“The mission of ArtSpace, a non-profit community arts center in Maynard, MA, is to provide affordable studio space to local artists, exhibit contemporary art from New England artists and maintain an active community outreach program.”
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OUT OF THE BOX
Thirty-five artists at ArtSpace Maynard have challenged each other to create art from a collection of interesting junk. Each artist prepared a cardboard box containing objects: feathers, a horseshoe crab shell, fur, fabric, CPAP hoses, Bandaids, old garments, etc. The box could include almost anything. These boxes were distributed at random among the participating artists, who pushed themselves to think ‘out of the box’ in creatively responding to its unique contents. This challenge has brought artists in this community together to commiserate, share stories of progress and frustration, and to support each other in letting go of our typical creative response, stepping into entirely new territory. Join us for our Valentine’s Day Reception as we reveal the results of this unusual process!
In the NEWLY RENOVATED ArtSpace West Gallery
FEBRUARY 14th – APRIL 18th 2020
NICK CAPASSO, DIRECTOR &
LISA CROSSMAN, CURATOR
of the FITCHBURG ART MUSEUM
“Art Museums and Contemporary Artists”
How do museums make decisions about exhibitions and collections? How do museum curators work with living artists? How does all this work at the Fitchburg Art Museum?
FAM Director Nick Capasso and Curator Lisa Crossman will explain it all, and engage in a conversation about regional exhibition opportunities, museums and commercial galleries, trends in the contemporary art world, and any other topics raised by the audience.
In the Main Gallery
Saturday, FEBRUARY 29th, 2-3:30 pm
