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.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 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 […]
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 […]
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
Art Complex Museum
February 1 - April 26 “Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show 2026”“Armin Landeck Prints” February 15 - May 10“Mo Kelman: Waterways - Lashed & Untethered” Reception: February 22, 1-4 p.m.Ongoing “Nora Valdez: Passage” The museum offers shows of contemporary works and shows featuring objects from the museum’s collection. See website for schedules, education, and other programming. Free admission. Hours: Wed.-Sun. 12-5 p.m. […]
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
Fitchburg Art Museum
Through September 7“89th Regional Exhibition of Art &Craft” (pictured)“Call and Response:Monochrome”“Anne Hopkins: Gathered, andSeaworthy Vessels”Ongoing“Tara Sellios | Ask Now theBeasts”“FESTIVAL: a Celebration ofAfrican Art at the Fitchburg ArtMuseum.”Hours: Wed.-Fri., 12-4 p.m. |Sat. & Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. | FirstThurs., 12-7 p.m.info@fitchburgartmuseum.org fitchburgartmuseum.org
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
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
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Newport Art Museum
January 22 - May 31Griswold House“Pamela Granbery: Radiant States” “Springboard: Members’ Juried Exhibition” Through April 16 Griswold House, Corridor Gallery“Art Through the Ages: A House of Timeless Treasures” Through April 19Griswold House, Blue Room“Edward Mitchell Bannister’s Landscapes in Conversation”Through April 26Griswold House“The Court: Art in Play” Through May 31Cushing Gallery“Howard Gardiner Cushing: A Harmony of Line and Color”Guest Curator: Ricardo […]
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
Yale University Art Gallery
Opening February 27“August Sander’s People of the 20th Century”“Jes Fan: Unbounded” 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. (203) 432-0600 artgallery.yale.edu
Shop Maine Craft
“Portland Fine Craft Show” August 24, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Rain or shine “The Portland Fine Craft Show” returns to the heart of Portland’s arts district. This immersive, single- day, outdoor event will feature over 100 juried exhibitors from all over the greater Northeast. The show features a wide array of high-quality craft work in the […]
Arts League of Lowell
September 12 - November 2“Autumn Light”This exhibit celebrates the splendor of the colors and light of the Fall season - in various 2D and 3D media.Reception: Saturday, 20, 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 main and […]
Southern Vermont Arts Center
Through February 9“Fall 2024 All Member Exhibition”This popular annual exhibition features work by SVAC artist members in a range of media, including painting, drawing, prints, textile/fiber, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and more. All exhibited pieces are available for purchase.Through February 23“Lineages: Artists Are Never Alone”This exhibition celebrates the powerful, enduring, yet often unseen inspirational forces that drive artistic […]
ShowUp
Through September 1 “Cutting Edge: Contemporary Papercutting”Curated by papercutter Rosa Leff, and featuring the work of Lorraine Bubar, Hazel Glass, Mark Curtis Hughes, Rebecca Rose Greene, Béatrice Coron, and Swoon. Experience detailed works reflecting the modern world in a medium often associated with craft and tradition, but worthy being called a fine art. Hours: Thurs.-Sat., 12-5 p.m […]
The Gallery at WREN
Through October 27“Layered Together” This intergenerational display showcases the intertwined artistic journeys of mother and daughter Beth Simon and Ana Koehler. Beth's distinctive crafted jewelry, alongside Ana's evocative paintings of the female form, will take center stage. The collection encompasses a lifetime of artistic exploration. All are welcome to attend opening reception on Friday, August 30.Hours: Mon.-Sat., […]
6 Bridges Gallery
Join us to celebrate our 10th Anniversary with cake on November 30, Small Business Saturday. Holiday Market, November 13 - December 28. The gallery will be brimming with giftable fine art and craft, including special offerings by Holiday Season consignors. We’ll also be featuring small giftable 2D artworks, 10” x 10” or less. (978) 897-3825 6bridgesgallery@gmail.com 6bridgesgallery.com
The Brush Art Gallery & Studios
Holiday Events:November 30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. “Sugar & Spice” Holiday Market, Festival of Wreaths RaffleDecember 6, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. “Soup & Shop:” Enjoy Complimentary Soups as You Shop.December 12, 4-7 p.m. “Shop Til You Drop:” Holiday Market Wine & Cheese Reception.December 14, 2-4 p.m. Holiday “Members’ Exhibit” Reception.(978) 459-7819 thebrush.orgGPS: HCID Parking Garage 01852
Hopkinton Center for the Arts
July 3 - August 29 “Changing Tides”An Exhibition of i3C Artists & Guests. Curated by Rebecca McGee Tuck Artwork expressions on the urgent state of our planet and the intricate relationship between humanity and nature.Artist Reception: July 12, 6-8 p.m.(508) 435-9222hopartscenter.org
