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It’s a refrain we all hear time and again: Boston’s strength lies in its schools. Whether you believe it or not, it cannot be denied that there is some fantastic contemporary art coming out of several dynamic & respected MFA programs in town. This November both the Museum School (SMFA) and MassArt’s Graduate Programs are hosting art sales offering the public the chance to purchase some of their own while supporting the city’s artists and institutions. The Museum School’s very popular annual sale opens with a celebration on Thursday 29 November and…
The Boston Public Library has been organizing some very exciting events for years, but none more exciting than Building Boston—a citywide celebration of Boston’s public spaces. According to the BPL Building Boston website, this celebration “explores the stories behind the creation of these iconic public venues, examining the conceivers, constructors, chroniclers, and ever-changing set of users who call these spaces their own.” There are many events to choose from. I’m looking forward to seeing “The People’s Own: Construction of the McKim Building” in the Rare Books Lobby which is presented in conjunction…
This time last week, I sat in a pew at Montserrat’s second annual academic symposium, Agents of Change: Art as Activism. It’s difficult to imagine a more New England venue for staging a day-long event on engaged art than a white clapboard Congregational church in Beverly, Massachusetts. A Puritan work ethic was present in the event’s hours too: beginning at 8.30 in the morning they continued relentlessly, across two locations, until the Guerrilla Girls keynote, ending at 10pm. I’m sorry to say my stamina wasn’t up to the task and I bowed…
This month’s #FirstFriday is filled with food and drinks starting with the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. The theme for the ICA’s #FirstFriday is Mixology. The evening will be dedicated to the art of the craft cocktail with some of the city’s best bartenders on hand for cocktail-making demonstrations. General admission tickets are sold out, but if you are an ICA member tickets are available online or by phone. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston also hosts its MFA First Friday event tonight from 5:30-9:30pm, featuring DJ Rich diMare. Tickets available online through…
Today marks our one month since our Kickstarter was successfully funded! Here is a behind the scenes time lapse video of the Big Red & Shiny’s relaunch party, the Big Red Shindig. Shot and edited by James Manning: www.artvigor.org Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts Saturday September 29th, 2012 And just in case you missed it, or are missing it, here was our Kickstarter: Footage shot by Dillon Buss: www.bussart.tumblr.com Video and sound remix by DJ Flack: www.djflack.com Assisted by: Clint Baclawski, Brian Christopher Glaser, Becky Margraf, Mike Tavilla & Johnston…
“Contemporary approaches to photography are much different than what was happening in Harold’s world. Harold wasn’t working in series like many contemporary artists do now. He was photographing what captured his attention.” With over five decades of dedication and thousands of photographs, 81-year old Brooklyn native Harold Feinstein has documented Coney Island more than any other living photographer. The exhibition, on view through January at Panopticon Gallery can be accurately described as a time capsule. At a quick glance, his work hits you with overwhelming nostalgia. You need not have experienced Coney…
Fifty random points all connected by straight lines: those were the original instructions for Sol Lewitt’s Wall Drawing #118 installed at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in 1971. It has been re-created and it is the centerpiece of the Grossman Gallery’s current exhibition Something Along Those Lines. Within the context of the show, Brooklyn-based artist Katrina Chamberlin performed Mnemonic on October 25 and 26. Originally performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago during Without You I’m Nothing: Art and Its Audience, Mnemonic consists of inviting the public…
The Financial District probably isn’t your primary gallery-hopping destination, but next time you’re near South Station, be sure to check out the Open Door Gallery. Located in a first floor space at 89 South Street (corner of Essex), it’s the gallery of VSA Massachusetts, the State Organization on Arts and Disability. I happened to have a meeting in the building last week, otherwise I may never have discovered this great resource. In addition to providing exhibition opportunities for artists with disabilities in the gallery space, VSA promotes cultural inclusion state-wide through resources…