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In this blast
:: Beauty in Decay at The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
:: Andy Zimmermann: Snulpture at Boston Sculptors Gallery
:: Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror at Bruce Museum
Sponsored By: Paradise City Arts, Bromfield Gallery, Motherbrook Arts and Community Center, New Britain Museum of American Art, Whistler House Museum of Art, Arts Arlington, Copley Society of Art, Somerville Open Studios, Montserrat College of Art, Hatch Street Studios, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, The Umbrella Arts Center, Cultural Center of Cape Cod and Artscope Online.
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This week we're presenting The Brush Art Gallery and Studios, Boston Sculptors Gallery and Bruce Museum.
For many of the artists featured in these three exhibitions, two dimensions just weren't enough. Three-dimensional work in ceramic, stoneware, multimedia and metal, along with a selection of two-dimensional paintings and photography explore the physical properties of the materials used to create and provide a unique way to interpret the world around us.
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-Sawyer Smook-Pollitt
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Beauty in Decay at The Brush Art Gallery and Studios
in Lowell, Massachusetts, through June 7
| | John Brickles, Frogger, Stoneware Clay. Image courtesy artist. | | The Brush Art Gallery and Studios presents Beauty in Decay, a group show that includes painter Angela Alés, sculptor John Brickels, photographer Jeff Caplan, painter Wendy James, and painter/sculptor Roneld Lores. While each artist works in a different medium and tackles varied subject matter, this show emphasizes, as the title suggests, the beauty that exists within decay. From wilted flowers, rusted out cars, moss-covered rocks and weathered barns, "the process of nature reclaiming what has been created is in itself beautiful," according to a curatorial statement. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. The Brush Art Gallery and Studios is located at 256 Market St, Lowell, MA. For more information, please visit here. | | |
Andy Zimmermann: Snulpture at Boston Sculptors Gallery
in Boston, Massachusetts through May 4
| | Andy Zimmermann, Battle with Infiltrators. Image courtesy of Boston Sculptors Gallery | | Boston Sculptors Gallery presents Andy Zimmermann: Snulpture, a show featuring a series of five sculptures made of welded steel and fabric with "integrated audio and kinetic electronics." According to the gallery, when visitors enter the gallery, sensors trigger the art's audio and kinetic elements, "creating a soundscape and bringing the work to life with vibrations and movement." The sculptural work of Andy Zimmermann is largely abstract, but through that abstraction he suggests complex themes such as warfare and conflict as well as nature and rebirth. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Boston Sculptors Gallery is located at 486 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA . For more information, please visit here. | | |
Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror at Bruce Museum
in Greenwich, Connecticut through November 16
| | Isamu Noguchi (American, 1904–1988), Cloud Mountain, 1982-83, Hot-dipped galvanized steel, 69 3/4" x 49 1/4" x 28 1/4". Art Bridges© 2025 The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, New York Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York, Photography by Charles White/JWPictures | | Bruce Museum presents Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror, featuring nine galvanized steel sculptures from renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988). While mostly known for his work in stone, Noguchi also explored the properties of steel through his work. "Here is where finally opposites come together, I see a surprising purity," wrote Noguchi about his work. "Stone is the depth, metal the mirror. They do not conflict…" The show is organized thematically into several groups of work that highlight different "paradoxes" the artist explored with his work. The gallery is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bruce Museum is located at 1 Museum Drive Greenwich, CT. For more information, please visit here. | | Sponsored By: Paradise City Arts, Bromfield Gallery, Motherbrook Arts and Community Center, New Britain Museum of American Art, Whistler House Museum of Art, Arts Arlington, Copley Society of Art, Somerville Open Studios, Montserrat College of Art, Hatch Street Studios, Harvard Radcliffe Institute, Lexington Arts and Crafts Society, The Umbrella Arts Center, Cultural Center of Cape Cod and Artscope Online. | | |
Paradise City Arts
Three County Fairgrounds
Northampton, MA
May 24 to 26
New England’s most celebrated shows of contemporary fine & decorative art!
Connect with our 200 artists & makers from across the country, and shop from one-of-a-kind home decor, fashion, fine art, jewelry and more.
Offering a weekend of live music, local eats + food trucks, and activities for the whole family to enjoy!”
paradisecityarts.com
| Motherbrook Arts and Community Center | |
Celebrate Mother's Day weekend at Mother Brook Arts and Community Center’s Open Studios event on Saturday, May 10 + Sunday, May 11 in Dedham!
