Exhibitions

Openings and events around the region

Connecticut

• Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph

  1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford, CT
  (860) 231-5399
  usj.edu/artmuseum
  W–Sa 11–4

  January 14–March 8: An English Master of Engraving: Robert Sargent Austin examines the work of an artist considered one of the most accomplished British engravers of his time. Austin produced a highly-regarded body of work in the 1920s, including the prints presented in this exhibition. These prints feature great delicacy and fine detail, reflecting Austin’s admiration for the traditional folkways and historic architecture of England.

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• ECOCA

  51 Trumbull St., New Haven, CT
  (203) 507-7320
  info@elycenter.org
  elycenter.org
  W, Th, Su 12–5 or by appointment

  January 19–February 23: Keyhole Workspace Residency Exhibition: Scott Azevedo, Odette Chavez-Mayo and Miguel Mendoza. Solo Exhibition: Peter Brown. Solo Exhibition: Perla Mabel. Solo Exhibition: Krystyna Printup. Flat File Room: Kristi Arnold. Opening reception: Sunday, January 26, 1–3 p.m. Artist talk with the Keyhole Workspace artists guided by Marissa Del Toro of NXTHVN during reception. Free and open to all.

  

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• Fairfield University Art Museum

  Fairfield University
  200 Barlow Rd., Fairfield, CT
  (203) 254-4046
  fairfield.edu/museum
  Tu–Sa 11–4, Th 11–8

  Bellarmine Hall Galleries, opening January 17: Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut. This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast. Walsh Gallery (Quick Center), opening January 24: To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home, curated by Al Miner and David Brinker, will present work by Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly, and Tyler Rai, three contemporary artists looking at environmental threats and climate change.

  

  

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• Hartford Art School Galleries

  Hartford Art School, University of Hartford
  200 Bloomfield Ave., West Hartford, CT
  (860) 768-5522
  hartford.edu/galleries
  M–Th 12–6, F & Sa 1–5

  January 30–February 22, Joseloff Gallery: The 2025 Alexander A. Goldfarb Juried Student Exhibition invites University of Hartford students to submit their best works to be selected for exhibition by invited juror Chenoa Baker. Of the works chosen, two receive Purchase Prizes and enter the Goldfarb Memorial Collection. Opening reception and awards: Thursday, January 30, 5–7 p.m. January 13–31, Silpe Gallery: The annual Connecticut Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition recognizes the best student artwork from public, parochial, and private schools throughout Connecticut.

  

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• Mattatuck Museum

  144 West Main St., Waterbury, CT
  (203) 753-0381 x130
  info@mattmuseum.org
  mattmuseum.org
  M–Sa 11–5, Su 11–4

  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 January 5: Poskas, Father and Son. Through January 12: Federico Uribe’s Menagerie. Ongoing: O’Keeffe in Conversation. Opening January 12: Mixmaster 2025: Juried Members’ Exhibition. Opening January 19: Gordon Parks, Homeward to the Prairie I Come. Opening celebrations: Sunday, January 19.

  

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• Spectrum Art Gallery and Artisan Store

  61 Main St., Centerbrook, CT
  (860) 767-0742
  events@spectrumartgallery.org
  spectrumartgallery.org
  W–Sa 12–6, Su 12–5. Daily: December 9–24

  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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• The Bruce Museum

  One Museum Dr., Greenwich, CT
  (203) 869-0376
  info@brucemuseum.org
  brucemuseum.org
  Tu–Su 10–5

  The Bruce Museum is a world-class institution offering a changing array of exceptional exhibitions and educational programs that cultivate discovery and wonder through the power of art and science. Opening February 6: Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist. Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty. Through February 9: Conservation Through the Arts: Celebrating the Federal Duck Stamp. Ongoing: The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark. Nature’s Impressions: The Modernist Landscape. Hockney/Origins: Works from the Roy B. and Edith J. Simpson Collection. Tara Donovan: Aggregations. Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 43. The Robert R. Wiener Mineral Gallery. Permanent Science Galleries: Natural Cycles Shape our Land. Admission: Adults $20, Students/Sr. Citizens $15. Free for children under 5; free on Tuesdays.

  

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• The Mercy Gallery at The Loomis Chaffee School

  4 Batchelder Rd., Windsor, CT 
  christian_ryan@loomis.org
  loomischaffee.org/arts/mercy-gallery
  M–F 10–5, Su 1–5 (September–June)

  The Mercy Gallery invites groundbreaking artists working in a variety of media, representing diverse endeavors and cultural + geographic perspectives to share their art with the community. Open to the public. Through January 24: Destiny Palmer: Spoken in a Language You Can’t Ignore. Opening February 6: Khae Haskell: From Rot to Ravish. Haskell constructs luminous installations that combine intricate graphic drawings of botanical life with acrylic and neon light.

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• Yale University Art Gallery

  1111 Chapel St., New Haven, CT
  (203) 432-0600
  artgallery.yale.edu
  Tu–F 10–5, Sat & Sun 11–5

  The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe. Through January 5: The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917. Opening February 21: David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive. Free and open to the public.

