in this blast
:: Persistence: A Community Response to Pervasive Plastic at Arts Arlington
:: Melissa Shook: a Commemorative Exhibition at Atlantic Works Gallery
:: Nature Imagined and Kimono Couture: The Beauty of Chiso at Worcester Art Museum
:: Sponsored by: Bennington Museum, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Array Contemporary, V Collection, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Hopkinton Center for the Arts and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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This week we're presenting Arts Arlington, Atlantic Works Gallery and Worcester Art Museum with exhibits that find beauty and inspiration in simplicity. Whether the subject is a person, a part of nature or a piece of clothing, the artworks in these exhibits portray the extraordinary present in the everyday.
Artscope is sponsoring CraftBoston Holiday Online, presented by the Society of Arts + Crafts. The festivities are already underway, so don't wait to check out the works of CraftBoston artists and participate in Society of Arts + Crafts' online events. CraftBoston will end with a weekend full of online programming this weekend, December 12–13, that you won't want to miss. Learn more about CraftBoston Holiday online here.
Your work can be in Artscope’s January/February 2021 Centerfold! Work by established and emerging artists welcome. We are accepting submissions on the topic of a “Performance Tableau”; any piece of art that encapsulates performance in a still image. Whether a photograph, sketch or design, we're looking for images that celebrate the performances we have been kept from due to the pandemic. Send up to three images and your statement with contact information to: centerfold@artscopemagazine.com by December 15, 2020. High-resolution images must be available to be reproduced up to 9” x 12”. The centerfold will be selected based on visual and/or conceptual quality, by a panel of three arts professionals.
Want your advertisement in the January/February 2021 issue of Artscope? Contact us at advertise@artscopemagazine.com or call (617) 639-5771 to get your ad into Artscope. The ad deadline is December 15. For more information, visit our Advertise in Artscope page.
- Kristin Wissler
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Persistence: A Community Response to Pervasive Plastic at Arts Arlington
in Arlington, Massachusetts through October 31, 2021
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Michelle Lougee, Tardigrade.
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Persistence: A Community Response to Pervasive Plastic is a public arts exhibition on view at the Minuteman Bikeway in Arlington through October 31, 2021. This exhibition is the culmination of Arts Arlington's first Artist-in-Residence Project, led by fiber artist and sculptor Michelle Lougee. She worked with Arlington Public Art Curator Cecily Miller, as well as hundreds of craftivists, over several months to create 37 vibrant sculptures. Despite their fun, colorful appearance, their goal is to raise awareness about single-use plastics and how detrimental they are to the environment and human health. The sculptures are made from "PLARN," a kind of yarn made from plastic bags, and many resemble microorganisms found in water. Lougee began utilizing plastic bags as an artistic tool ten years ago as a way of drawing attention to the damage plastic is causing to the ocean. Her sculptures often resemble coral, insects, seeds and other forms of organic life, bringing to mind the fragility and complexity of the natural world and the creatures in it. Persistence not only gets viewers outside by virtue of its location, but it also gets viewers thinking about nature and its importance as they walk along the Minuteman Bikeway, finding and taking in each colorful sculpture. Minuteman Bikeway is located between Swan Way and Linwood Street (near Spy Pond Park), in Arlington, Massachusetts and Persistence can be visited at any time. For more information, visit artsarlington.org/programs/pathways-art-on-the-minuteman-bikeway/persistence.
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Melissa Shook: a Commemorative Exhibition at Atlantic Works Gallery
in East Boston, Massachusetts through December 26
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Melissa Shook, self-portrait.
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Atlantic Works Gallery is showing Melissa Shook: a Commemorative Exhibition through December 26. This exhibit is a retrospective of work by the late Melissa Shook, an acclaimed photographer best known for her images of the homeless people of Boston. However, this exhibit features work from her "Krissy series," a collection of photographs of her daughter. Shook documented her daughter's life in pictures from the age of one to 18, taking photos that have since been acquired by prestigious institutions like the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. A selection of 30 images are featured in Melissa Shook: a Commemorative Exhibition, which has been curated by Krissy Shook, the subject of the photos. Atlantic Works Gallery's exhibit celebrates not just Melissa Shook's art, but her life and legacy as well. Though she went to school in New York, she relocated to Boston to teach at MIT's Creative Photography Lab, before teaching at photography at UMass Boston from 1979—2005. She was a valued member artist of Atlantic Works Gallery until her death earlier this year. Melissa Shook: a Commemorative Exhibition is intended to celebrate her life's work, honor her and her accomplishments and help her memory live on in every viewer. There will be a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, December 12, from 2:00—6:00 p.m. Atlantic Works Gallery is located at 80 Border Street in East Boston, Massachusetts and is open Friday and Saturday 2:00—6:00 p.m. For more information, visit atlanticworks.org/december-exhibit.
