At Appleton Farms, a new installation provides endangered bobolinks a secure place to nest, affirming a sense of human agency in the face of ecological loss.
Massachusetts
SMFA at Tufts University Presents Pulling Teeth and Jumping Rope
Work by graduate artists of the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University is on view May 6–19 in Massachusetts.
MassArt’s 2024 MFA Thesis Exhibition Opens in Boston’s SoWa Arts District
Graduates of the Massachusetts College of Art and Design showcase their thesis work on campus and at the MassArt x SoWa Gallery, with public artist talks and screening on May 10.
New Bedford Whaling Museum Restores Rare Panorama Painting
After a complex yearlong conservation effort, one 350-pound painting from Charles Sidney Raleigh’s 275-foot-long panorama has a new lease on life.
Worcester Art Museum Presents Faith Ringgold: Freedom to Say What I Please
Ringgold’s first solo exhibition in New England in nearly 15 years is centered around her story quilt “Picasso’s Studio”, a cornerstone of the museum’s collection.
Boston Art Book Fair Celebrates Printed Materials, Innovative Arts, and Radical Design
Presented by Boston Center for the Arts and Bodega, this weekend-long event in November features artist books, prints, workshops, and more by over 140 exhibitors.
The Self-Liberation of Arghavan Khosravi
The Iranian artist creates work that moves beyond cliché to create a new visual language about existing freely in the world.
Ecology From the Perspective of the Marginalized
Humane Ecology at the Clark Art Institute asks viewers to consider different interpretations of nature, including those of people who have been marginalized, silenced, and erased.
New Arts Faculty Bring Depth to Art Making at SMFA at Tufts
Pamela Pecchio, Qais Assali, Zora J. Murff, Leslie Rogers, and Ihnmi Jon have joined the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University as full-time faculty.
Paintings by Bay Area Artist Mitchell Johnson on View at Truro Center for the Arts
An eclectic group of small paintings created in New England, France, New York, and California make up It Takes Time in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
The “Sexy” Seagull Sculpture That Scandalized a Coastal City
Donna Dodson’s “Seagull Cinderella” is returning for public display again in New Bedford, Massachusetts, reigniting old concerns about the “bird with boobs.”
Hannah Barrett’s Monsters Envision a World Beyond Gender
The characters populating the artist’s paintings subvert the gender binary by combining masculine dandy finery with high femme elements.