Artists play a vital role in imagining possible futures. In order to thrive, these artists need spaces to create work, spaces to show work, and spaces to talk about their work. As we celebrate Boston Art Review‘s Provincetown debut, join us for a rich discussion about our current arts ecosystem and the important roles that residencies, artist-run galleries, and publications play in creating alternative spaces for artists to thrive.
Following the panel discussion, head out to Provincetown’s celebrated gallery stroll and visit the opening reception for Boston Art Review‘s pop-up exhibition at Zone7a Gallery & Books at 6:00 PM.
Moderator
James Everett Stanley, artist
Panelists
Jameson Johnson, founder & executive director, Boston Art Review
Sharon Polli, executive director, Fine Arts Work Center
Cole Barash, visual artist, Zone7a Gallery & Books
About our Moderator
James Everett Stanley received his MFA in painting from Columbia University. His work has been shown widely, including solo and group exhibitions at Freight+Volume Gallery in New York, Kinkead Contemporary in Los Angeles, Andrew Rafacz Gallery in Chicago, and Fredric Snitzer Gallery in Miami. Stanley is an alumnus of the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and was awarded a Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program fellowship and a fellowship from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown. His work was recently included in regional exhibitions at the Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts; Gaa Gallery, Provincetown, MA; the Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA; and the Bristol Art Museum, Bristol, RI . He is an assistant professor of painting at the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.
About our Panelists
Cole Barash is a visual artist, working in the mediums of digital, analog, and archival photography, sculpture, and film. His portraiture and still lifes became known for their organic and spontaneous sense of intimacy. Barash’s work focuses on the conversation of color and composition between two objects or moments, and often results in the format of a book or an installation. Having spent a large portion of his upbringing in natural environments, nature as a form, presence, and phenomena of the physical world continues to contribute to his artworks and practice. Barash’s work has been exhibited internationally and his books are part of several public collections including the Franklin Furnace Archive and MoMA Manhattan artists books collection. His photographs have been featured in numerous publications including The New York Times, Guardian, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker, and Vogue, among others.
Jameson Johnson is a writer, curator, and community organizer based in Boston. She is the founder and executive director at Boston Art Review, an online and print publication founded in 2017 committed to facilitating discourse around contemporary art in Boston and beyond. She has held positions at the MIT List Visual Arts Center and currently serves on the board of Catalyst Conversations and the Foundry Arts Consortium’s Advisory Committee as well as the MassArt Auction Committee. She has curated exhibitions at Boston Center for the Arts, Fountain Street Gallery, and Boston Cyberarts, as well as served on numerous juries across New England. Her writing has also appeared in Artsy, Artnet, and Cultured, among others.
Sharon Polli was appointed executive director of the Fine Arts Work Center following a national search in spring 2021. Prior to her appointment, Sharon was the executive vice president of BRIC in Brooklyn, NY, a leading arts, cultural, and media institution in the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District for more than forty years. Sharon has dedicated her professional career to advancing artistic voices and creating opportunities for emerging and mid-career artists, performers, and media makers. Prior to BRIC, Sharon was the deputy executive director of Groundswell, New York’s leading community public art organization. Sharon’s twenty-year career has also included being editor of CreateNYC, New York City’s first ever city-wide cultural plan, which was developed through a public engagement process that reached 200,000 participants.
About Boston Art Review
Boston Art Review is a nonprofit arts organization that facilitates discourse about contemporary arts and culture through publishing, programming, and events in Boston and beyond. Boston Art Review elevates diverse perspectives while bridging gaps between criticism, coverage, and community engagement.
About the Fine Arts Work Center
The Fine Arts Work Center is an artist-led organization based in Provincetown and connected to the world. They support artistic freedom, nurture creative connections, and make possible artistic achievements important to the larger culture.
Zone7a Gallery & Books
Zone7a is a contemporary art gallery and printed matter in Provincetown, Cape Cod, MA.
This program is generously supported by art_works.
Questions or interested in supporting this program? Please contact jameson@bostonartreview.com
