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True Grit Art Gallery Fine Art in Southeastern Massachusetts True Grit encompasses a drive; a passion to create.

It reflects a rich history in the area of Southeastern Massachusetts, where it calls home. This is where the Pilgrims strove to gain a foothold of religious freedom in a New World and where an ancient and noble people fought and eventually suffered against their encroachment. True Grit embodies the landscape of the area, peppered with old factories, triple-deckers, and their salty, resourceful, inhabitants. True Grit is echoed in the cheers of die-hard New England sports fans who had long agonized in their quest for glory and in most recent years, have seen their undying loyalty richly rewarded. In most simple terms, True Grit reflects the New England spirit and True Grit Art Gallery seeks to showcase that spirit in the form of artistic expression. It takes grit and determination to be an artist and we hope to gratify our patrons with a rich appreciation of that endeavor.

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ยท ๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ–:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐๐Œ๐ŸŽƒItโ€™s Halloween season, s...
10/09/2026

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ยท ๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽโ€“๐Ÿ–:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ
๐ƒ๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ”:๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐๐Œ

๐ŸŽƒItโ€™s Halloween season, so weโ€™re especially hoping to hear spooky poems โ€” pieces about ghosts, death, loss, the afterlife, or anything that belongs to the dark end of October. Other work is welcome too. All experience levels. Each reader gets up to 5 minutes (1โ€“3 poems).

Reserve a slot so we know youโ€™re coming โ€” it helps us plan the night. Walk-ins are welcome as time allows.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Sign up here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yfCEN2RZtFXPeKgPyOhRIlAJgCh4IhSRQDZyR1JJdis/edit?usp=sharing

๐Ÿ“ True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center St, Middleboro, MA

Free and open to the public. Bring a poem, or just come listen.

Image: ยฉ Missy Riley

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž. โ˜ฎ๏ธ"๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š?" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ.๐—˜. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ...
10/08/2026

๐“๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐š ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ž๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž. โ˜ฎ๏ธ

"๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™š ๐™”๐™ค๐™ช ๐™๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™š?" ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ.๐—˜. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜†
๐—ข๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—น ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฒ
๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฎ.๐Ÿณ๐Ÿฑ" ๐—› ๐˜… ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿต.๐Ÿฑ" ๐—ช ๐˜… ๐Ÿญ" ๐——

Sunlight falls across the wide floorboards of the Oliver House in Middleborough, Massachusetts. An open door. The shadow of a chair. Nothing else. The painting doesnโ€™t announce itself โ€” it simply holds a moment that feels both specific and strangely familiar, as if youโ€™ve stood in a room like this before and canโ€™t quite place when.

Ashleyโ€™s handling of the light is precise without being cold. Warm gold cuts across deep brown planks, the edges of the shadow soft where the sun meets worn wood. The antique frame doesnโ€™t just contain the image; it feels like part of the architecture, another layer of age and use. What remains is less a scene than a pause โ€” a small meditation on presence, absence, and the way certain rooms keep a trace of the people who moved through them.

Fragments is full of these kinds of moments. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€
๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ.

You can view and purchase โ€œAre You There?โ€ here ๐Ÿ‘‰
https://www.truegritartgallery.com/store/p5015/original-fine-art-assemblage-rustic-domestic-historic-oliver-house.html

Weโ€™d also love for you to see the full exhibition in person while itโ€™s still hanging.

๐Ÿ“ True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

๐Ÿ•’ Gallery Hours:
Tuesday: 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM
Wednesday โ€“ Friday: 10 AM โ€“ 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM โ€“ 3 PM

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. โค๏ธThank you so much to everyone who came out for the opening reception of L.E. Ashleyโ€™s ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•...
10/06/2026

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š ๐›๐ž๐š๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ. โค๏ธ

Thank you so much to everyone who came out for the opening reception of L.E. Ashleyโ€™s ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” this past Saturday. The gallery was full of warmth, conversation, and real appreciation for Loriโ€™s work โ€” and weโ€™re so grateful to those of you who purchased one of Loriโ€™s beautiful assemblages. It means everything to see her art find its way to people who feel it.

If you missed the opening, thereโ€™s still plenty of time to experience this show in person. ๐‘ญ๐’“๐’‚๐’ˆ๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•๐’” ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ.

