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GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE: ARTS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE

// Current Issue, Issue Articles, January/February 2018, Visual Arts

COMMUNITY ARTS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE 82 PRESCOTT STREET LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH FEBRUARY: SELECTED WORKS OF JESSICA TAWCZYNSKI FROM HER RECENT ARTIST’S RESIDENCY IN AKUREYRI, ICELAND by Flavia Cigliano Founded in 2009, the Arts Research Collaborative (ARC) in Lowell, Massachusetts quickly established itself as a cultural presence in the heart of the city, committed to working with the arts communities of both Lowell and the University of Massachusetts Lowell (UML). The concept for a professional workspace and gallery came from three colleagues in the Art and Design Department: Jim Jeffers, Denise Manseau and Stephen Mishol, who explained, “We wanted to create a hybrid space where our students could have more direct interaction with professional artists.” Both Manseau and Mishol were quick to acknowledge the critical role Jim Jeffers played in developing … [Read more...] about GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE: ARTS RESEARCH COLLABORATIVE

Image: Dahlov Ipcar at her studio in 2011 (photography by Greg Morell).

Celebrating the life of Dahlov Ipcar

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By Greg Morell Manchester, New Hampshire - Dahlov Ipcar was celebrating her 99th year when her life and her vibrant career as a prolific artist came to an end, February 10, 2017. I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing Dahlov at her Maine home for Artscope Magazine when she was 93. At the time, she was putting the finishing touches on her expansive exhibition of her circle of life paintings for her one-woman show at the University of New Hampshire. Entering Dahlov’s world was a heady experience of artistic intoxication. Every corner of her domicile was crammed with paintings, bronze busts, sculptures in marble and wood, drawings, soft sculptures, and marionettes, all painted or stitched by Dahlov, or her artist parents. She was a joyous lover of life and art. Her work is a rich visual feast, an experience full of zest, color, and magical imagery. At the time if my … [Read more...] about Celebrating the life of Dahlov Ipcar

Cicero at Castle Hill in Truro on Cape Cod.

TRURO CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT CASTLE HILL’S SUMMER BASH JULY 23; HONOREE JUDY CICERO DISCUSSES

// Visual Arts

By Harriet Bee Truro, MA - The Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill is celebrating its 45th year at the annual Castle Hill Summer Bash on Saturday July 23, and will also be honoring longtime friend and supporter Judy Cicero. The outdoor party will feature great food, martinis and cosmopolitans by Ray Elman, and dancing to the music of the Chandler Travis Philharmonic, as well as the tribute to well-known Provincetown resident Cicero. Cicero first came to the tip of the cape as a ten-year-old when her parents began their ownership of Cabot’s, the fudge and candy emporium on the corner of Commercial and Ryder streets, where they remained for many years during the summer months. Much later, as an adult, a teacher, an art collector and antiques dealer, she moved to the Outer Cape in 1972 where she has remained ever since. Over the years, Cicero has actively served on many of … [Read more...] about TRURO CENTER FOR THE ARTS AT CASTLE HILL’S SUMMER BASH JULY 23; HONOREE JUDY CICERO DISCUSSES