# Event Details - **Event Name**: October First Friday at ShowUp - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Far, Dark Places by Craig Cromartie, with a pop-up opening of A Tilt of Light; A Slant of Dust by Joetta Maue in our back room!About this EventJoin us for October First Friday!On view: Craig Cromartie's solo exhibition Far, Dark Places, curated by Marla L. McLeod. We'll also be celebrating the opening of a the pop-up exhibition A Tilt of Light; A Slant of Dust by Joetta Maue in our back room gallery! https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/11aa78a0-bc7b-11f1-9913-21574437e213-rimg-w609-h740-dce8c848-gmir.jpg About Far, Dark PlacesDuring his time in the Pr*son system, Craig Cromartie found creative ways to occupy his mind. While locked away, Cromartie was able to explore imagined and remembered places, as he sought to transcend the monotony and casual cruelty of America's penal system.Restricted to supplies available to those incarcerated, Cromartie devised entire worlds of psychedelic surrealism or fantasy melting into abstraction with colored pencils, q-tips, and watercolors, all on painstakingly taped standard sheets of paper.Making art that symbolically illustrates different periods in his life and their attendant struggles, his images often feature contradictions and opposing forces. Themes of mental health, journeys and decision-making, as well as the battle of good and evil, and the healing power of music, art, and nature, appear repeatedly.Through it all, the viewer and the tableaux are often under surveillance, through a pervasive all-seeing eye, seemingly observing both artist and viewer. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/11baa540-bc7b-11f1-9913-21574437e213-rimg-w526-h740-dc080808-gmir.jpg About A Tilt of Light; A Slant of DustThis exhibition by Joetta Maue considers how time becomes perceptible through sustained attention. The installation brings together a large-scale drawing of the sun’s surface, marked by solar flares and hand-colored ink; drawings from Dust and Cosmos, which transform camera-less photographs of dust and sweepings gathered from the home into cosmic landscapes; everyday objects including a leaf, a rock, and a watch; and prisms that catch and redirect light through the space.Together, the works move between intimate and vast scales of time: the settling of dust, a fallen leaf, measured time, geological time, and the ongoing movement of the sun. Rather than attempting to represent or capture time, the exhibition creates conditions for noticing its presence through repetition, transformation, accumulation, movement, and sustained looking. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/boston/october-first-friday-at-showup/100002000521603970 - **Event Categories**: first-friday, art, exhibitions, health-wellness, mental-health - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 3 hours - Location: ShowUp - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Boston - **state**: MA - **country**: United States - **location**: ShowUp - **lat**: 42.3416453 - **long**: -71.0665803 - **full address**: ShowUp, 524 Harrison Avenue, Boston, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: October First Friday at ShowUp - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/e9dad75f602725313ad2aa59181e26a35db74229a51fce85c229ad5d5249a6f5-rimg-w1200-h857-dc080808-gmir.jpg?v=1789481468 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is October First Friday at ShowUp being held? - **A:** October First Friday at ShowUp takes place on Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 08:00 pm at ShowUp, 524 Harrison Avenue, Boston, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing October First Friday at ShowUp? - **A:** October First Friday at ShowUp is organized by Beacon Gallery. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** October First Friday at ShowUp is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Boston, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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