These small, quiet moments โ€” weathered surfaces, slivers of sky, pieces of home and memory โ€” hit differently when you see them up close.

All of the work from the exhibition is now available for purchase in our online store ๐Ÿ‘‰https://www.truegritartgallery.com/fragmentsmdash-le-ashley.html

Weโ€™d love to see you at the gallery before the show comes down.

๐Ÿ“ True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

๐Ÿ•’ Gallery Hours:
Tuesday: 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM
Wednesday โ€“ Friday: 10 AM โ€“ 5 PM
Saturday: 10 AM โ€“ 3 PM

Thank you again for showing up for Lori and for this gallery. We couldnโ€™t do this without you!

๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž โ€” ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง! ๐ŸŽจ ๐ŸThe fourth annual ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น has begun, and Midd...
10/01/2026

๐Ž๐œ๐ญ๐จ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž โ€” ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง! ๐ŸŽจ ๐Ÿ

The fourth annual ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น has begun, and Middleborough (plus Bettyโ€™s Neck on the Lakeville line) is ready for brushes. Weโ€™ve got 31 artists already signed up and painting, and we still have room for more. The whole month of October is yours, and itโ€™s not too late to join โ€” you can register as late as mid-October as long as we have space for the work in the November show. ๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธโœจ

Paint cranberry bogs at harvest, the river at Oliver Mill Park, pumpkin patches, weathered barns, quiet ponds, and those golden Thompson Street vistas. Then bring up to three pieces into our juried exhibit at True Grit Art Gallery, November 7โ€“28, with prizes of $300๐Ÿฅ‡, $150๐Ÿฅˆ, and $100 ๐Ÿฅ‰plus 2 honorable mentions๐Ÿ….

$40 registration guarantees your spots. Capture the fall light while itโ€™s here! โ˜€๏ธ

Register now at https://www.truegritartgallery.com/register.html

Guidelines and suggested locations: https://www.truegritartgallery.com/nemasket-plein-air.html

Questions? [email protected]

These photos are from past years โ€” artists out in the field around Middleborough and Bettyโ€™s Neck. Come add your own this October! ๐Ÿ“ธ ๐ŸŽจ

๐ŸŽ‰๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž'๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ! โœจ๐—Ÿ.๐—˜. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ โ€“ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ข๐—ฝ...
09/22/2026

๐ŸŽ‰๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž'๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ! โœจ

๐—Ÿ.๐—˜. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜†
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ โ€“ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ | ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 

Lori has been part of the True Grit family for years, and every time she shows, her work feels even more personal and alive. Fragments is about those small, unforgettable moments that stop you in your tracks โ€” a weathered rooftop, a sliver of sky, a texture that pulls you back to a place you thought youโ€™d forgottenโ€” See more: https://www.truegritartgallery.com/news--events

Through oil paintings and vintage assemblages, she captures the quiet beauty of memory, home, and time passing.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’™๐’‰๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’…๐’†๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’š ๐’Ž๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’–๐’•๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“, ๐‘ฑ๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’ ๐‘ถ. ๐‘จ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’†๐’š ๐‘ฑ๐’“.โ™ฅ๏ธ

๐Ÿท๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿด ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.

๐Ÿ“ True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

09/21/2026

๐‹๐Ž๐”๐ƒ๐„๐‘ ๐•๐Ž๐ˆ๐‚๐„๐’ ๐‡๐Ž๐’๐“๐’ ๐๐Ž๐„๐“๐‘๐˜ ๐Ž๐๐„๐-๐Œ๐ˆ๐‚ ๐๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“

September 21, 2026 โ€” Local creatives and poetry enthusiasts are invited to take the stage at the upcoming Louder Voices Poetry Open-Mic Night.

The event will take place on Thursday, September 24, at True Grit Art Gallery. Doors open at 6:15 p.m., with the open-mic performances running from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Organizers welcome readers of all experience levels. Participants are given up to 5 minutes to share 1 to 3 poems.

