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KasiaOzga
We The People
Under Construction: America at 250
June 14, 2026 – August 29, 2027
As America marks 250 years of its ongoing experiment in democracy, Under Construction: America at 250 invites reflection on where we’ve come from, where we are now, and where we’re headed.
Selected through a nationwide call for art, powerful and diverse works created by individual artists and collaborative teams will be installed across the museum’s beautifully landscaped grounds. Each piece offers an opportunity to pause and consider, in this Semiquincentennial year: What does America mean to me?
Participating Artists:
Michael Alfano, William Brayton, Murray Dewart, Jacob Kulin, Remy Hunter, Cat Mazza, Stacy Latt Savage, Richard Neal, Gary Orlinsky, Kasia Ozga, Flora Ranis, Jackie Reeves, Aaron T Stephan, Martin Ulman, Michael Ulman, Josh Urso, Andy Moerlein, Monika Zarzeczna
Mitch Ryerson,
Big Rocker, 2016
Assorted wood, copper tacks
2016.12
American Beauty:
Shaker Furniture and Contemporary Craft from the Collection
May 10 – September 6, 2026
Reception: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
As part of Handwork 2026, a national celebration of craft organized by Craft in America, the Art Complex Museum presents American Beauty: Shaker Furniture and Contemporary Craft from the Collection.
This exhibition pairs Shaker furniture with contemporary craft, exploring the enduring influence of Shaker design and ideals. Featuring works in wood, clay, fiber, metal, and mixed materials, it celebrates craftsmanship that balances utility and beauty, tradition and innovation, and honors the enduring artistry of the handmade.
This exhibit is a part of Handwork 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade, both throughout our history and in contemporary life. Handwork 2026 culminates with an exhibit at the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution in Fall, 2026.
John Joseph Enneking (American, 1841-1916),
A Cove, Singing Beach, 1877
Scenes of the Sea:
American Paintings from the Collection
May 10 – September 6, 2026
Reception: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
For centuries, the American coastline has provided artistic inspiration as well as a retreat for painters. Whether working en plein aire, instructing students, or spending time with their families, many American artists used their time by the ocean to recapture their creative muse.
In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as industrialization reshaped the American landscape, its coastal regions offered respite, as well as opportunity to explore new subject matter. Artists were drawn to the shore’s dramatic beauty and light, and the dynamic, tumultuous ocean. Artists in this intimate exhibit include George Bellows, Ture Bengtz, Albert Bierstadt, Jasper Cropsey, J.J. Enneking, Childe Hassam, Charles Woodbury and more.
Jan Lhormer,
On My Way, 2025
Jan Lhormer:
Earth and Sky
May 17 – August 16, 2026
Reception: Sunday, May 17, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Known for her evocative landscapes, Jan Lhormer channels her deep connection to the natural world into expansive skyscapes and richly layered garden scenes. Her paintings, which blend memory, emotion, and careful observation, use color and gesture to capture both the tangible and the ethereal; the changing light of the sky, the fragility of flowers, and the shifting rhythms of the environment.
Mo Kelman, Lagoon
Robert Neuman:
Ship to Paradise
Founders Room · Through September 6, 2026
In commemoration of Robert Neuman’s 100th birthday, the Art Complex Museum presents Ship to Paradise (Paradise Found), 1983—a theme rooted in medieval allegory that Neuman explored throughout his career, reflecting the foibles and folly of man.
Informed by his knowledge of seafaring and shipbuilding, Neuman’s fantastical compositions are a metaphor for the human condition and man’s quest for a better life. The print is on view in the Founders Room, acquired by purchase from the artist in 2014.
Poets & Painters
Alden Studio Gallery · August 30-Sunday, September 27
Reception: Sunday, September 20, 2026
1:00–4:00 p.m.
Inspired by the museum’s annual Painters & Poets event—where poets respond to artwork—this exhibition reverses the process. Participating artists will create an original piece inspired by a pre-selected poem provided by the Duxbury Poetry Circle, resulting in an engaging dialogue between written and visual expression.
