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

  Opening March 23: (R)evolution: Identity and Power in Puerto Rican and Diasporican Art. This exhibition, inspired by a painting by Miguel Luciano created in response to the 1998 centennial of the U.S. annexation of Puerto Rico, brings the painting together with works by other artists to explore the historical and contemporary complexities of colonialism and resistance. Opening reception: Friday, March 22, 5–7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 13: Family Bomba/Plena Workshop, 1–4 p.m.; and Noche Boricua, 7:30 p.m., celebrate Puerto Rican music and dance, featuring William Cepeda.

  

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• ECOCA

  51 Trumbull St., New Haven, CT
  (203) 507-7320
  info@elycenter.org
  elycenter.org
  April 14–June 2: W, Th, Su 12–5

  This spring ECOCA’s gallery will be filled with works that touch upon the many aspects of the environment and climate change. The Spring Heat exhibitions include solo shows by Sariah Park, Hanlyn Davies, and group exhibitions from Yvonne Short & Rebecca West, Thinking about Water, Water Women, Nua Collective and more. Opening reception: Sunday, April 14, 1–3 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 April 27, Walsh Gallery (Quick Center): Streaming: Sculpture by Christy Rupp. A robust survey of eco-artist and activist Rupp’s wall installations and free-standing sculptures of animals, created from detritus from the waste stream. Through March 16, Bellarmine Hall Galleries: Helen Glazer: Walking in Antarctica. Photographs, sculpture and audio narrative by Glazer transport the viewer on a journey to an extraordinary, remote environment. Opening April 5: Suzanne Chamlin: Studies in Color. Landscape and still life paintings with harmoniously focused color palettes.

  

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• Greenwich Historical Society

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

  Opening March 6: LIFE: Six Women Photographers presents the work of pioneering women photographers employed by LIFE magazine between the late 1930s and early 1970s, whose iconic images captured an evolving world and helped create modern photojournalism. Featuring over 70 images by Margaret Bourke-White, Nina Leen, Lisa Larsen, Hansel Mieth, Martha Holmes, and Marie Hansen, the exhibition details how these photographers and their work were integral to LIFE founder and editor-in-chief Henry R. Luce’s vision for an “American Century.” Organized by the New-York Historical Society.

  

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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

  Through March 23: Twice the Legal Minute, a solo exhibition by Jonathan Herrera Soto in Joseloff Gallery, explores the stakes of mistranslation, plausibility, and solitude in printmaking. Artist talk: Wednesday, March 20, 5–6:30 p.m. April 4–16: The first round of BFA Thesis Exhibitions features Illustration in Joseloff Gallery and Photography and Printmaking in Silpe Gallery. Opening reception: Saturday, April 6, 6–8 p.m. April 25–May 7: BFA Thesis Exhibitions continue with Visual Communications Design in Joseloff Gallery and Ceramics, Painting, and Integrated Media Arts in Silpe Gallery. Opening reception: Saturday, April 21, 6–8 p.m.

  

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• New Britain Museum of American Art

  56 Lexington St., New Britain, CT
  (860) 229-0257
  nbmaa@nbmaa.org
  nbmaa.org

  Ongoing: The Land Carries Our Ancestors: Contemporary Art by Native Americans. Curated by artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (Citizen of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Nation), the exhibition highlights artworks by nearly 50 living Native artists that powerfully visualize Indigenous culture and knowledge of the land. Brought together by Smith, this multigenerational, diverse group of artists works across the U.S. and spans a range of practices, including weaving, beadwork, sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, performance, and video.

  

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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

  Voted Best Gallery for Art and Gifts on the Shoreline, Spectrum offers painting, mixed media, sculpture, photography, and a Store with artisan crafts. March 22–May 11: Reaching for the Sky, established and emerging artists present original artwork that explores the wonder and vastness of “the sky.” Work reflects the beauty, legends, and beliefs of this timeless theme. Artisan Store offers pottery, glass, fiber, home décor, jewelry and accessories. Shop online: SpectrumAnytime.com. Shipping throughout U.S.

