There's a great crop of recent documentaries about the visual arts, and SPACE Gallery has picked some juicy ones for their new SCOPE film series. First up on Thursday, September 9th, is a screening of the new documentary, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child. Screenings will continue monthly for the rest of the year and then bi-monthly in 2011. SCOPE will feature films that focus on artists, designers, architects, collectors and curators in the visual arts. The lineup for the rest of the year includes Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight on Thursday, October 7th; Louise Bourgeois: The Spider, the Mistress and the Tangerine on Thursday, November 11th; and Herb and Dorothy on Thursday, December 9th. All screenings are at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St. Doors open at 7:00pm and films start at 7:30pm. General admission is $7 and $5 for SPACE members and students w/ ID.

Tags: arts, design, education, film