A new month means fresh beginnings — and Eye on Art is all about additional adventures and lively energy as October starts and fall gets underway in earnest.
At Fitchburg Art Museum, a couple of new exhibits are up, and a reception is set for Saturday, Oct. 3, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Here is what the website says:
“Join us to celebrate the opening of ‘Elisa H. Hamilton: Heirlooms’ and enjoy the exhibition with fellow visitors. Light refreshments and appetizers will be served, with wine and beer available for purchase.’’
“Heirlooms” opened last Saturday and continues through next September. It presents a vibrant series of abstract works on paper featuring joyful color palettes, lyrical linework, and dynamic geometric patterns.
This body of work draws its essence from a handcrafted quilt made by Hamilton’s great-grandmother, passed down to the artist by her father.
Hamilton’s paintings create a dialogue across generations, using her unique visual language to transform family stories into vivid contemporary abstractions. Through delicate layers of gouache and bold swaths of black gesso, Hamilton celebrates how family artifacts can carry our most enduring memories.
The exhibit is one of several temporary and permanent exhibits at the FAM. Visit https://fitchburgartmuseum.org for hours and more information.
At University Gallery
At University Gallery at UMass Lowell “Neighborhood Idols and Everyday Rites,” featuring sculptures and artwork by Evan Morse, continues through Oct. 10.
Morse’s sculptures reimagine historical monumentalism by uniting ancient carving traditions with the realities of contemporary life. Through the labor-intensive act of carving stone, he elevates seemingly ordinary moments, revealing both the divinity and the leisure in contemporary life.
Gallery representatives said that in his work, the everyday citizen assumes heroic stature: a mother becomes a Madonna, an athlete like a Pharaoh; a printed onesie becomes our suit of armor, while humorous sporting events evoke the theater of a battlefield.
Traversing time and history, “Neighborhood Idols & Everyday Rites” serves both as a record of contemporary life and as a reflection of human experience. The modern man inhabits an ancient world, one in which the distance between us and our predecessors is far smaller than we often imagine.
Morse holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in sculpture from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Wheaton College. Additionally, he studied traditional methods of stone-carving in Carrara, Italy.
HIs figurative sculptures have received numerous recognitions, including two grants from the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, a 2017 fellowship from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, and a grant from the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation.
He is also a two-time recipient of the Dexter Jones Award, presented by The National Sculpture Society. Morse has also received recognition for his commission work, which includes projects for the Brookgreen Gardens Medal Series, Harvard University, and Iowa State University.
For info and hours, visit https://tinyurl.com/ykvbpnty.
GALLERY NOTES
AT LOADING DOCK GALLERY — “Between Dog and Wolf” is exhibit from now through Nov. 1 at Loading Dock Gallery at Western Avenue Studios and Lofts, 122 Western Ave., Lowell. It is held in conjunction with the 12th Annual Poetry Convergence. Following the gallery reception on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m., local poets, led by Stephan Anstey, will present original poems inspired by the artwork on display. Visit theloadingdockgallery.com for info and hours.
Nancye Tuttle’s email is [email protected].
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