May 2018
Sunday, May 20th, 11:30am
Jennifer Packer: Tenderheaded
Join MA-NMWA for a special tour of Jennifer Packer: Tenderheaded, led by Caitlin Julia Rubin, Assistant Curator at the Rose. Based in observation, improvisation, and memory, this selection of recent work by Jennifer Packer (b. 1984) presents paintings of funerary bouquets and intimate portraits. Pointing to possibilities both bodily and emotional, fragile and strong, her works exhibit a rigorous engagement with art history as well as a highly personal response to how black bodies navigate within the present political landscape. "If reference to a concordance of opposites seems like a motif at this point,it is due to the deeply affecting and somehow achingly sad way the artist renders these objects and figures in exquisite dashes of color and darkness." Dan Jakubowski for Artforum.
Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University
415 South Street , Waltham, MA 02453
$0.00 Members, $10.00 Non-Members
Event Option: There is no charge for current MA-NMWA Members to attend this event but you must RSVP so that we know how many guests to expect, and so that we can share arrival and parking information with you. $
Get driving and public transit directions here: http://www.brandeis.edu/rose/visit/index.html
May 2018
Thursday, May 03rd, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Childs Gallery - Life is a Beautiful Place: A Radical Collaboration
Join MA-NMWA in May, 2018 for a Private Evening at Childs Gallery.
Life is a Beautiful Place: A Radical Collaboration, will employ both art and science to further educate the general public, by connecting scientific evidence with a visual, visceral language about global environmental change and its dire implications for life on earth, ours included.
This exhibition features a select group of women artists possessing an ability to understand
and express the intimate connections between human beings and the natural world. They have created
art that people can feel, internalize, and remember. Their collective work can become a change agent, motivating us all toward a more sustainable lifestyle to maintain the health of our world. Emulating the power and beauty of nature, their work reminds us that Life is a Beautiful Place worthy of protection. More information to follow.
Childs Gallery
169 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116
$10.00 Members, $20.00 Non-Members
Wine, water & small bites will be offered
April 2018
Friday, April 27th, 6:15 PM
Museum of Fine Arts: Art In Bloom
Join MA-NMWA for a Evening Preview Tour of Art In Bloom. Celebrate the return of spring with Art in Bloom, the Museum’s annual festival of fine art and flowers. Enjoy art from across the MFA’s collection paired with magnificent floral interpretations. Tour limited to 15 guests. As space on the tour is limited, your place cannot be considered reserved until ticket payment is received. Thank you.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
$35.00 Members, $40.00 Non-Members
Please arrive promptly. Tour Groups will meet at The Linde Family Entrance located on Museum Road on the Museum’s West side.
April 2018
Wednesday, April 04th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
MassArt Auction Preview Evening
Learn to Collect Art at the MassArt Auction Preview Evening.
Join MA-NMWA for a unique evening, to preview art works to be offered in the MassArt Auction on April 7th. This exciting art showcase offers an unparalleled opportunity to see, bid on, and collect works by hundreds of artists, at every price point. Contributors to the auction include MassArt students, alumnae & teachers, as well as emerging and established artists working in many mediums. We will be hearing from Lisa Tung, Director of the Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Gallerist Beth Kantrowitz, and artists Roberta Paul, Ann Wessmann, and Leena Cho. Small bites, Wine & Beverages will be offered.
Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
621 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 USA
$25.00 Members, $35.00 Non-Members
Presented in partnership with the Harvard Business School Association of Boston.
February 2018
Wednesday, February 07th, 6:00-7:30 PM
New England Watercolor Society - 2018 Signature Member Show
Please join MA-NMWA for a Private Evening to view the New England Watercolor Society's 2018 Signature Members Show. Past MA-NMWA Board Member Kristin Stashenko, and Frances Schreiber, Co-Chairs of this year's Show, will welcome our group.
The New England Watercolor Society, originally named the Boston Watercolor Society, is an artist-run organization formed to promote and exhibit work by watercolor painters.
More details to follow.
Guild of Boston Artists
162 Newbury Street, Boston, 02116
$10.00 Members, $15.00 Non-Members
Wine, water & small bites will be offered.
January 2018
Sunday, January 21st, 11:00 AM
Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style
Join MA-NMWA for a Private Tour of Georgia O’Keeffe: Art, Image, Style at the Peabody Essex Museum.Georgia O'Keeffe: Art, Image, Style is the first exhibition to explore the art, image and personal style of one of America’s most iconic artists. O’Keeffe’s understated and carefully designed garments, many never before exhibited, are presented alongside photographs and her paintings, illuminating O’Keeffe’s unified modernist aesthetic and distinctive self-styling. For more than 70 years, O’Keeffe shaped her public persona, defied labels and carved out a truly progressive, independent life in order to create her art. Tour limited to 45 guests.
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square, 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
$25.00 Members, $35.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Join us afterwards for a self-treat luncheon at The Tavern on the Green at the Hawthorne Hotel in Salem. $
Tour begins promptly at 11:00 AM.
December 2017
Wednesday, December 06th, 11:30 AM
Society of Arts & Crafts: From Minimal to Bling
Join MA-NMWA for a private tour of "From Minimal to Bling". Happening every other winter, From Minimal to Bling is a cash and carry exhibition of contemporary craft jewelry. This group show will display the medium's hottest, up-and-coming artists. Whether you are new to craft jewelry or if you are a maker yourself, this exhibition is not to be missed
Incorporated in 1897, the Society of Arts and Crafts has been at the forefront of the American craft movement, fostering the development, sales, recognition, and education of crafts for over one hundred years. The Society of Arts & Crafts highly committed founders developed standards of excellence in design and technical mastery for crafts that inspired the American Arts and Crafts Movement.
The dual mission of the Society of Arts and Crafts is to encourage the creation, collection, and promotion of the work of contemporary craft artists and to advance public appreciation of fine craft.
Society of Arts & Crafts
100 Pier 4, Suite 200, Boston, MA - in the Seaport District
Event Option: Join us afterwards for a self-treat lunch at Wagamama. $
This event is free to MA-NMWA Members and Guests, but please RSVP so that we can anticipate numbers for the tour, and for the lunch afterwards.
November 2017
Wednesday, November 08th, 5:00 PM
MFA Maud Morgan Prize: Curator Led Tour of Annette Lemieux's Mise en Scène Maud Morgan Prize Exhibit
Exhibition Curator Liz Munsell, Assistant Curator, Contemporary Art & Special Initiatives at Museum of Fine Arts, will take MA-NMWA Members and Guests on a private tour. Annette Lemieux is a conceptual artist and the recipient of the 2017 Maud Morgan Prize. The MFA is holding Lemieux's first solo museum exhibition in Boston in more than three decades. Annette Lemieux: Mise en Scène debuts a new body of work inspired by films that Lemieux felt an affinity for as a child growing up in small-town America.
Established in 1993 in recognition of the spirit of adventure and independence embodied by noted New England artist Maud Morgan (1903–1999), the MFA’s biennial Maud Morgan Prize honors a Massachusetts woman artist who has demonstrated creativity and vision, making significant contributions to the contemporary arts landscape.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115
$10.00 Members, $20.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Join us after the tour for a self-treat glass of wine and appetizer. $
October 2017
Friday, October 20th, 6:00 PM
Opening Night Reception for Heavy Metal / Massachusetts Women to Watch Exhibtion
Join MA-NMWA for the Opening Night of "Heavy Metal / Massachusetts Women to Watch" at Gallery Kayafas. Gallery Kayafas Director Arlette Kayafas, Curator Emily Zilber, and our Women to Watch artists Venetia Dale, Cynthia Eid, Linda Kindler Priest, Donna Veverka, and Heather White will join MA-NMWA for the evening's events. The Massachusetts Women to Watch exhibition will run from October 20th-October 27th.
"Heavy Metal" is the fifth installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series. Developed in collaboration with NMWA’s national and international committees, the exhibition series increases the visibility of artists who are working in innovative ways within a variety of creative communities. This exhibition would not be possible without the generous partnership of Gallery Kayafas.
Gallery Kayafas
450 Harrison Avenue, #37, Boston, MA 02118
$25.00 Members, $35.00 Non-Members
September 2017
Friday, September 15th, 5:00 PM
ICA: Curator Led Tour of Gillian Wearing & Dana Schutz
Please join MA-NMWA on Friday September 15th, 2017, for a curator led tour at the ICA, Boston.
Gillian Wearing continues to explore the nuances of identity, the intersections of public and private, and the performativity of self. Wearing’s monumental photographic installation Rock ’n’ Roll 70 (2015) is a site-specific commission for the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall, and the first presentation in Boston of the celebrated artist’s work.
Dana Schutz is a concise exhibition of the artist’s recent work. One of the most prominent painters of her generation, the New York–based Schutz is known for her distinctive visual style characterized by vibrant color and tactile brushwork. Her large-scale paintings capture imaginary stories, hypothetical situations, and impossible physical feats, such as swimming while smoking and crying. Schutz’s paintings combine abstraction and figuration with expressive imagination.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210
$15.00 Members, $20.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Join us after the tour for a Self-Treat drink and dinner at Wagamama. $
June 2017
Friday, June 02nd, 6:00 PM
Gallery Kayafas: "Echo" Opening Night & Artists' Reception
Join MA-NMWA for the Opening Night and Artists’ Reception of “Echo”, an exhibit featuring work by seven Iranian women artists: Sepideh Behrouzian, Samira Abbassy, Roya Farassat, Maryam Hoseini, Elnaz Javani, Armita Raafat, and Anahita Vossough, curated by Azita Moradkhani. “Echo” focuses on the role of embodiment in contemporary art, ranging from paintings to drawing, to sculptures representing prehistoric views, mythological animals, and representations of the human body.
In addition to the works on display, there will be live music, featuring a composition created for this exhibition by Bahar Royaee, performed at the opening on June 2 and the closing on July 7.
Gallery Kayafas
450 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02118
$10.00 Members, $20.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Following the Reception, we will enjoy a Gallery Walk of First Friday in SOWA, followed by a self-treat dinner in the South End. $
May 2017
Thursday, May 04th, 6:30 - 9:30
Frida, Private Screening, starring Salma Hayek and directed by Julie Taymor
This 2002 bio-pic tells the story of Frida Kahlo's passionate, tumultuous life amidst a fascinating circle of artists, political figures and collectors. It conjures up the moods and sensations that fed her art. This film was nominated for 6 Oscars. Limited to 13 attendees. Light refreshments will be served.
Boston, MA
More details available upon registration.
$20 Members, $30 Non-Members
April 2017
Friday, April 28th, 5:45 PM
Museum of Fine Arts Annual Festival of Fine Art and Flowers!
Celebrate the return of spring with Art in Bloom, the Museum of Fine Arts' annual festival of fine art and flowers!
Enjoy exquisite art from across the MFA's collection, paired with magnificent floral interpretations created by New England-area garden clubs. Art in Bloom launches with an Evening Preview of freshly installed arrangements MA-NMWA has arranged a private tour for 15 members beginning at 6:00pm.
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Ave., Boston
$35 Members, $ Non-Members
This event is limited to 15 attendees!
Please use the Linde Family Entrance
(just across from the MFA garage)
Please arrive promptly as tour begins at 6:00 PM
April 2017
Wednesday, April 05th, 6:00-8:00 PM
Learn How to Collect Art at the MassArt Auction Preview Evening
Join MA-NMWA for a unique evening,to preview art works to be offered in the MassArt Auction on April 8th. This exciting art showcase offers an unparalleled opportunity to see, bid on, and collect works by hundreds of artists, at every price point, with many bargains to be had. Contributors to the auction include MassArt students, alumnae & teachers, as well as emerging and established artists working in many mediums. Lisa Tung, Director of Curatorial Programs for the Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Meg White, Director of Gallery NAGA, and Masako Kamiya, celebrated artist, MassArt alumna, and teacher will guide us through the exhibition, and point out favorite artists and special works for sale. Don't miss this festive, and educational evening, with practical advice about how to begin to collect art. Leading artists in the Live Auction include Rania Matar, Louise Nevelson, Julie Martini, Rachel Perry, Barbara Bosworth, Lorna Simpson, Laura McPhee, and Kara Walker, among others.
Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
$30.00 Members, $50.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Small bites, wine, and beverages will be served. $
Presented in partnership with the Harvard Business School Association of Boston.
March 2017
Saturday, March 25th, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Making Her Mark Symposium
To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Women's History Month the Providence Art Club is sponsoring a day-long scholarly symposium, "Professional women artists and the American visual culture during the late 19th century", to coincide with the exhibition, Making Her Mark: Women Artists of the Providence Art Club, 1880, currently on show at the Maxwell Mays Gallery in Providence, RI. This day-long Symposium will include a plated lunch with Symposium speakers at the Providence Art Club.
First Baptist Church
75 N. Main Street, Providence, RI
$40.00 Members, $ Non-Members
Registration limited. The First Baptist Church and Providence Art Club are within easy walking distance of the Amtrak Station.
February 2017
Wednesday, February 08th, 6:30-8:00 pm
Georgia O'Keeffe: Two Authors in Conversation
Join MA-NMWA for this unique literary event, with Nancy J. Scott, author of O'Keeffe - Critical Lives, and Dawn Tripp, author of Georgia - A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe. The speakers were inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe's letters,
which have only recently become available. This promises to be a fascinating evening.
In her book, Georgia O'Keeffe - Critical Lives, Nancy J. Scott, professor of Fine Arts at Brandeis University, draws on extensive sources to offer a sensitive and incisive examination "... a succinct yet comprehensive account of one of the most prolific and important artists of the twentieth century."
In her national bestseller, Georgia - A Novel of Georgia O'Keeffe, Dawn Tripp creates a work of historical fiction that brings O'Keeffe to life, her love affair with photographer Alfred Stieglitz, and her quest to become an independent artist. "This is not a love story. If it were, we would have the same story. But he has his, and I have mine."
Junior League of Boston
117 Newbury Street, Boston
$20.00 Members, $30.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Light refreshments will be served. Limited to 40 attendees. Priority booking to current MA-NMWA Members. $
Light refreshments will be served.
January 2017
Thursday, January 12th, 5:30-6:30pm
Ambreen Butt: Artist Talk
Join MA-NMWA for this Members Only opportunity to hear from past-Gardner Artist-in-Residence Ambreen Butt about the new installation of her work on the Anne H. Fitzpatrick Façade of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Renzo Piano addition. Ambreen Butt was a MA-NMWA Women to Watch artist. In 2016 MA-NMWA launched the highly successful 10 / 30 Campaign to purchase Butt's painting "The Great Hunt 1" for presentation to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in celebration of their 30th Anniversary in 2017.
Strictly limited to 15 guests. RSVPs will be open to current MA-NMWA Members only.
The Living Room, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
25 Evans Way, Boston MA, 02115
$20.00 Members, $ Non-Members
Event Option: Optional self-treat dinner in Café G following the Artist's Talk. Please indicate if you plan to join us for dinner so that we can confirm reservations. $
November 2016
Wednesday, November 09th, 1:30PM
Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning
Join MA-NMWA for a very special tour, led by exhibition curator Mary Schneider Enriquez, Houghton Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. Doris Salcedo: The Materiality of Mourning brings together a deeply evocative constellation of recent works by Doris Salcedo (Colombian, b. 1958), the renowned Bogotá-based artist known for her sculptures and public installations that respond to the testimonies of survivors and victims of political violence. Evoking themes such as the lasting grief of war, Salcedo’s works honor, acknowledge, and mourn those lost to oppression and political violence in Colombia and beyond. The pieces also address 20th-century preoccupation with materiality and the object; however, Salcedo’s artistic process is distinctive in the way it fuses painstaking research with works fastidiously made by hand.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
$20.00 Members, $30.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Enjoy a self-treat cup of tea or snack from Jenny's Café following the tour. $
Please arrive promptly. The tour will begin at 1:30pm.
October 2016
Tuesday, October 25th, 6:00-8:00 PM
Meredyth Hyatt Moses: An Eclectic View, at the Abigail Ogilvy Gallery
Join MA-NMWA for a special gallery talk and reception at the Abigail Ogilvy Gallery. We will hear from renowned curator Meredyth Moses, speaking about her exhibition 'An Eclectic View', her career as one of New England’s preeminent curators, and her experience as the past owner of the Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA. Abigail Ogilvy opened her new SOWA gallery in 2015. She has been recognized as an emerging leader by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, on his SPARK Boston Council. She has served as a Juror for the Fay Chandler Award for Emerging Artists, and is active on the Museum Council Steering Committee of the MFA, Boston. No Charge for current 2016-2017 MA-NMWA Members, but you must RSVP.
