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Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

Juried by Ayumi Horie, Earthworks: Tradition, Influence, Innovation is a regional show celebrating the depth of history, tradition, and cultural expression in contemporary ceramics, and the ways in which artists continue to expand the field through innovation and reinterpretation.  As part of The Umbrella Arts Center’s continued commitment to the ceramic medium, we intend for this show […]

Free

Film Premiere: Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist’s Life

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

June 8, 2024, from 3-5PM, The Umbrella Arts Center in historic Concord, MA hosts the world premiere screening of Ellen Garrison: Scenes from an Activist Life, directed by Jennifer Burton and Ursula Burton and produced by Five Sisters Productions and Julie Dobrow, with the Tufts Production Team. In 1835, 12-year-old Ellen Garrison marched in the […]

Free

“Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood” Opening Reception

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Arts Center invites the public to an opening reception for the new visual arts exhibition, "Reflections: Selfhood/Motherhood," featuring work by 2023/2024 Umbrella Artists-in-Residence, Jasmine Chen and Catherine LeComte Lecce, in the Allie Kussin Main Gallery.   Also on view is "random assembly" in the Main Hall Display, with artwork by Umbrella Ceramic Studio […]

Free

Now. Here. This.

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Stage Company is thrilled to announce its upcoming production of “Now. Here. This.” – a musical jaunt that explores humor, heart, and self-discovery. Set against the backdrop of cosmic adventures, four friends share stories about identity, laughter, living, and middle school, all while attempting to step directly into the elusive “present moment.” Hailed […]

$48

Twice the Speed of Bliss

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

Paintings and Drawings by Kat O'Connor January 13 - March 23, 2025 Opening Reception February 13, 6PM On view in The Umbrella Arts Center Allie Kussin Gallery are recent paintings and drawings by Kat O’Connor, a full-time artist and art instructor living outside of Boston, Massachusetts.  Her work has been included in numerous solo and […]

Free

Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

“Ways of My Ancestors – Imagery: Lighting the Path to Awareness” features photographic work by Scott Strong Hawk Foster that celebrates the rich, diverse, and resilient cultures of the Native Peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America. Foster is a Native American photographer and an enrolled member of Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band with proud Mohegan […]

Free

Where We Belong

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Stage Company presents the New England premiere of Mohegan theatre-maker Madeline Sayet’s ground-breaking one-woman show, Where We Belong. With great humor, insight and imaginative storytelling, the autobiographical play weaves together indigenous history, Shakespeare, colonialism, cultural legacy, the power of language and legend. It recounts Sayet’s 2015 journey to England to pursue a PhD […]

$20 – $48

Concord 250: “A Fight for Freedom: Honoring Patriots of Color”

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

“A Fight for Freedom: Honoring Patriots of Color” is a two-hour live event dedicated to uncovering and honoring the often-overlooked contributions of Black and Indigenous patriots both during the American Revolution and the long struggle for continued expansion of freedom and liberty over the past 250 years. This event will take place at The Umbrella […]

Free

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Concord’s Secret History (World Premiere)

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

April 12, 2025 8-10pm and April 14, 2025 2:30-4:30pm The Umbrella Arts Center Main Stage Theater 144 World premiere of new documentary about the history of slavery in the region surrounding Concord, Massachusetts, in co-production by Kogainon Films (USA) and GTVdocs (UK). The documentary reveals a long-suppressed secret, set in Concord, Massachusetts—the birthplace of the […]

Free
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Concord’s Secret History (World Premiere)

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

April 12, 2025 8-10pm and April 14, 2025 2:30-4:30pm The Umbrella Arts Center Main Stage Theater 144 World premiere of new documentary about the history of slavery in the region surrounding Concord, Massachusetts, in co-production by Kogainon Films (USA) and GTVdocs (UK). The documentary reveals a long-suppressed secret, set in Concord, Massachusetts—the birthplace of the […]

Free

Recurring

The Umbrella Open Studios

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Arts Center is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts including ceramics, glass, fiber arts, jewelry making, illustration, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, woodworking, writing and more. Our annual Open Studios is an incredible opportunity to meet our artists, learn about their process, […]

Free
Recurring

The Umbrella Open Studios

The Umbrella Arts Center 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA, United States

The Umbrella Arts Center is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts including ceramics, glass, fiber arts, jewelry making, illustration, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, woodworking, writing and more. Our annual Open Studios is an incredible opportunity to meet our artists, learn about their process, […]

Free