Nora Valdez, Voiceless #1, 2019, Indiana limestone
Nora Valdez: Passage
Ongoing
On the museum grounds, Passage brings together four sculptures that mark crucial moments in a journey: leaving with Baggage (2019); confronting isolation in Voiceless #1 (2019); persisting through uncertainty in One More Step (2022); and finding rare comfort in Voiceless #2 (2019).
Originally from Argentina, Nora Valdez trained in Italy and Spain before settling in Boston. Her immigrant-themed sculptures reflect change, individual lives, and the forces that bear upon the human soul, evoking the challenges faced by people navigating unfamiliar systems in search of home and security.
Upcoming Exhibitions
Marge Tucker, Solstice
Ann Brauer,
Sunrise Over the Hills
Quilted Visions:
Ann Brauer and Marge Tucker
August 23 – November 8, 2026
Reception: Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Quilted Visions is part of Handwork 2026, a nationwide celebration of craft organised by Craft in America. Featuring the work of Ann Brauer and Marge Tucker, the exhibition explores quilting as a vital contemporary art form rooted in tradition. Brauer’s abstract quilts draw on the shifting light and expansive views of the Deerfield River Valley, translating landscape into mood and feeling. Her layered compositions evoke the natural rhythms of water, sky, and terrain. Tucker’s improvisational approach begins with color and form, unfolding intuitively into works shaped by rhythm, contrast, and movement. Together, their quilts reveal quilting not only as a method of making, but as a way of seeing, one that reimagines time, place, and perception through fabric.
This exhibit is a part of Handwork 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade, both throughout our history and in contemporary life.
Danielle Krcmar,
The Little Plot, 2023
Found stool, wool, upholstery fabric, yarn, cotton thread
Interpreting the Natural:
Contemporary Visions of Scholars’ Rocks
September 20, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Reception: Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
This exhibition explores scholars’ rocks, or viewing stones, natural forms long
valued in East Asia for contemplation and aesthetic reflection. Seen through the
lens of contemporary art, these minimally altered stones become both micro-
landscapes and abstract sculptures, raising questions about authorship,
authenticity, and the meaning of art. Organized by guest curator Donna Dodson,
the exhibition features works by ten artists with ties to South Korea, China,
Taiwan, Japan, and the United States, including connections to Boston and New
England. Their recent work is shown in dialogue with scholars’ rocks from the
collections of Dr. Thomas S. Elias, Kemin Hu and Timothy A. Springer.
Together, these works invite reflection on our relationship to nature, especially at
a time of climate crisis and environmental imbalance. By bringing together
tradition and contemporary vision, the exhibition highlights the enduring power
of stone as a source of beauty, meaning, and connection.
Participating artists
Kate Gilbert, Paul Harris, Danielle Krcmar,
Lisa Tang Liu, Cathy Della Lucia, Andy Moerlein, Wen-hao Tien, Alice
Wu, Yu-Wen Wu, Quanzhou Zhao
Why We LOVE It: Staff Picks from the ACM Collection
September 20, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Reception: Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Museum staff choose their favorite pieces from the museum’s permanent collection.
Lin Lisberger,
Columbia River Gorge
Lin Lisberger:
20 Walks
November 15, 2026 – February 14, 2027
Reception: Sunday, November 15, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm
Lin Lisberger has long been interested in combining abstraction and narrative in her work. 20 Walks references the physical memory of walks taken at home and around the world. Each piece captures a sense of place along with the memory of a particular moment or sight, evoking recollection without describing every detail. This restrained approach keeps the work simple, elegant, and visceral while maintaining a strong sense of form.
This exhibit is a part of Handwork 2026, a nationwide Semiquincentennial initiative to showcase the importance of the handmade, both throughout our history and in contemporary life.
Duxbury Art Association Annual Winter Juried Show
February 7 – April 25, 2027
For more than 50 years, the Art Complex Museum has proudly hosted the Duxbury Art Association’s Annual Winter Juried Show, one of the region’s most respected annual exhibitions. Each year, the show brings together artists from across New England and beyond, offering a vibrant snapshot of contemporary work in painting, drawing, pastel, sculpture, photography, and mixed media. What began as a local exhibition has become a longstanding tradition that reflects the strength of the area’s creative community and the DAA’s commitment to supporting artists at every stage of their careers. The Winter Juried Show continues to welcome new voices, celebrate artistic excellence, and invite visitors to discover a wide range of new work in all media.
