Brooks Robards
‘Puzzle’ puts together the pieces
Playing August 30 at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, “Puzzle” is a quiet film that starts slow and comes together with feeling and charm....
The ‘Invisible Hands’ of child labor
Updated at 3:35 pm on August 23.“Invisible Hands” is a prizewinning documentary about child labor and trafficking, and it will screen at the Martha’s...
Conservation through the eyes of two artists at Sargent Gallery
Aquinnah’s Sargent Gallery has a mission to protect the rare and endangered elements of the natural world through conservation. Photographer Barbara Norfleet and plein...
Carol Brown Goldberg unearths a world of foliage
The Chilmark library welcomes the art of Carol Brown Goldberg in an exhibit titled “Extravagant Eden.” The awardwinning artist has on view 11 works...
A window into the life and music of Livingston Taylor
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Center will screen “Livingston Taylor — Life Is Good” on Wednesday, August 22, at 7:30 pm. The screening is a...
When the apple falls ‘Far from the Tree’
“Far from the Tree” screens this weekend at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, and defies the idiom “The apple doesn’t fall far from the...
Hermine Hull’s little gallery has a big soul
West Tisbury’s Hermine Merel Smith Fine Art is quietly celebrating its 35th year. This summer, gallery owner Hermine Hull is showing her own work...
Louisa Gould Gallery celebrates 15 years with 15 artists
In one of her biggest shows yet, Louisa Gould is celebrating her gallery’s 15th anniversary with an exhibit of 15 artists called “15 @...
Susanna Styron’s ‘Out of My Head’ investigates the world of migraines
“Out of My Head” screens on Wednesday, August 8, at 7:30 pm in a special event at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center. Director and...
M.V. African American Film Festival sparks Island-wide conversation
Now in its 16th year, the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival will bring over 60 films to the Island on Monday, August 6,...
Artists make up a community at Harthaven
Featherstone Center for the Arts is honoring 11 Harthaven artists at the Francine Kelly Gallery this week through August 8. It is the first...
Six days of documentaries at the Film Center
Six documentaries are coming to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center, starting Monday, July 30, through Saturday, August 4. It’s the Film Center’s fourth annual...
South Africa inspires Kara Taylor’s art
Vineyard artist Kara Taylor welcomes to her Chilmark gallery this season art inspired by three winters in Cape Town, South Africa. Last winter she...
Money rules the world in ‘Generation Wealth’
Photojournalist Lauren Greenfield has turned her latest photo exhibit and award-winning book “Generation Wealth,” into a documentary. It will screen at the MV Film...
Bold and beautiful
Vineyard ceramicist Washington Ledesma and Donald O’Shaughnessy will exhibit a joint ceramics show on Friday, July 13, Saturday, July 14, and Sunday, July 15....
‘American Animals’ is a docudrama thriller
“American Animals” opens Friday, July 13, at the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center at 7:30 pm. Forget about the “Ocean’s 8” heist fancy — this...
Another stacked schedule for the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival
The Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival (MVFF) summer series is well underway, and there are still plenty more screenings, discussions, and events to look forward...
An artistic ode to the elements
The work of four Island artists is on display at Sargent Gallery in Aquinnah during its new “Elementality” art show. Ruth Kirchmeier is the...
Dad and daughter sing together for ‘Hearts Beat Loud’
Returning to the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center from the Filmusic Festival this weekend is Brett Haley’s “Hearts Beat Loud,” the laid-back tale of a...
Sunday cinema
The Martha’s Vineyard Hebrew Center launches its Summer Institute Film Series on Sunday, July 7, with “Keep the Change,” about the romance of an...