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Two calla lily leaves placed horizontally on a black background. On each leaf, printed in the chlorophyll, is a cascading series of my shadow as I walk.

Now on Exhibit: Megan Bent at ODG@WAM

Posted on: February 16, 2023 Last updated on: February 16, 2023 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
The Open Door Gallery at the Worcester Art Museum is now exhibiting Megan Bent: “I Don’t Want to Put a Silver Lining Around it.” This show will be on view from February 16- May 15, 2023.    From the artist:…
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An image of Mehdi Raoufi, a man with dark hair, a moustache and goatee wearing dark rimmed glasses and smiling at the camera

Welcome our new Director of School Programs: Mehdi Raoufi!

Posted on: August 1, 2022 Last updated on: August 1, 2022 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
We are thrilled to share the news that Mehdi Raoufi has joined the Open Door Arts team as our new Director of School Programs! Mehdi joins Open Door Arts after serving as the Community Outreach Manager and various other roles for…
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Woman with dark hair pulled back, and dark eyes wearing a button up shirt, and smiling.

A Farewell and Thank You to Mia Branco

Posted on: August 1, 2022 Last updated on: August 1, 2022 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
Our incredible Director of Education Mia Branco, has relocated to Maine to pursue new adventures.  Mia was an incredible asset to our team during her five years with Open Door Arts.  She supported our students and staff as an Intern,…
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“Light Amongst Darkness”: Light brown paint that swirls in different directions with some white and light blue paint mixed throughout.

Artist Spotlight: Hadassah Chavivah Zeltzer

Posted on: May 6, 2022 Last updated on: May 9, 2022 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 2
We are shining our Artist Spotlight on Hadassah Chavivah Zeltzer! Hadassah is based in Brookline, MA and her body of work includes fine art, graphic art for her business and award-winning short film, music catalog, and spiritual product called The…
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A thin wobbly panel stretched from the top of the page to the bottom, with a watercolor and pencil painting of part of a face in it. The image shows an ear, the shadows between folds purple and red. A creased neck and cheek in orange and purple. And the dark purple and red shadow around an eye, just a corner of the white of the eye visible. To the right it says "but I can't carry my weight", and a little lower "I can't"

Artist Spotlight: Kimball Anderson

Posted on: April 4, 2022 Last updated on: April 4, 2022 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
Next up in our Artist Spotlight is Kimball Anderson, a long time friend of Open Door Arts, and featured artist at the Open Door Gallery in Boston. Kimball makes comics for “people who fell off of the conveyor belt of…
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A colorful painting made up of dots depicting a field at sunset with trees in the background and one tall tree in toward the center.

Artist Spotlight: Bethany Noël Murray

Posted on: March 1, 2022 Last updated on: March 9, 2022 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
This month, we’re thrilled to share the work of Bethany Noël Murray, who exhibited her show “Brains are Cool, Even When They Hurt” in our Open Door Gallery in Boston as part of the series, “Prisms: Perspectives on Hidden Disability”…
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Chlorophyll print on calla lily leaves, ID: Two calla lily leaves placed horizontally on a black background. On each leaf, printed in the chlorophyll, is a cascading series of my shadow as I walk.

Artist Spotlight: Megan Bent

Posted on: January 5, 2022 Last updated on: January 5, 2022 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
Meet our next featured artist- Megan Bent! Megan was getting ready to install work from Latency at the Open Door Gallery in Boston when the pandemic started and her exhibition had to be put on hold. We are so grateful…
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Artist Spotlight: Dominic Killiany

Posted on: December 13, 2021 Last updated on: December 13, 2021 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
This month we are excited to feature artist Dominic Killiany! Dominic is a 23 year old young man with autism whose interpretation of the world reflects his knowledge of order, balance and symmetry with a touch of abstract expressionism in…
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white plastic pieces are connected to form a geometric shape against a white background

Artist Spotlight: Xi Nan

Posted on: November 22, 2021 Last updated on: December 1, 2021 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
We are thrilled to introduced this month’s featured artist, Xi Nan. Xi Nan was born and raised in Jilin, China. She was selected nationally from China Disabled Person Federation to study abroad at RCN United World College in Norway and…
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Image of Liz Staal smiling and wearing a black t-shirt that reads, "the future is accessible" in front of a colorful background.

Meet our Research Fellow – Liz Staal

Posted on: October 14, 2021 Last updated on: October 14, 2021 Written by: vsa4mass Comments: 0
Hello! I am Elisabeth (Liz) Staal, and I am so excited to be the Research Fellow with Open Door Arts this year! I was born in San Francisco, California, raised in Leominster, Massachusetts, and have most recently been living in…
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