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Worcester Art Museum
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: […]
The Tavern Club
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 […]
The Brickbottom Gallery
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 […]
South Shore Art Center, Bancroft Gallery
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: […]
Williams College Museum of Art
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
New Bedford Whaling Museum
New Bedford Whaling Museum
November 22 - May 5“Winter Exhibitions”Opening this December, “Lighting the Way: SouthCoast Women’s Lives, Labors, Loves” focuses on objects in the collection made by and for SouthCoast women, and shares their stories. Through May 5, Katy Rodden Walker’s “Community Blooms”a community focused art and science project raises awareness about plastic pollution in our oceans.Hours: Tues.-Sat., 9 […]
Bates College Museum of Art
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 […]
Gallery360 at Northeastern University
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
SoWa Artists Guild
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
New Britain Museum of American Art
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 […]
Hallspace
Hallspace
Through November 23“Brian Littlefield: Proximal”December - January 2025Maggie StarkFebruary - March 2025Michael EderHours: Fri. & Sat., 12-5 p.m. | Mon.-Thurs., by appointment.hallspace.com
Springfield Museums
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
Currier Museum of Art
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
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
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
Art Center Gallery at Anna Maria College
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
Addison Gallery of American Art
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
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
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
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
Arts League of Lowell
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 […]
Art Complex Museum
Art Complex Museum
February 2 - April 19“Duxbury Art Association WinterJuried Show”“Raku from the Art ComplexMuseum Collection” February 16 - May 5 Steve Branfman:“Fifty Years Above the Wheel” Reception for all shows: February 16, 1-4 p.m.Through September, 2025 “Nora Valdez: Passage”The museum offers shows of contemporary works and shows featuring objects from the museum’s collection. See website for […]
Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery
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
Fitchburg Art Museum
Fitchburg Art Museum
Opening February 1 “Stephen DiRado, Better Together: Four Decades of Photographs” is a career retrospective exhibition featuring the work of Stephen DiRado, the leading contemporary artistand fine art photographer in Central Massachusetts. DiRado has taught photography at Clark University in Worcester since 1982, and his work has been exhibited, collected, and published internationally for over forty years.Opening […]
de Menil Gallery at Groton School
de Menil Gallery at Groton School
Through April 5“Undercurrents: Works” by artist and author Edel Rodriguez. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | closed Wed. | Sat.-Sun., 11 a.m.- p.m.(978) 448-7386 grotonschool.org
RISD Museum
RISD Museum
Through April 7“The Artistry of Utagawa Kuniyoshi”Through May 5“Ise katagami: Textile Printing with Paper Stencils in Japan” Through June 2“Fantasy, Myth, Legend: Imagining the Past in Works on Paper since 1750”Through June 9“Art and Design from 1900 to Now” Through June 16“The Let Out: Ryan Cardoso & DJ Chappel” Through September 29“Diné Textiles: Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh”Through January 12, 2025.“Trading […]
Newport Art Museum
Newport Art Museum
Through April 27Ilgenfritz Gallery“KELSY PATNAUDE AT SEA (with cole brauer)”Through April 25The Coleman Center at Newport Art Museum“Joy of Being, Youth Art Exhibition”January 29 - May 18Griswold House“Donna Bassin: Portraits of thePrecarious Earth” Through May 6 Contemporary Gallery“Andrea Spiridonakos: Without You (I’m Just An Empty Shell)” Through June 6Blue Room and Corridor Galleries“Art Through the Ages: A […]
