephen Silver, Rita Tavilla,Trina Teele andNeil Tischler. The show will run through September, […]
The Brickbottom Gallery
Through March 24“Cities Here And There: Today’s Cities Exist In A Constant State Of Change...”This exhibition will highlight work by five artists: Fred Kasha Simon, Mark Faverman, Dan Coughlin, Adam Leveille and Liliana Marquez. Curated by Alexandra Rozenman. Reception: March 2, 3-5 p.m. April 4 - April 28“The Fire Within: Color And Expression,” in the paintings ofJo Ann […]
Arts League of Lowell
September 22 - November 5 “Exposed 2023”The photography exhibition in the main gallery features any of the following seven design elements: Emphasis, Balance, Rhythm, Pattern, Contrast, Movement, and Unity.Reception: September 30, 3-5 p.m. Greenwald Gallery:Through September 10“Bonita”Featuring oil paintings by Cassandra Donnelly. September 13 - October 8“With A Little Help From My Friends” Featuring recent […]
Burlington City Arts
October 20-January 27, 2024“Terry Ekasala: Layers of Time,” improvisational paintings exploring the threshold between abstraction and representation. “Texture and Response,” three New England artists working in craft media including glass, wood, and paper, prompting a recognition of our fascination with texture.Reception October 20Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12-5 p.m. | Sat. 12-8 p.m.
6 Bridges Gallery
November 15 - December 30 “Holiday Market”The gallery will be brimming with giftable fine art and craft, including special offerings by Holiday Season consignors. We’ll also be featuring small 2D artworks, 10 x 10 inches or less. Fully vaccinated staff and air filtration units provide for safety during In Person shopping.“Picture The Story”Childrens book illustrations by Priscilla Alpaugh, Chris […]
Lamont Gallery
September 5 – November 18 “Works by Claire Ashley”These large-scale inflatables explode the possibilities of painting. Ashley’s practice devours the traditional mediums of sculpture, installation, painting, and costume.
Southern Vermont Arts Center
September 30 - January 7, 2024 Two concurrent exhibitions:“Ashley Bryan: The Spirit ofJoy” brings the unbridled creativity of award-winning children’s book illustrator and author Ashley Bryan’s home to life through a selection of toys, objects, puppets, paintingsand photography. “The Wee Worlds of Salley Mavor” is a unique opportunity to experience the exceptional detail and 3-dimensional […]
The Conant Gallery at Lawrence Academy
September 22-December 15“Through Lines”The exhibit features magical oil paintings by Susan Q. Brown andinstallations using clay, wood, stone, and cardboard by Ben Putnam which evoke his deep sense of the natural world. Opening Reception: September 22, 6-7:30 p.m.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sat. & Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m.
Mark J. Richards Fine Art
October 1 - 31“Mark J. Richards: Magic Lands”I am an artist adventurer seeking aesthetic truths from color, light and natural motifs. I believe subconscious meanings and revelations are possible through the combination of these elements. “Magic Lands” chips away at attitudes of indifference by asking why am I here, and what is to be gained?Reception: October 19, […]
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Newport Art Museum
November 18 - May 5, 2024, Arghavan Khosravi, Ilgenfritz Gallery; December 2 - May 26, 2024“Unfinished Business”, Wright, Corridor, and Blue Room Galleries (Griswold House); Through December 31Bob Dilworth: Backyard, Morris & Cushing Galleries (Cushing Building);Through December 29Caitlin Cali: Love You, Times Infinity, at the Museum School; Through July 15, 2024Farm to Table, Second Floor Corridor Gallerynewportartmuseum.org
SONO Arts at The Norwood Space Center
December 9 & 10“Winter Open Studios” The resident artists of the Norwood Space Center, SONO Arts, will open their studios. Also features an exhibition of guest artists from surrounding communities. For more information please visit norwoodspacecenter.com/ events-calendarHours: Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.sonorwoodarts@gmail.comnorwoodspacecenter.com/ sono-arts/
