Let’s chat, share, and learn together! Working on something new and need some feedback? Want to show off what you've got on your bench? Join us online on for our free monthly Zoom social hour and brainshare. Meet other makers and see what they are up to, ask questions and ask for help, and spend an hour enjoying the chance to connect with other creative minds. RSVP for this free monthly social gathering and don't miss some exciting learning opportunities for the jewelry and metals community this winter. https://metalwerx.com/wear-and-share Upcoming Wear and Share Dates: April 26 @ 5:30 PM Eastern May 31 @ 5:30 PM Eastern June 28 @ 5:30 PM Eastern July 26 @ 5:30 PM Eastern August 30 @ 5:30 PM Eastern September 27 @ 5:30 PM Eastern November 29 @ 5:30 PM Eastern December 27 @ 5:30 PM Eastern

Concord Art is pleased to announce, THIS EARTH, curated by Stefan Hagen. Hagen is the founder of the Montello Foundation Artist Residency in Nevada. This is a solitary residency in the Nevada Desert for artists who foster our understanding of the fragility of nature and the need to protect it. Their works examines themes like human impact and the fragility of nature, the mediums in the show include photography, painting, sculpture, poetry, video, puppetry, music and fragrance. The guiding principals of this exhibition are based on the 32 artists’ various approaches and personal relationships to nature. Some artists work in the great tradition of observing nature as listeners and note-takers, others work with natural elements and materials, transforming them with their practice. Another group focuses on the impact humans have on the natural world in well meaning and devastating ways. Henry David Thoreau’s response to his environment at Walden Pond in Concord has often been likened to an artist retreat or residency. Like Thoreau, these Montello artists key to understanding their subject matter is through uninterrupted observation and assimilation of experience, thus the importance of being submersed in a solo retreat. Exhibition Opening: March 30, 2023 Exhibition End Date: May 7 https://concordart.org/exhibition/this-earth/

In BAD MATH, Brooke Stewart constructs a love letter to the artists and makers of Boston who, much like the medium of woodblock printing, continuously carve and build their lives in service of their work. Brooke Stewart: BAD MATH, curated by Liz Morlock, is part of the 1:1 Exhibition Series at BCA. Brooke Stewart is an artist living and working in Boston. She received her MFA from School of The Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University (Boston, MA) and currently serves as a postgraduate teaching fellow for Northeastern University. At the end of this month, Stewart will partner with curator Liz Morlock to bring Brooke Stewart: BAD MATH to the Mills Gallery as the next exhibition in our 1:1 Exhibition Series. In BAD MATH, Brooke Stewart constructs a love letter to the artists and makers of Boston who, much like the medium of woodblock printing, continuously carve and build their lives in service of their work. https://bostonarts.org/experiences/exhibitions/brooke-stewart-bad-math/ On view April 29, 2023 to June 3, 2023. 1pm – 6pm, Wed – Sat.

2023 Earth Month Exhibition April 5 – 23, 2023 Artists Reception, Wed, April 12 - 5PM-7PM The Umbrella Arts Center Main Gallery Reflections: Listening to Nature Nature is full of reflections produced by light, water, and rocks. It is often the quality of light on a surface, of saturated color, or the whispers of a breeze that invite moments of personal reflection. Instances of being still and watching animals go about their daily activity. When we spend time in nature, how do the arts help us listen and learn? How do we share this experience with others through the arts? It’s common to feel disconnected from the climate change data, yet rebuilding connections between each other and the natural world is essential to sparking collective action. Frequently referred to as a universal language, art can be the bridge between the hard reality of climate change, and the emotions we need to feel to take action. How has the way that we relate to the natural world created this crisis we find ourselves in? When we attune our senses to our local ecosystem, what can we learn? Whether one uses the arts as an outlet, a way to deepen your connections to the environment, or a tool for change, we encouraged our community members to submit artworks responding to the theme Reflections for this year's non-juried Earth Month Exhibit, which will run in The Umbrella Arts Center gallery from April 5 through April 23, 2023. This exhibition featuring more than 100 works was the breathtaking response! https://theumbrellaarts.org/reflections-2023-earth-month-exhibition More about Earth Month at The Umbrella

