Week of Events
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. Opening June 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 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 […]
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: […]
Hallspace
June:Rhoda Rosenberg “Artist Books”September:Juls Gabs“Landscapes of Future Era, Today”October:Brian LittlefieldSee hallspace.org for details. Hours: Fri. & Sat., 12-5 p.m. | Mon.-Thurs., | and by appointmenthallspace.com
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 […]
Springfield Museums
Through May 5“The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today”Through February 28, 2025“Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women by Julie Lapping Rivera” June 1 - September 8“Frida Kahlo, Her Photos” June 8 - September 8“Explore Frida’s World”Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.| Sun., 11 a.m.-5p.m.(413) 263-6800springfieldmuseums.org
New Bedford Whaling Museum
June 14 - November 3“The Wider World & Scrimshaw” “Courtney 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.Hours: Mon.-Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m.(508) 508-997-0046whalingmuseum.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
Fitchburg Art Museum
Through June 2“On Her Terms: Feminine Power Embodied” features New England artists who foreground the human body in their work to engage contemporary issues around women’s rights.“Portrayed by Eakins: Ella Crowell as Model and Student”Through July 14“Ria Brodell: Butch Heroes” is a revelatory project of historic excavation and Queer reclamation. Through February 23, 2025“Africa Rising: 21st […]
Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery
Through May 25Jim Eng -”Past, Present & Future” June 1 - July 27John Christian Anderson - “Selected Work | Fifty Years”Opening reception: June 1, 1-3 p.m. Take our virtual tour by visiting: www.ccgiftgallery.com/about-us Gallery & Gift Shop Hours: Tues.- Sat., 10 a.m.-6 p.m.info@ccgiftgallery.com ccgiftgallery.com
Art Complex Museum
Through May 5“Zach Horn: Saturdays”Through September 1 “National Association of Women Artists Massachusetts (NAWAMA) Chapter: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?”“Cassatt and Beyond: Women Printmakers”May 12 - August 11“DIG (Joe Caruso, Jennifer Liston Munson, Christine Palamidessi and Marsha Odabashian)” Receptions: May 12, 1-4 p.m.Through Sepember “Nora Valdez: Passage”The museum offers shows […]
Fuller Craft Museum
May 18 - November 3“Chris Bathgate: The Machinist Sculptor” presents the complex sculptures and technical drawings of Baltimore artist Chris Bathgate. A self-trained machinist, Bathgate views precision machining as an art form, with a career spent exploring ways in which digital technologies and studio craft can coexist.Opening Reception on May 19, 2 p.m.-5 p.m.Hours: Tues.-Sun., […]
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”Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 1-5 p.m.addisongallery.org
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth
Through March 22, 2025 “Living with Sculpture: Presence and Power in Europe, 1400– 1750,” contributes to the field’s understanding of sculpture in early modern daily life in Europe. In particular, the role of sculpture as a commemorative and connective tool has become evident in debates about monuments and cultural patrimony.June 8 - November 3, 2025 “From the […]
Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University
Through June 2“Sandra Matthews: Unearthing” “Jennifer Davis Carey and Scarlett Hoey: Not a Story to Pass On”“Harvest, Foraged, Found: Featuring work by Madge Evers, Lynda Goldberg, Bob Kephart, Saberah Malik, and Sarah Sockbeson”Opening June 22“Danforth Annual Juried Exhibition”See website for hours.danforthartmuseum@framingham.edudanforth.framingham.edu
Boston Sculptors Gallery
