September/October 2020
In This Issue
Welcome: From Brian Goslow: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020
One of the things we all miss the most due to the pandemic is our one-on-one meetings at gallery and museum openings, whether with old friends or someone whose work […]
CORNERED: CLAUDIA FIKS
Claudia Fiks has spent over two decades working in the arts and culture non-profit sector, acquiring invaluable entrepreneurial, management, fundraising and partnership development expertise that she’s put to good use […]
SOME DAY IS NOW IN NEW BRITAIN: MODERN WOMEN ARTISTS HONOR SUFFRAGE MOVEMENT
“Some Day is Now: Women, Art and Social Change,” which opens on October 1 at the New Britain Museum of American Art, is an exhibit that is uplifting visually and […]
UNFINISHED WORK: GORDON D. CHASE IS FAR FROM RETIRED
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many galleries are keeping artists’ work in the forefront by converting exhibitions to a virtual format. Not viewing Gordon D. Chase’s exhibition of […]
THE TINIEST UNIVERSE OF ALL: STAY HOME/STAY SAFE BREAKS THE QUARANTINE
The most captivating thing about the arts scene these days is that in all its many ways it centers on that very root word, captive — and its opposite, free. […]
A VERY DIFFERENT SEASON: PTOWN GALLERY STROLL FEELS LIKE HOME
Going live on May 29 as the traditional summer season would have normally begun, the Ptown Gallery Stroll website has provided a weekly rundown of exhibitions and artwork in town, […]
REPLENISHED ENERGY: GUILD OF BOSTON SHOWS ITS RESILIENCE
During the downtime forced by COVID-19, the Guild of Boston Artists, longtime mainstay of Newbury Street, renovated its entire gallery space with new furniture, carpets and LED lighting – features […]
STORIES OF MAINE: TIMELY, RICH AND MEANINGFUL
How does one curate a show that marks 200 years of statehood? One that honors place, people and history most authentically as possible? Assistant Curator of American Art Diana Greenwold […]
CHANGING LABELS: FOR ROSSOW, ART IS AVENUE TO AWARENESS
As if the pandemic wasn’t enough, the surrealism of what it has both revealed and exposed about this American life has everyone, artists especially, looking at their day-to-day activities a […]
CAPTURING HISTORY: REMICK PAINTINGS ILLUMINATE HEALTHCARE HEROES
Americans are forgetful people, or so it would seem. And yet, what we think we are, and what we remember, is more often than not, more myth than fact. Stephen […]
OVERCOMING ADVERSITY: DAVID BAGGARLY FOLLOWS THE LIGHT
Duke Ellington said that “A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” And though he refused to play to segregated audiences, he also declined to participate in […]
MUSEUMS REINVENTED: A MANIFESTO: OUTSIDE EXHIBITS OFFER NEW WAY OF SEEING ART
Only five to seven percent of museums worldwide were open as of April 29, 2020, according to the International Council of Museums. On International Museum Day, May 18, UNESCO (the […]
CAPSULE PREVIEWS: SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020
A few days prior to us going to press with this issue of Artscope Magazine, the region received the long-awaited news that galleries that had been closed since a mid-April […]
Welcome Statement: November/December 2020
Welcome to our 89th issue. In some ways, we began planning this issue — covering November/ December and New England’s 2020 holiday season — during our summer issues, anticipating the […]