Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
Prior Performing Arts Center 1 College St. Worcester Worcester
Week of Events
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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: […]
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.
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 […]
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
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 […]
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.”
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
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]