Through May 5“Jessica Straus: Packing for Mars” “Marilu Swett Off Center”First Friday: May 3, 5-8:30 p.m.May 9 - June 9“Mo Kelman: Water Spirits”“Nancy Selvage: MAY DAY mayday mayday mayday”.Artists’ Reception & Talks: May 11, 2-5 p.m. w/ Artist Talks at 3 p.m. First Friday: June 7, 5-8:30 p.m. Opening June 13“Claudia Olds Goldie: About Face” “Keri Straka: Biological […]
Newport Art Museum
Through May 26 Cushing Building“A Year at Bradley: Representations of Nature, Self, and Symbolism” Works by The Bradley Schools’ StudentsMay 3 - May 26“Youth Art Month...in May! Works by Students in the Newport County SchoolsGriswold House StairwellThrough May 3Fernanda D’ Agostino: Mar, Mar e Mar”Ilgenfritz GalleryThrough May 5Wright, Corridor, and Blue Room Galleries (Griswold House)“Arghavan […]
Fairfield University Art Museum
Walsh Gallery (Quick Center) May 10 - July 27“Peter Anton: Just Desserts” A solo exhibition of Anton’s incredibly realistic, oversized pop sculptures of desserts Bellarmine Hall GalleriesThrough July 27“Suzanne Chamlin: Studies in Color”An exhibition of Chamlin’s recent landscape and still lifes which explore ideas about color theory and light.“The Landscape in Focus: Recent Acquisitions of Photography”14 […]
StoveFactory Gallery
Dianne Smith Dolan and Carol Schweigert“There and Back Again: An Exploration”An exhibition with paintings that embody the artists’ journeysboth in rural locations and urban Boston.Opening Reception: April 19, 5-8 p.m.Artists Talks & ClosingReception: April 28, 3-4 p.m. Hours: Fri., April 19, 5-8 p.m.| Sat. & Sun., April 20 & 21, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Thurs.-Sun., April […]
Attleboro Arts Museum
Through May 4“Inspired by the Ages” – Fifty works from the New England Mosaic Society.May 14 - 30“High Art: Distortions” – Eleven high schools present installation art June 14 - July 12“Morning Noon Night” – A national juried exhibition.(508) 222.2644attleboroartsmuseum.org
Armenian Museum of America
Through August 4“Gandzaran! Notable Selections from 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
Main Gallery Through May 12“Reshaping Abstraction” May 16 - June 2“Concord-Carlisle High School Show” Reception: May 16, 5:30 p.m. Opening June 13“Bird Stories: Human Narratives” Reception: June 13, 5:30 p.m. Members GalleryMay 2 - June 2“Wiley Horton + Scott Stropkay” Reception: May 16, 5:30 p.m. Opening June 13“BIRDS”Reception: June 13, 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
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
Through June 23“Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design”Through November 10 “Year of the Dragon”Free and open to the public.The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe.Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-5 […]
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 […]
Cahoon Museum of American Art
June 19 - September 15“Joe Cunningham: Quilts for These Times”The quilts in this show were made to be a collection specifically about happenings in the world, chronologically created as the events arose - ending up with a poetic image of Cunningham’s response to two years of headline subjects. Works include 3-piece Mariupol, Beagles, Variants, and Extratopical.(508) […]
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
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Through July 14“Spring 2024 Solo Exhibitions”SVAC’s annual Solo Exhibition program showcases diverse talent throughout the galleriesof Yester House. The Solo artists, representing a range of media, are Janie Cohen, Abby DuBow, Julie Harrison, Dylan Hausthor, Noor Huige, Deanna Jacome, Ann Kremers, Jenny Olsen, James Terrell, Chantal Wnuk, Kim Eng Yeo. Hours: Tue.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.(802) 362-1405savc.org
The Guild of Boston Artists
May 4 - June 1“Annual Members Juried Exhibition,”Awards Reception: May 4, 3-5 p.m. June 8 - July 3“What Nature Whispers”Christina Mastrangelo explores the delicate affinities between nature and humans through the genres of still life, figure, flora, and fauna. Opening Reception: June 8, 3-5 p.m. Artist Demonstration: June 22, 2 p.m. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.(617) 536-7660 guildofbostonartists.org
