Exhibitions

Openings and events around the region

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Connecticut

• Art Museum, University of Saint Joseph

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

  Through December 13: Painted Pages: Illuminated Manuscripts, 13th–18th Centuries highlights the golden age of hand-written and illuminated volumes, many of which included elaborate gold leaf decoration and intricate ornamentation. This exhibition is organized by the Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania. At the University of Saint Joseph, the exhibition is supported in part by the Karen L. Chase ’97 Fund. Film Screening: The Secret of Kells (2009), Sunday, November 9, 3 p.m.

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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

  Through July 25: In the Bellarmine Hall Galleries and the Walsh Gallery (Quick Center): For Which It Stands… Commemorating the 250th Anniversary of the U.S., this major loan exhibition explores key moments in our country’s history through artworks depicting the American flag, from WWI to the present day. Artworks on view will challenge viewers to consider who the American flag truly represents and whether justice is available to all.

  

  

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• Florence Griswold Museum

  96 Lyme St., Old Lyme, CT
  (860) 434-5542 x 108
  FlorenceGriswoldMuseum.org

  Opening September 27: Inside Out: Contexts for American Art. The Florence Griswold Museum is a unique institution rooted in the context of its site-specific environment. Inspired by this multi-sensory setting, Inside Out investigates the power of contextualizing selected artworks from the Museum’s collection, turning them “inside out” for viewers to engage with paintings, sculpture, prints, textiles, and photographs in creative ways. Works of art are placed in conversation with archival materials, period music, artmaking tools, and interactive activities.

  

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• Greenwich Historical Society

  47 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob, CT
  (203) 869-6899
  info@greenwichhistory.org
  greenwichhistory.org
  W–Su 12–4

  Greenwich Historical Society presents two concurrent exhibitions that celebrate the legacy of Cos Cob as the cradle of American Impressionism. Permanent Collections Gallery: Rediscovering the Cos Cob Art Colony: A Tribute to Susan G. Larkin, features the artwork that led Dr. Larkin to become the foremost expert on American Impressionism in Connecticut as well as many other etchings, watercolors, and books by art colony authors from her personal collection. October 8–March 8: The Holley Boarding House: Inspiring American Impressionism. Josephine Holley and her daughter Constant Holley MacRae were skilled managers of the Holley boarding house which attracted artists, writers and others to their charming 18th century home on the Mianus River in Cos Cob. The picturesque setting inspired the creativity of their guests and led to the founding of the first Impressionist art colony in Connecticut.

  

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• Lyman Allyn Art Museum

  625 Williams St., New London, CT
  (860) 443-2545
  lymanallyn.org
  Tu–Sa 10–5, Su 1–5

  Opening September 6: Albrecht Dürer: Master Prints features over forty woodblock prints and engravings that show the remarkable achievements of the German Renaissance master printmaker Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528). An extraordinary innovator who revolutionized printmaking in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth century, Dürer brought remarkable compositional complexity and a high level of naturalism to his works. Albrecht Durer: Master Prints is organized by the Reading Public Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania. Additional works from Connecticut College’s Wetmore Print Collection are also featured in the exhibition.

  

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• The Glass House

  199 Elm St., New Canaan, CT
  theglasshouse.org
  Th–M 9–5

  Ongoing: Structure, Light, Land features Kasten’s work from multiple series, including Architectural Sites, Collisions, and Progressions, as well as new iterations of digital projections, cyanotypes, and sculptures. With a striking interplay of light, color, and form, Kasten’s work infiltrates the grounds of The Glass House and responds to the site’s varied built environment and landscape. Advanced tickets required.

  

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• The Wadsworth

  600 Main St., Hartford, CT
  (860) 278-2670
  info@thewadsworth.org
  thewadsworth.org
  Th & Fr 12–5, Sa & Su 10–5

  Opening November 6: Peter Waite: Social Memory, Paintings 1987–2025. What if absence were a presence? The Wadsworth presents an exhibition of paintings by Peter Waite, known for his large-scale architectural scenes that explore spaces where history, memory, and perception meet. Working in acrylic on rigid panels, Waite’s compositions capture the beauty and poignancy of overlooked corners, faded surfaces, and traces of life that remain when people are gone.