  

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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)

  From September through 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 and public. Opening April 4: Traci Talasco: TIPPING POINT. Presenting a series of conceptual sculptures that use architecture as a social/political space dealing with power imbalances stemming from gender, race, and identity.

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• Tremaine Gallery at The Hotchkiss School

  11 Interlaken Rd., Lakeville, CT
  (860) 435-3663
  hotchkiss.org/arts
  Tu–Sa 10–4, Su 12–4, when school is in session

  Opening April 2: Dialogue: Art in Conversation explores the work and processes of Valerie Hammond and Nathaniel (Tate) Klacsmann. Their work reverberates around questions of social inequity, magic, myth, and the environment, creating a group of pieces filled with reflective echoes, offering opportunity for intersection and dialogue.

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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. Ongoing: Munch and Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression and Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design. Opening March 15: Year of the Dragon. 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, and by appointment. Closed holidays and between exhibitions.

  Through March 4: Exploding Native Inevitable, an exhibition of contemporary Indigenous art from a land we now call America. Through March 4: Brad Kahlhamer: Nomadic Studio, Maine Camp, an exhibition of many sketchbooks, accompanied by a selection of related paintings and prints. Opening April 8: Senior Thesis Exhibition 2024, work selected from thesis projects of graduating seniors majoring in Studio Art. Opening April 8: Neue Slowenische Kunst | Monumental Spectacular, an exhibition of prints and multi-media by this Slovenian art collective.

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• Colby College Museum of Art

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

  Located on the campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine, the Colby College Museum of Art inspires connections between art and people through distinctive exhibitions, programs, publications, and an outstanding collection that emphasizes American and contemporary art. Ongoing: The World Outside: Louise Nevelson at Midcentury. Through May 12: A Lot More Inside: Esopus Magazine. Ongoing: Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village. Through March 29: Alex Katz: Repetitions.

  

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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

  Through April 6, Portland Gallery: Alice Jones. Through March 16, Falmouth Gallery: Robert Wieferich: Deep in the Woods. Through March 16: Sarah Meyers Brent: Wild Things. Opening March 22: Brita Holmquist and Lynn Sisler.

  

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• The Colby Museum’s Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art @ the Paul J. Schupf Art Center

  93 Main St., Waterville, ME
  (207) 859-5629
  museum.colby.edu
  W–M 11–7

  The Colby College Museum of Art’s Joan Dignam Schmaltz Gallery of Art at the Paul J. Schupf Art Center offers a place in downtown Waterville, Maine, for connections between art and people through distinctive exhibitions and programs. The art center is also home to Waterville Creates and the diverse film, visual, and performing arts programming presented through its Maine Film Center, Ticonic Gallery + Studios, and the Waterville Opera House. Through April 22: Playscape: Contemporary Art from the Colby Museum’s Collection.

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Massachusetts

• Alpha Gallery

  450 Harrison Avenue, #55, Boston, MA
  (617) 536-4465
  alphagallery.com
  W–F 12–6, Sa 12–5 and by appointment

  March 1–30: ransome, a delicate balance. ransome’s newest body of work explores themes of Black migration and identity through portraiture, cityscapes, still lifes and assemblages. This is ransome’s second solo exhibition with Alpha Gallery. Opening reception: Friday, March 1, 6–8 p.m.

  

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• Art Complex Museum

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

  Through May 5: Zach Horn: Saturdays. Opening April 28: National Association of Women Artists Massachusetts (NAWAMA) Chapter: Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? Opening April 28: Cassatt and Beyond: Women Printmakers. Opening May 12: DIG, Joe Caruso, Jennifer Liston Munson, Christine Palamidessi and Marsha Odabashian. Reception: Sunday, May 12, 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

  March 2–30: Contemporary Dialogues, Richard Dorff, John Greiner-Ferris and Joan Ryan. Opening reception: Saturday, March 2, 2–6 p.m. Third Thursday: March 21, 6–9 p.m. Performance: Stations of the XX: Saturday, March 23, 3 p.m. April 5–27: In the Woods, Nature-Inspired Paintings and Drawings by Joan Ryan and Julie C Baer. Opening reception: Saturday, April 6, 4–7 p.m. Third Thursday: April 18, 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 March 31: Ed Andrews, Random Order and Leslie Wilcox, OUTWITS. First Friday: March 1. Artists’ reception: Saturday, March 16, 2–5 p.m. with artist talks at 3 p.m. Opening April 4: Jessica Straus, Packing for Mars and Marilu Swett, Off Center. First Fridays: April 5 and May 3, 5–8:30 p.m. Artist’s reception: Saturday, April 13, 2:30–5 p.m. with artist talks at 2:30 p.m.

