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.  

Week 1: March 11 | Contemporary Art and the Shakers  

Week 2: March 18 | Shakerism and Sabbathday Lake, Maine  

Week 3: March 25 | Spirit-Driven Women Making Art

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.