  

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Maine

• Bates College Museum of Art

  75 Russell St., Lewiston, ME
  (207) 786-6158
  bates.edu/museum
  M & W 10–7:30, Tu & Th–Sa 10–5

  Ongoing: Across Common Grounds: Contemporary Art Outside the Center. Drawing upon diverse styles and media from traditional craftwork to digital art, this exhibition features works by over twenty artists living across America that expand, deepen, and challenge how we cultivate and connect to land, culture, art, and one another in rural places.

  

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• Colby College Museum of Art

  5600 Mayflower Hill, Waterville, ME
  (207) 859-5629
  colby.edu/museum
  Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5 , Th until 9, September–May

  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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• Moss Galleries

  100 Fore St., Portland, ME
  (207) 804-0459
  251 US-1, Falmouth, ME
  (207) 781-2620
  liz@elizabethmossgalleries.com
  elizabethmossgalleries.com
  Portland: Tu–Sa 10–5
  Falmouth: Tu–Sa 10–5

  Portland Gallery, through January 4: Light in Every Room: Gail Spaien & Lynne Drexler. January 10–March 8: Kate Hargrave: The Journal. Falmouth Gallery, through February 1: Who Knows What Grows in the Morning Light.

  

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Massachusetts

• Addison Gallery of American Art

  Phillips Academy Andover
  3 Chapel Ave., Andover, MA
  (978) 749-4015
  addison@andover.edu
  addisongallery.org
  September–July: Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 1–5

  Through its world-class collection and ongoing query What is America?, the Addison seeks to engage with the history of American art and American experience—past, present, and future. Winter exhibitions: Opening March 15: June Leaf: Shooting from the Heart. Opening February 2: Highlights from the Addison’s collection. Free and open to the public.

  

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• Armenian Museum of America

  65 Main St., Watertown, MA
  (617) 926-2562
  info@armenianmuseum.org
  armenianmuseum.org
  Th–Su 12–6

  Ongoing: Filtered Identity: The Art of Tigran Tsitoghdzyan. Tigran is a New York-based artist whose photo-realistic paintings merge an interest in classical and modern art with an emphasis on his own experiences as a father and an immigrant. He has exhibited widely including Art Basel Miami, Cube Art Fair in Times Square, and globally in cities such as Dubai, Singapore, Zurich, and Brussels.

  

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• Art Complex Museum

  189 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
  (781) 934-6634
  artcomplex.org
  W–Su 1–4

  Opening February 2: Duxbury Art Association Winter Juried Show; Raku from the Art Complex Museum Collection. Opening February 16: Steve Branfman: Thought Translated into Form. Reception for all shows: Sunday, February 16, 1–4 p.m. Ongoing: Nora Valdez: Passage. Admission is always free.

  

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• Atlantic Works Gallery

  80 Border St., East Boston, MA
  (857) 302-8363
  contact@atlanticworks.org
  atlanticworks.org
  F–Sa 2–6 or by appointment

  January 4–25: Dark and Light, group exhibition by gallery members exploring concept of dark and light within any medium. Opening reception: Saturday, January 4, 3–6 p.m. Third Thursday reception: January 16, 6–9 p.m. February 1–22: New Members Exhibition, Duygu Aytaç, Jean M Bernstein, Jeff Briggs, Elsa Campbell, Nick Di Stefano, Daniel Gaviani, Katie Kimbrell. Opening reception: Saturday, February 1, 3–6 p.m. Third Thursday reception: February 20, 6–9 p.m.

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• Boston Sculptors Gallery

  486 Harrison Ave.
  Boston, MA
  (617) 482-7781
  bostonsculptors@gmail.com
  bostonsculptors.com
  W–Su 11–5

  Through January 26: Cori Champagne, Water Mgmt and Christina Zwart, La Pucelle. First Friday reception: January 3, 5–8:30 p.m. January 30–February 23: Ravel: Associate Artists Group Exhibition. First Friday reception: February 7, 5–8:30 p.m. Artists’ reception: Saturday, February 15, 2–5 p.m. Closing reception: Sunday, February 23, 3–5 p.m. Opening February 27: Mags Harries, An Artist’s Chair and Jonathan Latiano, Scaling A Pyramid.

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• Brickbottom Gallery

  1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, MA
  (617) 766-3410
  gallery@brickbottom.org
  brickbottom.org

  January 3–28: AWAKE—An Exhibition of Mindfulness & Presence in Art. Opening reception: Friday, January 3, 6–8 p.m. Curated by Jack Energy. February 6–28: Paint, Cut, Fold, Stitch. Opening reception: Sunday, February 9, 3–5 p.m. Closing event: Sunday, February 23, 3–5 p.m. Curated by Diane Novetsky, this show explores the ideas and creative process of four abstract artists—Denise Bergman, Yildiz Grodowski, Novetsky and On Kyeong Seong—all are expressive colorists who have
  thoughtfully invented ways of reinvigorating modern abstraction. 