  

  

  

  

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• Boston University Galleries

  855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA
  bumfa2024.cargo.site
  Tu-Sa 11-5 

  April 2-20: Boston University’s 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition presenting work from the painting, sculpture (satellite: 1270 Commonwealth Ave.), print media and photography, graphic design, and visual narrative programs will be on view in Stone Gallery and 808 Gallery. Support Boston’s emerging artists and join them for a public reception on Friday, April 12 from 6-8 p.m. in Stone Gallery; and Friday, April 19 from 6-8 p.m. in 808 Gallery.

  

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• Brickbottom Gallery

  1 Fitchburg St., Somerville, MA
  (617) 766-3410
  gallery@brickbottom.org
  brickbottom.org
  Th–Sa 12–5

  Through March 24: CITIES HERE AND THERE: Today’s cities exist in a constant state of change… highlights work by five artists: Fred Leveille and Liliana Marquez. Curated by Alexandra Rozenman. Reception: Saturday, March 2, 3–5 p.m. April 4–28: THE FIRE WITHIN: COLOR AND EXPRESSION in the paintings of Jo Ann Rothschild, Jeannie Motherwell, Philip Gerstein and Gordon Fearey. Curated by Philip Gerstein. Reception: Saturday, April 6, 3–5 p.m.

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• Cahoon Museum of American Art

  4676 Falmouth Rd. (Route 28), Cotuit, MA
  (508) 428-7581
  info@cahoonmuseum.org
  cahoonmuseum.org
  Beginning March 13: W–Su 10–4

  Opening March 13: Bold Women and Vivid Dreams: Sarah Peters and Don Nakamura features ceramic sculptures and drawings celebrating the human figure by Sarah Peters and Don Nakamura. Peters explores the intricacy of the human body, while Nakamura’s works are a freewheeling channeling of his inner spirit. Highlights include Peters’ Wondergrrrl series of teapots and ceramic sculptures by Nakamura.

  

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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

  Through March 22: Members Juried 2: Collage, Crafts, Drawing, Graphics, Mixed Media, Photography, Printmaking 2024 (Main Gallery) and Chasing Color: Christiane Corcelle and Carole Rabe (Members Gallery). Opening March 28: Reshaping Abstraction (Main Gallery) and Juni Van Dyke and Caryl Hull Leavitt (Members Gallery). Reception: March 28, 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 from the 19th century to the present day, with rotating exhibitions of contemporary, regional artists. Ongoing: Sandra Matthews: Unearthing; Jennifer Davis Carey and Scarlett Hoey: Not a Story to Pass On; and Harvest, Foraged, Found, featuring work by Madge Evers, Lynda Goldberg, Bob Kephart, Saberah Malik, and Sarah Sockbeson. See website for hours and events.

  

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• Davis Museum at Wellesley College

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

  The first retrospective of an artist who has been a critical voice in performance, conceptual, and feminist art for more than four decades, the exhibition of Lorraine O’Grady: Both/And represents a homecoming for the artist in her hometown and at her alma mater. Ongoing, free, and open to the public.

  

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• 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

  Ongoing: On Her Terms: Feminine Power Embodied features New England artists who foreground the human body in their work to engage contemporary issues around women’s rights. Also on view: Ria Brodell: Butch Heroes and Portrayed by Eakins: Ella Crowell as Model and Student. Opening March 2: Africa Rising: 21st Century African Photography, including photographs by Zanele Muholi, Lalla Essaydi, and Aida Muluneh, and others.

