Technology has brought about a profound transformation in the realm of art, reshaping both the process of creation for artists and the experience of consumption for viewers. We no longer view most art in person, but on our devices. With the advent of digital tools and platforms, artists now have a vast array of resources at their disposal, enabling them to experiment, collaborate, and distribute work with unprecedented ease—One reason we founded Juniper Rag.

Artists like Ingrid V. Wells increasingly use their platforms to challenge societal norms and advocate for mental and physical well-being through their work. With this collection of oil on linen, Ingrid V. Wells paints about the journey of radical self-compassion. It is a fierce rebellion, she considers “pretty punk rock”, to stay in your joy when blanketed in seemingly depressing circumstances. With this body of work she responds to her personal puzzles with the aim of inspiring the viewer to greet challenges with curiosity. Ingrid’s paintings serve as a visual respite for joyful rebellion in the face of obstacles.

Online original art sales are growing and the number of private collectors is up. An increase in buyers in the market comes the need for experts who can help them navigate the process. If you are considering adding original art to your home, Michelle May and Payal Thiffault from Juniper Rag can help. With over 25 years of experience, thousands of artists in their community and collaborative partnerships, Juniper Rag is the go-to source for art in central Massachusetts or around the US.

New Terrain: 21st-Century Landscape Photography, opening this Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 7-9 pm.

New Terrain was developed by Nancy Kathryn Burns, Stoddard Curator of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at Worcester Art Museum. The reviewing collection explores technology, identity, political activism, and history through concepts of the landscape. The work embraces 21st Century thinking and focuses on complex processes of photography and conceptual art-making.

“I seek to spark an innate sense of curiosity and possibility. By harmonizing emerging digital capabilities with timeless values underpinning humanity’s appreciation of nature, I want my artwork to compassionately further dialogue on our shared ecological future – one where human creativity might thrive in unison with technology and our planet. Though anchored in tradition, I fuse the old and new, the natural and digital, in hopes of revealing our world anew.” —Colleen Hoffenbacker

Sylvie’s multichromatic work centers on grief, in the most vibrant of visual playlands from almost completely abstract to figurative and representational, united by color. There is a confidence in her decision making. Her paintings caught our eye in the recent UNBOUND virtual show, curated by us— Juniper Rag Co-Founders Michelle May and Payal Thiffault.

Image: Roughan Interiors

Future Commerce is proud to present "MUSES," a captivating exploration of creativity during Art Basel Week in Miami, curated by Tam Gryn.

Curator Tam Gryn pioneers new cultural and economic models at the intersection of art and other industries. Gryn has a conviction that art can disrupt any industry. She is a crypto art expert, a curator for Showfields and an effective collaborator.

The environment you are in can shape you as a person and as an artist, giving way to expression that includes facets of place, time and people. Top Art: Camille Pisarro

Mom & Pop with Monica DeSalvo and Patty deGrandpre is closing June 25. Go see it!

Juniper Rag is celebrating another PRIDE month for 2023. We support LGBTQIA and BIPOC communities in our mission to elevate artists and share their work with the world. We are allies and we are your tribe every day. Our collaborative partner this month is Love Your Labels.

FOUNTAIN STREET’S ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, ABOUT FACE. Juried by Michelle May and Payal Thiffault, founders of JUNIPER RAG

For Worcester, this was our sixth Slow Art Day, held on April 16 at The White Room Gallery in Worcester, Massachusetts. The event was hosted by Payal Thiffault and Michelle May of Juniper Rag magazine, who are tow of the founding hosts from the very first Slow Art experiment of 2009. An in-person event was organized and the invitation was also extended to artists, whose work was on exhibition at TORRID | Abstract Impressions.

Our world as we know it has been changing at an exponential rate since the beginning stages of the. First we could read information from the web, then we could interact with it, and then we could add to the dialogue by interacting personally with the web and the world at large. Creatively, the scope of our reality has shifted as well.

So, you are interested in buying art, but you are not quite sure where to begin…

Juniper Rag at IGNITE, an art and festival

Tim Doyle, Worcester Business Journal inspires a list of accomplishments for Juniper Rag