In the throes of COVID-19, many museums, galleries, artists and organizations are offering exciting new modes of art-viewing and -making through online platforms. See below for a list of resources and gallery closures in light of the pandemic. This list will be updated as we receive information from artists and institutions across New England.
As the holiday season begins, and with the pandemic still outstanding, we highly suggest calling any museum or gallery you are traveling to before you leave, to be sure of their hours and safety protocols.
If you are a museum, gallery, artist or open studio event organizer with something that is still going on, please send us a message at pr@artscopemagazine.com so that we can help let people know.
ARTSCOPE-SPONSORED EVENTS
- Art Basel Miami Beach: 2020 marks the premiere of ‘OVR: Miami Beach’, a new iteration of Art Basel’s Online Viewing Rooms that will feature galleries accepted to the 2020 edition of the show. Open from December 2 to 6, ‘OVR: Miami Beach’ will be accompanied by a program of online events, including talks and gallery Walk-throughs. More information about plans for upcoming events can be found on their website.
- Bennington Museum: Bennington Museum is focused on the brighter days ahead beginning with their winter exhibition and closed-bid auction, “Vermont Utopias: Imagining the Future” which is presented as part of a statewide exhibition initiative of the Vermont Curators Group. For the exhibition 25 local and regional artists have joined to create original pieces that reflect a personal vision of Vermont’s future utopian ideal. Also based on this theme, this December will have a Trivia Night Virtual Benefit, in place of Bennington’s annual gala, where people can share good company, good competition, and good cheer with the resilient Museum community as they celebrate the coming of a new year, full of potential, together. Register here: https://benningtonmuseum.org/event/vermont-utopias-virtual-trivia-benefit/
- Fitchburg Art Museum: Update: Due to the local outbreak of COVID-19, Fitchburg Art Museum will be closed with a projected reopening on February 3, 2021. Artscope Magazine is sponsoring The BIG Picture: Giant Photographs and Powerful Portfolios, a two-part exhibition that highlights recent photography acquisitions at the Fitchburg Art Museum. The Giant Photographs section features large-scale prints (some measuring over 6 x 8 feet) by twenty individual artists, while the Powerful Portfoliossection features groups of multiple, related photographs by André Kertész, Steve Locke, Kenji Nakahashi, Ruben Natal-San Miguel, and Barbara Norfleet. The exhibition will run from September 26, 2020 to June 6, 2021.
- Maine Crafts Association: MCA is coordinating a twice weekly, outdoor, socially distanced, market in Portland called EAST END VEND and invites our members (as well as non-members) to participate as a vendor alongside farmers and local restaurants, bakeries, coffee shops, etc. We are planning to offer this through September as weather and COVID guidelines permit!
- Society of Arts and Crafts: Join us for the inaugural CraftBoston Holiday ONLINE! This event will be showcasing a selection of fine craft and craft artists, full of online programming from November 12 and 13. Shop Craft Boston artists all season at the societyofcrafts.org.
- South Coast Artists Tour: The South Coast Artists return to the Dartmouth Cultural Center for our 3rd Annual Holiday Exhibition! The show will be on view from December 4th – 20th. You can still use the Brochure, the Mobile App, and right here on our website to view our artwork and we welcome you to contact individual artists for private appointments.
- Volta: PULSE in its current form will transition into VOLTA Miami and will debut during the 2021 Miami Art Week at Mana Wynwood, 318 NW 23rd St, Miami, FL 33127.
CENTRAL NEW ENGLAND
- 6 Bridges Gallery: 6 Bridges Gallery has moved to a new temporary location 63 Nason Street, Maynard and is oped Wend-Sun 12-5 p.m.
- Addison Gallery of American Art: The museum is open to the public Friday and Saturday, 10am-5pm and Sunday 1-5pm. If an in-person visit is not possible at this time, there are variety of ways to stay connected to the Addison. Take a virtual tour, browse our collection, find creative projects for kids, and follow us on social media for updates, to learn about artists and the collection, ask us questions, and more.
- Art Center Gallery at Anna Maria College: Special events cancelled until further notice.
- The Art Complex Museum: Will remain closed until June 2021. During this time, the museum will be making renovations. The June 2021 reopening will coincide with the museum’s fiftieth anniversary.
- Arts League of Lowell: The ALL Gallery is open! Gallery Hours: Wednesday through Sunday 1 – 4 PM.
- ArtSpace Maynard: Come visit ArtSpace Maynard’s new satellite art store & gallery in the heart of Maynard’s downtown Cultural District! This new location will serve as gallery and retail space for ArtSpace members, as well as a rental space for local artists. Our first tenant is Maynard’s own 6 Bridges Gallery, who have been temporarily displaced from their space on Main Street. Please stop by and say hello! ArtSpace Maynard’s grand reopening and festival has been postponed to mid September, 2021.
- Attleboro Arts Museum: (As of 1/7/2021)In accordance with updated Massachusetts health and safety mandates, museum capacity restrictions have been implemented. These restrictions impact the number of students in our art classes and the spaces where classes can be held. The Attleboro Arts Museum has reopened to the public. Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday from 10am – 5pm.
- Augusta Savage Gallery at UMass Amherst: Closed until further notice. February 22–March 9“POV: Out of Body”. Digital Exhibition. A group of women connected to the Anchor House of Artists project their experience into a claustrophobic world.
- Beard and Weil Galleries at Wheaton College: In-person visits to the gallery is closed to the general public.
- Berta Walker Gallery: Gallery hours are Saturdays, 12-4, and by appointment with safety restrictions. Visit their website to set up an appointment.
- Cahoon Museum of American Art: We wish you a safe and healthy winter as we prepare for our 2021 season of new exhibitions and programs. The Museum is offering free admission in March, so please register to visit now to be the first to see the new shows. March 18-June 5 “Scott Prior”, “Jackie deRuyter | Kate Nelson”. On view on the Museum grounds: “Konstantin Dimopoulos: The Blue Trees”.
- Cape Ann Museum: The museum has begun organizing an extensive virtual lecture series. The museum is currently open for in-person visits with timed ticket appointments. Visit their website to register for lectures and to reserve tickets for in-person visits.
- Cape Cod Museum of Art: The Cape Cod Museum of Art invites all visual artists to submit their artwork to our annual National Juried Exhibition. The 2021 theme is wide open with the title: INSIGHT. When spoken, this word can be broadly understood as –Insight, In Sight and Incite. Do you have a work of art or concept for one that resonates to one or more of these interpretations? Deadline for entries is February 22, 2021. Visit website from more details.
- Carney Gallery at Regis College: There are no more events scheduled for this season. Check back later for next season’s events!
- Conant & Williams Galleries at Lawrence Academy: Closed until further notice.
- Cotuit Center of the Arts: Will be offering a variety of online exhibits and lectures on their website!
- Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University: Katherine Gulla: Passage, on display from September 19, 2020 – February 28, 2021. Katherine Gulla’s work has long been about the natural world and how we move through it. Passage presents work from three series—Path, Falling, and Fossil—whose names imply the process, travails, and remnants of the journey the artist envisions through her work. Please check our website for hours, to register for timed tickets and virtual programming, and explore our membership options.
- deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum: Advance passes are required and must be reserved online. Passes are released on a weekly basis. Outdoor sculpture park is now OPEN in a controlled manner to limit overcrowding. The buildings will remain closed until further notice. Hours starting October 19: Wednesday – Friday, 10AM – 4PM, last pass slot at 2PM and Saturday – Sunday, 10AM – 5PM, last pass slot at 3PM.
- Dedee Shattuck Gallery: Closed for the 2020 season.
- East Gallery: State of Being: Works by Worcester Public Schools Visual Arts Faculty. On view: December 3, 2020 through January 31, 2021. Part of ArtsWorcester’s partnership with the Worcester Public Schools, State of Being showcases the diverse studio practices of the artists who also teach this city’s students.
- Ferrin Contemporary Gallery: Current exhibit is “BOUKE DE VRIES: War and Pieces, The Frick Pittsburgh” from Aug 25, 2020-Jan 24, 2021.
- Fitchburg Art Museum: Update: Due to the local outbreak of COVID-19, Fitchburg Art Museum will be closed for the month of November, 2020. Their current exhibit is Cloth is Money: Textiles from the Sahel, on view from October 10, 2020 – June 6, 2021. Gallery hours are posted on website and open to the public.
- Fruitlands Museum: Grounds OPEN in a controlled manner to limit overcrowding. Advance tickets are required for Fruitlands Museum; please click here to reserve them.
- Fuller Craft Museum: Fuller Craft Museum will be closing for a three week period beginning on Wednesday, December 16. In celebration of Fuller Craft Museum’s richly diverse community, please join them for their Black History Month virtual programs. “I ❤️ My Blackness: Celebrating Black Photographers” lead by Wee the People, a Boston-based social justice project for children that explores activism, resistance, and social action through the visual and performing arts: music, dance/movement, theater, graphic arts, spoken word, and storytelling. Saturday, February 27: Register here. “Collection Spotlight,” a monthly interview series offering unprecedented access to their permanent collection. This month their featured artist is Syd Carpenter, whose current work focuses on African American farming and gardening. Wednesday, February 10. Register here. Their upcoming exhibition “Peacework 2020: Racial Justice Through Protest and Handwork,” will feature textile-based craft objects created through the year’s social and racial justice movement. Please see the link for more information and to submit work by March 1.
- Gallery Antonia: Open to the public with safety restrictions. Gallery hours are Gallery Hours: Daily, 10-5 and Sundays, 12-4.
- Hampden Gallery at UMass Amherst: Closed until further notice. February 1-May 14: “CURRENT UNDERCURRENT” Co-curated by Linda Griggs and M. Charlene Stevens is a visual conversation featuring the works of XX artists addressing concerns such as COVID-19, gender (LGBTQIA+, masculinity) racial justice, & climate change. The show addresses these issues through the shared anxiety of a divided nation. There are no clean divisions. The boundaries are permeable and the issues intersect and overlap. Hours: Online only for spring 2021.
- Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery at Holy Cross: New Gilded Age: An Installation by B. Lynch. On view from October 13 – February 5, 2021.
