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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Small Works: In Tandem
DESCRIPTION:  \nPlease join us for our opening reception of Small Works: In Tandem on Saturday\, August 1st\, from 4PM – 6PM. Open to the public! \nFor the second edition of Small Works: In Tandem\, works will again be hung in pairs for a stunning display of small works from July 30th – October 17th. \nWe hope you’ll come by and celebrate over 200 new artworks in the Lower Gallery! \nNo RSVP needed. \n  \nImages: Lucy Stone\, Phyllis Wheatley\, by Cameron Michael Kelley
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/opening-reception-small-works-in-tandem/
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260813T200000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception for Resonance of the Ordinary
DESCRIPTION:The Copley Society of Art is proud to present Resonance of the Ordinary\, a selection of realist still life paintings that celebrate how small moments and everyday objects resonate with our senses. \nThe show brings together three distinctive voices: Paul Beckingham\, whose floral and narrative still lifes invite viewers to unravel stories through thoughtful color and lighting; Kristen Nyberg\, who examines permanence\, memory\, and the shifting value of objects through luminous oil on rigid panels; and Deborah Schlossman\, an ophthalmologist and painter who transforms ordinary objects into illusions of light and shadow with a limited palette and deliberate brushstrokes. Together\, they demonstrate that realism is not mere replication\, but a living dialogue between perception\, memory\, and the quiet poetry of the everyday. \nJoin us for the opening reception on Thursday\, August 13 from 6:00 – 8:00 PM. \nDate and Time: Thursday\, August 13\, from 6-8 pm \nLocation: The Copley Society of Art \nRSVP HERE
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/opening-reception-for-resonance-of-the-ordinary/
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260814T190000
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SUMMARY:Honoring Geoffrey Teale Chalmers: Reception
DESCRIPTION:The Copley Society of Art invites you to join us in honoring Geoffrey Teale Chalmers for his long-standing dedication to our community and his distinguished body of work as an Artist Member and Board Member of the Copley Society of Art. As he embarks on his next chapter\, please join us for an evening of appreciation\, an exhibition of his work\, celebration\, and gratitude. The event will feature remarks from the artist highlighting his creative practice and process. \nThe exhibition will be on view in the Little Gallery through August 30th. Join us from 5pm – 7pm on August 14th at the Copley Society of Art for the opening reception.
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/honoring-geoffrey-teale-chalmers-reception/
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T210000
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SUMMARY:Atmospheric Landscape Painting with John Jameson
DESCRIPTION:  \nThis workshop will cover the fundamental concept of atmospheric perspective to create rich\, colorful landscape paintings with depth and convincing space. It is a lesson that is excellent to learn for a beginner but also helpful for experienced students as well. \nAfter a color mixing lesson and painting demonstration\, students will be able to paint a scene of their own choosing with a new understanding of how the color of sun is diffused into every aspect of a landscape painting and how that indicates to the viewer the specific character of a given scene as well as its time and weather. \n  \nDate: Thursday\, August 20th\, from 6-9 pm \nLocation: The Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Boston\, MA 02116 \nCost: $45 \nCo|So Artist Members\, Co|So Patrons\, and affiliates of the Academy of Realist Art Boston receive a 10% discount. \n  \nGET YOUR TICKET HERE \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/atmospheric-landscape-painting-with-john-jameson/
LOCATION:Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Botson\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260829T160000
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SUMMARY:Reality Check with Julie Beck
DESCRIPTION:A no-nonsense fire-hose of information that includes everything you need to know to make better representational drawings and paintings\, led by Julie Beck\, the Assistant Director of the Academy of Realist Art\, Boston’s premier atelier training program. \nWhile being self taught is sometimes used as a badge of honor\, it’s often a coded excuse for lack of abilities. Julie knows this because she did the same thing. \nReceiving a classical atelier arts education is already strapping a rocket booster to your abilities\, but the reality is that very few have the ability to drop everything and attend an atelier full time or even part time. So even if you don’t have the ability to train at an atelier in person\, you can take this information and deep dive at your own pace into the many elements that are taught in technical training. Who needs four years of Atelier training when you have Julie cramming all this information into your face? \nAfter an in depth lecture\, Julie will roast a selection of paintings/drawings that were submitted in advance. \nNo fluff\, no frills\, no mercy. \n  \nDate: Saturday\, August 29th\, from 12:30 pm – 4 pm \nLocation: The Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Boston\, MA 02116 \nCost: $95 \n  \nCo|So Artist Members\, Co|So Patrons\, and affiliates of the Academy of Realist Art Boston receive a 10% discount. \nThe sign-up deadline for this workshop is Friday\, August 21. \n  \nGET YOUR TICKET HERE \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/reality-check-with-julie-beck/
