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CAPSULE PREVIEWS: November/December 2019

// Current Issue, Exhibit Openings, November/December 2019, November/December 2019

by Brian Goslow

With work ranging from paintings, mixed-media and graphics and sculpture, digital art and photography, the Rockport Art Association & Museum’s Experimental Group holds its 12th group exhibition, “Unexpected No. Twelve,” from November 2 through 17 at the Rockport Art Association and Museum, 12 Main St., Rockport, Massachusetts. “The Experimental Group is a creative forum whose main mission is to increase public awareness and to foster self-expression by bringing artists together to explore and share ideas that cultivate creative freedom.” The exhibition is followed by the Rockport Art Association and Museum’s National Show 2019 which opens on November 23 and continues through January 1. The gallery is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon-5 p.m. Elegant landscapes and still life paintings, evocative portraits and painted nudes, beguiling drawings … [Read more...] about CAPSULE PREVIEWS: November/December 2019

MIDCOAST MAINE: LOCAL COLOR AND FOODS AWAIT FALL ADVENTURERS

// Artscope Online, Current Exhibits, Current Issue, Exhibits, Featured, September/October 2019, Visual Arts

by Leah Hamilton French

I like to joke that I found freedom in Maine. And in a way, it’s true. Recently, I traveled up the coast to the small town of Freedom for a much-needed weekend away. While there, I was delighted to find not just the peaceful, bucolic scenery I had been craving but also a region bursting with local flavor — from lobster shacks, farm-to-table restaurants and an Amish charcuterie to open studios, galleries and off the beaten path museums. Though summer is nearly over, the foliage will soon be blazing, and there is plenty of time to visit Midcoast Maine before winter. Local Color Gallery and Local Foods // Belfast, ME Belfast, at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River, has a bustling arts scene for such a small city. Many artists live and work in the region, displaying their work in Belfast’s many galleries, and the city hosts a monthly Fourth Friday Art Walk. Finch Gallery, Belfast … [Read more...] about MIDCOAST MAINE: LOCAL COLOR AND FOODS AWAIT FALL ADVENTURERS

“Locally Made” at the RISD MUSEUM Showcases Rhode Island Artwork

// Exhibits

By Newlin Tillotson Providence, RI – With three galleries, and a participation of 300 artists, “Locally Made” is the Rhode Island School of Design Museum’s largest survey of work from the greater Providence area in more than 20 years. Continuing through November 3, “Locally Made” features demonstrations, collaborations and an exhibition of newly acquired work by 40 Rhode Island artists. In the Upper Farago Gallery, the newer acquisitions from local artists are displayed in a large white setting. It is an eclectic group of work ranging in size, style and mediums. Much of the art on display is descriptive of the state, with some pieces reflecting the close-knit and esoteric nature of Rhode Island culture. Allison Bianco’s piece, “The Sinking of Matunuck,” a soft-ground etching and color screen-print triptych on paper, is an eye-catching piece that includes some Rhode Island … [Read more...] about “Locally Made” at the RISD MUSEUM Showcases Rhode Island Artwork