DIG Joe Caruso, Jennifer Liston Munson, Christine Palamidessi and Marsha Odabashian
2024-05-12 00:00 - 2024-08-11 23:59 (America/New_York) | The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street, Duxbury, 02332, United States
May 12 – August 11, 2024
Reception: May 12, 2024, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

Dig recalls traditions, events, and customs across a range of cultures. It values, preserves and calls attention to what came before so we can learn from the past as we cope with the present and prepare for the future.
Dig remembers, recognizes, uncovers, unearths, resurrects and validates personal memories, past events, or current practices. Using a wide range of interesting materials in their creative processes, the four artists in this exhibition explore the taken-for-granted, the ordinary and the passed-by. The artists transform their subject matter into something out of the ordinary as they remind us of what makes us human.
Shown: Joe Caruso, Prosciutta, 2023
Clay, glaze, acrylic, and epoxy

Kaleidoscope - Marcia Ballou at the James Library
2024-05-10 00:00 - 2024-06-15 23:59 | The James Library, 24 West Street, Norwell, MA, United States
Artist Marcia Ballou—Kaleidoscope
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 PM
ON VIEW FRIDAY, MAY 10TH THROUGH SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 2024
SPONSORED BY THE MARSHFIELD CULTURAL COUNCIL, A LOCAL AGENCY SUPPORTED BY THE MASS CULTURAL COUNCIL, A STATE AGENCY.
INSPIRATION
On a sparkling summer day, I was sitting on a bench in my field enjoying the bright light and beautiful summer flowers when a dance of nature appeared before my eyes. A swarm of dragonflies was diving, circling and chasing each other, their wings sparkling in the sunlight. And then Monarch butterflies appeared, many of them, floating into the scene and joining the dance. It was enchanting. This scene is held in my memory as a treasure. It is a scene I paint, always trying to portray the feeling I had: joy.
A KALEIDOSCOPE.
Collage is my medium. I use a palette of painted papers, cloth, paints, and threads. The process is slow, and I employ deliberate and spontaneous applications. I create colorful gestures and intuitive patterns with paint for atmosphere and then assemble papers, cloth, and threads with either acrylic mediums or hand stitches. They are put together like a jigsaw puzzle. The compositions are enlivened by the unexpected combinations of material and shapes. And then sometimes a realistic painting of a favorite creature appears against the abstract dance of color. The patterns always seem to create blossoms of texture on the surface of the finished piece. My goal is to evoke joy.

Hull Artists Regional Juried Show 2024
2024-05-10 00:00 - 2024-06-12 23:59 | Nantasket Beach Resort, 45 Hull Shore Drive, Hull, MA, United States
3rd Annual Hull Artists Regional Juried Show
May 10 – June 12
Nantasket Beach Resort
45 Hull Shore Drive, Hull, Ma

VESSEL AND SUN BLINDNESS PHOTOGRAPHY BY JACOB GEIGER
2024-05-10 00:00 - 2024-06-08 23:59 | Frame Center Hanover, 152 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA, 02339, United States
JACOBGEIGER.COM/GALLERY
May 10th – June 8th
CLOSING RECEPTION: June 8th 4-6 pm

"Jewel Tones" by Christine Marohn
2024-05-04 00:00 - 2024-06-28 23:59 | Pratt Library, 35 Ripley Rd, Cohasset, 02025, United States
Jewel Tones now on Display
at the Paul Pratt Memorial Library in Cohasset
Don’t miss this vibrant show of Christine Marohn’s color saturated mixed media works including “Lilacs are Blue”
Brought to you by the South Shore Art Center and the Paul Pratt Memorial Library
Viewable May 4th thru June 28th

South Shore Art Center SpotLIGHT for May - Sarah Roche
2024-05-02 00:00 - 2024-06-03 23:59 | SSAC, 119 Ripley Rd, Cohasset, MA, United States
South Shore Art Center has transformed their glass entryway into an exhibition space so their community can stay connected to the art center. Each month, they highlight the brilliant work of a Gallery Artists in a series of exhibitions. The works will be illuminated so everyone passing by can enjoy the art day or night. All artwork exhibited will be for sale and all sizes are unframed dimensions. This months artist is Sarah Roche, displaying a wonderful assortment of Botanicals.

Star Wars Paint Night with Rob Lynch
2024-05-02 00:00 - 2024-05-04 23:59 | MA
If you’re looking for an out of this world experience this week why not attend a Star Wars Paint Night with Rob Lynch. For $35 you’ll receive a 8″x8″ Watercolor sketch of your chosen Star Wars character and then be shown step by step on how to line the design with a brush pen and color it with water-based inks. All materials will be provided and no experience is necessary. Luckily this isn’t taking place in a galaxy far far away, it’s at three local businesses, Distraction Brewing Co. in Roslindale on the 2nd, Barrel House Z in Weymouth on the 3rd, and 7th Wave Brewing in Medfield on the 4th. Signing up in advance is required to guarantee you a spot and to select the figure you wish to paint.
Click Here to choose your night and character.
*This is Paint Night is recommended for adults but children with supervision can attend.

