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Emerson Contemporary is Emerson College’s platform for contemporary visual arts.

To rsvp for our virtual artist talks and events https://www.emersoncontemporary.org/ Emerson Contemporary: Media Art Gallery will showcase new media, film, video, and performance art, adding a vibrant visual arts presence to the neighboring Theatre District’s performing arts offerings.

05/08/2026

Congratulations on graduating, Courtney & Sophie! 🎉

We are so proud of our two team members as they walk across the stage and receive their degrees this weekend! While we're sad to see them depart, we are so thankful for all of the thoughtful work they've done for the gallery and cannot wait to see what they do next! 💜

05/04/2026

What remains amid absence? 🫂

Visit our 2026 MFA Thesis Show "What Distance Holds," featuring installations from Sarasa Kikuchi and Rui Shen. The exhibition explores themes of fluid identity, invisible labor, and immigrant guilt.

"What Distance Holds" is on view until THIS SUNDAY, May 10th. Only at Emerson Contemporary, open Tuesday-Sunday 12-6pm. We hope you stop by! 💙

04/20/2026

Step into a world shaped by distance, identity, and everything in between 🌀

"What Distance Holds" is an MFA thesis exhibition featuring two video installations created by Sarasa Kikuchi and Rui Shen. They invite viewers into the contemplative textures of fluid identity, invisible labor, and immigrant guilt, exploring what remains amid absence with innovative aesthetics and immersive strategies that invite viewers to linger and feel.

🎉There will be an opening reception this WEDNESDAY from 5-7pm! Come out and celebrate the moving works of these talented artists!

"What Distance Holds" will be on view beginning TOMORROW, April 21st, through May 10, only at Emerson Contemporary. Open Tuesday through Sunday, 11-6pm. We hope to see you there! 💜

04/17/2026

Flashback Friday - our "Hidden Histories" walking tour from last fall! 🚶

Join artists Elisa Hamilton and Clareese Hill TOMORROW for a special artist-lead walking tour of their two new public art projects "Glimpses of Glapion" and "The Black Boston Dream Oracle" in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. An artist Q&A session will take place afterwards at the African Meeting House.

We will meet at the Boston Common Visitors Center, 139 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. The tour will begin at 1pm. We're so excited to walk and learn with , , and ! 💚

*This project is funded by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Un-monument initiative, supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

04/15/2026

🏠Dis-placement of home. → This-placement of identity.
🫂Dis-placement of identity. → This-placement of meaning.
🫀Dis-placement of meaning. → This-placement of home.

“Dis-placement/This-placement” is a multimedia exhibition from VM637 Space Place Image Sound, taught by Professor Paul Turano. It brings together nine works that explore the inseparable mechanics of loss and emergence.

🎉There will be an opening reception TOMORROW from 5-7pm! Come out and celebrate the amazing and thought-provoking works of Bahar Hassani Dorabadi, Douglas Tarnovean, Duo “AlGol” (Aleksandra Borovikova, Gökçe Oraloğlu), Fadime Icin, Mahdokht Molaei, Rebecca Williams, Yang Han, Yifei Chen, and Yinyin Lu!

The Huret and Spector Gallery is located on the 6th Floor of the Tufte Building. Please enter through the doors at 10 Boylston Place Alleyway. Visitor registration and ID are required for visitors without an Emerson ID. Emerson Community need not RSVP. We hope to see you there! 💜

04/13/2026

DON'T FORGET! Come walking with us this Saturday from 1-3pm🚶

Join artists Elisa Hamilton and Clareese Hill for a special artist-lead walking tour of their two new public art projects "Glimpses of Glapion" and "The Black Boston Dream Oracle" in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. An artist Q&A session will take place afterwards at the African Meeting House.

Here's just glimpse of what you'll get to experience on Saturday... see you there! 🤭

*This project is funded by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Un-monument initiative, supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

04/06/2026

Did you miss "Hidden Histories?" Because we did!

Join artists Elisa Hamilton and Clareese Hill on Saturday, April 18th, for a special artist-lead walking tour of their two new public art projects "Glimpses of Glapion" and "The Black Boston Dream Oracle" in the Beacon Hill neighborhood. An artist Q&A session will take place afterwards at the African Meeting House.

We're so excited to spend the day with and ! We're also thrilled to be collaborating with the Museum of African American History for this program. Thank you all for the special opportunity to learn and converse! 💚

We will meet at the Boston Common Visitors Center, 139 Tremont Street, Boston, MA. The tour will begin at 1pm. We hope to see you there! 🥳

*This project is funded by the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Un-monument initiative, supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation.

04/02/2026

DON'T FORGET! Come join us for these exciting events for "GATHER" tomorrow! 🥳

✨Student Lightning Talks: Friday, April 3rd from 12-1pm
✨Opening Reception: Friday, April 3rd, from 5-7pm. RSVP here (link also in bio): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-reception-gather-a-student-curated-exhibition-emerson-tickets-1985683326282

*The Huret and Spector Gallery is located on the 6th Floor of the Tufte Building. Please enter through the doors at 10 Boylston Place Alleyway. Visitor registration and ID are required for visitors without an Emerson ID. Emerson Community need not RSVP.

03/31/2026

Happy opening day to "GATHER!" 🥳

"GATHER" is a photography exhibition curated by students of a seminar, "Curating Contemporary Art," taught by Dr. Leslie Brown. In the pieces selected for "GATHER", new themes emerge, including communities and collection, identity and queerness, nostalgia and nature — all with an overall meditative and hopeful tone.

Check out these exciting events! ⬇️
- Student Lightning Talks: Friday, April 3rd from 12-1pm
- Opening Reception: Friday, April 3rd, from 5-7pm. RSVP here (link also in bio): https://www.eventbrite.com/e/opening-reception-gather-a-student-curated-exhibition-emerson-tickets-1985683326282

The Huret and Spector Gallery is located on the 6th Floor of the Tufte Building. Please enter through the doors at 10 Boylston Place Alleyway. Visitor registration and ID are required for visitors without an Emerson ID. Emerson Community need not RSVP. We hope to see you there! 💜

03/27/2026

"What we experience in 'A Sentient Land' suggests the possibilities opened by expanded authorship. In exchange for certainty stands potential." - curator Shana Dumont Garr 🌲🪲💚

See "A Sentient Land: Aesthetic Alliances with Forests, Beetles, Salt, and Air" at Emerson Contemporary before it closes TOMORROW, March 28th! We'll be open from 12-6pm. We hope to see you there! 😊

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25 Avery Street
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Wednesday	12pm - 7pm
Thursday	12pm - 7pm
Friday	12pm - 7pm
Saturday	2pm - 7pm
Sunday	12pm - 7pm

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+16178248667

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https://www.emerson.edu/arts-culture/emerson-contemporary

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