George Longfish, Take Two Aspirins and Call Me In The Morning, You Are On Target, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 85 x 117 inches (215.9 x 297.2 cm). Courtesy The Fine Arts Collection, Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, University of California, Davis. Photo by Cleber Bonato. © George Longfish
Join us for an in-depth look at the work included in An Indigenous Present. This member-exclusive curator-led tour will take you beyond the wall text and provide expert insight and context for the exhibition.
An Indigenous Present is organized by Jeffrey Gibson and Jenelle Porter, guest curators, with Erika Umali, Curator of Collections, and Max Gruber, Curatorial Assistant.
With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making this exhibition possible.
This exhibition is supported in part by Peggy J. Koenig, Barbara H. Lloyd, and Kim Sinatra.
Dakota Mace, So’ II (Stars II), 2022. Unique arrangement of 40 chemigrams. 38 × 51 inches (96.5 × 129.5 cm). Courtesy the artist and Bruce Silverstein Gallery. © Dakota Mace
Location: Seaport Studio, 100 Pier 4 Blvd
Join fellow educators for a meaningful day of learning and reflection inspired by our fall exhibition, An Indigenous Present. Through interactive activities, thoughtful discussions, and guided exploration of the museum galleries, discover ways to bring authentic, inclusive narratives into your teaching about Native American culture and contemporary life.
In the morning, Upstander Project will introduce foundational concepts for teaching about Indigenous peoples. The afternoon will include a curator-led exhibition tour, featuring works by 15 Native North American artists whose practices span the past century and offer rich insights into historical and contemporary Indigenous experiences.
Registration includes breakfast, ICA tote, exhibition poster, and curriculum materials.
This workshop is suitable for K-12 educators of all disciplines, pre-service teachers, school administrators, and informal educators.
Tickets non-refundable after October 1
An Indigenous Present is organized by Jeffrey Gibson and Jenelle Porter, guest curators, with Erika Umali, Curator of Collections, and Max Gruber, Curatorial Assistant.
With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making this exhibition possible.
This exhibition is supported in part by Peggy J. Koenig, Barbara H. Lloyd, and Kim Sinatra.
Photo by Marissa Alper
Join Summer Stages Dance @ ICA resident artists Eiko Otake and DonChristian Jones for a workshop designed for “people who love to move or want to move with delicious feeling.” Explore exercises designed to focus awareness, coordination, and sensing the reciprocal natures of movement and emotion. No dance training is required, and all abilities are welcome.
2025 Summer Stages Dance @ ICA/Boston is made possible, in part, with the support of Jane Karol and Howard Cooper, Carol and John Moriarty, and The Aliad Fund.
Photo by Ally Schmaling
Meets on 4th floor
Adventure awaits! Join an ICA educator for a special Mother’s Day family-friendly tour of Portraits from the ICA Collection. Through games, drawing, and other playful activities, we’ll explore pictures of mothers and mother-like figures.
This program is designed for children 12 and under and their accompanying adults. First come, first served for up to 20 participants.
Are there access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in a tour (e.g., assistive listening devices (ALDs), portable gallery stools)? Let us know at accessibility@icaboston.org.
Questions? Reach out to us at familyprograms@icaboston.org.
Portraits from the ICA Collection is organized by Erika Umali, Curator of Collections.
This exhibition is funded, in part, with support from Leadership in Arts Museums, an initiative to create more racial equity in art museum leadership, supported by the Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Pilot House Philanthropy, and Alice L. Walton Foundation.
Additional support is generously provided by The Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Exhibition Fund.
Photo by Lauren Miller
Celebrate Mother’s Day weekend with a special tour of Portraits from the ICA Collection. Through guided close-looking and discussion, consider how contemporary artists depict mothers and mother-like figures.
FREE with museum admission or membership, no pre-registration required. Tour meets on the fourth floor.
While all ages are welcome to participate, this tour is designed for an adult audience.
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.
Portraits from the ICA Collection is organized by Erika Umali, Curator of Collections.
