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Here, I’ll Get That for You at the Attleboro Art Museum
Here, I’ll Get That for You at the Attleboro Art Museum
September 10 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Strokes of Kindness – In Art, In Life
Invitational Exhibition: September 7th – 21st, 2024
The Attleboro Arts Museum is open Tuesdays -Saturdays 10-5pm
Read The Sun Chronicle’s preview of Here – I’ll Get That for You: Strokes of Kindness – In Art, In Life:
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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.
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Exhibiting Artists
- Sarah Alexander
- Agusta Agustsson
- David Angell
- Christina Beecher
- Jean Cummiskey
- Steven Easton
- Lindsey Epstein
- Cynthia Fisher
- goghfurther
- Lisa Granata
- Lynne Harlow
- Matt Kattman
- Margo Lemieux
- Tracey J. Maroni
- Karole Nicholson
- Adriana G. Prat
- Julia Purdy
- Nora Rabins
- Peter Rabins
- Jess Regelson
- Melissa Riley
- Ruth Rosner
- Abby Rovaldi
- Kenneth Salome
- Rebecca Skinner
- Heather Stivison
- Andrea Warner
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The Path to Kindness
The Path to Kindness: Poems of Connection and Joy collected by Vermont poet James Crews is one of many books that will be explored during Attleboro’s 2024 Community Read. Mr. Crews will deliver a presentation at the Attleboro Arts Museum during the exhibit on Saturday, September 14th at 2pm and conduct a book signing. This event is free and open to all. Reservations can be made by calling 508-222-2644 x10 or emailing office@attleboroartsmuseum.org by Friday, September 13th. Funded by the Friends of the Attleboro Public Library.
The show’s title, Here, I’ll Get That for You, is a line from a poem in this book. The poem, “Communion at the BP,” was written by poet Paula Gordon Lepp.
It was a little thing, really,
this offer to fill my tire.
I was unscrewing the valve cap
and heard a voice behind me.
‘Here, I’ll get that for you”
“Oh that’s ok, I’ve got it,” is what I
normally say to such overtures,
this knee-jerk reaction to refuse.
I am the one who offers to help,
I am the one who serves.
Perhaps it was the eager spirit
in his face or his brown eyes
full of hopeful connection that
caused me to say okay.
I felt the vibration of
his unspoken benediction:
I can’t do much for you,
fellow weary traveler,
but I can do this. Lay
your burden down and
I will carry it for a bit.
And I couldn’t help but wonder
how many times I have denied
someone the blessing of serving
because I have been too stubborn
to accept their gift.
As I was standing there in
the sun-drenched gas station
parking lot, the hiss and tick of
the air pump sounded very much
like a psalm. I watched his hands
filling more than just my tire with air,
while goodness and grace
swirled around us.
