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Small Works Salon 2015: Word + Image
A WORD IS WORTH A THOUSAND PICTURES Small Works Salon 2015 at the Chandler Gallery Celebrates Text in Art This exhibit includes a little light reading. The pieces in “Small Works Salon 2015: Word + Image” at the Chandler Gallery incorporate signs, poems, memos, receipts, and sometimes whole pages of text into 2D and 3D works. Juried by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, a distinguished artist and professor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, this salon blurs the boundaries…
Find out more »From the Studios: Student Work
Armed with Duct Tape, Children Storm the Art World Students Present the Fruits of Learning at the Chandler Gallery For anyone who is despondent over the state of today’s youth “From the Studios: Artwork by ABC and MMA Students” at the Chandler Gallery provides a hopeful perspective on the next generation. The outpouring of youthful creativity from students enrolled in Maud Morgan Arts classes and the Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool program is charming: when given the opportunity to make animal benches,…
Find out more »Wax and Paper: Encaustic Prints
AROMATIC ART MassWax Exhibition at the Chandler Gallery Displays Versatility of Encaustic Printmaking June 29 to July 31, 2015 Gallery Hours: Weekdays 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Reception: Thursday, July 9, 2015, 6 to 8 pm “When people look at encaustic work, they can’t help but touch it,” says Lola Baltzell, president of MassWax, the local chapter of International Encaustic Artists. Baltzell is curating an exhibition of encaustic prints by MassWax members, juried by Betty Bothereau, owner of L’Attitude Gallery.…
Find out more »Images of Grief & Healing
Images of Grief and Healing A curated exhibition of artwork at the Chandler Gallery. August 10 - September 11, 2015 Opening Reception: Thursday, August 13, 6-8 pm See How Loss Feels Grief may be a universal human emotion, but the expression of grief is highly individual, as evidenced by “Images of Grief and Healing” at the Chandler Gallery. The exhibit, juried by therapist and artist Emily Newmann and art educator Deborah Putnoi, presents artwork inspired by personal loss. The losses…
Find out more »CO+Motion: Judith and H.Peik Larsen
Judith and H. Peik Larsen September 20 to October 23, 2015 September 20 was a glorious autumnal evening celebrating the Spirit Awards, honoring artists Judith + H. Peik Larsen. The atmosphere was magical, the food delicious, the entertainment and artwork were stimulating, and a good time was had by the nearly 300 guests
Find out more »Beastiary: Work by Jody Colella
GROTESQUE, BUT ENDEARING January 11 - February 5, 2015 Gallery Hours: Weekdays 9:00 am – 5:30 pm Closing reception: January 21, 6:00 – 8:00 pm Jodi Colella Unleashes a Fabric Menagerie at the Chandler Gallery “I’ve been interested in expressing humanity in the form of reconstructed stuffed animals,” says artist Jodi Colella. Inspired by her recent residency in Shenzhen, China, and by medieval bestiaries that assign symbolic virtues (and vices) to different species, Colella transforms children’s toys to address themes…
Find out more »Schemata: Works by Sarah Hulsey and Rhonda Smith
Building Blocks of Land and Language Sarah Hulsey and Rhonda Smith Chart New Territory at the Chandler Gallery February 15 - March 11, 2016 Opening Reception:February 18, 6-8 pm Sarah Hulsey and Rhonda Smith Chart New Territory at the Chandler Gallery are turning cartography on its head. Their upcoming show at the Chandler Gallery, “Schemata,”showcases the artists’ different approaches to mapping as metaphor. Hulsey combines theoreticallinguistics with historical diagrams to create pictorial representations of words and ideas, while Smith’s abstract paintings evoke geological forces in…
Find out more »Small Works Salon 2016: Thesis / Antithesis
Small Works Salon 2016: Thesis / Antithesis A juried exhibition of artwork at the Chandler Gallery March 21 to April 15, 2016 Juror: Distinguished artist Gerry Bergstein Reception: Sunday, April 3, 2016, 3 to 5 pm The space that separates two opposites is filled with tension, humor, and paradoxes, as evidenced by the artwork in the Chandler Gallery’s upcoming “Small Works Salon 2016: Thesis/Antithesis.” Juried by artist Gerry Bergstein, the exhibition features sculpture, paintings, photographs, and prints that fuse two contradictory…
Find out more »The Life of Photo: Exhibit by CRLS AP Photography Students
Life Navigated: Photography Exhibit by CRLS AP Photography Students April 25 - May 13, 2016 Gallery Hours: Weekdays 9:00 am - 5:30 pm Closing reception: Thursday, May 12, 5:00 - 7:00 pm Chandler Gallery Showcases Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Photography Students High school is not often a picturesque time of life, but the students in Cambridge Rindge and Latin School’s first ever AP photography class have found many moments worth recording. According to instructor Debi Milligan, the analog and…
Find out more »From The Studios: Artwork by ABC and MMA Students
From the Studios: Artwork by ABC and MMA Students Chandler Gallery Showcases Works by Young Local Artists These works remind adults what it means to have fun. Clay animals, wooden marble runs, and a robot who serves cups for water are the creations of students at Maud Morgan Arts and Agassiz Baldwin Afterschool. The artists, ranging in age from kindergarten through 8th grade, offer perspectives that older artists can mimic and aspire to, but can no longer truly possess. The…
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