  

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• Tremaine Gallery, The Hotchkiss School

  11 Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT
  (860) 435-3663
  tmoore@hotchkiss.org 
  hotchkiss.org/arts/tremaine-art-gallery
  Tu-Sa 10-4, Su 12-4

  Through April 5: Historic Presence is curated by Terri Moore and features Brooklyn-based artist Taha Clayton’s portraits inspired by the 1930s to 50s, honoring the resilience, joy, culture, and dignity of elders. The exhibition includes works in oil, charcoal, and graphite, enhanced with props from the artist’s creative process. Through these intimate and powerful depictions, Clayton invites viewers to reflect on legacy, identity, and the enduring beauty found in everyday life.

  

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• Widener Gallery

  Austin Arts Center, Trinity College
  300 Summit St., Hartford, CT
  trincoll.edu/austin-arts-center/widener-gallery
  M–Sa 1–5

  Through April 30 (closed March 15–22): Echoes and Collisions: The Art of Frantz Patrick Henry in Conversation with Selections from the Edith A. Graham Collection of Haitian Art. In this exhibition, artistic legacies and contemporary visions meet, creating a dialogue that oscillates between harmony and dissonance, connection and collision. Free and open to the public. 

  

• 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. Opening February 27, 2026: August Sander’s People of the 20th Century. Also opening February 27, 2026: Jes Fan: Unbounded. Free and open to the public.

  

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Maine

• Bates College Museum of Art

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

  Ongoing: Precision and Expression: American Studio Ceramics from the E. John Bullard Collection in the Upper Gallery showcases an expansive ceramics collection. Shellburne Thurber: Full Circle in the Lower Galleries presents photographic explorations of place.

  

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• Blue Door Gallery

  2 Southside Rd., York, ME
  (207) 332-2938
  bluedoorgallery.art
  T, W, F 9–5 Sa 9–12 

  September 13–November 9: Finding Joy, a solo exhibition by Marcia Crumley, whose work captures the emotional and visual beauty of the natural world. This vibrant collection reflects not only her personal journey through painting, but our shared pursuit of light, hope, and joy in uncertain times. Expect a luminous mix of night skies, seascapes, and color-saturated landscapes that celebrate the everyday wonder around us. Opening reception: September 13, 5–9 p.m. Free and open to the public.

  

• Mathias Fine Art

  10 Mathias Dr., Trevett, ME
  (207) 633-7404
  info@mathiasfineart.com
  mathiasfineart.com
  W–Su 12–5 & by appointment, after September 14, by appointment only 

  Through September 14: The exhibition Bettinson’s Maine includes works from 1991–2008 when Brenda Bettinson developed her iconic style. Bettinson’s Ravensbrück Series is on view at the Holocaust and Human Rights Center in Augusta, Maine, through September 5. Check website for accompanying event dates.

  

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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, opening September 5: Charlie Hewitt. Falmouth Gallery, through October 11: Geoffrey Dorfman & Brian Smith. Opening October 17: The Haunted: Contemporary Photography Conjured in New England.

  

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• Ogunquit Museum of American Art

  543 Shore Rd., Ogunquit, ME
  (207) 646-4909
  ogunquitmuseum.org
  Daily 10–5; First Friday of each month, 10–8

  Through November 16: Gisela McDaniel: Inina; Where the Real Lies; Henry Strater’s Ogunquit; Hugh Hayden’s Gulf Stream; Jordan Bennet: A Love Letter: A Prayer Set upon the Sea. Free admission during First Fridays 5–8 p.m.

  

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Massachusetts

• ABAA Boston Antiquarian Book Fair

  Hynes Convention Center
  900 Boylston St., Boston MA
  abaa.org/bostonbookfair
  F 4–8 ($25); Sa 12–7 (free); Su 11–4 (free)

  November 7-9: The Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair returns with 100+ booksellers from the U.S., Australia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Serbia, and the U.K. will exhibit and sell rare, collectible, and antique books, manuscripts, autographs, maps, atlases, modern first editions, photographs, fine and decorative prints, and more. Guest speakers Saturday and Sunday.

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• Arlington Commission for Arts & Culture

  Art in public places, no admission
  info@artsarlington.org
  artsarlington.org  
  Art in public places, no admission

  Outside Robbins Library, visit Unseen/Unforgotten: Remembering Menotomy’s Ordinary Defenders, 1775, featuring cast cement pedestals by Christopher Frost. On the Minuteman Bikeway at Grove, Brattle and Forest streets, explore murals by Renee Majkut, Raksha Soni and Maria and Kathy Lobo. Online, enjoy People, Plants & Revolution, a multimedia tour with recorded stories exploring colonialism’s impact on Arlington’s 18th century ecosystem, and art by Suzanne Moseley and Liz Shepherd (www.PlantStories.us).

  

• Armenian Museum of America

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

  Opening December 11: Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community and Collections. The Museum is proud to announce the opening of this landmark exhibition. This is the first exhibition of Gorky’s work in an Armenian museum, and it caps off a series of programs initiated by the “100 Years of Arshile Gorky” Committee in the City of Watertown. The twenty-five works from lenders across the country, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Housatonic Museum of Art, Yale University Art Gallery, and many private collections, are curated by Kim S. Theriault. Sponsored by the JHM Charitable Foundation.

  

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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

  November 1–29: Stop Look Listen. Work by richard dorff + collaboration with Alberto Roblest. Opening reception: Saturday, November 1, 5–8 p.m.; Third Thursday reception: November 20, 6–9 p.m. December 5–20: East Boston High School Student Art Show. Work by East Boston High School students, in collaboration with the Mass Cultural Council. Opening reception: Friday, December 5, 5–8 pm..; Third Thursday/closing reception: December 18, 5–8 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 September 28: Wen-Hao Tien, Flight Lessons and Ellen Schön, Loftings. First Friday, September 5, 5–8:30 p.m. Reception and artists’ talks: Saturday, September 13, 2–5 p.m., talks at 3 p.m. Open Mic with Wen-Hao Tien: Saturday, September 20, 3–5 p.m. 3D Clay-Printing Demo with Ellen Schön: Sunday, September 21 at 2 p.m. Opening October 2: Sally B. Moore, Human/Beast and Laura Evans, The Weight: how to move. First Friday, October 4, 5–8:30 p.m. Reception and artists’ talks: Sunday, October 19, 2–5 p.m., talks at 3 p.m.

  

  

  

  

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• Cahoon Museum of American Art

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

  Through December 21: A rich history of Cape Cod, the Islands, and the Southcoast region is brought back to life in Taverns to Trades: American Folk Art Signs, highlighting the centuries-old artistry of tavern and trade signs known and loved by the region. These signs reflect the trades and travel destinations of their times and represent an array of woodworking, painting, gilding, and welding techniques from skilled craftspeople and artisans. Inspired by these historic examples, contemporary artists Jeff Dinardo of Cotuit and Pete Vogel from Nutmegger Workshop in Maine continue these traditions through woodworking, sign painting, and antiquing processes.

  

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• Concord Art

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

  September 11–October 19, Main + Members galleries: 26th Annual Frances N. Roddy Exhibition, juried by Sarah Montross. Reception: Thursday, September 11, 5:30 p.m. Opening October 23, Main Gallery: Motherhood as Muse, curated by Kathryn Geismar and Deborah Peeples. Members Gallery: Color Conversations, Laura Barr, Kay Hartung, Anne Johnstone. Reception: Thursday, October 23, 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

  Currently celebrating its 50th anniversary, the Museum has a permanent collection focusing on American art from the 19th century to the present day, rotating exhibitions of contemporary, regional artists, and a gallery focused on the artist Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller. Opening September 13: B. Lynch: Little Dramas; Nayana LaFond: Portraits in RED; Sonya Tanae Fort: I See You/Morabeza. 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

  In exhibitions opening on September 19, the Davis Museum highlights the following artists as part of Wellesley College’s 150th anniversary celebrations: Kathryn Abarbanel, Ilse Bing, Suzanne Ciani, Genevieve Cohn, Claudia Joskowicz, Kathya Landeros, Phyllis McGibbon, Andrew Mowbray, Daniela Rivera, Katherine Ruffin, and David Teng Olsen. Free and open to the public.

