Central Massachusetts Convention & Visitors Bureau: New Calendar

American Contemporary Art & Craft Gallery (Mon, May 20)

printsandpotter@conversent.net — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:02:53 GMT

Prints and Potter Gallery, 142 Highland Street, Worcester, MA For Thirty eight years it has been our privilege to offer our customers art and Artisan made contemporary craft work by some of the most talented artists in the United States as well as a select group of European Printmakers. Jewelry, Art Glass ,Fine Wood, Pottery. We offer professional custom picture framing using the highest quality materials and the most up to date in conservation materials. With over 85 years of combined picture framing experience our staff is highly qualified to answer all of your framing questions, offer you design guidance and friendly personal service. Experienced Painting Restoration available. Currently on View - Paintings and prints of local Worcester and Worcester County. New Art work arriving daily. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through Dec 31.

Casey at the Bat: 125 Years (Mon, May 20)

info@worcesterhistory.net — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:58:40 GMT

Worcester Historical Museum, Rockwell Gallery, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA Casey at the Bat is one of the most famous poems about baseball ever written and it was written in Worcester! Scholars and enthusiasts have variously described it as an American classic, a masterpiece of American literature, and a national treasure. Adults and children alike have memorized, quoted, and recited it for over a century, while media outlets have re-enacted, parodied, adapted, and dissected the saga. Now 125 years after it was first published, a few questions remain. Where is Mudville? Was Ernest Thayer influenced by his Worcester roots? Why is it so popular? Most importantly, who was Casey? Cost: Free with Museum admission Through Saturday, Aug 10.

DinoTracks (Mon, May 20)

info@ecotarium.org — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:31:53 GMT

EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA The hunt for dinosaurs begins here! Step into their footprints, hear and feel their footsteps, and come face-to-face with some of the dinosaurs who made them. DinoTracks starts where scientists first began studying dinosaurs (at their feet). Focusing on fossil discoveries, the exhibit engages visitors of all ages in trying out hands-on scientific study methods and getting down on the ground to put their new skills to work. DinoTracks is a please-touch exhibit presented in three languages: English, Spanish and French. Engage your curiosity about dinosaurs in Super-Saurus Saturdays, a weekly interactive, science program held every Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Cost: $14 adults, $8 children (2-18), $10 seniors and students with ID Through Tuesday, Dec 31.

In Their Shirtsleeves (Mon, May 20)

info@worcesterhistory.net — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:58:20 GMT

Worcester Historical Museum, Fuller Gallery of Industrial History, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA

In Their Shirtsleeves tells the ongoing story of the innovators, workers, and investors who made industry the story of Worcester. Learn more about In Their Shirtsleeves.

Cost: Free with Museum admission. Through Tuesday, Dec 31.

Invented -- WPI Patents Past & Present (Mon, May 20)

libraryexhibits@wpi.edu — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:31:50 GMT

WPI: George C. Gordon Library, Gladwin Gallery, Ground floor, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA "Invented" highlights patents by WPI faculty, trustees, alumni, and staff from Ichabod Washburn's machine to temper steel wire to Al Hoffman's arm orthosis. Great men from Worcester history, who were also associated with WPI as students, faculty, or trustees, such as Ichabod Washburn, Lucius Knowles, Horace Wyman and are included, as are former WPI students radio magnate Atwater Kent, and Dean Kamen, famous for the invention of the Segway. Research currently being conducted at WPI in the fields of metals processing, nanofibers, and medical sensors for use within the body are highlighted in patents of Diran Apelian, Glenn Gaudette, and Ki Chon. Many other WPI inventors are represented in the exhibition. which also explains the patenting process, patent components, and types of patents. A reception will be held on April 4 from 4:30-6 p.m. Through Thursday, Oct 31.

