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50th Anniversary of CCHS Art Show at Concord Art!

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The Concord-Carlisle High School Show has been an annual exhibition at Concord Art for fifty years- this year is our 50th anniversary!

Sneak Peek 

The exhibition will be on view in the main galleries, and feature portfolios from CCHS seniors in the Roberts Gallery (upstairs), and work by CCHS teachers in the Abbot Gallery (downstairs). Adjacent from the Abbot, we will have a selection of work by our founder, Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts.

The David Prifti Memorial Awards and our art committee juries the work and decides the winners.  David Prifti was a beloved CCHS photography teacher and a beloved Concord Art Art and Exhibition Committee Chair.  Prizes are allotted differently each year, depending on the senior portfolios.  Some years there is one winner for each medium (ceramics, 2D, photography) or there have been years when just one senior portfolio wins all the prize money.

This year Concord Art has coordinated with CCHS Art Teacher, Joseph Pickman, who will be helping the students prep their portfolios for install. The CCHS show will be juried after installation, and a selection of students will be given awards for their work.

The awards will be announced during our online reception over Zoom on Thursday, May 20.

Events

“Earthworks: Evolution” Ceramics Biennial Opens

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The Umbrella Arts Center of Concord, MA presents its second Ceramics Biennial Exhibition, “Earthworks: Evolution”, a regional show celebrating the depth of history, tradition, and cultural expression in contemporary ceramics, and the ways in which artists continue to expand the field through innovation and reinterpretation.

Admission is free and the Allie Kussin Gallery is open to all. The works in this exhibition will be available for purchase via ArtCloud.com after the opening reception; for earlier inquiries, please reach out to Julia@TheUmbrellaArts.org.
Exhibition Dates: April 29 – June 28, 2026
Opening Reception: April 29, 6:00 – 8:00 PM (RSVP requested)
Form and Narrative on Elegantly Embossed Ceramics with Juror and Visiting Artist Lisa Orr: Workshop ($70) | Artist’s Talk (Free) – RSVP requested

JUROR: Lisa Orr has been a studio potter for over 40 years. After completing an MFA at the NYSCC Alfred in 1992, she received a Fulbright, an MAAA/NEA and other grants to research ceramics and create films. Her work has been placed in numerous public and private collections. Currently refining an accessible smokeless wood kiln, she also teaches, lectures, and shows nationally and internationally. Orr’s ceramics lushly blend historical, functional roots with organic, fluid forms that embrace gentle asymmetry. Inspired by nature and intuition, her richly textured and colorfully glazed slip-cast surfaces evoke birds on the wing, coral reefs, and blooming flowers, resulting in work that’s vibrant, emotional, and assured.

FEATURED ARTISTS: Alice Abrams • Jack Abramson • Chris Archer • Ben Babcock • Becky Bailey • Sasha M Bergmann • Heather Binder • Josephine Burr • Bob Callahan • Loring Cheney • Claire Corey • Julie Cunningham • Holly Curcio • Christine DeGennaro • Natasha Dikareva • Helen Duncan • Larry W Elardo • Katie Fee • Debra Fleury • Molly Frantz • Leslie Fry • Fionnuala Hart Gerrity • Pam Golden • Joan Hilton • Alexandra Hogan Kosciak • Lindsey McFarland Howarth • Tom Hubbard • Kyle Johns • Hillary Ellen Kane • Grace Kerr • Yeonsoo Kim • Lucien Koonce • Gwendolyn Lanier • Jaeok Lee • Warren Mather • Jennifer McCandless • Eliane Medina • Donna Namnoum • Elizabeth Ocean • Shyanne Ogilvie • Linnea Pappas-Byers • Jenny Peace • Julie Peck • Ingrid Raab • Andrew Robinson (boats by drew) • Ellen Schön • Kimberly Scott • Corran Shrimpton • Anne Thiam • Joan Zagrobelny

Open through June 28