Abby Remer

“Discomfort Isn’t a Flaw” exhibit explores the concept of comfort.

When we first hear the voice of Syrian refugee Israa in the documentary “One in a Million,” she is revisiting her homeland at 21 years old, looking at the bleak, completely bombed-out ruins of buildings in Aleppo that she left behind 10 years earlier in 2015. Israa says, “Millions of people lived here. Now they’re […]

Vineyard Glassworks manager and resident artist Wil Sideman and Jennifer Brown discussed the array of glassblowing techniques she used to create her domes. —Dena Porter

As we celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, Emmy Award–winning television producer David McCourt poses a probing question to more than 1,000 everyday Americans: How do they feel about the American Dream? His film, “Amerigo: The Search for the American Dream,” screens at the M.V. Film Center on Friday, August 28, followed by a discussion with producers David and Julie McCourt, MV Times Publisher Charles Sennott, and special guests.

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See Doug Allen’s photography show at the Feldman Family ArtSpace in the Martha’s Vineyard Film Center now through September 6th. —Dena Porter

Author and longtime seasonal resident Kevin Parham launches us into the harsh world of racism at the very beginning of his new novel, “Orange Line to Forest Hills.” It’s 1949, and 15-year-old Sadie Mae watches her father die by lynching by the KKK, hung for a crime he didn’t commit in Henderson, N.C. While it may be a challenging choice to start a book, it sets the stage for Sadie Mae’s journey of resilience.

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The Granary Gallery’s current star-studded show is a splendid way to end the summer season. The works by Kib Bramhall (b. 1933), Thomas Hart Benton (1889–1975), Heather Neill (b. 1958), Tamalin Baumgarten (b. 1986), and Milton Avery (1885–1965) are stellar examples of their oeuvres. And while not every image is of the Island, the Vineyard […]

Alison Shaw photographed Ruth Appledorn Mead who was recognized as a talented and serious artist, and the key figure behind the noted Old Sculpin Gallery. Image courtesy of The Old Sculpin Gallery.