LOCATION:Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Botson\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T163000
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SUMMARY:Artist Demo: Resonance of the Ordinary
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin Paul Beckingham\, Kristin Nyberg\, and Deborah Schlossman for a multi-artist oil painting demo in the gallery. Beckingham\, Nyberg\, and Schlossman are the three artists behind Resonance of the Ordinary\, the current show of stunning still lifes in the upper gallery\, and will be painting concurrently from the same still life set up. If you’ve ever been interested in seeing a realist oil painter in action or understanding how different artists can interpret the same subject matter\, this is the event for you. \n  \nDate and Time: Saturday\, September 12 from 11:30 am to 4:30 pm \nLocation: The Copley Society of Art \nCost: Free \n  \nRSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/artist-demo-resonance-of-the-ordinary/
LOCATION:Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Botson\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260915T190000
DTSTAMP:20260821T191325Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Statement Workshop with Natalie Terenzini
DESCRIPTION:  \nAn artist statement provides valuable context for an artist’s body of work\, helping potential patrons and galleries connect with the artwork\, providing support for the awarding of grants and residencies\, and allowing for deeper engagement across the board. \nLike a frame\, the statement can complement an artist’s work or diminish its impact. So what should it include? \nJoin NYC-based painter and instructor Natalie Terenzini for an hour-long workshop exploring how to craft an artist statement that will show your work in its best light. \nNatalie Terenzini is a painter living and working in Brooklyn\, NY. She holds degrees from both Laguna College of Art and Design and The New York Academy of Art. Terenzini’s work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in NYC and internationally. Recent exhibitions include Plato\, NYC and PMAM\, London. \n  \nLocation: Zoom \nDate & Time: Tuesday\, September 15 @ 6 pm \nCost: Free \n  \nRSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/artist-statement-workshop-with-natalie-terenzini/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T190000
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception: Fantastical Realities & Untold Fairytale
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us for the opening reception of Fantastical Realities\, a new exhibition on view from September 17 to October 17\, juried by Michael Rose in the Upper Gallery\, AND the opening reception of Untold Fairytale by Mari Saxon in the Lower Gallery Alcove. Fantastical Realities broadly interprets ideas of fantasy to encompass surreal landscapes\, legendary narratives\, and quiet distortions of everyday environments\, while Mari’s work features a performative photography series that explores motherhood\, self-recreation\, and the psychological weight of exile.  \n  \nDate and Time: Thursday\, September 17 from 5-7 pm \nCost: Free \n  \nRSVP HERE \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/opening-reception-fantastical-realities/
LOCATION:Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Botson\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T180000
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SUMMARY:Book Signing: "The Book of Tales" by Mari Saxon
DESCRIPTION:  \nJoin us to celebrate the release of The Book of Tales\, a monograph by Russian-born conceptual photographer Mari Saxon. The release will happen conjunction with her solo show Untold Fairytale\, on view at the Copley Society of Art from September 17 to October 17.  \nThis celebratory evening will take place on September 26 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM and will include a book signing\, live music from Katya Popova (“Upright Bass Improvisation”)\, and an artist talk with a Q&A. \nSaxon’s solo exhibition\, Untold Fairytale\, features a performative photography series that explores motherhood\, self-recreation\, and the psychological weight of exile. Uprooted and rebuilding her life\, Saxon transforms a small unheated attic into a private\, mythical sanctuary accessible only to her two daughters. Embedded in architectural practice and classical painting allusions\, her stagings draw on traditional European folklore archetypes\, weaving a complex psychological narrative of play\, absurdity\, and dark mystery. \nThe Book of Tales is an exquisite volume of visual folklore featuring 120 photographs from the project and text inserts with original fairy tales written by the artist’s daughter\, Alisa Sakson. \nTime and Date: September 26 from 3:00 to 6:00 pm \nCost: Free \n  \nRSVP HERE \n  \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/mari-saxon-the-book-of-tales-book-signing/
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T200000
