Gallery
Gallery
Kris Waldman, Director
The HCA gallery opened this beautiful exhibition space in 2015. Its purpose is to provide adventurous exhibitions of work by established artists, emerging artists, members of the HCA community, and educational and community projects such as the Michael Lisnow Respite Center exhibit and The PhotoVoice Project with Compass at Hopkinton Memory Support Assisted Living Center. Through a mix of shows by these constituencies, the gallery seeks to engage and expand its audience for contemporary visual art.
Gallery exhibitions are announced in the HCA email newsletter and on our website. If you would like to receive the newsletter, please click on “Sign-up for our e-news” on our homepage.
A typical exhibition season includes solo and group exhibitions, an open juried exhibition (Arts in Bloom), a juried exhibition of members of the Hopkinton Center for the Arts, and an exhibition by Hopkinton High School Honors students. The exhibition schedule is organized by HCA director Kris Waldman.
HCA membership is open to all. If you would like information about membership, please see our Membership page. Advance notice of juried exhibitions can be found at our Call for Art page.
In the spirit of accessibility and communal art appreciation, our art exhibits are free and open to the public. Go to our In The Gallery page to see current and upcoming exhibits.
Juried Exhibits
Our juried exhibits are curated by guest jurors who select pieces from submissions received during our open calls for art. Recent jurors have included Mim Brooks Fawcett, Executive Director and Chief Curator of the Attleboro Museum, Katherine French (Director Emerita of Danforth Art, now Gallery Director of Catamount Arts), Jane Young (Chase Young Gallery, Boston), Arthur Dion (Gallery NAGA, Boston), Zola Solamente (Arden Gallery, Boston), and Photographer Chehalis Hegner,
Upcoming events
28MayOnline Sculpey Clay Workshop: Board games + More Info These polymer clay classes will focus on utilizing the unique attributes of this brightly colored home-baked clay to create one-of-a-kind miniature pieces of art that can be both functional (e.g., as toys or jewelry) and beautiful! In this series of 1.5 hour online workshops, we will work with students to build techniques to create things from life and imagination in 3-D. We will be using Zoom to meet with students and share our energy and knowledge about utilizing this colorful bake-at-home clay. Each 1.5 hour workshop is $20.00. These clay classes will be offered online, so students will need a phone, computer, or ipad with a camera and a small space to work at home. Students will also need aluminum foil to cover their work space, and will need to purchase their own supplies. Sculpey clay is available on Amazon (see link below). If the delivery window doesn't work out, check with Joann Fabrics stores. They have different sets of sculpey clay that may be available for curbside pick-up. Sculpey: Board games: May 28 Make your own tic-tac-toe pieces and board! May 28 (02:00 pm-03:30 pm)
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28May18JunArt with Marion Buricatu (Grades 5th-12th) + More Info Join Marion Buricatu via Zoom for four Thursday classes at 3 pm. Here is how it works:
May 28 - June 18 (03:00 pm-04:00 pm)
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30May20JunOnline Ceramics Hand building II - Saturday + More Info We are going back to the roots of our pottery traditions! Ever wonder how they used to (and still do!) make such beautiful vessels without a potter’s wheel? Join us for our unique online ceramics class where you will learn a variety of hand building techniques (including coil, slab and pinch/pull) in this four-week, project-based, on-line ceramic class. Projects may include decorative and functional coil pots, bowls, or containers, ocarinas, mugs, vases. When the session is complete, we will let you know when you can drop off the pieces you create in this class for bisque firing. To finish your piece, you will be invited to a glazing class when the Center re-opens. Included in the class fee is 12.5 pounds of clay. Students will need to provide their own tools. If you need to purchase tools, we have some basic kits available for $10. Finally, students will need to supply a piece of heavy canvas, wooden board or drywall at least 18” x 18” to work on, and a rolling pin (or fat dowel). 5 Classes Total: (4) 2-hour classes online, plus one in-person glazing class (Date TBA) May 30 - June 20 (09:30 am-11:30 am)
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05JunFirst Friday Open Mic (Live Facebook Event) + More Info First Friday Open Mic at the Hopkinton Center for the ArtsJOIN US FOR OUR THIRD VIRTUAL OPEN MIC FRIDAY, JUNE 5!
Called "one of New England's best songwriters" by The Boston Globe, Terry Kitchen creates songs that are portraits of ordinary people and emotions, captured with extraordinary compassion, honesty and humor. His new album Next Time We Meet, which reached #5 on the national Folk-DJ chart, highlights his chiming guitar and intimate vocals while deftly combining the personal and the political, often within the same song. His songs have won the Mid-Atlantic and USA Song Contests and been runner-up in the John Lennon Song Contest, and have appeared in numerous films. He's been performing on folk stages across the country since the 1990s, and in the 1980s he was the leader of the groundbreaking Boston band Loose Ties, whose experiences he recounts in his novel Next Big Thing, called "a great debut novel" by The San Francisco Book Review. More on Terry at www.terrykitchen.com To participate:
2. Sign-up for your time slot at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0b49a4a62ea4f94-first19 3. Share the link to this page with friends and family, so they can watch or join in! 4. Make sure once you join the group to set your Notifications to see "All Posts". This helps ensure that you are notified when each performer goes live. Each singer gets 10 minutes or 2 songs. Sing from your piano, from your couch, wherever you can! All are welcome to join the group and enjoy the live music.
June 05 (07:30 pm-09:30 pm)
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14JunJazz Jam Sundays + More Info Are you a musician, a jazz aficionado, or just looking for something fun to do? Join the MetroWest Jazz Project at the HCA every second Sunday of the month. (NOTE - APRIL 2020 event will be on April 5th) One-hour concert followed by a public jam session open to musicians. Sundays 11 am. Free ($5 donations at the door appreciated). June 14 (11:00 am-01:30 pm)
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This June's feature is Terry Kitchen. 
