March/April 2015
In This Issue
Welcome
Welcome to the Ninth Anniversary Issue of Artscope magazine. Just as it’s been for all New Englanders, these past two months have been challenging, not only in surviving everyday life, […]
Cornered: Janet Kawada
On a recent snow-bound afternoon, artscope’s Elizabeth Michelman found Brookline, Mass. fiber artist Janet Kawada in her basement studio piecing together cylindrical “homes” with conical roofs from felt she makes […]
Quickening Pulse at Holy Cross
New Work by Faculty Artists Most gallery talks don’t include the artists devouring doughnut cakes while discussing their work, but the delicious powdery sugar treats were one of the “stars” […]
Breaking Ground
Lesley Connects Campus and Activity The new Lunder Arts Center has arrived. Seven years in the making, the project is “the beginning of the next chapter in the history of […]
New Expressions in Origami
Creativity Unfolds in Springfield “Above The Fold: New Expressions In Origami,” currently on exhibit at the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts in Springfield, includes diversity in its […]
Forever & After
Looking Beyond at South Shore Art “Thou know’st ‘tis common; all that lives must die, Passing through nature to eternity.” Curator Bill Houser’s exhibition statement for “Forever & After” starts […]
Gordon Parks Takes a Hard Look at Life
Looking Sharp at the MFA No one can predict the trajectory of a life, especially not an African-American life in the spring of 1950, just months before Brown v. Board […]
Ceramics On the South Coast
From the Historic to the Contemporary The sophistication of ceramics in the New Bedford area owes much to Chris Gustin’s active career as a catalyst of pottery enterprise and the […]
Lively Experiments
NCECA Conference inspires Galleries, Artists Providence began preparing for the National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts (NCECA) Conference two years ago, winning the coveted role of host with […]
Northern Baroque Splendor
Reliving the Golden Age at the Bruce The work of Caravaggio had a tremendous influence on what would become a golden age in the Netherlands of the 16th Century. Artists […]
Point/Counterpoint at Colo Colo
Jo-Ann Boback and Dave Richardson Luis Villanueva’s Colo Colo Gallery doubled its space in mid-2013 when it moved to the Kilburn Mills, a roughhewned yet industrially elegant exhibition facility that […]
Currents7 at Colby
Elizabeth Atterbury breaks the mold Breaking the mold, metaphorically, is the essence of what Elizabeth Atterbury strives for. An emerging artist who transcends traditional expectations in photography — as well […]
Organic to Geometric at Endicott
Dawna Bemis Celebrates her Upbringing Dawna Bemis knows she was blessed with a unique childhood. Four generations of her family thrived in one teeming house- hold, and at any given […]
Dark Waters/Grateful Daughters
Matt Brackett’s Dichotomy With a poetic and rhythmic title, “Dark Waters/Grateful Daughters” is a wily exhibition that counterpoints two very different groups of paintings, spanning a five-year, highly demanding period […]
Quality is Contagious
John Econmaki and Bridge City Tool work “Quality is Contagious” showcases the work of industrial designer, innovator and entrepreneur John Economaki, founder of Bridge City Tools of Portland, Oregon. It […]
Inner Investigation/Universal Truths
Marjorie Kaye: Shape Shifter A quote attributed to Gerard Piel, the publisher who revived Scientific American magazine in the middle of the last century, is a perfect springboard for my […]
Hero Cowboys
Keith Maclelland Battles Societal Issues “Monster Cowboys” is the intriguing title that artist and teacher Keith MacLelland uses to describe his current body of work, consisting of exuberantly colorful mixed-media […]
Inner Terrains
Vivian Pratt Explores Nature’s Hidden Frontier It’s well documented in travelers’ diaries that before the Romantic era, the more awe-inspiring aspects of nature provoked shudders; tourists would scurry through the […]
Inventions
Richard Whitten’s Functional Fantasy The structured narratives and toy-like replicas of invention made by artist Richard Whitten ply a complex territory of anachronisms. The artist’s work harbors a density of […]
Finding Beauty in the Beast
Christina Zwart Takes the Road Less Traveled It’s a common sight, and one that most of us greet with a flash of revulsion or a quick aversion of the eyes. […]
Capsule Previews
Mad Dog Studios has played a pioneering role in the growing Pawtucket arts community by offering artists an affordable place to work on a bi-monthly basis. “Mad Dog March” is […]
March/April 2015
Excerpts Welcome |Cornered: Janet Kawada | Finding the Art in Dartmouth | Quickening Pulse at Holy Cross | Breaking Ground | New Expressions in Origami | Forever & After […]
Reaching Out in Hartford
DRIVING TOWARD GREATER ACCESSIBILITY If the gathering felt a good bit like a family reunion, there was good reason. For more than 25 years, Margaret Bodell, now on the staff […]
