Harvard Art Museums
Through January 5, 2025: Made in Germany? Art and Identity in a Global Nation. Discover an array of artworks that transcends borders and spotlights the complexities of modern German identity.
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Concord Art
Main Gallery, through December 19: Faculty Triennial. Members Gallery, through November 24: Deborah Baskin, Lawrence Elbroch, Victoria Elbroch, and Jean Smith. December 5–19: The Holiday Show. Reception: Thursday, December 5, 5:30 p.m.
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Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisan Store
Voted Best Gallery for Art and Gifts on the Shoreline with painting, mixed media, sculpture, photography. November 22, 2024–January 11, 2025: Let There Be Love. As 2024 ends, the world trembles with war, racism, health and climate change. Yet, we still hope compassion, empathy and love exist. Show spotlights this with fine art and photography and Artisans Store with seasonal pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry, gift cards, and handmade ornaments on six-foot holiday tree. Shop online: SpectrumAnytime.com with U.S. shipping.
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Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Ongoing: Desire Lines featuring the artwork of Alex Callender, Nandini Chirimar, Tara Geer, Maggie Nowinski, Dana Piazza, James Siena; Susan Mikula: Island; Adrienne Elise Tarver: Roots, Water, Air; The Noise of Us, featuring the artwork of Felipe Baeza, Ori Gersht, Simonette Quamina, and Maika’i Tubbs, and Vanessa Compton: A Night at the Garden. November 7–11: The 17th Annual LEGO Contest & Exhibit. Details at brattleboromuseum.org. Admission is pay-as-you-wish.
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Through December 14: On Paper: Media and Techniques, an examination of the materials and processes used to create works of art on paper, including drawings, watercolors, and various printmaking techniques. Included works range from sixteenth century Italian drawings to contemporary Japanese prints, as well as a selection of recent acquisitions by important women artists.
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November 21–December 22: Thursday through Saturday 12–5 p.m. 2024 Brickbottom Open Studios Directory Show includes Bakery Annex Gallery and Triangle Coffee Gallery. Featuring one piece by each artist participating in Brickbottom Open Studios which are happening November 23 and 24, 12–5 p.m.
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MIT List Visual Arts Center
Through January 12, 2025: Steina: Playback. The List Center galleries and programs are always free and open to the public. Visit listart.mit.edu for programming and exhibition updates along with their most up-to-date visitor information.
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Kingston Gallery
Through December 1, Main and Center Gallery: Rhonda Smith, Undiscovered Country. Through December 1, Project Space Gallery: Wendy Seller, Hybridized Worlds. Opening reception: Friday, November 1, 5–8 p.m. December 4–29, Main and Center Gallery: Iwalani Kaluhiokalani, Show Title: Mer Sea. December 4–29, Project Space Gallery: Amy Kaczur, Messages from the Marsh—parts 4–6. Opening reception: Friday, December 6, 5–8 p.m.
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Yale University Art Gallery
The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe. Through November 10: Year of the Dragon. Through January 5, 2025: The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917. Free and open to the public.
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Griffin Museum of Photography
November 1–December 5: November at the Griffin celebrates the collection of Frazier King, champion of emerging and mid-career artists in the exhibition Collectors Eye. An artist himself, Frazier looks at the craft of photography through the eyes of these incredible artists. December brings the Griffin’s annual member’s Winter Solstice exhibition and solo exhibition from Bridget Jourgensen, the 2024 Chervinsky Prize winner.
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Mattatuck Museum
The museum showcases American art and cultural history through its collection of over 15,000 objects, provides access to a research library and archives, hosts lectures, workshops, and community events, and offers spaces for corporate, wedding, and holiday rentals. Through December 1: Mad Geppetto’s Spooky Dioramas. Through January 5, 2025: Poskas, Father and Son. Through January 12, 2025: Federico Uribe’s Menagerie. Ongoing: O’Keeffe in Conversation.
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Hartford Art School Galleries
Through December 14: Pathways: HAS Faculty Show unveils the latest creations from the esteemed faculty of the Hartford Art School. The artwork ranges from porcelain to augmented reality, and represents a collective commitment to curiosity, process, and making. Poetry Night: Thursday, November 14, 5:30–7 p.m., Joseloff Gallery. November 4–23: The First-Year Foundations Show in Silpe Gallery celebrates a new cohort of thinkers and makers at the Hartford Art School. December 6–14: HAS Holiday Sale for holiday shopping and seasonal giving. Reception: Friday, December 6, 6–8 p.m.
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Colby College Museum of Art
Ongoing: Some American Stories is the newly installed thematic presentation of works from Colby’s collection in the museum’s Lunder Wing that leads visitors on a journey from before the founding of the United States to the present day. Galleries represent a different topic within the broader narrative of American art and history, reflecting a great diversity of experiences.
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December 6, 2024–February 16, 2025: AEROSOL: Boston’s Graffiti DNA, its Origin and Evolution. Launched as a five-part series in Art New England magazine will culminate in an exhibition at ShowUp Gallery in Boston, MA. Local artists, now grown, reflect on how graffiti introduced them to a medium that would mark their paths. While graffiti is temporary, its impact is permanent. Opening reception: Friday, December 6, 5–8 p.m.
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