All in ALL, it’s a green winter at gallery
The holidays are over, and January’s bleak days are here. The landscape is a composition of unrelieved gray, brown and white, and the city streets are littered with dinginess and rattling papers.
But even in midwinter, spring’s promise beckons. And the Gallery of the Arts League of Lowell fulfills that promise with “Color It Green,” the new show on view through the end of February.
The airy gallery at 307 Market St., suffused with glowing hues even on the gloomiest days, features the works of 20 artists that capture the essence of greenness. The 47 works, spanning media and intention, include ceramics, works on paper, collage, cast and welded metal, fanciful woodworking and paintings.
Highlights include William Turville’s cleverly crafted, full-size Adirondack chairs, Margaret Femia and Jeanne Kunze’s delicate drawings, Amy Hamlet’s vibrant collages, and a towering ceramic fabrication by Bill Cohn. In addition, viewers will love the glowing green-blues of Pamela Wamala’s mixedmedia works, Meredith Fife Day’s vibrant watercolor landscape and Haroon Khimani’s layered work. Enticing titles appeal to anyone starved for springtime — “Vernal Force,” “Conemara Driveway,” “Garden of Eden,” “Up the Hill” and “Gateway to the Berkshires.”
The COVID-compliant gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 1 to 4 p.m. Visit www.artsleagueoflowell.org.
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BLOOMIN’ ART: Another shot of springtime in January takes place Thursday, Jan. 14, through Monday, Jan. 18, at Art in Bloom Concord. The event is a collaboration between Concord Museum, Garden Club of Concord and Concord Art. Garden Club members have created floral interpretations of entries in the exhibition “Members Juried I:
Painting and Sculpture” at Concord Art, as well as watercolors in the exhibition “HOME: Paintings by Loring W. Coleman” at Concord Museum. The designs will infuse winter with the promise of spring and reflect the art that inspires them. Floral designs will be on display Thursday, Jan. 14, through Sunday, Jan. 17, at Concord Art, and Saturday, Jan. 16, through Monday, Jan. 18, at Concord Museum. Virtual programming will also be available. Confirm visiting guidelines at www.concordart.org. Reserve timed tickets online in advance of your Concord Museum visit. www.concordmuseum.org.
: HONORING MLK: Concord Museum plans a virtual celebration honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 18. The virtual forum, which starts at 2 p.m., includes a conversation with U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, whose grandfather was inspired by Henry David Thoreau and was jailed as part of Ghandi’s independence movement. Khanna, who represents California’s 17 th Congressional
district, will discuss King, Ghandi, Thoreau and nonviolent protest with Tom Kane, the museum’s executive director. There will also be two short videos on civil disobedience. Free but sign up at www.concordmuseum.org. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston will also host a free community celebration honoring King. Visit www.mfa.org for info.
: ONLINE LESSONS: Nothing beats learning something new, especially during a pandemic. Take online art classes from various venues, including Worcester Art Museum. Visit www.worcesterart.org/classes.
: PERFECTION: Boston Cyberarts Gallery presents the window exhibit “In the Future Everything Will be Perfect” by mixed-media artist Anne Spalter. It runs Saturday, Jan. 16, through Sunday, Feb. 21, and is on view 24/7. It includes a series of uplifting, interactive works, such as palm trees, astronauts in space,
butterflies and more. The gallery is at 141 Green St., in the Jamaica Plain section of Boston.
: OOPS: Apologies to Lowell artist Janet Lambert Moore, who provided the photos of the late Edith Burger, Lowell artist and arts patron, for the appreciation on Burger published last week in this space. Due to an editing error, the Whistler House Museum of Art was mistakenly credited for sharing the photos. Moore and Burger were friends and colleagues for over 70 years before Burger’s passing on Dec. 20 at age 109.