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Select galleries are currently closed for the installation of upcoming exhibitions. See what’s on view

Nonmember tickets have sold out but free member tickets are still available. Join now!

Revel in the elements in our last outdoor First Fridays of the season. Wear your atmospheric ensemble (reds, blues, or earth tones encouraged) for a night of art, drinks, live music from Mint Green, waterfront views, and (ba-dee-ya) dancing in September with DJs Towfu and Mozes. Plus, create your own wind catcher and very down-to-earth pet rock.

If your company is a corporate member or sponsor, you may receive additional First Friday benefits. Please contact corporatepartners@icaboston.org for more information. 

This 21+ event does sell out; advance tickets are highly recommended. $3 fee applies and is waived for ICA members. Discounted rates are available for packages of 10 or more. Please contact Visitor Services at visitorservices@icaboston.org or 617-478-3100 during open hours for more information. The museum will not be open to visitors outside of the First Fridays event. Discounts, promotions, and admission vouchers do not apply toward First Fridays admission. Galleries close at 9 PM. Bars, Art Lab, doors close at 9 PM. Re-entry permitted. Food and drink will be available for purchase at our cashless bars—we accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.


Nonmember tickets have sold out.

Wear your summer whites for the latest edition of our iconic sunset party on the waterfront. Enjoy seaside dancing, refreshing cocktails, and contemporary art with a view.

Schedule

DJ Frank White | 5:30–9:30 PM
Putnam Investments Plaza, Outside

Collage your Ultimate Summer | 5:30–9 PM
Bank of America Art Lab, 1st Floor

White Hot Photo Booth | 5:30–9:30 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, Second Floor

ICA Store | 5:30–7 PM
First Floor

ICA Galleries | 5:30–9 PM
Fourth Floor, Food + Drink Not Permitted

Sips + Snacks  | 5:30–9 PM
Bars on First + Second Floor; Food on First Floor
Specialty cocktail: white sangria

If your company is a corporate member or sponsor, you may receive additional First Friday benefits. Please contact corporatepartners@icaboston.org for more information. 

This 21+ event does sell out; advance tickets are highly recommended. $3 fee applies and is waived for ICA members. Discounted rates are available for packages of 10 or more. Please contact Visitor Services at visitorservices@icaboston.org or 617-478-3100 during open hours for more information. The museum will not be open to visitors outside of the First Fridays event. Discounts, promotions, and admission vouchers do not apply toward First Fridays admission. The ICA store will close at 7 PM. Galleries close at 9 PM. Bars, Art Lab, doors close at 9 PM. Re-entry permitted. Food and drink will be available for purchase at our cashless bars—we accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Nonmember tickets have sold out but free member tickets are still available. Join now!

Dress to impress and strut to First Fridays: Fashion Fête. We’re celebrating our 10th year of partnership with Boston Caribbean Fashion Week! CooI off with a seaside sip, dancing, and fashion. Plus, explore the ICA galleries on this night to remember.

Program

DJ Garry White | 5:30–9:30 PM
Putnam Investments Plaza, Outside
Dance the night away to hypnotic beats by DJ Garry White. 

Dis n Dat | 6 + 7 PM
Putnam Investments Plaza, Outside
Move to the rhythm of Dis n Dat while soaking up the summer sunset.

Fashion Installation | 5:45–7:30 PM
Grandsatand, Outside
See the exquisite designs of Heily Rivas Perdomo, a talented custom clothing designer who blends artistry and craftsmanship to bring style visions to life.

Carnival Fashion Presentation | 8 PM
Putnam Investments Plaza + Grandstand, Outside
Experience the vibrant spirit of Caribbean Carnival with our dazzling parade featuring mokie jumbies (stilt walkers), Carnival costumes by D’Horizon, and folklore costumes by Wendy Matthews.

The Procession Inspired Wearable Art | 5:30–9 PM
Create your own ornately adorned wearable art, inspired by the figurative sculptures of The Procession. 

ICA Store | 5:30–7 PM
First Floor
Shop the hottest, offbeat finds! All purchases at the ICA Store or icastore.org help support exhibitions and programming at the museum.

ICA Galleries | 5:30–9 PM
Fourth Floor, Food + Drink Not Permitted
Explore the galleries! See exhibitions Firelei Báez, Wordplay, Igshaan Adams, and Wu Tsang: Of Whales.

