in this blast
:: Weaving Together at Jamestown Arts Center
:: Cape Porpoise: Archaeology in the Archipelago at Brick Store Museum
:: Unmasked: Artful Responses to the Pandemic at Southern Vermont Arts Center
:: Sponsored by: ClipArt Gallery, New England Watercolor Society, V Collection, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, New Britain Museum of American Art and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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This week we're presenting Jamestown Arts Center, Brick Store Museum and Southern Vermont Arts Center with exhibits that offer us hope about human nature during this difficult time. While the exhibits acknowledge the challenges and hardships we face, they temper them with community, perseverance and the hope that things will get better.
- Kristin Wissler
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Weaving Together at Jamestown Arts Center
in Jamestown, Rhode Island through March 13
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Dawn Mallozzi, Quite Frankly, weaving with paper, 13" x 9".
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Jamestown Arts Center is currently showing Weaving Together, a group exhibit showcasing the work of numerous artists with disabilities, through March 13. Weaving Together brings together four organizations dedicated to supporting artists with disabilities: Artists' Exchange, Flying Shuttles, Looking Upwards and Outsider Collective. Artists from each of these organizations created works of fabric, yarn, paper, branches and more to express creativity and togetherness. In addition to these art pieces, there are also outdoor installations including looms and murals of yarn and twine, meant to encourage the visiting community to create artwork as a group. Weaving as an action necessitates multiple parts coming together to create something bigger and better. Weaving Together explores the collaborative and inclusive nature of weaving not just by showcasing the work of artists with disabilities, but by offering installations for the entire community to collaborate on. "We hope that the various pieces woven together bring warmth to all during this dark time," wrote Jamestown Arts Center on the exhibition page. During these turbulent times, we can all benefit from the spirit of togetherness and community in Weaving Together. Jamestown Arts Center is located at 18 Valley Street in Jamestown, Rhode Island and is open Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 11:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. and Thursday 11:00 a.m.—7:00 p.m. For more information, visit jamestownartcenter.org/exhibitions-current/weaving-together.
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Cape Porpoise: Archaeology in the Archipelago at Brick Store Museum
in Kennebunk, Maine through April 2021
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The Brick Store Museum is showing Cape Porpoise: Archaeology in the Archipelago through April 2021. This exhibit features the collection of artifacts recently unearthed in the Cape Porpoise Archipelago in Maine. The artifacts were found on archeological expeditions conducted by the Cape Porpoise Archaeological Alliance (CPAA). Formed in 2016, the CPAA was organized by Brick Store Museum and the Kennebunkport Conservation Trust in order to find and preserve ancient artifacts against the destructive coastline flooding caused by climate change. The CPAA has since uncovered a wide variety of artifacts, showcasing 8,000 years of southern Maine's history and past cultures. Cape Porpoise: Archaeology in the Archipelago features mainly Indigenous objects such as stone tools. The highlight of the exhibit, however, is a dugout canoe found in 2018 and carefully excavated in 2019. According to carbon dating, this canoe was made between 1280—1380 C.E., making it the oldest dugout canoe ever found on Wabanaki lands. Cape Porpoise: Archaeology in the Archipelago offers a look back in time through the local history of Maine, providing clues into how ancient people lived. In a time when ancient artifacts and archaeological sites are at risk of damage by climate change, this exhibit offers a look at what's been saved and how archaeologists plan to save more in the future. In a way, the exhibit provides hope, showing the resourcefulness found in both ancient and modern humans that carries us through time. The Brick Store Museum is located at 117 Main Street in Kennebuck, Maine and is open by reservation only. Click here to set up an appointment. For more information, visit brickstoremuseum.org/exhibits/cape-porpoise-archaeology-in-the-archipelago.
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Unmasked: Artful Responses to the Pandemic at Southern Vermont Arts Center
in Manchester, Vermont through March 28
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Irene Cole, Journey, 2020, oil.
