Photo by Lauren Miller
College students are taking over the ICA! Head to the Seaport for a night of creative art-making, unbeatable music, and stunning harbor views. Explore cutting-edge exhibitions—including the brand-new An Indigenous Present and the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize, celebrating Boston artists—and make the museum yours for the night.
Your Biggest Hater
An ever-evolving experimental jazz project by trumpeter Lemuel Marc, Your Biggest Hater features Eazy Freeman-Fanfan on percussion, Jillian Upshaw on drum set, and Aidan Devine on bass.
Teatea
Boston area performer and producer Teatea fuses R&B, hip-hop, synthpop, and other eclectic styles into her music.
Pleasure Coffin
Multimedia performance artist/producer Pleasure Coffin’s sculptures of sound accompany her noise-pop music.
Lilith
Eclectic electronic musician Lilith performs with an array of gadgets ranging from the SP404, Monome, and DJ Decks, to create footwork-R&B melodies.
Command+E
Command+E blends improvised sound and visual performance using sculpture, saxophone, broken electronics, sampling, and effects.
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Boston College: Art Department
Brandeis: School of Creative Arts
Framingham State University: Arts & Ideas
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northeastern University & NU College of Arts, Media and Design
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
Suffolk University Art & Design and First Year Seminar
UMass Dartmouth: College of Visual and Performing Arts & Honors College
Photo by Olivia Moon
Taíno AfroBorikua award-winning choreographer, interdisciplinary movement artist, and artistic director of Danza Orgánica, Mar Parrilla will respond to Caroline Monnet: Man-made Land through expressive dance and movement.
Join Parrilla after the performance for a Q+A.
Photo by Lauren Miller
Enter a world drained of color but brimming with drama. Dress to distress in inky black or ghostly white for an evening of undead DJs, surprise performances from Boston Circus Arts, and spooky specialty food and drinks—all set within a striking black-and-white environment created by local artist Jaina Cipriano.
Please note: This is a 21+ event. IDs will be checked at the door, guests who do not have a valid ID will not be permitted into the event. The ICA galleries and the ICA Store will be closed during this event. Bars and doors close at 11:30 PM.
A note on costumes:
The ICA’s Halloween events offer an inclusive and safe celebration for all. Costumes that perpetuate cultural appropriation, discrimination, or violence of any kind, including fake weapons, are not permitted.
For the safety and enjoyment of all attending the event, the following items are not permitted:
ICA Watershed
256 Marginal Street
Boston Harbor Shipyard & Marina
Boston MA 02128
Mary Schneider Enriquez
Emmett G. Price III
Derrick Adams
Premier $100,000
Tickets for 20 with reserved seating
Presenting $50,000
Tickets for 12 with reserved seating
Lead $30,000
Tickets for 10 with reserved seating
Event $15,000
Tickets for 6 with reserved seating
Single Ticket $2,500
Open seating
Please contact the Development Office at 617-478-3147 or development@icaboston.org with any questions.
Katie and Paul Buttenwieser
Karen Swett Conway and Brian Conway
Bridgitt and Bruce Evans
Elizabeth L. Johnson
Charlotte and Herbert S. Wagner III
Kate and Ajay Agarwal
Katrine Bosley
Tristin and Martin Mannion
Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick
Leslie Riedel and Scott Friend
Nicole Zatlyn and Jason Weiner
Amy and David Abrams
Eunhak Bae and Robert Kwak
Adelle Chang and Eddie Yoon
Citi Private Bank
Converse
Steve Corkin and Dan Maddalena
Mary Schneider Enriquez and Juan Enriquez Cabot
Abigail Ross Goodman and David Norr
Mark Goodman
Marina Kalb and David Feinberg
Natalie and Jake Lemle
Kent and Kristen Lucken
Christine and John Maraganore
Lighting Design and Video
Photo by Lauren Miller
In partnership with the Boston Ujima Project, enjoy a day packed with excitement, including a zine fair, food vendors, short films, DJ sets by DJ Rayvino and Mez.Wav, and special musical performances by Kei and Miranda Rae. Plus enjoy free admission all day!
The ICA is offering free museum admission all day on June 19, in honor of Juneteenth. Free advanced tickets are required and will be available to reserve beginning on Wed, June 18 at 10 AM.
Admission to Chiharu Shiota: Home Less Home at the Watershed in East Boston is always FREE—tickets are not required for entrance. Water Shuttle tickets have sold out for Juneteenth.
Stanley Whitney, James Brown Sacrifices to Apollo, 2008. Oil on linen. 72 x 72 inches (182.9 x 182.9 cm). Private Collection. Courtesy Stanley Whitney Studio. Photo by Lisson Gallery. © Stanley Whitney
You are invited to the inaugural Spring Art Celebration for +1 youth members and their guests! Enjoy an evening of music, fun, and engaging art experiences for all in celebration of the opening of two new exhibitions: Stanley Whitney: How High the Moon and Christian Marclay: Doors.
