There’s no reason to stay hunkered down at home this winter waiting for the first signs of spring to blossom, especially when greater Boston’s rich, varied arts scene has so much to offer. Get out there, see a show, take in a concert or visit a museum. Here are just a few of the many choices this season:
On view Feb. 1-May 19, The Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University opens the first major retrospective of eminent American artist, curator and teacher Howardena Pindell, who for nearly five decades has explored the intersection of art and activism. The exhibit features early figurative paintings, pure abstraction and conceptual works, as well as personal and political art that emerged in the aftermath of a life-threatening car accident in 1979. (www.brandeis.edu/rose/)