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And they don't bite

*“Hello, Bessie. Hello, Roland.” (mixed media), by* ***Abby Rovaldi***, *in the group show “Creature Comforts,’’ at the* ***Attleboro (Mass.) Arts Museum****, through Sept. 23. Her studio is in Franklin, Mass.*
*— Photo courtesy of Ms. Rovaldi*

The museum says that the show asks 17 artists to interpret themes from the novel Nothing to See Here, by Kevin Wilson, with 2D and 3D representations of stuffed animals. It provides artists the opportunity to "bring their favorite stuffed companions back to life," complete with "biographies" for each animal.

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Quiet transport

“*Harbour Scene” (oil), by New England painter C. Arnold Slade (1882-1961), in the* ***Attleboro (Mass.) Arts Museum’s*** *permanent collection, in the current show “Influencer.’’*

The museum says “Influencer” highlights artwork from the museum's permanent collection and art produced by the museum's W. Charles Thompson Museum School students. The students were influenced by the work of masters held in the museum's collection. Ranging in age from 5 -17 years the students created art in a wide range of media.

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He takes the long view

“*Giraffe*” *(colored pencil), by Jacquelyn Glum, at the Attleboro (Mass.) Arts Museum.*

*La Salette Shrine is an Attleboro tourist destination best known for its holiday light displays.*
*— Photo by* *Kenneth C. Zirkel*

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Where's my tip?

“*Seraphim” (detail), by Bryony Bensley, in the group show “Connectivity,’’ at the Attleboro (Mass.) Arts Museum, through July 13.*

*Capron Park, in Attleboro, a former manufacturing city and now mostly a Boston and Providence suburb.*
*— Photo by Joey Kleinowskis*

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Needed over Washington

“On Fire” ( mixed media) by Peter Campbell, in the Attleboro Art Museum members show — “*On Fire*” *( mixed media) by Peter Campbell, in the Attleboro Art Museum members show*

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Dangling but delightful

“Grotesque: A Different Kind of Beauty” (detail, felt installation, by Carolann Tebbetts, in the group show “8 Visions’’, at the Attleboro (Mass.) Arts Museum, through Aug. 28.

See:

https://attleboroartsmuseum.org/

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For spring

*“Yearn,’’ by Lissa Banks in the Members Exhibition at Attleboro Arts Museum, through Feb. 1.*