Dorchester Art Project—the artist-run, alternative space in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood devoted to “innovative artistic practice outside of the city’s academic institutions and commercial galleries”—is under new leadership. Brain Arts Organization—the…Continue Reading →
Saturday brings the 4th annual Vermont Crankie Fest to New England Youth Theater in Brattleboro. “Crankies are scrolling illustrations that accompany songs and stories,” organizers write. “Often lit from behind,…Continue Reading →
Friday, Jan. 5 (Note: Some events may be rescheduled due to snow.) 6 p.m. Bonfire: “City of Salem’s 15th Annual Christmas Tree Bonfire.” Maybe rescheduled to Jan. 6? They burn up…Continue Reading →
The other day, Jeff Andersen, the director of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut, shared this painting by Miriam Barer Tamsky, who died late last year. She painted…Continue Reading →
WONDERLAND’s guide to art exhibitions to check out from January to March—including Edward Gorey, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, quilts, pussyhats, post-colonialism, Fra Angelico, M.C. Escher, photos documenting the damage of…Continue Reading →
Jay Hale moved to Boston for college in 1995 at “the tail end of the alternative era.” Bands like Buffalo Tom, Juliana Hatfield, Lemonheads, Pixies were making way for punk,…Continue Reading →
The 4-year-old and I are on the MBTA’s Silver Line heading to see the exhibition “Mark Dion: Misadventures of a 21st-Century Naturalist” at Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art (through Dec.…Continue Reading →
“Yogi Bear meets ‘Night of The Living Dead’” is how Boston-area artist Ansis Puriņš describes his drawings, paintings and comic books in his exhibition “Super Magic Forest” at Somerville’s Washington…Continue Reading →
Anthony Montuori makes curious video games. On the surface, they resemble the classic fun of 1980s 8-bit games (“I just love the way it looks,” he says)—stacking blocks, jumping around…Continue Reading →
Friday, Dec. 29 9 p.m. “Lemmyfest 3.” Metal performed in honor of the life and music of Ian Fraser Kilmister, better known as Lemmy from Motörhead. Featuring Ironfisted, The Damnedsels,…Continue Reading →