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In this blast
:: The Wee Worlds of Salley Mavor at Southern Vermont Arts Center
:: Peaceable Kingdom: The Art of Donald Saaf at Cahoon Museum of American Art
:: Folks and Fables at Dartmouth Cultural Center
Sponsored By: Bromfield Gallery, The Boston Printmakers, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Jennifer Okumura, Hood Museum, Creative Connections Gift Shop and Gallery, Urbanica Gallery, League of N.H. Craftsmen, Clare Asch and the Artscope Tablet Edition
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This week we're presenting Southern Vermont Arts Center, Cahoon Museum of American Art and the Dartmouth Cultural Center.
This week's exhibitions feature the whimsy, wonder and craft of folk art. From hand-stitched and embroidered textiles to mixed media scenes to intricately hand-painted narrative works, these three shows offer a glimpse into the region's folk art community.
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-Sawyer Smook-Pollitt
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The Wee Worlds of Salley Mavor at Southern Vermont Arts Center
in Manchester, Vermont through January 7, 2024
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Salley Mavor, Harvest Time. Photo courtesy: Southern Vermont Arts Center. | |
Southern Vermont Arts Center presents The Wee Worlds of Salley Mavor, a show that captures the stitched, beaded and all-around hand-made artwork of Salley Mavor. The props, scenery and characters in Mavor's intricate scenes show immense detail and dedication to her craft. This exhibit features a wide range of scenes from throughout Mavor's career. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Southern Vermont Arts Center is located at 860 SVAC Drive / West Road Manchester, VT. For more information, please visit here. | |
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Peaceable Kingdom: The Art of Donald Saaf at Cahoon Museum of American Art
in Cotuit, Massachusetts through December 23
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Donald Saaf, Island of Endangered Species, 2015, oil, mixed media, fabric on panel. 36" x 40". Photo courtesy: Artist. | |
Cahoon Museum of American Art presents Peaceable Kingdom: The Art of Donald Saaf, featuring the work of Donald Saaf as he "explores the subtle line between fine art and folk art in paintings that are heartwarming and approachable," according to a curatorial statement. In his large-scale paintings and collages, Saaf draws upon his memories of nature, family and community from his life in rural Vermont. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cahoon Museum of American Art is located at 4676 Falmouth Road, Cotuit, MA. For more information, please visit here. | |
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Folks and Fables at Dartmouth Cultural Center
in Dartmouth, Massachusetts through November 4
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Mary Ellen Flinn, Heading North, Wood, cooper, acrylics, antique fragments. Photo Courtesy: Artist. | |
Dartmouth Cultural Center presents Folks and Fables, showcasing new work resulting from a collaboration between Don Cadoret and Mary Ellen Flinn. This show features Cadoret's colorful and detailed Story Paintings and Flinn's carved and assembled sculptures. Both artists "are self-taught and inspired by the antique fragments and frames of our past." The gallery is open Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dartmouth Cultural Center is located at 404 Elm Street, Dartmouth, MA. For more information, please visit here. | |
Sponsored By: Bromfield Gallery, The Boston Printmakers, Hopkinton Center for the Arts, Jennifer Okumura, Hood Museum, Creative Connections Gift Shop and Gallery, Urbanica Gallery, League of N.H. Craftsmen, Clare Asch and the Artscope Tablet Edition | |
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CALL FOR ENTRIES:
“Smallish Works” at Bromfield Gallery
Deadline: November 12
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Bromfield Gallery seeks 2D artwork for its annual juried exhibition by New England artists. All themes and media welcome.
$18 each, no limit on entries.
Exhibition dates November 29 – December 17. Apply online at www.bromfieldgallery.com.
Questions?
Email info@bromfieldgallery.com.
Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
(617) 451-3605
info@bromfieldgallery.com
bromfieldgallery.com
Wed.–Sun., 12-5 p.m.
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League of
N.H. Craftsmen
| Kent Monkman, The Great Mystery, 2023, acrylic on canvas. Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Miriam H. and S. Sidney Stoneman Acquisition Fund; 2023.18.1. Image courtesy of the artist. | |
Kent Monkman: The Great Mystery at the Hood Museum of Art in Hanover, New Hampshire, through December 16
The Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, presents Kent Monkman: The Great Mystery featuring a new body of paintings by Cree artist Kent Monkman — including two commissioned works for the Hood Museum of Art’s permanent collections — The Great Mystery serves as both an introduction to and a revisitation of Monkman’s early interest in abstract expressionism.
The museum is open Wednesday,
11 a.m.-5 p.m. | Thursday and Friday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. | Saturday, 1-5 p.m.
The Hood Museum of Art is located at 6 East Wheelock Street, Hanover, NH. For more information, please visit here.
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“A Garden in Orbit” by Clare Asch is showing at Galatea Fine Art throughout October.
The theme for this show expresses Asch’s interest in circular forms that recall the planets and her love of botanicals.
There will be an artist talk at Galatea on Oct. 22 at 2 p.m.
galateafineart.com
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Hopkinton Center
for the Arts
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History is no Mystery: The Conversation continues…
October 6 - Nov 11
An exhibit by Shea Justice that faces the realities of what America was built on.
Reception Date: October 13, 6:30pm
Meet Mary Harvey of Violence Transformed
October 20, at 6:30pm: Artist talk
Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | Sat. & Sun., 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Hopkinton Center for the Arts
98 Hayden Rowe St
Hopkinton, MA 01748
hopartscenter.org
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Urbanica Gallery is seeking visual artists to showcase and exhibit for the upcoming year in solo or group exhibitions featuring painting, photography, print or almost anything you can hang on a wall.
We are a new creative space focused on uplifting and promoting contemporary artists from a variety of cultures and backgrounds.
Located in the heart of Boston, It's our aim to activate the community through highlighting local talent and hosting out-of-the-box exhibitions.
UrbanicaGallery@gmail.com.
617-930-6895
Instagram: @UrbanicaGallery
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Reception 'open to all' for We look at the same sun on Thursday, October 12, 5:30-7 p.m.
FP3 Gallery, 346 Congress St, Boston, MA; Solo runs September through December 2023.
Nowhere and everywhere, changing the landscape, waltz around cultural boundaries with beliefs and travel.
These works form an energy attempt to incorporate conflict, balance, and harmony to shape the work's influences -- We want the world to see everything under the sun.
jenniferjeanart.com
| Lynn Brofsky, Our Time Here is Brief, 2020, Monotype with gold foil, 20 x 60". | |
The Boston Printmakers 2023 North American Print Biennial
Oct 10 - Dec 9
Juror: Elizabeth Rudy, Harvard Art Museums
Juror’s Lecture: Saturday, Oct 14, 1-2 p.m.
BU School of Visual Arts Auditorium, 855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Public Reception: Saturday, Oct 14, 2-5 p.m.
Boston University 808 Gallery, 808 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
Hours: Tues.-Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
bostonprintmakers.org
| Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery | Doreen LaScola, Onset of a Better Tomorrow, encaustic and oil on panel, 24" x 24" | |
Doreen LaScola – ‘Still Traveling’
A spontaneous journey of process and discovery
On view through October 28
‘It is my hope each work will bring the viewer to their own inspired destination as well as become a
source of reflection.’ – Doreen LaScola
Creative Connections Gift Shop & Gallery / 978-827-6211 / ccgiftgallery.com
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