Exhibits

Exhibits

The Menino Arts Center proudly announces:

35th Annual HPAA Members Exhibition at the MAC

November 8 – December 20, 2024

Closing Reception and Holiday Party:
Friday, December 20, 7 – 830 pm

Featuring the work of 43 HPAA members. Works will be curated and displayed both physically at the Menino Arts Center and in a virtual 3D gallery that you can enter and view at your own pace.

Gallery Hours at the MAC:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 10 am – 4 pm

Awards:

Best in Show: 

Barbara Kibler, Evening Story 

Painting

1st: Dexter Roberts, Lands
2nd: Tamara Safford, Hide and Seek
3rd: Gail Bos, Heading Home

Photography

1st: Kay Matthew, Lake Superior
2nd: Joni Lohr, The English Teacher
3rd: Mark Wise, Art of Arousal

Other Media

1st: Danaysha Thompson, Kiss the Sky
2nd: Sasja Lucas, Somewhat Isolated
3rd: Joyce Caggiano, Less Traveled

Thanks to our Jurors: Julia Ryan, Alexandra Paul Zotov, Mariana Rey of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture.

Take a stroll in our 3D gallery:


35th Annual HPAA Members Exhibition at Scollay Square

Monday, September 23 – Friday, November 1, 2024

Awards Reception: Thursday, October 3, 3 – 430 pm

Featuring the work of 43 HPAA members. Works are curated and displayed at Scollay Square Gallery at Boston City Hall and at the MAC, as well as in a virtual 3D Online Gallery which you can stroll through at your own pace.

We will again host this exhibition at the MAC as well, to allow the community an opportunity to view our member’s work. MAC Showcase Dates: Monday, Nov 11 – Friday, Dec 20


Focus on Fibers

at the Menino Arts Center and online in a 3D gallery

September 9 – October 27, 2024

Reception: Saturday, September 14, 330 – 5 pm

Works will be curated and displayed both physically at the Menino Arts Center and in a virtual 3D gallery that you can enter and view at your own pace.

Juried by Paula Stebbins Becker – www.paulastebbinsbecker.com
Curated by Sasja Lucas – https://www.sasjalucas.com
Co-curated by Mary Harman – @maryharma on Instagram

Featuring 77 pieces of fiber art from 50 artists from across the country (including Denver, CO; Savannah, GA; New Orleans, LA; Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY; and Charleston, SC), and even from Hungary in Europe(!).

Gallery Hours:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 10 am – 4 pm
Saturdays: 10 am – 1 pm

**The last day of gallery hours is Saturday, October 26, please come visit by then!**

Take a stroll in our 3D gallery:


Curry College: Students, Alumni, and Faculty

at the Menino Arts Center and online in a 3D gallery

April 15 – May 10, 2024

Reception: Saturday, May 4, 3 – 5 pm

Juried by Professor Iris Kumar and Sasja Lucas.
Curated by Sasja Lucas and Curry College Intern Matthew Yoke.

Featuring the work of 26 students, 4 alumni, and 3 faculty members of Curry College.

Gallery Hours starting week of April 15:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays: 10 am – 4 pm
All other times by appointment. Please call us at 617-364-ARTS (2787) or email info@hpaa-mac.org to set up a visit.

Take a stroll in our 3D gallery:

 


Portraits and Figures, 2024

Thursday, March 14 – Friday, March 29

Curated by Sasja Lucas and Curry College Intern Matthew Yoke

Sketches and finished works from HPAA members and Friday Portrait Group participants

Gallery hours at the MAC:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays: 1 pm – 4 pm


22nd Mini Print International Exhibition

February 5 – March 3, 2024

Reception: Friday, February 9, 7 – 830 pm

Juror, Julianne Hunter, Cornell University

Curator, Craig Mains, The Ink Shop, Ithaca NY

Curator, Sasja Lucas, Menino Arts Center

Featuring 127 prints from 76 artists from 19 countries and 65 cities. Exhibition is in person only, there is no online gallery.

Gallery Hours Starting Week of 2/5:
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays          10 am – 4 pm

Cities, states & countries of Participating Artists:
North Balgowlah (New South Wales), Brisbane, Toowoomba (Queensland), Australia • Burlington (Ontario), Canada • Zagreb Croatia • České Budějovice Czech Republic • Vénissieux (Rhône- Alpes), France • Berlin, Germany • Talofofo, Guam • Dublin, Ireland • Fiorenzuola d’Arda (Piacenza), Italy • Sapparo (Hokkaido), Amagasaki (Hyogo), Izumisano(Osaka), Nerima-ku, Toshima-ku (Tokyo), Syunan City (Yamaguchi), Japan • Vilnius, Lithuania • Bellingwolde (Groningen), Leiden, The Hague (Zuid-Holland), Netherlands • Auckland, New Zealand • Kamieniec Wrocławski (Dolnośląskie), Grębocin (kujawsko-pomorskie), Opole (Opolskie), Bytom (Śląskie), Starachowice (Swietokrzyskie), Poland • Azambuja, Portugal • Bratislava, Košice, Slovakia • Viken (Skaane), Swedwen • Taoyuan, Taiwan • Petaluma (CA), Old Lyme (CT), Atlanta, Loganville (GA), Bloomington, Evanston, Peoria (IL), Dedham, Jamaica Plain, Milton, Natick, Newton Center, Roslindale (MA), Southfield (MI), Wilmington (NC), Brooklyn, Burdett, Chappaqua, Corning, Cold Spring, Honeoye Falls, Ithaca, Lyons, New Paltz, New York, Sag Harbor, Staten Island, Sag Harbor (NY), Las Vegas (NV), Pittsburgh, Troy (PA), Knoxville (TN), Austin (TX), Colchester (VT) United States