The weekend will showcase 70+ resident & visiting artists, food truck, intergenerational community felting activity, live art demonstrations, and so much more. Free parking on site.
motherbrook.org
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Co|So is pleased to invite artists of any medium to explore the vibrancy and rebellion that Impressionism dared to capture.
Submissions are due by May 1st.
copleysociety.org
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Montserrat
College of Art
| Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery | Alia Farid, material research, September 2024. Image courtesy of the artist. | |
The Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery at Harvard Radcliffe Institute presents Alia Farid: Talismans (Kupol LR 3303).
The exhibition features newly commissioned artworks by the visual artist Alia Farid that address the social and environmental impact of extractive industries in southern Iraq and Kuwait.
February 24 to June 21.
The gallery is open Monday through Saturday, 12 to 4:30 p.m.
The Johnson-Kulukundis Family Gallery is located at Byerly Hall, 8 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA.
To learn more about the exhibition, visit the exhibition webpage.
For further questions, contact ventures@radcliffe.harvard.edu or (617)495-8657
| Detail from "Self-Portrait" by Marla McLeod, 2022, Mixed Media Sculpture, 63" x 24" x 20". | |
Through Oct 18: Weaving an Address, indoor/outdoor exhibition at The Umbrella and Brister’s Hill commemorating colonial and revolutionary Black inhabitants of Walden Woods.
Artists Ifé Franklin, Stephen Hamilton, Whitney Harris, Ekua Holmes, Perla Mabel, Marla McLeod, Kimberly Love Radcliffe, Anthony Peyton Young.
theumbrellaarts.org/weaving
May 3 and 4: Umbrella Open Studios and Ceramics Studio Sale
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Cultural Center
of Cape Cod
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Last week, to see and experience 'We are not women, we are gods—V2' in person, in the modernized and restored bank —what a gem!
The show is up now through April 26, 2025! See you there.
Gallery hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
cultural-center.org
| |  | “Cathedral of Birds” by Ingrid Ludt at Bromfield Gallery in May | Ingrid Ludt: “Blackbird,” Flasche on canvas, 24” x 24”, 2024 | |
From April 30 – June 1, Bromfield Gallery presents “Cathedral of Birds” by Ingrid Ludt, abstract paintings that draw from bird watching as a source of awareness and being.
“Color itself becomes a form of identity,” notes Ludt, “like a voice, distinct to each bird.” The paintings are informed by Jungian analysis and the recent loss of her father.
The opening reception is Friday, May 2, from 6 to 8 p.m.
Bromfield Gallery
450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
Wed to Sun, 12 to 5 p.m.
(617) 451-3605 info@bromfieldgallery.com www.bromfieldgallery.com
| New Britain Museum of American Art | (Top) Robert Seldon Duncanson, Fruit Still Life (detail), c. 1849, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase through a gift from the Reserve for Purchase of Works of Art), 2014.136.106; (Bottom) Winslow Homer, East Hampton Beach, Long Island (detail), 1874, oil on canvas, National Gallery of Art, Collection of Mr. and Mrs.Paul Mellon, 2012.89.2 | |
"Across the Nation" | From the National Gallery of Art to New Britain, CT.
Two masterworks by Robert Duncanson and Winslow Homer will be on view at the New BritainMuseum of American Art starting in May.
Plan your visit at nbmaa.org
| Whistler House Museum of Art | |
Homage to Harriet Powers: Revolutionary Quilter – Reception (April 17, 6 to 8 p.m.), Stitching Bee with three of the artists (April 18, 2 to 5 pm), and exhibition day (April 19, 11 am to 4 pm).
Vibrant quilt blocks by Princetown Sankofa Stitchers Modern Quilt Guild recreate an African American treasure!
Mystic Open Studio, 7785 Mass Avenue, Arlington.
artsarlington.org
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SOMERVILLE OPEN STUDIOS 2025
MAY 3 + 4, 12–6 pm
~400 artists • 100+ locations citywide • Free entry + trolley
The largest Open Studios event in New England!
Extended programming includes special community exhibits and a fashion show before the big weekend.
somervilleopenstudios.org
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Experience the creative vibe of artists and craftspeople working in a repurposed textile mill. Enjoy live music, see demos, grab a bite to eat too!
hatchstreetstudios.com
| Lexington Arts and Crafts Society | |
Cultural Center
of Cape Cod
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What a stunning show! The last day to see "We Are Not Women; We Are Gods" V2 is this Saturday, April 26th.
We will be hosting a workshop; please join us if you are available, as all proceeds go to the Cultural Center of Cape Cod.
Details to Register
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