Mystic Coffee Roaster invites you to a reception with Elena Neva, the shop's September Artist of the Month. Neva's show, a collection of pastel, watercolor and oil paintings entitled "Love of Flowers," will grace walls at Mystic Coffee Roaster from September 7 through October 6.  In addition to being a painter and sculptor, Neva, a Medford resident, is known worldwide for her expertise in Bactrian jewelry and the history of jewelry in general; her books and lectures on art history; and her knowledge of the…

Sanctuary United Church of Christ concludes the exhibit of photographer Astrid Reischwitz's project "Stories from the Kitchen Table." Reischwitz created “Stories from the Kitchen Table” to preserve and honor a fading way of life in her childhood home, an old farmhouse in a small village in northern Germany. Connecting past and present, her composites include old family photos combined with images reflecting how she perceives her heritage today. Astrid is a Boston-area photographer whose work explores the possibilities of storytelling from…

Guest curator Martina Tanga will lead a tour of the Tufts University Art Galleries exhibit "Stack, Layer, and Arrange," a retrospective of Julie S. Graham (1947–2018), Boston-based painter and beloved instructor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. "Stack, Layer, and Arrange" presents paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs spanning Graham’s career, reflecting an artist consistently inspired by architecture and the incidental alignment of shapes in the world. Tanga is a curatorial research and interpretation associate at the Museum of…

"Chewing Tzu—The Rumination Book" (1993) by Angela Lorenz is an edible performance piece consisting of ancient Taoist philosophy by Chuang Tzu, Lao Tzu, and others printed on four kinds of gum. At this event, the public is invited to read the text aloud and ruminate over the conceptual pairings of phrase and flavor. Angela Lorenz is one of the artists in the "Bookworks" exhibition at the Aidekman Arts Center through December 15.  

Jerome Street Studios invites you to a reception with the artists whose work is featured in Fresh Prints, an exhibition curated by Susan Murie from submissions by participants in her cyanotype workshops at Jerome Street Studios. Participating artists are Gail Barry, Sally Bousquet, Sally Caspar, Lorena Levesque Gregor, Kathy Tarantola and Stephanie Todhunter. The exhibit runs from September 27 to October 18, by appointment. Contact Susan Murie (muriesusan@gmail.com) or Stephanie Todhunter (stephtodhunter@gmail.com) to schedule a visit after the opening reception.

Sanctuary United Church of Christ presents a reception and reflection with artist Christina Chang, whose contemporary paintings are on display at the Sanctuary Gallery from through October 27. Chang is a Boston native who received a BFA in Painting from Texas Christian University and a MAT from Rhode Island School of Design. She has worked as an art educator for many years, in public and private schools, teaching children and adults. Chang is currently working on a series of abstract paintings that…

Mystic Coffee Roaster concludes "Love of Flowers," an exhibit of pastel, watercolor and oil paintings by Medford artist Elena Neva. In addition to being a painter and sculptor, Neva is known worldwide for her expertise in Bactrian jewelry and the history of jewelry in general; her books and lectures on art history; and her knowledge of the art and jewelry of ancient Asia and Tajikistan, where she was born.