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December 2023

Gallery Talk and Closing Party: JJ Gonson Photographer

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
EventThem Studios, 344 Salem St.
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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An exhibit of photos by JJ Gonson, a prolific photographer of musicians and bands from the 1980s and '90s, is hanging at the EventThem Studios Gallery through December. Stop by this evening to hear the artist talk about her experience shooting bands and her history with touring and photography. After that there will be snacks and entertainment, including music by Ezra Furman, until about 9:30 p.m. Merchandise will be available for purchase. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6…

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Exhibition Closing: Shapes of Nature by Estrid Eklof

Friday, December 29, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Today is the final day to view the Medford Public Library art exhibition for November-December, "Shapes From Nature: Paintings Sensing Nature," featuring the work of Medford resident Estrid Eklof. Eklof's paintings are based on a many layered water color foundation, often with graphite and Conté stick marks added. "Twig Series" was inspired by the restless patterns of pine needles and broken twigs found in snow. "Shadow Series" was inspired by the quiet patterns made on sand from scrub pine trees. This…

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January 2024

Exhibition Opening: George Huiyi Wang Chinese Painting

Tuesday, January 2 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library opens a two-month exhibition of Chinese painting by George Huiyi Wang, a Medford resident and member of the Medford Senior Center. On display will be Wang's Chinese brush paintings showcasing Eastern art and culture. Wang immigrated from China to the U.S. in 1987 and is a member of the Chinese American Fine Arts Society. The exhibition will be on view in the library's second-floor gallery during regular library hours through Thursday, February 29.  

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Gallery Talk: JJ Gonson Photographer

Wednesday, January 17 @ 6:00 pm
EventThem Studios, 344 Salem St.
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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An exhibit of photos by JJ Gonson, a prolific photographer of musicians and bands from the 1980s and '90s, has been extended into the new year at the EventThem Studios Gallery. And by popular demand, this evening Gonson will present another talk about her experience shooting bands and her history with touring and photography. Regular gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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Exhibition Opening: Kenneth Tam – Standing in Soft Formation

Wednesday, January 24 @ 11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tufts University Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave.
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Tufts University Art Galleries opens the Kenneth Tam exhibition "Standing in Soft Formation." Through his choreographed video, photography and sculpture, Tam has long explored the myths and performative culture that uphold conventional American expectations of masculinity and identity. "Standing in Soft Formation" features the artist’s two most recent projects — "Silent Spikes" (2021) and "The Founding of the World" (2023) — in dialogue for the first time. The two installations explore historical and present-day tropes of Anglo-American masculinity and their…

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Artist Reception: Kenneth Tam – Standing in Soft Formation

Wednesday, January 24 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Tufts University Art Galleries, Aidekman Arts Center, 40 Talbot Ave.
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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Tufts University Art Galleries invites you to a public conversation with exhibiting artist Kenneth Tam and Daisy Nam, director of Texas contemporary art space Ballroom Marfa, followed by an opening reception for Tam’s one-person exhibition,  "Standing in Soft Formation." Featuring Tam’s most recent choreographed videos and sculpture in conversation together for the first time, "Standing in Soft Formation" explores the historical and present-day tropes of Anglo-American masculinity and their impact on Asian American identities. The exhibition will be on view…

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February 2024

Picturing Us: The Power of the Gaze

Thursday, February 1 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Alumnae Lounge, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University, 40 Talbot Ave.
Medford, MA 02155 United States
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The Tufts University Art Galleries present "Picturing Us: The Power of the Gaze," a conversation with Dr. Deborah Willis hosted by Monroe France, the inaugural Vice Provost for Institutional Inclusive Excellence at Tufts. France and Willis will discuss Willis’s extensive photographic career, connecting her artistic practice to the work of Christian Walker, a photographer, critic, and curator who graduated from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts in 1984. Walker was a path-making gay Black photographer active…

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Exhibition Closing: George Huiyi Wang Chinese Painting

Thursday, February 29 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pm
Free

Today is the final day to view the Medford Public Library's exhibition of Chinese painting by George Huiyi Wang, a Medford resident and member of the Medford Senior Center. On display is Wang's Chinese brush paintings showcasing Eastern art and culture. Wang immigrated from China to the U.S. in 1987 and is a member of the Chinese American Fine Arts Society. The exhibition is on view in the library's second-floor gallery during regular library hours.  

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March 2024

Exhibition Opening: Lisa L. Sears

Friday, March 1 @ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
Free

The Medford Public Library opens its art exhibition for March, “Some Left, Some Stayed” by Lisa L. Sears. It features a collection of paintings and drawings on paper and canvas examining the sense of place that a person carries with them, and what is considered “home,” nostalgia, immigration and belonging. The exhibit is the culmination of years of ruminating and grew out of Sears’ favorite conversation starter: “Where were you born and what do you consider home?” Sears is a…

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Children’s Art Showcase Reception

Sunday, March 24 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
River’s Edge, 200 River's Edge Drive
Medford, 02155 United States
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All are invited to a reception to recognize the participants in the Children’s Art Showcase, a volunteer-run art display created to highlight artwork from students in grades 3 and 7, as well as featured high school students, from the Medford Public Schools. Its mission is to promote arts and to keep students engaged with their creative side and giving them the chance to see themselves as artists. The Showcase artwork is on display through March 31 in the North and…

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