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Artist Reception for "Monsters and Memories"
2025-10-04 14:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | MA
Stoughton Public Library hosts
“Monsters & Memories”
A collection of work by artist David Griffin
These fantastic pieces will be on display from October 2nd through the 31st with an Artist Reception on Saturday October 4th from 2:30pm to 4:30pm. Monsters & Memories show features several of the Universal Monsters including Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula and Sports Stars like Tom Brady. All pieces are viewable during normal business hours for Stoughton Public Library.

Opening Reception North River Arts Members Show 2025
2025-10-04 18:00 - 20:00 | G.A.R. Hall, 157 Old Main Street, Marshfield, MA, United States
Join us as we celebrate North River Arts Annual Members Show Exhibit! The show consists of 150 beautiful, impressive works from our membership. It’s an incredible show that you don’t want to miss! Opening Reception is October 4th from 6-8pm, Award Winners will be announced at 7:30pm. Cash bar!

In Sunlight
2025-10-05 00:00 - 2025-11-06 23:59 | Hingham Library’s Dolphin and Clemens Gallery, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA, United States
In Sunlight
works by Joreen Benbenek

Join us in celebration of the works by Joreen Benbenek, on display October 5 – November 6, 2025 at the Dolphin Gallery, located in the Hingham Library. Opening Reception: Thursday, October 9, 5:30-7:00 pm

Artist Statement: Capturing fleeting moments of majesty and beauty of the illuminated landscape have been a lifelong motivation and inspiration for me. I strive to capture in my landscape paintings not only a unique sense of place but also the emotional experience of the illusive and ever- changing effects of light that can only be experienced by the direct observation of nature. I can’t remember a time when I was not compelled to create art. As a child, my greatest joy and love was sketching, painting and experimenting with different art mediums, trying to capture the essence of the world around me. I pursued my passion in college, earning my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting, which I supplemented with training from Boston area painters whose work I admired, including Alfred Chadbourn, Charles Sovek, and painting master, Michael Keane. My chosen medium has always been oils, whether working on location “en plein air”, observing nature firsthand, or doing larger work from on location studies in my studio, my goal and motivation is always the same, to capture the glorious and fleeting dramatic moments of light and shadow on landscapes and cityscapes. I enhance and revise my color values, shapes and tones until my painting reflects the initial impact and mood of the scene in front of me. I want the viewer to feel as if they can walk into my paintings, stand beside me and experience the same joy and wonder at the beauty of our natural world. I am inspired daily to capture with paint and canvas the beauty, drama and luminosity of the world around me.

"Realism to Abstraction"
2025-10-07 - 2025-12-21 | South Shore Conservatory, 1 Conservatory Dr, Hingham, MA, United States
Artist Karie O’Donnell
October 7 – December 21, 2025
From Realism to Abstraction
Artist Statement
I have been in love with the ethereal beauty of birds for as long as I can remember. As soon as I was able to hold a pencil, I became fascinated with capturing these beautiful creatures – their images, personalities and spirits on paper. And, so, I have been portraying them all my life in paper sculptures, graphite drawings, and since 2012, in oil paintings. Realism had been my primary style up until Covid emerged. During this solemn time of solitude and reflection, I let go of control and explored the freedom of abstraction. It’s been enlightening.
By combining both styles, my goal is to accentuate the beauty and balance of nature, while pushing the elements of shape, texture and color.
My love for art and wildlife was cultivated during childhood summers with my grandmother in North Carolina. She enrolled me in art classes and encouraged me to journal. I spent countless, tranquil hours in the woods drawing and writing about my bird and animal observations. My life between these summers was disorderly, moving yearly until the age of 14. So, creating art became my refuge and sense of control. Every stroke is a decision to connect to another stroke, and every shape has its place – akin to assembling a puzzle. Interestingly, math plays an integral part to this creative process.
Drafting classes in high school led to Architecture in College, but I soon discovered that Graphic Arts and Illustration were a better fit. Inspired by Leo Monahan’s work, paper sculpture became my primary medium at Mass Art. Each piece was a gratifying challenge of connecting shapes and then photographing the outcome in a different light. As my works became more detailed and hand painted, I embarked on an Endangered Animal series. But In 2009, my new mentor encouraged me to set aside paper sculpture and re-explore my drawing skills.
I then began a long series of graphite bird portraits – mastering lights, darks and all the shades between. Little did I know, this endeavor laid the groundwork for my future success in oil painting. To my delight, I naturally understood color value and fell in love with oil painting from the first attempt. Many of my oils have an accompanying graphite study; each medium complimenting the other. My style had been realism with brushwork, but palette knife painting eventually became an integral part of my process. This element of fluidity helped aid my big leap into the exploration of abstraction.
Bio
‘My joy is to recreate a beautiful moment with exceptional design & craftsmanship in every detail.’
Karie O’Donnell graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art with a BFA in Illustration. She studied architecture and graphic design at NYIT as well as photography with the University of Pittsburgh’s Semester at Sea, visiting 10 countries around the world. Her oil paintings, graphite drawings, paper sculptures and walnut inks have won numerous awards. She is a Signature Member of the Society of Animal Artists and a licensed Massachusetts Wildlife Rehabilitator.