- Jamestown Arts Center: The center is offing a wide verity of online courses and talks. Visit their website for more details.
- Lexington Arts and Crafts Society: LexArt reopened! January 17–February 7: “Jodi Colella/FiberLab Shares” February 14 – March 7: Annual High School show Free Demos and Lectures throughout the year.
- Mass Music and Arts Society: MMAS is continuing their collaboration with the Rose Garden Coffeehouse with another live-streamed show from their Black Box Theater. Crowes Pasture, the guitar-banjo romance of Andy Rogovin and Monique Byrne, split the bill with singer-songwriter Doug Farrell, the winner of the Rose Garden Coffeehouse’s Performing Songwriter Competition in 2020. The 7 p.m. Feb. 20 show will be live, but no audience will be present. The performance will be streamed live on ShowTix4U. Learn more about these performers and see videos. Due to Covid restrictions, no audience will be present. The only people involved will be a socially distanced and masked production crew. A barrier will separate performers.
- MASS MoCA: Advance purchase of museum admission is required. Purchase your timed-entry tickets here.
- Monsterrat College of Art Galleries: The gallery is now open to the public with safety restrictions. Check their website for different exhibits, both in-person and online.
- Museum of Russian Icons: The museum is currently closed to the public due to the increases in COVID-19 cases. See website for virtual programing and director talks.
- Nesto Gallery at Milton Academy: Closed until further notice.
- New Bedford Art Museum / ArtWorks!: NEW MUSEUM HOURS are THURSDAY – SUNDAY: 10 AM – 4 PM. Book your pod a visit to NBAM! Tickets include a tour and take-home activities! Visit their website for more details.
- New Bedford Whaling Museum: A City for the Arts: Masterworks of Greater New Bedford. On view from October 30, 2020 – May 2021. A City for the Arts: Masterworks of Greater New Bedford celebrates our region’s tremendous impact through the centuries on American Fine Art, that continues to resonate, reverberate, and inspire. From William Bradford to Albert Bierstadt to Clement Nye Swift, our region has been home to some of our country’s most revered master artists.
- Newton Open Studios: The virtual doors are open! Stay engaged while you are … not going out.
- Provincetown Art Association and Museum: The Museum is open Thursday-Sunday with 4 daily time slots: 12pm-1pm; 1:15-2:15pm; 2:30-3:30pm; and 3:45-4:45pm. The first time slot is reserved for guests who are 60 years and older or in a high-risk group. Click here to book a ticket. You may also reserve by phone by calling 508-487-1750. Admission for members remains free, but we request you reserve tickets online prior to arrival. Visitors without a booking/tickets are accommodated when possible, but admittance is not guaranteed.
- Smith College Museum of Art: Smith College Museum of Art is currently closed to the public. Please visit their website for virtual programing.
- South Shore Art Center: Jan 7 – Feb 5: Bancroft Gallery: Sound and Fury—Gallery Artist Exhibition
juried by Suzanne Schultz, CEO Canvas Fine Arts. Click here to reserve a spot to see show in person
Jan 7 to Feb 1 • Gallery Artist SpotLIGHT: Donna Rossetti-Bailey. Click here for Exhibition Page - Springfield Museums: One admission: five museums, including the Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum. Through April 4: “The Outwin: American Portraiture Today,” direct from Smithsonian’s National Gallery. Through January 10: “This Is Us: Regional Portraiture Today.” Parking is always free. Hours: Tues. – Sat., 10 a.m – 5 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Thompson Gallery at the Cambridge School of Weston: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. or by appointment.
- Three Stones Gallery: Spacious and airy, Three Stones Gallery is a place to find inspiration to make your personal space more beautiful. Private appointments and curbside pick up are available.
- True Grit Art Gallery: True Grit Art Gallery is open! Visit their website for hours and exhibition information.
- Umbrella Arts Center: Through January 31: “Natural Form: Three Journeys” Louise Arnold, Craig Elliott, and Suzanne Hill. By Appointment Only February 7-April 30: “Air” Multimedia exhibition associated with Musketaquid Earth Month celebration and The Umbrella Open Studios.Through April 30: “Go Out Doors – Neighbors” outdoors sculpture preview. By appointment only.
- University Gallery at UMass Lowell: Events cancelled until further notice.
- UMass Fine Arts Center: On offer is a virtual package to the upcoming Spring 2021 season, focusing on both fine art and performance, to be views online. Visit website for more details.
- University Museum of Contemporary Art at UMass Amherst: The UMCA is open online! We have lots for you to discover here. As the teaching museum of UMass Amherst, the UMCA is a dynamic resource, affirming the University’s dedication to education, research, and community service. Especially during this difficult time, we hope to lift your spirits by sharing art with all of you. Explore our online exhibitions , artist talks , and collection highlights !
- Wedeman Gallery at Lasell College: Closed until further notice.
- Whistler House Museum of Art: Closed until further notice.
- Williams College Museum of Art: Closed until further notice.
- Download their special museum Zoom background images here.
- Worcester Art Museum: WAM galleries are open! Admission for all visitors is by timed ticket only.
