GREAT MEADOWS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, CONCORD, MA
Art Ramble is an annual, temporary public art exhibition in the Hapgood Wright Town Forest in Concord, MA, a collaboration of The Umbrella Art Center and Concord’s Division of Natural Resources (CDNR). Following Leave No Trace principles, regional artists create site-specific artworks promoting appreciation of nature, installed along Fairyland Pond and parts of the historic […]
The subject of centuries-old, sing-song villainy, Lizzie Borden turns searing rock anthem anti-hero and has audiences raging in their seats. Lizzie was famously acquitted and yet the question lingers… did she do it? Now, as the story is retold by four women defying musical theater stereotypes, fronting a six-piece rock band, and delivering a score […]
With humor and poignancy, Jordan Kessler’s new exhibition of large-scale archival pigment photographs captures vivid detail of tactile experience that our society has come to devalue in the age of digital existence. Co-owner of Pitch Black Editions in Concord, MA since 2015, Jordan Kessler trained early in his career as a fine art photographic printer […]
Narrative Paintings by Maryam Safajoo October 5 – November 19, 2023 Saturday, October 7, 5-7pm: Opening reception with Artist Talk at 6pm On display at The Umbrella’s second floor Outside-the-Box Gallery, “Banned” features paintings by Maryam Safajoo narrating the stories of the contemporary situation of the systematically persecuted Iranian Baha’i community – Iran’s largest religious minority – after the 1979 Iranian […]
October 28- November 19, 2023 11am-5pm Tue-Sun Opening Reception: Thursday, November 2, 5pm-7pm Housing Round Table: November 9, 5pm-7pm LexHAB ‘HOME’ Fundraiser: November 16, 5pm-7pm LexHAB, an affordable housing organization, and LexArt, announce an exciting new collaboration that links both missions: an art exhibition, titled ‘HOME’, from October 28 through November 19, 2023 […]
New England’s rock art, imagery carved or painted on stone, provides a tantalizing, if often opaque, window into the region’s deep indigenous history. Drawing primarily from examples in Maine, Peter Anick, vice president of ARARA (American Rock Art Research Association), reviews various attempts to date, contextualize, and interpret figures using geology, ethnography, and comparisons with […]
*By popular demand, an additional performance has been added on Sunday, November 5 at 6:30pm. An additional post-show talkback has been added after the Friday, November 3 performance with author, lawyer and Lizzie Borden expert, Cara Robertson.* The subject of centuries-old, sing-song villainy, Lizzie Borden turns searing rock anthem anti-hero and has audiences raging in […]
Saturday, November 4, 2023 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Meet at Hartwell Tavern Parking Lot Free, registration required Park Day is an annual event where participants help to preserve one of our nation’s most iconic and historic battlefields. Volunteers may take part in removing invasive plants, seeding native plants, caring for orchards, caring for stone […]
You’re Invited to Our Community Gathering & Annual Meeting on Nov. 5th! Mark your calendar for the Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area Community Gathering & Annual Meeting! Join us as we launch a new year of community engagement inspired by the work of our partners and the power of storytelling. We’ll learn about projects funded […]
With this year’s NEARA Fall Conference right in our backyard, there is a great opportunity to experience NEARA’s talks and field trips close to home. Don't miss out—registration closes Friday, November 3rd! Local-area field trips on Friday and Sunday will bookend a full schedule of talks on Friday evening and all day Saturday: Keynote speaker […]
Acton 250 Lecture Series Continues "Historian Mary Fuhrer Explores Daily Life in Colonial Acton" This fall the Acton 250 Committee will sponsor a series of lectures on the history leading up to the momentous events of 1775 and 1776. The lectures will help us understand what life was like in our community in that era […]
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 19, 4-6pm with remarks by the juror and prize winners starting at 4:45pm. Refreshments will be served. The Umbrella Arts Center is pleased to present Fresh Ink: Contemporary Explorations in Printmaking juried by Carolyn Muskat. The exhibition includes printmakers from all across New England who use a variety of techniques in […]
Are you a writer? Are you looking for inspiration, working on a personal writing project, perhaps writing a 50,000-word novel in the month of November, or just want time to sit down and write? In celebration of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), the Nashua Historical Society invites writers to join us at the Speare Memorial […]
Holiday Marketplace 2023 We've been making and crafting all year to prepare for our annual Holiday Marketplace! This arts and craft sale is the culmination of a year of work by the talented artisan members of LexArt. Shop local for unique, one-of-a-kind handmade holiday gifts including handmade silver jewelry finely crafted wooden toys woven items […]
LexArt will being opening its door the Sunday after Thanksgiving for Artists Sunday to kick off our annual Holiday Marketplace.
Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 10:00am - 4:00pm The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA. It features […]
Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 10:00am - 4:00pm The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA. It features […]
Friday, December 1, 2023 - 1:00pm - 6:00pm Saturday, December 2, 2023 - 10:00am - 5:00pm Sunday, December 3, 2023 - 10:00am - 4:00pm The Umbrella’s Winter Market is an annual three-day show and sale of artist, artisan, and hand-crafted work on all three floors of our beautifully renovated space in Concord, MA. It features […]
There is faint music in the night, And pale wings fanned by silver flight; A frosty hill with tender glow Of countless stars that shine on snow. – Nancy Buckley At this time of the year we often find ourselves thinking of all our lists of “presents to buy, things to be done and places […]
