Programs
Musican Cliff Notez performing at the Rose Art Museum Spring Celebration, 2019. Photo by Natasha Moustache.
While the museum is temporarily closed to the general public, all public programs will be held virtually, and as always, they are free, open to the public. Closed captions are available for all virtual programming.
Artist Talk: Ellen Lesperance
October 29, 2020, 1 p.m.
Join artist Ellen Lesperance for a talk about her practice, the use of knitwear as a radical form of “creative direct action,” and her work currently on view in the exhibition "Yesterday’s Tomorrow."
Ellen Lesperance in her studio, 2019. Photo by Rose Dickson.
Close Looking: Adam Pendleton, “Larry Hinton (white),” 2012
November 12, 2020, 12 p.m.
In this Close Looking session, Isaiah Wooden (Theater Arts) and Elizabeth Bradfield (Creative Writing) will discuss Adam Pendleton’s "Larry Hinton (white)" (2012).
Adam Pendleton, Larry Hinton (white), 2012. Mortimer and Sara Hays Acquisition Fund, 2018.10. © Adam Pendleton, courtesy Pace Gallery. Photograph by Chris Burke, courtesy the artist.
"Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life" – Book Launch + Conversation with Roxana Robinson and Nancy Scott
November 13, 2020, 3 p.m.
Please join us for a book launch of the new and expanded edition of Roxanne Robinson’s critically-acclaimed book "Georgia O’Keeffe: A Life."
Yesterday's Tomorrow: Activating History Today
November 18, 2020, 5 p.m.
Join us for a special program with artist lauren woods and Robbins House Founder Maria Madison, who will share research projects focused on Massachusetts' overlooked and untold narratives and propose new means of contemporary memorial-making.
Installation view of "Yesterday's Tomorrow: Selections from the Collection, 1933-2018," at the Rose Art Museum, 2020. Charles Mayer Photography.