Fairfield University Art Museum
Fairfield University Art Museum
Through July 27Walsh Gallery (Quick Center):“Peter Anton: Just Desserts”A solo exhibition of Anton’s incredibly realistic, oversized pop sculptures of desserts. Bellarmine Hall Galleries:“Suzanne Chamlin: Studies in Color”Recent landscape and still-lifes which explore ideas about color theory and light.“The Landscape in Focus: Recent Acquisitions of Photography”14 contemporary photographs in a variety of photographic media from the […]
StoveFactory Gallery
StoveFactory Gallery
September 7 | Rain date, September 8“Art in the Park 2024”Location: City Square Park, Charlestown, MA10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Free and open to the public.Art in the Park is a popular annual art event, hosted by the Artists’ Group of Charlestown, in Charlestown's beautiful and historic City Square Park on the Freedom Trail. “Art: A Visual Feast”Artists’ Group of […]
Attleboro Arts Museum
Attleboro Arts Museum
Through July 12 “Morning Noon Night”A National Juried Exhibition. Close to 100 works from throughout the US respond to this year’s theme.July 27 - August 24 “8 Visions”Work from 8 Juried Member Artists. Featuring original art from John Buron, Peter Campbell, Katherine Desy, Memy Ish Shalom, Joni Lohr, Karen Reid, Erin Spencer, and James C. Varnum.(508) 222.2644attleboroartsmuseum.org
Studio Place Arts
Studio Place Arts
March 13 - April 20Main Gallery:“Up & Down, In & Out: Embroidery & its Kin” 2nd Floor Gallery:“Hiding in Plain Sight,” Amy Schachter3rd Floor Gallery:“The Grand Assemblage,” Axel Stohlberg.Visit studioplacarts.com for info on the Quick Change Gallery & SPA annex locations. SPA is a working art center with art exhibits, artist studios, classroom, and a sculpture tour.Hours: Wed.-Fri., 11:30 […]
Lamont Gallery
Lamont Gallery
March 19 - April 13“Hidden Treasures 6,” celebrates the creative work of our Phillips Exeter Academy colleagues across media and departments. This year’s exhibition includes fiber arts, stained glass, painting, and landscape photography.Opening Reception: March 28, 5-7 p.m.(603) 777-3461 gallery@exeter.edu exeter.edu/lamontgallery
Boston Sculptors Gallery
Boston Sculptors Gallery
Through July 14Claudia Olds Goldie “About Face” Keri Straka “Biological Tithing” First Friday: July 5, 5-8:30 p.m. July 18 - August 18“Mood Swing”Featuring invited guest artists. Artists’ Reception & Talks: July 19, 5-8 p.m. w/ Artist Talks at 7 p.m. First Friday August 2, 5-8:30 p.m.The gallery will be closed August 19 - 28.Opening August 29Kenson Truong “Usurper”Liz Shepherd “Look […]
Atlantic Works Gallery
Atlantic Works Gallery
March 2 - 30 “Contemporary Dialogues,” Richard Dorff, John Greiner- Ferris and Joan Ryan. Receptions: March 2, 2-6 p.m. | March 21, 6-9 p.m.April 5 - 27“In the Woods,” Joan Ryan and Julie C BaerReceptions: April 6, 4-7 p.m. | April 18, 6-9 p.m.Hours: Fri.-Sat., 2-6 p.m. | or by appointment.(857) 302-8363contact@atlanticworks.orgatlanticworks.org
Armenian Museum of America
Armenian Museum of America
Through August 4“Gandzaran! Notable Selectionsfrom Our Collection”Armenian fine art historically focused on illuminations, miniatures, and other pious objects, the most significant of which were secured and hidden in the gandzaran, or treasury, of a monastery. Drawing from the Museum’s vaults - our own gandzaran - this exhibit showcases the development of Armenian art in the 20th and 21st […]
Concord Art
Concord Art
Through August 11 Main Gallery:“Bird Stories: Human Narratives” Through July 14Members Gallery:“BIRDS”July 18 - August 11 “The School Show”Reception: July 18, 5:30 p.m. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. | Sun., 12 p.m.-4 p.m.(978) 369-2578 info@concordart.org concordart.org
Nesto Gallery
Nesto Gallery
April 25 - June 15 “Alumni Exhibit”Presenting paintings from four alumni of the Milton Academy class of 2009: David Bruce, Sarah Diamond, Dougan Kim and Jasmine Reid. Opening reception: April 25, 5:30-7 p.m.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m.(617) 898-1798 milton.edu/arts/nesto-gallery
