2020-2021 Press Room

Spring 2021

Performance Series

Silkroad Ensemble
Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. ET
Members of the Silkroad Ensemble, with Special Guests

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Grid of the artists that are coming to UMass silkroad. spacer UMass Roster

Alex Kerr in Conversation
Japanese Arts & Popular Culture - Wedesday, February 10
Lost Japan - Thursday, February 11

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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Wednesday, February 17

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Kristina Wong
Stitch n'Bitch Community Craft Night - Wedesday, February 24
Sweatshop Overload - Monday, March 1

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Kristina Wong Sweatshop Overlord spacer Kristina Wong - Sweatshop Overlord
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Riffing the Reality: Women, Gender and Jazz
Wedesday, March 10

Tammy Kernodle spacer Tammy Kernodle
Terri Lyne Carrington Photo by Delphine Diallo spacer Terri Lyne Carrington photo by Delphine Diallo
Sarah Elizabeth Charles Photo by Shervin Lainez spacer Sarah Elizabeth Charles photo by Shervin Lainez
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Bodies at Risk
Rennie Harris & Jon Boogz - Saturday, March 13
Emily Johnson & Alice Sheppard - Thursday, March 18

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Rennie Harris photo by Osamu Inoue
Saturday, March 13

Jon Boogz spacer Jon Boogz 
Saturday, March 13
Emily Johnson Photo by Tracy Rector And Melissa Ponder spacer Emily Johnson photo by Tracy Rector and Melissa Ponder
Thursday, March 18
Alice Sheppard Photo by Beverlie Lord spacer Alice Sheppard photo by Beverlie Lord
Thursday, March 18
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Fay Victor Chamber Trio
Thursday, March 25

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Zaccai Curtis Afro-Cuban Jazz Quartet
Saturday, March 27

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Miwa Matreyek: Infinitely Yours
Tuesday, April 6

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A Manual Cinema Monster Movie
Sunday, April 11

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Matt Haimovitz: Back Listening Room
Sunday, April 25

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Silkroad Ensemble - Members of the Silkroad Ensemble
Thursday, April 29

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Bright Moments

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Nathalie Amazan spacer Nathalie Amazan
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Augusta Savage Gallery

POV: Out of Body - Anchor House of Artists
February 9 to March 9

Painting by Genevieve Burnett spacer Painting by Genevieve Burnett
Painting by Mary Dunn spacer Painting by Mary Dunn
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REVIVAL/50: Four Musicians
Friday, March 19

Angelica Sanchez spacer Angelica Sanchez
Avery Sharpe spacer Avery Sharpe
Joe Fonda spacer Joe Fonda
Reggie Nicholson spacer Reggie Nicholson
photo credit: R.I. Sutherland-Cohen | jazzexpressions.org
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Carolyn Mae Lassiter: A Journey Through My Heart and Mind
March 23 to April 20

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JuPong Lin: Poetics of Repair - Being Earth, Being Water
April 2 to April 22

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JuPong Lin spacer Image by JuPong Lin
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Celebrating Brett - A Life in Art
April 23 - May 5

Flowers In Your Eyes by Brettney Young spacer Flowers In Your Eyes by Brettney Young
I'm Fine by Brettney Young spacer I'm Fine by Brettney Young
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Hampden Gallery

CURRENT UNDERCURRENT
February 1 to May 14

CMO by Stephen Mallon Hopper spacer "Hopper CMO 21366 (Location- Echo, Utah)" by Stephen Mallon Hopper
Our House by Christina Marsh spacer Our House by Christina Marsh
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Bruce Ackerson: BIRDS-EYE VIEWS
March 1 - May 14

Painting by Bruce Ackerson spacer Boxcar Getaway by Bruce Ackerson
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Alicia Renadette: Solo Exhibition
March 1 - May 14

My Spirit Animal is a Mutant Fawn by Alicia Renadette spacer My Spirit Animal is a Mutant Fawn by Alicia Renadette
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In Visible Light
April 1 - May 14

