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Twilight at MAAM: Lights Out

As we approach the darkest evening of the year and the final days of our current exhibition, Displacement, embrace the night at Twilight at MAAM: Lights Out. Featuring an immersive, sensory-awakening performance by percussionist, composer, and digital media artist Maria Finkelmeier. Her dynamic performance on marimba, percussion, and electronics will offer moments of reflection juxtaposed with moments of […]

“Father and Son Reading” public conversation

John Wilson’s monumental Father and Son Reading models how tenderness and familial nurture dispel violence and communal distress. Learning to care matters, not just in families but also in the larger community. No work could better demonstrate this truth about learning together where one teaches another across generations. Come gain new insights into this major […]

Twilight at MAAM: Earth Studies featuring Skooby Laposky

Experience the museum through all of your senses. Join sound designer and artist Skooby Laposky for Earth Studies: Ancient/Future Sounds, a soundscape created in real time utilizing a pop-up garden teaming with ancient and future life. Create a work of art with natural and found materials in the Studio. And activate your tastebuds with a craft-your-own […]

“On Justice and the African Mask” public conversation

The Museum of The National Center of Afro-American Artists invites you to a public conversation “On Justice and the African Mask” at The Judge, a monumental sculpture by Vusumuzi Maduna in front of The Roxbury District Courthouse (85 Warren Street. Boston, MA 02119) at 1pm on Saturday, October 26th. Questions to think about! Who is our […]

Twilight at MAAM: Noodle & Doodle featuring Doctor Gasp

The category is eco-spooky!  Come in your best environmentally-friendly, spooktacular costume and doodle to live music featuring New England legend, Doctor Gasp. Enjoy a complimentary Autumnal mocktail while you’re here. This event is co-produced by MAAM and Associate Professor of Illustration Robert Maloney ’96, M’14 with the Illustration Department. Collaborator Bios Doctor Gasp  doctorgasp.com | @danblakesleemusic Beneath […]

Twilight at MAAM: Fall Party

Reconnect with friends after a summer away, or make new connections, during Twilight at MAAM: Fall Party. Featuring MAAM’s current exhibition: Displacement with Boston favorite, DJ Dayglow serving an eclectic mix of pop and disco vibes throughout the galleries. Start the evening by awakening your senses during an activation of Katie Paterson’s artwork, To Burn, Forest, Fire, beginning promptly at 6:30pm*. Get creative in […]

Pop-Up: Ingrid Scheibler

New paintings and drawings by visual artist Ingrid Scheibler in a Pop-Up show at Gallery 444, 444 Commercial St, Provincetown, Ma. May 8-14, M-T 11-5, W-Sun 11-8 pm. Opening Reception Friday, May 10th, 6-8 pm 

Art + Meditation Workshops FREE at Roxbury BPL

Art + Meditation Workshops with Contemplative & Healing Arts Practitioner Faith Johnson RELAX through guided meditation. REFLECT through journaling. REPLENISH through contemplative creativity. EXPLORE: April 4: Collage April 11: Watercolor April 25: Rubbings and Stamps May 2: Weaving – Part 1 May 9: Weaving – Part 2 For Weaving, please sign up for Part 1 […]

The Other Face

Join us at Urbanica Gallery for an incredible art exhibition featuring the works of Iranian artist Susan Jafari. “The Other Face” promises to be an extraordinary showcase of artistic talent, offering a captivating glimpse into Iranian society through the eyes and brush of Jafari. Her creations are a symphony of color, and movement, inviting attendees […]

Ceto Award

Submissions are open for the 2023 Ceto Award! The 2023 Ceto Award is co-presented by Orbis and Snake Hair. One writer or artist will be published and distributed by Orbis and Snake Hair with resources valued at $4,000, including an honorarium of $1000. This award is open to artists and writers based in the greater […]

Art + Meditation Workshops (free)

Dates: Thursdays, Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30 and Dec. 7 Time: 11:00 AM – 1PM RELAX through guided meditation. REFLECT through journaling. REPLENISH through contemplative creativity CONNECT with community. • November 2: Collage • November 9: Watercolor • November 16: Rubbings and Stamps • November 30: Weaving – Part 1 • December 7: Weaving – Part 2 […]

Urbanica X Naijah Nine Art Exhibition

URBANICA X NAIJAH NINE ART EXHIBITION Join us for an incredible art exhibition featuring the unique works of NAIJAH NINE, a Boston based artist focused on depicting the human experience with their own unique vision. This in-person event will be held at 429 Melnea Cass Boulevard, Boston, MA, USA. Immerse yourself in a world of creativity and expression along with […]