  

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• Fountain Street Gallery

  460C Harrison Ave., Suite 2, Boston, MA
  (857) 302-3067
  director@fsfaboston.com
  fsfaboston.com/book-an-appointment
  Th–Su 12–4

  Through March 24: Gladly Beyond. Taken from e. e. cummings’ poem “somewhere i have never travelled, gladly beyond” the Gallery’s final exhibition, by artists working in a variety of media, is a tribute to the irrepressible nature of creative endeavors and to the artists of Fountain Street as we prepare to close our doors on March 31, 2024. SoWa First Friday Reception: March 1, 5–8 p.m.

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• Fuller Craft Museum

  455 Oak St., Brockton, MA
  fullercraft.org
  Tu–Su 10–5
  All are welcome, completely free of charge

  Through March 31: Face Value: Portraits from the Arthur S. Goldberg Collection. Ongoing: Maria Molteni: Soft Score. Ongoing: Pop! Color Stories from the Permanent Collection. Ongoing: The Red Dress. Opening March 30: Beau McCall: Buttons On! Opening April 13: Hand in Hand: Works from the Fleur S. Bresler Collection. Fuller Craft Museum’s wide-ranging exhibitions and outdoor sculpture showcase the finest contemporary craft in a spectacular organic modernist building and woodland setting.

  

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• Griffin Museum of Photography

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

  Opening April 4: The Griffin is pleased to present Traces of Existence. Featuring the work of Muriel Hasbun, Alejandro Cartagena, Alejandro Luperca Morales, Rodrigo Valenzuela, and Ileana Doble Hernandez, Traces of Existence combines photography, installation, and the moving image to investigate notions of migration and identity and in Latin American communities.

  

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• Hammond Castle Museum

  80 Hesperus Ave., Gloucester, MA
  (978) 283-2080
  info@hammondcastle.org
  hammondcastle.org
  April 5–28: Su–Sa 10–4

  The Gertrude Cawein at Hammond Castle Museum exhibition will feature nearly sixty works by American artist Eric Pape (1870–1938) spanning his entire career. The catalog, most of which is on loan by Pape collector and biographer, Dr. Gregory Conn, presents a rare example of his work as a society portraitist and includes examples of Pape’s celebrity portraits created during the Great Depression not publicly displayed since his death.

  

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• Harvard Art Museums

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

  Opening March 1: LaToya M. Hobbs: It’s Time. Immerse yourself in a day in the life of contemporary artist, LaToya M. Hobbs, through a tour de force of monumental printmaking. See how Hobbs shares the labor and intimacy of her private life in these prints, centering the negotiations she brokers daily to balance her manifold responsibilities—as a wife, mother, educator, and artist. Opening March 1: Future Minded: New Works in the Collection. Examine the museums’ recent acquisitions, spanning centuries and media. The works are by roughly 30 artists, including Jean (Hans) Arp, Edward Mitchell Bannister, Willie Cole, Pietro Damini, Svenja Deininger, Jeffrey Gibson, Baldwin Lee, Ana Mendieta, Lucia Moholy, Toyin Ojih Odutola, Noriko Saito-, Melissa Shook, Jane Yang-D’Haene, and many others.

  

  

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• Inner Space Fine Arts

  189 Main St. (Rt 28), North Reading, MA
  (978) 223-8438
  innerspace.finearts@gmail.com
  innerspace-fineart.com
  Th & F 1–6, Sa & Su 12–4

  Opening May 4: Juni Van Dyke: Color is one of my favorite things. A Cape Ann treasure, Juni’s colorist paintings are informed by the area’s natural beauty; the light sweeping across granite; coastal views; hillside vistas—Cape Ann is an ever-present force in her work. Using abstract forms, Juni invites the viewer to experience her work without interruption of title. Energized by the interaction, she finds the varied interpretations fascinating and exciting—valid without exception. Artist reception: Saturday, May 4, 5–7 p.m.

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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 appt, T–F 10–5, Sa 12–5

  Through April 9: Sneha Shrestha: Ritual and Devotion. Nepali-born, Boston-based painter Shrestha interprets acts of ritual and devotion and what they can come to mean through themes of home, identity, and legacy.