Springfield Museums
Through September 8 “Frida Kahlo, Her Photos” “Explore Frida’s World”“Designing Downtown” Through February 28, 2025“Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women by Julie Lapping Rivera” Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.(413) 263-6800springfieldmuseums.org
The Umbrella Arts Center
Through November 12“Zero Toys and Death of Print,” photographs by Jordan Kessler “Banned,” paintings by Maryam SafajooThrough November 19“Geo-Metric: Art Ramble 2023,” outdoors public art exhibition in Hapgood Wright Town Forest November 16 - January 4, 2024“Fresh Ink: Contemporary Explorations in Printmaking,” juried by Carolyn Muskat, part of The Boston Printmakers 75th Anniversary CelebrationDecember 1 - 3“The Umbrella Winter Market,” artists and artisan […]
Armenian Museum of America
Extended through December 30 “Disrupted, Borders.”Drawing on his own historyand identity, photographer and installation artist Ara Oshagan brings together several series of work that focus on “his interest in diasporic identity, afterlives of displacement and colonization, erasure and (un)imagined futures.”“Discovering Takouhi: Portraits of Joan Agajanian Quinn.” Includes Armenian artists Dahlia Elsayed, Jean Kazandjian, Silvina Der Meguerditchian, Zaven […]
Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture
Art in public places and Arlington Town Hall, no admission.“Remembrance of Climate Futures/Arlington”23 markers developed by Tom Starr and 12 High School interns imagining the future impact of the climate crisis on the landscape and community of Arlington, MA. Various locations; map & info: climatefuturesarlington.org.Town Hall Exhibit: artwork by Maria Fonseca, TJ Reynolds and Larry Terry, on […]
Atlantic Works Gallery
November 5 - 25“From Life: Drawings by Dan Hofstadter,”Receptions: November 5, 2-5 p.m. | November 16, 6-9 p.m.Opening December 15“The Winter Show,” group show by AWG artists and reception with music by Zumix.Opening Reception: December 21, 6-9 p.m.Hours: Fri.-Sat., 2-6 p.m. | & by appointment.contact@atlanticworks.org atlanticworks.org
ShowUp (formerly Beacon Gallery)
Through January 14“Unaccustomed Earth”Emily Rose and Beatriz Whitehill explore how they keep and reinvent cultural traditions. January 26 - February 25“Kids from the Stars”Jameel Radcliffe’s solo exhibition features a glimpse into the artist’s fantasy world of portraiture. Reception: February 2Live Music February 23 featuring Nate Nics. Details online.Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. | Sun.-Wed., by appointment.Website forthcoming!
Fountain Street Gallery
Through March 24 “Gladly Beyond”Taken from e.e.cummings’ poem “somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond”, our final exhibition, by artists working in a variety of media, is a tribute to the irrepressible nature of creative endeavors and to the artists of Fountain Street as we prepare to close our doors on March 31, 2024.SoWa First Friday Receptions: […]
Boston Sculptors Gallery
Through November 5Peter DeCamp Haines “Archaic Echoes” & Eric Sealine “Still, Life” First Friday November 3, 5-8:30 p.m.November 9 - December 10Roya Amigh “Beyond Us” & Jodi Colella “But It Doesn’t Hold Water” Artists’ Reception: November11, 2-5 p.m. with talks at 3 p.m. facilitated by Patricia Miranda. First Friday: December 1, 5-8:30 p.m.Opening December 14Larry Pollans “Jigsaw” & […]
The Guild of Boston Artists
November 4 - December 2 “Sergio Roffo: Elements Unveiled - A Journey Across Land and Sea” Opening Reception: Saturday, November 4, 3-5 p.m.Live Artist Demonstration: November 11, 1 p.m.December 9 - January 17, 2024 “Winter Holiday and Small Works Displays” Hours: Tues-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.guildofbostonartists.org
Hallspace
