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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
Reading of The Noisy Puddle, Sunday at 2 & 3 PM, room 221
Lawn Games, 12 – 5 PM daily, weather permitting
Wooden Storage Shed Raffle, through Sunday at 5 PM, info at the Box Office
special thanks to our friends at Concord Building & Design Center for providing materials
PERFORMANCES & MORE
Rijah, Saturday starting at 1 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
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.