METRO BOSTON
- Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University: The Arnold Arboretum will be virtually presenting award-winning painter and printmaker Ginny Zanger’s “Over Time: Through Art, the Impact of Change in the Arboretum Landscape,” through April 21. The virtual exhibit captures five decades of weekly walks Zanger has taken in the Arboretum. Using the unique possibilities of her favorite medium—watercolor—and printmaking, Zanger explores, with articulate interpretations, the Arboretum’s rich botanical display. Visit Arnold Arboretum’s website to view Zanger’s exhibition.
- Atlantic Works Gallery: Gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays, 2-6 PM. Every month we also hold Third Thursday receptions from 6-9 PM. We have a new show each month, check our site each month to get show dates and reception info.
- Barboza-Gubo & Mroczek: Friday, January 22, Barboza-Gubo & Mroczek will be presenting Fatherland: Culture, Violence, and the Peruvian Landscape via Zoom at 6:30pm EST. The talk is free and will include a segment by trans activist and Director of Féminas Perú, Leyla Huerta. Please follow this link to register: https://gaycenter.org/fatherland. Fatherland: Culture, Violence, and the Peruvian Landscape will provide a direct connection to ourVirgenes de la Puerta series of portraits of transgender Peruvians, as well as a historical context for the “Fatherland” series. It coincides with the release of our monograph, FATHERLAND / PADRE-PATRIA published by Daylight Books. For more info please visit: barbozagubo-mroczek.com.
- Beacon Gallery: “Urban Landscapes” opens 1/1 – visit 12-8 with no appointment needed! Visit the holiday pop up at 460 Harrison or shop online through 1/3! Visit website to book virtual tour.
- Berklee Performance Center: Berklee College of Music has announced that it is using the Berklee Performance Center exclusively for internal and institutional events this Fall. Information regarding non-academic performances scheduled for the Fall can be found on their website.
- Boston Athenaeum: The Boston Athenæum is pleased to offer many activities online free of charge, serving our members, the Boston community, and beyond. At the same time, our building has re-opened for members to use the reading rooms (by appointment) and take advantage of book pick-up and drop-off in the lobby.
- Boston Sculptors Gallery: Boston Sculptors Gallery is committed to safely offering the benefits of art and sculpture, and is following new guidelines announced by the City of Boston, effective Wednesday, December 16. The gallery is open Wednesday – Sunday 11-5 and by appointment. No appointment needed during gallery hours. 10 person maximum capacity, masks and social distancing required. We are also open for First Friday receptions, 5:30-8:30.
- Boston University Art Galleries: Currently open for in-person visits only to the BU community.
- Brickbottom Gallery: Closed until further notice. Online exhibitions & events can be found on their website.
- Bromfield Gallery: Gallery is now open Fri-Sun, 12-5. Visit website for more information on current exhibitions.
- Brookline Arts Center: The BAC is currently running virtual and limited in-person programs. Visit website for more information on visits and virtual programing.
- Cambridge Arts: In-person appointments at City buildings have been suspended from Saturday, January 2, 2021, through Monday, January 18, 2021. Visit website for more information on reopening.
- Copley Society of Art: CoSa is offering a mix of in-person and online exhibitions. CoSa is currently open to in-person visits. Visit website for temporary hours.
- Dorchester Art Project: Open by appointment only. Visit website to schedule an appointment, for updates and upcoming virtual events.
- Fountain Street: The gallery is open to be visited by appointment only. Visit website to book a reservation. On view outside the gallery is “The Sidewalk Video Gallery”, a public viewing gallery for video and other digital media art. Exhibitions of short, silent, experimental work will be displayed on two 50” monitors facing out from gallery windows at sidewalk level. The programming is designed to promote diversity and include a broad array of artists, styles, thematic content, and levels of experience. Partnerships with artists and curators, local educational and community-focused organizations, as well as Fountain Street Gallery artists round out the exhibition schedule.
- Galatea Fine Art: Now open to the public on weekends, 12-4 p.m., and by appointment.
- Gateway Arts: The Gateway Store is open by appointment. To make an appointment, contact Loel Westermann, Store Manager, via the Gateway Store cell at 617-913-9815 or email at westermannl@vinfen.org. Exhibitions are currently held in The Gateway Store and online.
- Online archive open. Browse artist portfolios here.
- Online shop now open!
- Gallery 344: Closed until further notice.
- Guild of Boston Artists: Now open to the public Tuesday-Saturday 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and by appointment.
- HallSpace: Hallspace is ofring online exhibition. Visit website to see more.
- Hess Gallery at Pine Manor College: The Hess Gallery presents art major Jhovanna Correá’s touching, illustrated tribute to her childhood in rural Colombia, beginning January 5th. In February, watch for our first annual online film festival introducing “Growing People.” This documentary by young filmmaker Dana Forsberg visits three sisters who work towards both education and food security.
- Huntington Theater Company: All performances scheduled for the 2020 season have been cancelled. Visit website for more information on virtual classes and programing.
- Institute of Contemporary Art: The ICA has voluntarily closed its building to the public to support the city and state in their efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19 and to ensure the health and safety of our staff, visitors, and community. Continue to connect to art and artists remotely with virtual programs, at-home art activities for kids and families, and by shopping online at the ICA Store.
