March/April 2021
In This Issue
Welcome: From Brian Goslow, March/April 2021
Welcome to the 15th anniversary issue of Artscope Magazine. Pulling together a group of strangers from around New England and turning them into a working arts community is not an […]
10 YEARS. 11 ARTISTS. 2 GALLERIES.: FOUNTAIN STREET CHECKS IN WITH ITS ROOTS
I have to be honest. Thinking back across 10 years is a taxing exercise after the grinding, Groundhog’s Day-esque suspended animation of the past 12 months. But this is an […]
CURRENT | UNDERCURRENT: PRESSING ISSUES SPOTLIGHTED AT UMASS AMHERST SHOW
In “CURRENT|UNDERCURRENT,” an online show at UMass Amherst’s Hampden Gallery on view through May 14, both the acute and the latent pains of an unequal and unhealed America are exposed, […]
THE HEART OF THE ARTIST: GASSEL SHARES HIS INFLUENCES WELL AT MORI
“And suddenly we have a passion, an insatiable desire to create. And this is where it all begins,” so states Alexander Gassel in one of his short stories. In “Painted […]
A NEW APPROACH TO PROGRAMMING: LEXART’S BROADER OUTREACH, RENOVATED GALLERY
Founded in 1935, Lexington Arts and Crafts (LexArt) continues to service the community and expand in resources and innovation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last 86 years, the educational […]
A LASTING IMPRESSION: STUART KNEW THE PROPAGANDIST VALUE OF SYMBOLS
Forty-four Presidential portraits hang in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., each unique, reflecting stylistic and political preferences and concerns as visual art codes and signals points of view […]
CAPSULE PREVIEWS: March/April 2021
Presented as part of the College of the Holy Cross’s Arts Transcending Borders program, the Cantor Art Gallery, One College St., Worcester, Massachusetts, is hosting an artist residency with Kevork […]
JAMES FORITANO: MY EXPERIENCE AS AN ARTSCOPE WRITER
Hello, to all! Having been asked by my editor, Brian Goslow, to go over the summit experiences of my relatively long engagement on the staff of Artscopeas a writer, I’m […]
AN EVOLVING ROLE: VERMONT ARTISTS’ KEEN OPTIMISM AND DRIVE TO CREATE
When times are uncertain, it is easy to fall into reminiscence of rosier days gone by. Revisiting the work, and lives, of three artists previously featured by Artscope could have […]
THREE REMARKABLE RENEGADES: COLORING OUTSIDE THE LINES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Callthemrenegades.Mavericks.Rebels. Coming from a literary perspective, perhaps I’d call them artists who chose the road less traveled… For our 15th anniversary issue, six long-term writers for Artscope Magazine were chosen […]
A QUALITY OF SPACIOUSNESS: TRANSFORMING THE TOXINS OF OUR TIMES
In this year of existential stress, Antoinette Winters, Laura Evans and Roya Amigh, all Boston artists, can teach us ways to endure the pervasive disturbances that threaten our personal psychic […]
INTENSIFIED SOUL SEARCHING: PHYSICAL FEEDBACK OF GALLERIES GREATLY MISSED
Suzanne Volmer joined the Artscope staff in spring 2012; what follows are portions of recent discussions she’s had with New England artists she’s covered during her nine years with the […]
FULL-THROTTLE CREATIVITY: CONNECTICUT VENUES KEEPING ART LOVERS ENGAGED
The pandemic dealt crushing blows to artists and arts instructions alike over the past year, with long-anticipated and installed solo exhibitions put on hold, and temporary building closures. But despite […]
