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Hampden Gallery is a program of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Hampden Gallery has a reputation as a launching pad for emerging artists working in all disciplines.

09/01/2026

Exhibitions open in one week at Hampden Gallery!

We’re excited to welcome you back to the gallery for a new season of exhibitions, featuring a collection of stunning prints by Anita S. Hunt Anita S. Hunt in the Main Gallery and beautiful digital photographs by Alvaro Alejandro Lopez in the Incubator Project Space. The exhibitions open September 8, with a reception on September 17.

Hampden’s craft studio in the back room will also be open during regular gallery hours. Plus, we’re excited to continue our Hands On workshop series throughout the semester!

Visit umassarts.site/MakeArt26 for Hampden Gallery’s full fall programming.

05/08/2026

This is the final day to view Fragile Connections, Sally Prasch’s beautiful, thought-provoking exhibition of glass blown sculptures. A special selection from the inaugural Hampden Gallery Triennial wraps up in the Incubator Project Space.

Come to the gallery before 5 p.m. today, May 8 for a final look!

📷: Norah Nguyen

05/05/2026

Snapshots from Sally Prasch’s exhibition, Fragile Connections! Prasch’s stunning sculptures are on view through May 8. Come see them before they’re gone!

Photo credit: Norah Nguyen

04/30/2026

Hampden Gallery Triennial
Noah Thompson

Artist statement
This image, “in which new life builds on the past,” is from my MFA thesis “The Desert Unicorn,” a photographic survey of my childhood home in New Mexico. My work focuses on memory keeping and landscapes, and I hadn’t returned to the state since my maternal grandmother’s death in 2017. Thanks to a research grant I was able to travel across the state with my 4x5 field camera documenting iconic and prosaic scenes, which were then made into a suite of archival pigment prints on Japanese washi and kitakata paper.

Image: Noah Thompson, in which new life builds on the past, 2024. Archival pigment print on washi paper, 11’’ x 14’’.

04/21/2026

Join us this Thursday, April 23, at 6 p.m. for an artist talk with Sally Prasch as she discusses Fragile Connections, her exhibition exploring environmental issues and climate change, now on view. Reception from 5-7 p.m.

04/17/2026

Glassblowing with Hampden Gallery’s artist in residence, Sally Prasch!

04/16/2026

Artwalk is the Fine Arts Center’s once-a-semester visual arts extravaganza! Come with friends or stop by solo to explore exhibitions, take part in craft activities, enjoy free snacks, and listen to live music.

Visit all three venues for a chance to win prizes. Here’s what you’ll find at each stop.

- Augusta Savage Gallery: chalk drawing

- Hampden Gallery: collage and stamp making; performance by Northbound band, 4-6 p.m.

- University Museum of Contemporary Art: circular collage drawing activity inspired by Tammy Nguyen’s exhibition

04/13/2026

Hampden Gallery Triennial
Eileen Claveloux

Artist statement
This is a digital collage made up of hundreds of layers, put together in Photoshop. It is somewhat seamless but skewed and distorted. The place is one of importance to me, of a place within the town my parents lived in for many years. After printing, another layer is added, a handwritten narrative about the place, family story and history, musings about the future, my children and grandchildren. The handwriting is only legible in parts but creates another layer of texture and meaning to the place depicted.

Image: Eileen Claveloux, LifeStory Part 23: Hammonasset Beach, Madison, CT, 2024. Digital print with graphite, 32.25’’ x 39.5’’ x 1.25’’.

Address

131 Southwest Circle, Amherst Massachusetts 01003
Amherst, MA
01003

Telephone

+14135453394

Website

http://www.fineartscenter.com/hampden

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