- The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: The museum is temporarily closed.
- Kingston Gallery: Kingston Gallery is currently open with in-person safety restrictions. Please visit website for more information on hours and virtual programing.
- Lanoue Fine Art: Tues – Sat: 12:00 – 5:00. Additional hours available by appointment only.
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston: The museum will remain closed until January due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Metro Boston area.
- MassArt Art Museum: The museum will be closed to the public until January due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Metro Boston area.
- Melrose Open Studios: Visit website for virtual programing and updates.
- MIT List Visual Arts Center: Galleries will be remaining closed through the end of 2020. An interactive, on-going series of online exhibitions, “List at Home”, can be found on their website.
- National Association of Women Artists, MA Chapter: Hello World, An Art Affair Around the Globe. Hello World is a virtual travelogue of art works created by nearly 250 artists working in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia, available <here>. With the mere click of a mouse, stay-at-home voyagers can now collaborate with art projects around the globe, listen to sound works from a mix of cultures, browse galleries of contemporary artists’ works and take in movies and dance pieces from around the world.
- SoWa Artists Guild: The SoWa Artists Super Bowl Weekend Event. Virtual winter event keeps art alive and fun. The SoWa Artists Guild is getting creative again and hosting a virtual Super Bowl weekend event. “SoWa LIVE!: Meet our artists on Facebook Live” will take place Saturday and Sunday, February 6 and 7, 11 a.m.-5 p.m, live streaming on Facebook. Viewers can participate live from home, ask questions, contact individual artists and make purchases all from their own computer or mobile device. Go to https://facebook.com/SowaArtistsGuild starting February 6th at 11 a.m., and enjoy the show!
- StoveFactory Gallery/Artists Group of Charlestown: Due to current restrictions during COVID-19, all planned events within the StoveFactory Gallery have been suspended until we may reopen the Gallery to the pubic. Tentatively Planned: StoveFactory Gallery “Annual Spring Exhibition April/May 2021.” Please visit our website for confirmation of this exhibit: artistsgroupofcharlestown.com and for updates for reopening and other events. Check Out Artists Group of Charlestown Instagram for members participating virtual art demonstrations and more!!! Stay well and creative!!
- West End Museum: The museum hours are Tuesday – Friday (12 pm- 5:00 pm) and Saturday (11:00 am – 4:00 pm).
NORTHERN NEW ENGLAND
- Axel’s Gallery: Gallery is open by appointment only. Visit website to book.
- Bennington Museum: The museum is closed to in-person visits until April 2. Check their website for current exhibits.
- Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: BMAC is open to in-person visits. Visit their website for details on safety restrictions.
- Burlington City Arts: Opening February 12 “Meg Lipke: In the Making” features the New York artist’s colorful, shaped paintings that are cut, dyed, sewn, and stuffed, pushing the boundaries of contemporary abstraction. Exploring memory, childhood, and spirituality, “Pivotal Moments: Select Works by Diane Gabriel” presents a selection of works on paper by this celebrated Vermont artist. Hours: Wed.-Sat., 12-5 p.m.
- Center of Maine Contemporary Art: CMCA will be closed to in-person visits until February 3.
- Catamount Arts Gallery: The gallery is offering virtual Opera viewings through their website.
- Colby College Museum of Art: The Colby College Museum of Art is now open for Colby students, faculty, and staff who are participating in the college’s COVID testing program.
- Cove Street Arts: Cove Street is currently open to in-person visits. Please visit their website for updated winter hours and updates.
- Dowling Walsh Gallery: Is currently open and offering virtual exhibitions through their website.
- Edgewater Gallery: Both gallery locations are open for in-person visits. Please visit their website to find hours of operation for both locations.
- Greenhut Galleries: Updated Hours: MONDAY–FRIDAY: 10AM–5:30PM, SATURDAY: 10AM–5PM, and SUNDAY: CLOSED.
- Hood Museum of Art: The museum is currently closed to in-person visits. Visit their website for a variety of virtual programing.
- Hanover Fine Craft Gallery: In person classes have been canceled–online courses are available.
- Lamont Gallery at Phillips Exeter Academy: January 16–June 6 “A Collective Curiosity” is a virtual exhibition featuring over 20 women alumnae artists as a continuation of a year-long recognition commemorating 50 years of coeducation at Phillips Exeter Academy. The gallery is closed to the general public.
- Shelburne Museum: Temporarily closed. Visit virtually. New Online Exhibition “A. Elmer Crowell: Sculptor, Painter, Decoy Maker.” Explore the artistry and innovation of the acclaimed carver’s ornamental birds.
- Southern Vermont Arts Center: SVAC is now open. Through February 21 Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum & Galleries: “Out of the Vault: Selections from SVAC’s Collection.” January 6 – March 28 Yester House: “Unmasked: Artful Responses to the Pandemic.” Hours: Wed.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun. 12-4 p.m.
