Arlington visual arts events

Swiss Style Reboot

Tickets on sale: 06/01/2013
Event Date: Tuesday, Jun 4 6:00p

The Swiss Style Reboot exhibition, beginning on June 1st in Boston, presents the graphic design principles developed by the pioneers of Swiss Style, which is characterized by clear, functional and ...

Paul Roustan – Painted People

Friday, Jun 7 6:30p

Mad Dog Artist Studios & Gallery, Pawtucket

Paul Roustan – Painted People June 7 through June 28, 2013 opening night artist's reception on June 7 at 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Paul Roustan will be exhibiting large format photographic prints of hi...

Vivian Bower : New Work at FARM

Saturday, May 25 6:00p

Farm Project Space & Gallery, Wellfleet

Vivian Bower : New Work at FARM Opening reception Saturday May, 25 6-8pm FARM project space + gallery Exhibit runs MAy 24-June 17th, 2013 15 Commercial Street Wellfleet, MA 02667 Bower’s exhibitio...

Watercolor Painting

Thursday, May 30 7:00p

Arlington Community Education, Arlington

Dan Moynihan Watercolor is a versatile transparent painting medium enjoyed by artists at all levels...

Beyond Auto Setting: Discover Photography & Your Digital Camera

Thursday, May 30 7:00p

Arlington Community Education, Arlington

Emily Belz Come discover the marvels of photography and your digital camera! In this introductory course, we explore the basics of digital photography and photographic composition, and the setting...

Journeys and Discoveries: The Stories Maps Tell, Gallery Talk

Saturday, Jun 8 2:00p

Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington

In "Journeys and Discoveries: The Stories Maps Tell," maps can chart everything from newly explored territories, familiar hometowns or distant theatres of war...

The Human Shore: Seacoasts in History

Sunday, Jun 23 3:30p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

More than half of Americans now live within 50 miles of ocean, but should they? John Gillis (Rutgers University) argues that an inadequate understanding of the natural and human history of our shor...

From Darkness To Light: Artists And Attitudes Of The Impressionist Collection

Sunday, Jun 16 2:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

On its surface, Impressionism is-and has been championed as-a movement of transcendent color and beauty...

Law of the Locusts: What Insect Swarms Teach Us about Cannibalism, Aging, and Human Obesity

Tuesday, Jun 18 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Locust swarms can be one of the most destructive plagues to mankind, but they also offer important new insights into the causes of human obesity, the aging process, and the complexities of crowd be...

The Shadow of the Quagga: What a Long-lost Zebra Reveals about Horses, Evolution, and Extinction

Thursday, Jun 27 7:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

The quagga, a South African relative of horses and zebras, has been a key figure in the understanding of evolution since Darwin...

Gallery Talk: The Power Of Print

Saturday, Jun 1 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

On the eve of its centenarian, there was a revival in enthusiasm for lithography as a fine art...

Art Museum Day

Saturday, May 18 10:00a

Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge

The Harvard Art Museums are celebrating Art Museum Day with free admission for all visitors to the Arthur M. Sackler Museum on Saturday, May 18, 2013...

Gallery Talk: Homes And Their Treasures: Shining A New Light On Highlights Of The Chinese Collection

Thursday, May 23 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Chinese connoisseurs have been appreciating, analyzing and collecting great works of art for more than a millennium. Many important treasures of Chinese art are now on display in our galleries...

Summer Solstice: Night at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture

Friday, Jun 21 5:00p

Harvard Museum of Natural History, Cambridge

Celebrate the longest day of the year with live music, solar telescope viewing from the roof of the Science Center, food trucks, hands-on activities on the new Harvard Plaza, and free admission to ...