Dog Halloween Costume Contest at deCordova

The Dog Halloween Costume Contest at deCordova is a pawfect opportunity for canines and their humans to show off their festive attire! Get in the Halloween spirit as community members showcase their beloved (and costumed) pups. All well-behaved dogs (and their owners) are welcome to enter the costume contest. Judges will award special prizes for Best Human and Dog Duo Costume and Most Creative Costume. Please bring your dog on leash and only bring dogs who can get along with other dogs. Water will be available for dogs. Pre-ticketing is required in order to anticipate capacity. Your ticket includes admission to deCordova’s campus, so please feel free to explore the grounds before or after the program. You’re welcome to picnic in the Park. Bring your own picnic or pick up a bite to eat at the <a href="https://www.thetwistedtreecafe.com/">Twisted Tree Café</a>, and stop by <a href="https://thetrustees.org/program/decordova-store/">The Store</a> for a gift or souvenir. <a href="https://tickets.thetrustees.org/calendar/66e865d426418427e2d11dac?view=list">Register</a>

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Halloween in the Morning Mist (for toddlers-preK and their grownups)

Celebrate Halloween at deCordova with your little one! Spend a crisp fall morning with your family in the Sculpture Park and complete gently-ghoulish activities designed for preschoolers and toddlers. Enjoy festive storytelling by children’s librarians from Lincoln Public Library and create a giant spider web with fun art materials. Work with educators to explore spiders through a collaborative rope web installation and sculptures inspired by the 8-legged arachnids. Drop-in storybook reading will take place at 10am, 10:30am, and 11am. Costumes encouraged and all ages welcome! We’ll hold the program in the Park (light drizzle or shine). In the event of a cancellation, those registered will receive an email. Pre-ticketing is required in order to anticipate capacity. Your ticket includes admission to deCordova’s campus, so please feel free to explore the grounds before or after the program. You’re welcome to picnic in the Park. Bring your own picnic or pick up a bite to eat at the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.thetwistedtreecafe.com/">Twisted Tree Café</a>, and stop by&nbsp;<a href="https://thetrustees.org/program/decordova-store/">The Store</a>&nbsp;for a gift or souvenir.

Family Yoga at deCordova

Connect with your child for a kiddo-friendly yoga class that weaves a rich balance between the imaginative world of the child with the distinct aspects of yoga practice that support mindfulness, self-regulation and joy. Your instructor comes from the teaching team at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.onthematyoga.com/">On The Mat Yoga</a>&nbsp;in Concord. For ages 3-12 with a caregiver. Please bring a water bottle and a mat. The class will meet on the South Lawn by the Big Black Hearts sculpture. Stay for a while after class to enjoy a picnic (bring your own or grab something on site from Twisted Tree Café) and explore the Sculpture Park. If it should rain, the program will be in the museum.

Yoga at deCordova

Enjoy a yoga class in the Sculpture Park! Activate your body and mind as a teacher from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.onthematyoga.com/">On The Mat Yoga</a>&nbsp;leads vinyasa yoga surrounded by sculpture and nature. This is a wonderful way for a person who loves the outdoors to exercise. The class will meet near the two black hearts on the South Lawn. Bring your mat and a water bottle and get ready for Namaste! For ages 13+. Stay a while after class to enjoy a picnic (bring your own or grab something on site from Twisted Tree Café) and explore the Sculpture Park. In the event of rain, the program will be held in the museum.

