Spring in the Fenway Cultural District |
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It’s Spring 2022, and the Fenway Cultural District is in full bloom! There are so many ways for you to participate in culture and the Arts, here! Many of these outstanding programs from our Fenway Alliance members are free or at low cost to the public.
Read on for Spring highlights from our members.
And, happy gathering; we’ve missed you!
Kelly, Genevieve, and Seema
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UPDATES FROM OUR MEMBER INSTITUTIONS |
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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
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Turner’s Modern World at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
On view March 27–July 10, 2022
J. M. W. Turner lived through a tumultuous time of upheaval—witnessing war, revolution, massive social reform, and technological advances that transformed the world around him. Through more than 100 spectacular works, “Turner’s Modern World” explores how the innovative artist embraced change, capturing new perspectives with a bold approach to painting that powerfully resonates from his time to ours. Immerse yourself in Turner’s vivid, dramatic canvases in this rich, provocative exhibition centering on his masterpiece Slave Ship—a stinging indictment of the transatlantic slave trade—only on view at the MFA.
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Art in Bloom at the MFA, Boston
On view April 29–May 1, 2022
Art in Bloom is back and better than ever! From Friday, April 29 - Sunday, May 1, the Museum's annual festival of flowers returns forthe first time since 2019 with beautiful arrangements of 50 artworks. Come back to the Museum to smell the flowers in person!
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Photo Credit: Hilary Scott
Mon, April 4, 2022, 7:30pm
This spring’s concerts, curated by Artistic Director Laurence Lesser, highlight works by Mozart, Iverson (premiere), Schubert, Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and others. Drawing on the talent of NEC’s piano and keyboard community, the concerts weave a thread throughout the centuries—all anchored in extraordinary music for keyboard.
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Massachusetts Historical Society |
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Hybrid Event
Wednesday, April 6, 2022, 6:00PM - 7:00PM
The in-person reception is at MHS and starts at 5:30 and the program will begin at 6:00. The virtual program begins at 6:00 PM and will be hosted on the video conference platform, Zoom.
The perfect exemplar of a radical new idea in the English-speaking world during the 1780s—the Age of the Constitution—was Eliza Harriot Barons O’Connor and her position on the female genius. She was a pathbreaking educator who delivered a University of Pennsylvania lecture attended by George Washington, in which she argued that women had equal capacity and deserved an equal education and political representation. In recovering this pioneering life, Female Genius makes clear that America’s framing moment did not belong solely to white men.
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Photo Credit: Getty Images
Thursday / April 7, 2022 / 8:00 pm
On Thursday, April 7th at 8:00pm join an eclectic cast of Berklee College of Music student performers for a thrilling evening of live music celebrating one of the most beloved voices of all time, the living legend Sir Elton John. Produced by Maureen McMullan '09, this concert will showcase some of Berklee's most outstanding singers, instrumentalists, dancers, arrangers, and track producers as they pay homage to John's artistry and time-honored catalog, including chart-topping hits "Your Song," "Bennie and the Jets," "Rocketman," "Tiny Dancer," "Philadelphia Freedom," "Don't Go Breaking My Heart," "Candle in the Wind," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," and "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues," to name but a few.
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Mass Art Art Musem (MAAM) |
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Photo Credit: Amy Fink ‘18
Thursday, April 21; 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Get creative in the company of friends (or make new ones!) during this free, drop-in figure drawing session featuring live music by Albino Mbie, an award winning musician, guitarist, singer, composer, and sound and mixing engineer born in Maputo, Mozambique. All are welcome and drawing materials will be provided. Basic drawing instruction will be offered for those interested.
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum |
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Image: Billy Dean Thomas, courtesy of the artist.
Thursday, April 21, 7 pm
Music allows the voiceless to be heard and can define or redefine pivotal moments and lived experiences in our past and present. Join local hip-hop legends Brandie Blaze and Billy Dean Thomas, whose Black and queer identities are a spiritual and creative foundation, for a curated sonic testimony that pushes us to change the way in which we see the world. Tickets $20-$45
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Boston Symphony Orchestra |
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Experience the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s music in a whole new way at an upcoming concert! Enjoy a shorter, more casual performance as Andris Nelsons conducts an all-Strauss program at the Casual Friday concert on April 22, and stay to enjoy a post-concert conversation with artists. Or bring the whole family to Symphony Hall on Saturday, May 7 for a special Family Concert led by Thomas Wilkins, where kids can learn about the orchestra and explore themes related to the program. Performances are at 10am and 12pm; the 10am concert is a sensory-friendly performance specially designed for people of any age with an autism spectrum disorder or sensory sensitivity and their families.
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On view until April 24 at SMFA at Tufts (230 Fenway, Boston)
and Aidekman Arts Center (40 Talbot Ave, Medford).
Open hours are Tuesday through Sunday, 11 AM to 5 PM
Tufts University Art Galleries is excited to welcome our current exhibition Art for the Future: Artists Call and Central American Solidarities, which focuses on the seminal 1980s artist solidarity campaign, Artists Call Against US Intervention in Central America. Built by a network of artists including Lucy Lippard, Doug Ashford, Leon Golub, and Coosje van Bruggen, the campaign resulted in exhibitions, performances, poetry readings, film screenings, concerts, and events in over 27 cities across the United States and Canada, including Boston. The exhibition includes over 100 contributions and highlights Artists Call through artworks from the original campaign and contemporary artists from Latin America in response. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
All are invited to the SMFA Sidewalk Sale! Saturday, May 7th, 2022 12pm-4pm // SMFA Courtyard, 230 Fenway, Boston // Shop art and gently used arts supplies from SMFA at Tufts Community vendors.
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