Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
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Michael Rose is a multi-talented fine art professional based in Southern New England. Since 2014 he has served as the gallery manager at the historic Providence Art Club, one of the nation's oldest arts organizations. Follow his artistic expressions, personal ramblings and Fine Arts updates here.
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
2w ago
Anyone who has studied art history can attest that much of the work included in major textbooks and courses is still dominated by men. The project to bring stories of women artists to light has been going on in earnest since the mid twentieth century and there are many scholars and organizations contributing to this important work. One such endeavor is Art Herstory, the brainchild of Erika Gaffney. She brings to light work by women artists on multiple platforms - from stationary dedicated to historical makers, to social media posts that buoy contemporary women artists. Erika earned a BA from S ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
1M ago
Fall is a time when small works shows take over galleries across New England. These often annual affairs encourage artists to make pieces in little scales and at modest price points. They can be a challenge for makers who tend to work big, but allow artists to share their work and for collectors to buy great things that fit into their homes and budgets. Many organizations require membership to take part in their small works shows, but there are some that are open to a broader artistic pool. Below are a few select calls for small art going on throughout the region. They are listed in order by d ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
2M ago
This fall there are a range of opportunities for artists to share their work in and around greater Boston and Worcester, Massachusetts. In this post, I have compiled a selection of calls for art in and around these two cities that might appeal to artists throughout New England and beyond. They are listed in order by deadline date. For information on each of these calls, please reach out to the respective gallery or organization.
Unbound Visual Arts
Touching Collage
Deadline: September 22, 2024
Unbound Visual Arts seeks collage artists to submit work for its Touching Collage exhibition, to take ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
2M ago
With Labor Day comes a reminder that artists too are laborers and the visual arts involves a great deal of hard work that is often underfunded. That being said, there are always interesting grant opportunities available. It sometimes takes some searching to find funding opportunities, but I have assembled a collection of six grants with deadlines coming up that are aimed at artists across New England. They are listed in order by deadline date. For more information on any of these grants, please follow the links provided or reach out to the respective grantmaking organization.
Vermont Arts Coun ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
3M ago
Summer tends to be a slow period for artist opportunities, but there are still calls for art and sources for funding. Below is a brief compilation of seven opportunities for Rhode Island artists open in late summer of 2024. Three are for competitive juried exhibitions at different venues, two are for artist grants, one is for a large public art call, and one is for a workforce training program. They are listed in order by deadline date. For more information on any of these calls, please follow the links provided or reach out to the respective organization.
Bristol Art Museum and Rogers Free Li ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
8M ago
Even for those who frequent art museums, the daily routines of museum guards can be enigmatic. In uniform in the corner of galleries, guards are responsible for the difficult task of keeping priceless artworks safe from hoards of curious onlookers. In his celebrated 2023 memoir All the Beauty in the World, author Patrick Bringley shares insights about art and life from the perspective of a museum guard. The result is a text that makes readers reconsider the art workers who safeguard cultural treasures and provides a new appreciation for how to look closely at works of art.
A former guard at Th ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
10M ago
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606 - 1669), is known in popular memory for his emotionally charged portraits as well as for paintings of historical, mythological, and religious subjects, which exemplify the heights of Baroque drama and narrative. He was also a consummate draftsman and skilled printmaker. At the Worcester Art Museum through February 19, an impressive survey of the artist’s etchings shows off Rembrant’s talents and offers audiences an opportunity to learn about the thrilling qualities of printmaking as an artform.
Rembrandt: Etchings from the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen features some se ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
10M ago
Massachusetts-based artist Chris Hill focuses on creating impressively scaled acrylic paintings of the natural world. Leveraging vivid detail to explore the connections between plants and pollinators against the backdrop of a country where industrial farming is the norm, he makes important observations in his work. Chris was previously featured in one of my virtual exhibitions, and recently I took part in a conversation with him to explore his work and process.
Chris Hill, Before the Spotted Lanternfly, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 60” x 48” (Image courtesy of the artist)
Can you talk a bit about ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
11M ago
Photography, grief, and memory are linked. Joan Didion, in her autobiographical chronicle The Year of Magical Thinking shares the advice that in order to get over the death of a family member one must “let them become the photograph on the table”. For photographer and mixed media artist Douglas Breault, his art practice often centers on the elegiac, and beyond that on the mournful quality of memory that can embed itself in the photographic image. A solo exhibition of Breault’s photo-based work at Stonehill College’s Carole Calo Gallery allows viewers to experience the artist’s immersive use of ..read more
Michael Rose Fine Art Blog
1y ago
The market for fine art is ever-evolving and while most news about the gallery field focuses on blue chip outposts in major cosmopolitan centers the vast majority of working artists operate within their own regional communities dotted around the United States. The average artist will never see their work acquired by a museum, will not receive an institutional retrospective, and likely will struggle to find robust gallery representation. At the same time, the demands on retail gallery owners in smaller cities are constantly increasing. Rents, and the other myriad expenses associated with small ..read more