the Vertical Gallery

The Umbrella Art Center’s Galleries present contemporary art primarily featuring
regional artists in our two gallery spaces, as well as select outdoor installations. We
seek exhibitions and installations that are bold, engaging, fun, educational, and create
opportunities for constructive cultural conversations and explorations.
The Umbrella is looking to activate a Vertical Gallery space in the building's atrium. This
space is ideal for installations that hang or “float”. Above the atrium is a large skylight
that lets natural light in throughout the day. Surrounding the atrium is the Wedge
Gallery, our Black Box theater, and classrooms. The installation will be visible from 360
degrees and must engage viewers from all angles. Lightweight materials are preferred
and must comply with fire codes.
The Umbrella is currently seeking proposals for an installation during our 2026/27
season (September 2026-June 2027). This installation will be up for up to six months.
We are accepting proposals from individual artists at this time.

About The Umbrella Arts Center:
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.