September 7 - October 12“Juls Gabs: Landscapes of Future Era, Today”Opening Reception: September 7, 2-5 p.m.October 19 - November 23“Brian Littlefield: Proximal”Opening Reception: October 19, 2-5 p.m.December 2024 - January 2025Maggie StarkSee hallSpace.org for details.Hours: Fri. & Sat., 12-5 p.m. | Mon.-Thurs., by appointment.hallspace.com
URI Providence Gallery
November 6 - December 7 “Journeys” by David Lee Black"This exhibit is an artful exploration into creative possibility: leaving the past behind, rediscovering one’s self and who one really is by David Lee Black, an award-winning New England-based storyteller, photographer and sculpture artist, on a never-ending pilgrimage to capture people, places and events in moments both simple and sublime. Gallery Night Reception: November […]
Gallery360 at Northeastern University
November 16 - April 8, 2024“Fluid Matters, Grounded Bodies: Decolonizing Ecological Encounters”Wendy Red Star, Joiri Minaya, Allison Janae Hamilton, Beatriz Cortez and others.Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.346 Huntington Ave. Boston, MA 02115
New Britain Museum of American Art
Through September 15“The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans”Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, The Land Carries Our Ancestors highlights artworks by nearly 50 living Native artists that powerfully visualize Indigenous culture and knowledge of the land. Brought together by Smith, this multigenerational, diverse group of artists works across the United States […]
Hera Gallery
November 18 - December 16 “Wrack Line: More Notes from the Coast”Solo Exhibitions by Barbara Pagh and Kathie Florsheim Opening Reception: November 18, 6-8 p.m.Artist Talks: November 30, 7:30 p.m. via zoom.Visit heragallery.org for more information.Hours: Wed.-Fri., 1-5 p.m. | Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College
November 9 - December 8“Amy Montali: Thief”Reception: November 9, 4-6 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 12-8 p.m.ric.edu/bannister
Kingston Gallery
Through November 26In the Main Gallery:Randy Garber “Scrip(t) Scraps”In the Center Gallery:Rachel Mello and Debra Olin “Bodies of Work”In the Project Space Gallery:Ilona Anderson, Susan Nichter, Jude Pastorok, and Jennifer Rowland“Square Donuts and the Missing Camera”Opening Reception: November 4, 5-8 p.m.November 29 - December 30 In the Main Gallery:Elif Soyer “Making Meaning”In the Center Gallery:David J Henry and Susan […]
Multicultural Arts Center
This winter, the MulticulturalArts Center gallery brings you two exceptional shows: a solo exhibit of Donald Langosy’s paintings titled “Art/Poetica” (through November 24) and the i3C Artist’s group show “Climate Change: Creating Conversations on a Global Crisis” (December 5-January 12).Hours: Tues.-Fri., for in-person viewing | or visit our Virtual Gallery.multiculturalartscenter.org
StoveFactory Gallery
“StoveFactory Open Studios”All 3 floors of studio workspace In conjunction with the Artists’ Group of Charlestown Winter 2023 Winter ExhibitionAn annual event featuring three floors of Artists’ Studios, with many works for sale and live demonstrations.Hours: Sat. & Sun., December 2 & 3, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.“Small Works Exhibition & Sale” Artists’ Group of Charlestown Winter 2023 ExhibitionHours: Sat. & […]
Full Tilt Print Studio
Celebrating Printmaking:Full Tilt Print StudioReception: Sunday November 12, 2023, 1-5 p.m.2 p.m. Portfolio Introduction, 4 p.m. printmaking demonstrationExhibiting works by 20+ studio members, plus inaugural showing of 50th Anniversary collaborative portfolio, Back and Forth. Showcasing traditional, experimental and hybrid printmaking techniques covering contemporary themes from climate change and social justice, to the ordinary made extraordinary. Also open Sun 10/29 […]
SoWa Artists Guild
