Life Via Landscape
Life Via Landscape invites visitors to explore landscape-inspired artworks at the Frances Euphemia Thompson Gallery in Boston. The show features contemporary paintings and mixed-media pieces that translate terrain, light, and place into vivid visual storytelling, offering a thoughtful glimpse into how environments shape art.
Monday Moments: Friends, Fellows & Partners
Join Harvard Art Museums for Monday Moments, a program designed for Friends, Fellows, and Partners. Enjoy a brief, insightful talk on art history and museum highlights in a relaxed indoor setting, followed by light conversation. Aimed at museum supporters and professionals.
Spring 2026 Photo Lecture Series | Tanyth Berkeley
MassArt hosts visiting artist Tanyth Berkeley as part of the Spring 2026 Photography Lecture Series. Held in the Tower Auditorium, the talk explores documentary portraits of diverse subjects, including people with albinism, shedding light on human beauty and social perception through compelling imagery.
Make Your Mark: Stamp Carving Workshop
Drop in at Mugar Memorial Library for a free stamp carving printmaking workshop led by BU School of Visual Arts students. Carve stamps from linoleum, create prints to take home, and learn about print processes tied to the Foundations student art exhibit in the library.
Sip and Sea for College Students
College students are invited to a casual after-hours gathering at ICA Boston. Sip drinks and mingle while exploring contemporary-art exhibits in a lively museum setting, designed to spark conversation and new campus connections.
Gray Area: Unstable Canvases—19th-Century Colonial Portraiture and International Diplomacy
This Harvard Art Museums exhibition explores how 19th-century colonial portraiture intersected with international diplomacy, revealing how power and empire were negotiated on canvas and in state relations.
Art Study Center Seminar: La Farge Designs for Trinity Church
Explore John La Farge’s designs for Trinity Church at the 150th anniversary with Harvard Art Museums’ Art Study Center Seminar. This scholarly talk examines design choices, architectural impact, and stained-glass programs in a museum setting, offering fresh insights into late-19th–century church art.
40th Celebration: Opening Reception for Performing Conditions
Kick off MIT List Visual Arts Center's 40th anniversary with the opening of Performing Conditions: Artistic Labor and Dependency as Form. This exhibition surveys how economic and political forces shape art, bringing together works that foreground production, labor, debt, and dependency. The reception launches a thoughtful, contemporary program in Cambridge.
Crown: A Celebration of Black Hair
An inspiring arts event in Lexington near Boston celebrating Black hair as culture and identity. Free admission, this exhibition-style gathering blends visual works with community dialogue, honoring hair textures, styles, and stories in a welcoming, creative space.
Opening Reception:Derrick Adams: View Master
Join ICA Boston for the opening reception of Derrick Adams: View Master, a new contemporary-art exhibition. Enjoy a preview of Adams's immersive works, mingle with curators and artists, and experience the museum’s inaugural night in a refined gallery setting.
Senior Dessert (and Canvas!)
An evening of dessert and canvas at FD Residence in Boston, blending sweet treats with a guided painting session. No prior painting experience required—bring your creativity as you sip, chat, and create a canvas masterpiece in a relaxed, social atmosphere.
The Repair Project
An embodied, participatory art experience at MassArt that invites you to rend and repair cloth together as a metaphor for collective healing. Over a scheduled session, participants collaborate to practice repair, offering space for grief, resilience, and communal growth.
2026 Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase Reception
Open reception for the Trans & Gender Expansive Art Showcase at BU's LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center. Discover works by trans and gender-expansive artists from BU and the Massachusetts community, with food, community, and conversations celebrating diverse creative voices.
MAD N52 Open Studio (CPW)
Visit the MAD N52 Open Studio during MIT's CPW to explore student work in Building N52. An informal, artsy event featuring prototypes and conversations with creators in a classic campus studio setting.
Gallery Talk: The Declaration in American Memory
Join Library Assistant Brandon McGrath-Neely for 'The Declaration in American Memory,' a gallery talk accompanying the exhibition 1776: Declaring Independence at the Massachusetts Historical Society. Admission is free; explore the show and ask questions in this informative historical discussion.
Spotlight Tour: Injury and Repair, with Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26
Join a spotlight guided tour of the 'Injury and Repair' exhibition led by artist Diana Ochoa-Chavez at the Harvard Art Museums. Explore materials, repair processes, and the work's meaning in an intimate, museum setting.
Spotlight Tour: Where Are We?, with Varya Lyapneva ’26
Join a Spotlight Tour at Harvard Art Museums led by Varya Lyapneva ’26 as they explore the theme 'Where Are We?' through selected works. This guided tour offers fresh perspectives on the collection and exhibition context, perfect for art lovers, students, and curious visitors.
Spring 2026 Photo Lecture Series | Jack Lueders-Booth
MassArt presents the Spring 2026 Photography Lecture Series with visiting photographer Jack Lueders-Booth. In the Tower Auditorium, he discusses decades of work and teaching at Harvard, offering insights into documentary photography and the practice.
In Conversation: Stuart Semple on Culture, Color, and Conflict
Stuart Semple sits down for a candid conversation at Harvard Art Museums to explore how color, culture, and conflict shape contemporary art. The discussion, part of the museum's dialogue series, dives into Semple's practice, public reception, and the role of art in social discourse.
Flow State Sketchbook Sessions
Drop-in art sessions at the Boston Public Library for artists aged 14+. Twice a month, bring your sketchbook and materials to draw, share ideas, and network with local creatives in a relaxed space with light music and optional prompts.
Art Futures: Paine Scholarship Awards Reception
A formal gallery reception at Gallery NAGA in Boston celebrating the Paine Scholarship Awards as part of Art Futures. Meet scholarship recipients, hear brief remarks by jurors, and mingle with artists, curators, and patrons in a contemporary gallery setting.
Spotlight Tour: The Moods of Love
Discover 'The Moods of Love' on a focused spotlight tour at Harvard Art Museums, led by Diana Ochoa-Chavez ’26. The intimate walkthrough surveys love-themed artworks across the collection and offers a student-hosted perspective on the museum's highlights.
MFA Painting Thesis Exhibition
Boston University’s MFA Painting Thesis Exhibition showcases the work of the MFA Painting Class of 2026 in BU Art Galleries' Faye G., Jo & James Stone Gallery. The show runs April 28–May 17 with public hours Tuesday–Saturday 11am–5pm, and a Commencement opening on Sunday, May 17, highlighting contemporary painting practices by emerging artists.
BFA Thesis Exhibitions: Graphic Design, Painting, Printmaking & Sculpture
The BFA Thesis Exhibitions showcase 33 BU School of Visual Arts graduates across graphic design, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. On view April 28–May 9 at the 808 Gallery, with public hours Tue–Sat 11am–5pm, this capstone display celebrates four years of studio practice and creative exploration.
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