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Freeport [No. 004]: Peter Hutton

Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum

Peter Hutton has spent nearly 40 years voyaging across the world, often by cargo ship, to create meditative, intimate and luminously photographed film studies of place. At Sea (2007) depicts the life cycle of a container ship - from mechanized construction in Korean shipyards, to a journey across the Atlantic and ending with the manual labor of ship breakers in Bangladesh. The title of the film evokes a loss of perspective, a metaphor born from the experience of a sea journey and its ability to strip us of our sense of scale, time and distance -- something that maritime artists have long sought to depict.

01/10/12 - 05/31/12

Adults $15, Seniors $13, Students $11 Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free*.

- http://www.pem.org

Peabody Essex Museum - 161 Essex Street/East India Square, Salem, MA,

Folk Art in a Fine Place: Surprises from the Gore Place Collection

Presented by Gore Place at Gore Place

Among the items displayed in this whole-house exhibit entitled are the trade sign from Christopher Gore's family's paint shop, the weathervane from the1793 carriage house, and Frances Pinckny Gore's 1732 sampler. Placed throughout the mansion, these unique items give a glimpse into the private lives of this distinguished couple. Viewed as part of the mansion tour. Tour times are Monday through Friday at 1pm. Saturdays at 12, 1, 2 & 3pm.

12/28/11 - 06/01/12

$12
$8 ages 5-12

- http://www.goreplace.org

Gore Place - 52 Gore St, Waltham, MA, 02453

MFA First Fridays

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Occurs every month on the first Friday until June 1, 2012.
5:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Gallery 250

Begin each month in a unique and stylish atmosphere at MFA First Fridays. Join us in the Koch Gallery for fine art, live music, cash bars featuring signature cocktails, and delicious tapas available for purchase. Relax and unwind in a beautiful setting with friends both old and new.

MFA First Fridays Musical Lineup:

September 2—The David Eure Jazz Quartet
October 7—Sugarcane Trio
November 4—Little Bang
December 2—Back Bay Rhythm Makers
January 6—Kombucha
February 3—DJ Rich DiMare
March 2—Andy Baer Jazz Ensemble
April 6—DJ Deja
May 4—DJ Rich DiMare
June 1—April Hall Trio (Vocalist, Piano, Upright Bass)

Open to visitors 21+

01/06/12 - 06/01/12

Free with Admission - No Ticket Required

Admission
Members FREE
Adults $22
Seniors (65+) $20
Students (18+) $20
Youths 6 and under FREE
Youths 7–17* FREE*

*Weekdays after 3 pm, weekends, and Boston public school holidays; otherwise $10.

- http://www.mfa.org/programs/special-event/mfa-first-fridays

Museum of Fine Arts Boston - 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115

Sowa Artists Guild First Friday

Presented by SOWA Artists Guild at SOWA Artists Guild

The First Friday of each month, over 4 dozen Guild member artists and others open their studios at 450 Harrison Ave. Boston, MA 02118. Meet the artists in their element and view their latest works. The SOWA Artists Guild strives to make art and artists accessible to everyone. Come and enjoy the fun. The event is free and free parking is available.

06/01/12

Free

- http://www.sowaartists.com

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02118

A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life: The Photographs of Clover Adams, 1883-1885

Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society

In May 1883, Clover Adams, a descendant of Boston’s Sturgis and Hooper families and the wife of the historian Henry Adams, picked up her camera and began taking photographs—of her husband, of afternoons at the beach on Boston’s North Shore, and of eminent friends who frequented the Adamses’ home on Lafayette Square in Washington, D.C. Examples of these photographs will be on exhibit 9 February through 2 June at the MHS. Based on Natalie Dykstra’s book, Clover Adams: A Gilded and Heartbreaking Life, to be published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in February 2012, the exhibition showcases Clover’s striking photographs, many of which have not been seen before publicly. It also highlights Clover’s many letters, the notebook she used to record the chronology and technical aspects of her photographs, as well as Henry’s letters, and other family materials.

02/09/12 - 06/02/12

Free and open to the public

- http://www.masshist.org/2012/calendar,mo=2012-02,event=389

Debussy's Paris: Art, Music, and Sounds of the City

Presented by Smith College Museum of Art at Smith College Museum of Art

In honor of the 150th anniversary of the composer and musician Claude Debussy’s birth, the exhibition—drawing largely from the Museum’s permanent collection—explores the relationship between his music and the artistic developments that revolutionized the world of painting in his time, particularly the French Impressionist movement.

Image Credit: Berthe Morisot. French, 1841-1895. “The Mozart Sonata,” 1894. Oil on canvas. Bequest of Mrs. Robert S. Tangeman (E. Clementine Miller, class of 1927). Photograph by Petegorsky/Gipe.