  

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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

  Through March 31: Mira Cantor, DIG, and Phyllis Ewen, My Mind’s Eye. Cantor’s paintings are influenced by the subterranean landscapes of The Burren in Ireland and others. Reception: Friday, March 1, 5–8 p.m. April 3–28: Kingston Associates exhibition: Everything Leaves a Mark. Reception: Friday, April 5, 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

  March 2–April 10: Kiki Smith: Sometimes; Janet Passehl: Here Is Why.

  

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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

  Through April 25: Class of 2009 Alumni Exhibit. Artists: David Bruce ’09, Sarah Diamond ’09, Dougan Khim ’09, Jasmine Reid ’09. Opening reception: Thursday, April 25, 5:30–7 p.m. This exhibit features four graduate artists who have continued to make paintings professionally, showing work from the classical, post-modern, and contemporary traditions.

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• MIT List Visual Arts Center

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

  Through March 10: Carlos Reyes: 18. Opening March 7: List Projects 29: Brittni Ann Harvey and Harry Gould Harvey IV. Opening April 4: Hana Mileti´c: Soft Services. Opening April 4: Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: Only sounds that tremble through us. 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 Galleries

  Montserrat College of Art
  23 Essex St., Beverly, MA
  (978) 921-4242
  gallery@montserrat.edu
  montserrat.edu/galleries

  Through March 6 in the Montserrat Gallery: Karmimadeebora McMillan, Wondering stars…for whom it is reserved…the blackness..the darkness..forever. Through March 16 in the Carol Schlosberg Galleries: Loretta Park, About to Thaw. Opening March 27 in all galleries: Senior Thesis Exhibitions.

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• New Bedford Whaling Museum

  18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA
  (508) 997-0046
  whalingmuseum.org
  T–Sa 9–4, Su 11–4

  Through May 5: Framing the Domestic Sea: Photographs by Jeffery Becton evokes New England’s varied histories, the maritime world, and the impacts of climate change on coastal communities. Through April 21: Paintings by Roy Rossow picture New Bedford’s working waterfront, contemporary maritime activities, and historic celestial navigation in The Stars that Guide Us.

  

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• New England Visionary Artists Museum

  518 Pleasant St., Northampton, MA
  (413) 588-4337
  neva-museum.org
  Tu-Sa 1-6

  March 8-30: Sasha Statman-Weil presents ‘Sonhood,’ work from three artists: a mother, a father, and a son. California artist Ron Weil’s (1944–2019) black charcoal abstractions are presented alongside Leah Statman’s (1954–2011) vibrant portrait quilts juxtaposed with their son’s films and poetry. The show investigates Statman-Weil’s artistic inheritances beyond his parent’s actual creations. Reception: Friday, March 8, 5-8 p.m. Plus, four hundred artworks are on display in five additional showrooms.

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• Norman Rockwell Museum

  9 Glendale Rd./Rte. 183, Stockbridge, MA
  (413) 298-4100
  nrm.org
  Sa & Su 10–5; M, Tu, Th, F 10–4; closed W

  Home of American Illustration, featuring new exhibitions: Between Worlds: The Art & Design of Leo Leonni, a first-ever U.S. retrospective on the illustrator (Frederick, Cornelius, Pezzettino +) and graphic designer; and Mystery & Wonder: Highlights from the Illustration Collection. Plus Rockwell’s 323 Post Covers. New guided gallery tours by reservation. Museum Store (and online store). Save 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
  F 10–5, Sa 10–6, Su 11–5

  March 22–24: Paradise City Arts hosts New England’s premier and most celebrated shows of contemporary fine and decorative art. This MetroWest Boston event draws thousands of collectors, designers, and art enthusiasts seeking to connect with 170 curated exhibitors from across the country. It’s the go-to destination for imaginative home decor, fine art and sculpture, handcrafted fashion, jewelry, and gifts that transcend expectations. With music in the air, two cafes, and the themed exhibit Fresh Greens!, it’s not to be missed.

