Cultural

An Artist Exchange: Billie Mandle and Cassandra ZampiniAn in-person conversation with artists from A Yellow Rose Project.

The Griffin Museum and Boston University are delighted to present an in-person conversation featuring artists Billie Mandle and Cassandra Zampini from A Yellow Rose Project. This event will include an intimate, interview-style conversation between the two artists, offering insights into their creative practices and work. The discussion will be followed by an open dialogue with students, providing an opportunity for questions, engagement, and deeper exploration of the

The well-known art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts Isabella Stewart Gardner visited Winchester in 1915. Now modern Winchester residents have the opportunity to meet her, as portrayed in period costume by Jessa Piaia. Mrs. Gardner  will reminisce about her visits to artists here and on the North Shore, her time in Paris as a student and on "the grand tour" with her parents, and her experiences with her husband, Jack Gardner, shopping at the House of Worth and visiting the studio of John Singer Sargent. Wine, cheese and non-alcoholic beverages will will be available.

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Join us at WinCam Gallery on July 24th, 5.30pm - 7pm, for an artist reception with Anastasia Sierra to celebrate her solo exhibition, Bittersweet. Sierra's intimate project explores the emotional complexity of motherhood through colorful staged portrait photogrphy.

About Bittersweet -

Bittersweet is an ongoing body of work about the conflicting emotions of motherhood, where love and joy live next to the feelings of frustration, guilt and exhaustion.

I collaborate with my young son to recreate moments of tenderness and tension. Together, we make a colorful and mysterious world of

Annu Palakunnathu Matthew

It is an honor to host Annu Palakunnathu Matthew as our keynote speaker for the 2025 New England Portfolio Review (NEPR). Her immersive approach to storytelling through still and moving images creates a visual experience that fully engages the viewer.

Join us online in the Griffin Zoom Room Friday night September 26th at 7pm for Ms. Matthew's presentation, about her work, creativity and vision.

ANNU PALAKUNNATHU MATTHEW's (b. United Kingdom; lives in Rhode Island, USA) photo-based work draws on old photographs to re-examine historical narratives in the

Join us for a morning event of conversation and critique. We are excited to provide our members an opportunity to network and get critical feedback about a body of work either in process or complete. Spend your Saturday morning with Crista Dix, Griffin Museum's Executive Director to have a conversation answering your questions about your creativity, working with institutions or other issues or ideas around photography and creativity.

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Join us Saturday April 18th from 9.30am-12pm for our round table peer-run portfolio critique group. Engage

In continued celebration of the nation's 250 anniversary, the Winchester Historical Society welcomes architectural historian and former Board member John McConnell back to explore American architecture at the start of independence.

Join us to learn about Winchester-supported libraries in Uganda's refugee camps, see art and photography by refugee youths, and create art of your own!

• Activities include: drawing and painting with reflective prompts, Thank You Card-making, and responding to refugee youth art from Uganda
• A time for reflection, gratitude, and creative expression as we approach Thanksgiving!
• Open to all ages, and great for kids, youths, and families!
• Contact luluyaotian@gmail.com (Lulu Tian) for more information

The event is sponsored by Creative Learning Haven (creativelearninghaven.org), a project that has started

The first of Art in August's 2026 "meet the artist" receptions features Deb O'Brien, who is showing her beautiful new acrylic landscapes. Admission is free, refreshments are served—come to look or to buy!

Deb O'Brien is an artist, author, and illustrator. A self-taught artist with boundless creativity, she has worked in graphite, ink and watercolor as well as acrylics. Her poems and illustrations are featured in three published anthologies, and she creates distinctive greeting cards and prints.