Thursday, 6/16/22
You may have noticed that we took a little hiatus from posting these past couple of weeks as we were busy installing our two current exhibitions. But we’ll talk more about those below. Meanwhile, we have been so busy with additional details involved with the renovation. Including, finalizing interior signage (both required and donor signage), flooring and paint for the main galleries, and finding a contractor to renovate the gardens. We’ve also been working on an application to the Historic Preservation Commission to approve items like light upkeep for the Bulfinch staircase, a new outdoor fence, painting the Central Street doors, and more. We’re planning to have a big reopening celebration event for our donors in October but would like to have all these items completed before then. If you want an invite to this big event and haven’t donated yet, be sure to donate today!
We’re waiting on approval of the front garden design and gathering quotes from local contractors. We’ve also reached out to the Garden Club about future involvement since they have spent many years volunteering their time and resources on maintaining the gardens..
We’re also planning to have the Central Street vestibule painted along with the main galleries this summer.
Besides fundraising and coordinating renovation and design details, we’re also working on an active exhibition and events schedule. See below for upcoming events, which are all listed on our website calendar and social media pages.
Exhibitions
Firehouse Reels: 40 Years of SCATV | On view through July 9th
Space Invader: An Immigrant Experience through Immersive Art | On view through July 9th
Sanctuary City, A Community Curator exhibition curated by Julia Csekö | Opens September 15th
Events
Firehouse Reels: Curator Tour | Saturday, June 18th at 11am
Firehouse Reels: Dead Air Live Broadcast | Tuesday, June 21st at 7pm
Reading Frederick Douglass Together @ Bow Market | Thursday, June 30th at 4:30pm
Firehouse Reels: Closing Reception | Saturday, July 9th at 2pm
Space Invader: Closing Reception | Saturday, July 9th at 5:30pm