- Museum of Art at the University of New Hampshire: The Museum is open to faculty, students, and the public. Museum Hours: February- May 2021, M-T-W-F: 10 a.m.- 4 p.m, TH: 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
- AS220: Please visit our online shop at www.artandeditions.as220.org
- Bannister Gallery: Closed until further notice. Visit their website for virtual programing.
- Berta Walker Gallery: Saturdays, 12-4, and by appointment. Click HERE to make an appointment to visit the gallery.
- Bruce Museum: The museum is temporary closed due to the pandemic and construction. Visit their website for updates on reopening and virtual programing.
- Center of Contemporary Printmaking: The gallery is open Monday through Saturday from 9 AM to 4 PM and Sundays from noon until 4:45 PM by appointment. Please call or visit website to make an appointment.
- Chazan Gallery at Wheeler: The gallery is temporarily closed to the public.
- Coastal Contemporary Gallery: CURRENTLY Open and By Appointment VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS and LIMITED ACCESS OPENING EVENTS. Masked Visitors Only. Follow on social media. Link to their ARTSY.net for artist works, pricing, show details and installation imagery Please call 401.612.6121 for appointments sales press
- Fairfield University Art Museum: Closed until further notice.
- Click here to view virtual museum exhibitions and exhibition audio tours.
- Click here to view virtual museum experiences, family and classroom activities.
- Grimshaw-Gudewicz Art Gallery: Closed until further notice.
- Hera Gallery: Gallery is open Wed- Fri 1-5 pm; Sat 1-4 pm.
- Jamestown Art Center: Visit our galleries during gallery hours: Wed., Fri. , Sat. 11am-3pm + Thurs 11am-7pm / or by appointment.
- New Britain Museum of American Art: The museum is open to the public with strict in-person restriction. Visit their website for more information.
- Newport Art Museum: The museum is currently closed. Visit website for virtual programing.
- Providence Art Club: Gallery Hours resume January 11th Weekdays 12-4pm, weekends by appointment.
- Yale University Art Gallery: Closed until further notice.
- Yale University Art Gallery will be offering a wide array of virtual programing from discussions of art t0 a concert by the Haven String Quartet. To see offered programs and to register, please visit their website here.
- View their online art gallery here.
- Collection of audio tracks available on the gallery’s Sound Cloud channel and audio guide mobile app.
OTHER UPDATES & RESOURCES FROM THROUGHOUT THE NORTHEAST (AND BEYOND)
OUTDOOR ART & GROUNDS
- All in NYC: A new public exhibition showcasing dozens of free, public art programs across the City for New Yorkers now, and eventually visitors, to safely explore, this summer and beyond. Locations around New York City include The Africa Center, Brookfield Place, the Brooklyn Museum, Rockefeller Center, the High Line, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Staten Island Museum, Times Square and the Whitney Museum of American Art. More information can be found on their website.
- The Clark Institute (Williamstown, MA): Grounds and trails are open.
- The Greenway (Boston, MA)
- TurnPark Art Space (West Stockbridge, MA): Grounds are open 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. daily. TurnPark Art Space is suspending its 2020 season (through October) due to the pandemic.
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS
- Artists For Humanity (Boston, MA): Social media-based “Social/Distance Gallery.”
- Cambridge Art Association (Cambridge, MA): Share your CAA story – post your CAA story on social media, or email CAA at info@cambridgeart.org. Your story can include text, videos or images. If you post to Instagram, tag @cambridgeart and use the hashtag #CAADay!
- The Eliot School (Jamaica Plain, MA): Join The Eliot School on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and show them what you’ve been doing, how you keep your creative juices flowing or share a project you’ve finally had time to work on with the hashtag: #ShareYourHeART.
- MASS MoCA (North Adams, MA): “Art Breaks” posted on social media three times daily.
ONLINE GALLERIES, EXHIBITIONS & ARTIST TALKS
- Sip & Chat: Sip & Chat is a weekly meeting with art leaders and professional artists talking about art organizations responding to the COVID-19 crisis and transitioning to new models including diversity, equity, and inclusion. Admission is free and tickets can be found on their website.
AT-HOME ART, CLASSES, ACTIVITIES & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
- Arts Center East (Vernon, CT): Offers various online workshops and classes.
- Boca Museum (Boca Raton, FL): Online community art initiatives for all ages available, including the Keep Kids Smart with ART series.
- Boston Lyric Opera: The Boston Lyric Opera is unveiling their new digital platform, [insert:opera]. Some of the new content includes a podcast, their soothing “Bedtime Lullibies Online”, and a director’s cut of their production of “Norma” from this past spring. More information can be found on their website.
- Cambridge Art Association (Cambridge, MA): Virtual programs added weekly. Visit their Virtual Workshops page for updates.
- Design Museum Foundation (Boston, MA and Portland, OR): Design Together is a growing collection of design activities and challenges for all ages, along with resources for teachers.
- EMcGee (ME): Click here to view a collection of online art lessons.
- FC Academy: FC Academy provides filmmaking classes — after school, during the summer and throughout school vacation weeks for middle school students who want to flex their creative muscles and learn the art of filmmaking. Students will learn skills in scriptwriting, storyboard sketching, character development, improvisation, and camera skills – all in a fun, collaborative and exciting environment. Together, the group will write, shoot, and edit a film in a genre of their choosing. Students will learn to edit their films using professional edit software like Adobe Premiere Pro. All final projects are eligible for submission into the Boston International Kids Film Festival and viewed on the big screen in front of family and friends!
- The Greenway Conservancy (Boston, MA): In partnership with Boston Cyberarts and Hoverlay, The Greenway has launched an augmented reality (AR) platform. This at-home AR experience can be used in your own home, back yard or a public space to create your own public art gallery through the Conservancy’s 2019 AR installation. Click here to find out how to experience AR at home or on The Greenway.
- Helen Day Art Center (Stowe, VT): Helen Day online has art activities, classroom education offerings, virtual studio visits, and more!
- Hopkinton Center for the Arts (Hopkinton, MA): Online classes and workshops available.
- The Hyde Collection (Glens Falls, NY):
- At-Home Resource Guide for families with children.
- Miss Keri’s art classes and projects available on Youtube and via the Museum’s audioguide channel.
- Jamestown Arts Center (Jamestown, RI): Creative Classes, Workshops, and more for children, teens and adults.
- Marblehead Arts Association (Marblehead, MA): Art and writing classes and workshops available. Visit their website to learn more.
- McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College (Boston, MA)
- The Museum of Science, Boston (Boston, MA): MOS at Home features live presentations daily, creative engineering projects, podcasts, kid-friendly activities and more.
- New Art Center (Newton, MA)
- New Art at Online is a monthly subscription-based online class platform offering online video art lessons, art making prompts, art lectures, and art demos by New Art faculty members. New content and classes are added weekly.
- Remote Zoom Classes are live, virtual weekly class meetings with New Art faculty. For adults, teens and children.
- New Art at Home is offering classes to young students throughout the fall 2020 season.
- Toronto Biennial of Art (Toronto, Canada): Tools for Learning activities.
- Tower Hill Botanic Garden (Boylston, MA): Offers a collection of nature-inspired resources to keep kids learning.
- Trinity Rep (Providence, RI):
- Virtual classes and events for kids, adults and teens.
- Educational resources page.
- Truro Center For the Arts (Truro, MA): Online workshops through June posted on their website.
- WGBH and MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Schools (MA): Distance Learning Center for grades Pre-K-12.
- Worcester Cultural Coalition (Worcester, MA): “Arts at Home” online collection and playlist.
AID & RESOURCES FOR ARTISTS, ORGANIZATIONS & COMMUNITIES
- Americans for the Arts: The COVID-19 Impact Survey for Artists and Creative Workers “is crucial to telling the story of creative workers and making sure that you are supported during this ongoing crisis and the eventual recovery.” Click here to take the survey now.
- Artist Relief: Will distribute $5,000 grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19. Click here for more information and to apply.
- The Arts Council of Greater New Haven (New Haven, CT): New Haven Creates Relief Fund will distribute immediately, up to $1,000 in financial assistance to help low-income individual creatives and art institutions with small budgets survive and adapt through COVID-19 crisis. Click here to learn more and apply and here to make a donation.
- Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund: Offering grants up to $200 per applicant. For US-based BIPOC artists and administrators who demonstrate financial need as a result of COVID-19. View and fill out application here.
- The Blanche E. Colman Award Year 2021: BNY Mellon, N.A. serves as the trustee of the Blanche E. Colman Trust. Each year we request recommendations from reputed artists from which we can gather 2021’s pool of candidates for the Blanche E. Colman Awards. We must receive two recommendations for each artist before he or she can be considered as a candidate for the award. All recommendations sent by regular mail must be postmarked by February 28, 2021. Recommendations may also be sent to my attention by email at mary.zaremba@bnymellon.com by March 4, 2021. If you know of a deserving artist who meets the Colman criteria, please encourage them to apply. Of course, you may also write a recommendation on their behalf. Attached is a PDF copy of the guidelines for your review and for you to share with any recommended artist(s). On behalf of the Trustee and the Jurors, I thank you in advance for your assistance.
- Boston Cyberarts: List of Emergency funding for New England Artists
- Cambridge Arts: Cambridge cultural organizations are invited to apply to the Cultural Capital Fund, which has more than $600,000 to address urgent needs in the local arts and culture sector due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Cambridge Community Foundation and the City of Cambridge have joined forces to launch the fund, which offers arts organizations based in Cambridge up to $25,000 for capital improvements necessary due to the COVID-19 pandemic or up to $10,000 for operations and programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Visit website for more details.
- Cambridge Art Association: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenges faced by artists in Cambridge, the CAA are launching a new scholarship program, separate from their existing Irving & Charlotte Rabb Scholarship Program. This new opportunity is open specifically to visual artists residing in Cambridge, MA. Priority will be given to applicants from traditionally marginalized groups, including BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color), Latinx, Asian and Pacific Islanders, LGBTQIA+, and female-identifying artists. Five (5) scholarships will be awarded, with all benefits listed below. Application deadline is February 10, at 5 p.m.
- City of Boston:
- Click here to access details about the city’s weekly calls with arts organizations and individual artists that happen every other week. There you will also find recordings of past calls.
