Current Exhibits
In the Shaira Ali Gallery
Members Show: Exploring Identity
On View: December 10, 2025 - March 4, 2026
Opening Reception + Annual Meeting Celebration: Thursday, December 10, 6-8pm
Arlington Center for the Arts is proud to present our 2025 annual member exhibition Members Show: Exploring Identity. Showcasing a variety of mediums and techniques, this exhibition examines identity as a richly layered experience, expressed through the diverse perspectives of our member artists. Woven through the works are concepts of family, memory, artistic expression, and relationship to place. These works invite us to examine our own, ever-evolving identities as we learn and grow through life.
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This exhibition is made possible in part by support from the Grants Committee of the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture. Members Show: Exploring Identity is presented as part of the Arlington250: Untold Stories of Menotomy Celebration happening through 2026 throughout Arlington, MA.
Exhibiting Artists:
Angela Ackerman | Shannon Ames | Laura Bagnall | Erica Clapp
Jonathan Donahue | Farah Joan Fard | Monique Fuchs | Jennifer Ingram
Varsha Kukafka | Sophie Lucas | Michelle Mendez | Beryl Minkle
Rebecca Mumaw-Miller | Julie Neu | Nancy Preston | Rina Schneur
Vanessa Schukis | Karen Stark | David Stoff | Elena Stone
Elyzabeth Vargas Fernández | Juliet "Cici" Wendel
Annual Meeting Celebration Info
Join ACA staff + board to celebrate 2025 with our Annual Meeting + Member Celebration on December 10, 6-8pm in the Shaira Ali Gallery. The evening will kick off with a brief business meeting with a review of highlights from 2025 and will then transition into our Opening Reception of Members Show: Exploring Identity! Enjoy light refreshments and celebrate our vibrant community as we enter the holiday season.
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Event Schedule:
6:00pm | ACA Annual Meeting + 2025 Highlights
6:45pm | Members Show: Exploring Identity Opening Reception
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In the Hallway Gallery
In Our Own Backyard
On View: September 26 - December 12, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 9, 6-7:30pm
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Arlington Center for the Arts (ACA) and Save Massachusetts Wildlife Education Fund are delighted to be collaborating for a second year 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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Featured artwork:
Alewife Reservation #2 with Heron by Vicki Paret
MK and KZ in Nest by Chuck Carney
Good Spirits Farm by Lisa Nelson
Exhibiting Artists:
Laura Bagnall
Sam Brough
Chuck Carney
Marj Coello
Jonathan Donahue
Vicki Kocher Paret
Varsha Kukafka
Stephanie Liu
Michelle Mendez
Cecily Miller
Lisa Nelson
Daniela Plesa + Jennifer Fuchel
Nancy Priest
Joanne Rothstein
Aneleise Ruggles
Vanessa Schukis
Frank Tadley
Bronwyn Teixeira
Wendy Xu
Gallery Information
Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday
9:00AM - 5:00PM
Saturday (Starting October 18)
1:00PM - 5:00PM
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Please visit our Event Calendar for any exceptions to our weekly Gallery Hours.
(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