  

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• deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

  51 Sandy Pond Rd., Lincoln, MA
  (781) 259-8355
  thetrustees.org/decordova

  Spanning the Sculpture Park’s front lawn and beyond, Nature Sanctuary explores relationships between the natural world and ideas of home across a landscape shared and shaped by people and art. Original commissions and loans from six artists—Venetia Dale, Kapwani Kiwanga, Joiri Minaya, Zohra Opoku, Kathy Ruttenberg, and Evelyn Rydz—link deCordova’s ecology, its past as a family home, and its integration with a land conservation organization. Ongoing: Nature Sanctuary.

  

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• Fuller Craft Museum

  455 Oak St., Brockton, MA
  fullercraft.org
  Tu–Su 10–5
  Opening March 1: Art Evolved, Intertwined. 

  Opening September 20: Nancy Callan and Katherine Gray: The Clown In Me Loves You. Ongoing: Soul of a Nation: Voices of Resilience in Ukrainian Folk Art. Ongoing: A Shared Legacy: Gifts from the Robyn and John Horn Collection. Ongoing: Cicely Carew: BeLOVEd. Ongoing: Waste Not, Want Not: Craft in the Anthropocene. Ongoing: Small Wonders: Beauty, Alchemy, and the Art of Enameling. The 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.

  

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• Gallery Sitka  at The Tasting Room

  227 Spring St., Newport, RI
  (978) 425-6290
  office@gallerysitka.com
  gallerysitka.com
  Open by appointment 

  Gallery Sitka will be hosting Cynthia Woehrle and Marton Clough through September. Kellie Weeks opens on Friday, October 10, from 4:30–
  6 p.m. Marli Thibodeau opens Friday, November 14, from 4:30–6 p.m. and NAWAMA joins Gallery Sitka opening Friday, December 12, from 4:30–6 p.m. for “La Fête”—a celebratory end to 2026! 

  

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• Harvard Art Museums

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

  Opening September 12: Sketch, Shade, Smudge: Drawing from Gray to Black. Discover how simple tools can be powerful vehicles for artistic expression. Enjoy drawings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Edgar Degas, Georges Seurat, John Singer Sargent, and Odilon Redon, alongside 20th- and 21st-century artists such as Piet Mondrian, Lyonel Feininger, Diego Rivera, Richard Serra, John Wilson, Isabella Quintanilla, and Toyin Ojih Odutola, all of whom push their use of drawing media in new directions.

  

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• Highfield Hall & Gardens

  56 Highfield Dr., Falmouth, MA 
  (508) 495-1878
  highfieldhall.org
  Through October 26: Tu–F 10–4, Sa & Su 10–2 

  Through October 26: Trailblazers: Celebrating Contemporary Japanese Prints; and Ephemeral Grace: Botanicals by Deb Ehrens. Outdoor installation, ongoing: From Woods to Water: The Interrelationship of Living Things, by Roman Tybinko.

  

• Icon Museum and Study Center

  203 Union St., Clinton, MA
  (978) 598-5000
  iconmuseum.org
  Th–Su 10–4, Free First Sunday of the month 10–4, courtesy of the Nypro Foundation

  Illuminating the art of the sacred icon. Ongoing: Greek Icon Gallery. Experience a new permanent gallery showcasing Greek icons and artifacts created after the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Explore the innovation, artistic exchange, and continuity of Greek art and culture across a vast diaspora, from Byzantium to Venice to Crete. Through January 11, 2026: Heavenly Excess: Luxe Icons from Late Imperial Russia. Discover the intricate beauty of icons and religious objects adorned with enamel, gold, pearls, and other precious materials, showcasing masterful craftsmanship.

  

• 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 & F 10–5, Th 10–6, Sa 12–5

  Ongoing: The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War: Fashion, Citizenship, and Nationalism (1954–1975), exploring the role that Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—played within Vietnam and on the global stage during the Vietnam War and how clothing is used to assert cultural identity.

  

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• Jeff Soderbergh Sustainable Furnishings & Fine Art Gallery

  11b West Main St., Wellfleet, MA
  (508) 214-0538
  jeffsoderbergh.com

  September 13–27: Join the Gallery in celebrating Retrospective, a show of the insightful and architecturally wondrous work of Duncan Johnson. Johnson is a contemporary assemblage artist known for his intricate, meticulously crafted assemblages created with scavenged wood and curated imagery. Come enjoy a body of work that spans three decades beginning in the early 90s to present day. Artist reception: Saturday, September 13, 3–7 p.m.