deCordova Performance Series with Deb Talan

Join us in the gallery for an evening with Deb Talan, an American singer-songwriter best known for being part of the folk-pop duo the Weepies. Born in Western Massachusetts, Deb Talan has been writing songs since she was 14 years old. Playing clarinet, piano, and guitar throughout her childhood and early adulthood, Talan started a band in Portland, Oregon with her friend Mark, named Hummingfish. After moving back to the east coast, Talan began playing solo in Boston coffee houses, opened shows for Catie Curtis (a songwriter hero of hers) met up with Steve Tannen and formed The Weepies. The duo played shows all over the country and the world. After making 5 records in Los Angeles, surviving breast cancer, and grappling with mental health issues, Talan has a lot she could say these days. She prefers to listen. But playing songs for people is a close second. For Deb Talan, music heals. YOUR TICKET INCLUDES Your ticket includes admission to deCordova’s campus and free parking. Please feel free to explore the grounds before the program. You’re welcome to picnic in the Park. Bring your own picnic or purchase beer, wine and food at the <a href="https://www.thetwistedtreecafe.com/">Twisted Tree Café</a>. Please note that outside alcoholic beverages are not permitted on the property.

We Are Stardust: A Conversation with Anna Von Mertens and Jennifer Roberts

Join artist Anna Von Mertens and art historian Jennifer Roberts as the two explore the extraordinary in the ordinary. Their conversation will paint a portrait of the trailblazing astronomer Henrietta Leavitt (1868 – 1921) and include the book project published this September by the MIT Press, which emerged from their shared interest in Leavitt’s remarkable story. Anna Von Mertens will review the methodologies behind Leavitt’s work and the significance of her foundational discovery that enabled the measurement of largescale astronomical distance for the first time, launching modern cosmology. Von Mertens and Roberts will discuss the artworks they made in response to Leavitt’s legacy, including photographs by Roberts using a macro lens to bring forward the material richness of the astronomical glass plate photographs Leavitt studied, and drawings of starlight captured in emulsion by Von Mertens based on some of those glass plates. Learn from Von Mertens and Roberts as the two reveal their collaborative process, the power of attention in observation, artistic creation, and the making of meaning. About the Speakers: Anna Von Mertens’s forthcoming book Attention Is Discovery: The Life and Legacy of Astronomer Henrietta Leavitt (Fall 2024 MIT Press) received an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Public Understanding of Science and Technology book grant. Her 2018–2019 exhibition Measure, presented at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, traveled to the University Galleries of Illinois State University and Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College in 2023. She is the recipient of a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she studied dark matter as a structuring force in our universe, and a United States Artists Fellowship in Visual Arts. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College; Berkeley Art Museum; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; RISD Museum; Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery; and Tang Teaching Museum at Skidmore College. Von Mertens is represented by Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon. Jennifer L. Roberts is an art historian whose scholarship focuses on the interface between the arts and the natural sciences, the history and theory of craft and materiality, and the history of print. After receiving her A.B. in English and Art History from Stanford (1992) and her Ph.D. in History of Art from Yale (2000), she joined the Harvard faculty in 2002. She held the Slade Professorship in Fine Arts at Cambridge University in 2019 and delivered the <a href="https://www.nga.gov/research/casva/meetings/mellon-lectures-in-the-fine-arts/roberts-2021.html">Mellon Lectures</a> at the National Gallery of Art in 2021. In her scholarship and curating, Roberts has consistently emphasized the material intelligence of art and its makers and the challenge of storing and transmitting meaning through space and time. Her first book, Mirror-Travels: Robert Smithson and History (2004), examines everything from crystallography to eschatology to show how Smithson built material models of time to confront the erasures of traditional history. Her book Transporting Visions: The Movement of Images in Early America (2014), forges a material history of visual communication by tracing the literal transportation of pictures through the swamps, forests, oceans, and cities of the Anglo-American landscape between 1760 and 1860. In 2012 she curated the exhibition Jasper Johns/In Press: The Crosshatch Works and the Logic of Print for the Harvard Art Museums. That project sparked her interest in the generative power of the physical operations of printing – reversal, pressure, transfer, incision, etc. – and led to her forthcoming book with Princeton University Press, based on her Mellon Lectures, titled Contact: Art and the Pull of Print.