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• Cahoon Museum of American Art

  4676 Falmouth Rd. (Route 28), Cotuit, MA
  (508) 428-7581
  info@cahoonmuseum.org
  cahoonmuseum.org

  Through December 22: Varujan Boghosian: Material Poetry. This exhibition presents collages and mixed-media pieces that span Boghosian’s career, including rarely seen artworks from the collection of his daughter, Heidi Boghosian. Well-known as an art professor at major American universities, Boghosian played a large role in the Provincetown art colony, influencing generations of artists and writers.

  

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• Cambridge Art Association

  Cambridge, MA
  (617) 876-0246
  info@cambridgeart.org
  cambridgeart.org

  Through January 17, Kathryn Schultz Gallery (25R Lowell Street) + CAA @ University Place (124 Mt Auburn Street): Aura. Opening January 30: 2025 Members Prize Show. Through January 8: CAA @ Canal (650 E. Kendall Street): Patterns in Nature.

  

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• Clark Art Institute

  225 South St., Williamstown, MA
  (413) 458-2303
  clarkart.edu
  Tu–Su 9–5

  Winter is the ideal time to visit the Clark! A renowned collection of paintings, works on paper, sculpture, and decorative arts fills the galleries. Outside, the walking trails wind through a serene wintry landscape. Borrow a free pair of snowshoes to explore the campus. Opening November 23: Abelardo Morell: In the Company of Monet and Constable. Opening December 14: Wall Power! Modern French Tapestry from the Mobilier national, Paris.

  

• Concord Art

  37 Lexington Rd., Concord, MA
  (978) 369-2578
  info@concordart.org
  concordart.org
  Tu–Sa 10–4:30, Su 12–4

  January 16–February 16: Members Juried 1: Painting + Sculpture (Main Gallery) and Tanja North Sport + Lee Cott (Members Gallery). Reception: Thursday, January 16, 5:30 p.m. Opening February 27: Members Juried 2: Collage, Crafts, Drawing, Graphics, Mixed Media, Photography, Printmaking (Main Gallery) and Linda Hammett Ory + Tracey Maroni (Members Gallery). Reception: Thursday, February 27, 5:30 p.m.

  

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• Danforth Art Museum at Framingham State University

  14 Vernon St.
  Framingham, MA, Floor 2
  (508) 215-5110
  danforthartmuseum@framingham.edu
  danforth.framingham.edu

  The Museum has a permanent collection focusing on American art, rotating exhibitions of contemporary, regional artists, and a gallery focused on the artist Meta Fuller. Through January 26: Ileana Doble Hernandez: My Dear Americans, It’s Not Enough; DM Witman: Ecologies of Restoration; Suzanne Révy: A Murmur in the Trees. Opening February 15: Tina Feingold, Tim McDonald, Kathryn Geismar, Alice Dillon, Lisa Tang Liu, Scott Foster. See website for hours.

  

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• Davis Museum at Wellesley College

  106 Central St., Wellesley, MA
  (781) 283-2051
  thedavis.org
  Tu–Su 11–5

  Opening February 6. The Davis and Wellesley College Library Special Collections join together to celebrate acquisitions of works on paper from the last decade that represent Wellesley’s commitment to inclusive excellence. The artworks in Better on Paper hail from around the world, span diverse makers and approaches, and date to many periods. Free and open to the public.

  

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• East Boston Artists Group (EBAG)

  256 Marginal St., East Boston, MA
  eastbostonartistsgroup2@gmail.com
  eastbostonartistsgroup.com
  Sa & Su 11– 4

  November 16–17: Harboring Creativity at ICA Watershed, featuring over forty local artists exhibiting and selling their work. Included artist talks and a screening of Hoopla Productions’ documentary. Free and open to the public. A must-see event for art lovers and collectors.

  

• Fitchburg Art Museum

  185 Elm St., Fitchburg, MA
  (978) 345-4207
  info@fitchburgartmuseum.org
  fitchburgartmuseum.org
  W–F 12–4, Sa & Su 11–5
  First Thursdays 12–7

  Opening January 18: Tara Sellios | Ask Now the Beasts. Sellios is a Boston-based artist whose monumental photographs highlight the beauty of the grotesque. Opening February 1: Stephen DiRado, Better Together: Four Decades of Photographs is a career retrospective exhibition featuring the work of Stephen DiRado, the leading contemporary artist and fine art photographer in Central Massachusetts. DiRado has taught photography at Clark University in Worcester since 1982, and his work has been exhibited, collected, and published internationally for over forty years.

  

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• Fuller Craft Museum

  455 Oak St., Brockton, MA
  fullercraft.org
  Tu–Su 10–5

  Opening January 25: Everybody’s Bolos. Opening February 1: Cicely Carew: BeLOVEd Ongoing: Waste Not, Want Not: Craft in the Anthropocene. Ongoing: Maria Molteni: Soft Score. Ongoing: Beau McCall: Buttons On! Ongoing: Hand in Hand: Works from the Fleur S. Bresler Collection. Ongoing: Small Wonders: Beauty, Alchemy, and the Art of Enameling. Fuller Craft Museum’s wide-ranging exhibitions and outdoor sculpture showcase the finest contemporary craft in a spectacular organic modernist building and woodland setting. All are welcome, completely free of charge.

  

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• Gallery Sitka

  227 Spring St., Newport, RI
  (978) 425-6290
  office@gallerysitka.com
  gallerysitka.com
  M–T, Th–Sa 11–5

  Through January 15: Gallery Sitka will host work by local Newport artist Jerrell Angell. Opening February 8: A group show featuring work by Barbara Groh, Kate Huntington, Marston Clough, and Rux Darie. Reception: Saturday, February 8, 2–4 p.m. This opening will also feature jewelry by New York City designer Laurenti New York.

  

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• Griffin Museum of Photography

  67 Shore Rd., Winchester, MA
  (781) 729-1158
  griffinmuseum.org
  Tu–Su 12–4

  Opening January 17: The Griffin Museum opens with Nuclear Family. Stories from eight LGBTQIA+ photographers in a process of self-discovery while looking at their family and community, both chosen and blood. Artists include Mengwen Cao, Jess Dugan, Yorgos Eftyhmiadis, Matthew Finley, Kevin Moore, Laurence Philomene, Matthew Liefheit and Ann Vetter.  

  

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• Harvard Art Museums

  32 Quincy St., Cambridge, MA
  (617) 495-9400
  harvardartmuseums.org

  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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• Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery

  College of the Holy Cross
  Prior Performing Arts Center
  1 College St., Worcester, MA
  (508) 793-3356
  holycross.edu/cantorartgallery
  M by appointment, T & W 10–5, Th 10–6, F 10–5, Sa 12–5

  Opening January 21: Michael Beatty: Fabrications, Selections from 1992 to present: Associate Professor Emeritus Michael Beatty’s retrospective exhibition celebrates his sculptural practice, which is informed by concepts from science, nature, philosophy, and mathematics.

  

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• Jane Deering Gallery

  19 Pleasant St., Gloucester, MA
  (917) 902-4359
  info@janedeeringgallery.com
  janedeeringgallery.com
  F & Sa 1–5, Su 1–4 & by appointment

  Jane Deering Gallery presents Two Photographers | Two Solos: November 9–December 8: Paul Cary Goldberg’s street images from the 1970s alongside his contemporary farm portraits, and Anthony Ohman’s black and white series exploring the relationships of images in sequence. December 14 & 15: Paige Farrell, Art in Clay: Lighten up, It’s Christmas!

  

  

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• Kingston Gallery

  450 Harrison Ave., No. 43, Boston, MA
  (617) 423-4113
  info@kingstongallery.com
  W–Su 12–5 or by appointment

  January 2–February 2, Main, Center and Project Spaces galleries: Phyllis Famiglietti and Debra Samdperil: We Are Not the Stories We Tell Ourselves: Intersecting Thoughts—Parallel Play. Opening reception: Friday January 3, 5–8 p.m. February 5–March 2, Main and Center galleries: Cree Bruins in collaboration with Martin and Erik Demaine: (In)Secure. Project Space Gallery: Brian Littlefield: Again. Opening reception: Friday, February 7, 5–8 p.m.

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• Krakow Witkin Gallery

  10 Newbury St., Boston, MA
  (617) 262-4490
  Info@krakowwitkingallery.com
  krakowwitkingallery.com
  Tu–Sa 10–5:30

  Through December 7: Jo Sandman: Folded Fabric. Saturday, November 9, 2 p.m.: Gallery talk with Jennifer M. Swope (David and Roberta Logie Curator of Textiles, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston) and Katherine French (curator, Sandman Legacy Project, and Director Emerita, Danforth Museum of Art). Reception to follow. Through December 7: Aiko Miyawaki: Work; and Robert Gober: One Wall, One Work. Saturday, November 30, 10 a.m.: Annual AIDS benefit (online only).

  

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• Milton Academy: Nesto Gallery, Art & Media Center

  Arts Commons Gallery,
  Kellner Performing Arts Center
  170 Centre St., Milton, MA
  (617) 898-1798
  milton.edu/arts/nesto-gallery
  M–F 9–4

  January 9–February 21: Magic Hands. Artist: Jiha Moon. Closing reception: Thursday, February 20, 5:30–7 p.m. Melissa Dilworth Gold ’61 Visiting Artist Fund. Jiha Moon’s gestural paintings, mixed media, ceramic sculpture and installation explore fluid identities and the global movement of people and their cultures.

