Arts
Photo: Grow Gallery, Shelburne Falls
Massachusetts’ art and craft galleries are as eclectic as
the art itself. La Galeria Cubana,
Boston and Provincetown, showcases paintings, prints, and mixed
media works by artists currently living and working in Cuba.
Left Bank Gallery,
Wellfleet and Orleans, is brimming with paintings, prints,
sculpture, mobiles, and an extensive collection of American
functional pottery. The artist owners of Grow Gallery, Shelburne Falls,
don’t have far to look for fellow artists and craftspeople;
75% of the work in the gallery comes from studios in the
surrounding towns. The Mercury
Gallery, Rockport, exhibits paintings, works on paper and
sculpture by over thirty established artists, whose work has
received national and international recognition. Fire Opal, Jamaica Plain and Brookline,
stocks ceramics, jewelry, glass, prints, and women’s
apparel.
Quick Hits
Boston’s SOWA district (South of
Washington Street) is packed with galleries, artist studios,
restaurants, and cafes. Catch the buzz at SOWA’s First Fridays when
dozens of galleries swing open their doors.
The Massachusetts College of Art & Design is the nation’s
first independent public art school. MassArt's seven gallery spaces showcase work
by internationally acclaimed artists and designers as well as
emerging artists. The galleries also routinely feature work by
MassArt students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
MCLA Gallery 51, run by the Massachusetts College of Liberal
Arts in North Adams, presents work from a wide range of emerging
and mid-career contemporary artists. Just down the street, of
course, is the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art. Located on
the campus of Phillips Academy, the
Addison Gallery of American Art presents approximately twelve
shows a year, both from its extensive collection of American art,
and major traveling exhibitions.
