November Play Date: Free Family Art Day

Join us on the first Sunday of the month for a day of free family fun! Enjoy art-making, gallery activities, performances, and workshops designed to deepen kids and families’ connections with contemporary art. All activities are drop-in, first come first served.&nbsp;Space is limited.&nbsp;Explore our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/kids-families/">Kids + Families</a>&nbsp;page to help plan your visit! Reserve free admission tickets online in advance. When accompanied by kids 12 and under, up to 2 adults per family receive free museum admission. Use the code PLAYDATE when reserving your ticket(s).&nbsp;Tickets will become available mid-month the month before each Play Date.&nbsp;Advance tickets are strongly recommended; day-of tickets are not guaranteed. See our newest exhibition&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present</a>&nbsp;and enjoy art-making activities, story time, and a performance by local Indigenous artists.&nbsp; Art-making: Shape and Symmetry&nbsp;| 10 AM–3 PM State Street Corporation Lobby, First Floor Create artwork inspired by the materials and motifs in Caroline Monnet’s Art Wall installation,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/caroline-monnet-man-made-land/">Man Made Land</a>.&nbsp;Art-making is drop-in on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Last entry 2:45 PM.&nbsp; Art Lab: Land Shapers&nbsp;| 10 AM–3 PMBank of America Art Lab, First Floor Inspired by the book&nbsp;Big Baby: A Story of Maushop, use clay and other sculptural materials to recreate your own meaningful place or bring something from your imagination to life.&nbsp;Art-making is drop-in on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Last entry 2:45&nbsp;PM.&nbsp; Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers&nbsp;| 12–1 PM Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, Second Floor Watch a performance of Eastern social songs and dances by The Wampanoag Nation Singers and Dancers. This group includes musicians, educators, and artisans from the tribal communities of Mashpee on Cape Cod, Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard, and Herring Pond in Bourne. Their performances have educated and entertained audiences of all ages in museums, schools, and various multicultural events.&nbsp; Books and Looks&nbsp;| 11 AM + 1 PM Galleries, Fourth Floor Connect with art through the creative worlds of picture books! Join our staff for a guided reading of family-friendly storybooks in the galleries.&nbsp;Each Books and Looks reading lasts approximately 30 minutes.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Book Signing with Robert Peters&nbsp;| 1–2:30 PM First Floor Meet the author behind&nbsp;Big Baby: A Story of Maushop,&nbsp;show him your artwork, and have your book signed! Books available for purchase from the ICA store.&nbsp;Signing is first-come, first-served, as space allows.&nbsp;

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Book Talk: Kristen Coogan and Doug Scott

Discover the newly released&nbsp;<a href="https://icastore.org/products/design-history-reader-an-emerging-vision-for-a-new-narrative">Design History Reader: An Emerging Vision for a New Narrative</a>, a groundbreaking book that challenges who decides what counts as “good design.” Edited by Kristen Coogan and shaped through collaborative research with hundreds of students, this vibrant volume expands the canon beyond Western norms, celebrating cultural authenticity, innovation within tradition, social impact, and historical significance. From Afrofuturist visionaries to Indigenous textile artists, feminist designers, and activist visual culture, each chapter reveals design as a dynamic force of identity, resistance, and creativity. Join Coogan and nationally recognized graphic designer and educator Doug Scott for an evening of conversation on graphic design and the way its history is being told and taught. A book signing will follow this presentation.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kristen Coogan&nbsp;is an Associate Professor of Art, and Chair of Graduate Graphic Design at Boston University. Her work has been recognized by&nbsp;the&nbsp;American Institute of&nbsp;Graphic Arts&nbsp;(AIGA) and Print Magazine. She received a BFA in Art + Design from North Carolina State University, an MA in Liberal Studies from Dartmouth College, and an MFA in Graphic Design from California Institute of the Arts.&nbsp; Doug Scott&nbsp;has been teaching&nbsp;graphic design&nbsp;for over 50 years, including at the Rhode Island School of Design, Northeastern University, and Yale University, among other&nbsp;educational institutions.&nbsp;He&nbsp;has been a visiting critic at over 40 schools and has given over 260 lectures on art and design history and his work.&nbsp;Scott has also&nbsp;designed over 200 books for prominent publishers and has won&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;awards for his work.&nbsp; <ul><li>Accessible&nbsp;seating&nbsp;is available first-come first-served and may be selected upon theater entry. Please contact our Visitor Services team at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:visitorservices@icaboston.org">visitorservices@icaboston.org</a>&nbsp;or 617-478-3100 for more information.</li><li>Assistive listening devices&nbsp;are available for all theater programs at the theater entrance.</li><li>A link to&nbsp;live captioning&nbsp;will be shared by the day of the event and will be available in the theater.</li><li>ASL interpretation&nbsp;is available by advance request; please contact our Visitors Services team at 617-478-3100 or&nbsp;<a href="mailto:visitorservices@icaboston.org">visitorservices@icaboston.org</a>&nbsp;to make a request.</li></ul>Are there other access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program? Let us know at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:accessibility@icaboston.org">accessibility@icaboston.org</a>&nbsp;or learn more about Accessibility at the ICA at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.icaboston.org/accessibility">icaboston.org/accessibility</a>.