  

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• MIT List Visual Arts Center

  20 Ames St., Cambridge, MA
  (617) 253-4680
  listinfo@mit.edu
  listart.mit.edu
  Tu, F, Sa, Su 12–6; W & Th 12–7

  Through January 12: Ongoing: Steina: Playback. Opening January 30: List Projects 31: Kite. Opening February 21: Pedro Gómez-Egaña: The Great Learning. 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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• Montserrat College of Art Gallery

  Montserrat College of Art
  23 Essex St., Beverly, MA
  (978) 921-4242
  galleries@montserrat.edu
  M–F 10–5, Sa 12–5

  Montserrat Gallery, January 27–March 5: Jay Critchley, Democracy of the Land, Inc.—FLAGrancy. Reception and performance: Tuesday, January 28, 6–8 p.m. Extending his decades-long critique of patriotism, democracy and corporatism, Provincetown artist Jay Critchley’s exhibition features his compelling uses of the American flag, drawing on his research and work around American symbolism, mythology, history, settler occupation, Native Nations and ecological concerns through various media. See Spotlight Review.

  

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• Nantucket Historical Association—Whaling Museum

  13 Broad St., Nantucket, MA
  (508) 228-1894
  marketing@nha.org
  Daily 10–5

  Through December 31: Tony Sarg: Genius at Play is the first comprehensive exhibition exploring the life, art, and adventures of Tony Sarg (1880–1942). Known as the father of modern puppetry in North America and the originator of the iconic Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade balloons, Sarg was an accomplished illustrator, animator, designer, and nimble entrepreneur who summered on, and took inspiration from, Nantucket for nearly twenty years. Organized and in partnership with the Normal Rockwell Museum. Made possible in part by funding by the National Endowment for the Arts.

  

• New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill 

  11 French Dr., Boylston, MA 
  (508) 869-6111 
  nebg.org 
  Daily 10–5

  November 23, 2024–January 5, 2025, evenings: Experience Night Lights: Color Cascade, a breathtaking light display celebrating the magic and beauty of the winter season. Wander through formal gardens and conservatories illuminated by more than a quarter million artfully arranged lights. With displays showcasing a creative new theme each year, this dazzling, one-of-a-kind spectacle is unmatched in the region. Festive activities such as outdoor skating, s’mores roasting, and holiday shopping promise an unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages.

  

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• Norman Rockwell Museum

  9 Glendale Rd./Rte. 183, Stockbridge, MA
  (413) 298-4100
  nrm.org
  Open daily, except Wednesday, 10–5

  Home of American Illustration. Ongoing: Anita Kunz: Original Sisters, Portraits of Tenacity & Courage; Illustrators of Light: Rockwell, Wyeth, and Parrish from the Edison Mazda Collection. Through February 23: Norman Rockwell: Home for the Holidays. Guided tours of Rockwell’s Studio and galleries by reservation. Museum Store (and online store). Save time with online tickets. More at NRM.org.

  

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• Paradise City Arts Festival

  Royal Plaza Trade Center
  181 Boston Post Road West (Rt. 20 W)
  Marlborough, MA
  (800) 511-9725
  paradisecityarts.com
  November 22–24

  Paradise City Arts hosts New England’s premier and most celebrated shows of contemporary fine and decorative arts. The Marlborough event draws thousands of attendees of art buyers, designers, and enthusiasts seeking to connect with 175 exceptional artists and makers from across the country. In Metrowest Boston (with free parking), enjoy the special exhibition Styling the Seasons, music in the air, and two cafés.

  

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• ShowUp

  524B Harrison Ave., Boston, MA
  contact@showupinc.org
  showupinc.org
  Th–Sa 12–5, Su 11–4 & by appointment

  Through February 16: AEROSOL: Boston’s Graffiti DNA, its Origin and Evolution explores graffiti’s journey from vandalism to acknowledged art form. Curated by Jennifer Mancuso, AEROSOL follows the path of a group of kids, now grown, who got their start as graffiti writers racking paint and bombing the city’s abandoned buildings.

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• SMFA Art Sale

  SMFA at Tufts University
  230 The Fenway, Boston, MA
  smfa.tufts.edu/artsale
  Friday, December 6, 10–5; Saturday, December 7, 10–8; Sunday, December 8, 10–5

  Celebrating its 46th anniversary, the SMFA Art Sale has been the leading contemporary art sale in New England since its creation in 1978; raising critical funds to support the financial aid needs of current students. Offering works across all mediums and price points, the sale showcases a diverse selection of talented students, alumni, faculty, and friends of SMFA.

  

• SONO Arts at The Norwood Space Center

  83 Morse St., Bldg. 6, Norwood, MA
  norwoodspacecenter.com/sono-arts/
  sonorwoodarts@gmail.com
  Saturday & Sunday, November 23 & 24, 11–4

  The Norwood Space Center will celebrate the holidays with vendors, food trucks, and Salvage Angel’s Holiday Stroll. SONO Arts—the resident artists—will open their studios in Building 6 and guest artists from Norwood and surrounding communities will join them for an art exhibition. Free and open to the public. To learn more, visit Norwoodspacecenter.com/events.

  

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• Springfield Museums

  21 Edwards St., Springfield, MA
  springfieldmuseums.org
  Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 11–5

  Through February 23: Tiffany’s Gardens in Glass. Through February 23: Gilded Echoes: The Tiffany Influence in Josh Simpson’s Glasswork. Through February 28: Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women by Julie Lapping Rivera. Through March 30: Designing Downtown.