Kingston Gallery
Through June 2The Main Gallery “The Path Through”Judith Brassard Brown in dialog with poems by Ezra Pryor The Center Gallery“Delights Momentum” Erick MaldonadoThe Project Space Gallery “Project 24”Luanne E WitkowskiOpening Reception: May 3, 5-8 p.m. June 5 - June 30The Main Gallery“Hallucinations” Joan BaldwinThe Center Gallery“Let’s get one wit alla us” Liana FarmerThe Project Space Gallery “The Spirit of the Yahrzeit”Paul GlennOpening Reception: […]
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, Gallery at Atlantic Wharf, Seaport, RAA&Museum, Heftler Visiting Artist Gallery, The Vendue Art Hotel, The Art Complex, JL […]
ShowUp (formerly Beacon Gallery)
May 3 - June 2ShowUp presents two concurrent solo exhibitions: “Sightlines” by Elisa H. Hamilton and “On Empathy” by Sima I. Schloss. Hamilton and Schloss each explore connections within and beyond, in light of a reckoning with personal histories and relationships.Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m. | Sun., 11 a.m.-4 p.m. | and by appointment.(857) 277-1700 showupinc.org
Galatea Fine Art
Through May 26Jane Paradise: “Dune Shacks of Provincetown: Second Printing” Alan Strassman: “Street Connections”Anni Lorenzini: “The Lay of Land” Reception: May 3, 6-8 p.m.June 6 - June 30Memy Ish-Shalom: “Searching for Hope in Dark Times”Frank Capezzera: “Reasons Enough: Figurative Work” Hannah Goodwin: “Somehow, Sometime”Susan Leskin: “Surface Tension” Reception: June 7, 6-8 p.m. Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 12-4 p.m. | and by appointment.(617) […]
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
Through May 19“Taryn McMahon: WATERSHED”Highly layered monotypes exploring entanglements between the human and nonhuman through Northeast Ohio’s waterways.June 2 - August 25“9th Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition”An Exhibition of original fine art printmaking in which all works are exactly 12 inches square. Hours: Tues.-Sat., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 12-5 p.m.(203) 899-7999 contemprints.org
Providence Art Club
Maxwell Mays GalleryJune 2 - June 28 “Complex World: Paintings by Kathy Hodge and Nick Paciorek”Featuring two contemporary RI painters: Hodge’s wildand tangled landscapes, and Paciorek’s colorful celebration of vineyards’ bounty reveal the hidden order within the chaos of the natural world. Reception: June 2, 2-4 p.m. Hours: Sun.-Fri., 12-4 p.m.(401) 331-1114 providenceartclub.org info@providenceartclub.org
Darren McCollester Studio
Collectors and art lovers. Paintings sale. Abstracts. Studio visits, personal shows. Boston and New England. I will even drive to you. Hundreds of paintings. All sizes, prices. Contact me, we’ll make it happen. Be part of my unique art story.(617) 733-8197 darrenmccollester@earthlink.net darrenmccollester.substack.com darrenmccollester.com
The Copley Society of Art
May 16 - June 29“Debby Krim: Feathers and Petals”Opening Reception: May 23 | Design Night: May 29Through June 29 “Small Works: Respite”Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun. & Mon., by appointment.(617) 536-5049 info@copleysociety.org copleysociety.org
The Brickbottom Gallery
Brickbottom Brickbottom Member ExhibitionA Chance to exhibit for everyone who is a part of an Open Studios and a Brickbottom Member.Drop off April 29 9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.Open Studios May 4 & 5, 12-5 p.m.“Movement: Emotions Through Color & Abstraction”Art is inherently an emotional practice. The ideation, process, and colors blend together to create […]
Shop Maine Craft
June 29“FOUND OBJECT”An outdoor craft show and supply sale for artists and collectors. Open to the public, rain or shine.Hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.250 Anderson St. Portland, ME shopmainecraft.com (207) 205 0791Maine Crafts AssociationJune 13“STITCH”Maine Designers on the Runway. A fashion fundraiser supporting the MCA. Enjoy a live runway show and shop the style market. Purchase tickets via the […]
Arts League of Lowell
May 10 - July 7 “Allegory and Fantasy”This exhibition features work that has meaning beyond the depicted image, work that is fantastical, or both. Various media represented. Reception: May 18, 3-5 p.m.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 […]
Atlantic Works Gallery
May 3 - 31 “HUMORASSOUS” Walter Kopec, and “Chance Encounters,” B Amore Receptions: May 4, 2-6 p.m. | May 16, 6-9 p.m.June 8 - 29“The View from My Window”Leigh HallReceptions: June 8, 2-6 p.m. | June 20, 6-9 p.m.Hours: Fri.-Sat. 2-6 p.m. | or by appointment(857) 302-8363 contact@atlanticworks.org atlanticworks.org
Three Stones Gallery
May 8 - June 16“Through the Looking Glass”New paintings by Bethany Noël capture intense visual effects from her aura migraines. Finely rendered color florals by Alice Rosa, abstract black and white studio photographs by Nick Johnson, and works by four represented artists complete the show.Reception: May 18, 6-8 p.m.June 19 - July 28“Call Me Forward, […]
New England Wax
May 21 - June 27 “Transparency”New England Wax (N.E.W.) presents “Transparency” a group exhibition featuring works from 27 N.E.W. artists exploring the concept of transparency in all its forms.Reception: June 1, 5-7 p.m. Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.(508) 349-1800wellfleetpreservationhall.org newenglandwax.org@new_england_wax
LexArt | Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
Stop by the Nye Gallery this May/ June for two incredible exhibitions: First up is Animal House, a show of novel wildlife housing crafted by artists (May 18 - June 9). This will be followed by Circles, a solo ceramics exhibition of Israeli artist Shamai Gibsh (June 15 - July 14).info@lexart.org lexart.org
Helen Bumpus Gallery
May 4 - June 30“A Community of Characters – Celebrating the Children’s BookArt of Brian Lies”Caldecott Honoree author/illustrator Brian Lies debuts his first local exhibit of original picture book art at Helen Bumpus Gallery, located on the main floor of Duxbury Free Library. The exhibit marks the first time his art is available for purchase […]
de Menil Gallery at Groton School
Through June 28“Crossing the Circle: An Antarctic Photographic Journey” by John Huet Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. | Closed Wed. | Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.- p.m.(978) 448-7386 grotonschool.org
ArtSpace Maynard
June 29 - August 3Reception: June 29, 5-7 p.m. “Untangled: original fiber”An exhibit of contemporary fiber art juried by Janet Kawada. Cosponsored by ArtSpace Maynard and 6 Bridges Gallery at 77 Main Street Maynard. Hours: Wed.-Sat. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.(978) 897-9828 artspacema.org
Lotvin Family Gallery at Hopkinton Center For the Arts
May 28 - June 28“Monsters, Memes, and Mementos” Joseph FontinaAn artist talk and demonstration will immediately follow the reception.“Monsters, Memes, and Mementos” comprises heroes, vintagemovie stills, viral visual markers, and fetishized iconography in conveying truths that Fontinha feels can only be communicated through oil paint.Reception: June 15, 1-2 p.m. Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | […]
The Gallery at WREN
May 3 - June 23“Whispers of the Wild, Imagery of Land and Life”Features the works by painters Linda McDermott and Jessica Fligg. Opening reception: May 3, 5-7 p.m. Visit WREN to shop the work of over 120 local artists and makers located in the heart of the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 […]
Putnam Gallery at Dublin School
Christopher MyottReception: May 10, 6-8 p.m. Hours: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.(603) 680-0477 eschofield@dublinschool.org
Mitchell • Giddings Fine Arts
May 18 - June 30“Paul Bowen: Woodlark” Sculpture fashioned from scavenged seaside material and works on paper. “Space: an odyssey”Fran Bull’s acrylic paintings inspired by cosmic imagery from the James Webb telescope.Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Sun., 12-5 p.m.(802) 251-8290 mitchellgiddingsfinearts.com