Welcome to our final issue of 2019! We compiled its contents knowing that what you’re holding will be sitting front and center at our official exhibitors’ booth at Art Basel Miami Beach from December 5 through 9 at the Miami Beach Convention Center and that it’s a unique opportunity for us to bring the New England region’s artists, museums, galleries and cultural organizations to the attention of the art patrons, collectors, and major museum and gallery stakeholders in attendance. It’s equally as important to direct you, our readers, to the artists, exhibitions and venues whose works continue to rise above the chatter of the day to inspire our cultural communities to gather, share experiences and bond together as one in working for a better world. That’s never easy during the period of the year when the first fall shows are coming down and the new ones are going up just as we’re … [Read more...] about Welcome Statement Nov/Dec 2019
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Making Connections With Donna Dodson
I first came across Stephen Hamilton’s work at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists in Roxbury, Massachusetts in the 2017 show, “Black Gods Live: Work of Stephen Hamilton.” I was struck by the vibrant representations of African men and women, the handcrafted tapestries and the narratives in his work. I took to following him on social media to keep up with his practice and recently did a studio visit with him to find out more about his new work. “The Founders Project” will be on view at the Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building in Dudley Square in November, courtesy of Now and There. One can trace the development of this series in his recent work. “Portraits of the Orisa: Nigeria Series, 2016” re-imagined artists and members of the Yoruba religious community as the Orisa and other figures central to the Yoruba spiritual and philosophical tradition. The series … [Read more...] about Making Connections With Donna Dodson