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Featured Events
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UNO Drop-In Art Club with the Clark, MASS MoCA, and nbCC
Wednesdays, May 7–August 20, 2025, 3:30pm UNO Community Center, 157 River Street
10
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James B. Haile: The Dark Delight of Being Strange
Thursday, July 10, 5pm The Research & Development Store
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Jul
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Open Studios at MASS MoCA
Thursday June 5, Thursday July 10 & Thursday August 7, 5pm B13
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North Adams Public Library Workshops
Friday July 18 & Friday August 1, 11am North Adams Public Library, 74 Church St
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Family Storytime
Third Saturday of Each Month, 10:30am (exception of Saturday, Sept 13) Kidspace
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Bang on a Can: LOUD Weekend 2025
Thursday, July 31–Saturday, August 2, 2025 MASS MoCA
@MASSMoCA
“Bridges and bayous brought us together before borders and fences started wars.”
In celebration of the opening of “Just a Dream...”, Vincent Valdez was joined by friend and fellow musician Nick Gaitan to collaborate on a performance of “Pickin’ Sides” in front of the River Street billboard in North Adams, MA. Designed by MASS MoCA and Vincent Valdez.
See the full video at the link in our bio.
Song lyrics, vocals & bass: @nickgaitanofficial
Trumpet: @vincentvaldez77
Cinematography: @joe_aidonidis
Jul 4

Join us on July 12 as SNACKTIME helps us renovate Club B10 with their Wall of Funk!
Check out this POV and head over to the link in our bio for a night of unforgettable energy. ⚡️
Jul 3

Ready to turn the volume up a notch? @bangonacan LOUD Weekend is just one month away!
Over three weeks, every corner of our galleries and outdoor spaces will come alive with a fully loaded, multi-day, eclectic super-mix of minimal, experimental and electronic music — culminating in LOUD Weekend on July 31–August 2.
Tickets are available at the link in our bio 🎟️
📸: @salt_box_films @luis____salazar
Jul 2

You know summer is in full swing when The Chalet returns!
That`s right, your favorite summer hangout is back starting this Thursday, July 3. Swipe to see what we have lined up so far — see you there!
Looking to add more to your evening plans? Head over to the link in our bio to see what else we have in store for Summer Thursdays at MASS MoCA.
Jul 1

The next installment in our series highlighting some of the best and brightest in contemporary jazz brings pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa to Club B10 for a thrilling evening of performance, featuring harmonica virtuoso Grégoire Maret.
Join us on October 4 for an energizing evening that reflects the full range and richness of the Cuban musical tradition.
Tickets are available at the link in our bio 🎟️
Jun 30

Happy Pride Month! 🌈
We’re celebrating by sharing a few joyful moments from last weekend’s Community Day, beginning with Family Storytime led by @dshberkshires and ending with a dynamic performance by @mx_oops alongside @martharedbone in our B5 gallery.
Thank you to the artists, community organizations, and visitors who help make MASS MoCA a vibrant and inclusive space for all.
Jun 28

In the 1981 science fiction novel "Hello America" British author J.G. Ballard writes about a mission to rediscover the United States after it has become a barren wasteland and, in 2017, it inspired Joe Wardwell`s "Hello America: 40 Hits from the 50 States" that is currently on view in Building 6: The Robert W. Wilson Building.
The moment from the book that inspired Wardwell, and seemed like an all-too-eerie nod to the political climate in 2017, comes when “President Manson” grabs the primary protagonist, who is filled with longing for a far-too-distant “American dream” and declares “together, Wayne, we will make America great again!”
Nearly a decade later, this same piece of literature motivated Vincent Valdez to create the 2024 drawing "Hello America" — currently on view in Building 4 — which references the historic painting of Washington crossing the Delaware, but in this version there are cartoons steering the boat instead of people — implementing a contemporary twist on history through a lens of capitalism and corporations.
Plan your visit at the link in our bio and add a stop at Building 4 and Building 6 to see these two compelling exhibitions.
Jun 27

What’s that? Assets for Artists is spinning off on its own after being part of MASS MoCA for seventeen years? Yes, that’s right — and what exciting news! The artists in New England will continue to be seen.
This transition, as of October 1, marks an exciting next chapter for the long-running MASS MoCA program, empowering Assets for Artists to broaden its impact across New England through expanded professional development workshops, artist leadership initiatives, and public advocacy.
The Studios at MASS MoCA — an artists and writers residency program that has served over 1,000 artists both nationally and internationally since 2015 — will continue uninterrupted during the A4A transition and will join MASS MoCA’s Visual Art department.
Both programs will be headquartered in the creative universe of North Adams, MA. Learn more at the link in our bio.
Jun 25

From sunlit courtyards to glowing galleries, @bangonacan LOUD Weekend will transform our campus into a genre-bending musical utopia starting on July 31!
Catch solo experiments, brass ensembles, and full-on sonic adventures — all part of the ultimate summer soundtrack.
Head over to the link in our bio to learn more.
Jun 20

“I know that people are healed through the music — it’s a gateway to the soul.”
Join us in the Hunter Center on June 28 for the next installment in MASS MoCA’s series highlighting some of the best and brightest in contemporary jazz — Jazzmeia Horn @artistryofjazzhorn with Black Nile @_blacknile !
Channeling the brilliance of jazz legends like Sarah Vaughan and Betty Carter, the multi-award winning vocalist pairs powerful lyricism with smooth vocals to create her classic sound.
Tickets are available at the link in our bio 🎟️
Jun 18

Almost exactly 18 years ago, the Dré Wapenaar Pavilion was installed in Courtyard C, offering visitors a shady, sculptural respite on warm spring and summer days.
In June 2007, Rotterdam-based sculptor @drewapenaar worked with our Art Fabrication team to create the pavilion using a series of overlapping, colorful canopies designed to spark dynamic social encounters and inspire new perspectives on familiar rituals.
We’re looking forward to spending more sunny days under the “Dré Wapenaar Pavilion”, full of conversation and moments of connection ☀️
Jun 13

“El Chavez Ravine” sits at the heart of Vincent Valdez’s “Just a Dream…” In the work, painted onto a 1953 Good Humor ice cream truck, Valdez memorializes the predominantly Mexican-American families who were evicted from their homes by the city Los Angeles when it seized the Chavez Ravine neighborhood in order to construct Dodger Stadium in the 1950s.
While the violence depicted in the work occurred a half-century ago, the subject matter is eerily resonant of contemporary events. The same could be said of dozens of works in “Just a Dream….”
In his own words, Valdez is “alarmed by the denial of history,” and has vowed to “continue to create counter-images to impede the social amnesia that includes our fateful desire to repeat it.” “I offer this work as a report — my visual testimony about a struggle for transformation, hope, love, and survival in twenty-first century America,” he says of the body of work that makes up “Just a Dream…”
Jun 11

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River Street Billboard Project

Sol LeWitt A Wall Drawing Retrospective

The Hall Art Foundation

Solid Sound Festival

Clark Art Institute

FreshGrass Festival

Bang on a Can

Jacob’s Pillow

Sundance Institute

The Philadelphia Museum of Art

Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Williams College Museum of Art