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September 2020
Boston Design Week 2020
Fall Into Art & Design SPECIAL FALL SEASON September 30 - October 17, 2020 Wednesday - Saturday Each Week
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The Shape of Play: Where do you feel free to play?
The Shape of Play: Where do you feel free to play? The Civic Space Perspective: October 20, 12pm via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fN_xOwYzTvOeXktV_GxqGA Event is free but registration is required using the link above. How do physical built environments of cities factors into play and freedom? Join journalist Renee Loth, former Editorial Page Editor of the Boston Globe and past Editor of ArchitectureBoston, in conversation with Boston’s Chief of Arts and Culture, Kara Elliot Ortega, activist and founder of the Cross Cultural…
Find out more »January 2021
Artist Talk: Who Do You Love?: Artists and their Art Crushes
In this unique talk format, CMCA Biennial artists Brian Doody, Kevin Ford, Ashley Normal, and Susan L. Smith, share their top three “art crushes,” and discuss their process, how they take inspiration from the work of other artists, and how deep looking informs their own work. Engage with the artists in a question and answer segment following the discussion. n Center for Maine Contemporary Art, cmcanow.org
Find out more »Workshop: The Meaning of Land: Indigenous and Euro-American Mapping
How can maps reflect the worldview and relationships to the land of their creators? Examine and engage with maps made by both Native and Euro-American cartographers in this interactive virtual workshop led by Michelle LeBlanc, director of education at the Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library. Participants will discuss and sketch maps and art from the Sidney R. Knafel Map Collection as well as others. Register online, as space is limited. n Addison Gallery…
Find out more »Dance: Provincetown Dance Festival, Winter Virtual Celebration
Celebrating 15 years of presenting dance in Provincetown, the festival will be a one-time event, with works by nine artists designed exclusively for this online presentation. Includes works by multi-discipline artists of national renown, hailing from six states. They are: Spectrum Dance Theater (Seattle); Paul Taylor Dance Company (New York); contemporary artist Madison Palffy (Boulder); three leading-edge tap artists from New York, Providence, and Boston; Mouli Pal, a classical Indian dancer; the Island Reflections Dance Theater (Hartford); and a special…
Find out more »Lecture: Granite State Gallery: New Hampshire Art and Artists through the Years
New Hampshire has attracted and inspired artists since the colonial era. What is distinctive about the art made there? Listen to scholar Jane Oneail consider works by itinerant and folk painters and landscape artists drawn to New Hampshire’s scenic vistas, as well as modern artists that adopted bold styles to depict every-day life in the Granite State. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Childe Hassam, and Maxfield Parrish are among the artists discussed. New Hampshire Humanities, nhhumanities.org/programs/241/granite-state-gallery-new-hampshire-art-and-artists-through-the-years
Find out more »The Academy at Penguin Hall – In-Person Tour
Meet our community, explore our campus and learn more about our rigorous curriculum with an in-person tour at The Academy at Penguin Hall! Call us at 978-468-6200 to schedule an 8:30 am tour on January 26 or a 2 pm tour on January 28!
Find out more »March 2021
Virtual Artful Healing: Time to Connect
Engage in a hands-on activity inspired by a work of art from the Colby College Museum of Art’s collection. During this virtual session, Bodhi Simpson, LCPC, ATR, an art therapist from Conscious Art Therapy in Waterville, ME, will guide participants through a creative healing exercise inspired by Ana Mendieta’s Silueta Sangrienta, 1975. The session is part of the Museum’s ongoing wellness initiative, Let Art Inspire. n Colby College Museum of Art, colby.edu/museum/2020/12/08/virtual-artful-healing-time-to-connect/
Find out more »Activity: Family See & Sketch
Create art with common household items in an activity for the entire family. Join the RISD Museum for an intergenerational online program that explores art using close examination, discussion, and hands-on making. Each week the session focuses on a different artwork. Recommended for children age 6 and up (with a grown up). After registering, registrants will receive an email with a Zoom invite to the program. RISD Museum risdmuseum.org/exhibitions-events/events/family-see-sketch-125
Find out more »Author Talk: Author Q&A with Heather Clark
Author Heather Clark discusses her new biography of Sylvia Plath, Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Path of Sylvia Plath. Clark draws upon Plath’s poems, as well as never-before-accessed materials, including unpublished letters and manuscripts; court, police, and psychiatric records; and new interviews to present a thoroughly researched and nuanced portrait of the poet. Pre-registration for the Q&A is required. Jamaica Plain Historical Society jphs.org/events/2021/3/25/author-q-amp-a-with-heather-clark
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