Ghostly, translucent furniture floats amidst colorful forests. Place, time, landscape, and memory all converge using a range of visual art techniques. It's the work of Prilla Smith Brackett, whose solo show Promises to Keep: Monoprints is at the Bromfield Gallery in Boston, through December 1, 2012. The opening reception is tonight, Friday, November 2, 6-8:30 PM. We … [Read more...]
Nano-interviews
David Adjmi, on a roll
Marie Antoinette, David Adjmi's play about the controversial figure whose misfortune it was to be queen during the French Revolution (the production's tagline is "Heads Will Roll"), has its world premiere at A.R.T. in Cambridge on Sept. 1, 2012 (co-produced by Yale Repertory Theatre). The playwright is indeed on a roll: he premiered the play 3C this summer (to both accolades … [Read more...]
Adrienne Hawkins: Choreopoetry
Ok, this is what we here at ArtSake would dub a not to miss opportunity. Impulse Dance Company Artistic Director Adrienne Hawkins, in collaboration with Regie Gibson and Akili Jamal Haynes, will present the new work Life's, lessons .... Learned or (When my soul looks back) A Choreopoem at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum this coming Thursday, August 9th (which by the way, … [Read more...]
Sagit Zilberman: Global Groove
Jazz saxophonist and composer Sagit Zilberman has a concert at Vernissage Restaurant in Brookline this Thursday. On the eve of the concert, which promotes an important cause, we asked Sagit about her work, life, and what she calls her saxophone. With this concert at Vernissage, you hope to draw attention to GYG (Global Youth Groove). What is GYG, and why did you get … [Read more...]
Annie Bissett: Artist Making Money
At Available Potential Enterprizes, Ltd. in Northampton, 20 artists from Zea Mays Printmaking studio will exhibit in Scale in Contemporary Printmaking, which has its opening reception this Friday, May 11, 2012. One of those artists, Annie Bissett, will be on-hand at the opening. And she'll be making money. Her contribution to the show will include selections from Loaded, … [Read more...]