Jess Hurley Scott 2026
Jess Hurley Scott: This Place, This Hour
February 21 – May 9, 2027
Jess Hurley Scott creates dimensional paintings that explore light, illusion, and perception through layered acrylic panels painted in reverse. Working with multiple translucent surfaces, she produces luminous compositions that blur the boundary between painting and sculpture, inviting viewers to look beneath the surface and experience shifting depths of image and color. Influenced by the sea, landscape, and the changing properties of water, Scott’s work balances precision with atmosphere, clarity with distortion, and stillness with movement. Her process draws on a background in design and product development, combining technical experimentation with painterly sensitivity. The result is a distinctive body of work that is both visually striking and meditative, reflecting her ongoing fascination with translucency, impermanence, and the power of light to transform perception.
Garden Fantasy 2024
Conley Harris
Conley Harris: Draping a Landscape Practice
May 16 – August 15, 2027
At the Art Complex Museum, Conley Harris presents an exhibition that unites his decades-long engagement with New England landscapes and his life as a restless world traveler and collector. A painter, drawer, and former university professor, Harris brings a richly layered perspective shaped by careers in fine arts education, scenic painting at Santa Fe Opera, and fashion design in Boston, New York, and Tokyo. His creative journey includes collecting South Asian miniature drawings (now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art), textiles from Japan, India, Turkey, and Britain, and contemporary New England drawings. Harris’s work has been shown in solo exhibitions at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Museum at the University of Tennessee, Athalie Ltd. (Tokyo), Indar Pashricha Contemporary (London), Gallery Kayafas (Boston), COVEStreetarts Gallery (Portland, ME), and the Boston Public Library.
Olga Antonova
Olga Antonova: Cups & Plates – Piled & Placed
August 22 – November 7, 2027
Olga Antonova’s still-life paintings transform everyday objects into quietly
luminous works of art. Drawing on classical training from the Ilya Repin Institute in St. Petersburg, she brings extraordinary precision to her depictions of cups, saucers, teapots, and other domestic vessels, animating them with delicate brushwork, subtle humor, and a refined sense of light and reflection.
Her paintings balance technical virtuosity with a deep sensitivity to surface, form, and material, inviting viewers to look closely at familiar objects anew. Born in Volgograd, Russia, and now based in Plymouth, Massachusetts, Antonova has exhibited widely in the United States and abroad. This exhibition highlights the elegance and attentiveness that define her work, where the humble tea service becomes a subject of beauty, presence, and quiet contemplation.
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Opening August 23rd, Marge Tucker is a participating artist in the Art Complex Exhibition 'Quilted Visions' opening August 23rd, on view until November 8th, 2026
The opening Reception is Sunday, September 20, 2026, 1:00 – 4:00 pm.
Marge is additionally teaching a Quilt making workshop Saturday, October 3 • 9 AM - 4 PM. Sign up through this link www.eventbrite.com/e/from-scraps-to-stunning-an-improvisational-quilt-workshop-tickets-1997494356...
@margetuckerquilts Marge Tucker is a Minnesota born international award-winning quilt artist and quilting instructor now based out of Norwell, MA and Phoenix, AZ.
Learning how to sew from her mother, she started first by making clothing.
The first quilt she made was for friends expecting their first child over thirty
years ago. At that time, she didn’t know that quilting would become her
passion and now her profession. She started with traditional pieced quilts
but is now focused on abstract improvisational design in her work.
Join us this Thursday for Oysters available from @@duxburyoystercompany followed by an Artist talk from @savagemake an artist exhibiting in the 'Under Construction: America at 250'
Sign up using this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/1991831428421?aff=oddtdtcreator
Get hands-on with woodblock printmaking at the Art Complex Museum on Saturday, August 22!
Register through this link! www.eventbrite.com/e/woodblock-printmaking-workshop-techniques-for-big-ink-beyond-tickets-1994200...
