Brian Goslow, Managing Editor bgoslow@artscopemagazine.com One of our biggest goals for Artscope is to take advantage of as many opportunities as possible to spread the word about, and images of, New England’s arts and culture scene; for every show that we’re able to cover in these pages, there are dozens more just as worthy of your attention. To achieve this goal, we run comprehensive multi-platform media coverage through our bimonthly issues of the magazine, a bi-weekly email blast, a weekly ...

COVER STORY VAUGHAN OLIVER: WALKING BACKWARDS LUNDER ARTS CENTER, LESLEY UNIVERSITY 1801 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MA SEPTEMBER 5 - OCTOBER 22 by Lisa Mikulski There is a good amount of graphic design work that reveals itself as being quite pedestrian. And then there is the work that elevates the field and serves to inspire not only the design community, but the target audience — the consumer — as well. The work of legendary designer Vaughan Oliver reminds me why I ...

INTERVIEW WHAT LIES BETWEEN, RECENT WORKS BY OLIVIA BERNARD ORESMAN GALLERY BROWN FINE ARTS CENTER SMITH COLLEGE 22 ELM STREET NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS by Elizabeth Michelman Olivia Bernard’s sculpture has always spoken through the fingertips to the whole body. No matter how flat a piece becomes, there’s always another side — and always a sense of inside and outside. It’s tempting to read her small glass panels and attenuated sheets of handmade paper as following within the traditions of abstract or ...

FEATURED ARTIST WEN-HAO TIEN: WEED OUT NEW ART CENTER IN NEWTON 61 WASHINGTON PARK, NEWTONVILLE, MA SEPTEMBER 22 THROUGH OCTOBER 19 by James Foritano Soon after Labor Day, common weeds will be carted to the New Art Center in Newton to be sculpted into an island in the center of its spacious Holzwasser Gallery. When the full spectrum lights are thrown on for the month-long exhibit’s September 22 opening — the brain-child of installation artist Wen-hao Tien — the culmination ...

REVIEW 20TH ANNUAL OUTDOOR SCULPTURE EXHIBIT MILL BROOK GALLERY AND SCULPTURE GARDEN 236 HOPKINTON ROAD CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE THROUGH OCTOBER 15 by Greg Morell When I headed out to the Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, I had no idea what I was in for. I soon discovered an arts paradise featuring a fascinating expression of gardens and outdoor sculpture situated in an expansive bucolic landscape where horses run wild in Concord, New Hampshire. The 2017 incarnation of their annual ...

REVIEW NEW MEMBERS EXHIBITION: CURTIS HANSON AND MICHAEL GRAVES GUILD OF BOSTON ARTISTS 162 NEWBURY STREET, BOSTON, MA OCTOBER 7 - 28 by Beth Neville The 125-year-old tradition of American impressionism lives on in the oil paintings of Michael Graves, newly elected member of the Guild of Boston Artists. In keeping with impressionism’s emphasis on outdoor scenery, Graves paints lush summer landscapes, frosty winter snow banks, and sailboats’ crisp white sails against the blue White Mountains. His work, of excellent ...

FEATURED ARTIST ELIZABETH POGOR COLO COLO GALLERY 101 WEST RODNEY FRENCH BOULEVARD NEW BEDFORD, MA THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30 by Brian Goslow Elizabeth Pogor has spent a good part of her summer creating many of the paintings that will be on display in her first exhibition of oil paintings at New Bedford’s Colo Colo Gallery through the end of September. She received the show through old-fashioned networking with a modern twist. Pogor sent a private message and an image to Luis ...

REVIEW IT’S WHAT YOU DON’T SAY: AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY JACQUELINE OTT, LISA PEREZ AND SEAN RILEY CHAZAN GALLERY AT WHEELER 228 ANGELL STREET PROVIDENCE, RI OCTOBER 19 - NOVEMBER 8 by Suzanne Volmer During the past year, as a conscious step to break the isolation of studio practice and perhaps informally give a nod to the concept of a kinder, friendlier Rhode Island, Jacqueline Ott, Lisa Perez and Sean Riley — and a few other artist friends — ...

UNIVERSITY SPOTLIGHT D. DOMINICK LOMBARDI: SAINTS, SINNERS AND THE COLLECTIVE UNCONSCIOUS HAMPDEN GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST 131 SOUTHWEST CIRCLE, AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 10 THROUGH 29 by J. Fatima Martins There are gods and monsters in each of us. One person’s hero is another person’s villain; as Joseph Campbell famously wrote, “You could be a local god, but for the people whom that local god conquered, you could be the enemy.” In the exhibition statement for “Saints, Sinners and the Collective ...

by Gina Fraone As a longtime art consultant and gallery director, I see on a daily basis how tough it is for visual artists to navigate the strange, seemingly impenetrable “art world biz.” It can be so frustratingly difficult just to get your work “seen” by the right people who can help sell your work to private collectors and museums. I have worked in the art gallery business for 16 years now and have witnessed firsthand the struggle for so ...

