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September 2023
Artist Reception: Autumnal Equinox
The Medford Public Library is hosting a reception for the ArtsMedford members whose works are featured in the library's September-October exhibition, "Autumnal Equinox." The equinox is celebrated in a variety of ways around the world. Come see and hear how ArtsMedford artists embrace autumn and what it means to them. The exhibit will be on display through October 26 in the second-floor gallery.
Find out more »Reception and Artist Program: Véxoa
Tufts University Art Galleries presents a reception and artist program for its new exhibition "Véxoa: We Know," a survey exhibition of living Indigenous artists of Brazil. Originally organized for the Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo in 2020, "Véxoa" was the first exhibition curated by an Indigenous person to be shown in an art museum in Brazil. Tufts University Art Galleries welcomes these artists and collectives in collaboratively rewriting an art history that recognizes diversity among Indigenous peoples, the power of…
Find out more »October 2023
Exhibit Opening: Tufts Presidents from Ballou to Kumar
As Tufts University prepares to inaugurate its 14th president, Sunil Kumar, the Tisch Library presents the exhibit, "The Charge and the Challenge: Tufts Presidents from Ballou to Kumar." Drawn from the collections of the Tufts Archival Research Center, it offers a glimpse of all the Tufts presidents and the highlights of their tenures. Following President Kumar's inauguration ceremony, archivists will be on hand to discuss exhibit highlights and present a selection of presidential artifacts from the Tufts Charter to Jumbo's…
Find out more »IamMigration Art Circle: Haitian Colors
The Gallery at Sanctuary invites you to the first of two "Art Circles," an online discussion of the new multimedia exhibition "Haitian Colors," part of the gallery's IamMigration Series. Wonder together about the shared human experience of migration. We have all experienced it – sometimes literally, sometimes metaphorically, sometimes with support, and sometimes alone in the dark. "Haitian Colors" reflects the experience of four Haitian artists -- Michele David, Bitho Faustin, Myriam Pitte and Sylvestre Telfort -- whose journey and…
Find out more »Royall House Tours Closing Day
The Royall House & Slave Quarters concludes its 2023 guided tour season today. Tours are offered at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. No reservations are required. Admission for guided tours of the mansion is $10 for adults; $8 for seniors; $5 for students; $2 for EBT or WIC cardholders; and free for children age 12 and under, Tufts University students, Blue Star Families, and Massachusetts Teachers Association members or retirees. Admission to the Slave Quarters, which also houses the archaeological…
Find out more »Artists Reception: Haitian Colors
The Gallery at Sanctuary presents a reception with four local Haitian artists whose work is featured in a new multimedia exhibition, "Haitian Colors," the second installment in the gallery's IamMigration Series. The internationally recognized artists -- Michele David, Bitho Faustin, Myriam Pitte and Sylvestre Telfort -- each unique in their use of form and color, express the powerful vision and beauty of the world seen through the Haitian artists’ eyes. The exhibition is on view throughout October; hours are Thursdays…
Find out more »EventThem Gallery Celebration: Four Days of Phree
EventThem Studios marks the conclusion of Four Days of Phree with a celebration on the closing day of the "Art By Phree" exhibit. Phree will host an open mic, with all participants receiving a signed digital print from the artist. Merchandise and signed prints also will be available for purchase. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today.
Find out more »Exhibition Closing: Autumnal Equinox
Today is the final day to view the Medford Public Library's fall art exhibition "Autumnal Equinox," featuring works by members of ArtsMedford. The autumnal equinox is celebrated in a variety of ways around the world. Visit the exhibit on the library's second-floor gallery during regular hours to see how ArtsMedford artists embrace autumn and what it means to them. For November and December, the library gallery will display a collection of paintings by a new Medford artist, Estrid Eklof, titled…
Find out more »Art Circle: Haitian Colors Spoken Word with Jean Dany Joachim
The Gallery at Sanctuary invites you to the second of two "Art Circles" to discuss the current multimedia exhibition "Haitian Colors," part of the gallery's IamMigration Series. This evening's session will feature reflections and conversation with spoken word artist Jean Dany Joachim. The poet in residence at First Church in Cambridge, he also created the Many Voices Project, a series of readings and follow-up poetry workshops inspiring conversations about race and equality. Participation also is available via Zoom; visit The…
Find out more »November 2023
Exhibition Opening: JJ Gonson Photography
EventThem Studios invites you to an opening for a new exhibition by JJ Gonson, a prolific photographer of musicians and bands from the 1980s and '90s, first in the Boston area and then in Portland, Oregon. Shooting both live events and posed photos for magazines, newspapers, and promotional materials, she amassed a collection of intimate portraits of musicians, friends and fans, both live on stage and candid off of it. Come meet the remarkable artist and take in decades of…
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