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The Art of Eric Carle: Bees, Butterflies, and Other Bugs - Amherst, Massachusetts
This exhibition held in the West Gallery illustrates how - As a child, Eric Carle became interested in insects, a curiosity sparked by his father, who took him on walks in the woods and fields, exploring the tiny creatures that lived there. In Bees, Butterflies, and Other Bugs, The Museum celebrates the wings, stings, and crawling things that have appeared throughout Carle's career, rang...
Dates:April 07, 2015 10:00 am to August 30, 2015 04:00 pm
Address:125 West Bay Road , Amherst, Massachusetts 01002, United States
Phone:(413) 658-1100
Contact:The Eric Carle Museum
Website:http://www.carlemuseum.org
Gonzalo Fuenmayor Tropical Mythologies - Boston, Massachusetts
On view in the exhibition, documents the experience that inspired Fuenmayor to make work on a Colombian banana plantation; his first video art piece. Fuenmayor’s Colombian heritage and Latino identity collide in works that address Latin America’s colonial past and its legacy. With an elegant flourish, he collages familiar symbols of Latin America with those of Europe, melding bananas a...
Dates:April 18, 2015 10:00 am to September 13, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
Phone:617-267-9300
Contact:Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Website:http://www.mfa.org
They Come to Us without a Word - Cambridge, Massachusetts
The MIT List Visual Arts Center, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, will present Joan Jonas as the representative for the United States at La Biennale di Venezia 56th International Art Exhibition. Jonas, a pioneering figure in performance art and video, will create a new multimedia installation that will transform the entirety...
Dates:May 09, 2015 12:00 pm to November 22, 2015 06:00 pm
Address:20 Ames St E15, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
Phone:(617) 253-4680
Contact:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Website:https://listart.mit.edu/
Stickwork: Patrick Dougherty - Salem, Massachusetts
In this exhibition Dougherty bends, weaves and flexes saplings into architectural sculptures that dynamically relate to the landscape and built environment around them. Over the last 30 years, he has created more than 250 works throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. Constructed from saplings collected by area volunteers, What the Birds Know provides dramatic cou...
Dates:May 14, 2015 10:00 am to December 31, 2016 05:00 pm
Address:161 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, United States
Phone: 978-745-9500
Contact:Peabody Essex Museum
Website:http://www.pem.org
Haystack Components: Metals and Jewelry - Brockton, Massachusetts
The exhibition also speaks to the incredible variety of materials that fall under the broad heading of “metals and jewelry”: precious and nonprecious metals, gems, wood, plastic, glass, fiber, and concrete. It’s about stretching boundaries, exchanging ideas, and preserving traditions. Monday closed Thursday 10:00 am &ndash...
Dates:May 16, 2015 10:00 am to November 01, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:455 Oak Street, Brockton, Massachusetts 02301, United States
Phone:508.588.6000
Contact:Fuller Craft Museum
Website:http://fullercraft.org
Look Again: ACM Collection Inspires the Boston Printmakers - Duxbury, Massachusetts
For this exhibition, Contemporary Curator, Craig Bloodgood and Collections Manager, Maureen Wengler assembled an “all star” portfolio of prints from the ACM collection and then asked members of The Printmakers to create responses. The result is thirty-four images from the ACM print collection including works by Ando¯ Hiroshige, Edward Hopper, Thomas Nason, Grant Wood, Käthe K...
Dates:May 17, 2015 01:00 pm to September 06, 2015 04:00 pm
Address:189 Alden Street , Duxbury, Massachusetts 02331 , United States
Phone:781-934-6634
Contact:The Art Complex Museum
Website:http://www.artcomplex.org/
Rotations: Objects from the Permanent Collection - Duxbury, Massachusetts
This exhibition includes American Paintings, Asian Art, Works on Paper (including American and European prints) and Shaker Furniture and Crafts. A myriad of other art forms, artifacts and contemporary acquisitions ensure that the viewer has a varied experience from many cultures and time periods as the rotating tradition is maintained. Closed Monday - Tuesday
Dates:May 17, 2015 01:00 pm to September 06, 2015 04:00 pm
Address:189 Alden Street , Duxbury, Massachusetts 02331 , United States
Phone:781-934-6634
Contact:The Art Complex Museum
Website:http://www.artcomplex.org/
Gray Matter: David Macaulay’s Black and White - Amherst, Massachusetts
The exhibition is a partial celebration of the 25th anniversary of the book’s publication. Heralded as one of the first post-modern picture books where a unified linear narrative was rejected, the book comprises four possible stories arranged in four panels per page which the reader can read according to their preference. The visitor will be able to gain a deeper understanding of Macau...
Dates:May 19, 2015 10:00 am to November 29, 2015 04:00 pm
Address:125 West Bay Road , Amherst, Massachusetts 01002, United States
Phone:(413) 658-1100
Contact:The Eric Carle Museum
Website:http://www.carlemuseum.org
Wonder of Wool: Ancient Fiber to Modern Marvel - Lowell, Massachusetts
This exhibition takes a fascinating look at the significance of sheep and wool in our culture and our everyday lives. Wonder of Wool explores the unique characteristics of the fabric that have made it so useful both historically and today, as well as the tools of the trade and the dramatic changes in processing wool, which allow us to accomplish in minutes what once took days. ...
Dates:May 20, 2015 10:00 am to December 31, 2015 04:00 pm
Address:491 Dutton Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854 , United States
Phone:978-441-0400
Contact:American Textile History Museum
Website:http://www.athm.org
Imagining the Trojan War - Williamstown, Massachusetts
The exhibition traces Homer’s epic poem across history through ancient and modern works of art. Greek vases and armor, along with prints by Winslow Homer, a WWI poster, and war photography, take us from the wrath of the hero Achilles to universal images of war and peace. For the ancient Greeks, the Iliad was both entertainment and a record of their past. The museum is closed on T...
Dates:May 30, 2015 10:00 am to December 13, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:15 Lawrence Hall Drive, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267, United States
Phone:413-597-2376
Contact:Williams College Museum of Art
Website:http://wcma.williams.edu
Plein Air Painters of America: Looking East - Dennis, Massachusetts
This exhibition - The Plein-Air Painters of America is a small group of accomplished professionals who are dedicated to painting from life and to using field studies as the inspiration for studio works. Since organizing in 1986 on Catalina Island, PAPA put plein-air "paintouts" on the national stage, attracting a global audience of art collectors and spawning seedling shows that have blo...
Dates:June 06, 2015 10:00 am to August 30, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:60 Hope Lane, Dennis, Massachusetts 02368, United States
Phone: 508-385-4477
Contact:Cape Cod Museum of Art
Website:http://www.ccmoa.org
American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood - Salem, Massachusetts
This is the first major exhibition on Thomas Hart Benton in more than 25 years and the first to explore important connections between Benton's art and the movies. After working briefly in the silent film industry, Benton became acutely aware of storytelling's shift toward motion pictures and developed a cinematic style of painting that melded European art historical traditions and modern m...
Dates:June 06, 2015 10:00 am to September 07, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:161 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, United States
Phone:978-745-9500
Contact:Peabody Essex Museum
Website:http://www.pem.org
The Wyeths: America Reflected - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Consisting of works by all three artists, the exhibition The Wyeths: America Reflected will elucidate such quintessentially American themes as: patriotism and the meaning of America; family; the significance of place; and the role of storytelling. Open April 18 - October 15, 2015
Dates:June 06, 2015 10:00 am to September 27, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:67 Grove Street, Sandwich, Massachusetts 02563, United States
Phone: 508-888-3300
Contact:Heritage Museums & Gardens
Website:http://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org
Arlene Shechet: All at Once - Boston, Massachusetts
This major exhibition features over 150 objects that trace the development of her innovative practice over the past 20 years. For her entire career, Shechet has embraced an experimental approach to sculpture, finding form in the chance processes that occur as mutable materials—such as plaster, ceramic, paper pulp and glass—become solid. Her exhilarating, polymorphic sculptures test the...
Dates:June 10, 2015 10:00 am to September 07, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:100 Northern Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02210, United States
Phone:617-478-3100
Contact:The Institute of Contemporary Art
Website:http://www.icaboston.org
Importing Splendor: Luxuries from China - Salem, Massachusetts
This exhibition is the most comprehensive and celebrated collection of its kind -- through nearly 30 selected works, including furniture, paintings and decorative objects. Created by Chinese artists in the 18th and 19th centuries for European and American markets, these works display a mastery of material and form that made them the most coveted luxurious items of their day. Closed Monday
Dates:June 13, 2015 10:00 am to December 27, 2015 05:00 pm
Address:161 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts 01970, United States
Phone: 978-745-9500
Contact:Peabody Essex Museum
Website:http://www.pem.org
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