  

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• The Guild of Boston Artists

  162 Newbury St., Boston, MA
  (617) 536-7660
  bostonguild@gmail.com
  guildofbostonartists.org
  Tu–Sa 10:30–5:30

  Through November 30: Stapleton Kearns—We Are Still In Eden, a solo exhibition of oil paintings that reveal the landscape artist’s deep sensitivity to the beauty and magnificence found in pure rural nature as each canvas implores us to respond to a visual poetry of place. Artist demonstration: Saturday, November 16, 1 p.m. Opening December 7: Winter Holiday and Small Works Displays.

  

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• The Umbrella Arts Center

  40 Stow St., Concord, MA
  (978) 371-0820
  info@theumbrellaarts.org
  theumbrellaarts.org/gallery
  M–Su 10–9

  Opening January 13 in the Allie Kussin Main Gallery: Kat O’Connor, Twice the Speed of Bliss. Opening February 28 in the Black Box Theater: Where We Belong, a New England premiere by Madeline Sayet, directed by Tara Moses. An indigenous theatre-maker journeys across geographic borders, personal history, and cultural legacies in search of a place to belong. In 2015, Mohegan theatre-maker Madeline Sayet traveled to England to pursue a PhD in Shakespeare, echoing the path her ancestors took in the 1700s, leading to a remarkable journey of self-discovery. This ground-breaking, one-woman event weaves together humor, searing insight, and the timeless power of story-telling, to explore the importance of honoring our roots and the universal quest for belonging/where we belong.

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• Three Stones Gallery

  115 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, MA
  (978) 254-5932
  info@threestonesgallery.com
  threestonesgallery.com
  Tu–F 10–6, Sa & Su 10–5; closed Mondays

  January 8–February 16: Onward. The Gallery welcomes the new year with pastels by Cindy Crimmin and abstract paintings by Rachel Korn. Guest artist, Britt Snyder, captures memories on canvas in a classical figurative style. Reception: Thursday, January 16, 6–8 p.m. (Snow date: Saturday, January 18, 6–8 p.m.) Opening February 19: Paint, Pencil, Paper features cityscapes by Kevin Kusiolek, floral drawings by Alice Rosa, and mixed media works on paper by Mara Wagner. Reception: Saturday, March 1, 6–8 p.m. (Snow date: Sunday, March 2, 3–5 p.m.)

  

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• Williams College Museum of Art

  15 Lawrence Hall Dr., Williamstown, MA
  (413) 597-2429
  wcma@williams.edu
  artmuseum.williams.edu
  Tu–Su 10–5

  Through December 22: Teddy Sandoval and the Butch Gardens School of Art is the first museum retrospective dedicated to Teddy Sandoval (1949–1995), a central figure in Los Angeles’s queer and Chicanx artistic circles who was an active participant in avant-garde movements. Through December 22: Pallavi Sen: Colour Theory is an immersive installation of new work by interdisciplinary artist and Williams College assistant professor of art Pallavi Sen.

  

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• Worcester Art Museum

  55 Salisbury St., Worcester, MA
  (508) 799-4406
  worcesterart.org
  W–Su 10–4

  Through January 20: Im/Perfect Modernisms: Asian Art and Identity Since 1945. Experience the range and originality of modernist styles across Asia, and learn how artists worked within this Western art-historical construct to explore cultural identity, resistance, and transformation. Through March 9: Twentieth-Century Nudes from Tate. Explore more than two dozen iconic paintings traveling from Tate in London, and discover how these boundary-pushing artists used the nude to challenge preconceptions about age, race, gender, and sexuality.

  

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RHODE ISLAND

• Bannister Art Gallery at Rhode Island College

  600 Mt. Pleasant Ave., Providence, RI
  (401) 456-9765
  bannistergallery@ric.edu
  ric.edu/bannister
  M–F 12–8 or by appointment

  January 23–February 7: Graphic Design: Konkuk University. Facilitated by Rhode Island College Professor Heemong Kim, this exhibition features selected works from graduating students studying at Konkuk University in Seoul, South Korea. Opening February 20: RaMell Ross. RaMell Ross is an artist, filmmaker, and liberated documentarian, known for his 2018 documentary Hale County This Morning, This Evening and his upcoming drama film Nickel Boys.

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• Chazan Gallery at Wheeler

  228 Angell St., Providence, RI  
  (401) 528-2227
  info@chazangallery.org
  chazangallery.org
  M–F 3–6, Sa 10–4

  January 30–March 11: Fraudulent Applications of Projection: Alex Wenstrup, Nathan Borradaile Wright. Reception: Thursday, January 30, 5–7 p.m.