First Fridays: Glow in the Dark

Free for ICA members / $35 for nonmembers / $40 at the door* /21+ Light up the night with <a href="https://www.fireflythehybrid.com/">Firefly</a>, a multi-talented artist whose awe-inspiring performances fuse projection mapping, videography, traditional Wabanaki vocals, and electronic music. Dazzle and be dazzled in bold neons, shimmering metallics, or eye-catching patterns, for an illuminating evening of dancing, music, art, celebratory drinks, and more. Plus, get inspired by our new exhibition, <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present</a>. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/love.lolavera/?igsh=MWQ5M3RjdjN6bHNiYw%3D%3D">DJ Lola Vera</a> + <a href="https://www.instagram.com/djbasib/?igsh=aThiczM0MHY2aDdi">DJ Basi B</a> | 6–10 PM State Street Corporation Lobby, First Floor  Firefly | 7 + 8 PM Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, Second Floor  Beaded Bracelet Making with <a href="https://www.instagram.com/w3rmwood?igsh=MXdoeXczNWJ3MjhqNQ==">Jael Brothers</a> | 6–10 PM Bank of America Art Lab, First Floor Local glitch artist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/w3rmwood/">Jael Whitney Brothers</a>, a member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, will lead a glow-in-the-dark beaded bracelet-making activity. ICA Store | 6–7 PM    First Floor Shop   ICA Galleries | 6–9 PM Fourth Floor, Food + Drink Not Permitted Explore our new exhibition, <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present</a>.  Sips + Snacks | 6–9:30 PM Bars on First + Second Floor, Food on First Floor Food + Drinks for purchase featuring <a href="https://www.instagram.com/frybreadindigenousfusion/">Frybread</a> Specialty cocktail: Midori Sour  Firefly, also known as Jason Brown, is a multi-talented artist and dramatic performer from the Penobscot Indian Nation, one of the five traditionally allied Wabanaki tribal nations of the Atlantic Northeast. Raised on Panawamskek (Indian Island), nestled in the Penobscot River running through his ancestral homeland in central Maine, Firefly is the grandson of an elected tribal chief who played a pivotal role in a major Native rights struggle. Drawing deeply from his Wabanaki cultural heritage, Firefly brings Indigenous traditions into the modern era through innovative live performances that blend traditional music with contemporary elements. As a traditional music keeper, he has performed for years across Maine and beyond, and in 2020, he expanded his artistic vision using projection mapping and videography, which led to a national virtual performance with the Kennedy Center’s Arts Across America series and the release of his debut album, Sacred Fire. In 2023, he brought his futuristic fusion of traditional vocals and electronic music to the historic Merrill Auditorium in Portland, performing for 6,000 attendees, and shortly after became the first Wabanaki to perform at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. That same month, he debuted militakwat, a three-part movement rooted in Wabanaki songs, in collaboration with the Bangor Symphony Orchestra—the first such partnership in the orchestra’s 127-year history—now featured in an exhibition at the Maine Historical Society. Firefly is also deeply committed to youth engagement, performing for schools across Maine and creating immersive, interactive experiences with traditional instruments, call-and-response songs, and Indigenous dances, reaching thousands of students and ensuring that Wabanaki culture continues to thrive and evolve for future generations.

Family ART-Trek

Free with museum admission / No pre-registration required / Meets on 4th floor Join an ICA educator for a family-friendly, interactive look at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present</a>. Through games, drawing, and other playful activities, we’ll uncover the stories and creative processes of exhibition artists. Come explore, imagine, and connect through art!&nbsp; This program is designed for children 12 and under and their accompanying adults. First come, first served for up to 20 participants.&nbsp;&nbsp; Are there access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program (e.g., assistive listening devices (ALDs), portable gallery stools)? Let us know at&nbsp;<a href="mailto:accessibility@icaboston.org">accessibility@icaboston.org</a>.

