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Please join the Danforth staff to celebrate the 2025 Danforth Annual Juried Exhibition.

We were thrilled with the responses – 98 artists out of 398 were selected for this years exhibition, one of our most competitive years yet.  There will be light refreshments and a cash bar. We are excited to celebrate with you all!

Due to the number of applicants and accepted artists, this Opening Reception is open to Danforth Members only.

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“Many artists are drawn to middle spaces, collective in-betweens to gather. Thicket here is a middle space, not a clearing or a dense cover. This group of artists reflects an impulse toward greenery and lushness tempered by scale. Many works show a density but with a welcome uncertainty.

There is a sense that the thicket is both compellingly lush and dangerous and also small and weedy. Some works showcase the threatening precariousness of edge spaces, others detail the invasive species that constitute a great many thicket-spaces.

Each artist chosen for this investigation reveals a corner of the brush, from bright greenery to scrubby brown and orange dead leaves below. There is a clean well-lit space rendered in textile and a squishy lush dark space in oil. Some works present abstractions of the idea of thicket, from the energy of the twittering birds to the strangeness of the combination of life growing at the edges of farmland and human civilization. I invite you into each artist's world, many of them jewel box depictions of space outdoors. Most importantly, this is a gathering space.”  –Kirstin Lamb, curator 

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Join us for John Dunnigan's new exhibit, "Possible Necessities,” opening reception on June 7th at 1 PM!
Artist remarks at 2 PM.

John Dunnigan is a designer, maker, author, and educator. His studio work spanning fifty years has been shown in more than one hundred exhibitions, including ten solo exhibitions, and is included in private and public collections such as the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the RISD Museum in Providence and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC. Learn more about John's work, here.

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Join us for a special event at Gallery NAGA where you can take a stroll with the artist herself! Get an insider's look at the inspiration behind her artwork and hear firsthand stories about her creative process. This is a unique opportunity to connect with the artist on a personal level and gain a deeper understanding of her work. Don't miss out on this chance to experience art in a whole new way!

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You are invited to a special afternoon celebrating the latest work of two New England painters, Joseph Barbieri and Julia von Metzsch. Join us on Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Gallery NAGA from 2 - 4pm to experience the exciting new works created by these talented artists. This event is free and open to the public. See you there!

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You’re invited to our closing reception celebrating the new work of furniture maker, John Eric Byers, and esteemed painter, Harold Reddicliffe. Join us at Gallery NAGA on Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM for a celebration of their incredible work. This is your last chance to see their pieces up close and meet the artists behind them. Don't miss out on this opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of contemporary art and bid farewell to these two extraordinary exhibitions. We can't wait to see you there!

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Join us for a special in person event at Gallery NAGA where you can get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the latest exhibition. The artist will guide you through their work, sharing insights and stories about their creative process. Don't miss this unique opportunity to connect with the artist and gain a deeper appreciation for his art. See you there!

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Join Richard Raiselis for a free event hosted by the Wayland Public Library.

Natural Witness: A Painter’s Pledge to See the World With His Own Two Eyes

Richard Raiselis paints in all seasons directly from life outdoors, or from a window high above the city.  In a moment when we effortlessly record what we see with iphones, why would a visual artist reject the comforts of a warm studio for the uncertainties of winter weather?  Or lug large canvases, paints, and easels to busy street corners, into buggy conservation land, or onto commuter trains to city centers?

Raiselis will address his choice to be a witness, to see the natural or constructed landscape with the immediacy of unfiltered looking.  A painting is a statement—often taking months to complete—of the visible and invisible qualities of a place and a time.

Raiselis will show his work and speak about how and why he makes it.  The artistic process can seem mysterious.  As a painter and an educator, he is skilled at making art and explaining it. 

Please join us for this opportunity to look, learn and ask questions that will enrich your enjoyment of art. 
Richard Raiselis is Associate Professor of Art at Boston University.  He is a 2022-2023 Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellow in Painting, and is represented in New England by Gallery NAGA, Boston, where he had his seventh solo exhibition in 2022.

Hybrid event. Attend in person or via Zoom.

CONTACT: Courtney Michael  508-358-2311  cmichael@minlib.net

LOCATION: Raytheon Room OR Zoom