Current Exhibits
In the Shaira Ali Gallery
Members Show: New Perspectives
October 3 - December 12, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 17, 6-7:30pm
New Perspectives features experimental and dynamic creative works from the talented members at Arlington Center for the Arts. These pieces feature a manipulation of perception, whether it is through point of view, juxtaposition, technical application, or enhancing focus on an underrepresented topic. Artists exhibited were invited to explore inventive viewpoints in expressive and unique ways. With unique vantage points in a communal space, New Perspectives pushes for an expansion of periphery among our community.
Exhibiting Artists:
Nancy Blasi | Monika Chas | Jonathan Donahue | Marilyn Downs | Sheena Draper Jay Eberle | Tempe Goodhue | Al Hiltz | Hana Horiuchi | Jennifer Ingram
Lidia Kenig Scher | Varsha Kukafka | Ruth Lieberherr | Katherine Lobo
Ricardo Maldonado | Karen McCarthy | Stephan Miller | Christopher Moore
Helen Nelson | Julie Brown Neu | Satya Rencic | Jhilam Sanyal | Vanessa Schukis Janet Smith | Sharon Stafford | Heather Stewart | Elena Stone | Anna Thai
Nancy Truong
In the Hallway Gallery
In Our Own Backyard
September 26 – December 12, 2024
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 17, 6-7:30pm
Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) and Save Massachusetts Wildlife Education Fund are delighted to be collaborating on In Our Own Backyard, an exhibition of work that explores all the wonders of the Mystic River watershed. Join us as we celebrate our watershed and its wild inhabitants and ponder the ways they are at risk.
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Eagles, ospreys, owls, kingfishers, herons, muskrats and many more animals live in and around the watershed either year-round or seasonally, blessing the area with an impressive and beneficial biodiversity. However, the watershed's wildlife face a multitude of threats, including rat poisons, plastic waste and discarded fishing line, climate change, and habitat loss. Art pieces in this exhibit explore potential solutions to help preserve the beauty and biodiversity of the watershed for the enjoyment of future generations.
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Artists in this exhibit have donated their time and talent for this unique fundraising exhibition. All of the proceeds from work sold in this show will be donated to our partner organization, Save Massachusetts Wildlife Education Fund.
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The goal of this project is to raise funds to help establish an education campaign focused on raising awareness on the harm of rodenticides on wildlife and pets throughout Massachusetts, with a concentration on the Boston metro area. In particular, proceeds will be used to help subsidize billboards and YouTube videos that illustrate the adverse effects of rat poison on our environment and public health. Volunteers for this work are always needed and you can contact Laura Kiesel at lakiesel@gmail.com if you are interested in helping.
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Questions about to this exhibition or the gallery space can be sent to Pam Shanley, ACA's Operations Director at pam@acarts.org.
A special thanks to all of the Exhibiting Artists donating 100% of the sales of their work in this show to Save Massachusetts Wildlife Education Fund:
Laura Bagnall | Samantha Kimberly Brough | Marj Coello
Jonathan Joseph Donahue | Julia Gandrud | David Harris | Varsha Kukafka
Susan Kottler | Stephanie Liu | Cecily Miller | Lisa Nelson | Rick Olick | Kari Percival Nancy Priest | Molly Scannell | Vanessa Schukis | Allison B. Taylor
Bronwyn Teixeira | Madeline Vogel | Miranda Vitello | Joy Wieder | Wendy Xu
Gallery Information
Gallery Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm
(Evening and weekend visits may be possible by appointment. Please email info@acarts.org to inquire.)
Purchasing Artwork:
To inquire on purchasing artwork exhibited in this show, please email ACA's Education and Programs Director Delia Tharnish at delia@acarts.org
