Mystic Coffee Roaster presents a reception with Medford artist Laura Duggan, whose paintings inspired by her 2018 trip to China and Tibet are on exhibit at the shop all during July. Come see Laura's work, meet the artist and enjoy some free hors d'oeuvres. The exhibit runs through July 30 during regular business hours.  

Sanctuary United Church of Christ invites you to an art gallery reception celebrating the Lakota Youth Stay Program through the eyes of the participants. Come view an exhibit of photos taken by 11 Lakota Youth from Pine Ridge, South Dakota, during this year's third annual cultural exchange program with their Medford host families. The pictures will highlight their experiences around Greater Boston. Following the reception, the photos will remain on view through July during regular gallery hours: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.…

Today is the last day to view Medford artist Laura Duggan's exhibit of paintings inspired by her 2018 trip to China and Tibet, which is being presented at Mystic Coffee Roaster in Medford Square. Duggan created the paintings both on her trip and upon her return home.  

Howe Creative Studio & Gallery concludes the exhibit "Women Rising." Co-sponsored by the Zonta Club of Medford, the exhibit celebrates the centennial of Zonta International. It features works that represents Zonta's work over the last 100 years to end violence against women and girls, to provide better access to health care, and to empower women through education. Helping women create better lives for themselves and their families has been and continues to be the goal of Zonta, through its work internationally…

Sanctuary United Church of Christ presents a reception and reflection with photographer Astrid Reischwitz, whose images from her project "Stories from the Kitchen Table" will be on display at the Sanctuary Gallery from August 19 through September 22. 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…

Tufts University Art Galleries opens the fall exhibit "Bookworks," which presents a wide-ranging exploration of the practice of artist-made books, drawing on the contemporary artists’ books and special collections at Tufts. Featuring more than 80 objects, the exhibition considers book making as a distinctive art form that questions the structure, function and value of printed matter, and has found new footing in the digitally marked 21st century. The selected works highlight key projects from the 1960s to now and feature examples of…

Tufts University Art Galleries presents "Stack, Layer, and Arrange," the first comprehensive retrospective of Julie S. Graham (1947–2018), Boston-based painter and beloved instructor at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (SMFA) at Tufts. Guest curated by Martina Tanga, "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. The exhibit will be on display in the Aidekman Arts Center through Sunday, September…

Tufts University Art Galleries presents "Student-Facing, Student-Focused," an exhibition celebrating 50 years of black excellence at Tufts centered on the university's Africana Center. The 1969 inception of the Africana Center was a catalyst for progressive change on campus that had started in the mid-1950s following the Brown vs. Board of Education decision, amplifying the voices of student-activists who called for improved university-wide support—both for themselves and for their peers. This exhibit is a comprehensive look at the Africana Center’s efforts over the…