Contents
Volume 43, Issue 1
FEATURES
30 Open Studios Evolve
By Cynthia Close
In response to unprecedented restrictions artists across New England find new opportunities
34 Leaving a Trace
By Jennifer Mancuso
One artist’s commitment to the voice, legacy, and unifying power of quilt making
38 A Confluence of Rivers
By Maureen Canney
How time, pressure and perspective regenerated the City of Salem’s industry of arts and culture, to the benefit of the community, visitors and artists alike
COLUMNS
7 Publisher’s Letter
8 FlashPoints
10 Gallery FlashPoints
12 Studio Visit
Deb Mell
By Susan Rand Brown
14 Profile
Elemental Beauty: Christopher Volpe
By Dian Parker
16 Book Review
The Secret to Superhuman Strength by Alison Bechdel
By Nicola Alexander
18 Color
The Potency of Deep Dark Brown
By Dian Parker
20 Profile
Carey Mack Weber Burnishes
FUAM’s Reputation
By Kristin Nord
22 Film
Faces of the Marginalized,
Writ Large, are the Soul of
‘Paper & Glue’
By Loren King
REVIEWS & PREVIEWS
Spotlight
24 Truth Tellers: Artist Robert Shetterly’s Journey to Uphold our Founding Ideals
A Documentary Film, Kane Lewis Productions
by Carl Little
26 Helina Metaferia: Generations at Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
by Emily Avery-Miller
47 Shirley Jackson Whitaker: An Artist’s Reflection on African-American Life, Culture, and Trials at Bromer Gallery
by B. Amore
53 Any Distance Between Us: An Intimate View at RISD Museum
by Elizabeth Maynard
CONNECTICUT
48 Women of Waveny: Artists, Patrons, and the Lapham Legacy at New Canaan Museum and Historical Society
by Kristin Nord
MAINE
50 There Is a Woman in Every Color: Black Women in Art at Bowdoin College Museum of Art
by Carl Little
52 Robert Indiana: The Hartley Elegies at Farnsworth Art Museum by Carl Little
MASSACHUSETTS
49 Nancy Selvage: Solstice at Boston Sculptors Gallery
by B. Amore
49 Remixing the Hall: WCMA’s Collection in Perpetual Transition at Williams College Museum of Art
by Jack Curtis
50 The Art of Banksy at Starvox Entertainment
by Christopher Volpe
51 Deana Lawson at The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston
by C. Shardae Jobson
NEW HAMPSHIRE
52 The Alnoba Collection at Alnoba
by Jennifer Mancuso
54 Soo Rye Yoo Retrospective at Soo Rye Art Gallery
by Dian Parker
VERMONT
54 Seven at 571 Projects
by Dian Parker
IN THIS ISSUE
28 Calendar
42 Focus On: Summer Residencies & Workshops
44 Art Guide
46 Guide to Schools and Workshops
55 Exhibition Listings
63 Classifieds
64 Art Seen
On the cover: Deb Mell, Son Bird, 2020, mixed media on paper on board with resin, 12 x 12″. Courtesy Berta Walker Gallery, Provincetown, MA. See page 12.