Abigail Ogilvy Gallery
460 Harrison Ave, #C7, Boston, MA 02118
Event Option: Wine and refreshments will be served. $
October 2016
Tuesday, October 18th, 6:00-8:00 PM
Encircling the World: Contemporary Art, Science, and the Sublime
Join us for a curator-led tour of Encircling the World, a fascinating multidisciplinary exhibition that features international artists whose work is rooted in scientific inquiry. Their compelling visualizations of complex datasets and natural phenomena make the unseen visible. Playing in the realm of experience beyond the measurable - the sublime - they remind us that we can imagine far more than we can ever know. Featuring work by Rose-Lynn Fisher, Laurie Frick, Jennifer Hall, Julie Martini, and MA-NMWA Women to Watch artist Nathalie Miebach, among others. No Charge for Current 2016-2017 MA-NMWA Members, But you must RSVP.
Bakalar & Paine Galleries, MassArt
South Hall, 621 Huntington Avenue, Boston 02115
Event Option: Refreshments will be served. $
September 2016
Friday, September 30th, 5:30 PM
ICA, Boston: First Light: A Decade of Collecting at the ICA
Join us for a Private Curator-Led Tour of "First Light: A Decade of Collecting at the ICA", highlighting singular works from the ICA's collection, including a newly acquired monumental cut-paper silhouette tableau by Kara Walker, as well as the astonishing Barbara Lee Collection of Art by Women. If time allows, we will also visit the exhibitions: Nalini Malani "In Search of Vanished Blood", and Liz Deschenes. The ICA is open until 9:00pm on Friday nights.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive, Boston, MA 02210
$20.00 Members, $30.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Join us after the Tour for a Self-Treat Drink at the Water Café. $
July 2016
Tuesday, July 26th, 5:30pm
Judith Rothchild & Anne Lyman Powers
Summer in the City! Join us at Childs Gallery to hear owners Stephanie Bond and Richard Baiano talk about their exhibition of works by Judith Rothchild and Anne Lyman Powers. Judith Rothchild grew up in Boston, and now lives in the Languedoc region of France, where she has been producing beautifully rendered individual mezzotints and illustrated books since 1996. Anne Lyman Powers was born and raised in Boston. An early interest in the arts led her to study under a number of artists at various institutions, including the Winsor School, Vassar College, Columbia University and the Boston Museum School, where the notable Boston Expressionist Karl Zerbe was her painting instructor.
Childs Gallery
169 Newbury Street, Boston
Event Option: A reception with wine and soft drinks will be offered to MA-NMWA members and guests. $
There is no charge for this event, but you must RSVP so that we can share our numbers with the gallery.
June 2016
Saturday, June 04th, 4:00 PM
Instinctive Formation: Reception and Artists' Talk
Join MA-NMWA for a Private Reception with the Artists, prior to the Exhibition Opening of Instinctive Formation, featuring work by Rebecca Hutchinson and Michael Kukla. Rebecca Hutchinson was the Massachusetts Finalist for Organic Matters: Women to Watch 2015 at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The Opening Reception at the gallery continues from 5:00-7:00pm. Admission is Free for current MA-NMWA Members, but you must RSVP.
Dedee Shattuck Gallery
1 Partners' Lane, Westport, MA 02790
$Free Members, $20.00 Non-Members
May 2016
Saturday, May 21st, 11:00am
Ambreen Butt Studio Visit
We have a unique opportunity to visit the studio of artist Ambreen Butt, whose work The Great Hunt 1 has been selected for presentation to the permanent collection of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, through MA-NMWA's 10/30 Campaign, which celebrates our 10th Anniversary in 2016, and NMWA's 30th Anniversary in 2017. Ambreen will speak to us about her work and her unusual process.
Places for this visit and artist talk are very limited, and are offered to current MA-NMWA Members only, on a first-come, first-served basis, with a minimum contribution to the 10/30 Campaign of $50.00. We invite you to contribute to the Campaign at a higher level, as an Art Star.
Ambreen Butt's studio is located in Lexington, MA. Directions will be sent to confirmed attendees.
Studio Visit
Lexington, MA
$50.00 Members, $NA Non-Members
May 2016
Tuesday, May 03rd, 2:00-3:00 PM
Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia
Join us on May 3rd for a Private Curator-Led Tour of Everywhen: The Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia, with Stephen Gilchrist, Australian Studies Visiting Curator, Harvard Art Museums, and Associate Lecturer in Art History, University of Sydney.
Everywhen surveys contemporary Indigenous art from Australia, exploring the ways in which time is embedded within Indigenous artistic, social, historical, and philosophical life.
The exhibition showcases more than 70 works drawn from public and private collections in Australia and the United States, and features many works that have never been seen outside Australia.
Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
$20.00 Members, $30.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Tour limited to 20, early registration for MA-NMWA Members. Self-treat tea in the Cafe following the tour. $
Please meet in the Courtyard at 1:45 PM to be escorted to the 3rd floor galleries.
April 2016
Friday, April 29th, 5:50 PM
Art in Bloom - Sneak Peek
MA-NMWA invites you to join a private guided tour of the beautiful floral arrangements created by New England area Garden Clubs at this popular annual MFA event. Each arrangement is a stunning interpretation of an art object on exhibit in the Museum. Our one-hour private tour will be led by an Objects Guide who will talk about the art and a Floral Guide who will discuss the flower arrangements. Limited to 15 spots. You MUST enter via Linde Family Entrance which is directly opposite the parking garage on Museum Road. For more info contact Sue O'Brien at w.sue.obrien@gmail.com
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
$40 Members, $40 Non-Members
Event Option: Self-pay dining options available. $
MUST enter via Linde Family Entrance which is directly opposite the parking garage on Museum Road. For more info contact Sue O'Brien at w.sue.obrien@gmail.com
April 2016
Wednesday, April 06th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
MassArt Auction Private Preview Evening
Join us for a Private Preview Evening and Reception at the MassArt Auction featuring a tour and conversation about collecting with Lisa Tung, Director and Curator of MassArt's Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Nicole Chesney '97, MassArt alumna and Auction artist, and Meg White, Director of Galley NAGA. Hear from multiple perspectives about collecting works by emerging and established artists, how galleries work with buyers and collectors, and what to look for when bidding on artwork at the MassArt Auction.
MassArt's Bakalar & Paine Galleries
621 Huntington Avenue, Boston
$30.00 Members, $40.00 Non-Members
February 2016
Thursday, February 25th, 5:30 PM
The Nichols House Museum – Private Evening Tour & Talk
Join us for a Private Evening Tour of The Nichols House Museum, an 1804 townhouse offering a unique glimpse into domestic life in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries on Boston’s historic Beacon Hill. The Nichols House Museum was, from 1885 until 1960, the home of Rose Standish Nichols, landscape gardener, suffragist, and pacifist.
The Nichols House Museum
55 Mount Vernon Street, Beacon Hill, Boston 02108
$15.00 Members, $25.00 Non-Members
Event Option: A complimentary glass of white wine or Prosecco will be offered, with brief remarks by Executive Director Victoria Glazomitsky. $
Tour limited to 20 people. MA-NMWA Members will have first dibs for priority booking.
January 2016
Thursday, January 21st, 5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
Curator-Led Tours at the MFA
Thursday, January 21st, 2016 at 5:45 PM - Private Curator led tours of two exhibitions at the MFA, Boston. Tour "Surface Matters", with Beal Family Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Jen Mergel. Artists include Nicole Cherubini, Jacqueline Humphries, Dona Nelson, and Shinique Smith, exploring the gravity and density of pigment and surface. Participate in Marilyn Arsem’s performance art, "100 Ways to Consider Time", with Liz Munsell, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art. Marilyn Arsem is the first performance artist to receive the MFA’s prestigious Maud Morgan Prize. Over the last three decades, Arsem has performed over 180 works around the world. A defining figure in the field of performance art, she has influenced generations of artists in Boston and internationally. Arsem was a Short-Listed Artist for MA-NMWA’s "Organic Matters: Women to Watch 2015" exhibition.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
$20.00 Members, $30.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Self-Treat dessert or glass of wine at Taste Café and Wine Bar, in the Linde Family wing, following the tours. $
Please enter through the Fenway entrance. Check your coats, and meet the Curators for the tour at 6:00 PM in the Sharf Visitor Center.