  

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• ShowUp (formerly Beacon Gallery)

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

  March 1–April 28: Extra, featuring Rixy, Ja’Hari Ortega, and Wavy Wednesday. This exhibit transforms the gallery into a safe space for Black and Brown women to be themselves, embrace their strengths, and transcend white supremacy and patriarchy. Curated by Chenoa Baker, the artists use their creative expression to address societal barriers in their work. Event details online.

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• South Shore Art Center

  119 Ripley Rd., Cohasset, MA
  (781) 383-2787
  info@ssac.org
  ssac.org
  M–Sa 10–4

  Bancroft Gallery, April 4–May 18: Out of Darkness, a national show juried by Marjorie Kaye, founder and director emeritus, Galatea Fine Art. Opening reception: Thursday, April 4, 6 p.m. Opening May 30: Young Black Woman | Old White Man, curated by James Burke featuring works by James Burke and Devyn Case. Opening reception: Thursday, May 30, 6 p.m.

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• Springfield Museums

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

  One admission: five museums and the Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Park. Through March 24: A Gathering: Works from Contemporary Black American Ceramic Artists. Through May 5: The Outwin 2022: American Portraiture Today. Opening April 27: Look Again: Portraits of Daring Women by Julie Lapping Rivera. Ongoing in the Dr. Seuss Museum: Original art by Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss.

  

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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 March 23: Waking to Beauty, a spring exhibition kicking off the season with a collection of new works from the Guild’s members. Opening March 30: All About Boston—Paintings by Frederick Kubitz, a solo retrospective exhibition of cityscapes in oil and watercolor from the forty-year career of a nationally recognized artist and prominent local architect. Opening reception: Saturday, March 30, 3–5 p.m.

  

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• The Umbrella Arts Center

  40 Stow St., Concord, MA
  (978) 371-0820
  theumbrellaarts.org

  Through March 24: Portraits in Red: Missing & Murdered Indigenous People Painting Project, by Nayana LaFond. Reception and artist talk: Thursday, March 7, 5–7 p.m. March 16 & 17: The Umbrella Open Studios, including Kaleidoscope: Changing as We Change exhibition, on view through March 20. March 29–April 5: Artrageous Art Auction and Exhibition. Opening April 10: TAPPED IN: Moving Hearts and Minds through Art and Science, curated by Stephanie Marlin-Curiel and Dr. Linda Booth Sweeney. Reception and panel discussion: Thursday, April 11, 5:30–8:30 p.m.

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• Three Stones Gallery

  115 Commonwealth Ave., Concord, MA
  (978) 254-5932
  info@threestonesgallery.com
  threestonesgallery.com
  M 12–5, Tu–F 10–6, Sa & Su 10–5

  Through March 24: Contained and Unbound: Vessel paintings by Judy Bramhall; pastels by Cindy Crimmin; photographs of Norway by Ellen Harasimowicz. March 27–May 5: Chiaroscuro: Coastal watercolors by Jillian Demeri; mixed media portraiture by Cynthia Brody; acrylic landscapes and florals by Avery Schuster Bramhall. New works by represented artists. Reception: Saturday, April 6, 6–8 p.m.

  

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• UMass University Museum of Contemporary Art

  151 Presidents Dr., Amherst, MA
  (413) 545-1986
  fac.umass.edu/umca
  Tu–F 11–4:30, Sa & Su 12–4, First Thursday 11–8

  Through May 10 (and fall 2024): BREACH: LOGBOOK 24 | STACCATO by Shinnecock artist Courtney M. Leonard features paintings, sculptures, and video exploring the life and kinship ties of Staccato, a North Atlantic right whale killed by a ship strike in 1999. Leonard explores marine biology, Indigenous food sovereignty, migration, and human environmental impact. March 27–May 10: FAINT/HIDDEN/SHROUDED: Contemplating Obscurity, a graduate curatorial exhibition. Free and open to the public.

  

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• Walden Pond State Reservation Gallery

  915 Walden St., Concord, MA
  (978) 369-3254
  pcrottyart@gmail.com
  patriciacrotty.com
  Daily 10–3

  Through April 30: Sky Water: Reflections on Walden Pond. The colorful abstract paintings and collages of local artist Patricia Crotty are inspired by the connection with nature that Walden Pond provides visitors. They celebrate the beauty of nature in all of its forms and seasons. Co-sponsored by Friends of Walden Pond. The exhibit is free; parking fees apply.