Our 9th International Open Call exhibition will open on April 20th as a showcase for contemporary photography as complied by Paula Tognarelli, Curator and former Executive Director of the Griffin Museum of Photography. The work in this exhibition was selected from an international call for entries to present a survey of current photographic practice. This open call was conceived to create a showcase for contemporary photography and we would like to thank everyone who submitted work for consideration. We are excited to be presenting this annual exhibition, providing the opportunity to bring the work of so many new photographers to Providence. We will be reviewing all entries at a later date as we look for photographers to feature in 2025. The exhibition includes 71 images selected to include work from: Mahsa Alafar, Morgan Anderson, Moira Barrett, David Blow, Jim Borrebach, Sally Bousquet, Lynne Breitfeller, Angela C. Brown, Tyler Brumfield, Ronald Butler, Thomas Carroll, Heather Cassano, Kaylee Cataldo-Perry, Sally Chapman, Diana Cheren Nygren, Richard Cohen, Sandi Daniel, Adria Davis, Jean Duffy, Abigail Egan, Miren Etcheverry, Diane Fenster, Teri Figliuzzi, Joe Frank, Joan E Gardner, J. M. Golding, Cassandra Goldwater, Bill Gore, Katherine Gulla, Wenda Habenicht, Trotter Hardy, Alexander Iglesias, Marc Jaffe, Paul Jett, Robert Johnson, Gregory Jundanian, Marcy Juran, Jean Karotkin, Marky Kauffmann, Constance Keller, Alison Lake, Hannah Latham, David Lawlor, Bob Leonard, Irina Levental, Kim Llerena, Joni Lohr, Chris Losee, Kevin Lyle, Sarah Malakoff, Chris Manfield, Lawrence Manning, Julie Mihaly, Chuck Miller, Judith Montminy, Janet Moscarello, Paul Murray, Irwin Nesoff, Alison Plass, Lisa Redburn, Wen Redmond, Lee Rogers, Russ Rowland, Kris Sanford, Robert Schultz, Kerry Sharkey-Miller, Pip Shepley, Mathew Temple, Susan West, Paul Westlake, Jane Yudelman Opening Reception: April 2oth 5:00 – 8:00pm On View: Thursday, April 20th, thru Friday, May 12th, 2023 Free and Open to the Public Opening Reception & Awards Presentation: April 20th, 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, 118 N. Main St. Providence, RI https://www.riphotocenter.org/9th-international-juried-exhibition/

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Minuteman, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop will support our annual cash awards to graduating seniors pursuing careers in the arts. To donate to the High School Scholarship Program, please click on the link: https://www.lexart.org/scholarship-awards Artwork Artist: Adelpha Bathol: Waltham HS, Andrew Dillon: Burlington HS, Ashlee MacKinnon: Burlington HS, Carly Saunders: Minuteman HS, Cassidy Soohoo: Burlington HS, Dove Jimenez: Burlington HS, Eiko Coram: Burlington HS, Eiko Coram: Burlington HS, Evan Kim: Burlington HS, Georgia Doherty: Burlington HS, Isaac Kneiss: Winchester HS, Kamila Santos: Winchester HS, Leo Wang: Winchester HS, Livia Errico: Winchester HS, Maddie Spreadbury: Burlington HS, Mairin Norton: Winchester HS, Michaela Landry: Waltham HS, Paul Jeon: Bedford HS, Rachel Swaine: Burlington HS, Renee LeComte: Burlington HS, Renee LeComte: Burlington HS, Scarlett Kopalla: Winchester HS, Shannon Sullivan: Bedford HS, Sydney Lee: Winchester HS, Von Larson: Burlington HS Photos taken by Chase Jones of the show be hung

The Refugee Artisans of Worcester (RAW) helps refugees gain self-sufficiency through the sale of their artwork. With craft as our common language, LexArt brings RAW artisans to our community. 100% of realized gallery sales supports RAW artisans. Worcester is one of 27 cities throughout the US that support the relocation and assimilation of international refugees. Founded in 2010 by Worcester residents Ellen Ferrante and Joan Kariko, Refugee Artisans of Worcester (RAW) is a unique non-profit project that works to support refugees and assist them to self-sufficiency through the sale of their artwork, while archiving their heritage and cultural crafts. RAW artisans originate from the African, Asian and Central American countries of Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Guatemala, Honduras, Iraq, Kenya, Liberia, Nepal, Rwanda, Pakistan, Syria and Vietnam. RAW embraces and promotes the cultural diversity of Worcester, recognizes the beauty of the refugee populations’ traditional craft, the economic opportunity that craft practice provides them, the therapeutic value of refugees working with their hands and engaging in their traditional craft in a foreign land, the dignity afforded them as a result, as well as the merits of assimilation given refugees through engaging in the business of producing and marketing their craft, managing their resources and engaging the English-speaking population. RAW works with many (69) non-profits and social services in Worcester. These organizations update RAW on recent refugees and provide contact information for RAW to get in touch with potential artisans. RAW complements the many refugee resettlement programs in the city by seeking community awareness and assistance. LexArt seeks to introduce the RAW non-profit project and its artisans to our community and foster a supportive environment with traditional craft as our common language. We hope it is the first of many such collaborations. One hundred percent of realized gallery sales will support RAW artisans. RAW Opening Reception: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR7wf5tX/ List of Artists Photos of Opening Reception taken by Nicole Mordecai

