Description: The Umbrella Community Arts Center is seeking part time Birthday Party Teaching Artists for our weekend Birthday Party program. Seeking teachers in all media (painting, drawing, 2D and 3D mixed media, and woodworking) to build quality party themes and offerings listed on The Umbrella’s website: http://theumbrellaarts.org/program/birthday-partiesBirthday... Keep Reading »
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September 27, 2016 by Danielle
Description: The Umbrella Community Arts Center is seeking talented teachers for our Winter 2017 after-school, school vacation week programs and course catalog. Particular focus for new programming initiatives will bring together the fields of science, technology, engineering, math and the arts to build on our STEAM curriculum for youth ages 4-18 years old. Project or... Keep Reading »
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September 27, 2016 by Miranda
The Umbrella’s award-winning performing arts program is seeking an experienced, talented, and dedicated sound designer/engineer to join it’s production teams for the remainder of the 2016-2017 season.Productions include:Equus – November 4th-19th, 2016Dear Elizabeth and Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical (running in rep) – February 24th – March 26th, 2017Big Fish – April... Keep Reading »
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September 15, 2016 by Natalie
By Happy Goethert and Emily Wheeler We are members of Concord’s Agriculture Committee and aspiring artistsand farmers. Last year, Happy proposed inviting community members to visit Concord farms and create artwork based on what they saw and experienced—not just in the high season of summer, but through four successive seasons. That time is needed to learn the farming... Keep Reading »
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September 15, 2016 by Natalie
By Happy Goethert and Emily Wheeler We are members of Concord’s Agriculture Committee and aspiring artistsand farmers. Last year, Happy proposed inviting community members to visit Concord farms and create artwork based on what they saw and experienced—not just in the high season of summer, but through four successive seasons. That time is needed to learn the farming... Keep Reading »
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August 16, 2016 by Miranda
-written by 2015-2016 Artist-in-Residence, Sarah FaganIn less than a month, my year as The Umbrella's artist-in-residence will be over. I spend the next few weeks installing my show and wrapping up work in my studio. (I look forward to seeing everyone who can make it at the opening reception of my year-end exhibit "Accumulations," in the gallery on Thursday,... Keep Reading »
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July 28, 2016 by Laura
We are thrilled to announce Meghan Murray has been chosen as The Umbrella's 2016-2017 Artist-in-Residence!The Umbrella’s Artist-in-Residence program, which offers free housing and studio space to an emerging artist, started in September 2014 with Nina Earley. Nina is a conceptual artist who uses an endless range of... Keep Reading »
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July 26, 2016 by Laura
By Rebecca CookWe all know tiny houses are hot, but on a recent Saturday in Concord they were scorching. And yes, it was one of the dog days of summer, but this event didn’t need the sun to sizzle.The Umbrella and Miranda’s Hearth held the 2nd Big Tiny House Festival on July 16th. The Umbrella staff estimate that three thousand people attended this swirling, multi-layered... Keep Reading »
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June 29, 2016 by Miranda
written by Sarah Fagan, The Umbrella's 2015-2016 Artist-in-ResidenceLists are a way of life for me. There is forever a growing grocery list on my refrigerator, files that list and track my expenses on my computer, and small notebooks dedicated to lists such as "art ideas" and "movies to watch." There are so many small pieces of paper littering my desk/kitchen... Keep Reading »
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June 24, 2016 by Miranda
Tiny houses have recently made a gigantic splash, attracting a lot of attention from the media and even starring in their own cable television series. The Umbrella Community Arts Center has joined the party, with two tiny houses on the front lawn for the past year, and the 2nd Big Tiny House Festival coming up on Saturday, July 16th. The event will feature over ten... Keep Reading »
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