02/02/12 - 06/10/12

$5 Adults
$4 Seniors (65+)
$3 Students (13+ with ID)
$2 Youth (6–12)
FREE: Members of the Museum; Smith College students, faculty, and staff; Five College faculty; any college student with ID; and children five and under. Immediate families of Smith faculty and staff are also admitted free. Free passes may be checked out at Forbes Library (20 West Street, next to Smith campus), at Lilly Library (19 Meadow Street, Florence, MA), or at a library with reciprocal borrowing privileges. Free to all on the second Friday of the month, 4–8 PM.

- http://smith.edu/artmuseum

Smith College Museum of Art - Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, MA, 01063

Move Me

Presented by Cambridge Arts Council

MOVE ME, is a “pop up” art project that travels through the streets of Cambridge for two weeks this spring in conjunction with an exhibition in the CAC Gallery (344 Broadway, 2nd Fl., Cambridge) from April 2 through June 15, 2012. The project investigates themes of immigration, national identity, and life transitions through the metaphor of animal migration. The project features a “performance” of wrapped vehicles with images of migrating animals from Paul's work, creating a metaphorical skin moving through the streets of Cambridge. The vehicles "pop up" in unexpected places to both surprise viewers and stimulate a community dialogue about boundaries, borders and barriers – both real and perceived. Inspired by artist Roberta Paul’s travels to the Serengeti in Tanzania, Africa, this multifaceted event features a six-week gallery exhibition at the CAC Gallery.

04/02/12 - 06/15/12

Free!

- http://home.comcast.net/~rtcee2/watchmemove/rollover/rollover.html

Free Sunday Mornings at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Don’t miss the world famous exhibit of 3,000 ‘Glass Flowers’, amazingly realistic models of plants, fruits and flowers created by father-son glass artists Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka from 1886-1936. Explore 12,000 specimens drawn from Harvard’s vast research collections at the University's most visited museum -- dinosaurs, meteorites, gemstones, and hundreds of prehistoric and current-day animals from around the globe. Get close to the world’s only mounted Kronosaurus, a 42 ft-long marine reptile; one of the first Triceratops ever discovered; a 1,642 lb. amethyst geode; 3 whale skeletons. The museum is on the Harvard University campus, just a short, 7-10 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square MBTA Red Line ‘T’ station, or a 15 minute walk from Porter Square commuter rail. Open daily, 9 am – 5 pm, 361 days/year. Handicapped accessible. Explore www.hmnh.harvard.edu for changing exhibitions, dozens of lectures, events, classes for all ages, year-round.

06/27/10 - 06/30/12

Regularly $9 adults; $7 seniors and students; $6 age 3-18

- http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

New Photographic Exhibit: Life in the Extreme Deep - Harvard Museum of Natural History

Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Harvard Museum of Natural History announces a new photographic exhibit opening in the museum lobby on October 12, showcasing the research of Harvard’s Loeb Associate Professor of Natural Sciences Peter R. Girguis and stunning deep-sea photographs by scientists who work in the field with Professor Girguis. Life in the Extreme Deep will remain on display through June 2012.

In conjunction with the photographic exhibit, the museum will offer a lecture by Harvard biologist Peter Girguis on Wednesday October 12 at 6:30 pm. Girguis will discuss issues surrounding the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and what biologists are doing to understand how natural “oil-eating” microbes are able to aid in the cleanup. A reception in the exhibit will follow the talk. Tickets are free to museum members and $10 others. For descriptions of all museum events, see http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 26 Oxford Street, a 7-8 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square T station. The Museum is handicapped accessible. More than 192,000 visitors a year make the museum the University’s most visited.

10/12/11 - 06/30/12

Admission: $9.00
Seniors and students $7.00
$6.00 ages 3-18
Under 3 free

- http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/

Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

New Photographic Exhibit - Relics: Travels in Nature’s Time Machine

Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History

Opening in the museum lobby on October 12, will be a selection of photographs by renowned zoologist and photographer Piotr Naskrecki, from his new book, Relics: Travels in Nature’s Time Machine. The exhibit presents a time-lapse photographic tour of life that has persisted nearly untouched for hundreds of millions of years. This photographic exhibit will remain on display through June 2012.

To compliment this photographic exhibit on Wednesday November 30 at 6:00pm, author Piotr Naskrecki will speak on Relics: Travels in Nature’s Time Machine, discussing his travels around the globe photographing creatures or habitats that remain remarkably similar to their earliest manifestations in the fossil record, or “relics.” For descriptions of all museum events, see http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu/lectures_and_special_events/index.php.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 26 Oxford Street, a 7-8 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square T station. The Museum is handicapped accessible. More than 192,000 visitors a year make the museum the University’s most visited.

10/12/11 - 06/30/12

Admission: $9.00
Seniors and students $7.00
$6.00 ages 3-18
Under 3 free

- http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

Art Experience Marketplace

Presented by Society for the Encouragement of the Arts (seARTS)

Announcing the first Art Experience Marketplace: a catalogue of art experiences donated by some of Cape Ann's best artists, jewelers, and cultural organizations. Choose from art workshops, custom jewelry, museum tours and more, all unique holiday gifts. Percentage of proceeds goes to seARTS. For catalogue and payment information, email info@searts.org.

10/18/11 - 06/30/12

Varies

- www.searts.org

Spiders!

Presented by Harvard Museum of Natural History at Harvard Museum of Natural History

See the new exhibit Spiders! within Arthropods: Creatures that Rule, and learn about these amazingly versatile, and venomous, air-breathing creatures which live on every continent except Antarctica, and in every terrestrial habitat. Check out the live tarantula! Spiders! will remain on display through June 2012.

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is located at 26 Oxford Street, a 7-8 minute walk through historic Harvard Yard from the Harvard Square T station.

10/29/11 - 06/30/12

Admission: $9.00
Seniors and students $7.00
$6.00 ages 3-18
Under 3 free

- http://www.hmnh.harvard.edu

Harvard Museum of Natural History - 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA, 02138

Sowa Artists Guild First Friday

Presented by SOWA Artists Guild at SOWA Artists Guild

07/06/12

Free

- http://www.sowaartists.com

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02118

Charline von Heyl

Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)

This March, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) opens the first U.S. museum survey of Charline von Heyl, a compelling and important artist whose work offers new ideas and possibilities for painting, and demonstrates the medium’s continued relevance in contemporary art. Von Heyl’s canvases are not abstractions of objects or figures; instead, she is interested in inventing a new image that has not yet been seen and that “stands for itself as a fact.” With their intentional confusion of foreground and background, their dynamic energy, and their contradictions and reversals, these paintings require (and desire) careful looking, but refuse to yield to the impulse to name, identify, or define. Organized by ICA Senior Curator Jenelle Porter, Charline von Heyl includes 12 paintings and two sets of collage-based works on paper tracing the development of von Heyl’s work over the past five years. The exhibition is on view at the ICA from March 21 through July 15, 2012.

Von Heyl describes the sensation she seeks to create in her work: “It is about the feeling that a painting, or any work of art, can give—when you can’t stop looking because there is something that you want to find out, that you want to understand…. Good paintings have this tantalizing quality. And once you turn around, you absolutely cannot recapture them. They leave a hole in the mind, a longing.”

03/21/12 - 07/15/12

$15 general admission
$13 seniors
$10 students
FREE for members and youth 17 and under
FREE for all from 5 to 9 pm every Thursday for ICA Free Thursday Nights
FREE for families (up to 2 adults accompanied by children 12 and under) on the last Saturday of each month with the exception of December.

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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) - 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210

PLATFORM 8: Soo Sunny Park and Spencer Topel, Capturing Resonance

Presented by deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum

In their first collaboration, sculptor Soo Sunny Park and sound artist and composer Spencer Topel have transformed deCordova’s Window Gallery into a multi-sensory environment. In Capturing Resonance, the eighth project in the PLATFORM series, Park and Topel have composed a large-scale installation that utilizes the intense natural light in the gallery with the flow of museum visitors through this transitional space to create an ever-changing sculptural soundscape.

09/18/11 - 07/29/12

Adults: $12
Seniors/Students: $8
Youth (6-12): $8
Children 5 and under: Free

- http://www.decordova.org/art/exhibition/platform-8-soo-sunny-park-and-spencer-topel-capturing-resonance

Forgotten Chapters of Boston’s Literary History

Presented by Boston Public Library at Boston Public Library

Between the Revolution and the Civil War, Boston was the preeminent center of literary creativity in the United States. Forgotten Chapters, an exhibition developed by Boston College faculty, students, and staff, explores stories about Boston’s literary history that have faded from memory. Drawing on the special collections of the Boston Public Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, and American Antiquarian Society, the exhibition focuses on the work of authors and editors, takes a fresh look at poems published in early magazines, and walks the streets of Boston in the heyday of its literary achievement, 1794-1860. A complementary exhibition focusing on the first seasons of the Federal Street Theatre is on view at the Massachusetts Historical Society (1154 Boylston Street).

03/28/12 - 07/30/12

Free

- http://www.bpl.org/central/calendar.htm#/?i=5

Boston Public Library - 700 Boylston Street, Copley Square, Boston, MA, 02116

Sowa Artists Guild First Friday

Presented by SOWA Artists Guild at SOWA Artists Guild

08/03/12

Free

- http://www.sowaartists.com

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02118

First Saturday Open Studios

Presented by Western Avenue Studios at Western Avenue Artist Studios

Join the over 200 artists of the Western Avenue Studios for First Saturday Open Studios from 12-5PM. We open our doors on the first Saturday of every month. Visit a variety of artists in their workspaces: painters, photographers, mixed media artists, jewelers, sculptors, fiber artists, potters, glassworkers, and more! Talk to artists about their process and take home art for yourself or a loved one. Parking is free and plentiful! The Western Avenue Studios is at 122 Western Ave in historic Lowell, Massachusetts.

01/07/12 - 09/03/12

Free

- http://westernavenuestudios.com

Western Avenue Artist Studios - 122 Western Avenue, Lowell, MA, 01851

Sowa Artists Guild First Friday

Presented by SOWA Artists Guild at SOWA Artists Guild

09/07/12

Free

- http://www.sowaartists.com

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02118

Jay Bolotin: The Jackleg Testament

Presented by Smith College Museum of Art at Smith College Museum of Art

“The Jackleg Testament Part I: Jack and Eve” is a one-of-a-kind animated, operatic film derived from the crisply styled woodcuts of artist, composer, and performer Jay Bolotin. The film, which reinterprets the story of Adam and Eve as a dark, provocative tale in which Eve is lured from the Garden of Eden by a Jack-in-the-Box, is accompanied by the 40 woodcuts used by the artist to create the images in the film.

Image Credit: Jay Bolotin. American, born 1949. “Print XII, The Jackleg Testament: Part One—Jack and Eve,” 2005/2007. Woodcut printed in black with handwritten text in ink. Purchased with the Carol Ramsey Chandler Fund and with the fund in honor of Charles Chetham. Photograph by Petegorsky/Gipe.

06/29/12 - 09/09/12

- http://smith.edu/artmuseum

Smith College Museum of Art - Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, MA, 01063

Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite

Presented by Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) at Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA)

Josiah McElheny uses the ancient and labor intensive medium of glass to create objects of exceptional beauty and formal sophistication. An artist of diverse interests, McElheny draws on art history, politics, and cosmology to encode his glassworks with information, turning these exquisite objects into repositories of meaning. A mid-career survey of the artist’s work, Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of Infinity traces the artist’s investigations into the representation of time and space, and in particular, the concept of infinity. Infinity is a spatial conundrum that quickly turns into a philosophical problem: how does one represent the unrepresentable? What images have humans used over time to connote the mathematical realities of the boundlessness of space and time? And how might those images and ideas reflect psychological states or perceptions of history?

McElheny explores this constellation of ideas via his re-creation of the earliest extant glass fragments in an investigation of archeological time, the use of mise en abmye as a means of visualizing infinity, and through recent works that aestheticize the Big Bang and recall mid-century design objects. A highlight of the exhibition is Island Universe (2008), an installation of five, large-scale, chrome and glass sculptures that look to have exploded mid-air. Scientifically accurate models of Big Bang theory, the sculptures in Island Universe represent the apotheosis of McElheny's effort to picture infinity and give an abstract concept materiality and visual form. The questions of infinity, utopia, and modernism that McElheny examines through this and his other works are not the kind one typically associates with craft production, and yet it is through the history of glass that McElheny has traced this historical line of inquiry.

Organized by ICA Chief Curator Helen Molesworth, Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of Infinity features approximately 14 works, including sculpture, installation, film, photography and performance.

06/22/12 - 09/23/12

$15 general admission

$13 seniors

$10 students

FREE members and youth 17 and under

FREE for all from 5 to 9 pm every Thursday for ICA Free Thursday Nights

FREE for families (up to 2 adults accompanied by children 12 and under) on the last Saturday of each month with the exception of December.

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Institute of Contemporary Art /Boston (ICA) - 100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA, 02210

Landscape Lecture Series: Ken Smith, Landscape Architect

Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Organized by Consulting Curator of Landscape Charles Waldheim/Urban Agency, the inaugural Landscape Lectures will address how landscape design has changed the shape of American cities and open spaces in recent years, representing a shift in the way designers approach the challenges of urban life.

“The Landscape Lectures will focus on contemporary issues in urban landscape design and the renewal of our connection with the environment and with land itself,” said Waldheim. “The transformative work of six leading practitioners of contemporary landscape architecture will shed light on the most relevant topics in urban landscape design.”

The opening lecture will be presented by Peter Walker, a significant figure in the field of landscape architecture for more than five decades. His career includes a wide range of projects that demonstrate a specific concern for urban and environmental issues. He recently completed work on the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Other speakers in the series include Michael Van Valkenburgh, Ken Smith, Martha Schwartz, James Corner, and George Hargreaves.

09/27/12

Gardner Museum Members* FREE

Adults $15

Seniors (65+) $12

College Students w/ ID $5

All named “Isabella” FREE

Anyone on his or her birthday FREE

Students, faculty, and employees of Gardner Museum University Members and corporate partners FREE

$2 off admission for anyone wearing Red Sox paraphernalia (Isabella Gardner was an avid Red Sox fan) or with a Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) ticket stub (valid within two days).

*Visitors who join the Gardner during their visit can apply their admission cost toward the price of a new membership.

- http://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115

FreePort [No. 002]: Marianne Mueller

Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum

Swiss artist Marianne Mueller delves into PEM's collection to create an installation that combines museum objects and her own photographs. Unexpected juxtapositions of time, place and influence arise in this project, Any House Is a Home, which engages some of the central issues raised by a collection - the nature, definition and purpose of an archive. Mueller's first solo exhibition at a U.S. museum is organized by PEM Curator of Photography Phillip Prodger.

01/10/12 - 09/30/12

Adults $15, Seniors $13, Students $11 Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free*.

- http://www.pem.org

Peabody Essex Museum - 161 Essex Street/East India Square, Salem, MA,

Sowa Artists Guild First Friday

Presented by SOWA Artists Guild at SOWA Artists Guild

10/05/12

Free

- http://www.sowaartists.com

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02118

Visual Essays: Drawings and Installations by Sandy Smith-Garces

Presented by Boston Arts Academy Gordon Gallery

The exhibition features three of Ms. Smith-Garces’ graphite and white charcoal essays explores the safety of women around the world.

09/24/11 - 10/19/12

Free

- http://www.smithgarcesart.com

Sowa Artists Guild First Friday

Presented by SOWA Artists Guild at SOWA Artists Guild

11/02/12

Free

- http://www.sowaartists.com

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02118

Cyrus E. Dallin 150th Anniversary Events

Presented by Cyrus E. Dallin Art Museum

Join us for exciting programs throughout the year that celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Cyrus Dallin!

(Events take place at the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum unless noted otherwise.)

Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 7:00 pm

“CYRUS THE GREAT”: DEAN OF NEW ENGLAND SCULPTORS

Illustrated Talk and Sculpture Demonstration by Jonathan and Daniel J. Fairbank @ Arlington Town Hall Auditorium, 730 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA 02476

Suggested Donation – $5 per person

Saturday, February 18, 2012, 2:00 – 4:00pm

Kids Sculpture Workshop!

Saturday, March 24, 2012, 3:00 pm

Dallin and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (The Mormons)

Talk by Richard E. Turley, Jr., Assistant Historian of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

April 2012

Rededication of Cyrus Dallin’s Paul Revere Monument

In collaboration with the North End Waterfront Residents Association

Location: Prado, North End, Boston

Saturday, May 12, 2012

Student Art Exhibition Opening Reception & Prize Presentation

Exhibition on view during month of May, Cutter Gallery

Location: Cutter Gallery, lower level of 611 Mass. Ave., Arlington

June 2012 (date tbd)

MFA Spotlight Talk – Appeal to the Great Spirit

Location: Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Sunday, June 24, 2012, 1:00 – 3:00 pm

Book Release Celebration: Arlington’s Cultural Renaissance

In partnership with the Arlington Historical Society and funded with a grant from the Arlington Cultural Council

Location: Arlington Town Hall and Robbins Memorial Garden

Saturday, September 15, 2012, 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 pm

Art on the Green & Museum Raffle on Arlington Town Day

Tuesday, October 2, 2012, 7:00 pm

Dallin and Native Americans

Lecture by Christine Sharbrough, Museum Trustee

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Fundraiser – Special Behind the Scenes Tour of Skylight Studio in Woburn, MA and lecture by Bob Shure, sculptor, on Dallin and the Caproni Brothers Studio

Location: Skylight Studio, 105 Salem St., Woburn, MA 01801

01/18/12 - 11/04/12

Free

- http://dallin.org

Landscape Lecture Series: Martha Schwartz, Principal, Martha Schwartz Partners

Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

11/08/12

- http://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115

Pirates, Privateers & Patriots Tour: Freedom Trail

Presented by Freedom Trail Foundation at BosTix Booth - Faneuil Hall

Learn the tales of scallawag pirates who plied their trade in Boston harbor, the privateers who sympathized with the Colonists against the mighty British Navy, and the patriots who encouraged them to help overthrow British rule in 18th century Boston. You'll be surprised to learn who was involved in promoting "terrorist acts" against Great Britain as the American Revolution played out on Boston waters. Tall Ships are in Boston this summer, so take in the juicy history of Boston's harbor on this 90 minute walking tour with an 18th century costumed Freedom Trail Foundation guide. It's American history, but not the same old story.

Tour departs from BosTix Booth at Faneuil Hall.

05/01/12 - 11/25/12

$12 adults / $10 seniors and students/ $6 children

- http://www.TheFreedomTrail.org

BosTix Booth - Faneuil Hall - Faneuil Hall, Boston, MA,

Unbound: Highlights from the Phillips Library at PEM

Presented by Peabody Essex Museum at Peabody Essex Museum

Boasting 400,000 objects and an acquisition program over two centuries old, PEM's Phillips Library is one of the largest, oldest and most significant museum libraries in the world. Through over 30 exquisitely rare and storied objects from the library's holdings, this exhibition presents works including: a visually stunning leaf from the Gutenberg Bible, an elaborately detailed sketchbook from the Civil War, 19th-century Japanese teahouse pop-ups, the earliest example of paper currency in the Western world, and a signed first edition of The Scarlet Letter. Equal parts aesthetically and intellectually engaging, the works on view offer a glimpse into historical documents that were acquired for their power to both delight the eye and change the world.

01/10/12 - 11/30/12

Adults $15, Seniors $13, Students $11 Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free*.

- www.pem.org

Peabody Essex Museum - 161 Essex Street/East India Square, Salem, MA,

Sowa Artists Guild First Friday

Presented by SOWA Artists Guild at SOWA Artists Guild

12/07/12

Free

- http://www.sowaartists.com

SOWA Artists Guild - 450 Harrison Ave Boston, Boston, MA, 02118

Art Since the Mid-20th Century

Presented by Worcester Art Museum at Worcester Art Museum

A new installation of the Museum's collection of art since the mid-20th century features approximately fifty works of art displayed in renovated galleries, and presented in three thematic installations: The Persistence of Abstraction, Revivals of Figuration and Portraiture, and Cultural Signs.

This presentation chronicles the past seven decades as still-evolving chapters which illustrate how artists across disciplines, generations, and geographies respond to the experiences of their time by revising the visual languages and genres they have inherited. The integration of all media offers an encounter that foregrounds how materials are often signifiers of meaning, demonstrating how an artist's choice of medium can be a critical conceptual strategy in the art-making process.

Examples from mid-century through the 1970s, including iconic works by Grace Hartigan, Alex Katz, Ellsworth Kelly, Franz Kline, Robert Matta, Joan Mitchell, Louise Nevelson, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, and Tom Wesselmann provide visitors with landmarks from which to explore more recent contributions by artists including Louise Bourgeois, Chuck Close, Tony Feher, Annette Lemieux, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Beatriz Milhazes, Elizabeth Murray, Nam June Paik, Sigmar Polke, Doris Salcedo, Cindy Sherman, Yinka Shonibare, and Kiki Smith.

In conjunction with this focus on the Museum's holdings from the late 20th century, a major stripe painting from 1967 by Kenneth Noland, one of the central figures of Color Field painting, is on view in the Museum's library. Also in the collection, Bill Viola's Union, a color video diptych from 2000, will remain on view in the Medieval gallery.

02/17/11 - 12/31/12

Gallery admission:

Members: Free

Non-members:
$14 Adults
$12 Seniors and College Students with ID
FREE for kids 17 and under
FREE FIRST Saturday Mornings (the first Saturday of each month) 10am-noon

- http://www.worcesterart.org/Exhibitions/20thcentury.html

Worcester Art Museum - 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA, 01609

Cristina Hurley Gallery Holiday Show

Presented by kerry hawkins graphic design

Cristina Hurley Jewelry Holiday Show
3 Rockland St. Canton MA 02021

Stop by, shop local and see all the holiday gift items

Boston Handmade Members include

Jessica Burko, Reclaimed to You
Kerry Hawkins Photography
Kerrie Beck, Cody's Creations
Jennifer Tang, Majenta Designs
Nancy MacCallum, NancyRosetta
Lucie Wicker Photography
Karen Mahoney, City By The Sea Ceramics
Lynne Parella, Cozy Cottage Creations

11/23/11 - 01/15/13

FREE

- http://bostonhandmade.org/BostonHandmadeAtCristinaHurleyGallery2011.htm

Landscape Lecture Series: James Corner, Principal, James Corner Field Operations

Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

02/14/13

- http://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115

Stone Carving Classes/Workshops

Presented by Scott's Stone Carving Classes SSCC

Come learn how to carve stone(alabaster) and learn all parts of this fascinating ancient medium. Beginning/intermediate/advanced students are all welcomed. You will learn the whole process of stone carving from the beginning chisels, to the files and finishing process. Students are encouraged and helped to produce the type of work that interests them! More advanced students are helped to pursue new creative directions or to revisit current ones. Class discussion and demonstration accompany many peaceful hours of working and connecting with the stone. No previous experience required! Tools are included for beginners, stone is an additional cost! Come participate in the magical medium of stone sculpture! Age Range: 13 +

01/10/12 - 03/17/13

Semester classes - $350 Sat. workshops - $105

- http://www.stonecarvingdust.blogspot.com/

Landscape Lecture Series: George Hargreaves, Principal, Hargreaves Associates

Presented by Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

04/11/13

- http://www.gardnermuseum.org/

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA, 02115

Exhibition: Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West

Presented by Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology at Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

Wiyohpiyata: Lakota Images of the Contested West explores the meanings of a recently discovered nineteenth-century "artist's book," in the collection of Houghton Library, that had been recovered from the Little Big Horn battlefield after Custer's defeat in 1876. The exhibit presents colored drawings by Plains Indian warriors from the book with historic Lakota objects from the Peabody's collections.

05/12/09 - 12/30/13

$9/adults; $7/senior citizens and students; $6/children ages 3-18; free for children under 3. Free admission (for MA residents only) on Sun. mornings 9 -noon, except for groups, and free admission on Wed. afternoons, Sept. - May, 3-5 PM.

- http://www.peabody.harvard.edu

Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology - 11 Divinity Ave., Cambridge, MA, 02138

Mapparium®

Presented by The Mary Baker Eddy Library

Visit the Mapparium and venture to the This popular Boston landmark is a world-famous, three-story, stained-glass globe that has been visited by over 10 million people since it was constructed in 1935.

Step inside this three-dimensional globe for a 20 minute tour. Learn about its construction, history, and the significance of this magnificent architectural and artistic achievement. From the bridge of the giant sphere, visitors explore the Earth at its center, surrounded by continents and oceans. Brilliant colors track global shifts over the past century as a rich orchestration of words, inspiring quotes from thinkers (such as Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, and Eleanor Roosevelt), music, and LED lights illustrate how ideas have traversed time and geography and changed the world.

01/03/12 - 01/04/22

General Admission: $6
Seniors (62+), Students (with ID), Youth (6-17): $4
Children under 6 and Library donors: Free
Groups: Special rates are available for groups of 15 or more.

- http://mbelibrary.org/mapparium

AHA! Night (art, history and architecture)

Presented by AHA! (art. history and architecture)

AHA! takes place every 2nd Thursday and is a FREE art and culture event that features exhibits, performances, live music, talks and tours in downtown New Bedford.

05/14/09 - Ongoing

Free

- http://www.ahanewbedford.org

Mind and Hand: The Making of MIT Scientists and Engineers

Presented by MIT Office of the Arts

An exploration, from the student perspective, of the cultural curiosity that is an MIT education.

06/01/09 - Ongoing

$7.50 for adults, $3 for non-MIT students, seniors, and children 5-18, and free with an MIT ID and for children under 5. Also free on Sundays from 10am-12noon

617/253-5927 - http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/mindhand.html

Robots and Beyond: Exploring Artificial Intelligence at MIT

Presented by MIT Office of the Arts

A multimedia excursion into the world of artificial intelligence, Robots and Beyond throws open the doors of MIT's Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, where scientists have been probing the mysteries of A.I. for five decades.

Holography: The Light Fantastic

Presented by MIT Office of the Arts

Holograms from the Museum's collection -- the world's largest -- illustrates the many artistic and scientific facets of the medium.

Gestural Engineering: The Sculpture of Arthur Ganson

Presented by MIT Office of the Arts

Permanent installation of Ganson's whimsical kinetic sculptures address emotional and philosophical issues between the animate and inanimate, human and machine

Deep Frontiers: Ocean Engineering at MIT

Presented by MIT Office of the Arts

Long-term exhibition exploring the latest advances in underwater research.

06/01/09 - Ongoing

617/253-5942 - http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/hart.html

Ship Models: The Evolution of Ship Design

Presented by MIT Office of the Arts

Forty of the Museum's finest full-hull ship models depict one thousand years of ship building, from a fifteenth century iron-clad warship to the swiftest clipper ships. Also included is an extraordinary model of N.G. Herreshoff's Reliance – winner of the 1903 America's Cup.

06/01/09 - Ongoing

617/253-5942 - http://web.mit.edu/museum/exhibitions/hart.html

Re-View

Presented by Harvard Art Museums at Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum

This survey features a selection of over 600 objects drawn from the collections of the Fogg, Busch-Reisinger, and Arthur M. Sackler museums that reflects the diversity and richness of the Harvard Art Museums' holdings. Well-known objects are included alongside rarely displayed works in thematic gallery spaces: European and American art since 1900 is on the first floor, Islamic and Asian art is on the second floor, and the fourth floor features Western art from antiquity to the turn of the last century. Re-View represents a powerful distillation of the collection, fulfilling a wish to make available important works—some of them familiar highlights and many of them integral to the Art Museums' core mission of teaching and research.

Re-View is on long-term display at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum at 485 Broadway while the Art Museums' building at 32 Quincy Street—the former home of the Fogg and Busch-Reisinger—is closed for renovation. This major renovation and expansion project, designed by architect Renzo Piano, with completion anticipated in 2013, will unite the three museums in a single state-of-the-art facility.

Re-View has been made possible by a generous grant from the NBT Charitable Trust, as well as the Art Museums’ Alexander S., Robert L., and Bruce A. Beal Exhibition Fund; Anthony and Celeste Meier Exhibitions Fund; and Charlotte F. and Irving W. Rabb Exhibition Fund.

09/13/08 - Ongoing

General Admission: $9
Senior citizens over 65: $7
College students with valid ID: $6
Members, Harvard students and affiliates, Cambridge Public Library card holders, and under 18 years of age: Free
Free to Massachusetts residents with valid ID on Saturdays from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Paid admission includes entrance to the Arthur M. Sackler Museum, public tours, and gallery talks.

- http://www.harvardartmuseums.org

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum - 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA, 02138

Wine Tastings at Diablo Glass School

Presented by Diablo Glass School at Diablo Glass School

Come and enjoy wine and cheese along with a glass blowing demonstration by the skilled women, men and teenagers of Diablo Glass School. Wine, cheese, crackers and thinly sliced meats will be served in our lounge. You will taste a delicious selection of unique wines. Reservations are required as space is limited.

10/05/09 - Ongoing

$35 per person, event size limit of 60 people, 21 years of age and older please

- http://www.diabloglassschool.com/wineandcheese.htm

Diablo Glass School - 123 Terrace St., Boston, MA, 02120

JFK Election Victory 1960: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary

Presented by John F. Kennedy Presidental Library at John F. Kennedy Presidental Library

Tour the Museum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and relive the powerful story of the Kennedy years. In our three theaters, period settings, and 25 dramatic multimedia exhibits, you will enter the recreated world of the Kennedy Presidency for a “first-hand” experience of John F. Kennedy’s life, legacy, and leadership.

See events of the 1960s through President Kennedy’s eyes and narrated in his voice. Experience his optimism and wit and be inspired by the hope and idealism that captivated America.

Visit us in our striking I.M Pei building on Boston’s waterfront. Located on Columbia Point, the Library and Museum are set on a 9.5 acre park landscaped with pine trees, shrubs and wild roses reminiscent of the landscape of Cape Cod familiar to President Kennedy. From May to October, President Kennedy’s 26' sailboat Victura is on display on the Museum grounds at the edge of Boston Harbor.

10/29/10 - Ongoing

Adults $12.00, Seniors (62 and over) and Students (with valid college ID) $10.00, Ages 13-17 $9.00, Children 12 and under are free.

- http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/Visit+the+Library+and+Museum/50th+Anniversary+of+the+Kennedy+Administration/default.htm

John F. Kennedy Presidental Library - Columbia Point, Boston, MA, 02125

The Art of the Americas Wing

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Opening November 2010, the new wing takes a global perspective on Art of the Americas, showcasing more than 5,000 works of art produced in North, Central, and South America over the course of three millennia. Art in all media will be arranged chronologically on four floors. The wing's 53 brand-new galleries include nine beautiful period rooms and four Behind the Scenes galleries to enhance the way visitors experience and interact with the collection.

Opens to the public Saturday November 20

11/20/10 - Ongoing

11/20 Public Opening and Community Day is free admission

Please check the MFA website for full schedule and admission prices

- http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/art-americas-wing-opens-november-20

Museum of Fine Arts Boston - 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115

The Contemporary Sculpture Path at Forest Hills

Presented by Forest Hills Educational Trust at Forest Hills Cemetery

Long before Boston had public parks, Forest Hills Cemetery was created to offer visitors a special place where they could enjoy a magnificent landscape while remembering friends and family. Sculpture became an essential feature of this environment, as people commissioned the great artists of their day as well as local artisans to create memorials. Today, Forest Hills is an open air museum, home to one of America’s finest collections of Victorian sculpture.

While Forest Hills is an important historic site, it is not frozen in time. It continues to evolve in ways that reflect the spirit of contemporary society. Our Victorian sculpture collection was modern in its day, and the Trustees of Forest Hills have launched The Sculpture Path to welcome the work of contemporary artists into this unique setting. The Path leads from the oldest parts of the Cemetery to newer areas where burials still take place.

We plan to continue developing the Path over time, exhibiting contemporary sculpture which expresses the diverse interests and aesthetics of 21st century Boston, much as our older sculpture reflects the sensibility and ideals of the 19th and early 20th centuries.We invite you to explore and enjoy the many dimensions of Forest Hills — history, art, and nature — and to refresh your spirit in this beautiful setting!

05/18/11 - Ongoing

Free

- http://www.foresthillstrust.org/path_intro.html

Forest Hills Cemetery - 95 Forest Hills Avenue, Boston, MA, 02130

Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art

Presented by Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA) at Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Contemporary art finds a dynamic new home at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, with the recently opened Linde Family Wing for Contemporary Art, located in the MFA’s dramatic I. M. Pei-designed building.

The transformed wing features seven galleries introducing innovative approaches to contemporary art within the context of the Museum’s collections, offering new perspectives and encouraging connections between art of the past and present.

Art is displayed throughout the wing, including in the Henry and Lois Foster Gallery, where the exhibition "Ellsworth Kelly: Wood Sculpture," the first museum survey of wood sculpture by the acclaimed artist Ellsworth Kelly, debuts September 18. And don't miss the 24-hour screenings of Christian Marclay's The Clock in Loring Gallery 276.

The Linde Family Wing is also a lively social space at the Museum—a gateway to experience contemporary culture, including art, music, film, performances, readings, lectures, courses, and artist demonstrations, including the Contemporary Thursdays series.

09/18/11 - Ongoing

Included in General Admission:
Adult: $22.00
Senior: $20.00
Student: $20.00

- http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/linde-family-wing-contemporary-art

Museum of Fine Arts Boston - 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115