Visual Arts

Sculpture, pots, and paintings sparkle at gallery reception

August 8, 2026
It is always welcoming to walk into E Drumm Designs’ light filled space of curated treasures at 21A Spruce Street, but especially so when Elisa Drumm Van Auken, owner, is hosting a reception for a new show. Such was the case July 31st, when artists Ariel Matisse and Duke Stafford (my hub!) were featured. Matisse’s wire sculptures and Chinese inspired paintings are complemented by Stafford’s sagger and raku fired vases and vessels. Matisse (great granddaughter of Henri, and daughter of artists Linda Hoffman and Paul Matisse) is a multidisciplinary artist whose work is deeply influenced by her early life surrounded…

ABRHS Seniors display artistic talent and skill

May 16, 2026
The Acton Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) Seniors’ Art Exhibit is installed in The Gallery at West Acton Villageworks through Tuesday, May 19 at 5:30 p.m., The Gallery is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. On Thursday, May 7, the opening reception drew a large crowd of students and…

Art mural “Great Place to Learn and Grow” unveiled

November 1, 2025
Acton’s newest piece of public art was unveiled on Friday, October 17. The twelve-foot-square mural is mounted on the back wall of Donelan’s in Gould’s Plaza, visible from the Bruce Freeman Rail Trail and Brooks St. Several town and state officials attended the ceremony in the parking lot,…

Mural in West Acton unveiled

May 31, 2025
The clouds were just beginning to part after Thursday’s Nor’easter, as a few dozen Actonions gathered on the still-damp pavement in West Acton Village on Friday morning to witness the unveiling of a new public art installation. “Public art helps create a community identity,” Town Manager John Mangiaratti…

Pond exhibit pairs arts and nature

September 21, 2024
Pairing sculpture with the outdoors is as natural as pairing earth and water, fire and air, or the moon and the stars. And experiencing this delightful adventure at Linda Hoffman and Blase Provitola’s Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard is a fine example. Now in its 18th year,…
A man with grey hair, beige pants, and a blue t-shirt rests his hand on the top of a large granite sculpture of a dog head, with other granite boulders behind.

Making boulders come to life at the YV Museum

August 30, 2024
The reception for this year’s three-week artist residence sculpting at the enormous stone field at the YV Museum in Acton on August 25 was attended by an enthusiastic 35 people. In its 13th year of the residence where artists select a boulder to carve from the huge boulder…

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