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University Museum of Contemporary Art

Mirror Mirror: The Prints of Alison Saar
February 16 - April 30, 2021

Alison Saar, Mirror, Mirror; Mulatta Seeking Inner Negress, edition 8/10, 2014. Woodcut and chine collé on found sugar sack, 40 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. spacer Alison Saar, Mirror, Mirror; Mulatta Seeking Inner Negress, edition 8/10, 2014. Woodcut and chine collé on found sugar sack, 40 1/2 x 23 1/2 in.
Alison Saar, Coup de Grâce, edition 6/16, 2012, Lithograph, 19 1/4 x 25 in. spacer Alison Saar, Coup de Grâce, edition 6/16, 2012, Lithograph, 19 1/4 x 25 in.
Alison Saar, Cotton Eater, edition 1/6, 2014. Woodcut on found sugar sack quilt 72 x 34 in. spacer Alison Saar, Cotton Eater, edition 1/6, 2014. Woodcut on found sugar sack quilt
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Alison Saar, Muddy Water, edition 6/12, 2017. Monotype and linocut, 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. spacer Alison Saar, Muddy Water, edition 6/12, 2017. Monotype and linocut, 16 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.
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We Are For Freedoms
February 16 - April 30, 2021

Liberty Tree spacer Liberty Tree
Mayday spacer Mayday
Where will the Children Play spacer Where will the Children Play
Student Onion Seeds, Multi-color poster, from woodcut, paper; 18 x 27". Student Organization Project spacer Student Onion Seeds, Multi-color poster, from woodcut, paper; 18 x 27". Student Organization Project
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Artifacts at the End of a Decade
Student Curatorial Exhibition
February 16 - April 30, 2021

Sonia Katchian, Untitled, 1974. Gelatin silver print and plastic rope fragments in a plastic envelope mounted on white wove paper. spacer Sonia Katchian, Untitled, 1974. Gelatin silver print and plastic rope fragments in a plastic envelope mounted on white wove paper.
Benno Friedman, Untitled, 1981. Offset lithograph on wove paper with attached postcards; edition 48/150 spacer Benno Friedman, Untitled, 1981. Offset lithograph on wove paper with attached postcards; edition 48/150
Betsey Johnson, Untitled, 1981. Cottonand Lycra fabric, safety pins, and offset printed collaged paper stamped and signed with red and black ink spacer Betsey Johnson, Untitled, 1981. Cottonand Lycra fabric, safety pins, and offset printed collaged paper stamped and signed with red and black ink
Robert Kushner, Untitled, 1980. Acrylic on wrapping paper, laminated onto upholstery fabric.  spacer Robert Kushner, Untitled, 1980. Acrylic on wrapping paper, laminated onto upholstery fabric. 
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Sponsor Logos

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New England Foundation for the arts   New England Foundation for the Arts
If space, include credit: The UMass Fine Arts Center is supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts through the New England Arts Resilience Fund, part of the United States Regional Arts Resilience Fund, an initiative of the U.S. Regional Arts Organizations and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with major funding from the federal CARES Act from the National Endowment for the Arts
 
Daily Hampshire Gazette   Daily Hampshire Gazette
Mass Cultural Council   Mass Cultural Council
Florence Bank   Florence Bank
Applewood Loomis Villlage A Member of the Loomis Communities   Applewood and Loomis Village
New England Public Media logo   New England Public Media
The Vidda Foundation   The Vidda Foundation
93.9 The River   WRSI-The River
El Sol Latino   El Sol Latino
Greenfield Cooperative and Northampton Cooperative bank   Greenfield and Northampton Cooperative Banks
  The Eric Carle Musuem of Picture Book Art