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Nature Imagined and Kimono Couture: The Beauty of Chiso at Worcester Art Museum
in Worcester, Massachusetts through February 7, 2021
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Susan Swinand, All In Together III, watercolor and mixed media on paper.
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Worcester Art Museum (WAM) has two very different but equally inspired and compelling exhibitions on view through February 7, 2021. Nature Imagined is a solo exhibit highlighting the artwork of painter Susan Swinand, winner of the Sally R. Bishop Prize from the 2019 ArtsWorcester Biennial. Swinand has a fondness for the natural world and a desire to find the balance between opposing natural forces. Nature Imagined explores her creative process, which involves letting her materials take on their own form and tapping into her subconscious to make meaning. In addition to this in-person exhibit, WAM also has Kimono Couture: The Beauty of Chiso on view exclusively online. Kimono Couture explores a different theme about kimonos and their creation each week, leading up to the opening of Kimono in Print: 300 Years of Japanese Design in February of next year. The first two weeks of Kimono Couture, "Introduction to Chiso" and "What is a Kimono?" are available now, with the third section, "Materials of a Kimono," coming out on December 12. Viewers can check back every week for new, informative and interesting content. Whether online or in-person, WAM's exhibits offer viewers an imaginative and inspiring experience. WAM is located at 55 Salisbury Street in Worcester, Massachusetts and is open Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. For more information, visit worcesterart.org/exhibitions.
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Sponsored by: Bennington Museum, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, Array Contemporary, V Collection, Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, Hopkinton Center for the Arts and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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Vanessa Compton, I, Coyote, Still Wonder, collage, spray paint, acrylic, oil on canvas, 60" x 48". Starting bid $2,000.
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LMNOPI, We Who Believe in Freedom, study acrylic on birch panel, 34" x 26". Starting bid $3,000.
Twenty-five contemporary artists from the region will respond to the simple prompt of “What is your vision for the future of Vermont?”. Their creations envision the possibilities, good or bad, as we reflect on this changing world.
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LexArt: The Lexington Arts and Crafts Society
Annual Holiday Marketplace in New Molly Harding Nye Gallery
In-person shopping by appointment in our newly renovated space.
Find unique gifts, handcrafted by our guild artisans.
Also shop 24/7 ONLINE from the comfort of home.
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130 Waltham Street
Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 862-9696
Instagram #lexartmass
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Array Contemporary is thrilled to open "The Future is Many Colors." This exhibition expresses the hopes and fears that influence individual perceptions, projections with an emphasis on a chromatic future.
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Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery
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Installation view of puppet theatre and puppets.
New Gilded Age: A Theatrical Installation by B. Lynch
Through February 5, 2021
The fictional world of the ‘Reds’ and the ‘Greys,’ as imagined and constructed by Boston-based artist B. Lynch, is where a cast of characters play out their roles on life’s stage as the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.’ The New Gilded Age is an immersive installation including puppets, sets, props, paintings, prints and videos scripted, shot and scored by Lynch. Visit the dedicated exhibition website at: newgildedage.holycross.edu
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, College of the Holy Cross
O’Kane Hall, 1 College St., Worcester, MA
(508) 793-3356
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Please note: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in-gallery visits from off-campus visitors will take place by appointment only. Hours are Tuesday —Friday 12:00—5:00 p.m., with limited Saturday availability. To book an entry time, email prosenbl@holycross.edu or call (508) 793-3356. Masks and social distancing practices are required.
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Hopkinton Center for the Arts
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The Big Tent: HCA Members Show
In-person and Online: February 5—March 16, 2021
Online Deadline: January 18, 2021
Submission Fee: $0 for members.
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