Sips + Snacks  | 5:30–9 PM
Bars on First + Second Floor; Food on First Floor
Enjoy refreshing drinks and delicious snacks for sale.

If your company is a corporate member or sponsor, you may receive additional First Friday benefits. Please contact corporatepartners@icaboston.org for more information. 

This 21+ event does sell out; advance tickets are highly recommended. $3 fee applies and is waived for ICA members. Discounted rates are available for packages of 10 or more. Please contact Visitor Services at visitorservices@icaboston.org or 617-478-3100 during open hours for more information. The museum will not be open to visitors outside of the First Fridays event. Discounts, promotions, and admission vouchers do not apply toward First Fridays admission. The ICA store will close at 7 PM. Galleries close at 9 PM. Bars, Art Lab, doors close at 9 PM. Re-entry permitted. Food and drink will be available for purchase at our cashless bars—we accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

Nonmember tickets have sold out but free member tickets are still available. Join now!

Kick off Pride month, summer, and the return of outdoor First Fridays with seaside drinks, contemporary art, and a dance party to sets by local DJs from Boston’s queer underground house and techno party Boudoir.

Program

Sun Stage | 5:30–9:30 PM
State Street Corporation Lobby, First Floor
Soak up Ms. Mango’s and Adam Unknown’s ecstatic sunbeam rhythms as you dance the night away.

Moon Stage | 5:30–9:30 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, Second Floor
Sway to Mx. Blaire and Math3ca as they cast their hypnotic lunar beats on the Moon Stage.

Drag Performances | 8 PM
Putnam Investments Plaza, Outside
Woven into the DJ sets, Boston drag queens Lilly Rose Valore and Kurt Fowl will put on a show you won’t want to miss!

Day + Night Self Portraits | 5:30–9 PM
Bank of America Art Lab, First Floor
Explore the contrasting aspects of your identity through this two-sided self-portrait!

ICA Store | 5:30–7 PM
First Floor
Shop the hottest, offbeat finds! All purchases at the ICA Store or icastore.org help support exhibitions and programming at the museum.

ICA Galleries | 5:30–9 PM
Fourth Floor, Food + Drink Not Permitted
Explore the galleries! See exhibitions Firelei Báez, Wordplay, Igshaan Adams, and Wu Tsang: Of Whales.

Sips + Snacks  | 5:30–9 PM
Bars on First + Second Floor; Food on First Floor
Enjoy refreshing drinks and delicious snacks for sale.

If your company is a corporate member or sponsor, you may receive additional First Friday benefits. Please contact corporatepartners@icaboston.org for more information. 

This 21+ event does sell out; advance tickets are highly recommended. $3 fee applies and is waived for ICA members. Discounted rates are available for packages of 10 or more. Please contact Visitor Services at visitorservices@icaboston.org or 617-478-3100 during open hours for more information. The museum will not be open to visitors outside of the First Fridays event. Discounts, promotions, and admission vouchers do not apply toward First Fridays admission. The ICA store will close at 7 PM. Galleries close at 9 PM. Bars, Art Lab, doors close at 9 PM. Re-entry permitted. Food and drink will be available for purchase at our cashless bars—we accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

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  • DJ sets by Gucci Vuitton + Riobamba
  • Visual installations by Pat Falco, William Chambers, Matthew Zaremba + Samo

DJ Gucci Vuitton, aka Oliver Mak, co-founder of the legendary Boston retailer Bodega, and Pico Picante’s Riobamba, known for urbano soundscapes, sound system anthems, and rave disorder “souped up with a twisted, industrial gnarl” (Complex Magazine), will run the turntables. PLUS experience Pat Falco’s electronics trash yard, William Chambers’s mobile embroidery unit, and collaborative visuals from illustrator Matthew Zaremba and new-media digital artist Sam Okerstrom-Lang, or Samo.

Culture Club is a two-part outdoor audio/visual installation series. Vinyl-based DJ sets pair with otherworldly visual installations by Boston–area artists for energetic and exploratory nights on the harbor.

 

 

  • DJ sets by Dayglow + Dee Diggs
  • Visual installations by Jesse Kaminsky, Kenji Nakayama + J.R. Uretsky

Music provided by local lady hotshots DJ Dayglow and Dee Diggs. PLUS, on the visual side, experience Jesse Kaminsky’s immersive, transformative environments, Kenji Nakayama’s lauded sign-making skills, and a “cuddle zone” created by visual artist J.R. Uretsky, featuring trained therapy dogs. Uretsky has teamed up with Dog B.O.N.E.S. Therapy Dogs of Massachusetts to bring nine dogs to the event, offering care and emotional support in a museum party environment. The piece was created in conjunction with her new video Stag which will be projected on the side of the Museum.