Opening Reception for "In Sunlight"
2025-10-09 17:30 - 19:00 | Hingham Library’s Dolphin and Clemens Gallery, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA, United States
Join us in celebration of the works by Joreen Benbenek, on display October 5 – November 6, 2025 at the Dolphin Gallery, located in the Hingham Library. Opening Reception: Thursday, October 9, 5:30-7:00 pm

Artist Statement: Capturing fleeting moments of majesty and beauty of the illuminated landscape have been a lifelong motivation and inspiration for me. I strive to capture in my landscape paintings not only a unique sense of place but also the emotional experience of the illusive and ever- changing effects of light that can only be experienced by the direct observation of nature. I can’t remember a time when I was not compelled to create art. As a child, my greatest joy and love was sketching, painting and experimenting with different art mediums, trying to capture the essence of the world around me. I pursued my passion in college, earning my Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in painting, which I supplemented with training from Boston area painters whose work I admired, including Alfred Chadbourn, Charles Sovek, and painting master, Michael Keane. My chosen medium has always been oils, whether working on location “en plein air”, observing nature firsthand, or doing larger work from on location studies in my studio, my goal and motivation is always the same, to capture the glorious and fleeting dramatic moments of light and shadow on landscapes and cityscapes. I enhance and revise my color values, shapes and tones until my painting reflects the initial impact and mood of the scene in front of me. I want the viewer to feel as if they can walk into my paintings, stand beside me and experience the same joy and wonder at the beauty of our natural world. I am inspired daily to capture with paint and canvas the beauty, drama and luminosity of the world around me.

Visual Inverse 2025 at Plymouth Center for the Arts
2025-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
Visual Inverse
October 12th | 2-4pm
A Live Reading of Poetry inspired by Artwork from the 58th Annual Juried Art Show

Sun, Oct 12 from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM EDT

At the Plymouth Center for the Arts

11 NORTH STREET
Plymouth, MA 02360

Purchase Tickets Here

Frame Center's 50th Anniversary Week Celebration
2025-10-13 - 2025-10-18 | Frame Center Hanover, 152 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA, 02339, United States
Mark Your Calendars for Frame Center’s 50th Anniversary Week Celebration!
Frame Center is turning 50 years old, and we couldn’t have done it without YOU—our community of artists, families, and friends who’ve trusted us to frame your memories since 1975.
Join us for a full week of events, art, and celebration as we look back at five decades of creativity and look forward to the future.

Mon. – Tues. October 13th & 14th – Kickoff & Gallery Opening (Dave’s collection!)
Wednesday, October 15 – Walk-In Wednesday Flash Sale – details to come
Thursday, October 16 – Live Podcast + Dave’s collection Showcase

Friday, October 17 – Free Frame Friday – contest rules!

Saturday, October 18 – Open House! – Live painting, children’s activity, music, food, & more!

Free Frame Friday
2025-10-17 00:00 - 23:59 | MA
Know Someone Great Who Deserves a Free Frame?
Nominate someone special for a chance to surprise them with a FREE framed photo!
For 50 years, Frame Center has been helping our community preserve its most meaningful memories. As part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration, we’re giving back in a big way by getting the community involved with Free Frame Friday!
We’re selecting 5 deserving winners to receive a FREE frame for their cherished digital photo or artwork. Whether it’s a family portrait, a child’s artwork, or a once-in-a-lifetime moment, we’ll frame it beautifully — and send it straight to your nominee’s door at no cost.
How It Works

Nominate someone special — Fill out the form with their details and the image/art you’d love to gift them.
Tell us why — Share a short reason why your nominee deserves this free frame.
Nomination deadline: Friday, October 10th

The winner will be announced on social media Friday, October 1,7 featuring Ross Murray.