First Friday is always exciting at SoWa Artists Guild, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston. Three floors of artists’ studios open Friday, May 3, and Friday, June 7, 5-9 p.m. Many studios also open every Sunday from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. along with the vibrant SoWa Open Market. Find out more at sowaartists.com
Piano Craft Gallery
November 3 - 26“The Color of Memory”, Jennifer Liston Munson, Marsha Nouritza OdabashianReception: November 4, 2-5 p.m. Art Party: November 17, 5-8 p.m. Hours: Fri., 6-8 p.m. | Sat.-Sun., 12-5 p.m.pianocraftgallery.com
The Onyva Gallery
Through January 2024Stan Frankenthaler debuts “Hot off the Griddle,” a series of encaustic monoprints on rice paper. Using heat and his hands, Frankenthaler explores the idea of seasonality and impermanence, drawing on intimate experiences in nature. Onyva’s mission is to expand community impact with a non-traditional gallery space on Boston’s Newbury Street and a rotating Artist-in-Residence program for emerging […]
National Association of Women Artists, MA (NAWAMA)
Apply at thenawa.org by 3/15 and 9/15 of each year. NAWAMA Artists exhibit at Cotuit Center For the Arts, Multicultural Arts Center, Berkshire Art Museum, URI Providence Campus Gallery, Fountain Street Gallery, SoWa Art & Design District, Galleryat Atlantic Wharf, Seaport, RAA&Museum, Heftler Visiting Artist Gallery, The Vendue Art Hotel, The Art Complex, JL HQ, Newbury St.thenawa.orgnawama.org
Art Complex Museum
Through Nov 3, 2024: Industrial Beauty— Luminous Desert (Jürgen Lobert, Lisa Ryan)Sep 22, 2024 through Jan 12, 2025:American Paintings from the Art Complex Museum CollectionHands to Work, Hearts to God: Celebrating Mother Ann Lee’s Legacy, featuring Laura ChristensenReception: Sep 22, 2024, 1-4pmThrough Sep, 2025: Nora Valdez: PassageThe museum offers contemporary shows and collection-based shows. See website for […]
Montserrat College of Art Galleries
Through November 18, 2023 Montserrat Gallery:“Wells Chandler: Psychedelic Soccer Dada”Senior Thesis ExhibitionsMontserrat Gallery:December 6-9: Interdisciplinary December 13-16: Art Education Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sat., 12-5 p.m.
Peabody Essex Museum
Through December 31“As We Rise: Photography from theBlack Atlantic | Peabody Essex Museum”Featuring more than one hundred works by artists from North America, South America, Africa, Europe and the Caribbean, this exhibition celebrates the myriad experiences of Black life through the lenses of community, identity and power. Together, these images explore the many sides of the African […]
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
Through April 6, 2025“The Grief of Almost”Featuring four large-scale paintings and one monumental sculpture by artist Enrique Martínez Celaya, this exhibition explores our drive toward self-understanding and desire to live a meaningful life.Through November 3“From the Field: Tracing Foodways through Art”Explores the idea of food as not only nourishment but an expression of our lived […]
Fuller Craft Museum
Through November 3“Chris Bathgate: The Machinist Sculptor”Chris Bathgate elevates precision machining to an art form, with a career spent exploring ways in which digital technologies and studio craft coexist. Bathgate’s sculptures investigate the tension points between aesthetic and utility, form and function, and industrial and handmade, digital and analog.Hours: Tues.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.fullercraft.org
Concord Art
Through December 17 Main Gallery:“Rhoda Rosenberg: Shapes of Time (1968-2022)”Through November 26Members Gallery:“Shifting Perspectives: Tony Andrade + Celia Knight” November 30 - December 17“Holiday Art Sale”Reception: November 30, 5:30 p.m. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m.info@concordart.org concordart.org
Addison Gallery of American Art
Through July 31“Robert Frank and Todd Webb: Across America, 1955”“Laying the Foundation: Exploring the Nucleus of the Addison’s Collection”“A Long Arc: Photography and the American South since 1845” “Finding American Form: 20th-Century Selections from the Permanent Collection” “Jennifer Cecere: Abbot & Andover at 50: Then, Now, Next” Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 1-5 p.m.addisongallery.org
