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  • Friday, July 25 – Deadline for Artist Proposals for Gnomevember at the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill

    A great gnome uprising is coming! In 1986, the Worcester County Horticultural Society purchased Tower Hill Farm in Boylston and began building New England Botanic Garden. It is said that gnomes inhabited the property, long before the Garden was ever built, but strangely, over the past two years gnome activity has been on the rise. But why? Perhaps the gnomes are tired of hiding. Or maybe they are curious about the visitors, or the new gardens we’re building. No matter the reason, we’re prepared for their return this year. Are you?

    We seek artistic individuals or groups to help us creatively decorate one of our 28-inch-tall concrete garden gnomes. The decorated gnomes will be displayed during our annual Gnomevember exhibition that takes place each November and will join our gnome family after the exhibition ends. Successful design proposals will be creative, fun, inclusive, and family-friendly. Please note that designs should only focus on painting the gnomes; extra added elements or altering the structure will not be accepted. Please click here for the proposal document and submission directions. Proposals are due by July 25, 2025.

  • Fridays through June 26, 7:00 am – 9:00 am – Artists in the Garden

    Exclusively for artists. This unique opportunity gives artists access to the Garden in the Woods in Framingham on select Fridays between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m., before it opens to the public and when the light is especially beautiful. This is your chance to photograph, paint, draw, and sketch beautiful landscapes, native wildflowers, pollinators, and more. Preregistration is required. $13 for New England Wild Flower Society members, $16 for nonmembers. Register online at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/artists-in-the-garden-1.

  • Thursday, October 29, 12:30 – 2:00 pm – Pumpkin Party at the Boston Public Market

    • This Thursday, experience two of fall’s best offerings direct from local farms: pumpkins and hot apple cider. Stop by the Market from 12:30-2 pm to let your creative juices flow and decorate a pumpkin from market regular, Keown Orchards. While you’re there, warm your senses with a sample of hot cider.
      Boston Public Market extended to Nov. 24
      All participants and market guests will receive a complimentary Greenway tote bag to carry home your masterpiece or market purchases. Pumpkin artists are welcome to take their creations with them. Any unclaimed pumpkins will be displayed for the day and composted later at an area farm.
      When: Thursday, October 29th,
      12:30 pm-2:00 pm
      Where: Dewey Square Plaza  Cost: Free

  • Friday, October 2, 5 – 8 pm – The 2009 Great Glass Pumpkin Preview Party

    Visit the Kresge Oval on Friday evening to preview the complete installation of 1,000 handblown glass pumpkins, created by artists from the MIT Glass Lab. Pumpkin sales are Saturday, October 3 only, from 10 am to 3 pm, with a rain date on Sunday, October 4. Up-to-date rain date information will be posted on http://web.mit/glasslab/sales_pumpkin.html.

    Proceeds from this event benefit The MIT Glass Lab, where the MIT community can learn and practice the art of glassblowing.

    The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch came to MIT in 2001 after a residency in the Glass Lab by 14 members of the Bay Area Glass Institute (BAGI). The Bay Area Glass Institute (a non-profit corporation located in San Jose, CA), was founded in 1995 by San Jose State graduate Bobby Bowes and MIT alumnus Mike Binnard.

    Every week or so, beginning, intermediate, and advanced students work together for a few hours in teams of six or seven to produce pumpkins for the sale. Production for the October event continues steadily throughout the year in order to achieve their goal of 1000-1200 pumpkins.

    The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch @ MIT

  • Wednesday, September 16, 6-8 pm – Artists in the Arboretum Opening Night

    The Arnold Arboretum and Jamaica Plain Open Studios host a juried group exhibition devoted to art inspired by the plants, landscape, and collections of the Arnold Arboretum, in conjunction with the Open Studios weekend. Come to Opening Night on Wednesday, September 16, from 6 – 8 pm.  The Open Studios weekend runs from September 26 – September 27, 11 – 6, and the exhibition in the Hunnewell Building Lecture Hall at the Arnold Arboretum will be on display through October 9, 2009.  For more information, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.