Culture Club is a two-part outdoor audio/visual installation series. Vinyl-based DJ sets pair with otherworldly visual installations by Boston–area artists for energetic and exploratory nights on the harbor.

 

 

DJ sets by Wez, NomaNomz, Flee + Dreaveli
Live performance by Vintage Lee
Visual installations by Furen Dai, Derek Hoffend, and Julia Emiliani

Artist Furen Dai  presents a large-scale installation using mylar balloons and handmade lanterns to address the immigrant experience in Boston and modern-day censorship in China. Derek Hoffend explores sound as a medium intersecting with physical forms, bodies, light, and spaces to create an immersive and participatory experience. Acclaimed local illustrator Julia Emiliani adds playful animations. Featuring a live performance by Roxbury-based Vintage Lee, a “rising rap force to be reckoned with.” (FACT magazine)

Picking up where last summer left off, this ongoing series pairs DJ sets and live performances with otherworldly visual installations by Boston-area artists for energetic and exploratory nights on the harbor.

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DJ sets by East Meets Beats (Rilla Force, DCHA + Ra Lo)
Visual installations by Sabato Visconti, Rudolf Lingens, and the Safarani Sisters

Brazilian multimedia artist Sabato Visconti experiments with glitch processes to create a highly unique interactive video booth experience. In the ICA Common Room, Rudolf Lingens brings us an uncanny sculptural installation with interactive role-play. And Iranian identical twins the Safarani Sisters will debut a durational live performance installation on the Harborwalk. DJ lineup curated by East Meets Beats, an electronic music showcase dedicated to cultivating the community of underground producers, DJs, and musicians in Boston and beyond.

Picking up where last summer left off, this ongoing series pairs DJ sets and live performances with otherworldly visual installations by Boston-area artists for energetic and exploratory nights on the harbor.

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Advance tickets are now sold out. Limited tickets will be available at the door starting at 5 PM on Jun 7. Members are always guaranteed entry. Join now

Kick off the summer and Caribbean American Heritage month with a preview of  the hottest looks from Boston Caribbean Fashion Week, island-inspired cocktails, and an al fresco dance party by the sea. Don’t miss performances by Pan Loco Steel Band, looks from The House of Nahdra, and carnival costumes by Misfit Carnival featuring Mas n Motion, One Whine, and Framed Carnival. 

Members get more! The first 75 members to walk in will receive a voucher for complimentary chili lime spiced tater tots. Join today!

Join us the first Friday of every month for an evening of art, music, fun activities, specialty cocktails, and dancing all night. Please note: ICA Water Shuttles do not run during First Fridays.

This 21+ event does sell out; advance tickets are recommended. ICA members are always guaranteed entry. Discounted rates are available for packages of 10 or more. Please call Visitor Services at 617-478-3103 during open hours for more information. The museum will not be open to visitors outside of the First Fridays event. Discounts, promotions, and admission vouchers do not apply toward First Fridays admission. Doors and bars close at 9 PM. The ICA store closes at 7 PM on First Fridays. 

 

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Wax your surfboard and grab your board shorts for a totally tubular evening of art, music, and dancing on the waterfront. Keep the 4th of July celebrations going with a party that’s sure to be fun, fun, fun.

Join us the first Friday of every month for an evening of art, music, fun activities, specialty cocktails, and dancing all night.

Members get more! Get here early to enjoy complimentary treats from 5 to 6 PM. Bring your ticket (with a bar code) or membership card to check in faster. Join today! 

This 21+ event does sell out; advance tickets are recommended. ICA members are always guaranteed entry. Discounted rates are available for packages of 10 or more. Please call Visitor Services at 617-478-3103 during open hours for more information. The museum will not be open to visitors outside of the First Fridays event. Discounts, promotions, and admission vouchers do not apply toward First Fridays admission. Doors and bars close at 9 PM. The ICA store closes at 7 PM on First Fridays. Water shuttles do not run to the ICA Watershed during First Fridays.

First Fridays: Surfin’ USA is sponsored by
 

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