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Artist Spotlight: Bethany Noël Murray
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”…
Join Our Team!
We are looking for a Music teaching artist to join our team for a February-June 2022 residency! Click on the link to see the full description or email with any questions.
Artist Spotlight: Megan Bent
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…
Artist Spotlight: Dominic Killiany
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…
Artist Spotlight: Xi Nan
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…
Meet our Research Fellow – Liz Staal
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…
FY 21 Highlights Report
Years like this test you in ways few things do. What really matters? What should we prioritize? What change do we want to see in the world? This year, we grew. And you were right there with us. With gratitude,…
Join Our Team!
We are looking for a Visual Arts teaching artist to join our team for a January-June 2022 residency! Click on the link to see the full description or email with any questions.
Artist Spotlight: William Kinnear
This artist spotlight features William “Bill” Kinnear. Bill is a Boston Artist living and working at his Beacon Hill Studio. He has been affiliated with Open Door Arts and our galleries for more than 20 years. Bill’s 2019-2021 painting series…
Artist Spotlight: George Elbthal
This artist spotlight is a very special one that we are sharing in remembrance of George Elbthal. George was an artist from Ayer, MA whose oil paintings were inspired by New England landscapes and places important to his family and…
Artist Spotlight: Liz Doles
We’re thrilled to launch our Artist Spotlight series, which will virtually highlight the amazing work of artists with disabilities until our Open Door Galleries reopen. For our first week, we’re featuring the work of Liz Doles, a Boston-based multifaceted artist who…
New Schools Join the COOL Team!
We are thrilled to announce new partnerships with Higginson Elementary, where we will be providing music and dance to Pre-K-2nd grade students and with the West Zone ELC where we will offer music to Pre-k-1st grade students. We are so excited to work with these 2 great schools and their creative students!