When loving hearts and willing hands work together, almost anything is possible - as has been demonstrated at the South Shore Art Center in Cohasset.
The SSAC is celebrating its 60th birthday with many longstanding supporters such as Chris Rifkin. Chris has long been involved with this organization and continues to contribute regularly and positively.
Sculpture and 3D Arts in the South Shore
Adults interested in expanding their art skills have many different options available to them, from traditional clay classes and digital illustration to 3D chalk art and even online courses like those provided by South Shore Arts Center - courses that teach people to use Procreate, an intuitive drawing and painting app they can take anywhere they go.
Sculpture is an art form in which hard or plastic materials are transformed into three-dimensional art objects by employing hard tools or plastic molds, usually from wood. These designs may take the form of freestanding pieces, reliefs on surfaces, or environments such as tableaux. A variety of media such as wood, various metals, glass, plaster mixed media, and stone may be employed - sculpture has the unique power to convey movement and volume while giving forms an aura of atmosphere and light, appealing both tactilely as well as visually.
The School of Sculpture at MassArt offers a two-year (60 credit) MFA program designed to take students deeper into medium-specific sculpture while exploring all contemporary approaches and genres within 3D art. Students develop practical skill sets suited to their personal interests and goals through participation in numerous exhibitions culminating in their capstone BFA exhibition in an authentic museum or gallery setting.
MassArt was established in the late sixties with a revolutionary vision: creating an art school that could provide professional training to artists already working in their field. Since its founding, MassArt has flourished into an institution offering graduate studies, undergraduate degrees, continuing education opportunities, and professional development courses for its growing student body.
Now, MassArt has evolved into an exceptional college town with an energetic arts community and all the amenities associated with traditional New England living. Situated in western Massachusetts for easy access to both Boston and New York City via train or car commuting routes. MassArt also houses world-class humanities and sciences undergraduate colleges and esteemed graduate and professional schools.
Sculpture and 3D Arts in the North Shore
The North Shore of Massachusetts, including Salem witch trial towns, has long been a source of artistic inspiration. Fuelled by vibrant university cultures and robust local economies, creative activity flourishes here across disciplines and artistic organizations and patrons work collaboratively to support this vibrant arts scene. Greater Boston area artists and arts organizations benefit from multiple funding options including private funds, foundation grants, historic tax credits, and even local foundation grants, making this community arts vibrant. Furthermore, Boston ranks 13th overall for Government Support of the Arts making it an arts vibrant community.
Artists working in schools throughout the region continue to push boundaries and challenge convention. Students learn how to sculpt clay on a wheel, use hand and power tools on wood pieces, combine painting, sculpture, and drawing with technology and sound elements, combine technology into paintings or drawings well as combine painting sculpture drawing with sound or technology effects - this hands-on problem-solving is integral to all studio art programs; challenging students to find balance between form and function while unifying complex design structures into cohesive compositions.
North Shore artists have long made significant contributions to American art, while still serving as a springboard for emerging talent. One such launching pad for these emerging talents is deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum; an iconic park renowned for inspiring generations of visitors with modern and contemporary works of sculpture.
Art-making is an essential component of education at many North Shore high schools, where students are encouraged to develop self-expression and experiment with various media. Many talented and motivated high schoolers have gone on to pursue their artistic passions further in college; over the last decade alone a number of them were awarded full scholarships at top arts colleges such as Rhode Island School of Design, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, and School of Visual Arts New York City.
North Shore arts communities demonstrate their dedication to community outreach and support through free or low-cost events and activities they host each year, from performing arts showcases to film festivals. Furthermore, as an area known for research and innovation, arts provide an important forum for fostering creativity while strengthening relationships within local communities.
Sculpture and 3D Arts in the Greater Boston Area
Greater Boston is a hub of arts and innovation, home to museums, galleries, and artist studios renowned for their visual art collections. Additionally, collaboration among arts organizations as well as with neighboring communities and industries fuel the local artistic sector - boasting 175 arts and cultural organizations from small groups like MassArt to major powerhouses like MFA or Symphony Hall - offering outreach or educational programming for the general public.
One of the best ways to experience art is to visit local venues. Galleries, museums, and other spaces often open their doors for free events and programming throughout the year - providing visitors with opportunities like:
Artscape brings artists out into the community, showcasing their works at common gathering places for free public exhibitions. Their free public shows showcase artwork of all mediums from a wide array of artists. Additionally, Artscape provides educational and outreach programs for adults, children, and adolescents.
Sculpture art is not a set category; rather it serves to convey ideas and information in three dimensions. The definition of sculpture can vary greatly; from familiar forms such as statues and monuments to abstract experiments that might take the form of installations, performances or even video art pieces.
Artists in Boston enjoy exploring all the potentialities of 3D art-making with great enthusiasm. Some of their most exciting projects in recent years have involved reconceptualizing public environments - JR's mural of a man on a raft wheat pasted onto the former Hancock building; Janet Echelman's glowing rope web suspended above Rose Kennedy Greenway; and Amanda Parer's giant inflatable rabbits at Lawn on D are just three examples.
Cristi Rinklin of Dorchester and her "Swatches" exhibit at Zevitas Gallery in October explored the relationship between painting and digital representation with an homage to 19th-century Hudson River School landscapes. Her acrylic paintings atop clear Duralar sheets reflect both an urge to slow down our busy lives as well as longing for simpler hand-made technologies.
Sculpture and 3D Arts in the New England Area
The New England region of the United States includes six states: Maine, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire - and is widely known for its Colonial past, Atlantic coastline, changing autumn foliage, and forested mountains. Boston serves as its hub and its Freedom Trail connects key landmarks of America's foundation. Furthermore, New Englanders enjoy seafood (clam chowder, lobsters), maple syrup baked beans, and turkey dishes; along with outstanding educational institutions.
New England is home to some of the oldest and most esteemed universities in America, dating back to Harvard College founded in 1636 as a small seminary - later becoming known as Harvard College - after its students went on to found Yale and Brown universities themselves, creating an outstanding higher education model that still applies today.
The academic tradition of scholarship has had a powerful effect on Boston and the Greater Boston region's arts community, particularly within the Boston metropolitan area. A strong community of performing and visual art organizations can be found here, from regional orchestras to contemporary dance companies; deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum hosts one of the world's largest collections of large-scale sculpture.
New England is also home to many smaller independent groups. Cambridge boasts a high concentration of arts organizations such as Gallery 344 which hosts prominent exhibitions. There are also organizations like Merrimack Repertory Theatre and Addison Gallery of American Art which promote local artists through teaching or promotion of their work.
New England's varied terrain has long inspired artists and thinkers. Poet William Cullen Bryant wrote his poem about aging entitled "The Rivulet," inspired by an overflowing stream near his childhood home in Cummington. Herman Melville composed his final novel Pierre after spending time in the White Mountains of New Hampshire which boasts the highest peak in the northeastern United States - Mount Washington at 6,288 feet (1,917 meters). Additionally, this majestic scenery has inspired numerous landscape artists including Norman Rockwell and Thomas Hart Benton; their works have appeared on magazine covers, books, postage stamps, etc.
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