In a new feature article for Concord Journal, journalist Pam Ellertson observed a session of the popular Arts & Environment class, Ninjas in Nature, and spoke with national NiN co-founder and Umbrella teacher, Kenneth Clarkson, about plans to expand the concept into an exciting new summer camp option in th

The front entrance of 40 Stow Street will be temporarily innaccessible during mid-June while paving construction work is completed.

During this period, the building will be accessible using the side entrance, which feeds off of the municipal parking lot, next to back construction gate. The temporary entrance is indicated by the red circle below.

Boston Globe writer Nancy Shohet West went behind the scenes to explore the root inspirations and stories that drove writer/photographer Joe Wallace to tackle the topic of dementia in his project "Beginning at the End: Portraits of Dementia," on display during an extended run through July 7, 2019 at The Umbrella Gallery.

Umbrella faculty member, artist Nayda Aurora Cuevas, was featured in May/June Issue of 

The Umbrella was spotlighted in two homepage feature articles in The Concord Journal newspaper, May 3.

In the feature Renovations at Umbrella Community Arts near the finish line, journalist Pam Ellertson provides a comprehensive, illustrated overview of the multistage construction projects underway at our HQ at 40 Stow Street in Concord.

The Umbrella Visual Arts, in partnership with the True West Brewing and The Gallery at Villageworks (525 Mass Ave., Acton), welcomes the public to a fun and festive opening reception for the exhibition, "The Art of Craft Beer".

In partnership with ArtWeek for 2019 (April 26 – May 5, 2019), The Umbrella Arts & Environment Program took the opportunities afforded by several of its Musketaquid Earth Month-related events to invite the public to contribute to a mixed-media installation in its annual, non-juried art exhibition, this year responding to the theme "Embracing Diversity in a Climate of Change".

On Monday April 22 from 6-8PM, The Umbrella Arts & Environment welcomes to the public to the free opening and artists' reception for its annual Musketaquid Earth Month Exhibition, on display from April 17 - May 14, 2019 at The Umbrella Gallery, 40 Stow Street, Concord.

The Umbrella Ceramics Program is pleased to invite the public to attend the charitable fundraising event, Empty Bowls, presented this year with Littleton Community Farm at Orange Door Kitchen, 251 Arlington St, West, Acton MA from 7:00 to 9:00 pm on Saturday, April 13, 2019.

When Wayne Geehan came to The Umbrella in the late 90’s he had his share of experiences with various artist studios. From renting spaces in Watertown Square, Belmont and Carlisle, Wayne was finally able to obtain a studio in Concord at The Umbrella in 2005.