Mother, mother There’s too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There’s far too many of you dying You know we’ve got to find a way To bring some lovin’ here today, eh eh ~What’s Going On by Marvin Gaye By Suzanne Révy The pandemic, protests and global warming have barraged communities...
By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy Could the world be more turbulent? Best not to answer. Between the pandemic, persistent racial injustices, protests, a divisive election season and what promises to be an even more polarizing Supreme Court appointment, our society seems to be spinning out of control....
By Elin Spring We’ve gone to the dogs. In fact, that happened so many eons ago that no one can properly recall when we humans surrendered our hearts to our canine companions. The Griffin Museum of Photography in Winchester, MA is featuring two endearing solo exhibits that highlight the often amusing...
By Elin Spring Memory is fickle and fleeting. From the entirety of our life’s events and the histories passed down to us, our recollections are colored by a medley of perceptions and feelings. What we remember – and how – instills our lives with meaning and directs our actions. That sense...
by Elin Spring Critical Mass is an annual photographic competition sponsored by Photolucida that puts submissions before an international panel of judges which, happily, includes me. It is a joy to discover so many impassioned artists with such promising work in one venue and I want to share some remarkable...
“Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable” George Bernard Shaw By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy We are struggling to come back. Back from the trauma of isolation, amidst anxiety over disease, a polarizing election season, and the continuing horror of senseless...
By Suzanne Révy Good news! The Danforth Art Museum will be re-opening to the public this weekend with limited hours by appointment. If you missed it earlier this year, now is your chance to visit Family Circle, a multi-media exhibition which includes three local photographers: Lee Kilpatrick, Kristen...
By Suzanne Révy There are certain photographs that resonate with me on a gut level. I sense a kinship with their creators and my response stands as testimony that we have related to one another in a way that is far more profound than, say, a conversation over coffee. Without consciously trying, photographers...
By Suzanne Révy Now that we can once again venture carefully into the wider world, I’d like to encourage you to visit the Fitchburg Art Museum where Jo Sandman’s “The Photographic Work” is on view along with a multi-media exhibition called “After Spiritualism: Loss and Transcendence...
By Suzanne Révy As the burdens of quarantine ease up, smaller galleries around New England are beginning to open their doors by appointment only. And though online meetings and exhibitions have been critical in keeping all of us feeling connected, I for one, have missed the sheer impact of looking at art in person....
