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... Keep Reading »
Studio Arts
September 26, 2025 by Kelby
As we welcome our 2025/26 cohort of Artists in Residence to The Umbrella, we are enjoying getting each one's take (five!) on a series of questions about their formative experiences, current interests, and residency goals. Next up in our series is visual artist Ivo Makianich.Ivo is a painter and educator whose work explores the relationship between time,... Keep Reading »
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May 19, 2025 by Stewart
Our Umbrella Studio Artists and Teaching Artists are busy creating and exhibiting work in galleries, museums, and other venues all around New England and beyond! Just a few to watch out for this season include:Catherine LeComte Lecce5th Annual Juried Alumni Exhibition: Fish Don’t Sleep at MassArt x SoWaAugust 30 - October 19, 2025MassArt x SoWa... Keep Reading »
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February 12, 2024 by Kelby
Meet The Umbrella’s newest Artist-in-Residence, Catherine LeComte Lecce, a Boston-based visual artist who explores familial relationships, motherhood, and personal experiences through photography, mixed media, and installation. During her residency, Lecce plans to utilize photography and a gel image transfer process, crafting a series of glass works that delve... Keep Reading »
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December 11, 2023 by Stewart
Jasmine Chen is The Umbrella's Fall 2023 Artist-in-Residence. A visual artist originally from Beijing, China, she is currently based in Boston. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Danforth Art Museum and has been exhibited there and at Matter and Light Fine Art, the Jackson Homestead Museum, and elsewhere. It was also featured in a solo exhibit at the... Keep Reading »
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June 11, 2023 by Kelby
Congratulations to Umbrella Studio Artist Louise Arnold whose oil painting Woodshed II earned First Prize in the Cambridge Art Association 2023 National Prize Show! This show is juried by former editor of ARTnews, Robin Cembalest, and features artists from around the country. Arnold's oil paintings depict the local landscapes in and around New England... Keep Reading »
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April 28, 2023 by Stewart
Our Umbrella Studio Artists and Teaching Artists are busy creating and exhibiting work in galleries, museums, and other venues all around New England and beyond! Just a few to watch out for this spring include: Louise ArnoldCambridge Art Association's National Prize ShowMay 19-July 7Kathryn Schultz Gallery25 Lowell... Keep Reading »
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March 14, 2023 by Stewart
Our annual Umbrella Open Studios is a wonderful Concord tradition, a free and family-friendly opportunity to meet some 55+ working artists here at 40 Stow Street, learn about their process, and share in celebrating their work.For this year's Open Studios, March 18 & 19 from 12-5PM, our Studio Artists have mixed things up with a lively program... Keep Reading »
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September 9, 2022 by Kelby
The Umbrella Studio Artists are all around! We are proud to support our Artcubator resident, Hillary Kane, and her show UNEARTHED: Relics of Memory, currently on display at the Lucy Lacoste Gallery until September 24, 2022. An international ceramic artist and Umbrella instructor, Hillary has always been fascinated by the mediums of clay and paint, including their... Keep Reading »
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July 15, 2022 by Stewart
Our Umbrella Studio Artists and Teaching Artists are busy creating and exhibiting work in galleries, museums, and other venues all around New England and beyond! Just a few to watch out for this summer include: Jill Goldman-Callahan"35 Paintings at Trinty Church"Trinity Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord, MAOn View through January 2, with reception Dec. 14... Keep Reading »
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