Brian Lies - A Community of Characters
2024-05-01 00:00 - 2024-06-30 23:59, 2024-05-01 - 2024-06-30 | Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA, 02231, United States
Children’s Book Illustrator Brian Lies will have works on display at the Helen Bumpus Gallery, inside the Duxbury Free Library, from the beginning of May till the end of June. Brian’s been a Children’s Book Illustrator for over 30 years who specialize in Animals as stand ins for humans, meaning he places a variety of different animals living their lives as we do. To quote Brian, “To me, these creatures are our best selves—despite obvious differences, they all live together in peace, in communities that echo ours, but are oddly their own.”. So if you get the chance please stop in and see Brians work.

Pop Up Exhibit - Paintings by the Students of Laura Tryon Jennings
2024-04-28 14:00 - 15:30 | The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street, Duxbury, 02332, United States

National Association of Women Artists: Where do we come from? Where are we? Where are we going?
2024-04-28 00:00 - 2024-09-01 23:59, 2024-04-28 - 2024-09-01 | The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street, Duxbury, 02332, United States
April 28 – September 1, 2024
Reception: May 12, 2024, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

For this exhibition, Art Complex Museum Contemporary Curator Craig Bloodgood juried entries from the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Women Artists (NAWAMA). The exhibition is titled after questions posed by Paul Gauguin in his 1897 painting.
The exhibit highlights the vast life experiences and heritage of NAWAMA members: Where their families migrated from, what made them artists, why they focus on a particular interest, and where they may go with their work. Each artist’s statement/bio will hang on the wall with their work.
Shown: Jennifer Jean Okumura, Where are We Going?, oil on canvas

Cassatt and Beyond: Women Printmakers
2024-04-28 - 2024-09-01, 2024-04-28 00:00 - 2024-09-01 23:59 | The Art Complex Museum, 189 Alden Street, Duxbury, 02332, United States
April 28 – September 1, 2024
Reception: May 12, 2024, 1:00 – 4:00 pm

This selection of work by women printmakers from the Art Complex Museum’s permanent collection celebrates their contributions to the medium. From traditional to more contemporary approaches, the sampling of prints highlights various artists and the methods they used. From Angelica Kauffman to Käthe Kollwitz, Mary Cassatt to Louise Nevelson and more, their inventive, varied techniques have become revered. The artists have used printmaking to explore various themes including social issues, domestic life, and personal identity.
Shown: Shirley Wales, (Canadian/American, 1931-1978), Abstraction, before 1978, intaglio

4th Floor Artists Open Studio's at the Sand Paper Factory
2024-04-27 12:00 - 2024-04-28 17:00 | 4th Floor Artists – Sandpaper Factory, Sandpaper Factory 83 E Water street, rockland, MA, 02370, United States

The Wright Building Open Studios
2024-04-27 11:00 - 17:00 | 4th Floor Artists, E.T. WRIGHT BUILDING | 379 LIBERTY ST, rockland, MA, 02370, United States

Scituate Art Association Juried Show
2024-04-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Front Street Gallery, 124 Front Street, Scituate, MA, United States

In The Mix by Tony Andrade
2024-04-13 - 2024-05-31, 2024-04-13 00:00 - 2024-05-31 23:59 | Ventress Memorial Library, 1837 Ocean Street/route 139, Marshfield, 02050, United States
North River Arts Presents

In the Mix
Tony Andrade
April 13 – May 31
Ventress Memorial Library in Marshfield
Join us Friday, April 19, 5:30-7:30PM for the opening reception!
Tony Andrade has been making art since the early 1980’s. After art school he worked as a graphic designer for various small companies and studios. Then as an advertising art director when he left and started freelancing as a designer/art director. It grew into a small firm of his own doing projects in the healthcare field to publication design for national publications for clients such as the U.S. Olympic Committee, U.S. Open Tennis and their affiliated publications.

"Art Escape" with Renee MacMurray
2024-04-11 18:30 - 21:30 | Frame Center Hanover, 152 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA, 02339, United States
Join us this Thursday April 11th, for ART ESCAPE a step-by-step 3 Hour watercolor Paint Workshop with Instructor Renee MacMurray right here in the Main Showroom of the Frame Center. All supplies are included with the $75 price, no experience neccessary, spaces are limited so sign up quickly to grab your spot today.
