Open Studios

Open Studios 2026

Saturday & Sunday, May 2 & 3, 12:00PM - 5:00PM

40 Stow Street, Concord, MA 01742

The Umbrella Arts Center is home to more than 60 working artists skilled in a variety of fine and applied arts including ceramics, glass, fiber arts, jewelry making, illustration, mixed-media, painting, photography, printmaking, illustration, sculpture, woodworking, writing and more. Our annual Open Studios is an incredible opportunity to meet our artists, learn about their process, and share in celebrating their work.

Under Our Umbrella showcases the work being made by our Studio Artists and the breadth of mediums, styles, and themes that they explore. Walk through the Wedge Gallery, connect with a piece, and then connect with the artist by visiting them in their studio!

Our popular annual spring Ceramics Sale features over 25 Umbrella artists’ work, which makes for perfect Mother’s Day gifts ranging from handheld vessels to large scale sculpture, from the functional and foodsafe to the decorative and whimsical!

Open Studios features activities the whole family can enjoy! Partake in shopping, hear live music, view our gallery exhibition, enjoy concessions, and participate in fun activities such as lawn games and a scavenger hunt.

FEATURING

Three Floors of Open Studios with Participating Artists, daily 12 - 5 PM

The Annual Spring Ceramics Sale, daily 12 - 5 PM, rooms 223 & 224

ON DISPLAY

Under Our Umbrella

works by Umbrella Studio Artists in the Wedge Gallery

works available for purchase via ArtCloud

Earthworks: Evolution, the Ceramics Biennial exhibition

juried by Lisa Orr, in the Allie Kussin Gallery

works available for purchase via ArtCloud

What's Going On Here?

An upcoming three-part exploration of vernal pools, featuring...

An interactive lawn installation

A case exhibition about the storybook The Noisy Puddle

ACTIVITIES

Youth Scavenger Hunt, daily 12-5 PM, starting at the Welcome Table

Free Family Craft Activities, 1 - 4 PM daily, room 222

"Hard Hat Tours" of our renovation project at 1 PM daily, starting at the Box Office

Wooden Storage Shed Raffle, through Sunday at 5 PM, info at the Box Office

Lawn Games, 12 - 5 PM daily, weather permitting

PERFORMANCES & MORE

Rijah, Saturday starting at 1 PM

Hairspray: the Broadway Musical, Saturday starting at 8 PM

Grace Givertz, Sunday starting at 12:30 PM

The Backwards Hats, Sunday starting at 4 PM

BOX OFFICE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ABOUT...

Summer Camp Registration | Class Registration

Hairspray: the Broadway Musical, Saturday at 8:00 & Sunday at 6:30 PM

KidCare is available for the Sunday, May 3 performance

FOOD & DRINK

Tandoor & Curry on Wheels, Sunday

This program is offered in partnership with Freedom’s Way National Heritage Area during the Hidden Treasures Festival of Nature, Culture & History. Learn more at freedomsway.org.

photos by Marion Stanton (1-3), Sumner Blount (4-6), and Mark MacKenzie (7-10)