The James Library Center for the Arts Fall Juried Show 2025
2025-10-17 00:00 - 2025-11-22 23:59 | The James Library & Center for the Arts, 24 West Street, Norwell, MA, United States

"More Than Honesty"
2025-10-17 - 2025-11-29 | Ventress Memorial Library, 1837 Ocean Street/route 139, Marshfield, 02050, United States

Opening Reception for The James Library Center for the Arts Fall 2025 Juried Show
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | The James Library & Center for the Arts, 24 West Street, Norwell, MA, United States

20th Annual Hingham Art Walk
2025-10-19 12:00 - 16:00 | MA
20th ANNUAL HINGHAM ARTS WALK
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19th 12-4 PM

JOIN US FOR AN AFTERNOON OF ART AND COMMUNITY

OVER 100 ARTISTS THROUGHOUT
HINGHAM DOWNTOWN STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
VITAMIN SEA BREWERY BEER GARDEN – OPENING DAY
LIVE MUSIC & DANCE PERFORMANCES
LIVE WORKSHOPS / ART MAKING / FACE PAINTING
FOOD TRUCKS

Please note that South Street Extension and South Street from Central to Main will be closed for this event starting at 11:30 a.m

Parking is available at the following locations
– Behind Hingham Savings Bank
– Station Street
– Water Street
– Bathing Beach

Inspired! Teacher & Student Show 2025
2025-10-22 - 2025-11-16 | Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States

"Young @ Art 2025"
2025-10-22 - 2025-11-16 | Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States

Opening Reception for "Inspired!" Teacher & Student Show 2025
2025-10-23 18:00 - 20:00 | Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States
Inspired!
Teacher & Student Show 2025

Jazz + Art = Joy! Fundraiser Party for North River Arts
2025-10-24 19:30 - 23:30, 2025-10-25 19:30 - 23:30 | MA
JAZZ + ART = JOY!
North River Arts House Parties are back!
Join us for an intimate night of world-class Jazz at a beautiful home in Cohasset, to support the work of NRAS. Friday and Saturday, October 24th and 25th, starting at 7:30PM. The Gray Sargent Trio, Tony Bennett’s long-time band, wows us with “transcendent traditional jazz that is joyful, soulful, and technically unmatched.” We’ll enjoy wine and conversation around two full sets of unparalleled jazz. Don’t miss it!!
Featuring the Gray Sargent Trio: Gray Sargent, guitar; Marshall Wood, bass; Les Harris, drums (Friday); Gary Johnson, drums (Saturday)
$75 per person, limited to 50 tickets each evening.
Address available after ticket purchase. Purchase Tickets HERE

HULL ARTISTS 4th ANNUAL ARTISANS CRAFT SHOW
2025-10-25 10:00 - 16:00 | Hull Yacht Club, 5 Fitzpatrick Way, Hull, MA, United States
Join us for this fabulous craft show featuring 21 artisan crafters. Start your holiday shopping early by buying unique local handmade art for yourself or some one else.
While you are shopping you may also enjoy relaxing on the wrap around porch of the Hull Yacht Club, get a drink from the bar and take in the beautiful views of Hull bay.
We look forward to seeing you there!

John Sheehan: Artist Reception
2025-10-25 13:00 - 15:00 | Norwell Public Library, 64 South Street, Norwell, MA, 02061, United States
Birds, Wildlife, Nature : John Sheehan: Artist Reception
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th 1:00—3:00 PM Meeting Room Norwell Public Library64 South Street, Norwell, MA, 02061

Chance to meet and talk to local nature, wildlife and sports photographer John Sheehan.
@hodos_photos

Artist Statement:
I am a local photographer focusing on birds, wildlife and nature. We are blessed to be surrounded by amazing natural beauty here in Massachusetts, and I love to capture and share the sights I see.

I took up photography 4 years ago and use Nikon equipment (z5, 180x600mm, 1.4x TC).
Nature photography is the ultimate blend of planning, patience, technical and artistic skill (and exercise). Hope you come by to see my photos and to talk about photography and your favorite spots to see nature.

Opening Reception for "Young @ Art 2025"
2025-10-25 16:00 - 17:30 | Plymouth Center for the Arts, 11 North Street, Plymouth, MA, 02360, United States

Art of Giving - Front Street Gallery
2025-10-29 - 2025-12-29 | Front Street Gallery, 124 Front Street, Scituate, MA, United States

"Shared Realities"
2025-11-01 00:00 - 2025-12-31 23:59 | Duxbury Free Library, 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA, 02231, United States
The Helen Bumpus Gallery presents
“Shared Realities”
a collection of works by Artist Kerry W. Buckley

Artist’s Statement
My lifelong passion for painting and drawing became a full-time obsession when I retired from academic life in 2013. I look upon art as more of a craft. For me, the work itself is a form of meditation. It is a creative process that absorbs the heart and hand. My landscapes tend to reflect seasonal changes on the outer cape from the brooding tranquility of an autumn afternoon to the off-season, when the bones of the landscape are laid bare. There is a quiet dignity to these empty places. They are unoccupied but not abandoned. They lie in wait for the next cycle to begin. I am drawn to liminal spaces, a portal to somewhere else. I do not try to capture reality, but a mood, the fleeting light of a solitary moment. My still life paintings explore the rituals that give meaning to the random contingencies of life or the ambiguous innocence of childhoods past. There is a whimsical wistfulness about these mementos that evoke a lost time of wonder and delight. I seek to engage the viewer with a shared human emotion and a slice of lived experience preserved from the relentless flow of time.
About the Artist

As a student, Kerry W. Buckley won several statewide art competitions and initially considered a degree in fine art. He was offered, but declined, an art scholarship choosing to become an historian specializing in American History. Throughout his academic career he continued to draw and paint. While living in western Massachusetts he developed friendships with regional neorealist artists Scott Prior, Randal Deihl and Jane Lund whose vision and techniques inspired his work. Since his retirement from academic life, he has studied portraiture and painting at the Guild Art Center in Northampton, MA, classical painting technique with Barbara Johnson, and indirect painting techniques with Julie Beck at the Academy for Realist Art. He is a Professional Artist member of the Copley Society of Art in Boston and is a Master Artist member of the Cape Cod Art Center. His work has been featured in competitive shows throughout New England and has received awards in national and regional shows.
Website: www.kerrywbuckley.com
Instagram: @kerrywbuckley

Cohasset Open Studios
2025-11-01 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-11-02 10:00 - 16:00 | MA
Click Here for an interactive map of the various studios participating in this weekends event

"Unearthed"
2025-11-04 - 2025-12-29 | Norwell Public Library, 64 South Street, Norwell, MA, 02061, United States
Lara Williams presents
“Unearthed”
A collection of Encaustic Works on Display in the meeting room of the Norwell Public Library
A Reception will be held on November 8th from 1 till 3pm with light refreshment
Explore the vibrant world of encaustic paintings, an ancient art form that uses heated beeswax and colored pigments. The technique creates a luminous, almost ethereal translucence and remarkable depth that is simply impossible to captured in other mediums.
Come and be captivated by a surface that can be smooth and glossy, or textured and sculpted. Each piece features rich, glowing colors and intricate layers that you can only truly appreciate in person. Experience the tactile and visual magic of this unique medium before the display closes.

Rituals of Seeing
2025-11-05 - 2025-11-22 | MA
“Rituals of Seeing”
A collection of works by Claudio Eshun
On Display at the Hunchback Gallery, November 5th through the 22nd with an Opening Reception on the 7th from 7-9pm
Claude Eshun – “Rituals of Seeing” is the first scene of Elegant Alien, a series of made and collected images that explores my family’s history of immigration from Ghana and through Italy, as well as our creation of a new home in America, a similar story to many immigrants.

"Rumours" Fall National Juried Show at SSAC
2025-11-06 - 2025-12-19 | SSAC, 119 Ripley Rd, Cohasset, MA, United States
“Rumours”
Our Fall National Juried Exhibition

Juried by Curtis Speer, Artist & Owner CUSP Gallery & Founder of Newport Artist Collective
November 6 – December 19, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 6, 6-8 pm

Stewart Adam, “Secrets of the Silent Man” Oil Painting

First Wednesday's at The Wright Building
2025-11-06 17:30 - 20:30 | The Wright Building, E.T. WRIGHT BUILDING | 379 LIBERTY ST, rockland, MA, 02370, United States

Opening Reception for "Rituals of Seeing"
2025-11-07 18:00 - 21:00 | MA

"One if by Land, Two if by Sea"
2025-11-08 - 2025-12-06 | Hingham Library’s Dolphin and Clemens Gallery, 66 Leavitt Street, Hingham, MA, United States
“One if by Land, Two if by Sea”
a collection of fine oils by Brenda White Henriquez

“One if by Land, Two if by Sea” will be on display at Hingham Library’s Dolphin Gallery from November 8th through December 6th. As an artist based in the South Shore, Brenda’s work reflects subjects that are familiar to the area but emphasize the finer details within. Her Still Lifes, Harbors, Marshes, along with Various Water Effects in Nature show her incredible range as a fine artist. Be sure not to miss seeing this collection in person.

Her works can also be viewed on her website and Instagram at:
Website – www.brendahenriquez.com
Instagram – @brendahenriquez