November Art Making After Dark

Art-making is free and meets in the State Street Corporation Lobby. While all experience levels are welcome, this workshop is designed for adult audiences. Participation is drop-in on a first-come, first-serve basis as space allows. ﻿Design your page in a book of our collective future!  Create visions of your future through hands-on collage with Korina Emmerich and Liana Shewey, co-founders of <a href="https://www.relativeartsnyc.com/">Relative Arts.</a> Take inspiration from our current exhibition, <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present,</a> and picture your future as a page in a book. Draw, write, or collage your page, then take it home or donate it back to the artists to be added to a group zine documenting our shared futures.   Be sure to visit the ICA Store, where Emmerich and Shewey curated a selection of jewelry by Indigenous artists, whose handmade work connects traditional craftsmanship with contemporary storytelling.    About Relative Arts: Relative Arts is a brick-and-mortar community space, open studio, and shop that showcases contemporary Indigenous fashion and design in NYC’s East Village. Their mission is to provide a peer-run space that fosters the advancement of Indigenous futurism through collaboration, celebration, and education. Relative Arts is Indigenous owned and operated by Korina Emmerich (Puyallup) and Liana Shewey (Mvskoke).   About Korina Emmerich: Korina Emmerich (Puyallup) founded EMME Studio in 2015 and cofounded Relative Arts in 2023. Her colorful work celebrates her patrilineal Indigenous heritage from the Puyallup tribe while aligning art and design with education. Her work has been featured on Project Runway; at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MoMA PS1, the Denver Art Museum, New York University, Cornell University, RISD Museum, and the Museum of the City of New York; and in such publications as Vogue, Elle, InStyle, and New York magazine. She has presented her collections at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week, Indigenous Fashion and Arts, Santa Fe Indian Market’s Couture Runway Show, and New York Fashion Week.   About Liana Shewey: Liana Shewey is an enrolled member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma, and is the cofounder and director of programming at Relative Arts, where she organizes exhibitions, public engagement, and collaborative projects that center Indigenous creatives. Shewey’s interdisciplinary practice explores Indigenous futurism, community storytelling, and family archives. Her work spans event production, installation, and public education in pursuit of building solidarity, reclaiming visual sovereignty, preserving ancestral memory, and celebrating Indigenous joy.   This program is inspired by <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present</a>.

Gallery Talk: Max Gruber on An Indigenous Present

Free with museum admission Join Curatorial Assistant Max Gruber for a conversation about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present</a>. Learn about the 15 artists featured in the exhibition whose works span 100 years of contemporary Indigenous art.&nbsp; Max Gruber is Curatorial Assistant at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. He has contributed to several ICA exhibitions, including&nbsp;Tau Lewis: Spirit Level,&nbsp;The&nbsp;Gun Violence Memorial Project,&nbsp;Charles Atlas: About Time, and&nbsp;An Indigenous Present.&nbsp;Before joining the ICA, Gruber contributed to the exhibition&nbsp;and&nbsp;accompanying&nbsp;publication for&nbsp;Humane Ecology: Eight Positions&nbsp;at the Clark Art Institute. He holds an M.A. in the History of Art from Williams College.&nbsp;

Leslie Cuyjet: For All Your Life

Fri, Nov 21, 8 PM + Sat, Nov 22, 8 PM “A tour-de-force” —The New York Times “What is life? Is it the thing that happens between birth and when you die?” These questions animate Leslie Cuyjet’s wickedly funny and deeply moving For All Your Life, a performance and social experiment that investigates the value of Black life and death. Encapsulating numerous characters through film and live performance, Cuyjet explores and satirizes the labyrinthine world of the life insurance business, its darker links to the transatlantic slave trade, and how monetary value is affixed to human life. Are you prepared for what comes next? For All Your Life may have the answers. Based in Brooklyn, NY, Leslie Cuyjet is a performer and choreographer who aims to conjure life-long questions of identity; confuse and disrupt traditional narratives; and demonstrate the angsty, explosive, sensitive, pioneering excellence of the Black woman. Hailed as “a potent choreographic force” by The New York Times, Cuyjet is a 2025 Guggenheim Fellow and received New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards in 2019 and 2022. <ul><li>Accessible seating is available first-come first-served and may be selected upon theater entry. Please contact our Visitor Services team at <a href="mailto:visitorservices@icaboston.org">visitorservices@icaboston.org</a> or 617-478-3100 for more information.</li><li>Assistive listening devices are available for all theater programs at the theater entrance.</li><li>A link to live captioning will be shared by the day of the event and will be available in the theater.</li><li>ASL interpretation is available by advance request; please contact our Visitors Services team at 617-478-3100 or <a href="mailto:visitorservices@icaboston.org">visitorservices@icaboston.org</a> to make a request.</li></ul>Are there other access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program? Let us know at <a href="mailto:accessibility@icaboston.org">accessibility@icaboston.org</a> or learn more about Accessibility at the ICA at <a href="http://www.icaboston.org/accessibility">icaboston.org/accessibility</a>.