November 2016
Sara Campbell – Private Evening of Cocktails and Fashion
TBD: THIS EVENT IS BEING RESCHEDULED Join us for A Private Reception and Evening of discounted shopping at the Boston-based clothing designer’s headquarters showroom, with brief remarks by Sara Campbell herself. Sara Campbell has built her company on a philosophy of giving back to the community, while creating and delivering beautiful women’s clothing fashioned from luxurious fabrics, featuring surprise detail and unique trims. All her clothing is “Made in the USA”. Sara Campbell has offered 10% off all customer purchases made at the event, and 10% of all the evening’s sales will be donated to the National Museum of Women in the Arts.
Sara Campbell Showroom
44 Plympton Street, in the South End, Boston MA 02118
$20.00 Members, $30.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Guests will be offered complimentary wine and small bites. $
November 2015
Saturday, November 14th, 2:00PM
Private Tour & Meet Artist at Tufts Exhibitions
Join MA-NMWA for a Private Tour of 3 exhibitions and meet Artist Sophia Ainslie at Tufts University's Aidekman Arts Center. View exhibitions "Shahzia Sikander: Parallax", "Last Folio" and "In Person-574". Meet Sophia Ainslie for her Artist Talk about her exhibition "in Person-574".
The Shirley and Alex Aidekman Arts Center
40 Talbot Avenue, Tufts University Campus, Medford, MA 02144
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Event Option: Event followed by self-treat afternoon snack at The Painted Burro Restaurant featuring "great small plates & drinks & fun decor by local artist Raul Gonzalez". $
Allow extra travel time to park at 15 Lower Campus Road, Somerville, MA 02144 and then arrive at the Aidekman Arts Center.
November 2015
Monday, November 02nd, 6:00 PM - 8:00PM
Artist Talk & Private Evening at MassArt
Join MA-NMWA and the Bakalar & Paine Galleries at MassArt, for an Artist Talk & Private Evening to view two exhibitions, "Seeing the Elephant", and "Looking In/Looking Out: Contemporary Indian Photography from the Gaur Collection". Curator Lisa Tung & exhibiting artist Laura McPhee will provide guided tours. The Indian story of the blind men and the elephant tells of earnest, observant individuals trying to describe an elephant, resulting in a wildly diverse range of properties from the ear to the legs, tail, and tusk. This is an apt parable for those documenting and drawing inspiration from India, a country that has long been a subject for artists, writers, and scholars fascinated by the nation's colors, complexities, and contrasts. "Looking In/Looking Out" features 19 celebrated photographers drawn from one of the largest collections of modern and contemporary Indian art in the United States, built by collectors Umesh and Sunanda Gaur. The artists explore myriad themes.
Bakalar & Paine Galleries, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
621 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
$20 Members, $30 Non-Members
Reception with wine, soft drinks and light bites.
Complimentary parking at MassArt's Ward Lot, or take the Green E Line (Heath Street) T to MFA or Longwood stops.
October 2015
Monday, October 19th, 6:15pm - 8:30pm
Private Evening at the Harvard Art Museums
Join the The Massachusetts State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, and Harvard Business School Women's Association, for a Private Evening at the Harvard Art Museums. Introduction by Barbara Lee, Founder & President, Barbara Lee Family Foundation, and lecture by Curator Susan Dackerman, viewing, and reception for: Corita Kent and the Language of Pop."Previous exhibitions and writings on Kent have focused on the exceptionalism of her artistic practice – her identity as a radical nun whose artwork incorporated progressive, Vatican II-inspired Catholic content. Her prints, however, emerged simultaneous to and often in conversation with the Pop art produced by the forerunners of the style in the United States.... It will look at the work in relation to her better known and studied contemporaries in order to assess the exchange of influence between them, as well as her contribution to the development of the style."
The Harvard Art Museums
32 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
$50.00 Members, $75.00 Non-Members
September 2015
Saturday, September 19th, 11 AM
Southcoast Art Tour: Women to Watch Artist's Studio Tour Plus New Bedford Art Museum Private Tour
A Private Tour of ceramic sculptor Rebecca Hutchinson's Studio.Rebecca Hutchinson, MA-NMWA's Organic Matters: Women to Watch 2015 Finalist, is Professor of Ceramics at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. She has been widely exhibited in solo shows and installations such as The San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, 2012, the Taiwan Ceramics Biennale in Taipei, Taiwan, the Fuller Craft Museum and Skidmore College. She has received numerous awards. Rebecca will talk to us about her unique artistic practice, in front of a selection of her works. Complimentary coffee and breakfast pastries will be served in the studio.
From Rebecca Hutchinson’s Studio we will travel to the New Bedford Art Museum, for a Private Tour of the newly opened: “A Collective Body: Women Artists interpret the figure across diverse disciplines of painting, drawing and sculpture”. The tour will be led by Executive Director Noelle Foye.
Rebecca Hutchinson's Studio and New Bedford Art Museum
Rochester, MA and New Bedford, MA
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Event Option: Self-treat lunch in downtown New Bedford $
Driving directions will be sent to registered attendees.
Following lunch we offer an optional visit to the DeeDee Shattuck Gallery, 1 Partner’s Lane, Westport, MA to view Art Jewelry: New Voices.
June 2015
Monday, June 15th, 4:30 PM
Rose Kennedy Greenway
Monday June 15, 2015, 4:30pm: Join MA-NMWA for a Private Tour of Janet Echelman’s stunning installation “As If It Were Already Here”, on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Boston-based sculptor Janet Echelman, recipient of the 2014 Smithsonian American Ingenuity Award in Visual Arts, was selected from a pool of 97 artists to create an installation for her hometown. On display from May to October 2015 above the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, “As If It Were Already Here” is a 2,000-pound, half-acre-sized aerial sculpture made of hand-sliced rope and more than half a million knots. And all it took to install was one 190-ton crane, five 60-ton cranes and 50 people at a time for 20 hours.
We will meet beneath the sculpture for our tour, on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Pearl and Oliver Streets, at 4:30pm.
Meet beneath the sculpture on the Rose Kennedy Greenway, Pearl and Oliver Streets
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Join us for a self-treat cocktail afterwards at the Palm Restaurant.
May 2015
Friday, May 08th, 11:45
Private Tour of Orchard House, home of Louisa May Alcott
The house offers visitors both history and authenticity: there have been no major structural changes to the house since the Alcotts' time, and 80% of the furnishings on display were actually owned by the Alcotts, including the "shelf desk" that Bronson Alcott built for his daughter Louisa May, and at which she sat to write "Little Women". The Alcott family included Amos Bronson Alcott, a teacher and transcendental philosopher, his wife Abigail May Alcott, one of the first paid social workers in Massachusetts, and their daughters Anna Alcott Pratt, Louisa May Alcott, Elizabeth Sewall Alcott, and Abigail May Alcott Nieriker, a talented artist who studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, as well as in Paris, London, and Rome.
Orchard House
399 Lexington Road, Concord, MA
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Event Option: A self-treat lunch to follow at The Colonial Inn, 48 Monument Square, Concord, MA. $
Directions can be found at the following web address:
http://www.louisamayalcott.org/directions.html
April 2015
Wednesday, April 15th, 12:15PM
Images of Discovery at the MIT Museum
'Images of Discovery' presents an exciting opportunity to experience photography as a tool for communicating about & inspiring a passion for science & technology. Deborah Douglas, Director of Collections and Curator, Science & Technology, will lead a private tour of works by three photographers of science: Doc Edgerton, Bernice Abbott & Felice Frankel. On our tour we will learn about using photography to examine the unknown through exposure to these distinguished photographers, and through unique image-making stations featuring their inventive methodologies.
The MIT Museum
265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Visit "web.mit.edu/museum/visit/directions.html" for directions and parking information.
March 2015
Sunday, March 15th, DEADLINE
Endowed Summer Internship at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Summer 2015
The Massachusetts State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts
is delighted to announce an Endowed Summer Internship at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C, Summer, 2015
Preliminary details of this paid summer internship are as follows:
The Massachusetts State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (MA-NMWA) will offer one Endowed Internship during the 2015 summer term.
This full-time, 12-week internship pays a $2,500 stipend to help defray costs of living in Washington, D.C.
ELIGIBILITY:
The MA-NMWA Endowed Internship is open to graduate students currently attending a Massachusetts university, or post-graduate, graduate students with ties to Massachusetts. Candidates must be interested in pursuing museum careers; they must be graduate students, or recent graduate school graduates with at least a 3.25 cumulative grade point average.
HOW TO APPLY:
Online applications must include a cover letter, resume, two letters of recommendation, a transcript, and a writing sample. Applicants should upload all documents in PDF format.