Fall 2020

Augusta Savage Gallery

Dr. Terry Jenoure

Terry Jenoure photo by Michael O'Bannon spacer Terry Jenoure photo by Michael O'Bannon
Breathing While Black
September 1 - November 20; Opening Reception: Tuesday, September 1, 6pm
The Daily Plight Of James Black by Robert A Ketchens spacer The Daily Plight Of James Black by Robert A Ketchens
Breath by Aileen Bassis spacer Breath by Aileen Bassis
Perseverance by Capt James V spacer Perseverance by Capt James V
I Can't Breathe by Saleh Lo spacer I Can't Breathe by Saleh Lo
In the search of Identity by Murk Malik spacer In the search of Identity by Murk Malik
Black Tears by T. Owens Union spacer Black Tears by T. Owens Union
REVIVAL/50 Performance Festival
Fridays, 4pm, begining September 11 through November 20
Phat A$tronaut spacer Phat A$tronaut, September 11
Kimaya Diggs spacer Kimaya Diggs, September 18
Pamela Means photo by Julian Parker-Burns spacer Pamela Means photo by Julian Parker-Burns, September 25
Terre Parker photo by Ani Rivera spacer Terre Parker photo by Ani Rivera, October 2
Jose Gonzalez/Criolla Clasico spacer Jose Gonzalez/Criolla Clasico, October 9
Jin Hi Kim photo by Bleue-Liverpool  spacer Jin Hi Kim photo by Bleue-Liverpool, October 16
Layaali spacer Layaali, November 6
Leo Hwang   Leo Hwang, November 13
I-Shea   I-Shea
I-Shea & Mamadou Ndiaye, November 20
Mamadou Ndiaye   Mamadou Ndiaye
I-Shea & Mamadou Ndiaye, November 20

Jules Jones: Piece Me Back Together
October 7 & Sunday, October 28; Opening Reception: Tuesday, October 7, 6pm

Underground by Jules Jones spacer Underground by Jules Jones

Nastya Vorobyeva - Playback Theater workshop
Saturday, October 24 & Sunday, October 25

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Mary Ting: Our Hive Is Sick
November 4 - December 4; Opening Reception: Tuesday, November 4, 6pm

Sick Hive by Mary Ting spacer Sick Hive by Mary Ting
 

Reimagine Residencies

Kristina Wong for Public Office: Live from Her Home! 
Thursday, September 10
Kristina Wong by Tom Fowler spacer Kristina Wong photo by Tom Fowler
Kristina Wong photo by Annie lesser spacer Kristina Wong photo by Annie lesser

JLCO Septet with Wynton Marsalis
Sunday, November 15

Wynton Marsalis photo by Piper Ferguson spacer Wynton Marsalis photo by Piper Ferguson
JLCO4 photo by Frank Stewart spacer JLCO4 photo by Frank Stewart

Sandglass Theater: Rock the Boat
Sunday, November 22

Image of Sandglass Theater cast   Cast of "Rock the Boat" Photo by Willow O'Feral
Photo of Sandglass Theater puppets   "Rock the Boat" puppets photo by Coni Richards

Bodies At Risk

Bodies at Risk: Black Violin
Friday, October 2

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Black Violin photo by Mark Clennon spacer Black Violin photo by Mark Clennon

Bodies at Risk: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar and Ananya Chatterjea
Wednesday, October 14

Jawole Willa Jo Zollar photo by Crush Boone spacer Jawole Willa Jo Zollar photo by Crush Boone 
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Bodies at Risk: Larissa FastHorse and Erich Jarvis
Monday, October 19

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Erich Jarvis spacer Erich Jarvis
 

Magic Triangle

Yusef Lateef Centennial Celebration
Friday, October 9

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DREAMSTRUCK: Marilyn Crispell, Joe Fonday, Harvey Sorgen
Thursday, October 29

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James Brandon Lewis Quartet
Thursday, November 12

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Hampden Gallery

Trish Crapo: The Presence of Absence
September 15 - October 7

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Procheta Mukherjee Olson: While You Were Away
October 14 - November 11

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