Opening Reception: Dec 4, 11am Montserrat College of Art presents to you Midway: A Senior Studio Arts Exhibition. Works created by 19 studio artists from the Class of 2025 are on display from December 4 through January 22 in the Bare Gallery at 1A Knowlton Street, Beverly, MA. The opening reception will be celebrated at...
Drawing on his research and work about American symbolism, mythology, history, settler occupation, Native Nations, and ecological concerns, Jay Critchley: Democracy of the Land, Inc., FLAGrancy confronts our torrid and complicated history of what it means to be an American and how control of and access to the Land defines our personal and cultural identities....
Artist Reception, Tuesday, February 4, 5–7pm Claudia Valenti’s paintings, drawings, and prints use magical realism to explore memory, loss, comfort, identity, and the psychological contents of home. The Other Room sets loose real and mythic animals in a nocturnal home whose human occupants may be asleep. The animals move through liminal spaces, turning through hallways,...
Ena Kantardžić will be reading from their Cranbrook Academy of Art Master's Statement, sharing the book and its design alongside more dynamic documentation of installations from that two year period. Combining research, texted notes, photography, anecdotes, and programming code, the book is an attempt to bridge language and physical space in an intimate and vulnerable...
Come see the Bare Gallery’s newest show, In Stitches, featuring fiber arts from members of the Montserrat community! A closing reception will be held on March 19th at 11am–12pm.
Meg and Alicia will share about their experiences in Reggio Emilia Italy. Presenters will discuss ways in which this extraordinary approach to thinking, learning and creating transcends the borders of Italy and can transform education right here at Montserrat.
Reception March 6, 11am–12pm First Floor Library This exhibition brings together artists exploring the possibilities of the risograph printer through books, zines, photographs, and drawings. Known for its bold colors and layered textures, risograph printing blends the tactile qualities of traditional printmaking with the mechanics of mass production.
The 6th District Congressional Art Show, sponsored by Congressman Seth Moulton is hosted annually at Montserrat College of Art. The exhibition and competition is open to students in grades 10–12 in public and private high schools and students being home-schooled in the Sixth Essex Massachusetts Congressional District. Up to 6 pieces may be permitted per...
All Galleries Reception: Wednesday, March 26th, 6-8pm The first of Montserrat's annual Thesis Exhibitions: Inter/Intra, an exhibition by nine of the college's Studio Arts students, opens on March 24th at 23 Essex Street in Beverly. The show celebrates with an opening reception on March 26. Inter/Intra Inter- prefix meaning between : among : in the...
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March 31 - April 5, 2025
Opening reception, Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5:00-7:00pm
Open House, Saturday, April 12th, 1–4pm Awards Ceremony: Saturday, April 12, 1pm at the First Parish Unitarian Church at 225 Cabot Street. Show Dates: April 11th-16th All Montserrat College of Art galleries will be showcasing student work on these dates. The mission of Student Showcase is to recognize and honor the accomplishments of student artists...
Join Hannah O'Neal for a discussion on how the landscape of animated film has recently been changing in new and exciting ways. Hannah will be using the most recent Oscar award winner Flow, an independent feature film, as a recent example of how these changes are taking place and turning long-held industry beliefs on their heads.