The Space 242 art gallery in Boston, MA is opening a new exhibit called “Celebrating Comic Art” featuring artists Jamie Buckmaster, Craig Bostick, Alison Cowell, Andy Fish, Veronica Hebard, Bret Herholz, Mike Leslie, Derek Ring, Paul Ryan, and Tak Toyoshima. The exhibit will be open from May 28 to June 18; there will be an opening reception May 28 from 6:00-8:00pm, and an artist talk will be held June 18 from 7:00-8:00pm. For more information visit http://www.space242.com/.
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UPDATE: Dave says this event has been cancelled. 
Fantasy artist Frank Frazetta, known for his illustrations of Conan The Barbarian, Lord of the Rings and Tarzan, passed away on May 10, 2010. The Knight Memorial Library in Providence, RI will honor him with a free showing of the documentary film Frazetta: Painting with Fire on May 26th at 6:00pm. For more information visit http://www.provcomlib.org/
[Tip from Dave of the Providence Community Library]
The National Heritage Museum in Lexington, MA will host the exhibit “Jim Henson’s Fantastic World” from April 3 through June 27, 2010. The show, organized by the Smithsonian Institution, The Jim Henson Legacy, and The Biography Channel, celebrates the life of Muppets creator Jim Henson and features work from throughout his career:
The exhibition features 100 original artworks, including drawings, cartoons and storyboards that illustrate Henson’s talent as a storyteller and visionary. Among the variety of exhibition objects are puppets and television and movie props, photographs of Henson and his collaborators at work and original video productions, including excerpts from Henson’s early career and experimental films.
See http://www.monh.org/Default.aspx?tabid=558 for details.
[Tip from Charley S.]
James Gurney, creator of the Dinotopia book series, will discuss his art and sign copies of his book Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA on Saturday, March 13, from 1:00 to 4:00pm. To learn more go to http://www.nrm.org/2010/02/painting-what-doesn%e2%80%99t-exist-an-afternoon-with-james-gurney/
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Do you like robots? How about art? The Space 242 gallery in Boston, MA is opening an exhibition of robot-inspired artwork:
SPACE 242, Boston’s Low Brow Destination, proudly announces its January exhibition, I…YOU…WE…ROBOT!, A Visual Homage To Our Inner Geek, featuring artwork inspired by robots in various mediums, by over 70 artists. The exhibition, on view January 29 through February 19 includes paintings, illustrations, photographs, mixed media, sculpture, and comics. The opening reception, Friday, January 29 runs from 6-8pm, is free and open to the public with RSVP at http://www.space242.com/. An artist talk will be held Friday, February 19 from 7-8pm. Gallery hours are Friday evenings 6:30-8pm and Saturdays 11:30am-1pm.
[Tip via http://www.conventionscene.com/2010/01/25/ma-a-visual-homage-to-our-inner-geek/]
OK, this is not really an event, but today’s Boston Globe has a very amusing article listing a number of offbeat museums that you can visit in New England: http://www.boston.com/travel/explorene/galleries/quirky_museums/
These include the International Cryptozoology Museum in Portland, ME (run by the same guy giving a talk at the Boston Museum of Science this month); the Museum of Bad Art in Dedham, MA (a personal favorite); and the Higgins Armory Museum in Worcester, MA, whose members have done demonstrations of historical arms and armor at Arisia and other local conventions.
COMnGRAF 2 is an art show featuring the artwork of both comic book and graffiti artists. It will be held in Boston on Saturday, September 27th from 7 pm to 11 pm at the Technical skate shop:
Stop by TECHNICAL in Boston, MA (230 Newbury Street, Boston MA) for an Art Show on Saturday, September 27th from 7 pm to 11 pm. Featured will be the visionary artwork of groundbreaking Comic Book and Graffiti artists.
For details, including a list of artists, visit http://www.technicalshops.com/index.cfm/pk/view/cd/NAA/cdid/400776/pid/400027.
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May 25, 2010 10:12 pm | 
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