Creative and Unique Work for Domestic Settings Featuring the work of 27 artists from the LexArt Ceramics Guild along with contemporary pieces in a variety of media from invited artists. Exhibiting Artists Alice Abrams • S. Berretta • Joan Carcia • Saeeda Carrimjee • Jane Dahmen • Sophia Dehof • Prasad Deshpande • Patricia Dranoff • MaryLou Eshelman • Helen Fitts • Shamai Sam Gibsh • Sara Goodman • Ronnie Gould • Arthur Halvorsen • Laurie Krigman • Alison Lauriat • Bick Mee Lee • Laurie Leuchtenburg • Chin Lin • Jasmine Lipman • Sonal Masalia • Rachel Pleasants McDonnell • Michelle McGrath • Ruth van Mierlo • Judy Monosson • Brian Murphy • Sarah Nawoichik • Madhuvanti Nene • Molly Nye • Crystal Ribitch • Cindy Samuelson • Homai Schmidt • Nancy Shepard • Suresh Sundaram • Doug Urban • Dianne Wright • PaoFei Yang Opening Reception Photos taken by Nicole Mordecai

Take a look at the LexArt Spring Newsletter! Read all about the wonderful and amazing shows, events, and classes we had this past quarter. Also, check out all the exciting happenings in our studios and with some of our members. We want to give a special Thank You to Karin LaPann, Jen Fuchel, Emily Taylor, and all our contributors. You can email newsletter@lexart.org *anytime* to put something out on the newsletter radar. Use this link to view the newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bXzDAaz9t7BRJJkhHXZjEa1umv8vZOWz/view

Varied works by Jill M. Pottle, described as ‘impressionist realism.’ On view at Fivesparks from March 29 – May 13, 2023. Artist Reception, open to the public. Sunday, April 16, 2023. 3:00-5:00pm. Jill M. Pottle is an artist from Worcester County, MA who has exhibited her paintings and drawings both locally and nationally. She graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA and earned a MFA from the Boston Museum School. She has been an accomplished artist her whole life and an art teacher for 38 years. Her works have been included in shows at the Three Stones Gallery, W. Concord, MA and the East End Gallery in Provincetown, MA. She is a member of the Fountain Street Gallery in Boston, MA and had shown at the Trumpet Gallery of Fine Arts in Peterborough, NH. She was the artist in residency at the Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA, and Star Island, Portsmouth, NH. Her accomplishments also include work shown in a variety of collections: Danforth Museum/Framingham State, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged in Roslindale, MA, Sterling Drug Inc., and Fidelity in Boston, MA. She won two grants from the Somerville Artists lottery and one from New Vue, Fitchburg, MA. She has published in the “Artists Magazine”. https://www.fivesparks.org/event/exhibit-reflections-pattern-and-light-2/ Fivesparks is located at 7 Fairbank St, Harvard, MA 01451

A retrospective journey through the eyes of an artist, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Sandra David's life, passion, and art celebrated by her family and friends. Open August 13 and 14th Sunday 10 - 4pm Private reception

