These three paintings celebrate the Attleboro Land Trust‘s many volunteers who plant literal and figurative seeds to protect and nurture the green spaces around us. The paintings, from a series called “Seeds of Change” explore the Trust’s efforts that bring peace and pleasure to us as individuals, while they also protect the future of our fragile planet by restoring native species and habitats.
Since 2007 the Attleboro Arts Museum has been an active partner in the City of Attleboro’s annual city-wide reading initiative. In this program participants are encouraged to simultaneously read the same book, or materials related to a chosen topic, and extend their connection to their readings through local arts and culture activities throughout the year.
Starting in fall 2024 Attleboro will turn its attention to the simple, but often neglected, act of kindness. The city will be reading a selection of books, poems, graphic novels and other materials that deal with gestures of selflessness, compassion and working toward the greater good. In response to these reads, the museum mounts an invitational entitled Here, I’ll Get That for You: Strokes of Kindness – In Art, In Life.
Here, I’ll Get That for You features original work created as a tribute to a cause and shines a light on non-profit organizations in and outside of Attleboro, MA. These socially conscious works of art will be accompanied by statements from the artists, revealing their connection to a particular cause and the good work produced by so many valued organizations and agencies.