Attleboro Arts Museum
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It may be cold outside, but it's warm in our gallery and the Members' Exhibition is open for viewing! Stop by today during our regular Museum Hours: Tues-Sat, 10am-5pm. And don't forget to check out the award winning pieces on our website: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/members-exhibition-award-w/

Check out the DoubleACS TV 15 coverage of our latest exhibit the always popular Members' Exhibition! Visit our website to learn more about the Members' Exhibition and view artists and award winners: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/members-exhibition/

Read an excerpt from the Jan/Feb 2021 Artscope magazine review of the AAM’s Members’ Exhibition: https://artscopemagazine.com//arts-for-everybody-attlebor/

We're back from our holiday break and the gallery is open! Visit us Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm to see the Members' Exhibition.

Are you ready for High Art 2021? High Art is an annual exhibition showcasing the extraordinary talent and ideas of high school students enrolled in public, private, parochial, alternative, charter or homeschool programs. This youth exhibition connects teens with artists both past and present, fosters the creation of original artworks, and provides a professional forum for students to voice their own creativity and work collaboratively. Visit our website for more information:... https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/high-art-2021/ See more

Have you heard about the MYSTERY PIECE? Our 2020 Benefit Art Auction includes a mystery artwork donated by a highly acclaimed, award-winning artist and popular arts educator. This mystery piece will be uncovered when the gavel falls during Friday, November 6th’s livestreamed auction (beginning at 7pm, EST) and the lot is awarded to the highest bidder. The only details that can be shared at this time are: Medium: Watercolor Style: 2D work, handsome dark wood frame with n...eutral mat Size: 18.75 wide x 23.5 high x 1.5 deep (includes frame) Color palette: Blue, gold, grey, green Subject: Great urban appeal with a nod to Attleboro, MA Follow the link to bid online: https://www.bidsquare.com//mystery-artist-an-artful-myster

We're looking for consignors of handmade art, crafts, jewelry, greeting cards, knitted items, ceramics, unique gifts, etc. Email us by October 31st to be part of the 2020 Gift Shop Holiday Extravaganza!

Follow the link below to view our Benefit Art Auction press release on Bidsquare: https://www.bidsquare.com//attleboro-arts-museum-29th-bene Image: "Conforto nel Buio (Solace in the dark)", Gwendolyn Lanier; Charcoal, 23" x 19" x 0.5" Artist value: $600 Opening bid: $240. #AttleboroAuction

Artwork delivery dates for our 2020 Members' Exhibition are less than a month away! Drop-off dates are Thursday November 19th, Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st from 10am 4pm. Visit our website for a complete prospectus. https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/calls-for-artists/

THIS SATURDAY, October 17th from 2-4pm Art Lovers Book Club will meet virtually to discuss Monument Man: The Life of Daniel Chester French by Harold Holzer. This event is free and open to everyone reading is not required. Email [email protected] to receive an invite with a link to join the meeting. Visit our website for more information on this session’s guest speaker: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/art-lovers-book-club/

Rainy day got you down? Come visit our Auction Preview exhibition! We have 221 items up for bid in a wide variety of sizes, mediums, and styles. It's never too early to start your holiday shopping! Don't forget, bidding starts at only 40% of the value for most items. Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Visit our website for more details: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/online-auction-bidding-wit/ #AttleboroAuction

There are only 12 days remaining to bid in the Attleboro Arts Museum Timed Benefit Art Auction! This donation, "Darrow's Words W8" is part of a series inspired by Kevin Boyle's book Arc of Justice. The series referenced a case when Clarence Darrow defended Ossian Sweet in a case on behalf of the NAACP. This works illustrates Darrow's belief in the power of words. Stacy Leeman’s paintings have been exhibited throughout the US. She has received grants from the Greater Columbus... Arts Council and Vermont Studio Center. She is represented by the Sharon Weiss Gallery in Columbus, OH; Rutledge Street Gallery in Camden, SC and B. Deemer Gallery, in Louisville, KY. Ms. Leeman earned her BA in studio art from Oberlin College and her MFA from Rutgers University. Image: Darrow's Words W8, Stacy Leeman; Oil, 14" x 18" x 2". Artist Value: $650, Opening Bid: $260. Follow the links to bid online: https://www.bidsquare.com//stacy-leeman-darrows-words-w8-1

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Thank you to Rockland Trust for helping to promote the Attleboro Arts Museum! This billboard advertisement was displayed on Route 6 East in Rehoboth as part of Rockland's Lifting up Small Businesses initiative.

Mark your calendars, the 2020 Members’ Exhibition is coming up quick! Not an AAM Member? Visit our website to renew or join today! https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/support-the-museum/ Delivery of Member Artwork: Thursday November 19th, Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21st from 10am 4pm. Forms must be completed in advance of artwork delivery. Visit our website for details: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/calls-for-artists/

NEW IN 2020: The Auction’s customary printed catalog has transformed into an interactive experience! Flip through the catalog for listings of all LIVE and TIMED items, donor biographies, and more: https://issuu.com/86museum/docs/auction_catalog_2020_ Visit our website for more information about the Benefit Art Auction: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/benefit-art-auction/

Many thanks to the Rotary Club of Attleboro, Massachusetts for supporting their community and visiting our Benefit Art Auction!

In today's art classes for students aged 9-17 we learned about proportions of the human skull and practiced shading to create depth and volume. Check out these incredible pieces in progress!

Online auction bidding is open and underway! Take a look at The Vast a donation from Alexander Morris. The title and subject matter of "The Vast" are derived from the insurmountably large responsibility and weight of fatherhood, while simultaneously expressing in a single structure the value of having an abstract perspective. Alexander Morris graduated from the University of Utah with a BFA, emphasis in drawing and painting. He has a robust exhibition history at various ...galleries and museums throughout the western and eastern US. Recently, he exhibited his work at AS220 in Providence, RI and West Hartford Art League, CT. Image: The Vast, Alexander Morris; Acrylic, 36 x 36 x 2. Artist Value: $1,300 Opening Bid: $520. Follow the link to bid online: https://www.bidsquare.com//alexander-morris-the-vast-19538 #AttleboroAuction

Take a look at our ravishing raffle baskets! Visit our website to purchase tickets online, stop by the Museum to view all the baskets in-gallery, or call 508.222.2644 x10 to purchase tickets over the phone. https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/auction-raffles/

KuroKuroShiro, meaning black-black-white in Japanese, offers a space where viewers can immerse themselves in their own psychological and spiritual world. Painted with Sumi - an ink traditionally used in East Asia made of soot and animal glue - offers a wide range of tones and depths in black. With the subtle shifts of blacks, the spiritual and imaginative worlds emerge. The artist hopes viewers can walk away with visual and mental frames for their spiritual world to linger, f...orm, and exist. Nishiki Sugawara-Beda is a Japanese-American artist with a BA from Portland State University and an MFA from Indiana University. To speak to the core of humanity, she seeks connections among cultures both from the past and present and builds artistic foundation from her native and adapted cultural heritages. Her work has been exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Currently, she is an Assistant Professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Images: KuroKuroShiro Kami XVI (top) and KuroKuroShiro Kami XVII, Nishiki Sugawara-Beda; Sumi ink on rice paper, 12" x 13" x 0.5" (each). Artist Value: $850, Opening Bid: $340. Follow the links to bid online: https://www.bidsquare.com//nishiki-sugawara-beda-kurokuros https://www.bidsquare.com//nishiki-sugawara-beda-kurokuros Click through to see a video of Nishiki in-studio discussing her work: https://youtu.be/nE2MYP3CTSw

Check out the DoubleACS TV 15 coverage of our Benefit Art Auction! Visit our website for more #AttleboroAuction information: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/benefit-art-auction/

Happy International Sloth Day! Remember this slowpoke a three-toed sloth creation by artist, Kerry St.Pierre from the Museum’s National Juried Show Three in 2018? Don’t drag your feet, check out the theme for this year’s National Juried Show Real or Imagined. For details click the following link: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/real-or-imagined/

Watch us install the Auction in less than a minute! You can visit the exhibition in-gallery during our regular hours, Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Don't forget to register to bid online! Follow the link to our website for instructions: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/online-auction-bidding-wit/ #AttleboroAuction

Today’s virtual watercolor demonstration was a great success! Ben Macomber walked participants through his process of painting one of his favorite subjects: birch trees, and finished up with a Q&A segment. Thanks for sharing your skills, Ben!

AAM Programs Coordinator Abby Rovaldi is in the Halloween spirit today! Visit our gift shop for a variety of autumnal items, including the super-spooky spiderweb mask. Museum Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm.

Hey Attleboro, check out our banner on County Street! #AttleboroAuction Visit our website for more information on our Benefit Art Auction: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/benefit-art-auction/

Follow the link to see The Sun Chronicle's coverage of our 29th Benefit Art Auction! #AttleboroAuction https://www.thesunchronicle.com//article_21cb96d1-2999-5dc Image: "Summer Clouds," 2020 auction donation by Richard Harrington; Acrylic. Artist value: $600; opening bid: $240

Quiet Marsh by Cecily Donnelly is one of a series of wetland and estuary paintings that Donnelly has been working on for a number of years. She is fascinated by the patterns of marsh grasses against the sky, hills and water. As always, the artist hopes that the color leads the viewer deeply into the piece. Cecily Donnelly has a BFA from the University of Michigan School of Art and has studied at Slade School of Art in London. Her work is in private, corporate, and healthcar...e collections in the US and Canada. She lives and works in MA. Image: Quiet Marsh, Cecily Donnelly; Oil, 25.5" x 19.5" x 1.5. Artist Value: $800 Opening Bid: $320. Follow the link to bid online: https://www.bidsquare.com//cecily-donnelly-wetlands-series #AttleboroAuction

The Attleboro Arts Museum’s annual Benefit Art Auction is one of the Museum’s largest fundraising events of the year. All proceeds from the Auction support the Museum’s community arts programs, exhibitions, operations, and Museum School art classes for all ages. Starting today you can register for our LIVE and TIMED auctions, view all 221 auction items, and begin to place bids with our new platform Bidsquare! Follow the link to register now and view Auction items online:... https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/online-auction-bidding-wit/ Remember, all opening bids are 40% of the value of the item! For in-person viewing, visit the Museum during our regular gallery hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am-5pm, now through November 6th. #AttleboroAuction

Thanks to our generous sponsors, the 2020 Benefit Art Auction is about to kick-off! We are so grateful to our Headline Sponsors: Bluestone Bank (formerly Mansfield Bank and Bluestone Bank Bridgewater Division), Castro, Thresher & Oliveira, P.C., City Spirits Liquors, Rockland Trust Charitable Foundation, Russell Morin Catering & Events, The Sun Chronicle; Partner Sponsors: Collins Smith & O’Connor LLP, Sensata Technologies Foundation; and Friend Sponsors: Bliss Bros. Dairy/Bl...iss Restaurant, Providence Picture Frame, and Willow Tree Farm. Visit our gallery starting TOMORROW (Tuesday, 10/6) to see what’s up for grabs this year. Gallery Hours: Tues Sat, 10am-5pm. Click through to our website for more Benefit Art Auction information: https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/benefit-art-auction/ #AttleboroAuction

Take a peek at the 2020 Benefit Art Auction RAFFLE BASKETS! Purchase tickets in-person, over the phone, or online! Winners will be announced during the LIVE stream Auction event on Friday, Nov 6th starting at 7pm. Click through to see the premium prizes and purchase your tickets online! #AttleboroAuction https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/auction-raffles/

Today, selling your artwork online can be highly effective and profitable. With so many options out there, what is the best one for you? Find out on Saturday, November 7th in this virtual lecture with Clara Lieu, Art Prof and learn how to price your artwork, various platforms for selling, how to set up your shop, shipping details, marketing strategies, presenting your artwork to maximize visibility, and more. Lecture will be followed by a Q&A session. Visit our website to register: ($30 Museum Member, $35 Non-Member) https://attleboroartsmuseum.gosignmeup.com/p/Course/browse