Details at: http://nmwa.org/massachusetts-state-committee-endowed-internship
March 2015
Thursday, March 05th, 6:30 to 8:00
A Conversation on Collecting Art by Women Artists: Past and Present
Gallery Owners Richard Baiano & Stephanie Bond will discuss collecting art by women, with a focus on work by the following featured artists, whose pieces will be on display in the gallery:
Hannah Barrett
Gertrude Beals Bourne
Lee Essex Doyle
Marion Greenwood
Doris Lee
Edmonia Lewis
Emily Lombardo
Molly Luce
Sally Michel
Anne Lyman Powers
Beatrice Whitney Van Ness
Established in 1937 on Newbury Street in Boston’s Back Bay, Childs Gallery holds one of the largest inventories of oil paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints and sculpture in the United States. We actively service collectors, artists, estates, and corporate clients throughout the country in the buying and selling of fine art, and have placed exceptional works in major museums nationwide. Childs Gallery has a long history of scholarship, including more than 70 years of gallery publications represented in almost every fine arts library in the country.
Childs Gallery
169 Newbury Street, Boston
$25 Members, $40 Non-Members
There will be a reception with wine, beverages, and small bites.
February 2015
Wednesday, February 11th, 10:45 AM
Private Curator Tour of 'Walden, revisited' at the deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum.
'Walden, revisited' features works by contemporary artists inspired by Walden - the pond; the books published in 1854 by natural history philosopher, social critic and early environmentalist Henry David Thoreau. 'Walden, revisited' features sculpture, installation, performance, painting, drawing and video, alongside new commissions. Optional self-treat lunch follows in Museum Cafe.
deCordova Sculpture Park + Museum
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
$20 Members, $30 Non-Members
At noon, you may choose to join the audience for 'John Cage, Thoreau, and deCordova: in conversation'. An in-gallery conversation. Curator, writer and art historian Francine Koslow Miller will discuss the deep impact that Henry David Thoreau had on musical composer John Cage's work.
January 2015
Wednesday, January 21st, 6:00 PM
Collecting Art (By Women) at Auction
Skinner, Inc. - Collecting Art (By Women) At Auction: Join us for a Private Auction Preview, Gallery Talk & Tour, and a reception at Skinner, with Director of American & European Works of Art, Robin Starr, highlighting art by women. Sponsored in partnership with the Harvard Business School Women’s Association.
Skinner Auctioneers
63 Park Plaza, Boston, MA 02116
$30 Members, $50 Non-Members
First Dibs for MA-NMWA and HBSWA Members
December 2014
Tuesday, December 02nd, 1:00 PM
Private Guided Tour of Fiber: Sculpture 1960-Present
Crisscrossing generations, nationalities, processes and approaches, this exhibition features 50 works by 34 artists including Eva Hesse, Rosemarie Trockel, Anne Wilson and Haegue Yang. Objects range from small-scale weavings to immersive environments, all made in fiber.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
100 Northern Blvd, Boston, MA 02210
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
November 2014
Wednesday, November 19th, 10:15 AM
Private Tour of the Sigalit Landau installation "DeadSee" and "New View: 2014 Faculty Show"
Lisa Fischman, Ruth G. Shapiro '37 Director of the Davis, will lead a tour of the video installation "Sigalit Landau DeadSee" followed by a tour of "New View: 2014 Faculty Show" with Assistant Curator Claire Whitner. Sigalit Landau was born in Jerusalem and represented Israel in the 2011 Venice Biennale. Known for exploring the Israeli landscape in a performative way, Landau is an interdisciplinary artist who has worked with video, sculpture and drawing.
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Tours to be followed by an optional self-treat luncheon at the Wellesley College Club
October 2014
Wednesday, October 15th, 6:00 PM
Women to Watch Reception - Meet the Curator and Artists
Liquid Art House, 100 Arlington Street, Boston
The MA State finalists are: Marilyn Arsem, Sarah Braman, Rebecca Hutchinson and Nathalie Miebach.
Join us on October 15th as we celebrate our four Massachusetts State finalists, with a presentation, reception, cocktails and canapes. We will hear from the exhibition's MFA curator, and from the artists themselves, speaking in front of a selection of their work.
Women to Watch 2015 is the fourth installment in the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ ground-breaking exhibition series, which features emerging or underrepresented artists from the states and countries in which NMWA has outreach committees. Women to Watch 2015 will illuminate how contemporary artists re-contextualize images of plants and animals to reflect upon the themes of sexuality, gender politics, and the abject. Curated by Jen Mergel, Beal Family Curator of Contemporary Art, MFA.
Tickets will go on sale in September, with discounted prices for current MA-NMWA Member
Liquid Art House
100 Arlington Street, Boston
$60 Members, $80 Non-Members
ART STARS: Join us for a pre-reception at 5:30pm with the Curators and the Artists, and help support Women To Watch 2015 and MA-NMWA's other charitable initiatives. Tickets $125.00. Please call Emi Winterer at 616.571.0710 to RSVP for ART STARS.
September 2014
Tuesday, September 23rd, 6:00PM
A Conversation On Collecting Art (By Women)
Let's Keep It Going: A Conversation On Collecting Art (By Women). Join us for a unique evening, in conversation with noted Boston gallerist Barbara Krakow, on collecting art (by women).
Limited to 30 guests. Early booking for MA-NMWA Members.
Barbara Krakow Gallery
10 Newbury Street, #5, Boston, MA 02116
$30 Members, $45 Non-Members
Drinks and hors d'oeuvres will be served. First Dibs RSVP for current members.
June 2014
Friday, June 13th, 12:00 Noon
Read My Pins: The Albright Collection at Wellesley College
Private Curator-led tour of "Read My Pins". This unique exhibition, organized by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, features more than 200 pins, many of which the incomparable Secretary Madeleine Albright donned to communicate a message or a mood during her diplomatic tenure. Sparkling with Albright's wit and brio, the collection is notable for its historic significance as well as for demonstrating the expressive power of jewelry and its ability to communicate through a style and language all its own.
Davis Museum and Cultural Center, Wellesley College
106 Central Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
$30 Members, $40 Non-Members
Event Option: Map at: http://web.wellesley.edu/map/ $
Free for Wellesley College Alumnae.
(Note: You must enter the Wellesley College campus to reach the Davis Museum)
Self-Treat Luncheon - More to follow at the Wellesley College Club, 127 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482.
May 2014
Tuesday, May 20th, 2:00 PM
Current Members Only Event at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
For Current Members:Thursday, May 20, 2014, 2:00pm. A special opportunity for MA-NMWA Members: Join us for a Private Tour of the Dana-Farber contemporary art collection. Limited to 12 attendees. The collection features over 350 pieces of art, a testament to Dana-Farber’s belief in the healing effects of art. The collection, much of which has been donated, includes a variety of media and styles, including sculpture, oil paint, watercolor, glass, prints, textiles, and photography. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston. Details on where to meet will be sent to confirmed attendees. MA-NMWA Members $25.00.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
$25 Members, $N/A Non-Members
To RSVP call Sue O'Brien at 508.631.5009.
Details on where to meet will be sent to confirmed attendees.
March 2014
Wednesday, March 26th, 6:00PM
A Conversation On Collecting Art By Women
MA-NMWA is partnering with the Harvard Business School Women's Association of New England to present "A Conversation On Collecting Art By Women" and a Reception at Harvard Business School. The "Conversation" features Barbara Lee,
Founder and President of the Barbara Lee Family Foundation, Jen Mergel, Beal Family Curator of Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and Susan Fisher Sterling, Alice West Director of the National Museum of Women in the Arts. Barbara Krakow of the Barbara Krakow Gallery will moderate the "Conversation".
6:00-6:45 PM Registration and Reception
6:45-8:00 PM Conversation and Q&A
8:00-9:00 PM Reception
All tickets must be paid in advance. Tickets will not be mailed. Registration will occur upon your arrival at the event.
Williams Room, Spangler Center, Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road, Boston, MA 02163 MAP at: www.library.hbs.edu/info/campusmap.html
$50 Members, $75 Non-Members
Complimentary parking at site. Enter on Batten Way, off Western Avenue. Taxi drop-off & pick-up at circle near Spangler Center. Red Line to Harvard Square then 30 minute walk to site via JFK St and cross Anderson Bridge to HBS campus. Spangler Center is behind & to left of Baker Library.
