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In this blast
:: AEROSOL: Boston’s Graffiti DNA, its Origin and Evolution at ShowUp
:: Civic/Civil Engagement: Annual Members Exhibition at Center for Contemporary Printmaking
:: At First Light: American Tonalism at Mattatuck Museum
Sponsored By: Bromfield Gallery, Kingston Gallery, New Bedford Art Museum, Attleboro Arts Museum, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Peabody Essex Museum, Almost Perfect Glass, League of N.H. Craftsmen, Mother Brook Arts and the Artscope Tablet Edition.
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This week we're presenting ShowUp, Center for Contemporary Printmaking, and Mattatuck Museum.
With 2024 coming to an end, many galleries and museums take a festive approach to their programming - more on that in the next Eblast! But these three exhibitions use what remains of 2024 (and some of 2025) to showcase a range of artwork disconnected from the winter season but closely connected to the communities, time periods and events that help inform what's on display.
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-Sawyer Smook-Pollitt
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AEROSOL: Boston’s Graffiti DNA, its Origin and Evolution at ShowUp
in Boston, Massachusetts, December 6 to February 16, 2025
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Ricardo “Deme5” Gomez, Bartlett Yard. Image courtesy ShowUp | |
ShowUp presents AEROSOL: Boston’s Graffiti DNA, its Origin and Evolution. This exhibition, created in collaboration between journalist Jennifer Mancuso and graffiti writer Thomas “Kwest” Burns who take on the history and visual language of graffiti. The show features eight grafitti artists and archival photography by John Brewer. According to a curatorial statement, the featured artists "came up under the same conditions as Kwest [and] practiced their skill on a canvas that wasn’t theirs to make a mark on a city that was." Bright colors, bold, eye-catching designs and a lineage of visual storytelling and identity characterize this exhibition. The gallery is open Thursday to Saturday from 12 to 5 p.m., Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Monday through Wednesday by appointment. ShowUp is located at 524B Harrison Avenue Boston MA. For more information, please visit here. | |
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Civic/Civil Engagement: Annual Members Exhibition at Center for Contemporary Printmaking
in Norwalk, Connecticut, through February 16, 2025
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Jane Cooper, Choice, 2024. Lithograph with chine applique. Image courtesy Center for Contemporary Printmaking. | |
Center for Contemporary Printmaking presents Civic/Civil Engagement: Annual Members Exhibition, an annual show featuring 51 artists who were asked to approach the topic of civil civic engagement through their printmaking. With another year of tumultuous politics in the United States, these artists responded in strength and creativity to an unstable and, at times, uncomfortable political landscape. Juror Carey Mack Weber, Fairfield University Art Museum Executive Director, selected a best in show (see image above), second prize winner and several honorable mentions from the entries. The gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. Center for Contemporary Printmaking is located at Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue, Norwalk, CT. For more information, please visit here. | |
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At First Light: American Tonalism at Mattatuck Museum
in Waterbury, Connecticut, through February 9, 2025
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Ralph Lewis Nelson, December Sunset, 1941. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the Fine Arts Collection U.S. General Services Administration, WPA Federal Arts Project, 1935-1943. FA27611. | |
Mattatuck Museum presents At First Light: American Tonalism, a show that explores the emergence and history of Tonalism as a response to the American Civil War. Loose brush strokes and subdued tones "gave the movement its name and created hazy and dreamlike compositions that captured the qualities of light at dawn and dusk," according to a curatorial statement. The exhibition features 17 artists as well as archival materials that expand upon the work on display. "The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mattatuck Museum is located at 144 West Main Street, Waterbury, CT. For more information, please visit here. | |
Sponsored By: Bromfield Gallery, Kingston Gallery, New Bedford Art Museum, Attleboro Arts Museum, Southern Vermont Arts Center, Peabody Essex Museum, Almost Perfect Glass, League of N.H. Craftsmen, Mother Brook Arts and the Artscope Tablet Edition. | |
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“Small But Not Too Small” Holiday Sale
at Bromfield in December
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From December 4 - 22, Bromfield Gallery presents dozens of New England artists featuring a wide array of media, with prices starting at $100.
All sales are cash or credit and carry.
The opening reception is Friday, Dec 6, from 6-8 p.m.
Bromfield Gallery 450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA Wed-Sun, 12-5
(617) 451-3605 info@bromfieldgallery.com www.bromfieldgallery.com
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The Best of SouthCoast Call for Art Juror, MFA curator, Carmen Hermo. Celebrates regional excellence.
All media.
Prizes: $1,000 and $500 for top submissions.
newbedfordart.org
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Exhibition: December 7th, 2024 – January 24th, 2025Opening Reception: December 7th, 2pm-4pm
86 Park Street, Attleboro, MA
attleboroartsmuseum.org
Member of the Boston South Visual Arts Trail: bostonsouthvisualarttrail.org
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Almost Perfect Glass Holiday Sale!
Featuring Handblown Glasswares and Live Demonstrations
Saturday and Sunday 12/14-12/15 from 10-4 pm
147 Sherman Street
Cambridge, MA 02140
almostperfectglass.com
| Mother Brook Arts Open Studios | |
Celebrate MBACC’s Open Studios in Dedham, MA Saturday, December 7 + Sunday, December 8, 11am-5pm. 70+ artists, music, demonstrations, silent auction, beverages + bites, and more!
givebutter.com
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Amy Kaczur, Messages from the Marsh - parts 4-6, 2024, video still, 3mins | Iwalani Kaluhiokalani, Surge of Sentiment (diptych); 2024, Oil on Canvas, 60" x 96" | |
December 4 - December 29, 2024
Opening Reception : Friday, December 6, 5-8 p.m.
Main and Center Gallery: Iwalani Kaluhiokalani, Mer Sea
Project Space Gallery: Amy Kaczur, Messages from the Marsh - parts 4-6
kingstongallery.com
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Visit PEM this holiday season to explore a rich array of paintings from the Southern Netherlands, plus a wunderkammer: a Renaissance-era cabinet of curiosities.
pem.org/sslf
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League of
N.H. Craftsmen
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The League of NH Craftsmen - Fine art and craft to celebrate the season in our galleries located in Concord, Hooksett, Littleton, Meredith, Nashua, North Conway and Center Sandwich, NH.
More information at nhcrafts.org.
| Southern Vermont Arts Center | |
“Lineages: Artists Are Never Alone”
This exhibition celebrates the powerful, enduring, yet often unseen inspirational forces that drive artistic expression.
Exhibiting artists are Susan Abbott, Michael Abrams, B. Amore, Negina Azimi, Samantha Mercadante Eckert, Terry Findeisen, Harlan Mack, Suzette Marie Martin, Marcie Scudder, Judith Seligson, and Anthony Surratt.
Through February 23, 2025
svac.org
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