Dance to music by A Trike Called Funk, make a pencil pouch inspired by Stanley Whitney’s colorful paintings, and get your own +1 logo cap with art by a graffiti artist—customized just for you! All activities are designed and presented by artists and educators in this fun evening celebrating art and your own creativity.
This is a special opportunity for +1 members (youth 18 and under) and their families to enjoy a unique art experience. Each +1 member may invite one adult guest for free! Don’t miss out – RSVP today!
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.
Christian Marclay: Doors is organized by Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator.
Photo by Natasha Moustache
Free for +1 members. Portrait time slots are first come, first served.
+1 members and their families are invited to take family portraits at the ICA! Whether you need a portrait for a holiday greeting card or just want a memento to add to your photo album, +1 Family Portrait Day is the perfect opportunity.
Participants can register in-person at the event and will be assigned a 15-minute time slot for their portrait session on a first-come, first-served basis. There will be two sessions of portrait photography, 2–4:30 PM and 5–7 PM. The queue for event registration will open 30 minutes prior to each session: at 1:30 PM for session one and 4:30 PM for session two. At least one person in your photo group must be a +1 member to participate in this event.
Images will be distributed approximately two weeks after the event via email.
Celebrate Jellycat’s Jingle Jingle collection launch featuring all-new 2024 holiday releases. Receive a free Jellycat snowman ornament with any purchase of $100 or more. Plus enter to win an exclusive giveaway and more fun surprises! Be there, or be jelly!
Caroline Monnet, When Will They See Us, 2019. Tyvek and fabric. 67 1/2 × 73 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (171.5 × 186.7 × 19.1 cm). Courtesy the artist and Blouin Division, Montreal. © Caroline Monnet
Join friends and supporters of the ICA to celebrate the opening of An Indigenous Present, the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize, Portia Zvavahera: Hidden Battles / Hondo dzakavanzika, and Caroline Monnet: Man-made Land.
Enjoy a special look at the exhibitions and complimentary refreshments at this exciting evening event! RSVP to events@icaboston.org. Not a member? Join now to attend the opening.
An Indigenous Present is organized by Jeffrey Gibson and Jenelle Porter, guest curators, with Erika Umali, Curator of Collections, and Max Gruber, Curatorial Assistant.
This exhibition is supported in part by Mathieu O. Gaulin, Peggy J. Koenig, Barbara H. Lloyd, Kim Sinatra, the Fotene Demoulas Fund for Curatorial Research and Publications, and an anonymous donor.
With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making this exhibition possible.
The 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize is organized by Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator.
This exhibition and prize are generously endowed by James and Audrey Foster.
Portia Zvavahera: Hidden Battles / Hondo dzakavanzika is organized by Ruth Erickson, Barbara Lee Chief Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, with Meghan Clare Considine, Curatorial Assistant.
Man-made Land is organized by Jeffrey Gibson and Jenelle Porter, guest curators, with Erika Umali, Curator of Collections, and Max Gruber, Curatorial Assistant.
Support for Man-made Land is generously provided by Jean-François and Nathalie Ducrest.
Man-made Land was also developed with the support of the B Street Collective and the Conseil des arts Montréal.
Photo by Lauren Miller
Flashback to Flash Dance, Purple Rain, Ghostbusters, and the iconic art and culture of the 1980s! This thriller of a Halloween event features DJs spinning disco beats and the best of the ’80s, breakdancing and other pop-up performances, an artist-created photo moment, and much more. Find a totally awesome ’80s outfit, dance with somebody, and have the time of your life!
Please note: This is a 21+ event. IDs will be checked at the door, guests who do not have a valid ID will not be permitted into the event. The ICA galleries and the ICA Store will be closed during this event. Bars and doors close at 11:30 PM.
Artist Takeover by Jaina Cipriano
First and Second Floors
Jaina Cipriano (Finding Bright Productions) brings her artistic vision to the event, transporting you the neon-hued ’80s on the first floor and a shiny, silver disco club on the second floor. And there’s an extra surprise—follow a glowing bridge into a magical, immersive installation!
DJ Trip Report and Cakewalk of Keep On
State Street Corporation Lobby, First Floor
Dance to the greatest hits of the decade in a neon ’80s dreamscape.
DJ Kon
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, Second Floor
Groove to disco beats in a glittery skeleton club.
Pop-up Performances by The Floor Lords
First and Second Floors
Catch pop-up breaking and hip-hop from these legendary crews on the dance floor.
Sips + Snacks | 8–11:30 PM
Bars on First and Second Floor; Food on First Floor
Specialty cocktail: Tequila Sunrise
A note on costumes:
The ICA’s Halloween events offer an inclusive and safe celebration for all. Costumes that perpetuate cultural appropriation, discrimination, or violence of any kind, including fake weapons, are not permitted.
For the safety and enjoyment of all attending the event, the following items are not permitted:
Shirt and shoes required. We invite you to be inspired by art, artists, and your own imagination!
