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X-WR-CALNAME:Salem · community · Monday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Campbell McLean: War-Birds & Adverts DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260713 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261004 DTSTAMP:20260905T000638Z UID:29204-1783900800-1791071999@www.montserrat.edu CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Artist Talk: Wednesday\, Sept. 23\, 11-12PM H101 (23 Essex Str eet)\nClosing Reception: Sat.\, Oct. 3rd\, 12-2PM (301 Cabot Street)\n  \ n“War-birds & adverts dance across my screen – like the birds of parad ise. \nMechanical marvels of stolen avian secrets. Ailerons and fuselage. \nTheir hollow bones will be broken and poisoned by beasts created in thei r image.” \n                                                                                                               -Campbell McLean \n  \nCampbell McLean explores her queer-American experience by creating caricaturist paintings\, objects\, installations\, and videos. From oil on canvas\, papier-mâché to found object\, McLean ’s unique aesthetic approach shines through in her sporadic ‘make-due ’ energy that flows seamlessly between 2D and 3D forms. The resulting wo rks are immersive and modular series and installations that read as both s pecific and universalizing\, personal and relatable. \n  \nIn War-Birds & Adverts\, the artist’s installation for the 301 Frame Gallery\, McLean incorporates themes of patriotism\, camp\, nostalgia\, and caricature as a generalized and vague criticism of the time and space we are living in no w. Campbell’s use of humor and the appropriation of a thinly veiled spec tacle\, seek to critique a multitude of cultural and contemporary concerns \, including\, isolation\, screen time\, self-commodification\, sloganeeri ng\, sex\, death\, war\, ‘the art market’. As McLean comments\, “Can I really not talk about that terrible ‘thing’ at an institutional gal lery?” How are the birds doing? Didn’t you hear?! It’s all for sale! Call my gallerist! 978 495 6697. \n  \nCampbell-Lynn McLean is a Boston- based artist and a 2022 graduate from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (MassArt) BFA program. McLean is currently pursuing her MFA in pai nting at Boston University\, Class of 2027. She has received numerous awar ds and scholarships in recognition of her works\, including the Stephen D. Paine Scholarship in 2021\, the George Nick Award in 2022\, and the Josep h Ablow Memorial Prize in 2026. Since 2024\, she has presented a solo exhi bition\, included in three group exhibitions\, and two art fairs with LaiS un Keane\, Boston\, MA. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000638Z LOCATION:Frame 301 Gallery\, 301 Cabot Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, Uni ted States URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/campbell-mclean-war-birds-adverts/?ut m_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=salem-ma X-SOURCE-NAME:Montserrat College of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/life-at-montserrat/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Reflections in the Long Night DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260926 DTSTAMP:20260905T000638Z UID:29212-1784073600-1790380799@www.montserrat.edu CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Gallery Talk: Friday\, Sept. 18\, 5-6PM\nReception: Friday\, S ept. 18\, 6-8PM\nAs part of the Montserrat Galleries Curatorial Mentorship program\, Reflections in the Long Night is a group exhibition organized b y Curatorial Assistant Madeline McGann. The exhibition explores divergent queer realities and how the participating artists materialize the complexi ty of finding oneself within cultural heteronormativity and amidst the pre ssures of everyday life. This show proposes queerness as a driving force o f empowerment through play\, revelation\, and dérive\, felt in flickers o f warmth where time and space move differently. \nThe exhibition features Laicee Blackwell\, Tynan Byrne\, Ivy Howard\, Clare Tof Miryam\, Frankie S ymonds\, Jake Wanamaker\, Henry Walls\, and Echo VanBenschoten. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000638Z LOCATION:Carol Schlosberg Gallery\, 23 Essex St\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, U nited States URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/reflections-in-the-long-night/?utm_so urce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=salem-ma X-SOURCE-NAME:Montserrat College of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/life-at-montserrat/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Four Voices in Silk DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260820 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260925 DTSTAMP:20260905T000638Z UID:29585-1787184000-1790294399@www.montserrat.edu CATEGORIES:arts,community DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: September 8\, 6–8pm.