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
Through December 20“Blue Profundity: Contemporary Artists Revisit a Color”Featuring contemporary artists who incorporate blue in their work to highlight the symbolic and historic meanings of the color: Adam Chau, Ifé Franklin, Michelle Samour, Heather Evans Smith, and Andrea Pettway Williams.Hours: Mon., by appt. | Tues./Weds./Fri., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Thurs., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | Sat., 12-5 […]
The Umbrella Arts Center
Through September 15 “Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood”Mixed media artwork by Umbrella Artists-in-Residence Jasmine Chen and Catherine LeComte, Allie Kussin Gallery.“random assembly”By Umbrella Ceramic Studio Artist-in-Residence Kyle Johns, Main Hall Display.(978) 371-0820 theumbrellaarts.org
Dublin School, Putnam Gallery
Announcing Six Outdoor Sculpture Commissions!Dublin School is excited to announce the birth of the Putnam Gallery Sculpture Park at the Nordic/Outdoor Center in Dublin, NH. The park will be free and open to the public. The inaugural call for artist proposals will be for SIX new outdoor sculptures. Permanent work is preferred but temporary work […]
Currier Museum of Art
Through August 18 “Elisabeth Kley: Cymodocea”Through September 2 “Filippo de Pisis and Robert Mapplethorpe: A Distant Conversation”Through November 3“Stories of the Sea”July 14 - October 6“Daniel Otero Torres: Sonidos del Crepúsculo (Twilight Sounds)” Hours: Wed.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.(603) 669-6144 visitor@currier.org currier.org
Burlington City Arts Center
Through 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.(802) 865-7166
Williams College Museum of Art
Open through Dec. 22:“Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art,” dedicated to the inventive though overlooked Teddy Sandoval.“Pallavi Sen: Colour Theory,” an immersive installation of work by artist Pallavi Sen.“SO-IL / WCMA: Building A New Museum,” featuring renderings of the new WCMA, opening in 2027wcma@williams.edu artmuseum.williams.edu
Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair
November 8 - 10Browse and buy fine & antique books, maps, prints & ephemera from 100+ dealers from theU.S., Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain & the U.K. For serious collectors and curious browsers. Guest speakers Saturday & Sunday. Fri., 4-8 p.m. ($25 Opening Night)Sat., 12-7p.m. (free)Sun., 12-5p.m. (free) abaa.org/bostonbookfair
Boston-Strasbourg Sister City Association
Through September 1“Boston’s French Connection” Strasbourg, France has been Boston’s sister city for 64 years. In celebration, Boston-Strasbourg Sister City Association is sponsoring an exhibition of water- themed artwork from both cities. Opening reception: August 2, 5:30-8:30 p.m.BSSCA reception: August 18, 2–4 p.m.Hours: Thurs.-Sun., 12-4 p.m. | and by appointment.(617) 542-1500 galateafineart.com
Galatea Fine Art
July 5 - July 28Luba Shapiro Grenader: “Lament & Renewal: Restringing the Heart, Reviving the Self” Anna Fubini: “Unraveled Realities”NAWA: “TOGETHER AS ONE”, Curator/Juror: Aimée Burg, Gallery Director of The Ely Center of Contemporary Art.Reception: July 5, 6-8 p.m. August 1 - September 1Mark Jarzombek: “Conversations” Francine Zaslow: “Elements” Boston/Strasbourg Exchange: “Project Eau”.Reception: August 2, 6-8 p.m. Hours: Thurs.-Sun., […]
Multicultural Arts Center
This fall, the Multicultural Arts Center gallery brings you two exceptional exhibits: the fashion-inspired group show “Seeing Red” (Through October 4) followed by “Medicine JOY! Re-Writing Mixed Identity” featuring the work of Robin M. Chandler (October 15 - November 22). Hours: Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-6 p.m. | visit multiculturalartscenter.org for virtual gallery. (617) 577-1400 multiculturalartscenter.org
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, Sitka South Newport, SoWa Art & Design District, Gallery at Atlantic Wharf, Seaport, RAA&Museum, Heftler Visiting Artist Gallery, The Vendue Art Hotel, Art Complex Museum, JL HQ, Newbury St with guest jurors […]
SoWa Artists Guild
First Friday is always exciting at SoWa Artists Guild, 450 Harrison Ave, Boston. Three floors of artists’ studios open Friday, January 2, and Friday, February 6, 5-9 p.m. Many studios also open every Sunday 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Find out more at sowaartists.com
Hera Gallery
Through August 31“Hera Gallery: Past & Present”Artist Talk: Thursday July 18, 7 p.m. at Hera Gallery.Visit heragallery.org for more information.Hours: Wed.-Fri., 1-5 p.m. | Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.(401) 789-1488 heragallery.org
RISD Museum
Through August 4“Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch” Through September 14“soft presence, hard absence: Dorner Prize”Through September 29“Diné Textiles: Nizhónígo Hadadít’eh”Through November 4“Defying Boundaries: Women in Japanese Art”Through December 8“Sensory Silhouettes: Experiencing South Asian Garments” Through January 5“Listen!”Through January 12, 2025“Trading Earth: Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce” Through June 14, 2026“Brighten Up!: Contemporary Enamels”Hours: Tues., Wed., […]