Family Day at the MassArt Galleries
MassArt’s Galleries invites families and friends to a fun, first-ever Family Day! On February 28th from 11 am – 4 pm in the Bakalar Gallery of MassArt’s South Hall, 621 Huntington Avenue, activities for art lovers of all ages will center around the exhibition Figuratively Seeing, which showcases eleven artists exploring portraiture and the human figure. Families are invited to drop in at any time during the day to enjoy guided conversations, art making projects, and other interactive activities in the gallery. Faces on the Hill, a collection of portraits of Mission Hill business owners painted by MassArt students, will be on view for this one day only. Parents will be interested to talk with trained staff and receive information on MassArt’s many youth programs and public events. Refreshments will be offered.
Figuratively Seeing is on view at MassArt from January 21 – March 3. The galleries are free and open to the public Monday – Friday from 10 – 6, and on Saturdays from 11 – 5. For more information contact: sandy.weisman@massart.edu
Faces on the Hill
A collaborative project bringing together MassArt painting students, Mission Hill business owners and patrons, culminating in the exhibition and auction of Mission Hill Portraits. Launched by MassArt’s Gallery Education Department, The Center for Art and Community Partnerships, and Mission Hill Main Streets.
Event Description
MassArt’s Gallery Education Department, the Center for Art and Community Partnerships, and Mission Hill Main Streets join together to announce Faces on the Hill, an exciting new college/community collaboration. Between February 2nd and 28th, MassArt students Anna Kriger and Kit Lagreze will set up their easels in prominent Mission Hill locations. The public is welcome to watch as they paint portraits of local business owners— men and women selected by Mission Hill Main Streets, a civic organization that strives to maintain the neighborhood feeling of its commercial district.
Faces on the Hill is organized in conjunction with MassArt’s exhibition Figuratively Seeing, which features the work of eleven professional painters using the figure to explore symbolic, narrative, fictional, and allegorical content. Figuratively Seeing runs January 21st – March 3rd in the Bakalar Gallery of MassArt’s South Hall, 621 Huntington Avenue.
The public is encouraged to visit the MassArt galleries for Family Day, a one day opportunity to view the finished portraits of Faces on the Hill in exhibition before they are auctioned (at a Mission Hill Main Streets fund raiser). On Saturday February 28th, MassArt’s gallery education staff will host a fun, first-ever Family Day. Art Education students will be on hand to staff this event, which features guided discussions, art making, and interactive activities related to the exhibitions key ideas and materials.
Visitors at Family Day will be excited to receive information about other public events, collaborations, and youth programs. MassArt staff will be on hand to distribute information Saturday Studios, Creative Vacation, Extreme Week, Summer Studios, Looking to Learn, Art Jumpoff, and more. These programs offer high quality art making opportunities for young people from grades 4 – 12. Scholarships are available upon request. This effort is part of a college-wide initiative to increase community access to our youth programs.
For more information contact: Ali Nebel at avnebel@gmail.com
or Sandy Weisman at 617-879-7336