February 2014
Thursday, February 06th, 1:30 PM
Guided Tour and Optional Tea
Private guided tour of "Sophie Calle: Last Seen" at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The 14 photographic & text based works in "Last Seen" consist of two distinct series. The first, created in 1991, is a series of photographs & texts created shortly after the 1990 theft when 13 objects were stolen from the Museum. The second series includes new work which Calle made in 2012 at the Museum while revisiting the earlier project.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
$30.00 Members, $40.00 Non-Members
Optional self-treat tea at Cafe G to follow.
January 2014
Friday, January 10th, 10:15 AM
Two Tours at the MFA, Boston
Kristen Gresh, Asst. Curator of Photographs and Curator of "She Who Tells a Story", will provide a private guided tour of this exhibit which introduces the pioneering work of twelve leading women photographers. Jen Mergel, Senior Curator of Contemporary Art will provide a private guided tour of The MFA's Maud Morgan Prize, "Sarah Braman: Alive". Optional self-treat lunch at Bravo Restaurant will follow the tours.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
$30.00 Members, $40.00 Non-Members
Event Option: Optional self-treat lunch at Bravo Restaurant to follow tours. $
Fall2014
A Conversation On Collecting Art (By Women)
September, 2014
A Conversation On Collecting Art (By Women), with Barbara Krakow. Barbara Krakow Gallery, 10 Newbury Street, Boston, MA 02116. 6:00pm. Drinks and hors d’oeuvres will be served. September date TBD. More information to follow.
Barbara Krakow Gallery
10 Newbury Street, Bosotn MA
Date and added information to follow
November 2013
Thursday, November 21st, 4:00 PM
ICA -Guided Tour, Dinner and Artist Talk
We begin with a private guided tour of three exhibits, including
Amy Sillman: One Lump or Two; LaToya Ruby Frazier: Witness; and
Christina Ramberg's Photography. Next enjoy a self-treat dinner at nearby Sam's Restaurant. Capping our evening will be the ICA's Artist Talk by Amy Sillman.
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
$40.00 Members, $50.00 Non-Members
Dinner is self-treat.
Artist Talk tickets available the day of and not guaranteed.
November 2013
Friday, November 01st, 10:15 AM
The Kids Are All Right: An Exhibition About Family and Photography
This exhibition features photography and video created in the last ten years by 38 established and emerging artists who openly and sensitively explore the current notion of family. Optional pre-paid luncheon to follow at the Andover Inn.
Addison Gallery of American Art
180 Main Street, Phillips Academy, Andover MA 01810
$50.00 Members, $60.00 Non-Members
Reserve here for tour and pre-paid luncheon to follow at the Andover Inn. See Event Listing below to RSVP for tour only.
November 2013
Friday, November 01st, 10:15 AM
The Kids Are All Right: An Exhibition About Family and Photography
See above for details.
Use this RSVP to reserve for tour only.
Addison Gallery of American Art
180 Main Street, Phillips Academy, Andover MA 01810
$30.00 Members, $40.00 Non-Members
October 2013
Tuesday, October 15th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Oriental Carpets: The Lives and Work of the Women Who Produce Them
Join us for a talk and film on the lives of the women and children of the Middle East who continue to weave and knot oriental carpets. Learn how a revival of traditional weaving methods, natural dying and the hand-spinning of wool are being combined with modern technology to create today's hand-knotted rugs.
Landry & Arcari
333 Stuart Street, Boston, MA 02116
$20 Members, $30 Non-Members
Complimentary cocktails will be served.
September 2013
Friday, September 13th, 10:15AM
Exciting Tour of a Private Art Collection
Join us for private tour of the art work on display in the home of a significant New England collector. This is a unique opportunity to see a preeminent collection of glass art. An optional pre-paid group luncheon will follow at the Square Cafe in Hingham at 12:00 noon. Limited space available.
Call Sue O'Brien at 508-631-5009 to RSVP
MA-NMWA Members: $70 tour only; $100 tour and lunch
Non-Members/Guests: $100 tour only; $130 tour and lunch
May 2013
Friday, May 31st, 6:30 PM
Huntington Theatre's production of Gina Gionfriddo's play Rapture, Blister, Burn & Drinks Reception
6:30 Drinks Reception,8:00pm Curtain, MA NMWA Theater Evening at the Calderwood Pavilion, to view The Huntington Theatre's production of Gina Gionfriddo's play Rapture, Blister, Burn. After grad school, Catherine pursued a career as a rockstar feminist academic, while Gwen built a home with her husband and children. Decades later, each friend covets the other's life. With searing insight and trademark wit, this new comedy takes a deep look at family, career, romance, and the decisions that define a life. "This sharp, smart comedy, set in a small New England college town will connect deeply with our audiences here in Boston. What the play has to say about marriage, feminism and parenthood - from the 20-something, 40-something and 70-something perspective - is savagely funny and deeply human."- Artistic Director Peter DuBois. "Gionfriddo's some kind of genius."- Variety.
Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA
527 Tremont Street, South End, Boston MA 02116
$80 Members, $90 Non-Members
Cash bar. Tickets are limited and must be paid for in advance.
May 2013
Thursday, May 09th, 6:15 PM
MFA Private Tour of New Blue & White Decorative Arts Exhibition
New Blue & White Emily Zilber, Wornick Curator of Contemporary Decorative Arts at
the MFA, will give MA NMWA Members and their guests a Private Tour of this
outstanding exhibition. Over the course of a millennium, blue-and-white porcelain
has become one of the most recognized types of ceramic production worldwide. With
roots in the Islamic world and Asia, and strong presence in Europe and the Americas,
various cultures adapted blue-and-white, from the Willow pattern to isznik. Taking
inspiration from global blue-and-white traditions, today's artists continue the story,
creating works that speak to contemporary ideas. - "sumptuous, conceptually elegant
show" - The Boston Globe.
Museum of Fine Arts
Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA
$25 Members, $35 Non-Members
Self-treat dinner to follow at Bravo. All tickets must be paid in advance.
April 2013
Monday, April 22nd, 5:30 - 8:00 PM
Connecting Forward - Women In Design - Boston Society of Architects
Co sponsored with Women In Design, at the Boston Society of Architects. Leers Weinzapfel: Connecting Forward. Principals and founders Andrea Leers, FAIA and Jane Weinzapfel, FAIA, of Boston-based Leers Weinzapfel Associates, recipient of the 2007 American Institute of Architects Firm Award, will explore significant urban design and landscape strategies that promote an architecture of physical and cultural connections in this lecture.
The Boston Society of Architects
290 Congress Street, Suite 200, Boston, MA 02210
5:30pm Registration, 6:00 Speakers, 7:30-8:00pm Networking and book signing. Light food & refreshments will be served. $10 early registration, $15 day of event.To RSVP go to
<a style="font-size:1em;" href="http://www.widnmwa.eventbrite.com" target="new">www.widnmwa.eventbrite</a>
April 2013
Thursday, April 11th, 2:00 PM
Paint Things; Beyond the Stretcher
deCordova Curator Dina Deitsch will give MA NMWA members and guests a guided tour of the exhibition she helped to curate.
PAINT THINGS navigates the recent direction of contemporary artists to expand painting beyond the stretcher into sculptural forms. This group exhibition focuses on the growing spatial and material freedom in painting as it merges with installation and sculpture. Featured artists include Claire Ashley, Katie Bell, Sarah Braman, Sarah Cain, Alex Da Corte, Cheryl Donegan, Franklin Evans, Kate Gilmore, Alex Hubbard, James Hyde, Sean Kennedy, Wilson Lawrence, Steve Locke, Analia Saban, Allison Schulnik, Jessica Stockholder, Mika Tajima, and Summer Wheat.
deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum
51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA 01773
$20 Members, $25 Non-Members
More information to follow
February 2013
Wednesday, February 13th, 11 AM
Siting Julia:Julia Child Centenary Exhibition
This exhibition from the Schlesinger Library's Julia Child Papers traces Julia's path through various sites: post World War II Paris, where she learned to cook and to teach cooking and began the decade-long writing collaboration that produced Mastering the Art of French Cooking; Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she became an icon of its cultural scene and launched her career in television; and national television, where she entered into millions of households and made the cooking show a media phenomenon. Marylene Altieri, Curator of the Culinary Collection, will give us a presentation and tour.
The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
3 James Street, Cambridge, MA02138
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Optional self-treat lunch to follow at Harvest, Harvard Square.
Event limited to 25 people.