Looking at the Stars: Prints by Imamura Yoshio (Mon, May 20)

information@worcesterart.org — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:56:28 GMT

Worcester Art Museum, Japanese Gallery, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA Click here to see exhibition Born in a humble dwelling at the bottom of a valley, the print artist Imamura Yoshio still lives in the Japanese Alps of Nagano Prefecture. Memories of wandering amidst fields, woods, streams and mountains and of gazing at the stars at night inspire him. Moved by the evocative beauty of wild flowers and vines, dilapidated village huts and heavenly constellations, Imamura records his insights into the transience of life as well as his reverence for the enduring spirit that merges both history and evolution. Imamuras haunting works, which combine an exploration of subtle textures, colors, patterns and shifts in nature as well as geometric shapes and mysterious signs, are created using mixed media (etching, engraving, woodblock, aquatint, chine collé, collagraph, gold, silver, copper and black leaf). Cost: free with Museum admission Through Thursday, May 30.

Paint and Switch - Worcester / Cape Cod (Mon, May 20)

printsandpotter@conversent.net — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:37:37 GMT

Prints and Potter Gallery, 142 Highland Street, Worcester, MA Worcesters own Prints and the Potter Gallery and the Cultural Center of Cape Cod in South Yarmouth are delighted to announce a pair of joint exhibitions in May of 2013. The first show will open at the Cultural Center in South Yarmouth on Sunday, May 5 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The exhibition will run through May 26, presenting Cape Cod viewers with new work by twelve of Worcester Countys foremost artists. The second opening will be at the Prints and the Potter Gallery in Worcester on Sunday, May 19 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. This twin show will present Worcester area viewers with a comparable number of works by 15 distinguished Cape Cod artists. Through Sunday, May 26.

Stories They Tell (Mon, May 20)

info@worcesterhistory.net — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 20:56:24 GMT

Worcester Historical Museum, Rice Gallery, 30 Elm Street, Worcester, MA

Stories They Tell reveals the public and personal stories behind a selection of artifacts from Worcester Historical Museums collection. Learn more about Stories They Tell.

Cost: Free with Museum admission. Through Tuesday, Dec 31.

The Allure of Blanc de Chine (Mon, May 20)

information@worcesterart.org — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:34:28 GMT

Worcester Art Museum, Chinese Gallery, 55 Salisbury Street, Worcester, MA Blanc de Chine (lit. "white of China") refers to a white ware that was produced for centuries in the town of Dehua in the coastal province of Fujian. The sugary white clay of the Dehua area is made from a porcelain stone that is unusually low in iron impurities and fuses with the applied transparent glaze during the firing, producing works of a glossy, smooth quality that resembles ivory or white jade. Extremely resistant to the distortion that can be caused by high-temperature firing, the clay is ideally suited for the production of thickly potted, press-molded and/or sculpted vessels and figurines for the scholar's table or family altar. Many such functional and decorative works are finely detailed or embellished with applied relief decoration, such as blossoms or dragons. Porcelain production began in Dehua as early as the Song dynasty (960-1279) and flourished from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. At first widely exported to Southeast Asia and Japan, blanc de Chine soon also found a market among European royalty and aristocrats when it was imported by various European trading companies. Western interest in blanc de Chine gradually waned as Europeans discovered the secrets of porcelain manufacture. Dehua kilns have continued to produce white ware figures into the modern age; these late versions are usually slip-cast. Through Saturday, Aug 31.

The Fruits of Chance & Necessity (Mon, May 20)

prosenbl@holycross.edu — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:45:28 GMT

10:00 AM-5:00 PM, College of the Holy Cross: Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Art Gallery, 1 College Street, Worcester, MA Gallery hours: M-F 10 am - 5 pm; Saturdays 2 - 5 pm, the Gallery will be closed on Saturday, May 18th. The Cantor Art Gallery will host the annual exhibition of artwork by graduating seniors who have participated in the Senior Concentration Seminar. Student artists participating in the exhibition The Fruits of Chance & Necessity, include Jack Butler, Dioni Cruz, Vivian Daly, Janelle DiMartino, Danielle Dimond, Chelesea Jenkins, Julia Keough, Annie Le, Kerry Simon, Alexander Vera, and Katherine Wallace. Visual arts faculty members Susan Schmidt, professor, and David Gyscek, assistant professor, guided students throughout the academic year in developing their art practice and creating a concise body of artwork reflecting the individuals viewpoint and distinct aesthetic voice. Cost: No cost, open to the public Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, through May 24.