Led by artist and experienced printmaker Audra Furgal, this full-day workshop will introduce participants to the fundamentals of carving, inking, and printing large-scale woodblocks. You’ll learn practical techniques for reading wood grain, carving with control, applying ink evenly, hand-burnishing, troubleshooting common challenges, and more.
Whether you’re preparing for our upcoming Big Ink event or simply curious about traditional relief printing, this workshop is designed for all experience levels. No prior experience necessary, and all materials are provided.
Saturday, August 22 | 9 AM–3 PM
Art Complex Museum
Duxbury, MA
Come learn the process, get creative, and leave with the skills to take on your own printmaking projects.
#WoodblockPrintmaking #PrintmakingWorkshop #BigInk #DuxburyMA #ArtWorkshops
My friend and I are signing up - do we bring our lunch? 🥪 😊
Dripped out! Thank you to our very own Sue Aygarn Kowalski for teaching and sharing her space with us!
#teambuilding #silverings #artcomplexmuseum #NewBedford #silversmith
Join us for a special edition of the Duxbury Free Library's Monthly Queer Adult Crafting Club at the Art Complex Museum.
Spend an evening exploring the museum after hours while creating a new craft led by museum staff. Whether you're a returning member or joining for the first time, this welcoming event is a great opportunity to connect with community, get creative, and experience the museum in a unique way.
Tuesday, August 25
7:00–8:00 PM
Art Complex Museum
189 Alden Street, Duxbury
(A short walk from the Duxbury Free Library)
We look forward to welcoming you for an evening of creativity, conversation, and community.
#artcomplexmuseum #duxburyevents #queercommunity #adultcrafting #southshoremaevents
Tomorrow Night! Sculptor Richard Neal, whose work appears in Under Construction: America at 250 on the museum's grounds, speaks on his artistic process. 5:00 to 6:30 oysters are available for purchase provided by @duxburyoystercompany and Artist talk 6:30 to 7:30 Free admission, all welcome.
Register using this link www.eventbrite.com/e/1991830245884?aff=oddtdtcreator
It was our honor to be in conversation with Andy Moerlein @andymoerlein , learning more about his experiance and journey as an artist and creative. His work 'Uncertain solids' is displayed across the Art Complex Museum grounds as part of the 'Under Construction: America at 250'. Andy joined us for an artist talk as a part of our Art on the Half-shell Thursday Night event series. Join us Thursdays to meet artist and get a first hand account of their process and experiences.
Tomorrow Night! Oysters supplied from the Duxbury Oyster Company begin at 5:00 PM alongside a live music performance. At 6:30 PM, artist Lilla Szekely speaks on the artistic process. Her work explores nature as a record of time and identity, and she discusses the collaborative process behind a sculptural installation — created by her students and now on view on the museum's grounds — that reflects her belief in art's power to unite people across disciplines, generations, and experiences.
Register though this Link www.eventbrite.com/e/1991829918906?aff=oddtdtcreator
Spend your Sunday afternoon surrounded by art and live music at the Art Complex Museum.
Join us for a free piano concert featuring Janice Lu as part of our 2026 Concert Series. Set within one of the museum's galleries, this intimate performance offers a unique opportunity to experience live classical music alongside our current exhibitions.
Sunday | 4:00–6:00 PM
Admission is free, but reservations are required through this link www.eventbrite.com/e/concert-series-janice-lu-tickets-1994828408469?aff=oddtdtcreator.
Seating is first-come, first-served for those with reservations.
We look forward to welcoming you for an afternoon of music, art, and community.
Andy Moerlein is at the Art Complex Museum tonight!
Join us for an evening celebrating Under Construction: America at 250 with exhibiting artist Andy Moerlein.
The evening begins with an oyster reception at 5:00 PM, followed by an Artist Talk from 6:30–7:30 PM, where Andy will share the inspiration, process, and ideas behind his work featured in the exhibition.
Admission is free. Scan the QR code or visit this link: www.eventbrite.com/e/1991586615178?aff=oddtdtcreator
#artcomplexmuseum #andymoerlein #artisttalk #contemporaryart #duxburyma #southshorearts #AmericaAt250 #underconstructionexhibition #museumevents #freeevent