- The Fenway Alliance (Boston, MA): FENWAY CARES, a collective of Fenway community organizations and residents seeking to coordinate support for Fenway Community members in need.
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts: Offering a $500-$2,500 grant for artists making work that is experimental or contemporary in nature.
- The Maine People’s Alliance: Mainers Together is a community-based response to coronavirus. If you are interested in various local volunteer efforts, want to help raise funds, or are in need of assistance, click here for more information.
- Mass Cultural Council: The Mass Cultural Council is currently offering a wide verity of grants: 1.) Artist Fellowships are available in Crafts, Dramatic Writing, Film & Video, Music Composition, Photography, and Sculpture/Installation/New Genres. Office hours: Feb. 3. Deadline: Feb. 8. 2.) COVID-19 Relief Fund for Individuals provides $1,500 grants to MA individual artists and independent teaching artists/humanists/scientists. Deadline: Feb. 2. 3.) Festivals Program provides $500 grants to help festival programmers meet the needs of producing, promoting, and developing audiences. Application opens: Jan 27. Deadline: Mar. 15. 4.) Projects grants provide either $1,000 or $2,500 to support a cultural organization’s specific project. Deadline: Mar. 2. 5.) The Universal Participation Initiative’s Innovation and Learning Networkprovides a series of professional development workshops on Universal Design and accessibility practices, and includes a stipend of $3,000 for staff time. Deadline: Jan. 29. 6.) STARS Residencies grants of $500-$5,000 to schools are available to support creative learning residencies of 3 days or more in the arts, sciences, and humanities. Deadline: Feb. 1. Other funding opportunities include: 1.) Mass Humanities’ Digital Capacity Grants offer up to $5,000 to support organizations in bringing the humanities to the public through digital programs and platforms. Deadline: Feb. 7. 2.) The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Shuttered Venue Operators Grant offers emergency assistance for eligible venues affected by the COVID pandemic.
- Newport Festivals Foundation (Essex, MA): Newport Festivals Musician Relief Fund. For musicians who have lost income from a performance or gig cancellation related to COVID-19. Click here for more information or to apply.
- Sweet Relief Musicians Fund: Provides financial assistance to all types of career musicians and music industry workers struggling to make ends meet. Click here for information about “COVID-19 @ Sweet Relief.”
- Theatre Community Benevolent Fund: Grants for individual theater performers and non-profit theater organizations in the Greater Boston area who have suffered financial loss due to COVID-19 or related events of a severe nature.
EVENTS
- Art Miami Show Group: The Art Miami Show Group has officially announced the cancellation of the 2021 edition of Art Wynwood, set to take place February 11-15 and the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Fair, scheduled for March 18-21. The decision was made with the Art community in mind, as a result of feedback from galleries and collectors expressing an interest in postponing the shows given continued concerns about COVID-19 in South Florida. The Fairs will return during their regularly scheduled dates in 2022.
OPEN CALLS
- Artspace (New Haven, CT): Project Zoomie (a creative call for action): invites artists to provide care for our frontline caretakers by creating one-of-a-kind Virtual Image and Video Backgrounds that can be uploaded to their Zoom accounts. Click here to learn more. Submissions accepted on a rolling basis.
- Attleboro Arts Museum: Back to Nature: An In-gallery Exhibition of Nature-themed Artwork at the Attleboro Arts Museum. All work that meets the exhibition guidelines will be accepted. Delivery of art: February 13th, 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th, 2021. Exhibition: March 4th – 19th, 2021. Real or Imagined: An In-gallery National Juried Exhibition: Submission deadline: April 23rd, 2021. Spotlight the authentic or explore the unreal. Consider depicting a representational still life or a surrealist scene, capture the phenomenon of phantom pain or visually share a ghost story. Real or Imagined can tackle the World Wrestling Foundation, true love, historical fiction, Santa Claus, the Emperor’s new clothes, 2020’s excruciating twists and turns … Six prizes of $100 each will be awarded.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
- Consider making a donation to arts and culture organizations in your area — they need your support more now than ever!
- Contribute to mutual aid initiatives such as:
- Artist Relief (Throughout America)
- Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund
- The Arts Council of Greater New Haven (New Haven, CT)
- Boston Artists Relief Fund (Boston, MA) accepting donations through May
- Boston Music Maker Relief Fund (Boston, MA)
- Burlington City Arts’ BCA
Artist Relief Fund (Burlington, VT) - Cambridge Artist Relief Fund (Cambridge, MA)
- City of Newton’s COVID-19 Care Fund (Newton, MA)
- FENWAY CARES (Boston, MA)
- Fred T. Johnson’s GoFundMe fund for rent and bills relief
- Mainers Together
- New Haven Creatives Relief Fund (New Haven, CT)
- Sara Mora’s GoFundMe fund for rent relief for immigrants
- Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
- Support mask-making and distribution initiatives (by sewing, donating fabric or elastic, or doing pick-ups or deliveries) such as:
- The Boston Area Mask Initiative.
- Join the #MillionMaskChallenge, a global sew-a-thon aimed at supporting healthcare workers and others in need. To join the challenge: