Thinking Photography Lecture April9

Diane Asso Griliches: Thinking Photography Lecture: Tue 4/9

Author/photographer Diane Asso Griliches visits to discuss her book, Thinking Photography. From early and 'alternative' processes to digital photography. Griliches shares ways new and experienced photographers can think more about photography and do more with it.

6:30pm. Tue 4/9, Main Library, 449 Broadway, Lecture Hall, Cambridge, MA. 

Art on the Marquee March14

For the fifth round of ''Art on the Marquee,'' Boston Cyberarts and the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority (MCCA) will be presenting six new works created by members of the Massachusetts video game industry on the 80-foot-tall multi-screen LED marquee outside the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center in South Boston. The artwork is reflective of gaming culture and will be played in conjunction with the return of the PAX East gaming convention. PAX East (March 22-24) is the East Coast's largest video gaming event. At the BCEC, 415 Summer St. Boston, MA. An opening will be held on March 14 from 6pm to 8pm.
The works are ''LARP'' by Chris Florio, ''Space Plants'' by Fish McGill, ''Tiger Training'' by William Russell Pensyl, ''Growing Phones'' by Joshua Pablo Rosenstock, ''1UP'' by Jeffu Warmouth, and ''Mists of Mortal Legends'' by a group of eight game designers from Turbine, Inc. For a sneak peek of the artwork, please visit http://bit.ly/10qrRMx.
Complementing the ''Art the Marquee'' exhibition, The Boston Cyberarts Gallery in Jamaica Plain is presenting The Game's Afoot: Video Game Art, on view through Sunday, April 14. Three artists - Rob Gonsalves, Victor Liu & Anthony Montuori - who make video games that investigate the nature of art as well as the nature of video games themselves will be on view (and available to play). At the Boston Cyberarts Gallery, Green Street T station on the Orange Line. For more information about the exhibition, please visit www.bostoncyberarts.org/gallerypage.


6-8pm. Thu 3/14, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, 415 Summer St, Boston, MA.

Amy Arbus Photography Apr9-Jun2

Apr

09

Amy Arbus: "After Images"

55 events, April 9 Through June 2   More dates

Griffin Museum of Photography 

67 Shore Rd, Winchester, MA   (view map)

With live models, theatrical lighting, and painted bodies and props, Amy Arbus (daughter of Diane) vividly re-creates celebrated paintings — melancholy women from Picasso’s Blue Period, a tired Cezanne peasant, a Balthus Lolita, and a handcuffed naked lady by Ingres. Her moody “After Images” are impressions that entertain via their striking fidelity.

the atrocity of caste Mar2

*JAI BHIM COMRADE*


*the atrocity of caste | a tradition of reason | a song that will be sung*

*Introduced by Anand Patwardhan*

*Saturday, March 2, 2013*


*2-6 pm MIT 32- 155*



*Followed by QA with director*


*Co-sponsored by:*

MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies

MIT History Department

South Asia Forum at MIT

Ambedkar International Center (Boston)

The Alliance for a Secular and Democratic South Asia

The Association for India's Development, MIT & Boston Chapters

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/events/305630616225445/




In 1997, a statue of Ambedkar in a Dalit colony in Mumbai was desecrated.
As angry residents gathered, police opened fire, killing 10. Vilas Ghogre,
a leftist  poet, hanged himself in protest.


Jai Bhim Comrade, shot over 14 years, follows the poetry and music of a
subaltern tradition of reason that has fought superstition and religious
bigotry with poetry and art since the days of the Buddha.


Many artists featured in the film are underground to evade arrest. For more
info visit www.kabirkalamanch.wordpress.com<http://visitwww.kabirkalamanch.wordpress.com/>

Anand Patwardhan has been making investigative documentaries in India for
over four decades. His films have faced state censorship and the wrath of
religious fundamentalists.

music, photography, and desserts Mar2

Tonight Grand Harmonie and Partners In Health are joining together for an elegant evening of music, photography, and desserts.

This unique event will feature a dessert buffet, chamber music performances by members of Grand Harmonie, and photography of health and hope from the 10 countries where Partners In Health works to provide high-quality medical care to those in need. 

As we step forward into 2013, we do so in a world still rife with conflict and human need. Organizations such as Partners In Health have made incredible strides in the global health movement but face an uphill battle for support, resources, and recognition. To thrive in the increasingly difficult economic climate, it is vital that non-profits reach out to one another in pursuit of our shared goal - improving and elevating the human experience. As doctors seek to heal the body of the world, so music heals the soul, speaking across countries and cultures. Partners in Harmonie will showcase the work of two fine organizations side-by-side while bringing passionate community members together over dialogue and desserts.  

When:

Saturday, March 2^nd // 8pm – 10pm ET

Where:

Harvard Epworth United Methodist Church
1555 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA 02138

Purchase your tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/336094

Admission: $30, includes dessert buffet, music performance, photography viewing, and one raffle ticket for the chance to win a unique artpiece. All proceeds benefit Partners In Health and Grand Harmonie.

ICA First Fridays: Movie Night

ICA First Fridays: Movie Night

Public · By The Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston

 5:00pm until 10:00pm

• (buy.icaboston.org)

• Sit back, relax and enjoy the show at this fun evening of art, music, and cinema. Grab some popcorn and catch a screening of Oscar-nominated short films, groove to musical sets by DJ Knife and DJ Durkin, ponder works on view in the galleries, then head to the café for a pizza and beer menu. Check out the full schedule of events here: http://www.icaboston.org/programs/first-fridays/Mar1_MovieNight/.

Adrift Screening + Exhibit Mar7

Spoke Gallery
Save the Date: Thursday, March 7th at 7pm Screening of the documentary-

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co-produced by South Boston based film maker Tracy Heather Strain. The film, co-produced
by Tom Curran, is a "meditative portrait of loss in an Irish American family".

The film is in conjunction with MWP's Spoke Gallery's current group show, HERE.

The exhibition investigates immigration, migration, and/or family trees/legacy.

Both the film screening and exhibition are free and open to the public

Capturing the Cityscape Mar5

Capturing the Changing Cityscape: Visual Expressions of the Built Environment
Tuesday, March 5th| 6pm
BSA Space and Atlantic Wharf Gallery, 290 Congress Street
Atlantic Wharf Gallery is the most recent home of The Space in Between, which focuses on built environments in urban settings. This exhibition offers intelligent, artistic interpretations of our present societal condition via the constructed realm, and the images portray a timeless feel, preserving a particular expression of culture for generations to come.
In celebration of this exhibit and its pertinence to Boston, BSA Space and the Photographic Resource Center invite you to a panel discussion and reception that will explore how architects and photographers capture a constantly changing cityscape, and how aesthetic and archival concerns come into play when photographing the urban environment. Moderated by renowned architectural photographer Peter Vanderwarker, panelists include featured artists Stefanie Klavens and Daniel Feldman, and Chris Gervais, co-chair of the BSA Architectural Photography Network.
Panelists: Daniel Feldman, featured artist; Stefanie Klavens, featured artist; and Chris Gervais, co-chair of the BSA Architectural Photography Network
Moderator: Peter Vanderwarker, architectural photographer
This program is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are kindly requested. RSVP by emailing rsvp@architects.orgwith “Cityscape” in the subject line.
Reception to follow program.

Call4Artists

The Landau Gallery at Belmont Hill School is currently accepting submissions for Solo Exhibitions in drawing, painting, photography, clay, mixed media and sculptural work for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 school year.  Artists may also have the opportunity to lecture or demonstrate to the student body.  Hosting 7 shows from September through May, the gallery is open daily to the school community and to the public during school hours.  For more in-formation about the gallery please visit the school’s website:  www.belmonthill.org/landau Submission Deadline: Monday, MARCH 4, 2013  Interested artists must submit 10 images (IMG or PDF format), CV and other supporting information To: landau@belmonthill.org  or with DVD of images and hard copies to:Landau Gallery, Belmont Hill School Attention: Suzanne Kaplan350 Prospect Street Belmont, MA   02478

Home & Away Art Exhibit Feb15

Opening Reception Featuring Iranian Artist Niloofar Ziae
Friday, February 15th
6:30 p.m-9:00 p.m.
AIC Center
38 Newbury Street
Boston, MA
Light Refreshments | Live Music | Free and open to all
RSVP TODAY AT http://wita_iran.eventbrite.com/
 "Home & Away: Shared Narratives of Gendered Identity is a unique arts and culture series spotlighting the work of four Boston-based female artists from Iran, Pakistan, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia."
The series aims in part to address a lack of exhibits by contemporary Muslim artists in Boston’s galleries and museums, a void that reinforces the perception that Muslim art is limited to calligraphy and rugs. In fact, Boston is home to a vibrant scene of stereotype-shattering artistic innovators from across the Muslim world.
“Home and Away” showcases four diverse examples of this new paradigm of artist: female, of Muslim heritage, and shaped by complex hybrid identities - some with a hidden Jewish heritage, others with seemingly contradictory roots (e.g. Mecca and New Mexico). The shapes, colors, textures, and subject matter provides insight beyond words, offering a window into the past, and a microcosmic view of the issues and experiences that shape so many women today.

Chino-Latino Artist Talk Feb22

CHINO-LATINO: Miguel Trelles
Due to the snowstorm, the artist talk has been rescheduled to Friday, February 22. We’re sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. Stay safe!

Join our curator in a discussion about the exhibition CHINO-LATINO, featuring paintings by Miguel Trelles where he creates landscapes that emulate Chinese dynastic painting and are interspersed with Caribbean elements. RSVP on Facebook

LA GALERÍA at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, a program of IBA
85 W. Newton St., Boston, MA 02118

ON VIEW: JANUARY 18 – FEBRUARY 23, 2013
ARTIST TALK: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 6–8PM
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!

MassMOCA Free Feb9

FREE Day 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013, 11:00 am
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
FREE
The only thing better than a day at MASS MoCA is a FREE day at MASS MoCA! There will be activities, tours, performances, and more for friends of all ages to enjoy! Cap it all off with a Psychedelic Latin Dance Party with Chicha Libre at 8 PM.
MASS MoCA welcomes new and old friends to visit the galleries free of charge on Saturday, February 9, 2013, from 11 AM to 8 PM at the museum's annual FREE Day. In addition to complimentary gallery admission, MASS MoCA offers an exciting day jam-packed with activities, tours, and performances - in the past, this has included an audience-included danced flash mob, DJ lessons, music performances in the giant freight elevator, a mermaid costume parade, carrot cake-tasting, and art activities inside the galleries inspired by the work on display.
This year, we're excited to include the exciting dance experience, Gaga/people classes, taught by dancers in Batsheva Ensemble or Batsheva Dance Company. Connect to your body and imagination, increase your physical awareness, improve your flexibility and stamina, and experience the pleasure of movement in an accepting atmosphere. Participants must be 16 years or older, wear comfy clothes, and be prepared to dance barefoot. No previous movement experience is necessary. Bring a bottle of water and towel.
''This is one of our favorite days of the year. Encouraging new visitors to give us a try, welcoming back old friends, and thanking our neighbors for their continued support is a delight,'' says Joe Thompson, Director of MASS MoCA.
Please stay tuned for more details and a schedule of events.

Muslim Women of the Arts Feb15

Join us for light refreshments at the opening reception of Niloofar Ziae. A native of Iran and currently residing in Boston, Ziae, is the first artist to be spotlighted in the arts and cultural series: Muslim Women in the Arts. This event, hosted by the AIC Center, is free and open to the public.

Location: 38 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02102
Date: February 15, 2013
Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm

International Posters Exhibit Free

GRAPHIC ADVOCACY: International Posters for the Digital Age 2001-2012

Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Paine Gallery, 621 Huntington Ave, 617-879-7333.

 www.massart.edu/ Galleries.html

Closing date:

March 2

GALLERY HOURS

Monday–Saturday: Noon–6 p.m.
Wednesday: Noon–8 p.m.
Closed Sundays

Free and open to the public



The galleries are located at 621 Huntington Avenue, in the South building near the corner of Longwood Avenue and Huntington Avenue. We are accessible on the green line E train at the Longwood/Medical Area stop or by the 39 bus.
Contact:
galleryinfo@massart.edu
617 879 7333

Globe story
http://bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/01/17/review-graphic-advocacy-international-posters-for-digital-age-massart/rlpSOEuN8Jn6m1LnWhAqNK/story.html

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The Written Word Exhibit Opening Feb9

The Written Word

Saturday, February 9, 2013

6:00pm until 12:00am

THE WRITTEN WORD BLANC GALLERY February 9th-March 2nd Opening Reception: February 9th (viewing 6:00-8:00 | afterparty 8:00-12:00) ... With works by: Meg Hitchcock Pat Falco Jousef Massif Sarah Rushford Charley Friedman “In its communicative function, language is a set of tools with which we attempt to guide another mind to create within itself a mental representation that approximates the one we have.” Blanc Gallery presents “The Written Word”, featuring text based art from local, out of state, and international artists. Featured artists include: Boston-based Pat Falco and Sara Rushford, international street artist known as Jousef Massif, as well as nationally acclaimed artists Charley Friedman and Meg Hitchcock who have been featured in publications such as The Huffington Post and The New York Times. “The Written Word” will explore the many ways in which language and text can altar and expand the visual experience. All language is relative. Words have alternative meanings regionally and languages differ across the globe. So how much does language actually affect the way we think and interpret the things we see? To what extent do the words we read and write convey our fundamental meaning? While the works of Falco and Friedman explore the use of humor and sarcasm reinterpreted into a visual form, Hitchcock takes the written word in a completely different direction by collageing cutouts from biblical and other religious texts in order to foster a deeper understanding of these well-known words and their meanings. The work of Sarah Rushford examines the writing process through her work. Because her work is rooted in hand written words, she subsequently examines the degradation of the written word via its relationship with the body and the gestural movements necessary to create it. Her simplistic word choices allow her viewers to focus on the emotional connotations we associate with certain words and phrases, as well as the gestural movements she has tied to them visually. Finally, we will explore translation and the shortcomings of written language through the work of Latin-American street artist known as Jousef Massif. Massif incorporates words in Spanish and sometimes in English as a means of highlighting the inability to fully communicate ones inner thoughts through art or language. Through his work, we might question whether we can ever truly ‘understand’ one another. “The Written Word” will be on view at Blanc Gallery from February 9th-Mach 2nd. Please join us for our opening reception on Saturday, February 9th (viewing from 6:00-8:00, after party 8:00-12:00). The reception will include live music by DJ Naito. http://blancgallery.com/?p=310 PLEASE RSVP

Priyanka Borpujari Photo+Discussion Jan16

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Chino-Latino @ Villa Victoria Jan18-Feb23

CHINO-LATINO: Miguel Trelles
In the exhibit CHINO-LATINO from Puerto Rican artist Miguel Trelles, the colonial history of the Antilles is rewritten through a “creative misreading” of traditional Chinese landscape paintings from the Sung and Ming dynasties. His hybrid compositions fuse the Chinese gestural style with figures and scenery that evoke a distinctly Caribbean landscape. RSVP on Facebook
LA GALERÍA at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts, a program of IBA
85 W. Newton St., Boston, MA 02118
ON VIEW: JANUARY 18 – FEBRUARY 23, 2013
OPENING RECEPTION: FRIDAY, JANUARY 18, 6–9PM
ARTIST TALK: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 6–8PM
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL!
For more information, go to www.iba-etc.org or call (617) 927-1707
GALLERY HOURS: Thursday and Friday: 3—6PM / Saturday: 1—4PM
or by appointment: (617) 927-1742 / avrodriguez@iba-etc.org

Three-Part Exhibition-260 artists Jan7-June21

Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here
*A three-part exhibition of artist books and broadsides *January 7 - June
21, 2013
Exhibition PART I:
January 7 - February 28, 2013
Opening Reception: Monday, January 14, 2013 at 6:00-8:00pm****
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CAC Gallery at the Cambridge Arts Council
City Hall Annex, 344 Broadway, 2nd Floor, Cambridge, MA****
On March 5, 2007, a car bomb exploded on al-Mutanabbi Street, the ancient
street of booksellers, poets and writers, located at the literary and
cultural heart of Baghdad, Iraq.
The attack killed 30 people and injured scores more. As part of an
international response to this event, the Cambridge Arts Council presents
"Al-Mutanabbi Street Starts Here,"
a three-part exhibition of 261 artist books made by 260 international
artists from 24 countries. This exhibition events aims to bear witness to
the events
on Al-Mutanabbi Street, and to collectively affirm that the right to a free
exchange of ideas and culture in public space is never to be taken for
granted.****
http://www.al-mutanabbistreetstartshere-boston.com/****

Gaza+WestBank Photo Exhibit Jan-Feb

*Gaza and the West Bank, a photographic exhibit by Skip Schiel*
January & February, 2013
Mon-Fri, 10-3, other hours possible
Off hours appointments: 970-209-8346

*Exhibit reception*
January 20, 2013, Sunday, 12:15
A look at the exhibit and a short talk about the process of making the
photographs. With sales of photos, DVDs, and books. Light refreshments
served.

5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA

*convenient to Harvard Square T station *

MLK Day MFA is Free!

The Museum of Fine Arts is free on Martin Luther King Day. Mon 1/21, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.

10 am@4:45 pm
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of free admission. Family art-making activities, performances, tours, and more! 

Special Event Series

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Open House

January 21, 2013

10 am–4:45 pm
Celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of free admission. Family art-making activities, performances, tours, and more! Visit and enjoy!
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Open House is underwritten by the Citizens Bank Foundation.

Special Events

 57th Presidential Inauguration 11 am–2 pm, Alfond Auditorium
Lawrence "Larry" Watson of Berklee College of Music  11 am and 2 pm, Remis Auditorium
Story Hour 10:30–11:30 am, Gallery 171
Spoken Word and Music 2:30–4 pm, Alfond Auditorium
Community Arts Initiative Showcase On view all day, Shapiro Family Courtyard

 Family Activities

10 am–4 pm. Drop in and enjoy hands-on art-making activities for all ages.
Equality Shapiro Family Courtyard
Peace Druker Family Pavilion, Room 160
Community Behind the Scenes Galleries 125 and 225
Reflections Druker Family Pavilion, Room 159
Art Connections Sharf Visitor Center

Tours and Talks

Introduction to Museum Collections Tours Meet at Sharf Visitor Center

• American Sign Language (no spoken English) 12:30 pm
• English 1 and 3 pm
• Portuguese 1:30 pm
• Spanish Language 2 pm

Family Tours Meet at Sharf Visitor Center

• Every 15 minutes from 10:30–11:45 am. ASL interpretation at 10:30 and 11:15 am

Spotlight Talks 11 and 11:30 am, Noon, and 1 pm, Gallery 231
Gallery Talks 2 and 3 pm, Gallery 335