  

  

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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

  September 4–28, Main Gallery: Kurt Ankeny, Linda Cordner, Richard Dorff, Sharon Kaitz, Mario Kon, Virginia Mahoney: Six New Artists. Center Gallery: Jennifer Liston Munson: The Petrifying Gaze. Project Space Gallery: Randy Garber and Rachel Garber Cole: So Late So Soon. Opening reception: Friday, September 5, 5–8 p.m. October 2–November 2, Main and Center galleries: Mary Lang: Entangled. Project Space Gallery: Hilary Tolan: Waterland. Opening reception: Friday, October 3, 5–8 p.m.

  

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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

  November 6–December 17: Untamed. Lauren Webber. Opening reception: Thursday, November 6, 5:30–7 p.m. Webber is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist whose large-scale digital collages blend thousands of open-source Renaissance images. Printed on unstretched archival canvas, her works explore Western visual traditions, reimagining how the power of women and cultural identity are represented through images.

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• Montserrat College of Art

  Frame 301 Gallery
  301 Cabot St, Beverly, MA 01915

  
  Ena Kantardžić: to give what is due
  February 9 – March 20, 2026
  

  to give what is due by Ena Kantardžić is an experiential exhibition at Montserrat College of Art’s FRAME 301 Gallery. The show features UAV (unmanned aircraft vehicle) documentary footage of Kantardžić’s ongoing land work echo 2 as a 2-channel laser projection, as well as new material created from harvested narcissi (daffodils).

  

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• Montserrat College of Art

  Montserrat Gallery
  23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915

  Low Light
  January 26 – March 6
  Artist Talk: Adam Miller + Haig Dermarjian: Wednesday, March 4, 11-12pm

  Low Light brings together an interdisciplinary group of artists, each uniquely interpreting the allure of low light as their stage. Featuring work from several Montserrat alumni and curated by alumni David Ferreira and Sean Carney, Low Light explores a range of disciplines to interpret darkness, shadow, and subtle illumination.
  
  

  

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• Montserrat College of Art

  Carol Schlosberg Gallery
  23 Essex Street, Beverly, MA 01915

  Haley Wood: Bad Alchemy
  February 3 – March 13

  Fiber artist, Haley Wood, explores the classic imagery of alchemy—such as the three stages of blackening, whitening and reddening, and the hermaphroditic form—through intricate textiles and layered compositions. 

  

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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: Illustrators of Light: Rockwell, Wyeth, and Parrish from the Edison Mazda Collection. Through November 2: Norman Rockwell: Illustrating Humor. Through October 26: I SPY! Walter Wick’s Hidden Wonders. Through October 26: Hidden Worlds and Wonders Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition. Guided gallery tours, virtual exhibition and field trips. More at NRM.org.

  

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• Panopticon Gallery

  502c Commonwealth Ave., (inside Hotel Commonwealth), Boston, MA
  (781) 740-1300

  info@panopticongallery.com
  panopticongallery.com
  M-Su 24 hours

  Through December 2: Panopticon Gallery presents Grace by Scott Offen. Coinciding with the launch of Offen’s monograph with L’Artiere Edizioni, the exhibition features intimate, dreamlike portraits performed and co-created by his wife, Grace. Exploring collaboration, identity, and connection with nature, the work invites reflection on presence and absence. A reception and book signing will be held September 25, 6-8 p.m. Free and open to the public.

  

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• ShowUp

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

  ShowUp is a nonprofit contemporary art exhibition, education, and engagement space, focused on creating an innovative environment for high-potential, talented artists whose work is underrepresented in traditional exhibition spaces. Ongoing: Between Two Worlds: Making Sense of Modern Life from Indigenous Perspectives. A powerful group show of six contemporary Native American artists curated by Nayana Lafond.

  

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• Springfield Museums

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

  Through January 4, 2026: Whiskers and Whimsy: Animals in Currier & Ives Prints. Through January 4, 2026: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. Ongoing: Legacies of Surrealism/Markets, Foodways, and the Essence of Place: Works from the Museo de Arte de Ponce.