This exhibition is funded, in part, with support from Leadership in Arts Museums, an initiative to create more racial equity in art museum leadership, supported by the Ford Foundation, Mellon Foundation, Pilot House Philanthropy, and Alice L. Walton Foundation.
Additional support is generously provided by The Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Exhibition Fund.
Stanley Whitney, Color Bar, 1997. Oil on linen, 72 3/4 × 85 1/4 inches (184.8 × 216.5 cm). Private Collection. Photo courtesy of Stanley Whitney Studio. Artwork © Stanley Whitney
Discover our featured exhibition Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon in this interactive tour led by an ICA expert educator. Through games, drawing, and other playful activities, +1 youth members 12 years old and under and their +1 guest are invited to explore shapes, colors, and jazz influences in Stanley Whitney’s paintings. +1 youth members can always bring one adult guest for free to the museum!
Tours at 1:30 pm are targeted toward youth members 6 years old and under.
Tours at 2:30 pm are targeted toward youth members 7–12 years old.
For questions, please email plus1@icaboston.org.
Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
The exhibition is curated by Cathleen Chaffee, Charles Balbach Chief Curator, Buffalo AKG Art Museum. The ICA/Boston’s presentation is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, with Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator.
With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of Gagosian and the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making the ICA’s presentation of this exhibition possible.
Join local Boston artist J Rowen O’Dwyer (they/she/he) for an inspiring afternoon of discussion and art-making. Starting with a conversation in the Poss Family Mediatheque, O’Dwyer will discuss how ideas of representation, queer history, and community organizing inform their interdisciplinary art practice.
Following the talk, join O’Dwyer for a beginner-friendly live figure drawing session in Portraits from the ICA Collection. In this relaxed and experimental session, you will be invited to draw and be drawn, embracing self-representation in an intimate and supportive space. No experience necessary! Just come ready to listen and create.
While all experience levels are welcome, this workshop is designed for adults. Supplies are limited; first come, first served. This program is inspired by the exhibition Portraits from the ICA Collection.
Images of works of art with mature material including nudity, and sexual content will be shown as part of the lecture portion of this program.
Photo by Lauren Miller
Join an ICA Graduate Student Lecturer for a tour of Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon. 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.
Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
The exhibition is curated by Cathleen Chaffee, Charles Balbach Chief Curator, Buffalo AKG Art Museum. The ICA/Boston’s presentation is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, with Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator.
With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of Gagosian and the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making the ICA’s presentation of this exhibition possible.
Stanley Whitney, Untitled, 1991. Crayon on paper. 9 x 12 1/2 inches (22.9 x 31.8 cm). Private Collection. Courtesy Stanley Whitney Studio. Photo by Robert McKeever. © Stanley Whitney
Go beyond the wall text during this member-exclusive, curator-led tour of Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon. Deepen your understanding of the artist and exhibition themes through guided close looking and discussion.
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!
Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon is organized by the Buffalo AKG Art Museum.
The exhibition is curated by Cathleen Chaffee, Charles Balbach Chief Curator, Buffalo AKG Art Museum. The ICA/Boston’s presentation is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, with Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator.
With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of Gagosian and the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making the ICA’s presentation of this exhibition possible.
Ann Braude
Tune in from home for a three-part online series of presentations and discussions on art, history, and community exploring the 250-year history of the Shakers — a Christian sect of pacifists recognized for communal living and gender and racial equality — and their remarkable influence on contemporary art and artists. Hear live presentations from different speakers throughout New England each week for three weeks, including from the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, Harvard University and Sabbathday Lake Shaker Community in Maine. This program accompanies the ICA exhibition Believers: Artists and the Shakers.
Pre-registration for this online series is required in order to receive web links. This series of presentations will be offered using Zoom.
Expand your knowledge of the Shakers after the series concludes and meet featured speakers Brother Arnold Hadd and Jeffrey De Blois in person during The Artist’s Voice program and community reception on April 10.