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Unmasked: Artful Responses to the Pandemic is on view at Southern Vermont Arts Center (SVAC) through March 28. Unmasked features the work of over 40 artists across ten galleries in SVAC's Yester House, examining the struggles, breakthroughs and perspectives of the artists throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past year, the virus has drastically changed the lives of everyone the world over. Unmasked explores those changes through the eyes of artists, showcasing not just the challenges and hardships, but also the moments of creativity and compassion they experienced and facilitated. For many artists, the act of creation was a saving grace during this past troubled year. Their creations, in turn, can bring viewers renewed hope as well. Alison Crites, SVAC’s Manager of Exhibitions and Interpretive Engagement, said, “What we hope will be especially meaningful for visitors is how these artful responses to the pandemic invite us all to consider the ways in which cultivating creativity in our own lives can help us cope with hardship.” Through their art, the artists showcase how they overcame the problems and difficult questions caused by the pandemic, giving us ways to move forward while retaining our creativity. Southern Vermont Arts Center is located at 930 SVAC Drive, West Road in Manchester, Vermont and is open Wednesday—Saturday 10:00 a.m.—4:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00—4:00 p.m. For more information, visit svac.org/unmasked.
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Sponsored by: ClipArt Gallery, New England Watercolor Society, V Collection, Lexington Arts & Crafts Society, New Britain Museum of American Art and the Artscope Tablet Edition. |
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Solace: Atlantic Works artists at ClipArt Gallery
Clippership Wharf, through April 24
Clippership Wharf presents a new group exhibition, Solace, through April 24 at their ClipArt Gallery featuring works from the neighboring artist-run collaborative, Atlantic Works. Curator Anna Salmeron writes, "From its inception more than fifteen years ago this thriving space has provided invaluable support to its artist members, nurturing many close friendships and creative partnerships. In these strange and challenging new times, this support has been a crucial lifeline for us, as we encourage each other to stay strong by continuing to do that which has always given us solace — making art. We are thrilled to have the ability to share this art with you in the beautiful venue of the ClipArt Gallery, and it is our hope that it brings you solace and joy as well!"
FEATURING: Bo Petran, Brian Reardon, Charlene Liska, Christine Palamisdessi, Diane Teubner, Eric Hess, George Shaw, Ian Boissonnault, Kristen Freitas, Sandrine Colson, Stephanie Arnett, and Walter Kopec
Open to the public First Saturdays of the month from 12:00— 4:00 p.m. ClipArt Gallery at Slip65, 65 Lewis Street, East Boston, MA 02128 www.clipartboston.com
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New England Watercolor Society |
June Webster, Windswept.
New England Watercolor Society
2021 Annual Signature Member Show
Hosted by The Guild of Boston Artists
162 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Through February 28, 2021
Hours: Tuesday—Saturday 10:30 a.m.—5:30 p.m.
Sunday 12:00—4:00 p.m.
Closed Mondays
2020 Gold Medal: Windswept by June Webster
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Lexington Arts & Crafts Society |
Stacey Piwinski, Containment Vessel #14, 2020.
Lexington Arts & Crafts Society
March 14—April 4, 2021
Wednesday—Friday 12:00—4:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m.—5:00 p.m.
“The Chemistry of FiberLab: An Exploration of Fiber Arts”
Virtual Reception: Sunday March 14, 2021 5:00—6:00 p.m.
130 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421
(781) 862-969
FiberLab arts collective group exhibit curated by award-winning fiber artist Jodi Collela in LexArt’s newly renovated Molly Harding Nye Gallery. Exceptional pieces by over 16 artists investigate the processes used in mixed media 2D, 3D, painting, printmaking, needle arts, surface design, dyeing and more.
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New Britain Museum of American Art |
Helen Frankenthaler, Contentment Island, 2002, acrylic on paper, 74 1/8" x 60 1/8".
The New Britain Museum of American Art presents Helen Frankenthaler Late Works, 1990-2003, on view February 11— May 23. The first museum presentation dedicated to the exploration of works from Helen Frankenthaler’s late life, the exhibition features 22 works on paper dating from 1990— 2003.
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Kristin Wissler
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