As part of a comprehensive strategic planning process, The Umbrella Arts & Environment program will invite the community to participate in an open, interactive public listening session to provide input on and ideas for future expanded programming initiatives at the intersection of the arts and environmental issues. Discussion will range from outdoors public art to […]
Join Us for the Go Out Doors Walking Tour and Celebration! Celebrate the Autumn and the 2022 Go Out Doors public art exhibition in beautiful, historic Concord Center Saturday, October 29, 10:30AM-Noon! Meet at The Umbrella Arts Center, 40 Stow Street, and join a walking tour of the artist-painted doors in the Go Out Doors public art […]
October 18-19, 2022 As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, The Umbrella is pleased to host a reading, book-signing and writing workshop with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, the New York Times-bestselling poet and author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments (Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year). Free and open to the public, the book reading […]
As part of the Concord Festival of Authors, The Umbrella is pleased to host a reading, book-signing and writing workshop with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, the New York Times-bestselling poet and author of World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, & Other Astonishments (Barnes and Noble’s Book of the Year). Free and open to the public with RSVP, the book reading and signing […]
Join us for a talk with the curator of this year's Art Ramble, our Visual Arts Manager Stephanie Marlin-Curiel! Learn how Stephanie created "In The Balance" from start to finish and what goes into curating an art exhibit - in nature!
One hundred and twenty five years after its publication, Dracula has continued to thrill and be interpreted by every generation in turn. And now, in the New England premiere of a bold new adaptation, award-winning playwright-actor Kate Hamill sinks her teeth into the sexism in Bram Stoker's classic. The result is a fun, fearless ride when the […]
Treehouse Shakers’ The Boy Who Grew Flowers Based on the Barefoot Books’ Picture Book By Jen Wojtowicz Play Adaption by Mara McEwin September 22-24, 2022 The Boy Who Grew Flowers is a stunning visual performance for audiences for ages 5-10 and their families. Adapted from Barefoot Books’ bestselling picture book by Jen Wojtowicz, play adaption by Mara McEwin […]
FREE family-friendly discussion about children’s publishing and the Barefoot Books journey with the best-selling author of Wicked, and the CEO and founder award-winning, global multicultural children's publisher. Casual discussion followed by free family crafts-making activities and tour of the interactive children's illustration art exhibition, Barefoot Books: 30 Years, 30 Artists.
Step Into the Barefoot Books Story with 30 Artists from Around the World! September 9-25, 2022 The Umbrella Arts Center is thrilled to partner with Concord-based Barefoot Books as the award-winning, global multicultural children's publisher celebrates its 30th anniversary year! On view over two floors of The Umbrella Art Gallery, Barefoot Books: 30 Years, 30 Artists is a free family-friendly, interactive […]
July 5 – through July 31 The Umbrella Arts & Environment and The Umbrella Visual Arts programs, in partnership with the Concord, MA-based Social Documentary Network/ZEKE Magazine, present an exciting new exhibition of world-class documentary photography emphasizing long-term sustainable solutions to the climate crisis including the Indigenous People’s Burn Network in the western United States; Nemo’s Garden in Italy […]
In a bold new exhibition at The Umbrella Arts Center in Concord, noted artist and curator Cedric Vise1 Douglas has found inspiration in a provocative work of theater, George C. Wolfe's satirical play, The Colored Museum, to create a visual journey of the Black Past, Present and Future. Offering a diverse array of media, styles and audience engagement experiences, The […]
Friday, April 29 12-6PM Saturday, April 30 11AM-5PM 40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742 The Umbrella Arts Center in the heart of historic Concord Center cultural district 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, […]