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Are your kids all Zoomed out from online classes? Do they want to learn new skills and express themselves creatively without a preset schedule? If so, then The Cartoon Animation Lab (@ Home) and The Mixed Media Animation Lab (@ Home) from The Umbrella Arts Center will be the perfect opportunity for your child to learn and create at home.
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This week, The Umbrella's Executive Director Jerry Wedge will join Barry Alexander, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at Alexander & Buono International, and Lena Galperin, Director of Visitor Experience at ARTECHOUSE™, for a virtual Sip & Chat hosted by Arts Administration Association New England. Together, these three will reflect on the challenges they have faced during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they are continuing to move forward.
Join us on Thursday, January 14 from 4-5 PM EST
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We spent the holidays curled up in front of the fire with a hot cup of cider. But it wasn’t just any fire – it was the Ninjas in Nature Festival fire!
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The Umbrella Arts Center is now registering for its Winter 2021 session of virtual and hybrid arts classes and workshops for all ages and in a variety of media.
Although The Umbrella's classrooms at 40 Stow Street remain closed for in-person arts instruction due to the pandemic, it has spent most of this year innovating The Umbrella @Home programming, with virtual arts instruction delivered through multiple distance-learning methods and platforms.
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The Foundation for MetroWest, which serves the 33 cities and towns of MetroWest, announced it has awarded grants totaling $150,000 to nine arts and culture nonprofits serving the region.
Among the recipients is The Umbrella Arts Center, which is receiving $20,000.
The grant is to support The Umbrella Arts & Environment program’s public art initiatives through the coming winter, spring and summer exhibition seasons.
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As 2020 winds down, and in preparation for our annual meeting this month, The Umbrella staff was humbled and amazed to look back at how very far we traveled since delivering our last Annual Report.
Our last fiscal year carried us from soaring highs and grand openings, through twists and turns and growth, to heartbreaking closures and losses, and ultimately to determined pivots and exciting new innovations.
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By Margie Weeks
One of The Umbrella’s two current Artcubator artists is Julia Cseko, a Brazilian/American Visual Artist. Julia endeavors to engage viewers ranging from art enthusiasts to those who have never been exposed to contemporary art.
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New Board Members Introduced, Annual Report Published
In something of a silver lining for this COVID-impacted time, The Umbrella Arts Center hosted its largest-ever gathering for its annual meeting on the evening of December 15. The event – normally held at 40 Stow Street – was conducted for the first-time entirely via Zoom, allowing a wider level of participation by distant, at-home, and traveling community members, donors, artists, and cultural organizations.
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This holiday season, the Garry Marshall Theater is hosting Holidaze Harmony, a virtual concert directed by friend of The Umbrella, Joseph Leo Bwarie! A must for music-lovers, Holidaze Harmony is a celebration of friendship and music starring Broadway veterans Terron Brooks (Phil Collins world tour) and Kamilah Marshall (Bette Midler world tour).
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