Now on Display
Please Approach the Bench
May 18, 2022 – Ongoing
Five artists have made seating for our new Woodland Path, part of the museum’s newly landscaped grounds. Our open “call for seating” received responses from sculptors all over New England. We choose designs by Leah Woods, Jacob Kulin, Nancy Selvage, Mark DelGuidice, and Mitch Ryerson.
Shown: Triangular Bench, 2021, Leah Woods, Western red cedar, stain
Joan Collins:
Cadence – The Surf and Bark of Kauai
December 4, 2022 – February 12, 2023
Reception: Sunday, December 18, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Duxbury photographer Joan Collins has spent the last thirty years capturing what she calls, “the dramatic rhythm, permanence, and transience,” of the water in the waves off the coast of Kauai in Hawaii. More recently she has found the island’s giant eucalyptus trees and isolated jungle groves of rainbow eucalyptus, discovering that the curves and bark textures of these ancient trees mimic the fluidity and variety of the ocean’s surf.
In this exhibition we pair what she has captured from her twin muses.
Shown: Kuilau Trail Blaze, 2019, photograph
Upcoming Exhibitions
Let it Snow
December 18, 2022 – March 19, 2023
Reception: Sunday, December 18, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
A collection of prints reflecting the winter season, selected from the museum’s permanent collection of works on paper.
Shown: Marin Lewis (American, 1881-1962), Stoops in the Snow, 1930
Drypoint with sandpaper ground
Duxbury Art Association
Winter Juried Show
December 18, 2022 – March 19, 2023
Reception: Sunday, December 18, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Our annual winter exhibition is one of our most popular, showcasing works in all media from artists far and wide.
Artists enter online and guest curators create a show that is a real time survey of the art that is being created by contemporary artists today. As well as choosing the works to be included, jurors award monetary prizes in a wide number of categories including “Best in Show.”
Botanical Explorations:
Mosaics and Paintings by Lisa Houck
February 19 – May 14, 2023
Reception: February 19, 2023 1:00 – 4:00 pm
About being asked to create a mosaic for the Frieda Garcia Park in Boston in 2003, Lisa Houck says, “It was the beginning of my involvement with this wonderful, colorful, shimmering medium of mosaic. I have been working with it ever since. My heavily patterned paintings in watercolor and oil led very naturally into this new way of working with small reflective tesserae. With these irregularly shaped pieces, I create vibrant, imaginative images filled with color and pattern. I fabricate some of the ceramic pieces that are in these mosaics. These mosaic trees embody personalities: some are quiet and shy, some are dizzy and easily swayed, some are larger than life. I often use patterned, circular imagery that can evoke cells, flowers, droplets, planets, spirals and seasonal cycles in the natural world.”
Shown: It Flowers all Year Long, 2020, Mosaic
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Contemporary New England Painters
April 2 – August 27, 2023
Reception: May 21, 2023, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
For this exhibition we asked painters to pick other painters and they did. They picked friends, studio mates, former classmates, and other artists whose work they admired. Like a game of tag there were not many rules, other than being based in New England, and even that rule was bent.
The result is an organically grown exhibition with a wide ranging view. Artists in the exhibition include Carol O’Malia, Kevin Kearns, Tula Telfair, Chil Mott, Angela Godnoy, Peter Waite, Jack Hollant, and Gina Volpe.
Shown: Untitled, from the Sill Lifes series, 2018, Chil Mott, oil on board
Wanda Gag:
Artist, Author, and Illustrator
April 2 – August 27, 2023
Reception: May 21, 2023, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
A prolific printmaker, Wanda Gág was best known for her children’s books, especially Millions of Cats published in 1928. Gág devoted much of her practice to drawing, a commitment that became a personal motto that she recorded in her diary, “draw to live, live to draw.” She pursued her passion at the Art Students League in New York, working as an illustrator and sending money to her orphaned siblings. Her work as a children’s book author and illustrator brought Gág international fame. This exhibit features prints from the Art Complex Museum’s collection.
Shown: Cats at the Window, 1929, Wanda Gág, American, Wood engraving, 80.248
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Our final "Simple Gifts" workshop is Sat, Dec 10th, 10am-2pm. Join instructor Andrea Plate and make origami wreathes to use in your home or to give as gifts.
Registration required. See artcomplex.org/programs/classes-workshops/ for details.
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Opening Sunday, Dec 4th, is "Cadence: The Surf and Bark of Kauai," an exhibit of works by Joan Collins, a photographer who lives by the sea. This show includes photos of the surf of Kauai, Hawaii, and the bark of rainbow eucalyptus trees, in which Collins sees parallels to the ever-shifting color and motion of waves. Join us from 1 to 4 pm. (Note: The reception for this show is Dec 18th.)
Shown: Kuilani Trail Blaze, 2019, (Detail), photograph
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Putting on the finishing touches for Crafts @ the Complex! 12/3 and 12/4, from 12 to 4. Hope to see you there!
Sneak peek at Crafts @ the Complex, our holiday craft fair!
Sat & Sun, Dec 3 & 4, 2022
12:00-4:00 pm in the museum's Alden Studio at 189 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA.
Handcrafted items for sale: paintings, prints, sculptures, mosaics, jewelry, baskets, and more!
Shown: A selection of paintings by Sally Dean Mello, the museum's Education Coordinator.
These are beautiful!
BIG INK Weekend is under way! All invited to observe today and tomorrow, from 1:00-4:00pm. #biginkprints #artcomplexmuseum
In honor of Veterans Day, the museum is closed on Fri, Nov 11th.
We thank all our veterans for your service.
The museum will reopen on Sat, Nov 12th at 1:00pm.
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Sneak peek: We're hosting a holiday craft fair!
Sat & Sun, Dec 3 & 4, 2022, 12:00-4:00pm in the museum's Alden Studio at 189 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA.
Many of the museum staff and volunteers are artists! We will be offering a variety of handcrafted items for sale such as original paintings, prints, sculptures, wall hangings, jewelry, mosaics, and more.
Shown: Sterling Silver "Leaf" earrings by metalsmith Sue Aygarn-Kowalski (Preparator)
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It's almost here! BIG INK's portable printing press, "The Big Tuna," will be at the Art Complex on Sat, Nov 12 and Sun, Nov 13.
Artists have been working on over-sized, woodcut blocks and will see their prints roll off the press! All are welcome to observe from 1:00-4:00pm.
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The museum's concert series continues with Zefira Trio. Trio members Eleanor Perrone (piano), Ashima Scripp (cello), and Olga Patramanska-Bell (violin) are prize-winning solo artists and chamber musicians of the highest standard.
They will play on Sunday, November 6, 2022 from 4:00 - 5:30 pm. This event is free and all are invited to attend.
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Our "Simple Gifts" series begins on October 15, 2022, with a Basket Making workshop led by Dianne Stanton.
For registration details, see: artcomplex.org/product/basket_stanton_oct2022/
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