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The fourth call and response exhibit in collaboration with the Fitchburg Art Museum takes on the challenge of December’s short, dark days.This fall, ten black and white artworks (or artworks with very restricted color) from FAM’s collection were displayed at ArtsWorcester. Over one hundred and twenty artists then brought us a work either in response to a specific loaned piece, or that was inspired...

Equal Dimensions, began as a simple attempt to show works that utilize the square, yet quickly developed into a presentation of pieces that, while using rectilinear forms, are more about equality through comparison than just formal similarities. Featuring works by: Josef Albers, Richard Artschwager, Robert Barry, Mel Bochner, Peter Downsbrough, Erwin Heerich, Donald Judd, Sol LeWitt, Allan McCollu...

Vessels, lighting and more by Liz Canali and invited guest artists. Liz uses a variety of techniques to explore the possibilities of felting within the parameters of interior design. Hanging lights using the nuno techniques, a large globe light on a cement base, a variety of vessels exploring different techniques, upholstery, wall hangings ... so much to explore! Collaborations with David Blair. J...

A collection of local wool and linsey woolsey blankets by Peggy Hart. This new collection includes variations on traditional linsey woolsey fabrics. In the early days of settlement in New England, a scarcity of wool was made to go further by weaving it with linen in the warp, hence the name “linsey woolsey”. I gather wool and weave blankets in a barn full of antique industrial looms. These looms g...

These pen and watercolor illustrations were created with children underfoot (and as critics) but are collected by adults. Penny utilizes the city as a tool, including its triple-deckers, spacesuits, buildings, streets and parks. Goodnight Worcester, Revisited is an invitation for young and old to enjoy a fresh perspective on the heart of the Commonwealth.

The paintings on view are created without brushes, using stencils, rollers, screen-printing, airbrush and sometimes-shaped canvases and 3-dimensional projections. They are pristine and otherworldly, while flat and persistent of object-ness, small but less than intimate, familiar but unknown, awkward and comfortable. Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11-5

2D & 3D artwork with a broad interpretation of "Landscape," including physical, spiritual, cultural, and ecological. The artwork is created in many different media—drawing, painting, mixed media, photography and more.

Janet Schwartz’s pastels, oil paintings, and charcoal drawings capture the complex visual landscapes of office life and long commutes. Open to magic in all places, she finds beauty in the stark angularity and patterns of light on building façades, rendering the shadows of conference rooms, office cubicles, and gray corridors with a particular eye to the elongated late afternoon light. These images...