The Ruel Gallery in Menemsha is now open Thursday through Sunday.
Boat building takes its cultural place with architecture and fine art in the watercolor drawings of Maine artist Abe Goodale, on display at the Workshop Gallery in Vineyard Haven this weekend. Mr. Goodale’s portraits of shipwrights at work, including Islander Ross Gannon of Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway, quietly celebrate their craftsmanship and concentration in detailed graphite drawings washed with subtle color.
“His skill set is obviously something to be admired — he is just incredible,” said Workshop partner Wil Sideman.
Island art galleries are readying for a busy season, after many saw robust sales in 2020 as locked-down households grew tired of the same old walls.
Merry Farm Pottery in West Tisbury will be open three days a week beginning May 6, and introduces new work online May 2.
Looking on from behind a glass pane at the front of Martha’s Vineyard Glassworks, manager Wil Sideman watched as two glassblowers twirled a sphere of molten glass on the end of a long pole.
New York architect Mohamed Yakub discusses his photographs of the World Trade Center Station Oculus Station, designed by Santiago Calatrava, tonight at Knowhere Gallery in Oak Bluffs.
Wall to Wall Fun is the new show by Island artist L.A. Brown at the Old Sculpin Gallery in Edgartown.