\nArtist Talk: Septem ber 11\, noon\, H101\nWearable Art Sale during both events. \nArtists: All yson Christopher\, Christine Gauthier-Kelley\, Sue Niemi\, Leslie Pearlman \nFour Voices in Silk presents a vibrant and colorful array of hand-paint ed silk works by four expert silk artists of Ten Pound Studio\, Gloucester whose practices are rooted in the preservation and continuation of origin al silk-painting techniques. \nWorking directly on silk with traditional r esist and dye methods\, these four artists bring distinct artistic voices to a richly expressive medium. Together\, these Ten Pound Studio artists f orm a unique collective in the United States dedicated to practicing and p reserving the original serti steam-set techniques of hand-painted silk. Th eir work represents a rare repository of specialized knowledge\, craftsman ship\, and skill in original design and hand-painted silk techniques. \nTh e exhibition reveals the remarkable versatility of silk as an art form\, f eaturing elegant wearable art\, wall displays\, decorative works\, and hom e décor. Each piece demonstrates the luminous color\, fluid movement\, in tricate pattern\, and extraordinary depth that can emerge when dye and sil k meet through the hands of a skilled artist. \nAt its heart\, Four Voices in Silk is a celebration of both tradition and individual expression. Whi le the artists share a commitment to traditional technique\, each brings a distinctive visual language and creative perspective to the medium. The r esult is an exhibition that honors the history of silk painting while demo nstrating its vitality as a contemporary art form. \nThe Exhibition will b e on view at Montserrat College of Art from August 20 through September 24 \, 2026.  The Opening Celebration and Sale of wearable arts will be held on September 8\, 6-8 pm. \nA Public Forum and Sale will take place on Sept ember 11\, offering visitors an opportunity to learn more about the artist s\, their techniques\, and the importance of preserving this specialized a rt form. Student opportunities to explore silk painting firsthand will als o be offered\, with classes and workshops to be announced. \nFour Voices i n Silk invites audiences to experience the beauty of silk not simply as a material\, but as a living artistic tradition—where color\, craftsmanshi p\, technique\, and four individual voices come together. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000638Z LOCATION:Library Gallery\, 23 Essex Street\, Beverly\, MA\, 01915\, United States URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/event/four-voices-in-silk/?utm_source=caldi scovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=salem-ma X-SOURCE-NAME:Montserrat College of Art X-SOURCE-URL:https://www.montserrat.edu/life-at-montserrat/library/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:SALEM\, MA - Pause for the Cause: Early Evening Monthly Meet Ups DTSTART:20260921T220000Z DTEND:20260922T000000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T000632Z UID:10016279-1790013600-1790020800@swingbluealliance.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Midday news gotcha down? The latest from the White House leavi ng an all-too-familiar bad taste in the back of your throat? Well\, it may be time for Pause for the Cause! \nPause for the Cause is our series of monthly gatherings - one in the morning\, and one at early evening - that give us a chance to commiserate\, empathize\, laugh\, socialize and polari ze us during these challenging times. \nFor your distraction and amusemen t\, Early Evening Sessions at the BitBar offer vintage video and pinwheel games\, as well as skeeball\, air hockey\, and an eclectic menu. Morning s essions at Gulu Gulu feature an wide assortment of beverages\, as well as pastries and breakfast items. \nThis listing is for our upcoming Early Ev ening Meet Up. For our Monthly Morning Meet Ups\, visit: https://mobilize .us/s/9Xremz \nThis a local Indivisible event! \nA core principle behind all Indivisible events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with thos e who disagree with our values. \n\nPLEASE SIGN UP HERE FOR THE EVENT LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000632Z LOCATION:Bit Bar Salem\, 278 Derby St\, Salem\, MA\, 01970 URL:https://swingbluealliance.org/eventscalendar/salem-ma-pause-for-the-ca use-early-evening-monthly-meet-ups-2/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=i cs&utm_campaign=salem-ma X-SOURCE-NAME:Swing Blue Alliance X-SOURCE-URL:https://swingbluealliance.org/calendar/salem-ma-good-trouble- continues-in-salem END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:BROOKLINE\, MA - Postcarding for the Midterms DTSTART:20260921T224500Z DTEND:20260922T004500Z DTSTAMP:20260905T000632Z UID:10015448-1790016300-1790023500@swingbluealliance.org CATEGORIES:community DESCRIPTION:Every week we'll have postcards to go to midterm swing states. You'll be writing cards to Maine\, North Carolina\, PA and others. Call s to action will vary. We promise you can count on writing a tested messag e to a crucial voter. \n\nPLEASE SIGN UP HERE FOR THE EVENT LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T000632Z LOCATION:United Parish in Brookline\, 15 Marion St\, Brookline\, MA\, 0244 6 URL:https://swingbluealliance.org/eventscalendar/brookline-ma-postcarding- for-the-midterms-16/?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=s alem-ma X-SOURCE-NAME:Swing Blue Alliance X-SOURCE-URL:https://swingbluealliance.org/calendar/salem-ma-good-trouble- continues-in-salem END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR