Arts Around Town

As summer arrives in Concord, we are delighted to see many of our town’s extraordinary art venues continuing their online programs and adding live events as national, state, and local governments issue updated guidance on safely coming together once more. This summer will bring exciting visual arts programs, a concert, and even live theatre once again. Please check each organization’s website for more information on events and the steps they are taking to keep attendees safe.

VISUAL ARTS

CONCORD ART 37

Lexington Road | concordart.org

MAIN GALLERY (un)seen: Artist Panel featuring Rashin Fahandej, Lyssa Palu-ay, Stephen Tourlentes, and Keith Morris Washington. Exhibition Dates: June 17 - August 15

ARTIST TALKS Painting from Life with Keiran Brennan Hinton Keiran Brennan Hinton will show examples of his plein air paintings and discuss how close observation through painting can increase ones perceptual sensitivity. July 9, 7:00-8:00 pm on ZOOM

Raw and Cultivated: Transformation from Nature to Painting with Ying Li, Charles Dean, and Aschely Vaughan Cone. July 29, 7:00-8:30 pm on ZOOM

Courtesy of the artist, Ying Li

THE UMBRELLA ARTS CENTER

40 Stow Street | theumbrellaarts.org

MAIN GALLERY Dazzleship will present art by regional artists in a variety of media — from painting and sculpture to animation and fiber — and styles. Named for the short-lived Dazzle Ship camouflage, whose intention was not to conceal but to obscure an object’s heading, the show’s theme intends to explore obscure trajectories of regional artists who persevered to make exciting work and develop their own processes and working practices while navigating “unprecedented and turbulent times.” July 21 - September 12

Art by Michael MacMahon for Dazzleship

Courtesy of The Umbrella Arts Center

ONE REVOLUTION This year-long collaborative project by Minute Man National Historical Park and The Umbrella Arts Center invites you to explore the beauty, history, and unique nature of the park. Each season brings a new activity that will inspire you to draw, paint, write, take a photo, or even make your own video. Visit theumbrellaarts.org/arts-environment/public-art/onerevolution for more information.

JANE DEERING GALLERY

19 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA | janedeeringgallery.com

The Jane Deering Gallery is now exhibiting in Concord! The Concord gallery is open weekends 1:00 – 4:00 pm and by appointment. Visit their website for information on upcoming shows.

THREE STONES GALLERY

115 Commonwealth Avenue | threestonesgallery.com

WELCOME SUN STONE STUDIO! This exciting new gallery is an offspring of Three Stones Gallery and showcases artwork that reflects a unique sensibility by artists from New England and the British Isles. It’s just a few doors down from Three Stones Gallery, so stop by and have a look.

OUTER EDGES: FABRIC, THREAD, PAPER, WAX, INK, AND FOUND OBJECTS Merill Comeau and Jodi Colella combine their keen aesthetic vision with their individual social/political sensibilities and the multilayering of meaning woven throughout their work. These intricate and creative pieces reflect a thought-provoking collaboration. July 7 – August 18

VILLAGE ART ROOM

152 Commonwealth Avenue | villageartroom.com

PANDEMIC MEMORIAL HEART With more than 14,000 hearts contributed by almost 40 people, the Pandemic Memorial Heart is a tribute to those who passed from this world due to COVID-19. This community art project is truly a work of love and is available to be displayed in medical settings as a show of gratitude to the hospital workers who have saved lives and brought comfort during these difficult times.

Pandemic Memorial Heart

Courtesy of Village Art Room

MUSIC

THE UMBRELLA ARTS CENTER

40 Stow Street | theumbrellaarts.org

BEYOND THE NOTES @ THE UMBRELLA Performing live from The Umbrella Arts Center, violinist and Beyond The Notes founding artistic director, Sarah Whitney, is back with a unique, interactive concert experience that changes perceptions of traditional classical concerts and deepens the connection between the audience and performer. July 31 - August 1

Sarah Whitney of Go Beyond The Notes

Courtesy of The Umbrella Arts Center

THEATRE

CONCORD PLAYERS

51 Walden Street | concordplayers.org

AS YOU LIKE IT This pastoral tale of lost souls in Shakespeare’s fictional Forest of Arden will draw inspiration from the real Ardennes Forest of France and the Lost Generation of men and women who struggled through the displacement of World War I. It is a play about the redemptive power of love, full of the whimsy, farcical mistaken identity, and word play that make Shakespeare’s comedies so fun. Presented on the lawn at the Concord Free Public Library July 24, 25, 31 and August 1.

STEEL MAGNOLIAS Alternatively hilarious and touching, this beloved comedy-drama portrays the bond among a group of Southern women in northwest Louisiana. It reveals, over time, the depth of the strength and purposefulness of its unforgettable characters — ladies who are “as delicate as magnolias but as tough as steel.” September 3 - 12