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• Newport Mansions

  Rosecliff, 548 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI
  (401) 847-1000
  Newportmansions.org
  Daily 10–3

  Through January 12: Wild Imagination: Art and Animals in the Gilded Age. During the Gilded Age (1865–1914), Americans’ relationship with animals transformed in lasting ways. Wild Imagination explores how this exciting, tumultuous era shaped our modern attitudes towards animals, from pampered pups to wondrous sea creatures. A broad range of artworks, photographs, scientific specimens, and other objects reflect vital period developments including the dawn of the animal rights movement, the surge in pet keeping, the popularization of natural history pursuits like birdwatching, and the golden era of zoos and circuses. They also reveal the stories and experiences of individual creatures who continue to capture our imagination.

  

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• RISD Museum

  20 North Main St., Providence, RI
  (401) 454-6500
  risdmuseum.org
  Tu, W, F, Sa, Su 10–5, Th 12–8

  Exhibitions currently on view: The Art of French Wallpaper Design; From Pineapple to Pañuelo: Philippine Textiles; The Road Less Traveled: Edo’s Nakasendoˉ. Through January 12: Trading Earth: Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce. Ongoing: Brighten Up!: Contemporary Enamels. Opening February 1: Process Work: Intersections of Photography and Print ca. 1825 to Today.

  

Vermont

• Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

  10 Vernon Street
  Brattleboro VT 05301
  802-257-0124
  office@brattleboromuseum.org
  www.brattleboromuseum.org
  W–Su 10-4

  Through February 9: Desire Lines featuring the artwork of Alex Callender, Nandini Chirimar, Tara Geer, Maggie Nowinski, Dana Piazza, James Siena; Susan Mikula: Island. Ongoing: 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. Opening February 14: 2025 Vermont Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. February 15–23: Explore the wild, wonderful, Artful Ice Shanties outdoor exhibit in connection with Retreat Farm. Admission is pay-as-you-wish.

  

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• Burlington City Arts

  135 Church St., Burlington, VT
  burlingtoncityarts.org
  (802) 865-7166
  W–F 12–5, Sa 12–8

  A contemporary art gallery with up to three floors of exhibition space, hosting new exhibitions every fall, winter/spring, and summer, on Burlington’s iconic Church Street Marketplace. Through February 1, 2025: Passages: Identity, Memory, and Transformation, a group of contemporary artists who embrace themes of journey and transformation in their art. Through January 18, 2025: Between the Covers: Works by Jane Kent, artist books, broadsheets, and working drawings created by the artist in collaboration with eight authors over the past 25 years. Free and open to the public.

  

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• Hall Art Foundation

  544 VT Route 106, Reading, VT
  vermont@hallartfoundation.org
  hallartfoundation.org
  Through December 1: weekends, 10 docent-led tours; 11–4 self-guided tours.

  The Hall Art Foundation is a museum of contemporary art with a sculpture park and café. Exhibitions are held seasonally, from May through November. On view this year: Barbara Kruger; Ed Ruscha; Sherrie Levine; Doomscrolling by Zorawar Sidhu and Rob Swainston and Icarus Rising by Robert Longo. Advance reservations recommended, yet not required. General admission: $15 adults; $5 children 12 and under.

  

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• Mad River Valley Arts

  5031 Main St., #2 Village Square
  Waitsfield, VT
  (802) 224-6878
  info@madrivervalleyarts.org
  Tu–Sa 1–5

  January 3–February 28: Lisa Dimondstein, Julie Parker and Sandra Shenk in Abstract^2. These photographers are dedicated to radicalizing the photo as image. They abstract from an existing abstract sculpture to capture the properties and relationships of the original abstract concept, and in doing so they remove themselves from any context or representation. The photographs are inventive abstractions of sculptures by David Stromeyer. They utilize an in-camera multiple exposure technique to explore the relationship between color, texture, movement, line and form. Reception: Saturday, January 18, 5–7 p.m.

  

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• Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts

  181–183 Main St., Brattleboro, VT
  (802) 251-8290
  info@mitchellgiddingsfinearts.com
  mitchellgiddingsfinearts.com
  Th–Sa 11–5, Su 12–5

  Ongoing: Decade: 2014–2024, commemorating Mitchell • Giddings’ 10th anniversary with an exploration of printmaking by Matt Brown, Liz Chalfin, Elaine de Kooning, Eric Fischl, Stephen Hannock, Emily Mason, Jules Olitski, James Stroud, Dan Welden, and others. Opening a fine art gallery in 2014 provided owners Petria Mitchell and Jim Giddings an ideal opportunity to share conversation among artists, collectors and lovers of the visible creative act.

  

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• The Current

  90 Pond St.,Stowe, VT
  (802) 253-8358
  thecurrentnow.org

  Opening January 16: Timothy Curtis: Two Hundred Years of Painting. Curtis will explore the relationships between Pennsylvania Dutch Stoneware of the 1860s in Philadelphia, 1960s graffiti writing in the same area, and his own artwork, highlighting the thread of influence in one region over 200 years. View original stoneware and new paintings by Curtis, along with a special area dedicated to celebrating the lives and work of 1960s African American Philadelphia graffiti writers.