“Exploring the World of Fibers!” marks the recent transformation of the LexArt Weavers Guild into the Weaving & Fiber Arts Guild. To celebrate the broadening of their mission, the LexArt artists invited participation from other local and regional weaving guilds and fiber artists. The exhibition “beautifully represents the breadth, vibrancy, and innovation of this region’s fiber artists,” said juror Beth McLaughlin, Interim Director, Artistic Director, and Chief Curator of the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton. McLaughlin stated, “It was a pleasure to serve as juror for Exploring the World of Fibers and to experience the stellar submissions.” “LexArt is turning its focus outward. We are striving to broaden and redefine community, to reach out, engage and be welcoming, to nurture, express and celebrate our collective creativity and humanity,” says Matthew Siegal, Executive Director of LexArt. “We wish to share our facility, our studios, and our beautiful, newly renovated Molly Harding Nye gallery. In support of that mission, the Weavers Guild at LexArt has opened its doors to all the new and exciting developments in the world of fiber arts, to many new friends and members, and to all the potential and opportunity that comes with fostering an inclusive and open environment.” The Weaving & Fiber Arts Guild, co-chaired by Jodi Colella and Pat Pervane, has been a long-time part of LexArt. Historically focused on weaving, the guild is now branching into a variety of other fiber arts. Members are at various stages of their fiber arts journey and have access to a 892 square foot studio at LexArt with a mix of floor, table and tapestry looms, plus all the trimmings. While the guild has been meeting remotely during the pandemic, they look forward to being back in the studio and welcoming new members. “Our members actively participate with the rest of LexArt – collaborating with artists from other guilds, volunteering for organization-wide shows and events, and contributing items for sale in the Nye Gallery and online,” says Pervane. “This exhibition expresses an exciting time for LexArt and the Weaving & Fiber Arts Guild,” states Colella. “The guild now engages members and workshops from all genres of fiber arts including weaving, felting, embroidery, mixed media, dyeing and more. It is a vibrant inclusive group focused on building skills and community. There is a creative curiosity among its members who are eager about learning, interacting with each other and teaching all things fiber.” Photos taken by the artists List of artists and artwork titles: Shari Boraz- Morning Fog Emerges Louise Berliner- Visceral Jodi Colella- Monocle Nyndia Diligent- Missed Jerilyn Heinold- Jewels & Stripes Lauri Hugentobler- Blue Shadows Shawl Anne Pardo- Table Runner Amy Pett- Mysteries of Leaves Amy Pett- Secrets (Big and Little) Rachel Rosenblum- Snuggly Blanket Minna Rothman- Deeper Roots Ellen Solari- January in Hanoi Mihoko Wakabayashi- Indigo Poncho Priscilla Alden- Earth Daughter Priscilla Alden- Journey II Malka Benjamin- Handwoven Personal Bag Susanne Brown- Brown, S Scarf/Vest Merill Comeau- Mother Daughter They Daughter Nancy Crasco- Interstice Jennifer Davies- NIGHT GAZE Eleanor Elkin- Twisted Judith Felton- Indigo Duo Anna Kristina Goransson- In the Drone of Melancholy, an Undeniable Positive Carol Anne Grotrian- Haiku Quartet Kimberley Harding- Pain Containment Pod No. 2 - Left Foot Sarah Haskell- Indigo Nights Sarah Haskell- Bright Island Martha Heller- Indigo Landscape Janet Kawada- Late Night Journey Cindy Kennelly- Diva Dahlia Cindy Kennelly- Party Horns! Virginia Mahoney- Armor Valerie Maser-Flanagan Conversation # 2 Stacey Piwinski- Portrait of a Virtual Community Meryl Ruth- Bridget on Navajo Rug, A Needle Felted Portrait Meryl Ruth- Three Orchid Blossoms, A Fabric Collage Quilt Meryl Ruth- Proud as a Teapot, A Fiber Teapot Leslie Schomp- Self-Portrait Leslie Schomp- Two Ways of Running Adrienne Sloane- Leaking Marsy Sumner- Weird Bird Rebecca McGee- Tuck Airing Out the House Cynthia Walat- Magic Carpet with Fringe Karen Weinhaus-Raphael times two Karen Weinhaus- Hidden Strength Julia Mitchell- Ames Pond, Winter Photos taken by Nicole Mordecai

Free & Not A Slave: The Legacy of Margaret Tulip is a multi-media installation that invites visitors to engage with historic questions about Black history and women’s history through the lens of the arts. Margaret Tulip was an 18th century Lexingtonian with Black and Indigenous ancestry who lived before, during and after the Battle of Lexington. She was a woman, mother, and grandmother who experienced periods of enslavement as a child and adult, followed by legally attaining her freedom, then was “unjustly taken” and re-enslaved by a community member from a prominent family. Margaret pursued her freedom in the courts, lost in the first round, appealed, and won. As LexSeeHer works to make women visible, they are collaborating with LexArt and Lexington Historical Society during Black History Month to launch a year-long exploration of Margaret Tulip's life, her community and her legacy. Works on display include “A Dress For Margaret”, the interactive “Tied To Her Apron Strings”, “I, Too, Am A Child”, “Depositions: For And Against”, “Desk Set”, “Silhouettes” and 2021 Women’s Visibility Banners honoring Sylvia Ferrell-Jones, Leona Martin, and Mary Elizabeth Bibb as well as other African American Lexingtonian women. Co-Curators: Amelia Worthy, Celeste Freeman, Jessie Steigerwald Collaborators: LexSeeHer, LexArt, Lexington Historical Society Contributors: LexSeeHer’s Research Team members & Textile Team Photos taken by Nicole Mordecai

Featuring the work of students from Bedford, Burlington, Lexington, Waltham, and Winchester high schools, this exhibit showcases the creativity and innovation of area students and high school art programs and helps raise funds for our high school scholarship program. All the sales proceeds from our gallery gift shop went to support our annual cash awards to graduating seniors pursuing careers in the arts. Photos taken by Nicole Mordecai