Jamaica Plain visual arts events

Vivian Bower : New Work at FARM

Saturday, May 25 6:00p

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...

Paragone: Rivalry Of The Arts In The Italian Renaissance

Wednesday, May 29 6:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

The paragone- the notion of competition and rivalry among the arts- was a major topic of debate in the Renaissance...

Egypt-o-Mania!

Saturday, May 25 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Ancient Egyptian culture has fired imaginations from the Ancient Greeks to the silver screen. Come join us as we explore ancient Egyptian culture and its after-life...

Gallery Talk: Medieval Religious Practices: Birth, Life And Death

Wednesday, Jun 12 6:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join guest lecturer Brittany Holiday to explore themes of birth, life and death within medieval religious objects. Uncover how diverse objects illustrate and suggest historical religious practices...

Exploring Fantasy And Reality In The Galleries

Saturday, Jun 15 12:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

"Characters in the Collection," this year's community arts initiative artist project begins with the question - "Where do stories come from?" This year's selected artist, Andrew Oesch worked with e...

Gallery Talk: Behind The Scenes: Conservation And Reinstallation Of 18th Century British Period Rooms

Thursday, Jun 20 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Led by Gordon Hanlon, head of furniture and frame conservation, this gallery talk will focus on the aspects of the reinstallation of the two British period interiors from Hamilton Palace and Newlan...

Ridley Howard: Public Displays Of Affection

Thursday, Jun 6 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join the discussion on how Ridley Howard's intimately scaled contemporary paintings can jolt the public space of the Museum with signs of emotion, sentiment, and affection...

Watson Adventures’ Wizard School Scavenger Hunt

Saturday, Jun 1 1:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join a unique scavenger hunt for Harry Potter Fans at the Museum of Fine Arts! Search for art that echoes characters, and enchanted objects in the Harry Potter books and movies...

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...

Radical Film Night: Assata Shakur Doc: "Eyes Of The Rainbow"

Wednesday, May 29 7:00p

Lucy Parsons Center, Boston

Assata Shakur also know as Joanne Chesimard has been added to its Most Wanted Terrorist list...

Gallery Talk: Luxury On Paper: The Art Of Surimono

Wednesday, Jun 26 6:00p

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Join assistant curator for Japanese Prints Sarah Thompson for an engaging look at the exhibition...

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...