Participating Artists:

Adele Rothman
Adriane Berris
Agata Dworzak-Subocz
Aimee Dalrymple
Andrea Kornbluth
Anna Mulder
Anna Trojanowska ji
Anne Auld
Anthony TungNing Huang
António Canau
Barbara Graham
Barbora Heřmanová
Bernadette Madden
Brielle Sarkisian
Carol Hayman
Carol MacDonald
Cathie Crawford
Christa Wolf
Cleo Wilkinson
Colleen Dwire
Donald Furst
Gail Bos
Georg Bothe
Gerald Bailey
Gunnar Nilmén
Haruko Cho
Heidi Marschner
Irena Keckes
Isao Kobayashi
Iurii Aleksandrov
Jaco Putker
Jaden Demarest
Jane Wiley
Jeanne Kagle
Joe Ziolkowski
Katherine Baca-Bielinis
Kathleen Friedrich
Kathrine Laird
Kristina Norvilaite
Lara Vaienti
Laura Glenn
Laura Robert
Lindsey Potoff
Łukasz Koniuszy
Magdalena Hlawacz
Magdalena Jagodzka
Marina Korenfeld
Melody Knight Leary
Mhairi Revie
Ming-Chen Wu
Mitchell Poon
Natasha Becker
Pat Bacon
Paul Arsenault
Paulina Ptaszyńska
Renata Ladović Meštrović
Riley Osborne
Ronald Stokkel
Sarah Smelser
Saratuba
Selina Karim
Sigrid Sperzel
Stephanie Kolpy
Suki Hall
Susana Rey Alvarez
Tamara Safford
Tanimura Akito
Tara Axford
Timothy Green
William Broich
Yoshiaki Murakami
Yoshihiro Tsuji
Yung-Chih Yeh
Zellman Warhaft
Zoey LaTour
Zuzana Királyová

 


The Art of the Quilt

December 4, 2023 – January 21, 2024

Reception: Saturday, December 9, 3 – 5 pm

Contemporary, improvisational, off-the-grid, off-center, minimalist, asymmetrical, high contrast, negative space focus, free-motion style, questioning established forms.

Juried by Stephanie Shore. Curated by Sasja Lucas.

Featuring 43 pieces from 31 different artists from Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Ohio, Missouri, and New Mexico.

Virtual Exhibiting Artists Talk and Online Gallery Tour

Wednesday, January 17, 7 – 9 pm on Zoom

Free, but registration is required.

Open to anyone interested in the Art of the Quilt. Connect with fellow exhibiting artists and discuss your works. Time allotted will be based on number of participants.

Click here to register for our Virtual Exhibiting Artists Talk.

 

Gallery hours at the MAC:
Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: 10 am – 4 pm
Saturdays: 10 am – 12 pm

Take a stroll in our 3D gallery:

 

Accepted Artists and Entries:

Name Title of Entry (s)
Adrienne Sloane Made in USA
Adrienne Sloane Radiant Heartbreak
Agusta Agustsson Disturbed Terrain
Agusta Agustsson Language of Trees: Deadfall
Amy Kidd i danced along a colored wind
Amy Kidd for Ninth Street Bee (see below) For Ruth
Annie Cardinaux Cultivation
Annie Cardinaux Emergence
Annie Cardinaux Shoreward
Barbara Graceffa View from the Tree House Windows
Barbara Graceffa Tree Top Home
Cindy Warren Lewis Paradise
Cindy Warren Lewis It Takes a Herd
Cindy Warren Lewis Dappled Shade
Emily Williams Chaotic Neutral
Freedom Baird Journey Quilt for Pine Manor College
Gail Gazelle Finding Balance in the Flow
Gail Pettiford Willett Many Hands Make a Community
Gloretta Baynes Khemet
Hiroko Fukawa Memory of water / Fluorite
Judy Ross Blooms in My Garden
Judy Ross Circling the Drain
Julie Reuben Apparition X
Laine Gifford Rumi Says I
Laine Gifford Rumi Says II
Liz Gray Hopscotch
Liz Hardy Hexagon Garden
Mary Harman Whale Tails
Nancy Crasco Bath of Fresh Leaves
Nancy Crasco Under Indigo Skies
Pam Geisel Journey
Pam Geisel Time Lapse Moon Rise
Patricia Shinn Wojtowicz Perspectives
Paul Breuer Red Tide Rising
Paul Breuer My Flower Garden Quilt
Sandy Gregg Riding the T
Sandy Gregg Migrations 2
Susan Naimark A Question of Reclamation
Tricia  Deck Gingko Leaf Beauty
Vicki Conley Dog Gone
Vicki Conley Orogeny
Victoria Findlay Wolfe Grandma Elda
Victoria Findlay Wolfe A Year of Moments
Ninth Street Bee: Alexis Deise, Amy Kidd, Linda Wolyneic,
Rebecca Loren, Susan McKinney