Wednesday Oct 30
PHIL SOLOMON at MASSART FILM SOCIETY
When: Oct 30, 8pm
Location: MassArt, Film Department Screening RM 1, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
Wednesday Oct 9
The Films of ALEXANDRA CUESTA
When: Oct 9, 8pm
Location: MassArt, Film Department Screening RM 1, 621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
deCordova Biennial Opens
When: On View: Oct 9 – April 13, 2014
Location: deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA
Thursday Oct 3
It’s First Thursday in Jamaica Plain!
Star Fruit Opening Reception – Works by Scott Alario + Harry Gould Harvey IV
When: Oct 3, 6 – 9pm
Location: Aviary Gallery, 48 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA
Friday Oct 4
It’s First Fridays at SOWA 450 Harrison St!
Thursday Sept 26
A Song for Echo
When: Sept 26, doors 7pm, starts at 7:30pm, Tickets are $15 – buy them Here.
Location: Museum of Science, Charles Hayden Planetarium, 1 Science Park, Boston, MA
Artist Lecture: Mary Ellen Mark
When: Sept 26, 6:30pm, Purchase Tickets here
Location: BU College of General Studies, Room 129, 871 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
Tuesday Sept 17
Visiting Artist Lecture: Janette Brossard & Norberto Marrero
When: Sept 17, 11am – 12pm
Location: Screen Printing Studio, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Wednesday Sept 18
Ask a Curator Day
When: Sept 18, All Bay – Use the hashtag #AskaCurator on Twitter. You can ask questions to specific museums using the @MUSEUMNAME or you can ask general questions using #AskaCurator.
Location: Twitter
Tuesday Sept 10
Cuban Virtualities: New Media Art from the Island
When: Reception: Sept 10, 5:30pm, Curatorial Introduction at 7pm, On View: Sept 5 – Dec 8
Location: Tufts University Art Gallery, 40 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA
Maria Magdalena Campos Pons: My Mother Told Me
When: Reception: Sept 10, 5:30pm, Curatorial Introduction at 6:30pm, On View: Sept 5 – Dec 8
Location: Tufts University Art Gallery, 40 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA
September is officially in gear!
Thursday Sept 5
New Student Salon Show Opening
When: Reception: Sept 5, 5 – 6pm, On View: Sept 4 – 18
Location: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Great Distances Opening Reception
When: Sept 5, 6 – 9pm
Location: Aviary Gallery, 48 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA
LAZY RIVER: Leidy Churchman Opening Reception
When: Reception: Sept 5, 6 – 8pm, On View: Sept 5 – Oct 20
Location: Stone Gallery, Boston University, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
WORD PLAY
When: Reception: Sept 5, 6 – 8pm, On View: Sept 5 – Sept 29
Location: Uforge Gallery, 767 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
The Truth is Out There — The Art of Science Fiction
When: Reception: Sept 5, 6 – 8pm, On View: Sept 5 – Sept 29
Location: Uforge Gallery, 767 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA
Nature Talks Back
When: Reception: Sept 5, 6-8pm, On View: Sept 5 – Oct 5
Location: Beard & Weil Galleries, Wheaton College, 26 E. Main Street, Norton, MA
Friday Sept 6
It’s SOWA First Fridays!
When: Sept 6, 5 – 8
Location: 450 Harrison St, Boston, MA
John Cederquist: Indecision of Upholstery, Mary Kocol: Ice Gardens: The Poetics of Nature, Garry Knox Bennett: Just Some Lamps
When: Reception: Sept 6, 6 – 8pm, On View: Sept 3 – Sept 28
Location: Gallery NAGA, 67 Newbury Street, Boston, MA
Somerville Toy Camera Festival @ the Nave Gallery
When: Reception: Sept 6, 6 – 9pm, On View: Sept 6 – Sept 28
Location: The Nave Gallery, 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville, MA
Cambridge Open Market: A New Weekly Open Air Art Market
When: Opening Day: Sept 6 11:30am – 5:30pm, Every Friday through Sept & Oct
Location: The Plaza, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Saturday Sept 7
Invisible Cities: Drawing with Light and Shadow with Marguerite White
What: Bring your smartphone or digital camera, as we collaborate to create our own short film! Limit to 8.
When: Sept 7, 2 – 5pm, Free, Register Here
Location: Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont Street, Boston, MA
(Event in connection with the 23rd Drawing Show: Drawing Connections, on view in the Mills Gallery July 12- September 22nd)
A Festival of Sound & Performance Art
When: Sept 7 – Sept 8, 1 – 10pm, $15/day
Location: The Quarry, 68 Quarry Road, Acton, MA
Sunday Sept 8
New England Photo Biennial
When: On View: Sept 8 – Nov 3
Location: The Danforth Museum, 123 Union Avenue, Framingham, MA
Reframed: Memory, Place & Time: Beth Dacey, Robert Festa, Amy Hitchcock, David Sturtevant
When: Reception Sept 8, 4 – 6pm, On View Sept 6 – Oct 19
Location: Brickbottom Artists Association, 1 Fitchburg Street, Somerville, MA
Monday Sept 9
Create the Vote: Mayoral Candidate Forum on Arts, Culture, and Creativity
When: Sept 9, 6 – 7:30pm
Location: The Paramount Theatre, Emerson College, 559 Washington St, Boston, MA
Dilated Biography: Contemporary Cuban Narratives
When: Reception: Sept 9, 5 – 7pm, On View: Sept 10 – Oct 19
Location: The Grossman Gallery, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Reality Check
When: On View: Sept 9 – Dec 7
Location: Bakalar & Paine Gallery, MassArt, Boston, MA
Thursday Aug 29
Thahab Visits SMFA– One Night Event – Work by Nabeela Vega
When: Aug 29, 7 – 9pm
Location: School of the Museum of Fine Arts, 230 The Fenway, Boston, MA
Friday Aug 30
Culture Tap – interactive kiosks that celebrate the South End’s culture and history, activated by a Charlie Card (no charge required)
When: August 30 through October 18
Location: BCA Plaza, Boston Center for the Arts, 539 Tremont St, Boston, MA
Saturday Aug 31
TROUBLE: Tim McCool
When: Opening: Aug 31, 7 – 10pm, On View: Aug 30 – Sept 10
Location: The Hallway Gallery, 66a South Street, Jamaica Plain. MA
Percussions*Re*Percussions: Quintín Rivera Toro
When: Reception – Aug 31, 6 – 8pm, On View Aug 30 – Oct 5
Location: IBA – Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción, 405 Shawmut Avenue, Boston, MA
Thursday Aug 22
Shhhhh / The Sound of Shhhhh: resident artist Susan Metrican
When: Reception & Artist Talk – Aug 22, 6 – 8pm
Location: Samsøn Prøjects, 450 Harrison Avenue &/@ 29 Thayer Street, Boston, MA 02118
Artists for Humanity: Summer Art Exhibition & Celebration
When: Aug 22, 4 – 8pm, Entrance is Free, 50% of proceeds will go to the artists, the rest to support Artists For Humanity programs
Location: Artists For Humanity EpiCenter, 100 West Second Street, South Boston
Friday Aug 23
WASH/Super-Saturated
When: Aug 23 & 24, 7pm, Suggested $10 donation
Location: Mobius, 55 Norfolk St, Cambridge
Saturday Aug 24
Street Diamonds 2
When: Reception Aug 24, 7 – 9pm, On View Aug 10 – Sept 7
Location: Fourthwall Project, 132 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA
Tuesday Aug 13
National Poetry Slam
When: Aug 13 – Aug 17 – See Festival Guide
Location: Many locations throughout Somerville and Cambridge, Finals at Berklee Performance Center, Aug 17X @ 6:30
Thursday Aug 15
Ampersand: A WMBR & List Concert Series presents: JULIA KENT
When: Aug 15, 7:30 – 10pm, $3 w/ MIT ID | $5 General. Tickets at door.
Location: MIT, E15, Bartos Theater, 20 Ames St, Cambridge
If you happen to be in Providence:
Art Twerk:RISD Fletcher Open Studios
When: Aug 15, 5 – 10:30pm
Location: RISD, 212 Union St, Providence, RI
Friday Aug 16
War Against Magic
When: Opening Aug 16, 5:30pm, On View Aug 16 – 31
Location: Gallery Kayafas, 450 Harrison St, Boston, MA
Sunday Aug 18
Near Than Far, Near Then Far – Mid Show Reception/Going Away Party (Your chance to own a Quinn Gorbutt original!)
When: Aug 18, 6 – 9pm
Locations: The Aviary, 48 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA