Art Ramble

The Umbrella Arts Center presents an annual temporary outdoor public art installation
called the Art Ramble, in collaboration with the Concord Natural Resources Division.
This is a long-standing and beloved tradition in Concord, MA. The Ramble is usually
located around the Fairyland Pond in the Hapgood Wright Town Forest. Previous
Rambles have been juried and themed group exhibitions.
The Umbrella is currently seeking proposals for our Fall 2026 Art Ramble.
The Umbrella is seeking to transform the Ramble and select one proposal from an
individual artist or a group exhibition that is curated and has a strong element of
storytelling. We seek a Ramble that engages with and adds to the current creative
conversation, offers a space of reflection, and will bring new life to our local woods.
Independent exploration of the site prior to creating a proposal is encouraged.
Additional information regarding the installation site may be found in the
Hapgood-Wright Town Forest Guide at
https://concordma.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29013/Town-Forest-Brochure.

Welcoming nearly 30,000 visitors each year, The Umbrella Arts Center is a cultural
leader in metro west Boston providing broad and diverse access to a wide range of
performing arts, visual arts, and arts education. Annual programming includes
year-round gallery exhibits, a professional season of musicals and plays produced by
The Umbrella Stage Company, Concert and Film Series, robust classroom offerings,
and a popular summer camp. In addition, The Umbrella is an artistic home for more
than 50 studio artists and artists-in-residence.
The Umbrella Arts Center promotes creativity, learning, personal growth, and cultural
exchange through accessible arts education programs, performing and visual arts
presentations, and community collaborations. Located in the historic and cultural
center of Concord, MA, The Umbrella features multiple gallery spaces, state-of-the-art
performance spaces including a 350-seat main stage theater and a 100-seat flexible
black box space, a recently expanded Ceramics Studio, classroom spaces designed to
support a range of artistic mediums, ages and experience levels, as well as
independent artist studios.