  

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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 29: The Here & Now, a spotlight exhibition of oil landscapes by Boston School artist Sam Vokey that transport the viewer to the very instance of observation, infused with all the visual poetry of a fleeting moment spent in nature. Artist demonstration: Saturday, November 22, 1 p.m. Opening December 6: 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

  Through October 7: S3: The Umbrella Student Summer Showcase. Through October 18: Weaving an Address, outdoor exhibition at Brister’s Hill commemorating colonial and revolutionary Black inhabitants of Walden Woods as part of Concord250. Artists Ifé Franklin, Whitney Harris, Ekua Holmes, Perla Mabel, Marla McLeod, Anthony Peyton Young. Curator tour: September 13, 1 p.m. Opening September 12: Joy & Peace, abstract painting by Jill Goldman-Callahan and Christiane Corcelle. Reception: Thursday, September 18. Opening September 24: Voices of the Wild: A Tribute to New England’s Wildlife by Jennifer L. Anderson. Reception: Thursday, October 2.

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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, M by appointment

  September 4–October 12: Eternal Equinox—Photo encaustics by Joan Kocak; vivid landscapes in oil by Jill Hoy; abstract works on paper by Daryl Burtnett; new works by represented artists. Reception: Saturday, September 20, 6–8 p.m. Opening October 15: Inner Sojourns—Elisa Adams’ sculptures delve into the mystical world of Tarot cards and invite the audience on a meditative experience; abstract mixed media by Athena Petra Tasiopoulos; and paintings by Avery S. Bramhall complete this intriguing show. Reception: Saturday, October 25, 6–8 p.m.

  

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• Worcester Art Museum

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

  Opening November 22: New Arms and Armor Galleries. Uncover the real stories behind myths and legends, brought to life through over 1,000 objects from around the world. Reservations required, now available at worcesterart.org/armor. Through February 1, 2026: Lee Mingwei: Our Peaceable Kingdom. Experience the ongoing collaborative artwork that brings together more than forty artists to address the question, “What is peace?”

  

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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

  November 6–December 5: The Galileo Project: Works by Doug Bosch and Richard Whitten, Book Design by Nancy Bockbrader. Drawing from the history and the visual language of the scientific instruments housed in the Museo Galileo, Doug Bosch and Richard Whitten each interprets and reimagines these objects through the lens of their own practice. Bockbrader’s hand-bound catalogue provides a satisfyingly unique companion for the exhibition.

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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 and by appointment

  Through November 5: Past Tense/Present Visions: A Wheeler Alumni Exhibition. Judith Salomon ’71, Casey Blanchard ’71, Nellie Congdon ’15, Ruby Goldstein ’22, Sam Green ’06, Shoshana Lowe ’20. November 20–December 10: Elemental Forms/Broken Earth, BC Crane, Denny Moers, Jonathan Sharlin. Reception: Thursday, November 20, 5–8 p.m.

• Newport Mansions

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

  Ongoing: Richard Morris: Hunt In A New Light. Richard Morris Hunt, the premier architect of the Gilded Age, is known for imposing works such as Marble House and The Breakers in Newport, R.I., yet this exhibition will take a more intimate look at his life, creativity and ideas. For the first time, the exhibition will bring together Hunt’s personal sketchbooks, scrapbooks, architectural and interior drawings and family objects, drawn from the Library of Congress, Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Vermont Historical Society, Bennington Museum (VT), the Preservation Society’s collections and more.

  

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Vermont

• Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

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

  Ongoing: Making Space, a group exhibition featuring artwork by Beverly Acha, Emily Noelle Lambert, Mika Obayashi, Howardena Pindell, Michelle Samour, Deborra Stewart-Pettengill, and Lauren Watrous; Laura Chasman: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow, Founded on Artists’ Books: Franklin Furnace 50th Anniversary Tribute; GLASSTASTIC 2025; John Kenn Mortensen: Dream Homes; Jonathan Ryan Storm: Time Was a River, Too; and Mark Barry: Petals to Metal and Other Stories.

  

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• Burlington City Arts

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

  Offering innovative contemporary art exhibitions in a historic firehouse on Burlington’s Church Street Marketplace. Through January 24, 2026: Do We Say Goodbye? Grief, Loss, and Mourning probes unspoken rituals of mourning and questions the silence that often surrounds loss in contemporary culture. In photography, painting, video, and installation, the featured artists—Peter Bruun, Bethany Collins, Jordan Douglas, Mariam Ghani, Lydia Kern, John Killacky, Nirmal Raja, and Jamel Robinson—offer moving meditations on memory, endurance, transition, and empowerment.

  

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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

  Through October 31: Stardust. The Mad 802 Collective presents Stardust, an exhibition about The Quantum World. This multimedia installation looks at the behavior of photons, particles and mysterious patterns of quantum phenomena, inspiring us to think about the magic of the quantum fundamental basis to reality. Artists open up to their interpretation of the immaterial while engaging with the scales of the unimaginably tiny to the infinitely large. Reception: Wednesday, September 19, 5–7 p.m.

  

• 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

  Through October 26: Dan Welden: Haystack Crescendo, a new suite of hybridized prints—neither pure print nor painting—black and white etchings upon which master printmaker Welden has applied acrylic, watercolor and crayon. Created during a residency at Haystack School of Crafts in Deer Isle, ME, using abandoned, corroded zinc printing plates, already partially etched by nature.

  

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• The Current

  90 Pond St.,Stowe, VT
  (802) 253-8358
  thecurrentnow.org
  M–F 10–5, Sa 10–3

  Opening January 15: Water Writes the Garden, a solo exhibition by Mary Mattingly that unites photographs, sculptures, and poetry around water’s role as timekeeper and storyteller. It explores how water makes marks and sculpts environments through cyclical formation and erosion. What does water remember? And what does it write into the landscape? Here, gardens are both cultivated and fugitive. Public programs will include conversations with leading experts in climate change, an artist talk, and poetry readings.

  

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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 and contemporary American craft. September 5–October 2: Color-focused abstract oil paintings by E. Joseph McCarthy and humorous artwork by Skip Morrow. October 3–November 6: The opening of a two-month juried show of work by the Pastel Society of Vermont.

  

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

• AVA Gallery and Art Center

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

  Through December 30: AVA Members’ Holiday Exhibition fills the galleries with fine art and handmade crafts made by artists from New Hampshire and Vermont. Holiday Open House, Saturday, December 6, 11a.m.–7 p.m.: Tour three stories of their historic mill building and state-of-the-art contemporary sculptural studies center; activities for the whole family! Opening January 16: Eva Strum Gross, Juni Van Dyke, and Rachel Bernsen: Novel Formats, scheduled and ticketed performances which engage with a proposed theme and choreographic structures, integrated into a visual art experience.

  

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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: Visual Kinship explores how photography defines, challenges, and reimagines the concept of family. Across diverse historical and contemporary works, the exhibition examines how images reflect and disrupt family structures shaped by colonialism, migration, transnational adoption, and queer intimacies. Opening September 6: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral: Making Colors in Europe, 1400–1800 examines artistic production in the early modern period through the lens of its distinctive colors; recipes for pigments, dyes, and glazes were often closely guarded secrets and critical to the value of a work of art.

  

  

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• Lamont Gallery

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

  September 2–November 22: Strange Kin is a swarm of tiny critters (real and faux) that playfully inspect and reimagine the little giants that live among us. The five artists on view embrace their affection or comfort in entomology, by not only making work about insects but with them. Collectively, the work on view braids pure aesthetic joy with stinging commentary on environmental issues, species decline, and conservation.

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• The Gallery at WREN

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

  September 5–October 31: Finding Home: Portraits and Memories of Immigrants, Becky Field. Reception: Friday, September 5. Artist talk: Saturday, September 6. A compelling photography exhibition showcasing the diverse journeys of immigrants across New Hampshire. Photography that captures the vibrant lives and stories of immigrants seeking safety, education, work, and freedom.

  

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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
  TW–Sa 11–5, Su–Tu private viewing hours by appointment  

  A destination gallery, contemporary New England and Asian art in a 1780 farmhouse surrounded by Asian gardens. September 13–October 26: All Paths Home, Kelly Blake photography, Gay Freeborn oils, Nancy Freeborn clay, Cheryl Kimball short stories and Anne McMillan books. Opening reception: Thursday, September 18, 5–7 p.m. Poetry and short story readings along with workshops throughout exhibition.

  

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