Tufts University Art Galleries director and chief curator Dina Deitsch and School of the Museum of Fine Arts faculty Ihnmi Jon lead an interdisciplinary conversation about the sculptures, photographs, and videos on view in the TUAG exhibition "Kenneth Tam: 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," on view through April 21, features the artist’s…

Today concludes the Kenneth Tam exhibition "Standing in Soft Formation" at Tufts University Art Galleries. 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…

Today is the final day to view the Tufts University Art Galleries (TUAG) exhibition "Visualizing Collections: Data-Driven Approaches to Anti-Bias Curating." For decades, data has been a tool to shed light on the inequities in the visual arts — most famously utilized by the Guerrilla Girls, a masked collective of feminist artists who began using numbers and head-turning graphics in the 1980s to expose gender bias in museum collections. These efforts have since woven into the museum community with organizations…

Today concludes the Medford Public Library's art exhibition for April, featuring works from a selection of artists from Medford High School. The exhibition is on view in the second-floor gallery of the library during regular hours. Scheduled to be exhibited in May is work by collage and quilt artist Rita Ortolino-Dioguardi.      

The Medford Public Library's art exhibit for May will feature works by collage and quilt artist Rita Ortolino-Dioguardi. Rita has been creating collage art since a young girl. What started as childhood art projects has bloomed into unique and colorful pieces of art. These stunning images are spontaneous creations. Her paper collages are created by ripping, not cutting, simple splashes of color from magazines and glossy advertisements, and her quilts are born from simple scraps of material. Each piece of original…

Tufts University Art Galleries opens "Pulling Teeth and Jumping Rope," featuring the work of 27 graduating master of fine arts students from the School of The Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts. The exhibition will be on view through Sunday, May 19, during regular gallery hours (11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday). A reception celebrating the artists will be held on Friday, May 17, from 5 to 8 p.m., also at Aidekman Arts Center.

McGlynn Elementary School presents its annual Festival of the Arts Night. Stop by to see the creative artwork of the McGlynn students on display.  

Medford High School opens an exhibit of entries in its 2024 Photo Contest. The works will be on view in the high school foyer during regular school hours through Friday, May 31.