Montserrat Gallery
Montserrat Gallery
Through March 6 Montserrat Gallery“Karmimadeebora McMillan: Wandering Stars”Through March 16Carol Schlosberg Alumni Galleries“Loretta Park: About to Thaw” March 27 - May 17All Galleries“Senior Thesis Exhibitions”(978) 921-4242 gallery@montserrat.edu montserrat.edu/galleries
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
Through May 24“Nostalgia of Now: Works from the 2024 Senior Concentration Seminar” Featuring artwork by ten graduating visual arts majors.Hours: Mon., by appointment | Tues., Weds., Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Thurs., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Sat., 12-5 p.m.(508) 793-3356 holycross.edu/cantorartgallery
Peabody Essex Museum
Peabody Essex Museum
April 13 - July 7“Ethiopia at the Crossroad”Celebrate nearly 2,000 years of Ethiopian art and learn how cultural exchange has shaped the country’s rich artistic traditions. Explore illuminated manuscripts, religious icons, metalwork and carvings in conversation with vibrant collage, sculpture and printed works by contemporary Ethiopian artists. Hours: Thurs.-Mon., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.(978) 745-9500pem.org
Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery
Through January 5“The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917”Opening February 21“David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive”The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe. Free and open to the public. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.Hours: […]
Ceres Bakery
Ceres Bakery
March 1 - April 30“Lively Little Systems: Murmurs of Nature, People, and Food,” Kris LanzerCeres Bakery is featuring small embroidered abstractions that visualize energy and spark the senses. Installation artist Kris Lanzer chose this stimulating and nourishing place to make a point of being where you are and noticing the many interrelated moving parts and systems. Hours: […]
Cahoon Museum of American Art
Cahoon Museum of American Art
Through December 22“Varujan Boghosian: Material Poetry”This exhibition presents collages and mixed-media pieces that span Boghosian’s career, including rarely seen artworks from the collection of his daughter, Heidi Boghosian. Well-known as an art professor at major American universities, Boghosian played a large role in the Provincetown art colony, influencing generations of artists and writers.(508) 428-7581 cahoonmuseum.org
LexArt | Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
LexArt | Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
Stop by the Nye Gallery this March/April for two incredible exhibitions: first up is the 28th Annual Regional High School Exhibit showcasing the creativity and innovation of area students (Through March 17). This will be followed by Reimagining Our World, an i3C artist’s group show about the climate crisis (open March 23 - April 21).info@lexart.orglexart.org
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Through April 21Two concurrent exhibitions: “Portraits in RED: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Peoples Painting Project” by artist Nayana LaFond and “Voices,” a multi- channel video installation by artist Cat Del Buono, bring visibility to domestic violence victims and survivors, their friends and family, and activists. They invite viewers to contemplate the role art can play in raising awareness and […]
The Gallery at WREN
The Gallery at WREN
March 9 - April 12“Total Eclipse of the Art,” features work by Douglas Arion, emeritus professor and dark sky defender, dark sky photographs; and eclipse themed work from over 20 WREN members. Opening Reception: March 9, 5 p.m. | snow date: March 10, 5 p.m.Visit WREN to shop the work of over 120 local artists and […]
Mark J. Richards
Mark J. Richards
Newton Open StudioApril 27 & 28, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Needham Open StudioMay 5 & 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.Open by appointment.(617) 584-7137, call or text. rmark277@gmail.comIG: @markrichards7892
Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College
Bannister Gallery at Rhode Island College
Through March 22“Range of Motion, Landscapes by Charles W. Goolsby”April 1 - 19“Paper Trails: Selections from the RIC Print Trade”Reception: April 4, 4-7 p.m.Hours: Mon.-Fri., 12-8 p.m.(401) 456-9765 ric.edu/bannister
National Association of Women Artists, MA (NAWAMA)
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, […]
Kingston Gallery
Kingston Gallery
Through March 31Main Gallery:Mira Cantor, “DIG”Project Space:Phyllis Ewen, “My Mind’s Eye” Mira Cantor’s paintings are influenced by subterranean landscapes of the world. Reception: March 1, 5-8 p.m. April 3 - April 28Kingston Associates exhibition: “Everything Leaves a Mark”Reception: April 5, 5-8Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12-5 p.m.(617) 423-4113marketing@kingstongallery.comkingstongallery.com
Galatea Fine Arts
Galatea Fine Arts
Through March 30Nancy DuVergne Smith: “Moon Gates and other Chinese Signs” James Varnum: “Compass” Garrow Throop: “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”James Cole: “Haunted Houseful” Reception: March 1, 6-8 p.m.April 4 - April 28George Shaw: “Architecture of Time” The New England Mosaic Society: “Reawakening: A Contemporary Look at the Ancient Art of the Mosaics” Curator: Cassie Doyon. Nora Rosenbaum: “Bird by Bird” Christina Beecher: “Quiet […]
The Umbrella Arts Center
The Umbrella Arts Center
Through May 5“Jane Goldman: Global Warming Series 2018-2023” Through June 8“TAPPED IN: Moving Hearts and Minds through Art and Science” Collaborations of 10 artist/ scientist pairs, curated by Stephanie Marlin-Curiel and Dr. Linda Booth Sweeney.May 10 - June 23“Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation”Umbrella Ceramics biennial, juried by Ayumi Horie. Reception May 18, 2 p.m., following Lecture Demonstration […]
The Guild of Boston Artists
The Guild of Boston Artists
Through March 23 “Waking to Beauty,” Spring ExhibitionMarch 30 - April 27“All About Boston - Paintings by Frederick Kubitz,” Solo retrospective of cityscapes in oil and watercolor from the 40-year career of a nationally recognized artist and prominent local architect. Reception: March 30, 3-5 p.m. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.(617) 536-7660 guildofbostonartists.org
Burlington City Arts Center
Burlington City Arts Center
June 7 - September 15 “Rachel Rose: Lake Valley”A visually rich animated video incorporating themes from children’s literature to create a dreamlike story about loneliness and imagination.“Essential Figure”A group of regional and national figurative artists exploring identities and narratives through the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality.Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12-5 p.m. | Sat., 12-8 p.m.
ShowUp (formerly Beacon Gallery)
ShowUp (formerly Beacon Gallery)
March 1 - April 28“Extra,” featuring Rixy, Ja’Hari Ortega, and Wavy Wednesday. This exhibit transforms the gallery into a safe space for Black and Brown women to be themselves, embrace their strengths, and transcend white supremacy and patriarchy. Curated by Chenoa Baker, the artists use their creative expression to address societal barriers in their work. […]
6 Bridges Gallery
6 Bridges Gallery
May 22 - June 22“Formations: Clay, Stone, Time.”Pottery, photography and sketches by Jeanne D’Amico, Julie L’Heureux and Natalie MacKnight.Reception: June 8, 5-7 p.m. ArtSpace Maynard and 6 Bridges Gallery present: “Untangled: Original Fiber.” Juror: Janet Kawada. Opening reception: June 29, 4-6 p.m. Closing: August 3(978) 897-38256bridgesgallery@gmail.com 6bridgesgallery.com
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The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
April 6 - May 25“The Book As Sculpture”Featuring artists: Mariel Bass, Sally Chapman, Erik Demaine, Martin Demaine, Susan Gaylord, Ania Gilmore, Cristina Hajosy, Chris Perry, Marcie Scudder, Annie Zeybekoglu.Reception: Sat., April 20, 2-4 p.m.Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | Sun., 12-4 p.m.thebrush.org(978) 459-7819