Weaving an Address

Weaving an Address

April 14, 2025 – October 18, 2025

The Umbrella Arts Center Allie Kussin Gallery and Walden Woods

Opening Reception April 14

Curated by artist Marla MacLeod, this outdoor/indoor public and gallery art exhibition features site-specific work by prominent Black artists combining sculpture, fiber art, installation and live performance inspired by little-known experiences of historical Black inhabitants of Concord and its Walden Woods. Large-scale and interactive work will be installed on Brister Hill, named for Brister Freeman, an enslaved man who won his freedom by serving in the Revolutionary War and then bought the property and lived there along with other formerly enslaved.

Featured artists in the exhibition include: Ifé Franklin, Stephen Hamilton, Whitney Harris, Ekua Holmes, Marla McLeod, Kimberly Love Radcliffe, Anthony Peyton Young

Inter-related fiber and woven artworks will also be installed in the nearby Umbrella Arts Center Allie Kussin Gallery through June 14, 2025.

Supporting community activities include an opening reception on April 14, monthly curator talks, processionals and live performances.

This exhibition is presented as part of the Concord250 commemoration, in partnership with Walden Woods Project and The Robbins House, in association with Gather 2025, a month-long exploration and celebration of fiber and textile art in Greater Boston.