Boston photographer F. Holland Day first distinguished himself in literary circles as a critic, bibliophile, and co-founder of the progressive publishing firm Copeland and Day. But by the turn of the century, he had established an international reputation as a leading Pictorialist photographer, striving to gain acceptance for photography as a fine art.   Details

Visit your local Salvatore's location for a culinary tour of Sicily's regional specialties.   Details

Whether extravagant or frugal, traditional or fashion-forward, the story behind a bride's dress has much to tell us about her life as well as our common culture. A symbol of love and commitment, the wedding dress personifies girlhood fantasies, a moment of transition, a performance of cultural values. Behind the Veil: Brides and Their Dresses explores how brides over the past 100 years have chosen their wedding dresses, and how their decisions are shaped by fashion, family, and finances.   Details

Join us in spring 2013 for an exhibition exploring Henry D. Thoreau's detailed observations of phenology recurring plant and animal cycles which ecologists are currently using to study the effects of a changing climate on the flowering plants and birds of Concord.   Details

Comprised of more than 250 objects, including posters, photographs, magazines, newspapers, books, pamphlets, political buttons, comic books, toys, postcards, and clips from film and television, this exhibition explores the historical role played by visual images in shaping, influencing, and transforming the fight for civil rights in the United States from the 1940s to 1970s.   Details

Curated by Pam Weeks. Exhibition sponsor: The Demoulas Foundation   Details

Secrets, Loss, Memory, and Courage considers issues such as the marginalization of gay men and the emergence of a new cultural acceptance of gay people in many circles. The show brings together a range of works from the Addison's collection, including a number of recent gifts made in memory of Paul Monette, a writer and gay activist who graduated from Phillips Academy in 1963, on the occasion of the 50th reunion of his class. Through paintings, photographs, and video, the show explores a variety of themes, including secrecy, the male body as a focus of desire, AIDS, outsider communities, loving relationships between men, and the quest for tolerance and acceptance.   Details

With a collection numbering more than 17,000 works of art in all media, from the 18th century to the present, the Addison Gallery draws on an extraordinary trove for its permanent collection exhibitions. Curated by Brian T. Allen, the Addison's Mary Stripp and R. Crosby Kemper Director, this seasonâ??s Eye on the Collection show celebrates the wide range of paintings in the Addison's holdings.   Details

Visit the birthplaces of American liberty and 19th century literature!   Details

DeCordova is pleased to present the twenty-year survey dedicated to American sculptor Tony Feher. This exhibition will be the first comprehensive, in-depth consideration of Feher's career. It seeks to reveal the richness, complexity, and impact of his investigations through a careful selection of key works that revolve around a very personal, formal, material, and spatial vocabulary developed and refined over the years.   Details

Experience the whimsical, fantastical, and affecting images of Donna Berger, Ed Bray, Gary Destramp, Peter Kalabokis, Shauna Leva, Ilene Richard, Will Winslow, and Diana Zipeto.   Details

This year the thirteen Artists at the Brush are "Breaking Out" of their traditional formats and integrating their work to create a unified canvas within the gallery. The new focus creates a refreshing visual impact as a group while maintaining individual styles. This exciting show, our thirty-first annual exhibition, includes a wide spectrum of diverse media and artistic expression by the artists who rent and maintain studios at the Brush Art Gallery and Studios.   Details

Born in Rochester New York, painter Sharon Yates received a BFA from Syracuse University and an MFA from Tulane University. She taught at the Maryland Institute College of Art for many years and directed MICAâ??s summer landscape program in Canada.   Details

This exhibit features the work of Allston artist, Thomas Hart, a graduate of Mass College of Art and frequent street artist in Boston. His work utilizes what is at hand...paintings on wood scraps, assembled furniture, screen prints and drawings. On display will be his series of anime masks, paintings, prints and drawings.

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