  

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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

  Ongoing: Combining historical materials and the perspectives of seven contemporary Black artists, Emancipation: The Unfinished Project of Liberation visualizes what freedom and the enduring legacy of emancipation look like today and beyond. March 7: Dr. Frances Jones-Sneed will discuss “What does emancipation mean in the Berkshires?”

  

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• Worcester Art Museum

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

  Through March 17: Faith Ringgold: Freedom to Say What I Please—Deeply personal, celebratory of African American culture, and rooted in political activism, explore the art and storytelling of Faith Ringgold. Opening April 6: New Terrain: 21st-Century Landscape Photography—Discover how artists are using different photographic processes to explore the idea of landscape.

  

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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

  Through March 22: Range of Motion, Landscapes by Charles W. Goolsby. Goolsby’s landscape imagery builds on 19th century American landscape painting traditions and implies a sense of contemporary issues. April 1–19: Paper Trails: Selections from the RIC Print Trade. Since 2005, students and faculty of the Rhode Island College Printmaking Department have taken part in a print exchange. Selections curated by Sam Nehila.

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• Chazan Gallery at Wheeler

  228 Angell St., Providence, RI  
  (401) 528-2227
  info@chazangallery.org
  chazangallery.org

  Through March 6: COLOURED.AESTHETICA. Solo show by Triton Mobley. Mobley is a new media artist and researcher whose interventionist works and guerrilla performances have been exhibited nationally and internationally. Mobley’s research and praxis cull together critical making methodologies across performative installations, programmable fabrications, and speculative industrial design—fashioning polemical art object assemblages that engender public reexamination.

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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 (Closed March 10–15)

  Through March 9: Aurora Robson: Human Nature Walk; Paper Made; Fawn Krieger and David B. Smith: Home Bodies; Michael Smoot: And To This World; Art Costa: Sounds Deep. Ongoing: Hannah Morris: Moveable Objects. Opening March 16: In Nature’s Grasp; John Newsom: Painting the Forest of the Happy Ever After; Edward Holland: Celestial Sea; Samira Abbassy: Out of Body; Francheska Alcántara: The Inner Order of the pppPoof and the fffPop.

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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. Opening February 9: Here Now: Art and Migration, international and regional artists whose work explores concepts of borders, movement, and migration across local urban centers and global geographies; Margaret Jacobs: Kinship, steel sculptures and finely crafted jewelry, exploring the tensions and harmonies between the man-made and natural worlds. Free and open to the public.

  

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• Long River Gallery

  49 S Main St., White River Junction, VT
  (802) 295-4567
  art@longrivergallery.com
  longrivergallery.com
  W–Sa 11–5

  Nestled in the heart of White River Junction, Long River Gallery features the art and craft of over eighty local artists from Vermont and New Hampshire. Through May 1: Artist Prue Merton displays her work from a selection of collages of decorated papers that suggest surprising perspectives using color and pattern. Opening reception: Friday, March 1, 5–7 p.m.

  

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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

  March 7–April 26: RISE: Trees; Our Botanical Giants features twenty artists paying homage to the “tree” in the creative process. Artists salute to their relationship with wood materials reclaimed or formally crafted and in doing so push the conversation between man-made and nature into one of collaborative celebration. Discussion: Thursday, April 18, 5 p.m. with Shelby Perry, Wildlands Ecologist with Northeast Wilderness Trust. Free and open to the public.

  

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• Studio Place Arts

  201 N Main St., Barre, VT
  (802) 479-7069
  studioplacearts.com
  W–F 11:30–5, Sa 11:30–4

  March 13–April 20: Main Gallery: Up and Down, In and Out: Embroidery and its Kin. Second floor gallery: Hiding in Plain Sight by Amy Schachter. Third floor gallery: The Grand Assemblage by Axel Stohlberg. Visit studioplacearts.com for info on the Quick Change Gallery and SPA annex locations. Studio Place Arts is a working art center with art exhibits, artist studios, classroom, and a sculpture tour.