More details to follow
January 2013
Sunday, January 20th, 11:00 AM
ICA - Mickalene Thomas and This Will Have Been: Art,Love & Politics in the 1980's
Mickalene is known for her vibrant rhinestone-adorned paintings of African American Women. (Work by Thomas in the NMWA's permanent collection. This Will Have Been: represents the diversity and complex
ICA Boston
100 Northern Avenue, Boston, MA 02210
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Optional self-treat lunch to follow at Sam's, Northern Avenue
December 2012
Tuesday, December 11th, 10:45AM
Guerrilla Girls at Montserrat College
Meet Dr. Stephen Immerman, President of Montserrat College, tour Galleries & Senior Studios w/ Maggie Cavallo, Curator of Education, and participate in talk/tour with Gallery Director Leonie Bradbury.
301 Gallery, Montserrat College
301 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
November 2012
Thursday, November 29th, 11:00AM
SMFA Holiday Sale
Private Opening Day Tour of Holiday Sale at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts. Tour led by SMFA Faculty member and accomplished artist, Julie Graham. Optional self-pay lunch follows at BRAVO!
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
230 The Fenway, Boston, MA
$Free Members, $N/A Non-Members
November 2012
Thursday, November 01st, 4PM & 6:30-8:30PM
Women to Watch Opening Reception - Women Who Rock - private tour
Women to Watch Opening Reception featuring the work of MA fiber artist, Debra Foltz. This is the third exhibition series, "Women to Watch" that features emerging women artists.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington, DC
$50 Members, $N/A Non-Members
Transportation and hotel accommodations on your own.Nearby hotels: Four Points Sheraton & Hilton Garden Inn Cost $50.00 per person, MA-NMWA members & their guests only.Space is limited to 15 people
October 2012
Sunday, October 14th, 1:15 - 3:30 PM
Walking Tour: Women Artists in the Back Bay
This tour takes us past the sites of former homes, studios and works of many women artists known as the "New Women". Self-treat Tea at London Cafe.
Meet at the Women's Memorial
Commonwealth Ave at Fairfield St., Boston, MA
$15 Members, $20 Non-Members
September 2012
Thursday, September 13th, 11:15 AM
Luncheon and Curator's Tour of Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage
Concord Museum for Tour and Colonial Inn for Luncheon
53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA 01742
$50 Members, $55 Non-Members
September 2012
Thursday, September 13th, 11:15 AM
Curator's Tour of Annie Leibovitz: Pilgrimage - Tour Only
Concord Museum
53 Cambridge Turnpike, Concord, MA 01742
$20 Members, $25 Non-Members
May 2012
Saturday, May 05th, 10:15AM - 2:30PM
Massachusetts Wildflower Society
The New England Society of Botanical Artists presents "History of Women in Botanical Art" followed by lunch and tour of Garden in the Woods.
Garden in the Woods
180 Hemenway Road, Framingham, MA
$20 Members, $25 Non-Members
April 2012
Thursday, April 26th, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
"Women to Watch"
"Women to Watch" Reception
Gallery Kayafas
450 Harrison Ave, #37, Boston, MA
$FREE Members, $ Non-Members
for more information please see (FYI), "What's New" on this website
March 2012
Thursday, March 15th, 11:00 AM Lunch
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: a private tour at 12:35 - Luncheon SOLD OUT
Guided Private Tour of "Portrait" Exhibit by Luisa Lambri and "(TAPESTRY) RADIO ON" - new work by Victoria Morton, also with selected highlights of the permanent exhibit.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
280 The Fenway Boston, MA 02115-5807
$25 Members, $35 Non-Members
Meet at Museum entrance desk. Join us for a special visit to the newly renovated and expanded Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Lunch is SOLD OUT
February 2012
Thursday, February 09th, 10:30 AM
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
Private Guided Tour of "The 2012 deCordova Biennial" followed by a pay-your-own luncheon.
deCordova Museum
Lincoln, Massachusetts
$18 Members, $22 Non-Members
Meet at Entrance Desk. The 2012 deCordova Biennial is a survey exhibition focused on emphasizing the quality and variety of work rather than any single theme. Highlighting artists from across New England, exhibition displays a range of approaches to media
January 2012
Sunday, January 29th, 10:15 AM Tour with
Peabody Essex Museum - Private Tour and Brunch
"Ripple Effect:The Art of H20 " and "Shapeshifting:Transformations in Native American Art"
Peabody Essex Museum
$35 Members, $45 Non-Members
Take advantage of this rare opportunity to tour both exhibitions with the knowledgeable and charming curators who developed and produced them.Then enjoy the company of fellow MA-NMWA members for an elegant catered brunch in the luxurious surroundings.
Decemb2012
Guerrilla Girls at Montserrat College
After meeting Dr. Stephen Immerman, President of Montserrat College, we will tour galleries led by Maggie Cavallo, Curator of Education and discuss Guerrilla Girls with Gallery Director Leonie Bradbur
301 Gallery, Montserrat College
301 Cabot Street, Beverly, MA
$15.00 Members, $25.00 Non-Members
December 2011
Tuesday, December 13th, 2:45-6:00PM
Nichols House Museum & Holiday Reception
Nichols House Museum and Holiday Champagne Reception
Nichols House Museum tour and Author Talk about "At Home on Beacon Hill: Rose Standish Nichols and Her Family". Holiday Champagne Reception following at a private Beacon Hill home. Further details to follow.
November 2011
Friday, November 11th, 10:30AM
Worcester Art Museum
Private tour and Optional Cafe Luncheon
$20.00 Members, $25.00 Non-Members
Private docent tour of current exhibitions "Art Since the Mid-20th Century" & "Wall at WAM" followed by pay-your-own luncheon in the Museum Cafe.
October 2011
Wednesday, October 19th, 11 AM to 2 PM
Studio Tour
Joy Street Studio Tour and Light Lunch
Joy Street Studios
86 Joy Street, Somerville, MA
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Tour the studios and meet withwomen artists. Enjoy a light lunch at Joy Street and complete the tour at Brickbottom Studios.
September 2011
Thursday, September 15th, 2pm to 4pm
National Center of Afro-American Artists
National Center of Afro-American Artists tour of current exhibition with additional works by women from their permanent collection.
National Center of Afro-American Artists
300 Walnut Avenue, Roxbury, MA
$10 Members, $20 Non-Members
The Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, in association with Violence Transformed, is pleased to announce Children=Hope, an exhibition featuring ten women artists. Details to follow.
June 2011
Sunday, June 12th, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
We are sorry, this event has been cancelled.
Munroe Tavern event cancelled
This event has been cancelled
Fall2011
Weekend in the Berkshires
Weekend in the Berkshires. Exploring women's art in the Pittsfield/Williamstown area
More information to follow
Winter2011
Nichols House Museum
Tour of the Beacon Hill Nichols House decorated for the Holidays and talk by author June Hutchinson
More information to follow
May 2011
Tuesday, May 03rd, 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
"Women, Power and the Arts. Simmons College"
Panel discussion 6-7:30, Gallery tour and reception 7:30-9:00, Book signing 7:30-9:00
Panel discussion at Paresky Conference Center - Tour and reception at Trustman Art Gallery
Simmons College 300 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
$25 Members, $25 Non-Members
Parking on street and in public parking lots nearby (including MFA) The day of the event, cash or checks preferred.
April 2011
Wednesday, April 06th, 12:15 - 4:00 PM
Members only. MIT Women, Arts and Technology
Tour of Media Lab, Tour of art installation, Tour of Design Lab, Reception and discussion with the women faculty and graduate students.
MIT map to be sent via email to attendees
$25 Members, $35 Non-Members
This event is for members only
March 2011
Sunday, March 27th, 2:00 PM
Showing of Film, "Who Does She Think She Is? "
Showing of Film, "Who Does She Think She Is?" followed by a talk-back with the director, Pamela Tanner Boll, at the NextDoor Theatre.
NextDoor Theatre
40 Cross Street, Winchester, MA
$12 Members, $22 Non-Members
March 2011
Wednesday, March 02nd, 6:30 PM
Tufts University Gallery Tour & Reception
Tufts University Gallery Tour & Reception for "Seductive Subversion: Women Pop Artists, 1958-1968"
Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University
40 Talbot Avenue, Medford, MA
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
January 2011
Thursday, January 06th, 9:30 AM
Boston Athenaeum Private Exhibit
Boston Athenaeum private exhibit and discussion of works by women artists in the Prints & Photography collection, including both 19th century and contemporary works,followed by an architectural tour
Boston Athenaeum
10 1/2 Beacon Beacon Street, Boston, MA.