Art Center Gallery at Anna Maria College
Through May 15Art in the Park, Worcester at Anna Maria CollegeMary Angers, Jose Criollo, Helen Duncan, Don Ledversis soundcloud.com/user-326271204/ the-amcast-helen-duncanFaculty SpotlightSonja Czekalski, Figures in Line Reception: August 30, 5 p.m.-7 p.m. May 8 - May 19“Masters in Integrated Media Arts Exhibition”Matthew WaiteReception: 8 May, 5 p.m.-7 p.m.Contact: David Wackell dwackell@annamaria.edu Director: Darrell Matsumoto dmatsumoto@annamaria.edu annamaria.edu/academics/ undergraduate-studies/studio- art/#gallery
Cahoon Museum of American Art
Through December 23“Peaceable Kingdom: The Art of Donald Saaf”Features large scale paintings and collages that explore Saaf’s experience of nature, family, and community in rural Vermont. Deeply interested in “memory of place and experience,” Saaf draws upon a lifetime of keen observation as he captures moments when external and internal worlds overlap. Saaf explores the subtle line […]
Arts League of Lowell
March 8 - May 5 “All Things Musical” Sponsored by Enterprise Bank. We toot our own horn about this exhibition in the Main Gallery, which features musical references of many kinds in all types of media. Reception: March 16, 3-5 p.m.March 27 - April 21 “Interpreting Nature Through Value and Color”The Greenwald Gallery features new work by Miriam Perkins and […]
Shop Maine Craft
Handmade in Maine: Join us at our retail galleries to celebrate our 400 + Maine Crafts Association members and our final 2023 exhibitions. November 3 - 24Maine Craft Portland “The Ruby Jubilee — Celebrating 40 years of Maine Craft”521 Congress St. Portland, ME(207) 808-8184 November 4 - December 31, 2023Center for Maine Craft“Annual Holiday Ornament Showcase”24 Service Plaza Dr. West […]
Studio Place Arts
November 8 - December 28All three floors “CELEBRATE”A vibrant show involving more than 70 local artists. A popular holiday season destination since 2000, this show includes a diverse selection of fine art and crafts displayed creatively throughout the historic SPA building. Visit studioplacearts. com for artist list. SPA is a working art center with art exhibits, artist […]
The Gallery at WREN
Welcome to the Table,” WREN’sannual holiday member exhibition. $10 from each gallery sale will go towards local food security organizations. Opening reception: Friday, November 10, 5-7 p.m. Tickets are $15 each, proceeds will go towards Feed the Family, providing Thanksgiving meals to families in need.Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m.hello@wrenworks.org wrenworks.org
NOA Gallery at The Groton Inn
Fall & Winter ShowsNOA Gallery’s Winter Show atThe Groton Inn features works by Alexia Rosoff Wilber, B. Glee Lucas, Elizabeth Craumer, Julia Mitchell, Kathleen Bennett, Katie Busick, Linda Puiatti, Michael Goodman, Rita Tavilla, Stephen Silver, Sue Bleiweiss, Susan Penney Marion, Tamara Gonda and Trina Teele. Also introducing Go Outdoors, an installation of artfully upcycled doors by regional artists—Adria Arch, Janice Hayes-Cha, […]
Attleboro Arts Museum
Through November 5“32nd Benefit Art Auction Preview Exhibition” Close to 200 works of art and specialty items are on the block to benefit the Museum. December 9 - January 26, 2024“Members’ Exhibition”A lush collection showing the strength and range of the Museum’s member artists. attleboroartsmuseum.org
Burlington City Arts
Through January 27“Terry Ekasala: Layers of Time,”improvisational paintings exploring the threshold between abstraction and representation.“Texture and Response,” three New England artists working in craft media including glass, wood, and paper as they each explore the meditative allure of texture. Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12-5 p.m. | Sat. 12-8 p.m.burlingtoncityarts.org
Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery
September 7 - October 26"Den Poitras - Blissful Lights"Opening Reception: September 7, 1-3 p.m.October 5 - November 30"Jill Pottle - Familiar Spaces and Places"Opening Reception: October 5, 1-3 p.m.Gallery & Gift Shop Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.info@ccgiftgallery.com ccgiftgallery.com
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Through September 22 “Danforth Annual Juried Exhibition,” featuring innovative work from across New England.Opening October 12“Ileana Doble Hernandez: My Dear Americans, not enough”“DM Witman: Ecologies of Mourning/Ecologies of Restoration”“Suzanne Revy: A Murmur in the Trees”See website for hours, to register for events, and explore membership.danforthartmuseum@framingham.edudanforth.framingham.edu
de Menil Gallery at Groton School
Through November 14“Lou Jones: panAFRICAproject: Redefining the modern image of Africa”Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Closed Wednesdays | Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.-2 p.m.jfitch@groton.org groton.org
Fitchburg Art Museum
September 28 - January 12“Bob Dilworth: When I Remembered Home” Ongoing through January 2025“G.O.A.T. The Sports Photography of Walter Iooss” Iooss photographed professional sports with the passion and perception of a true fan, capturing iconic moments in sports history for over sixty years. This "Greatest Of All Time" exhibition draws on FAM's expansive photography collection. Through February 23, 2025“Africa […]
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
Through December 15“Always Be Around: Corita Kent, Community and Pedagogy” Featuring Mary Banas and Breanne Trammell, Lukaza Branfman-Verissimo, Roz Crews, Jen Delos Reyes, Corita Kent, Christine Sun Kim, Jorge Lucero, Mary Lum, Maria del Carmen Montoya, Aaron Rose and Lee Walton.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sat., 12-5 p.m.holycross.edu/cantorartgallery
LexArt | Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
Stop by the Nye Gallery this November/December for, first, the exhibit “HOME” which focuses on the theme of ‘home’ and the role of housing in our lives (through November 19). This will be followed by LexArt’s annual Holiday Market Place, November 26 - December 24.info@lexart.orglexart.org
Currier Museum of Art
Through March 31“Toward the New: A Journey into Abstraction”Through May 27“Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated)”March 7 - June 23“I live a journey of a thousand years”, Raphaël Barontini April 12 - September 2“Filippo de Pisis and Robert Mapplethorpe: A Distant Conversation”Hours: Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.currier.org
Bates College Museum of Art
Through March 4“Exploding Native Inevitable,” an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art from a land we now call America.“Brad Kahlhamer: Nomadic Studio, Maine Camp,” an exhibition of many sketchbooks, accompanied by a selection of related paintings and prints. April 8 - May 24“Senior Thesis Exhibition 2024,” work selected from thesis projects of graduating seniors majoring in Studio Art.April […]
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Closing November 3“The Wider World & Scrimshaw” and Courtney M. Leonard’s “BREACH: Logbook 24 | Scrimshaw” explore scrimshaw (objects carved by whalers on the byproducts of marine mammals), colonial legacies, and Indigenous carving traditions from across the Pacific world.Through November 11“Fall Exhibitions”Hours: Mon.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.(508) 508-997-0046whalingmuseum.org
Nesto Gallery
November 9 - December 14 “Marlon Forrester: Let There Be Flight”The Cathedral of Notre Dame pedestal pieces are the impetus for portraits and figurative drawings of black men that define these new works. Water based color field paintings overlayed with pen and pencil drawings function as a tableau for ritual, play, and iconography.Opening reception: November 9, 5:30-7 p.m.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.milton.edu/arts/nesto-gallery