Belmont Gallery of Art is showing IMPACT: Climate Change through October 13. This juried exhibition shows the contemporary tapestries of over two dozen tapestry artists from Tapestry Weavers in New England (TWINE) and Tapestry Weavers West (TWW). Each detailed tapestry addresses climate change with scenes of its causes and effects, as well as disarming portraits of the creatures and environments that could be lost if climate change isn't halted. Each artist provides a different perspective on the issue, creating an exhibition as nuanced and unique as a tapestry itself. In conjunction with IMPACT: Climate Change, there will be an environmental panel discussion on Sunday, September 29 and film screenings of climate change documentaries Chasing Coral and Chasing Ice on Sunday, October 6. Belmont Gallery of Art is located at the Town Hall Complex's Homer Municipal Building at 19 Moore Street in Belmont Center, Massachusetts, and is open Thursday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Friday 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 1:00–4:00 p.m. For more information, visit belmontgallery.org/2019/08/impact.

Margaret Bellafiore, charcoal drawing of recent compressor station in Detroit.

Milton Art Center is showing The Eye Sees, the Mind Wonders: South Shore Artists Work to Save their Coast through September 30. Artists from Weymouth, Quincy, Braintree, Boston, Scituate and other towns across the South Shore have banded together to create a case against the Fracked Gas Compressor Station proposed by Enbridge Gas Transmission. This compressor station has the potential to destroy the Fore River Basin by filling it with toxins and to sicken residents by polluting the air. The Eye Sees, the Mind Wonders takes its name from the crux of the exhibit, as stated by the exhibition page: "Our Mayors and first responders are saying "NO!". Our Governor Baker and the Department of Environmental protection say "Yes!". As artists, we are observing and we are wondering "How this can be?"" The artists in The Eye Sees, the Mind Wonders display their concerns about and protest the compressor station through their striking and sobering artworks, in hopes of showing the viewers that they ought to be concerned, as well. Milton Art Center is located at 334 Edge Hill Road in Milton, Massachusetts, and is open Fridays 4:00–6:00 p.m. and Saturdays 12:00–4:00 p.m. For more information, please visit mobius.org/events/the-eye-sees-the-mind-wonders-milton-art-center.

Dana Simson, the messenger, 2019.

Starting September 20, the animals are innocent will be on view at Henry Sheldon Museum through January 11, 2020. This solo exhibit features the mixed media work of artist, ceramist, author and illustratorDana Simson. Her ceramic boat sculptures with their animal passengers, along with her paintings of animals, appear whimsical and charming at first glance. However, there's a more serious side to the works, as they're meant to represent the potential effects of climate change on animals. As the earth's temperature rises, so will water levels across the world, and many species be facing displacement and extinction. Dana Simson is a dedicated environmentalist who uses her art to educate others on modern threats to the environment. Despite the somber message of her work, there's an undeniable playfulness that engages the viewer. the animals are innocent is disarmingly sweet, yet invites viewers to explore its true meaning. There will be a reception honoring the artist on Friday, September 27 5:00–7:00 p.m. There will also be an afternoon cruise along Lake Champlain in conjunction with the exhibit on Sunday, October 6 3:00–4:00 p.m. Henry Sheldon Museum is located at 1 Park Street in Middlebury, Vermont and is open Tuesday–Saturday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00–4:00 p.m. For more information about the artist, please visit henrysheldonmuseum.org/the-animals-are-innocent.

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