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
SOLD OUT
December 2010
Tuesday, December 14th, 2:15 PM
State House Holiday Reception and a Tribute to Women called "Hear Us"
Holiday Reception and Tour, Champagne Reception at nearby Beacon Hill Home from 4:30 - 6:00 pm
State House
Boston, MA
$25 Members, $35 Non-Members
November 2010
Sunday, November 14th, 2:00 pm
Addison Gallery of Art Tour
Sheila Hicks: Fifty Years
Addison Gallery of Art
180 Main Street, Andover, MA
$15 Members, $25 Non-Members
Followed by a soft drinks and light dessert reception at the Mural Room of Phillips Common. For additional information, please see the FYI area of our website. http://www.ma-nmwa.org/fyi.php. Deadline to rsvp is Nov. 7
October 2010
Saturday, October 16th, 2:00 PM
Sculpture and Contemporary Art Tour at Forest Hills
Sculpture and Contemporary Art Tour at Forest Hills Cemetery lead by Cecily Miller, executive director of Forest Hills Educational Trust. Artists Leslie Wilcox and Andrea Thompson will also be present
Forest Hills Cemetery
95 Forest Hills Ave., Boston, MA
$10 Members, $20 Non-Members
Meet at the main gate at the set of stone benches to the right just inside the entrance across from the chapel. Parking is on either side of the driveway which leads up to the gate.
October 2010
Tuesday, October 05th, 9:30 am
A day trip to RISD and the Providence, RI MFA
Providence studio visit, tour and lunch at the Providence Art Club
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Art Club
Providence, RI
$150 Members, $200 Non-Members
Limited to only 20 people. Complete directions will be given as checks are received
September 2010
Sunday, September 26th, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Day 2 of Optional 2 day event in Northampton, Massachusetts
Brunch Presentation and Printmaking Demonstration &Exhibition
Hotel Northampton, Zea Mays Studio
Northampton, MA
$35 Members, $45 Non-Members
Day 2 of optional 2 day event. Price for both days is $75 for MA-NMWA members and $100 for non members. Single day price above. Transportation and hotel accommodations on own. If you want to attend both days, please rsvp to both days, Sat and Sun.
September 2010
Saturday, September 25th, 11 AM - 7 PM
Day 1 of optional 2 day event in Northampton/Amherst Massachusetts
Smith College Museum of Art, Lunch at Smith College, Emily and Austen Dickinson House Tours, UMass University Gallery & Reception at the Artisan Gallery
Venues are varied. Event begins at Smith College Museum of Art
Elm Street at Bedford Terrace, Northampton, MA
$45 Members, $55 Non-Members
Day 1 of optional 2 day event. Price for both days $75 for MA-NMWA members and $100 non-members. Transportation and hotel accommodations on own. If you want to attend both days, please rsvp to both Sat. and Sun.
July 2010
Thursday, July 08th, Evening
Women to Watch Exhibition
Members Trip to NMWA
1250 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20005
June 2010
Sunday, June 13th, 2:30
Guided tour of the current exhibit
Roni Horn aka Roni Horn
Institute of Contemporary Art
Boston, MA
$18 Members, $28 Non-Members
Plan to have lunch at your leisure at the ICA Cafe, or in one of the fine restaurants nearby. Price does not include lunch.
May 2010
Sunday, May 02nd, 2:00 PM
Guided tour of the current exhibit, " Works from the Collection" with an emphasis on women artists
Rose Art Museum Gallery Tour
Brandeis University
415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
$12 Members, $22 Non-Members
Includes works by Cindy Sherman and Judy Chicago
April 2010
Wednesday, April 21st, 10:15 AM
Curator Pam Parmal lecture and tour of "back rooms"
Women and the Textile Arts in Eighteenth Century Boston
Museum of Fine Arts (employee entrance)
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115
$25 Members, $35 Non-Members
Lunch afterwards on your own at museum or elsewhere
April 2010
Wednesday, April 14th, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Women to Watch Reception
Reception and announcement of winner to be exhibited at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in
Gallery Kayafas
450 Harrison Ave., Boston, MA 02118
This event is for members only. If you want to go to the event, please join The National Museum of Women in the Arts.
March 2010
Friday, March 26th, TBD
Special Film
Showing of Film, "Who Does She Think She Is"
Next Door Theatre
Stoneham, MA
Details to follow
March 2010
Sunday, March 07th, 2:00 PM
Photography Exhibit - Featuring talk by artist Stefanie Klavens
The Art of the Movie Theater: Photographs by Stefanie Klavens
National Heritage Museum
33 Marrett Road (at the intersection of 2A and Mass Ave) Lexington, MA
$12 Members, $22 Non-Members
Wine and cheese reception to follow at the nearby home of a NMWA member. Directions given at the event.
January 2010
Sunday, January 31st, 2:00 PM
Docent Tour current shows and of Folly Cove Designers permanent collection
Women Artists of Cape Ann
Cape Ann Historical Society
27 Pleasant Street, Gloucester, MA
$12.00 Members, $22.00 Non-Members
Suggested local restaurants: Captain Carlo's Fish Market; 27 Harbor Loop; www.captaincarlos.com-Passports; 110 Main Street- Alchemy Cafe & Bistro;3 Duncan Street;www.alchemybistro.com-Cruiseport Gloucester; 6 Rowe Square; www.cruiseportgloucester.c
Fall2010
Cocktails and Special tour of the Sackler
Latin American Modern Art
Sackler Storage Facility
Somerville, MA
$TBD Members, $TBD Non-Members
More information to follow
December 2009
Thursday, December 10th, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
MA-NMWA exhibits at Mass Conference for Women
Boston Convention Center
November 2009
Tuesday, November 10th,
State Committee Conference
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Washington, DC
2 day event, Nov 10-11
November 2009
Tuesday, November 03rd, 10:30 AM
Eleanor Norcross...Founder Tour and Lunch
Fitchburg Art Museum
$30.00 Members, $40.00 Non-Members
October 2009
Sunday, October 18th, 10:30 AM
Special Guided Exhibition Tour & Brunch
Rare Bird of Fashion...Iris Apfel
The Peabody Essex Museum
Salem, MA
$35.00 Members, $45.00 Non-Members
September 2009
Wednesday, September 23rd, 11:30 AM
Luncheon and docent guided tour
Rona Pondick's Metamorphosis of Objects
The Worcester Museum of Art
Worcester, MA
$35.00 Members, $45.00 Non-Members
May 2009
Wednesday, May 13th,
Talk by Mrs. Holladay
Reception and Review of "The Book As Art"
McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave.,Chestnut Hill, MA
$25.00 Members, $35.00 Non-Members
May 2009
Tuesday, May 12th, 10:00 to 11:30 AM
Presentation by Nonie Gadsden
The Saturday Evening Girls and their ceramic tiles
The Forsyth Institute
140 Fenway, Boston, MA
$10.00 Members, $15.00 Non-Members
May 2009
Tuesday, May 12th,
Luncheon featuring NMWA founder Wilhelmina Cole Holladay
The Forsyth Institute
Boston, MA
$25.00 Members, $35.00 Non-Members
May 2009
Tuesday, May 12th, 5:30 to 7:00 PM
Chanpagne Tea Reception with Mrs. Holladay
Four Seasons Hotel
Boston,MA
$40.00 Members, $ Non-Members
February 2009
Saturday, February 14th, 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm
Reception & Exhibition Viewing
The Book as Art, a traveling exhibition from NMWA
McMullen Museum of Art at Boston College
140 Commonwealth Ave.,Chestnut Hill, MA
8:00 pm - 8:45 pm Opening Ceremony, Black Tie / No Charge
January 2009
Wednesday, January 14th, 11:00 am - 12:30 p
Morning Tour & Optional Lunch
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Boston,MA
$18.00 Members, $28.00 Non-Members
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SMFA Holiday Sale
Very Special Private Tour on opening day of the SMFA Holiday Sale led by Julie Graham, SMFA Faculty member. Optional self-treat luncheon at BRAVO! Restaurant at the MFA to follow.
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
230 Fenway, Boston, MA
$Free Members, $N/A Non-Members
November 0000
Wednesday, November 30th, 10:15AM
Exciting Tour of a Private Art Collection
Join us for a private tour of art work on display in the home of a significant New England collector of glass art.
An optional pre-paid group luncheon will follow the tour at the Square Cafe in Hingham at 12:00 noon.
Limited space available.
Call Sue O'Brien at 508-631-5009 to RSVP
MA-NMWA Members: $70 tour only; $100 tour and lunch
Non-Members/Guests: $100 tour only; $130 tour and lunch
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