June Happenings at Newburyport Art!
Newburyport Art presents
June Happenings at Newburyport Art
Friday, June 6, 2025 – Saturday, July 5, 2025
Newburyport, MA - Newburyport Art (NAA) presents a robust lineup of artistic happenings in the month of June! On view beginning on June 6th is Artist Spotlight Jessica Murr in the Mural Gallery, and the National Juried Show, juried by Ben Sloat, on view in the Sargent, Hills, and Hartson Galleries.
The National Juried Show is juried by Ben Sloat, artist and program director of the MFA program at Clark University, located in Worcester, MA. Sloat has earned degrees from UC Berkeley and SMFA/Tufts. His art “often uses elements of the vernacular; generating hybrid social meanings and reflecting the artist’s multiracial Taiwanese-American background.” His work has been shown nationally and internationally. An opening reception for the National Juried Show will be held on Friday, June 6th from 5:00-7:00 PM. The show will be on view from June 6th to July 5th. On view in the Mural Gallery will be Artist Spotlight Jessica Murr, a painter and printmaker. Her work will be on view from June 6th to June 20th.
Newburyport Art’s first fundraising event of the year, Coombs & Blooms will be held on Saturday, June 7th from 6:00-8:00 PM. This fundraising event helps to support Newburyport Art’s programming, capital building improvements, and community outreach. The evening will include food and cocktails, a talk about 20th century Newburyport artist Laura Coombs Hills by Museum of Old Newbury Executive Director Bethany Groff Dorau, and an opportunity to create your own flower arrangement to take home. Additionally, local florists will create flower bouquets inspired by artwork from our National Juried Show – which will be part of a giveaway!
The month of June is filled with classes and workshops including Abstract Alchemy, Nature Sketchbook, Explorations in Mixed Media, Hand-build a Birdhouse in one day, Printmaking with a Pasta Maker, and Plein Air Painting: Oil or Acrylic. A full list of classes can be found on the Newburyport Art website.
The galleries are free and open to the public Tuesday through Saturday from 11:00am–5:00pm and Sunday from 1:00pm–5:00pm. Newburyport Art is closed on Mondays. The ground-floor Hills Gallery has an accessible entrance. More information, as well as an online gallery is available at newburyportart.org. Founded in 1948, Newburyport Art is dedicated to promoting and exhibiting members’ work and to providing art education and access to the visual arts for the entire community.
