An Update on Strategic Renovation

Renovations are coming to The Umbrella Arts Center! As spring arrives, improvements are about to bloom, increasing resources for students, learners, and makers.

The Umbrella’s strategic vision for the next 5+ years strengthens our commitment to supporting artists at every stage of their journey and serving our community’s needs. As part of our planning, we identified some key initiatives that will serve as a strong foundation for our work going forward. We will…

Take 5 with Performing Arts Artist-in-Residence Joe Juknievich

Our expanded Artist-in-Residence program is pleased to welcome Joe Juknievich to the 2025/26 cohort in the area of Performing Arts. Most recently, Joe assistant directed and conducted dramaturgical research for The Umbrella's production of TICK, TICK... BOOM! Previously, he served as Assistant Director on The Umbrella's production of Network. As a theater director and deviser, Joe has also worked with Central Square Theater, BEDLAM, The Players' Ring, Entropy Theater, Firehouse Center for the Arts, Prescott Park, UMass Lowell, Praxis Stage, and Exiled Theatre.

Take 5 with Visual Artist-in-Residence Sayako Hiroi

Our introduction to our 2025/26 class of artists-in-residence continues with Sayako Hiroi. Sayako is a Japanese visual artist based in Boston, working across painting and traditional kintsugi, the practice of repairing broken pottery with gold. Her practice responds to silence and erasure, and to the unseen traces of presence, drawing from feminist ethics and Japanese visual archives.

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