Photo by Ally Schmaling.
Get inspired by Caroline Monnet’s Man-made Land! View the Art Wall installation and feel a sample of the materials Monnet uses at our art cart. Use colorful metallic paper, ribbon, decorative tape, and colored pencils to draw and collage a mobile that represents the connections in your life!
Art-making is free and meets at the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall in the State Street Corporation Lobby. Participation is drop-in on a first-come, first-served basis as space allows.
Photo by Lauren Miller.
Join the ICA Teen Arts Council for an unforgettable Teen Night! Organized by teens for teens, this evening features art-making activities, performances, and a dance party, plus free snacks and giveaways.
Additional details to come.
Questions or requests for accessibility assistance? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call (339) 236-3039.
Photo by Will Sette.
Join the ICA Teen Arts Council for an unforgettable Teen Night! Organized by teens for teens, this evening features art-making activities, performances, and a dance party, plus free snacks and giveaways.
Additional details to come.
Questions or requests for accessibility assistance? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call (339) 236-3039.
L’Merchie Frazier, Ericka Huggins: Liberation Groceries, 2019. Thinsulate fabrics, nylon, and synthetic tape. 50 × 40 inches (127 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy the artist. Photo by Craig Bailey / Perspective Photo. © L’Merchie Frazier
Explore the art of Boston’s African American Master Artists-in-Residence Program (AAMARP) during a guided tour of Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now. Led by a Graduate Student Lecturer, deepen your understanding of exhibition themes and select artists through guided close looking and discussion.
FREE with museum admission or membership; no pre-registration required. Tour meets on 4th floor.
Are there access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program (e.g., assistive listening devices (ALDs), portable gallery stools)? Let us know at accessibility@icaboston.org.
Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now is organized by Jeffrey De Blois, Mannion Family Curator, with Meghan Clare Considine, Curatorial Assistant.
Support for Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art, The Kristen and Kent Lucken Fund for Photography, and The Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Exhibition Fund.
The publication is supported by Wagner Foundation.
Derrick Adams, View Master, 2025. Acrylic and fabric collageon wood panel. 72 × 96 inches (182.9 × 243.8 cm). Courtesy the artist and Gagosian
Discover the joyful multidisciplinary work of artist Derrick Adams during a guided tour of Derrick Adams: View Master. Led by a Graduate Student Lecturer, deepen your understanding of the artist and exhibition themes through guided close looking and discussion.
FREE with museum admission or membership; no pre-registration required. Tour meets on 4th floor.
Are there access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program (e.g., assistive listening devices (ALDs), portable gallery stools)? Let us know at accessibility@icaboston.org.
AAMARP original location at 11 Leon Street. Northeastern University photograph collection (A103), Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections, Boston, Box 1, African American Master Artists folder.
Reginald L. Jackson, Things Go Better?, c. 1970. Gelatin silver print. 27 × 18 inches (68.6 × 45.7 cm). Courtesy the artist. © Reginald L. Jackson
L’Merchie Frazier, Ericka Huggins: Liberation Groceries, 2019. Thinsulate fabrics, nylon, and synthetic tape. 50 × 40 inches (127 × 101.6 cm). Courtesy the artist. Photo by Craig Bailey / Perspective Photo. © L’Merchie Frazier
Shea Justice, Constitution: Sojourner and Harriet, 2017. Collage and ink on paper. 32 × 27 inches (81.3 × 68.6 cm). Courtesy Fountain Street Gallery, Boston. Photo by Sara Fine- Wilson. © Shea Justice
“AAMARP artists should be seen and heard of everywhere, especially if we wish AAMARP to exist long past our own personal participation.” —Dana Chandler, Artist, Educator, and AAMARP Founder
For nearly 50 years, the African American Master Artists-in-Residency Program (AAMARP), the first and only in-residence program for Black artists in the United States, has cultivated a thriving intergenerational community of artists in Boston. Highlighted in the ICA exhibition Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now, AAMARP artists have helped shape the city’s creative landscape as educators, muralists, community activists, and more. Join L’Merchie Frazier, Reginald L. Jackson, and Shea Justice—three artists featured in the exhibition—as they share insight into their creative process, the history of AAMARP, and the program’s ongoing impact and legacy. The ICA’s Mannion Family Curator Jeffrey De Blois will lead this important conversation.
A celebratory reception will follow The Artist’s Voice—come connect, celebrate, and continue the conversation with our thriving community of artists from throughout the Boston area.
Make the most of your ICA visit! Explore the galleries and visit Say it Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now.
Are there other access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program? Let us know at accessibility@icaboston.org or learn more about Accessibility at the ICA at icaboston.org/accessibility.
Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now is organized by Jeffrey De Blois, Mannion Family Curator, with Meghan Clare Considine, Curatorial Assistant.
Support for Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now is provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art, The Kristen and Kent Lucken Fund for Photography, and The Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Exhibition Fund.
The publication is supported by Wagner Foundation.
Photo by Mel Taing
Calling all Seaport neighbors! Enjoy a festive evening by the water on us.
And more!
Photo by Lauren Miller
Sip a drink from the ICA Wine + Coffee Bar and relax with live music by some of Boston’s most talented musicians! Get in the festive spirit and shop limited-edition artist-created goods and creative offbeat gifts from the ICA store.
Noah Allen is a trumpet player, composer, songwriter, and producer from Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He first picked up the drums at age four in church and began playing the trumpet at eight after it was given to him for Christmas. Over the past seven years, Allen has been gigging around New England. In 2023, he was featured on Aimee Allen’s album Love and the Catalyst, which was nominated for Best Vocal Jazz Album at the 2023 NAACP awards. In the summer of 2023, Allen was a part of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, led by Sean Jones, and toured Europe, playing in venues such as Carnegie Hall and the Royal Albert Hall in London. In 2024, Allen brought his group Noah Allen & the Peace to the Newport Jazz Festival. Over the years, he has played with musicians such as Jesus Molina, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Myron Walden, Greg Spero, Warren Wolf, Sasha Berliner, Tia Fuller, Jaques Schwatrz Baird, Sean Jones, and others. In October 2025, Allen released his first project, an EP titled mortal humanity, which gained over 20,000 streams on Spotify in its first month.
Want more art? Visit the ICA galleries* to explore a century of Indigenous art and creativity in An Indigenous Present, called “unequivocally beautiful” by The Boston Globe and a “must-see museum show” by Boston Art Review.
Photo by Lauren Miller
Join us to hang out, eat snacks, and be creative. We will have art making supplies, digital cameras, music production equipment, and more. Feel free to bring a sketch pad, digital photos you want to learn to edit, homework, or nothing at all. Everything is free!
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Questions or requests for accessibility assistance? Email teens@icaboston.org or text or call (339) 236-3039.
Photo by Madeline Muhlberg
Calling all teens! Join us at the Shaw-Roxbury Branch of the Boston Public Library to learn basic photographic skills such as using a DSLR camera. It’s free! You will explore the iconic Faces of Dudley mural before spending time capturing the neighborhood through provided DSLR cameras.
Participants only need to bring themselves and a positive attitude. DSLR camera & equipment, as well as snacks, will be provided. Limited cameras available. Find out more and register here.