Tufts University Art Galleries presents a public reception with Tomashi Jackson in conjunction with her current exhibition, "Across the Universe." Presenting the first midcareer retrospective of the Cambridge-based artist, "Across the Universe" brings together vibrant prints, paintings, videos, textiles, and sculptures from Jackson’s past decade of work that powerfully explore systemic inequities found throughout U.S. history. Influenced by California muralist traditions, Jackson’s work scrutinizes the mechanics of societal power and recognizes triumphs in civil rights advocacy and the empowerment of…

Arts Collaborative Medford presents an opening reception with the Meanwhile Vampyrs, whose work will be on exhibit at ACM through November 7. The Meanwhile Vampyrs are a collective of accomplished Boston-Based artists. In our culture of individualism, supergroups such as this one exist to buck the norm and remind us that there is power in collaboration and friendship. “Vamping” is the collective’s bat call to gather in the studio and build together while everyone else soundly sleeps. Exhibited evidence that…

The October art exhibition at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library will feature New England paintings by Phillip Olander. The artists says, "My paintings are about the spirit of place, the genius loci. A successful painting should enable the viewer to conjure the felt experience of a particular time and place. Most of my work depicts the New England coast and points of local interest." Included in the October exhibition will be several views of the Mystic River…

EventThem Studios invites you to a closing reception with Maureen McCabe, whose paintings are on display there this month. McCabe's paintings, which span almost two decades, explore light, space and energy to address the mysteries of the universe. Her work has been displayed in many private and public collections, such as Boston's Children's Hospital and Charles River Community Health in Brighton. She received her BFA from the Massachusetts College of Art in 1989.

For the November art exhibition at the Charlotte & William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, Peter L. Rosenberg is collaborating with Julian Chagrin on a show that is a study of human emotions during stressful times. Through evolving cultures, relationships, cameras, and a wide range of photographic interests, has been practicing photography since the summer of the U.S. Bicentennial in 1976. His photography is personal and, in a sense, autobiographical. The artists' work will be on view in the library's second-floor…