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SUMMARY:All You Can Craft: Movie Posters
DESCRIPTION:Tell your story by crafting a movie poster! \nCan you remember a pivotal moment in your life? Maybe a realization about what you wanted your future to look like or who you wanted to be. \nCome imagine your life as a movie\, that moment as your turning point\, and make a fictional movie poster. \nPosters will be displayed at the Arlington Capitol Theatre to celebrate storytelling at the Finding Bright Film Festival\, Nov. 5-8\, 2026. \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/all-you-can-craft-movie-posters/
LOCATION:Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Botson\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T190000
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SUMMARY:Let's Get Funded\, with Terry Plater
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a workshop on writing effective applications for residencies\, grants\, open calls\, and any kind of funding opportunity writ large\, hosted by Terry Plater. In addition to being an artist herself\, Terry has worked in philanthropy in a variety of capacities: as a grant writer\, grant reviewer\, and grant recipient. \nAs an artist\, Terry is a perceptual painter born and raised in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania; widely traveled\, she now lives in Ithaca\, New York. A Black American artist working at the intersection of history and representation\, Plater’s evocative large-scale oil paintings explore memory and imagination\, portray loss and the need for invention\, imply a sense of urgency\, and infuse the painterly moment with a search for equanimity. A lover of many things\, she holds graduate degrees in architecture (M. Architecture)\, city and regional planning (Ph.D.) and an MFA from the New York Academy of Art. \nRSVP Here
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/lets-get-funded-with-terry-plater/
CATEGORIES:Professional Development
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T170000
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SUMMARY:Co|So Studio Day
DESCRIPTION:  \nOn October 17 from 9 am to 5 pm\, participating artists in our Fresh Paint fundraiser are invited to a day of art-making within the gallery and throughout the city of Boston. Patrons and visitors are likewise welcome to stop by to see the art getting made! \nArtists are invited to come by the gallery for coffee and pastries\, and to use the space as a studio to work on or finish pieces for Fresh Paint on October 22nd. \nA big thank you to all of our artists participating in Fresh Paint! \n  \nPlease RSVP here to attend Co|So Studio Day as a patron or visitor. \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/coso-studio-day/
LOCATION:Copley Society of Art\, 158 Newbury Street\, Botson\, MA\, 02116\, United States
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261022T210000
DTSTAMP:20260828T205328Z
CREATED:20260723T222521Z
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SUMMARY:The Fresh Paint Party
DESCRIPTION:  \nFresh Paint: Fresh Facades marks the 38th iteration of the Copley Society of Art’s long-standing annual fundraiser\, originally established in 1988. \nIn celebration of the renovation of the building’s facade earlier this spring\, the theme of this year’s party is Fresh Facades. \nThis year the event also takes on a fresh new format\, reimagining the traditional auction into a simpler exhibition experience for participating artists and art enthusiasts alike. This year’s fundraiser celebrates the forward momentum and evolution of our historic organization as we approach our 150th anniversary and begin an exciting new chapter. \n  \nHow does it work? \nArtists create original work in a shared 10×10 format\, each priced at $300\, making collecting accessible and exciting for both new and longtime supporters. More than an exhibition\, Fresh Paint is an opportunity to connect with artists\, discover new work\, and invest in a vibrant creative community. \nIn attending Fresh Paint Party\, you directly support Co|So’s continued growth and our ability to serve student\, emerging\, and established artists through exhibitions\, professional development\, mentorship\, and community-building programs. \n  \nWhat should I wear? \nCome in your “freshest” outfit\, whether that means crisp linens\, 90’s streetwear\, floral greenery\, or your brightest fit! Best dressed will win a prize. \n  \nHow much are tickets? \nStandard entry to the Fresh Paint Party: $150 \nCreatives and administrators working in the arts and culture sector: $55 \n  \nBuy your ticket here. \n 
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/the-fresh-paint-party/
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261031T220000
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SUMMARY:Masquerade Party - Fresh Paint Afterparty
DESCRIPTION:Come join us for the official Fresh Paint afterparty!  \nFeaturing custom mask-making\, photobooth\, refreshments\, and live music from Justin Schaefers!  \nDate & Time: Saturday October 31st\, 7PM – 10PM \nCostume Theme: Victorian Gothic \nHow much are tickets? \nStandard Entry: $35  /  Students: $25 \nGrab Your Tickets!
URL:https://copleysociety.org/event/masquerade-party-fresh-paint-afterparty/
CATEGORIES:Open to the Public
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