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 Stitched Shibori Dyeing Workshop at deCordova

Stitched Shibori – 2-Session Workshop Shibori is the umbrella term for the seemingly endless Japanese resist dyeing techniques. Resist techniques that use stitching are known as shibori nui. Explore how a simple running stitch can create dramatic lines with hira-nui shibori or a complex woodgrain pattern in mokume shibori. Use ori-nui shibori to create linear designs, gather and bind controlled shapes with maki-age shibori, work with symmetry and repetition of motif with miru shibori, karamatsu shibori and more. No prior experience is necessary for this workshop in which you’ll create distinctive and elegant designs with indigo dye. Students will make at least 4 samples and are welcome to bring their own natural fiber garments/fabric to stitch and dye. The first session (October 1) will cover technique instruction, design planning, and include time for stitching and test dyeing. During the second session (October 8), students will troubleshoot pieces, complete bindings, dye pieces with multiple dips, and unbind pieces to reveal stunning designs. Students are welcome to finish stitching or create more stitched pieces at home in the week between class sessions. This fee covers both sessions of this 2-part workshop; your registration for the October 1st date also covers your admission to the second session on October 8. Your ticket includes tuition, and a materials fee covering dyes, equipment, and fabric. Registered students will receive an email with details and logistics at least one day prior to the workshop. Special Notes &amp; Supplies:<ul><li>Please bring your own pair of long rubber dish gloves.</li><li>Plastic bags for wet fabric will be available but please consider bringing your own recycled/reusable ones.</li><li>Indigo dye likes to drip and will stain, so wear appropriate shoes and clothing.</li><li>If you bring your own fabric/garments to dye, please wash them on the hottest setting to prepare them for taking on dye.</li></ul>Please do not hesitate to contact the instructor if you have any questions! Cha-Ling O’Connell <a href="mailto:cha.oconnell@gmail.com" target="_blank">cha.oconnell@gmail.com</a>

&nbsp;Stitched Shibori Dyeing Workshop at deCordova Stitched Shibori – 2-Session Workshop Shibori is the umbrella term for the seemingly endless Japanese resist dyeing techniques. Resist techniques that use stitching are known as shibori nui. Explore how a simple running stitch can create dramatic lines with hira-nui shibori or a complex woodgrain pattern in mokume shibori. Use ori-nui shibori to create linear designs, gather and bind controlled shapes with maki-age shibori, work with symmetry and repetition of motif with miru shibori, karamatsu shibori and more. No prior experience is necessary for this workshop in which you’ll create distinctive and elegant designs with indigo dye. Students will make at least 4 samples and are welcome to bring their own natural fiber garments/fabric to stitch and dye. The first session (October 1) will cover technique instruction, design planning, and include time for stitching and test dyeing. During the second session (October 8), students will troubleshoot pieces, complete bindings, dye pieces with multiple dips, and unbind pieces to reveal stunning designs. Students are welcome to finish stitching or create more stitched pieces at home in the week between class sessions. This fee covers both sessions of this 2-part workshop; your registration for the October 1st date also covers your admission to the second session on October 8. Your ticket includes tuition, and a materials fee covering dyes, equipment, and fabric. Registered students will receive an email with details and logistics at least one day prior to the workshop. Special Notes &amp; Supplies:<ul><li>Please bring your own pair of long rubber dish gloves.</li><li>Plastic bags for wet fabric will be available but please consider bringing your own recycled/reusable ones.</li><li>Indigo dye likes to drip and will stain, so wear appropriate shoes and clothing.</li><li>If you bring your own fabric/garments to dye, please wash them on the hottest setting to prepare them for taking on dye.</li></ul>Please do not hesitate to contact the instructor if you have any questions! Cha-Ling O’Connell <a href="mailto:cha.oconnell@gmail.com" target="_blank">cha.oconnell@gmail.com</a>

Unruly Pigments: Artist Walk and Workshop with Ellie Irons

Join us for an artist-led workshop and material demonstration in which pigments are derived from the leaves, petals, and berries that thrive on the deCordova campus. Venture out on a guided walk with artist Ellie Irons to collect and gather the blossoms and leaves that green the Sculpture Park. After the walk, enjoy a demonstration with Ellie Irons to investigate the gathering, cultivating, and processing of these natural materials on an intimate scale. Share conversation with the artist around the wider implications of labeling certain plant forms as “alien”, “exotic” or “invasive” and develop your own deeper plant-human connection. About the Artist: Ellie Irons is an artist, educator, and parent living and working on Mohican land in Troy, New York, USA. Working across media—from watercolor paintings to un-lawning experiments—her practice combines socially engaged art and ecology fieldwork. Recent work involves collaborations about and with spontaneous urban plants (aka weeds), including co-founding the Next Epoch Seed Library and the Environmental Performance Agency. Ellie received a BA from Scripps College, an MFA from Hunter College, completed her PhD in arts practice Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2021, researching forms of artistic practice that cultivate plant-human solidarity. Her work has been covered by publications ranging from&nbsp;Art in America&nbsp;to the&nbsp;Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Her book&nbsp;Feral Hues: A Guide to Painting with Weeds&nbsp;was published in 2023 by Publication Studio Hudson. She serves as the community science educator for the Sanctuary for Independent Media’s NATURE Lab.

Drawing from Nature: A Sketching Series

Develop your observation skills and embark on an immersive and mindful journey through nature with&nbsp;Drawing from Nature: A Sketching Series. This course, led by accomplished artist Will Close, will engage your senses and connect you more deeply with nature through the use of nature journaling and field sketching. With a balance of classroom and field time, you will be guided through various foundational techniques designed to strengthen your observation and drawing skills. Explore the changing colors of the natural world this fall season. All skill levels are welcome. Come for just one session, or build upon your skills throughout the series and attend week after week. All you will need for this program is a sense of adventure and a creative spirit. All other supplies will be provided including sketch pads, pencils, charcoal, and extra fun art making materials. This event is for ages 10 and up. About the Artist: Will Close is an artist, designer, educator and wildlife tracker who specializes in the intersection of nature, art, design, and teaching. He holds a degree in Fine Art Painting from Massachusetts College of Art and Design and studied wildlife track and sign under Dan Gardoqui and Daniel Hansche. Currently, Will resides in Concord, MA where he maintains an artistic studio practice and is an outdoor education instructor with the Carroll School located in Lincoln, MA. His passion for nature illustration, tracking and sharing it with others, has taken him from the spruce forests of Maine to the Ecuadorian Amazon. Most recently, he was the inaugural artist in residence with North Country Land Trust in North Central Massachusetts and presenter of visual arts at the NorthEastern Wildlife Trackers Conference. You can view his artwork and reach out with any questions by visiting his website<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwillclosestudios.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmnelson%40thetrustees.org%7Cc2485d1a245c4959b83f08dc8728b90f%7C912a785a67cc420da3dce817f6ff7bfc%7C0%7C0%7C638533856280315244%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Zi7dUL9Ea8qiq3faOtWTulRGMS9i995g8mrCMAKXIrA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">&nbsp;willclosestudios.com</a>. This program is part of our Crafting Nature series. The Crafting Nature series connects the public with artists and art historians to explore the natural world and craft, offering an intimate connection to incredibly accomplished makers and insight into the process of their creativity. To learn more about our other Crafting Nature offerings:<ul><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/419376/" target="_blank">Unruly Pigments: Artist Walk and Workshop with Ellie Irons</a>&nbsp;| Thursday, September 12</li><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/419377/" target="_blank">We Are Stardust: A Conversation with Anna Von Mertens and Jennifer Roberts</a>&nbsp;| Thursday, October 10</li><li>Eco-Art Wellness: Family Circles | Sunday, November 3 (Registration Coming Soon!)</li></ul>

Labor Day Family Yoga at deCordova

Connect with your child this Labor Day and spend the morning at a kiddo-friendly yoga class in the Sculpture Park. This program weaves a rich balance between the imaginative world of the child with the distinct aspects of yoga practice that support mindfulness, self-regulation and joy. Your instructor comes from the teaching team at <a href="https://www.onthematyoga.com/">On The Mat Yoga</a> in Concord. For ages 3-12 with a caregiver. Please bring a water bottle and a mat. The class will meet at the Big Black Hearts sculpture on the South Lawn. Stay for a while after class to enjoy a picnic (bring your own or grab something on site from Twisted Tree Café) and explore the Sculpture Park. If it should rain, the program will be in the museum.

Labor Day Yoga at deCordova

Enjoy a Labor Day yoga class in the Sculpture Park! Activate your body and mind as a teacher from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.onthematyoga.com/" target="_blank">On The Mat Yoga</a>&nbsp;leads vinyasa yoga surrounded by contemporary art and nature. This is a wonderful way for a person who loves the outdoors to exercise. The class will meet near the two black hearts on the South Lawn. Bring your mat and a water bottle and get ready to Namaste! For ages 13+. Stay a while after class to enjoy a picnic (bring your own or grab something on site from Twisted Tree Café) and explore the Sculpture Park. In the event of rain, the program will be held in the museum.

Shibori Dyeing Workshop at deCordova

Shibori, the elegant forbearer to psychedelic tie-dye, is a Japanese resist dyeing technique that is simple enough to do in your backyard but vast with possibility. The term “shibori” comes from the Japanese “shiboru,” meaning “twisted and pressed”. Designs are created by folding, binding, and compressing fabric before submerging it in dye; the manipulation of the fabric from the 2-D plane into a 3-D form prevents the dye from penetrating the internal parts of this fabric clump, yielding distinctive organic, often geometric patterns. While much of the art of Shibori is in the preparation and planning, accident and chance must also be embraced. Students will learn about the indigo dyeing process and will use a mix of traditional and modern shibori methods to create samples to take home, and are welcome to bring their own natural fiber garments/fabric to dye as well. Materials Fee of $30 is included in the tuition fee. It covers dyes, equipment, and fabric. Registered students will receive an email with details and logistics at least one day prior to the workshop. Special Notes &amp; Supplies:<ul><li>Please bring your own pair of long rubber dish gloves.</li><li>Plastic bags for wet fabric will be available but please consider bringing your own recycled/reusable ones.</li><li>Indigo dye likes to drip and will stain, so wear appropriate shoes and clothing.</li><li>If you bring your own fabric/garments to dye, please wash them on the hottest setting to prepare them for taking on dye.</li></ul>Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions! Cha-Ling O’Connell <a href="mailto:cha.oconnell@gmail.com" target="_blank">cha.oconnell@gmail.com</a> Cha is a Maker of Things. She studied Naval Architecture and Comparative Media Studies with a focus on Photography and Film at M.I.T. for a while, was a sailing educator and program director at Courageous Sailing, and has studied Graphic Design, Textiles, Drawing, and Art Education through MassArt’s Continuing Education department. She teaches art to all ages at the deCordova and the Arlington Center for the Arts, including Modern Calligraphy, Shibori, Digital Photography, and Book Binding. Cha is currently the K-8 Art Teacher at Lesley Ellis School in Arlington, Massachusetts. She likes to rock climb and read about trees and has already passed on an affinity for collecting art supplies to her young daughter.

About deCordova Performance Series: An Evening of Taylor Swift by Blackstone Valley Quartet

Join Blackstone Valley Quartet in the gallery at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum as they bring the songs of Taylor Swift to life on strings. Come early to enjoy bracelet-making crafting in true Swiftie fashion! <a href="https://www.blackstonevalleyquartet.com/" target="_blank">The Blackstone Valley Quartet</a>, based in North Grafton, specializes in mixed genre performances on stringed instruments throughout New England. From iconic pop hits to timeless classical favorites, the Blackstone Valley Quartet reimagines familiar melodies with a fresh, innovative twist. The Blackstone Valley Quartet strives to unite people of all ages and all walks of life through the power of music. YOUR TICKET INCLUDES Your ticket includes admission to deCordova’s campus, free parking and bracelet material. Please feel free to explore the grounds before the program. You’re welcome to picnic in the Park. Bring your own picnic or purchase beer, wine and food at the <a href="https://www.thetwistedtreecafe.com/" target="_blank">Twisted Tree Café</a>. The deCordova museum store will be open to purchase gifts or souvenirs. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome. Note: OUTSIDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY. Our deCordova Performance Series include:<ul><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/410106/" target="_blank">Gracie Curran</a>&nbsp;and The High Falutin’ Band on May 29</li><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/416679/" target="_blank">Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band</a>&nbsp;on June 28</li><li>The Suitcase Junket on July 12</li><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/416680/" target="_blank">Arias Aloft</a>&nbsp;on July 14 and rain date on July 21</li><li>Black Stone Valley Quartet on August 9</li></ul>

deCordova Performance Series with Arias Aloft

Arias Aloft: Euphoria Join us for a unique, magical evening of opera, musical theater, cabaret, and circus in the deCordova Sculpture Park! Spread a blanket on the ground, or bring your own chair for a wonderful family-friendly evening. Circus 617 and Opera on Tap Boston combine two thrilling art forms for a one-of-a-kind event in a stunning outdoor location. Featuring vocal acrobatics and physical virtuosity courtesy of some of Boston’s leading circus artists and classical singers, this performance will showcase opera, musical theater and cabaret classics paired with breathtaking original circus acts. Inspired by the unique natural surroundings of the Trustees of Reservations properties, “Arias Aloft: Euphoria” explores the use of nature as a metaphor for human emotion. About the guest artists: Circus 617 is a collective dedicated to highlighting Boston-area circus artists, choreographers, and directors in new works of contemporary circus, created right here in the city we love. Circus 617 productions meld the spectacular, expressive physicality of circus with theatrical and musical methods of storytelling. Founded in 2020, Circus 617 received a LAB grant from the Boston Foundation in 2021 to create their debut ensemble production, Gathering the Threads. Opera on Tap is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote opera as a viable, living, and progressive art form by taking it out of the concert hall and putting it into venues where people least expect it. The company was founded in Brooklyn in 2005, and Opera on Tap’s Boston chapter launched in 2011 with an inaugural show at Cambridge’s Club Oberon. With live shows in unconventional venues ranging from public parks to bars to farmer’s markets across greater Boston, OOT has introduced audiences of all ages and cultural backgrounds to opera in performance formats that are fun, inclusive and accessible. YOUR TICKET INCLUDES Your ticket includes admission to deCordova’s campus and free parking. Please feel free to explore the grounds before or after the program. You’re welcome to picnic in the Park. Bring your own picnic or purchase beer, wine and food at the <a href="https://www.thetwistedtreecafe.com/" target="_blank">Twisted Tree Café</a>. The deCordova museum store will be open to purchase gifts or souvenirs. Well-behaved, leashed dogs are welcome. Note: OUTSIDE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ARE NOT ALLOWED ON THE PROPERTY. RAIN DATE: SUNDAY, JULY 21 Our deCordova Performance Series include:<ul><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/410106/" target="_blank">Gracie Curran</a>&nbsp;and The High Falutin’ Band on May 29</li><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/416679/" target="_blank">Ezekiel’s Wheels Klezmer Band</a>&nbsp;on June 28</li><li>The Suitcase Junket on July 12</li><li><a href="https://thetrustees.org/event/416680/" target="_blank">Arias Aloft</a>&nbsp;on July 14 and rain date on July 21</li><li>Black Stone Valley Quartet on August 9</li></ul>Join us each month at deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum to enjoy performing arts in the Park!

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