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SUMMARY:Karmimadeebora McMillan: Wandering stars...for whom it is reserved...the blackness...the darkness...forever
DESCRIPTION:The Boston-based artist\, Karmimadeebora McMillan\, mines Black material culture and historical archives to reimagine Black histories through diverse media. In her first major solo exhibition in the region\, McMillan creates an immersive installation featuring animation\, painting\, and sound. Wandering stars…for whom it is reserved…the blackness…the darkness…forever is a kaleidoscopic journey through time that draws inspiration from sci-fi\, speculative fiction\, and Afrofuturism. \nWandering Stars debuts two animations\, one representing the Black historical past and the other\, a future for Black people and the building of a new world. Suspended throughout the gallery space are vibrantly painted cut-out figures. One such figure\, which McMillan refers to as Ms. Merri Mack\, is seen in multiple variations\, some solid in color while others are rendered in colorful detail. Based on a vintage doll portraying a black caricature\, and whose name is taken from a character in a nursery rhyme sung by enslaved children\, Ms. Merri Mack is a means for McMillan to reclaim and subvert racial stereotypes. As the central protagonist in McMillan’s futuristic narrative\, Ms. Merri Mack represents a catalyst for change\, leading the viewer through portals in time and toward a hopeful future. \nMcMillan’s work is rooted in references to Black culture across time. Allusions to the graphic boldness of the revolutionary Black art collective\, AfriCOBRA and images taken from the Black Panther Coloring Book\, a propaganda piece disseminated by the US government in the 1960s\, appear throughout McMillan’s paintings and animations.  Wandering stars…for whom it is reserved…the blackness…the darkness…forever\, the title taken from a song by the British band\, Portishead\, re-envisions the past\, present\, and future to explore the power of memory and how Black histories are held and carried. \nPresented in collaboration with bkprojects\, Watertown\, MA. \nWandering Stars among Boston Art Review’s Top Winter ’24 Exhibitions to See. \n  \nKarmimadeebora McMillan is an interdisciplinary artist working in painting\, printmaking\, sculpture\, animation\, installation\, and public art based in Cambridge\, MA. She received her Associate of Fine Arts degree from Peace College and MFA and Post Baccalaureate Certificate from SMFA at Tufts. She received her BA from her hometown in Fayetteville\, NC\, HBCU\, Fayetteville State University. \nMcMillan has shown extensively on the east coast and in 2021 received the Now + There public artists grant and is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Boston Center for the Arts. She has performed with her mentor Magdalena Campos-Pons at the Guggenheim Museum in New York\, Queens Museum in New York\, and the Havana\, Cuba Biennale 15. Karmimadeebora is also the Director of the Post Baccalaureate Program at SMFA at Tufts. She is currently pursuing an Interdisciplinary PhD through Tufts University focusing on Black Women of Power. \n  \nRelated Events:\nArtist Reception + Community Meal: Wednesday\, February 7th\, 5-7PM \nArtist Conversation between Karmimadeebora McMillan and Charla Jones: Wednesday\, March 6\, 11 AM–12 PM\, H101 \n  \nImage: \nKarmimadeebora McMillan \nGenerations (detail)\, 2023 \nAcrylic and Collage on Canvas \n74×86 inches
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/karmimadeebora-mcmillan-wandering-stars-for-whom-it-is-reserved-the-blackness-the-darkness-forever/
LOCATION:Montserrat Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
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SUMMARY:I Am More
DESCRIPTION:Portraits and essays addressing how we are more than our mental illness\, health diagnosis\, disability or life situation. \nThe traveling exhibit I Am More will be on display at Montserrat College of Art in February. This exhibit features pastel and colored pencil portraits by artist Amy Kerr\, accompanied by essays written by individuals describing how they are more than their life challenges. The portraits address mental illness and addiction recovery\, coping with medical diagnoses\, and surviving trauma. Despite the challenging topics\, the message is one of hope and resilience\, and sometimes even humor and joy. \nBy definition\, giving up hope makes it seem like finding hope will be much harder than it often is. I learned that there is always a path forward\, there is always a new beginning\, and that there truly is more out there than you may be expecting. -Aiden \nSince 2018 I Am More exhibits have been seen in universities\, shopping malls\, hospitals\, libraries and government buildings around the northeast as a reminder that despite our challenges we all have gifts\, loves and triumphs to celebrate. \nThe exhibit includes mental health resources and emergency number cards. \nOpening Reception: Thursday\, February 8 \nRelated event: “I am more than” – Open Art Making with Meg and Elisabeth on Thursday\, February 15 at 11 am in the Library \n  \nAbout the Artist \nArtist Amy Kerr founded I Am More as a way of reminding others that she is more than her depression recovery and invited those dealing with their own challenges to share their stories. Each subject is asked to choose a location where they are most comfortable\, so locations have included a crowded theater\, a cafe\, a photographer’s studio\, the ocean\, a dance studio\, a Crossfit gym\, and a church. Amy draws in her studio and home in the coastal community of Gloucester\, Massachusetts while coaching the subjects on their writing. She has a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College.
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/i-am-more/
LOCATION:Library Gallery\, 23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Loretta Park: About to Thaw
DESCRIPTION:Loretta Park incorporates weaving and fiber-art techniques with an array of everyday objects to create colorful and tactile sculptures.  From colorful nylon rope\, plastic ice-cube trays\, plates\, and cups to scraps of cloth and paper\, Park transforms commonplace materials and classic techniques into newly imagined color blocks of form and texture. \nAn interdisciplinary artist\, Park’s artworks evoke aspects of painting\, assemblage\, and fiber-arts\, while adhering resolutely to neither medium. As an integral part of her practice\, Park continuously adapts and modifies her structures through intuitive responses to color\, texture\, shape\, and material. One element builds on the other until the final work is achieved. The process of adding and subtracting materials becomes a marker of time\, labor\, and an experiential response to her particular moment. \nAn earlier version of the exhibition\, entitled\, Sea Glass is Diamond\, was on view at the Trustman Art Gallery at Simmons University this fall curated by Gallery Director\, Helen Popinchalk. \nLoretta Park holds an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and a BA from Bowdoin College. Her work has been exhibited at The Station in the Fenway\, Boston\, MA (2023); Brookline Arts Center\, Boston\, MA (2023); Brandeis Kniznick Gallery\, Waltham\, MA (2023); Praise Shadows Art Gallery\, Boston\, MA (2022); Dimensions Variable\, Miami\, FL (2021-22); The Umbrella Arts Center\, Concord\, MA (2021); Shelter In Place Gallery\, Boston\, MA (2020); New System Exhibitions\, Portland\, ME (2019); Ray Gallery\, Brooklyn\, NY (2018); Society of Arts and Crafts\, Boston\, MA (2017); and Center for Maine Contemporary Art\, Rockland\, ME (2017). Park’s work has appeared in Art New England\, The Boston Globe\, and Korean Daily. Loretta currently works in the Boston area and serves as a Visiting Assistant Professor and Compass Faculty Mentor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. \nFor more information about the artist\, visit her website. \nRelated Events:\nArtist Reception + Community Meal: Wednesday\, February 7\, 5–7 pm \nArtist Talk + 3D Collage Workshop: Friday\, February 23\, 3–5 pm\, Montserrat Gallery
URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/loretta-park-about-to-thaw/
LOCATION:Carol Schlosberg Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States
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