  

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• Vermont Artisan Designs

  106 Main St., Brattleboro, VT
  (802) 246-7245 | (802) 257-7044
  vtart.com
  M–Sa 10–5, Su 12–5

  Fine art & contemporary American craft. January 3–February 6: Oil paintings by Juan Jr. Ramirez and Don Demers; furniture by Peter Doubleday. February 7–March 6: Gold and silver jewelry designs by Ed Levin, Jeff Gray and Ann D. Kearney; barnboard sculpture by John Long; oil paintings by Jocelyn Sandor Urban.

  

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

• 3S Artspace

  319 Vaughan St., Portsmouth, NH
  (603) 766-3330
  info@3sarts.org
  3sarts.org
  W–Sa 11–6, Su 12–5

  Opening November 22: Two exhibits, Noticing Light and Kinship Compositions, works by Christina Watka and Margaret Jacobs, respectively. Watka creates joyful spaces that reflect the interplay between light, fullness, movement, and stillness. Juxtaposed with Watka’s delicate suspended sculptures, Jacobs uses steel for her sculpture and powder coated brass in her jewelry, developing organic textures and surfaces. Free and open to the public.

  

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• AVA Gallery and Art Center

  11 Bank Street, Lebanon, NH
  (603) 448-3117
  exhibitions@avagallery.org
  avagallery.org
  Tu–Sa 11–5

  January 17–March 1: Scaffolding: This unique group exhibition will feature a variety of artwork installed throughout all three levels of AVA’s beautiful historic textile mill building. The exhibition is themed around the term “scaffold” or “scaffolding” implicating lifting or providing support. Unique programming details are to be announced, visit the website for information. Opening reception, Friday, January 24, 5–7 p.m.

  

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• Currier Museum of Art

  150 Ash St., Manchester, NH
  (603) 669-6144
  visitor@currier.org
  currier.org
  W–Su 10–5

  Ongoing: Jean-Michel Basquiat and Ouattara Watts: A Distant Conversation brings together six artworks by American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960–1988), one of the most celebrated and influential artists of his generation, and seven large canvases by New York-based Ivorian painter Ouattara Watts (b. 1958). Ongoing: Dan Dailey: Impressions of the Human Spirit. Ongoing: Olga de Amaral: Everything is Construction and Color.

  

  

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• Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth

  6 East Wheelock St., Hanover, NH
  hood.museum@dartmouth.edu
  hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu
  W 11–5, Th–F 11–8, Sa & Su 10–5
  Free and open to all

  Ongoing: In East Asian art, non-human subjects have long been represented with agency, coexisting alongside their human counterparts. Experience this inclusive and collaborative relationship in Attitude of Coexistence: Non-Humans in East Asian Art. Opening January 18: Cara Romero: Panûpünüwügai (Living Light) presents a thematic examination of Romero’s complex and layered images, which celebrate the multiplicity, beauty, and resilience of Native American and Indigenous experiences. This is Romero’s first major solo exhibition.

  

  

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• Lamont Gallery

  Phillips Exeter Academy
  11 Tan Ln., Exeter, NH
  (603) 777-3461
  gallery@exeter.edu
  exeter.edu/lamontgallery

  January 2–March 7: Jeffrey Augustine Songco: Society of 23’s Conservatory is an immersive, site-specific installation that creates a multisensory experience. Songco captures the look and feel of a greenhouse, as he invites visitors to deeply explore themes such as friendship, perfection, non-native, and “origin stories.” The greenhouse becomes a backdrop to Songco’s campy exploration of a complicated relationship between his identity as an American of Filipino ethnicity and the colonial American behavior of collecting “exotic” plants during the U.S. rule over the Philippines. Reservations required.

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• The Lakes Gallery at Chi-Lin since 1981

  135 Eastman Rd., Laconia, NH
  (603) 556-9384
  suzanne@thelakesgallery.com
  thelakesgallery.com
  Th–Sa 11–5, Su 1–5 and by appointment

  Contemporary fine New England art and photography in a 1780 farmhouse. Through November 11: A Place for the Sacred: Four Artists Reflect Upon A New & Difficult World. Sunday, November 3, 4 p.m.: Closing Arguments & Poetry Reading. Individual and group fall and winter workshops in italic calligraphy, nature cards/journals and raised and tooled gold leaf.

  

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• The Putnam Gallery at Dublin School

  18 Lehmann Way, Dublin, NH
  (603) 563-8584
  dublinschool.org
  Daily 10-4

  Through December 18: A Sculptor’s Watercolors. Sculptor Wendy Klemperer shows her watercolors and drawings, offering a rare glimpse of an artist’s work across mediums. She will display a sculpture recently purchased for the Dublin School’s sculpture park alongside her intimate, fresh and bold watercolor studies. Reception: Friday, December 6, 6-8 p.m.

  

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• WREN Gallery

  2011 Main St., Bethlehem, NH
  (603) 869-9736
  hello@wrenworks.org
  M–Sa 10–5, Su 11–4

  November 8–December 29: WRENchanted Holidays: WREN’s annual member exhibition features work in a variety of styles and mediums from WREN’s diverse member population. Shop for holiday gifts from local and regional artists and artisans.

  

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