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• The Current

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

  Through April 11: In the Garden, a platform for artists, poets, and performers. Within the walls of The Current, artists present a disparate array of topics through work that uses the garden as a motif, setting the stage for connection and cultivation. Artists in this exhibition use the metaphor of a garden to address climate change, decolonization, feminism, societal tensions, and our endangered environment. Artists include: Carlos Amorales, Cameron Davis, Wylie Garcia, Valerie Hammond, Mary Mattingly, Ebony G. Patterson, Paul Anthony Smith.

  

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• Vermont Artisan Designs

  106 Main St., Brattleboro, VT
  (802) 246-7245
  vtart.com
  Daily 10–5

  Fine art and contemporary American craft. March 1–April 3: Oil paintings of landscapes around Northern New England by Stefan Pastuhov and Gary Shepard. April 5–May 2: Paintings in oil and pastel of New England by Kate Beetle and abstract paintings by colorist E. Joseph McCarthy.

  

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

• Alva de Mars Megan Chapel Art Center

  100 Saint Anselm Dr., Manchester, NH
  (603) 641-7470
  chapelartcenter@anselm.edu
  anselm.edu/chapelart
  Tu–W 10–4, Th 10–7, F 10–4 (Gallery open only during scheduled exhibitions)

  The Chapel Art Center features special exhibitions and houses a permanent collection of over 400 objects. March 7–April 19: The Intimacy of Seeing: Elsa Voelcker—A Retrospective, celebrates Voelcker’s long career as a photographer and member of the Fine Arts Department at Saint Anselm College. Voelcker has specialized in various photographic methods, including photograms, gelatin silver prints and, more recently, digital. Opening reception with the artist: Friday, March 22, 4–6 p.m. 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

  Through March 30: Alternative Processes in Contemporary Photography: Linda Bryan, Cathy Cone, Chris Esten, Rachel Portesi, Vaune Trachtman, Mary Zompetti; Milkweed: Louise Hamlin; A Matter of Time: Justin O’Rourke. Opening March 8: Form + Texture: A group exhibition of contemporary fiber art. April 12–27: Illumination: AVA’s Annual Benefit Exhibition.

  

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• Currier Museum of Art

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

  The Currier Museum features paintings, sculpture, decorative arts, and photographs, including works by Monet, Picasso, O’Keeffe, Hopper, and Wyeth. The museum also owns two Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes available to view by tour (tour season runs April through December yearly). Through March 31: Toward the New: A Journey into Abstraction. Through May 27: Kara Walker: Harper’s Pictorial History of the Civil War (Annotated). Opening March 7: I live a journey of a thousand years: Raphaël Barontini. Opening April 12: Filippo de Pisis and Robert Mapplethorpe: A Distant Conversation.

  

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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

  Through April 13: And I’m Feeling Good: Relaxation and Resistance features selections from the Hood Museum’s photography collection that celebrate joy in African American life. Simultaneously, it considers the pleasures and challenges in achieving and maintaining that “good feeling” in the United States. Outgoing Gilded: Contemporary Artists Explore Value and Worth, a traveling exhibition from the Weatherspoon Art Museum at UNC Greensboro, features artists turning to the ancient practice of gilding as a means to reconsider our modern value systems.

  

  

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• Lamont Gallery

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

  March 19–April 13: Hidden Treasures 6 celebrates the creative work of Phillips Exeter Academy colleagues across media and departments. This year’s exhibition includes fiber arts, stained glass, painting, and landscape photography as well as events and programs showcasing music and literary arts. Opening reception: Thursday, March 28, 5–7 p.m.

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• WREN Gallery

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

  March 9–April 12: Total Eclipse of the Art features work by Douglas Arion, emeritus professor and dark sky defender, dark sky photographs; and eclipse themed work from over twenty WREN members. Opening reception: Friday, March 9, 5 p.m. Snow date: Saturday, March 10, 5 p.m. Visit WREN to shop the work of over 120 local artists and makers. The Gallery is located just a short distance from full totality of the Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024.

  

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