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Last modified: Thursday, November 20, 2008 1:35 AM EST
Art listings Nov. 20
Museums
Attleboro Arts Museum, 86 Park St., Attleboro. Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Dec. 25 through Jan. 1. Gift Shop Special Holiday Sale Days Dec. 4, 5, 6. 508-222-2644 or www.attleboroartsmuseum.org. STEVEN COLLINS, through Dec. 18 with opening reception Dec. 6, 3 to 5 p.m.; MEMBERS' JURIED EXHIBITION, Dec. 6 through Jan. 22, opening reception Dec. 6, 3 p.m.; 4TH ANNUAL POETRY SLAM, Jan. 17, 2 p.m.; (SMARTS) NETWORK MIDDLE SCHOOL VISUAL ART EXHIBITION, Jan. 31 through Feb. 10, opening reception Jan. 31, 1 p.m.; HISTORIC AMERICAN POSTERS: 1939 - 1945, from the private collection of Toby and David London, Feb. 20 - March 19, opening reception Feb 20; 6:30 p.m.; FLOWER SHOW: "FLOWER POWER," April 2 - 5; MASS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN SPOTLIGHT EXHIBITION, April 17 through May 15; THE RENAISSANCE - INSTALLATION ART featuring innovative recycled objects, May 27 through June 11, 2009, awards reception May 28; 6:30 p.m.
Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton. GARRY KNOX BENNETT: CALL ME CHAIRMAKER, through Feb. 8. Hours: Mon., Tue., Thu.-Sun., 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wed. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. $8 adults, $5 seniors and students. Free for members and children under 12. Free admission every Wed. 5-9 p.m. 508-588-6000, www.fullermuseum.org.
Decordova Art Museum, 51 Sandy Point Rd., Lincoln. Tues.-Sun. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $9/adults, $6/seniors, students, children 6-12. 781-259-8355 or www.decordova.org. DRAWN TO DETAIL, through Jan. 4; LAYLAH ALI: NOTES/DRAWINGS/UNTITLED AFFLICTIONS, through Jan. 4, 2009; ZEA MAYS PRINTMAKING: THE NATURE OF THINGS, through Jan. 4, 2009; STACY STEERS: PHANTOM CANYON, through Jan. 4; FACE TO FACE: PORTRAITS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION, Oct. 4 through Sept. 9, 2009
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, 280 The Fenway, Boston. Tues.-Sun., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Admission: $12/adults, $10/seniors, $5/students. 617-278-5156 or www.gardnermuseum.org. TRIUMPH OF MARRIAGE: PAINTED CASSONI OF THE RENAISSANCE, through Jan. 18.
Museum of Fine Arts, Huntington Ave., Boston. Sat. - Tues. 10 a.m. to 4:45 p.m., Wed. to Fri. 10 a.m. to 9:45 p.m. $15/adults, $13/seniors, students, free/members. Call 617-369-3447 or visit www.mfa.org. ART AND EMPIRE: TREASURES FROM ASSYRIA IN THE BRITISH MUSUEM, through Jan. 4; AND SO TO BED: INDIAN BED CURTAINS FROM A STATELY ENGLISH HOME, through June 21, 2009. PHOTOGRAPHIC FIGURES, through May 10, 2009.
RISD Museum, 224 Benefit St., Providence. Tues. through Sun., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $8/adults, $5/seniors, $2/ages 5-18, $3/college students with valid ID, Free/Museum members, Brown and RISD students, children under 5. Free-For-All Saturdays: last Saturday of every month except Dec. is free admission to the Museum and activities. 401-454-6500 or www.risdmuseum.org. Members celebration, Nov. 11, 5:30 to 7 p.m., includes refreshments and lecture by Emmet Gowin. KUNISADA'S "TWELVE MONTHS": Genre in Japanese Prints through March 1; HARRY CALLAHAN: ELEANOR, through Feb. 15; SARTORIAL SANCTUARY: Clothing and Tradition in the Eastern Islamic World, Dec. 19 through April 26.
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, 415 South St., Waltham. 781-736-3434 or www.brandeis.edu/rose. INVISIBLE RAYS: The Surrealism Legacy, Project for a New American Century and Drawing on Film, through Dec. 14; PROJECT FOR A NEW AMERICAN CENTURY, through Dec. 14; Drawing on Film, through Dec. 14; ON EQUAL TERMS: A mixed-media Installation by Susan Eisenberg, through Jan. 9. HANS HOFMANN: circa 1950, Jan. 14 through April 12, opening reception Jan. 13, 6 to 8 p.m.
Rotch-Jones-Duff Garden Museum, 396 County St., NewBedford. 508-997-1401 or www.rjdmuseum.org.
Sales
Inside Out: The Museum School Art Sale, through Nov. 23, Thurs., 12 to 8 p.m., Fri. through Sun., 12 to 6 p.m., School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fenway, Boston. Over 4,000 original works by hundreds of current students, SMFA alumni and faculty, affiliated artists. Proceeds benefit artists and scholarships for SMFA students. Art prices range from $5 to over $100.
The Holiday Table, Nov. 21, 5:30 to 9 p.m., Nov. 22, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 23, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Potters Place, 127B Old West Street, Walpole. Meet the Artists reception on Fri. Vases, batter bowls, mugs, sushi plates, berry bowls, embellished platters, casserole dishes, bowl sets, cookie jars, plates, tree ornaments, and sculptures for sale. Free admission. 508-668-0363 or pottersplace.info
Annual Holiday Art Sale, Dec. 4-6, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., UMass Dartmouth Star Store, 715 Purchase St., New Bedford. Free. Undergrad and graduate work for sale, including pottery, sculpture, paintings, prints, textiles, jewelry, and baked goods. All proceeds got o UMass Dartmouth Clay Club. Cash and checks accepted, credit cards are not for all purchases.
RISD Art Sale, Dec. 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Rhode Island Convention Center, 1 Sabin St., downtown Providence. About 100 local artists and over 100 who travel from the rest of New England. Handbags, bowls, cups, toys, books, ornaments, glass pieces, paintings, and sculptures. $7, supports career programs for RISD students and alumni. Children 14 and under, and RISD students, free.
Galleries
Beard & Weil Galleries, Watson Fine Arts, Wheaton College, Norton. HIGH TOWNLEY: THE WIZARD WITH WOOD, through Dec. 1. www.wheatoncollege.edu/arts
Narrows Center for the Arts, 16 Anawan St., Fall River. MULTIPLICITIES: PAINTINGS BY MICHELE ADRIENNE L'HEUREUX, through Dec. 21, Wed. through Sat., noon to 5 p.m. and by appointment. Opening reception Nov. 20, 6 to 9 p.m., free and open to public. ncfta.org.
Culinary Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University, 315 Harborside Blvd., Providence. FROM THE GARDEN, paintings and oil sketches of fruit and vegetables by artist Dorian Vincent Scotti, through Jan. 9; DRIPPING WITH COLOR: The Art of the Fruit Crate Label, through May 2009. 401-598-2805.
Mass Audubon Visual Arts Center, 963 Washington St., Canton. A. ELMER CROWELL: MASTER OF DECOYS AND MORE, through Jan. 25. Hours: Fri.-Sun., 1-5 p.m.; Sun., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $4/non-member adults, $3/non-member children and seniors. 781-821-8853 or massaudubon.org/visualarts.
Jaec's Community Art Gallery, monthly rotating display from various artists. Most art for sale. Jaec's Coffee House, 68 Union St., Attleboro, 508-223-JAEC (5232)
CVPA Campus Gallery, 285 Old Westport Rd., North Dartmouth. Mon. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Use parking lot 7A. 508-999-8010. ARTISANRY FACULTY EXHIBITION, through Nov. 22; artist reception Nov. 20 4 to 6 p.m.
Dauphinee Gallery, Hunakai Studio School of Fine Arts, 106A Mechanic St., Foxboro. 508-543-5665. THE ART OF THE EDUCATOR BIENNIAL EXHIBITION, through Nov. 29. Art teachers from Foxboro, Franklin, King Philip, Mansfield, Medfield, Walpole and West Bridgewater participating.
Gallery at Second Stage Studio, 1 Angell Rd., Cumberland, RI. Open every Sun., 1 to 4 p.m. and by appointment. 401-334-4800.
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, J. C. Potter Casino (Boat House), Slater Memorial Park, Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket. Tues. through Sat. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sun. 1 to 5 p.m. www.riws.org or 401-726-1876. HOLIDAY LITTLE PICTURE SHOW, Nov. 23 through Dec. 23
University Art Gallery at UMass Dartmouth, Star Store Campus, 715 Purchase St., downtown New Bedford. Park in the nearby Zeiterion Garage. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 508-999-8555. THEATRUM RDO: The Late Work of Richard Winther, through Jan. 15
Wallace L. Anderson Gallery, Art Center, 40 School St., Bridgewater. Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. 508-531-1359 or www.bridgew.edu/art/gallery. INTERSECTIONS, Nov. 24 through Dec. 18, opening reception Nov. 24 with lecture by Amy Papaelias.
David Winton Bell Gallery, List Arts Center, Brown University, 64 Cottage St., Providence. Mon.-Fri. 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat., Sun. 1-4 p.m. 401-863-2932 or www.brown.edu/Facilities/David_Winton_Bell_Gallery/. ELIZABETH KING: THE SIZES OF THINGS IN THE MIND'S EYE, through Dec. 21.
Lectures
The Deborah and Martin Hale Visiting Artists Lecture: Sally Mann: A Personal View, Nov. 20, 7 to 8 p.m., Remis Auditorium, Museum of Fine Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston. Sally Mann discusses her photographs. $18 seniors, students, MFA members, $22 general and non-members.
Tuesday Talks Lecture Series: Glass, through Dec. 9, 1 p.m., Michael P. Metcalf Auditorium, Chace Center, RISD, Providence. $15 per lecture, free to members. 401-454-6530. TOOTS ZYNSKY, Dec. 9 |