Artist Marcia Ballou
Opening Reception: Friday, May 10, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 PM
Artist Marcia Ballou returns to The James with an all-new body of vibrant, exciting work. More details to come!
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Artist Marcia Ballou returns to The James with an all-new body of vibrant, exciting work. More details to come!
Opening Reception Friday, February 9, 2024 | 6:00-8:00 PM
AP Art students' portfolios are driven by personal research. There is no preferred style, only encouragement to experiment, practice, revisit and revise as they think about the synthesis between materials, ideas, and how to tell their story to the audience they are trying to reach.
The James Library’s Fall Juried Art Show will be juried by Misty Flores, assistant curator, Rienzi, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Deadline for submissions is Sunday, October 29, 2023. Only online entries will be accepted. Entries are open to all mediums. Cash and prizes will be awarded to winners. Accepted entries will be announced on November 5, 2023.
What We Carry is an ongoing photographic investigation of sustained vigilance as a source of trauma. Portraits of women and gender non-conforming individuals with what is physically carried for protection serve as a point of entry for conversations surrounding self-preservation, collective trauma, and recent gender-based legislation.
No one understands and appreciates a landscape quite like someone who was born and raised there. Dianne Panarelli Miller is an award-winning, homegrown artist, celebrating over 40 years of painting across the South Shore and beyond. Her work is included in regional, national, and international collections.
Nationally-recognized artist Sarah Hutt’s exhibit “My Mother's Legacy” features a 1,000-line poem wood-burned into the bottom of 1,000 wooden bowls. “On each bowl is written a line from my memory that reflects a mannerism, advice, or a remark I attribute to my mother. The bowls are piled randomly onto tables, where the viewer must pick up each bowl to read it. The act of lifting each bowl reminds me of my mother, because she had the habit of turning things over to see where they were made,” shares Sarah.
Welcoming artists of all levels and art of all mediums. Ruthie Holland Tredwell, Juror, is Founder & Executive Director of Emerge Foundation for Contemporary Art. Cash awards to best in show, second place, and third place. Prospectus coming soon.
AP Art students' portfolios are driven by personal research. There is no preferred style, only encouragement to experiment, practice, revisit and revise as they think about the synthesis between materials, ideas, and how to tell their story to the audience they are trying to reach.
20-21-22 Juried Art Show–Showcasing & honoring art created during unprecedented times.
Over decades, Picasso had seven significant long-term relationships with women. Two he married; five were mistresses. Six of these relationships ended badly, including two suicides. Only one woman said “enough!”, the artist Françoise Gilot, who will turn 101 on November 26, 2022. She was his muse and mistress for 10 years, 40 years his junior, and mother of two of his children, Claude and Paloma. She left him in 1953. Years later she had a successful 25-year marriage to Dr. Jonas Salk. She works in multiple mediums, and her artistic output is both masterful and extensive. This presentation will pay tribute to this remarkable woman and artist.
The James Library & Center for the Arts is excited to welcome back The Massachusetts South Shore Woodturners for an exhibition featuring works created by some of their 80 members.
An exhibition of new works by Laura Harvey featuring abstract paintings and collages ("Ab") as well as Harvey's signature mixed media collages and photo transfers of family and fabulous familiar figures.
The James Library welcomes artists from the South Shore and beyond for this Spring Juried Exhibition featuring art work of all mediums. Best in Show, second place, third place, and four honorable mentions will be awarded with cash prizes for the top three selections.
Norwell High School AP art students have been working hard all year developing their sustained investigations for their portfolio submissions. Students must research, revise, and find synthesis between their materials and ideas as they collect both written and visual evidence. Portfolio submissions are often very personal and showcase the student's budding style.
This exhibit will feature small but exceptional pieces of art perfect for holiday gift giving. All pieces are original works created by well-recognized and accomplished local pastel artists who have been painting and exhibiting together for years. Small Works shows are a popular event due to the small scale and affordability, and with the holidays right around the corner, you will not want to miss this show!
The James is thrilled to welcome back the Coastal Printmakers! Featuring work from over 13 of the South Shore’s most accomplished artists, this exhibition will show a variety of printmaking techniques and will include etchings, solarplates, and monoprints.
POSTPONED due to Coronavirus
Join us for a one-night class at the James where you will create your own unique piece of collage art. Presented by Artist Karen Baker. This class is free, but space is limited.