35 Years of the Boston Center for the Arts
Survey of Artists's Studio Program
By: Charles Giuliano - Nov 18, 2006
From its inception in 1970 the sprawling Boston Center for the Arts a warren of buildings surrounding the historic Cyclorama in the South End has provided some forty studio spaces and six live/work spaces in its St. Cloud Building. The Center today is home to the Mills Gallery as well as a lively new theatre complex and the Cyclorama which is used for special events and exhibitions.
The independent curator, James Manning, was given the challenge of selecting and installing a range of work that reflected on the 35 year long history of artists who have created work in this environment. The eclectic result represents a cross cut of Boston art past and present. The show provides an overview rather than a fixed theme so it is rather diverse and it is best to approach each artist and work on individual merits rather than try to connect the dots of a broader theme. In than regard Manning has produced a sparse, well spaced, respectful selection of work in a range of media from painting and drawing to video, photography and sculpture assemblages.
The participating artists include: Martha Jane Bradford, James Cambronne, Sue Collier, Michael David, Mary Derr, Aileen O. Erickson, Ruth Ginsberg-Place, Martha Goldberg, Meryl Hamilton, Ralph Hamilton, Jared Katsiane, Alexander Korman, Kathleen Kneeland, Douglas Kornfeld, Marilyn Mase, Lazaro Montano, TJ Norris, David Reishert, Jen Roberts, Robert Rovenolt, Miriam Shenitzer, Konstantin Simun, Satty Stone and Matt Aaron Templeton.
The Mills Gallery: 539 Tremont Street, Boston 02116. http://www.bcaonline.org/exhibitions.htm The work is on view through January 7, 2007. Gallery hours are: Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday 12-5 PM and Friday and Saturday 12 to 10 PM.