REVIEW CYNTHIA ATWOOD: ALPHABET OF WEAPONS THOMPSON GALLERY CAMBRIDGE SCHOOL OF WESTON 45 GEORGIAN ROAD, WESTON, MA SEPTEMBER 8 - NOVEMBER 15 by Lisa Mikulski In a celebration of New England women artists, the Thompson Gallery at The Cambridge School of Weston presents “Eyes Wide Open,” a four-part series of exhibitions that will run throughout its 2017-18 school year. The first exhibition, “Alphabet of Weapons,” opening September 8, will showcase the work of Cynthia Atwood. Composed of 26 pieces, Atwood’s ...

GALLERY SPOTLIGHT THE FABRICATION OF IMAGINATION 2017 ARTS LEAGUE OF LOWELL 307 MARKET STREET, LOWELL, MA THROUGH OCTOBER 1 by Flavia Cigliano Viewing “The Fabrication of Imagination 2017” at the Arts League of Lowell (ALL) Gallery on a mid-summer’s afternoon was very enjoyable indeed. Well-lit and attractive, the high-ceilinged space allowed the 3-D fiber works to be displayed to their best advantage. The exhibit is part of an on-going tradition in Lowell, Massachusetts during the summer months, with most of ...

REVIEW GABRIELLE THIERRY: THE MUSICALITY OF THE WATER LILIES — COLORED MUSICAL SCORES INSPIRED BY CLAUDE MONET WATER LANDSCAPES IRIS AND B. GERALD CANTOR ART GALLERY COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS ONE COLLEGE STREET, WORCESTER, MA THROUGH OCTOBER 7 by Beth Neville A French artist, Gabrielle Thierry deserves a warm welcome in the United States for her colorful and enchanting large-scale paintings inspired by Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” murals. Shipped directly from Paris, France, her eight oil-on-canvas paintings are on ...

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT FENCES: A PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT BY MICHAEL PRESSMAN THE MAIN STREET GALLERY OF THE CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM RODFE ZEDEK 55 EAST KINGS HIGHWAY, CHESTER,CT THROUGH OCTOBER 16 by Tom Soboleski Photography, as we all know, is not real at all. It is an illusion of reality with which we create our own private world. So said American photographer Arnold Newman. Illusory is one way to describe the images in “Fences,” an exhibit of new photography by Michael Pressman in ...

THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM ATTLEBORO ARTS MUSEUM 86 PARK STREET ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS SEPTEMBER 16 THROUGH 23 by Suzanne Volmer Inspired by Emily St. John Mandel’s novel “Station Eleven,” “The Calm Before the Storm,” an exhibition of original snow globes at Attleboro Arts Museum, is a short-term show taking place from September 16 through 23 and is the visual art component to the National Endowment for the Arts-funded Big Read initiative taking place this fall in Attleboro, Mass. The exhibition, ...

FEATURED MUSEUM SWEET TOOTH: THE ART OF DESSERT SHELBURNE MUSEUM 6000 SHELBURNE ROAD, SHELBURNE, VT SEPTEMBER 23 - FEBRUARY 18 by Elayne Clift Don’t go hungry to the Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education’s Murphy Gallery at Vermont’s Shelburne Museum between September 23 and February 18. That’s when a whimsical and somewhat decadent ode to America’s appetite for tasty confections will be on display, with pieces ranging from wildly decorated shoes to chocolate sculptures and tongue-in-cheek food installations involving everything ...

by Brian Goslow Maynard, MA - Back in the mid-1990s, when I was working as events editor for The Worcester Phoenix, one of my favorite venues to cover and visit was Art in the Heart of Maynard, an artist collective from which we never failed to leave with a small creation. While the collective may be long gone, the collective spirit of this town of 10,000 people located approximately 30 miles north-west of Boston is alive and well, with downtown ...

RINGKØBING INTERNATIONAL WOODSCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM IN DENMARK by Donna Dodson Last winter, I was anticipating a quiet summer in my studio. However, on March 21 an invitation to participate in the Ringkøbing International Woodsculpture Symposium in Denmark arrived in my inbox, followed on April 14 by an invitation to the Keelung Artist in Residency project at the National Museum of Marine Science & Technology. That shifted my springtime into high gear, preparing for a summer of international travel, cultural exchange and ...