Sign up at https://tinyurl.com/signup-LouderVoices-Poetry

True Grit Art Gallery, 38 Center St. Online at www.truegritartgallery.com For more information, call 781-798-4877 or email [email protected]

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

๐ŸŽ‰๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž'๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ! โœจ๐—Ÿ.๐—˜. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ โ€“ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—ข๐—ฝ...
09/19/2026

๐ŸŽ‰๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ž'๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ! โœจ

๐—Ÿ.๐—˜. ๐—”๐˜€๐—ต๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜†
๐—™๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€
๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ โ€“ ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ, ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ
๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ | ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ โ€“ ๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 

Lori has been part of the True Grit family for years, and every time she shows, her work feels even more personal and alive. Fragments is about those small, unforgettable moments that stop you in your tracks โ€” a weathered rooftop, a sliver of sky, a texture that pulls you back to a place you thought youโ€™d forgottenโ€” See more: https://www.truegritartgallery.com/news--events

Through oil paintings and vintage assemblages, she captures the quiet beauty of memory, home, and time passing. ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’Š๐’” ๐’†๐’™๐’‰๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’”๐’ ๐’‚ ๐’…๐’†๐’†๐’‘๐’๐’š ๐’Ž๐’๐’—๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’•๐’“๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’–๐’•๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’†๐’“ ๐’‡๐’‚๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“, ๐‘ฑ๐’†๐’•๐’‰๐’“๐’ ๐‘ถ. ๐‘จ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’†๐’š ๐‘ฑ๐’“.โ™ฅ๏ธ

๐Ÿท๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ท๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ข๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฏ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐Ÿฒโ€“๐Ÿด ๐—ฃ๐—  ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ.

๐Ÿ“ True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center Street, Middleboro, MA

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ยท ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— ๐Ÿ•™๐——๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฃ๐— While ๐‘ท๐’๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’”...
09/15/2026

๐Ÿ“ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ฌ โ€” ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Œ๐ข๐œ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜†, ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฐ ยท ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌโ€“๐Ÿด:๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐— 
๐Ÿ•™๐——๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐Ÿฒ:๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฃ๐— 

While ๐‘ท๐’๐’†๐’•๐’Š๐’„ ๐‘ฝ๐’Š๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” is now on the walls โ€” five selected poems hanging beside the artworks they inspiredโ€” this open mic is a chance to keep that conversation going.

If you submitted and werenโ€™t selected this year, come read what we didnโ€™t get to hear. If youโ€™ve never read here before, come anyway. All experience levels are welcome. Each reader gets up to 5 minutes (1โ€“3 poems).

Reserve a slot here (reserved readers go first; walk-ins welcome as time allows)๐Ÿ‘‰ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1JcvwXQFWaA_8x-fxmShrEJq2EBzm5Q2CDOBYbmdBqGg/edit?usp=sharing

Come for the poems. Stay and walk through the exhibition.

๐Ÿ“๐—ง๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฒ ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—”๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—š๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿด ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜, ๐— ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ผ, ๐— ๐—”

Free and open to the public.

๐ˆ๐Œ๐€๐†๐„: ๐‘พ๐’‰๐’†๐’ ๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐‘ด๐’–๐’”๐’Š๐’„'๐’” ๐‘ถ๐’—๐’†๐’“ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ยฉ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ

09/15/2026

๐ŸŽจ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐…๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ž๐ฆ๐ฌ๐Ÿ“

Thank you to everyone who packed the gallery Saturday night โ€” you made ๐๐จ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐•๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” feel like a real celebration! ๐ŸŽ‰
The gallery was full. The poems were read aloud. The walls were covered in work made from those words. We heard so many kind things about both the poetry and the art, and we are still feeling it.โ™ฅ๏ธ

๐Ÿ™Thank you โ€” truly โ€” to every poet who trusted us with their work, to the five who stood up and read, and to every artist who took a poem and turned it into something new. You made this show.

๐Ÿ—“๏ธThis exhibition is up through September 26. Come walk through it while itโ€™s still on the walls. Stand in front of a poem and the artworks it became. That is the whole point.

And if you fell in love with a piece Saturday night (or you couldnโ€™t make it), the work is now in our online store through the website๐Ÿ‘‰ https://www.truegritartgallery.com/poetic-visions-2026.html

๐Ÿ“ True Grit Art Gallery
38 Center St, Middleboro, MA

๐Ÿ•™Gallery Hours:
Tue 11โ€“4 ยท Wedโ€“Fri 10โ€“5 ยท Sat 10โ€“3

We would love to see you here.

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