The Cambridge Art Association team: Erin Becker (Norma Jean Calderwood Director); Candice Driver (Associate Director); Michelle Nie (Exhibitions Fellow); and Stephanie Todhunter (Program Manager)


Dear Erin,



This month, I'd like to take a moment to celebrate the talented team that makes the CAA's events, exhibitions, and networking opportunities possible! Without our dedicated staff - Associate Director Candice Driver; Exhibitions Fellow Michelle Nie; and Program Manager Steph Todhunter - CAA could not maintain our robust programming schedule or support our growing membership of 740+ artists. I'm so grateful to work with these amazing women.


As our team plan exhibits and events for our 80th season - beginning in September - we are excited to launch a new opportunity for artists. We are seeking proposals for the Art Wall @ Canal - 28 feet of street-facing window display space in the heart of Kendall Square! Scroll down to learn more.


You can support the work of our staff, and the opportunities we create at the CAA - including the Art Wall @ Canal - by purchasing a ticket to the Spring Art Party - CAA's only fundraising event of the year.


With gratitude, and Happy May!




Erin Becker

Norma Jean Calderwood Director



Background image courtesy of Kelly Russo

juried by Sherri Nienass Littlefield


Location: CAA @ Canal Gallery


"I never tire of viewing photography and its many forms. Each and every artist that submitted work to Storytime taught me something personal about themselves, or surroundings through their narrative work and accompanied statements. I left inspired, curious and wanting more. Photography has the power to introduce an audience to an unknown world; the inner workings of a restaurant, a cultural dance, a portrait of displacement.


Equally, photography has the power to be timeless and mysterious. Select images in Storytime blur the lines of past and present, reality and fiction, causing the viewer’s curiosity to fill in the wonder. Included in Storytime are artists who photograph new journeys and familiar spaces. Storytime inspires the viewer to share their own story, on their terms, through beautiful photographs." Juror Sherri Nienass Littlefield 



Click here to learn more and don't miss our Storytime artist spotlights on Instagram

Don't miss our current ArtWall install

with The Curated Fridge

Banner image courtesy of exhibiting artist Navid Abedzadeh.

Storytime artwork images and text courtesy of Susan Lapides and Patrick Brennan.

Storytime on the Art Wall @ Canal courtesy of @thecuratedfridge

juried by Ben Sloat, Director of the MFA in Visual Arts Program, Clark University


On view from May 16 - August 1. Featuring 68 from 10 U.S. States.


Location: CAA @ University Place + Kathryn Schultz Gallery

Opening Reception + Awards Presentation: May 22, from 6:00-8:00pm; awards will be presented at 7:15pm at the Kathryn Schultz Gallery


"In a time of cultural acceleration, techno-alienation, and the barrage of over-information which confronts us daily, having an inclusive space of belonging in shared artistic interest and rigorous discourse feels more crucial than ever. 

The works selected for this exhibition represent an idiosyncratic curation of sorts – something about them rang familiar given this particular moment, and allowed a type of unfolding conversation between various artists and art mediums to emerge." ~ Ben Sloat


Click here to Click here to read Ben's full statement, and learn more about the exhibitors more

Banner image courtesy of Yaming Jiang

Calls for Art:

Image courtesy of the CAA

Calling all arts enthusiasts!

CAA Board of Directors

Comprised of professionals, artists, and art supporters from the Greater Boston area, our Board of Directors have made a personal commitment to supporting local art and artists, and to helping to fulfill the mission of the Cambridge Art Association. The Cambridge Art Association Board of Directors is a working Board.

Apply here!

Volunteer @ CAA

Have you heard? CAA has updated our volunteer program, and we are seeking art lovers to help keep our galleries free and open to all! Click the link below to learn more and express interest!

Volunteer with us!

Upcoming Program & Events


Advanced Cyanotypes,

with Susan Murie


Date: Saturday, May 18 (noon-3pm) with a rain date of Sunday May 19

Location: Kathryn Schultz Gallery



Click here to learn more and register


Email Marketing for Artists, with Gayle Mahoney


Date: Tuesday, May 28 & Thursday, May 30 (6-8pm)

Location: ZOOM



Click here to learn more and register


Summer Programs


  • Online Talk with Ben Sloat: What is an artist in the 21st century?
  • Class: Chlorophyll Leaf Prints with Megan Bent
  • Class: Portraiture with Ricky Vasan
  • Member Event: 79th Annual Meeting of the Membership



Click here to learn more and register

Cambridge Art Association's programs are supported, in part, by grants from Cambridge Arts, Mass Cultural Council, the City of Cambridge, and the Cambridge Community Foundation.

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Visit us at:


Kathryn Schultz Gallery • 25 Lowell Street • Tues-Fri 12-4, Sat 10-2

CAA @ University Place Gallery • 124 Mount Auburn Street • Tues-Fri 10-6, Sat 10-1

CAA @ Canal Gallery • 650 E. Kendall Street • Wed-Fri 12-4