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Tag: Jamaica Plain Open Studios

  • Through December, 2017 (Artist’s Reception June 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm) – Franklin Park: An Ephemeral and Enduring Landscape

    For over thirty-five years Robin Radin has photographed both the cultural and natural landscape of her neighborhood in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts. Her work draws inspiration from the vibrant, diverse street life and from the brilliance in the landscapes of Franklin Park, Jamaica Pond, Arnold Arboretum, and the Emerald Necklace parklands.

    She says: “With my landscape work, I seek to elicit the beauty in settings that might otherwise seem ordinary. In particular, my photographs aim to reveal how urban wilds and parklands can unexpectedly evoke a human presence. Over the last few years, I have frequently wandered the woodlands of Franklin Park with my camera and tripod. My visits to the park are charged with the spirit of discovery and adventure. The landscape has the power to heighten my awareness, simultaneously allowing me to reach deep within myself and also to project outward my inner feeling into the captured image. These photographs are my paean to the quiet grace that emanates from these treasured places.”

    Robin Radin is a Boston-based photographer whose career as an exhibiting artist and educator has spanned over thirty-five years. She received her B.F.A. from Tufts University and the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts in 1983, and her M.F.A. from Massachusetts College of Art in 1992. Her photographs have been exhibited and published nationally. Radin’s work has been presented in over fifty venues —The Danforth Museum of Art, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The Cambridge Art Association, Bunker Hill Community College, The Photographic Resource Center, The Aidekman Art Center at Tufts University, to name a few.

    In 2010, in collaboration with writer Lynne Anderson, her photographs were included in the book Breaking Bread: Recipes and Stories From Immigrant Kitchens, published by the University of California Press. Radin’s work has been reproduced in numerous exhibition catalogues. She exhibits annually in Jamaica Plain Open Studios and serves on the board of The Jamaica Plain Arts Council. Radin is a 2003 recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant in Photography.

    There will be an exhibition of the artist’s work at the Shattuck Visitor Center of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy, 125 The Fenway, through December, 2017, with a reception on Wednesday, June 14, from 6 – 8. Exhibit Hours: Sat and Sun | 11am–4pm. Weekdays: 9am –5pm (For weekday visits, call ahead (617-522-2700) as gallery is a multipurpose room and may be closed for meetings)

  • Thursday, September 18, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Artists in the Arboretum Opening Reception

    Local artists will exhibit works inspired by the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University as part of Jamaica Plain Open Studios, the premiere annual arts event in one of Boston’s most vibrant and diverse neighborhoods. The juried exhibit will run through October 19, and the opening reception will take place Thursday, September 18, from 6 – 8 in the Hunnewell Building lecture hall at 125 Arborway. For more event information, and to preview works by participating artists, visit www.jpopenstudios.com. Work below by artist Sarah Coyne.

  • Wednesday, September 19, 6:00 pm – Artists in the Arboretum 2012: Looking Closely

    The Arnold Arboretum, in conjunction with Jamaica Plain Open Studios, will host a juried group exhibition devoted to art inspired by the plants, landscape, and collections of the Arnold Arboretum. The theme for this year’s show is “Looking Closely.”  Join the Arboretum staff on Wednesday, September 19th at 6 pm for a reception with the artists in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall at the Arboretum.  The show will run through November 18, 2012.

  • Through October 23 – Artists in the Arboretum 2011

    In conjunction with Jamaica Plain Open Studios, The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is proud to present a juried exhibition of works inspired by the collections and landscape of the Arnold Arboretum, featuring the work of Susan Johnson Bergin, Kurtis Brown, Alexander Budnitz, Jennifer Burnham, Deb Coolidge, John Diehl, Bob Evans, Susan CB Hampton, Susan Hardy Brown, Betsey Henkels, Alexander Korman, John Maciejowski, John Merrill, Candice Amber Milionis, John Nunziato, Maggie Redfern, William H. Scully, Rebecca Skinner, Regina Valluzzi (her painting seen below),  Maureen Vezina and Christine Wirth.  The show is on view through October 23 in the Hunnewell Building lecture hall at 125 Arborway.  For more information, visit www.arboretum.harvard.edu, or call 617-384-5209.

  • Wednesday, September 16, 6-8 pm – Artists in the Arboretum Opening Night

    The Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Plain Open Studios host a juried group exhibition devoted to art inspired by the plants, landscape, and collections of the Arnold Arboretum, in conjunction with the Open Studios weekend. Come to Opening Night on Wednesday, September 16, from 6 – 8 pm.  The Open Studios weekend runs from September 26 – September 27, 11 – 6, and the exhibition in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum will be on display through October 9, 2009.  For more information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.