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Art in the Park is a public outdoor art activity free and open to the public, with demonstrations, participatory art, and exhibition and sale of works by local artists. The event is held on the Winchester Common on Saturday, August 16, from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, in conjunction with the weekly Farmers' Market. It is a highlight of the month-long Art in August festival.

A family-friendly event, Art in the Park offers something for everyone!

Art in the Park is a family-friendly public art activity including hands-on opportunities, demonstrations, and exhibitions of art that takes place during the Winchester Farmers' Market. A number of local artists will run activities to show their creative process and in some cases to let people try making their own. Artists all also be able to sell their artwork. There will be something for everyone!

The Griffin Museum is excited to host a reception celebrating our presentation of the traveling exhibition, A Yellow Rose Project.

Join us in person at the Griffin Museum in Winchester to celebrate all the amazing work from over 100 artists in this exhibition.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

© Marky Kauffmann© Frances Denny

Created by Frances Jakubek and Meg Griffiths, A Yellow Rose Project is a photographic collaboration of responses, reflections, and reactions to the 19th Amendment from over one hundred women across the United States.

The Griffin is excited to celebrate the work of artists from Photography Atelier 39 and Francisco Gonlazez Camacho for his solo exhibition, Reverting. Both on view from August 21st to September 28th, 2025.

Join us in person from 4 to 6pm for a special artist reception at the Griffin Museum!

The Griffin Museum is pleased to host an artist reception to celebrate the winners and finalists of the 2025 Richards Family Prize and Arnold Newman Prize, whose works are on view from December 5, 2025 to January 4, 2026.

Join us in person at the museum to celebrate artists Izabella Demavlys, C. Rose Smith, Debmalya Choudhuri, and Nzingah Oyo.

This event if FREE and open to the public.

© C. Rose Smith© Debmalya Choudhuri© Nzingah Oyo© Izabella Demavlys

Join us in person on Saturday, December 6 as The Griffin Museum is excited to host a reception celebrating the artists in our show Winter Solstice 2025. This reception offers a chance to meet the our member artists, hear their stories, and connect with our photo community.

This event is FREE and open to the public.

© Susan Collins© Michael Lynch© Suzanne Williamson© Frau Edixa© Guanhua Yao

The Griffin Museum is pleased to host a reception celebrating the artists featured in the exhibition Gathering Place | A Family Album. Join us in person at Jenks Center to celebrate the talented artists!

On view at the Jenks Center from October 1 to January 3, 2026, the exhibition brings together photographic works that celebrate the intimate spaces and shared traditions that define family--chosen or inherited--through still-lifes, portraits, domestic scenes, or elsewhere.

© Shea Baasch© Talya Arbisser© Isaac Glimka

Audacious Action Africa: How a daring Maasai leader and an American physics professor organize to improve life in rural Africa

Meet Kisioki Moitiko, Project Manager, and Dr. Bob Lange, Founder of the International Collaborative for Science, Education, and the Environment (ICSEE). They’ll tell stories and show photos from Maasai lands in Tanzania. Find out about their actions with climate change adaptation, women’s empowerment, water sanitation, indoor air pollution, economic development, and reaching for a better life in Maasai villages. Free of charge. Seats are limited, location provided with

Live in-person from the stunning Ripley Chapel at First Congregational Church, Winchester.

Celebrate pride through beautiful, empowering, first-hand accounts of trans, nonbinary, and gender-fluid experiences. From Massachusetts-based Family Diversity Projects, this exhibit uses stunning photography and rich stories to challenge damaging myths and stereotypes about trans and nonbinary people, educate people about these communities, and help make the world a safer, more connected, and more empathetic place.

Authentic Selves is on view at Ripley Chapel (21 Church St, Winchester, MA), weekdays