First Fridays: Wintry Mixer

Tickets are available November 12 for ICA members and November 19 for nonmembers. ‘Tis the season to celebrate local art and artists! Enjoy live performances by the innovative artists recognized by WBUR’s annual series, “The Makers,” and explore work by area artists in the 2025 <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/2025-james-and-audrey-foster-prize/">James and Audrey Foster Prize</a> exhibition. Holiday style encouraged—sparkle or stay cozy! If your company is a corporate member or sponsor, you may receive additional First Friday benefits. Please contact <a href="mailto:corporatepartners@icaboston.org">corporatepartners@icaboston.org</a> for more information.    This 21+ event does sell out; advance tickets are highly recommended. Discounted rates are available for packages of 10 or more. University members are not eligible for free admission to this event. Please contact Visitor Services at <a href="mailto:visitorservices@icaboston.org">visitorservices@icaboston.org</a> or 617-478-3100 during open hours for more information. The museum will not be open to visitors outside of the First Fridays event. Discounts, promotions, and admission vouchers do not apply toward First Fridays admission. Galleries close at 9 PM. Bars and doors close at 9:30 PM. Food and drink will be available for purchase at our cashless bars—we accept all major credit cards, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.

December Play Date: Free Family Art Day

Join us on the first Sunday of the month for a day of free family fun! Enjoy art-making, gallery activities, performances, and workshops designed to deepen kids and families’ connections with contemporary art. All activities are drop-in, first come first served.&nbsp;Space is limited.&nbsp;Explore our&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/kids-families/">Kids + Families</a>&nbsp;page to help plan your visit! Reserve free admission tickets online in advance. When accompanied by kids 12 and under, up to 2 adults per family receive free museum admission. Use the code PLAYDATE when reserving your ticket(s).&nbsp;Tickets will become available mid-month the month before each Play Date.&nbsp;Advance tickets are strongly recommended; day-of tickets are not guaranteed. ﻿Art-making: Pop-Up Cards&nbsp;| 10 AM–3 PM Bank of America Art Lab, First Floor Use fun new techniques and try out different shapes, pop-ups, and materials to create a one-of-a-kind card for a friend, family member, or loved one!&nbsp;Art–making is drop-in on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Last entry 2:45 PM.&nbsp; Art-making: Album Art&nbsp;| 10 AM–3 PM State Street Corporation Lobby, First Floor Create an album cover inspired by the art and music in the museum! Decorate an album sleeve for your favorite artist or band—real or imaginary! You can even add a track list of favorite songs.&nbsp;Art–making is drop-in on a first-come, first-served basis, while supplies last. Last entry 2:45 PM.&nbsp;&nbsp; Youth Concerts&nbsp;with Boston Music Project&nbsp;| Time TBD Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater, Second Floor Catch a performance by the talented youth musicians from the Boston Music Project! Enjoy a lively arrangement of classic and modern tunes for all ages.&nbsp;&nbsp; Books and Looks&nbsp;| 10:30 AM + 1:30 PM Galleries, Fourth Floor Connect with art through the creative worlds of picture books! Join our staff for a guided reading of family-friendly storybooks in the galleries.&nbsp;Each Books and Looks reading lasts approximately 30 minutes.

Neighborhood Night

Calling all Seaport neighbors! Enjoy a festive evening by the water on us.<ul><li>Get creative with <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/events/art-making-after-dark/">Art-Making After Dark</a>.</li><li>Shop limited-edition artist-created goods and creative offbeat gifts from the <a href="https://icastore.org/">ICA Store</a>.</li><li>Toast the night with treats for purchase from the <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/ica-wine-coffee-bar/">Wine + Coffee Bar</a>.</li><li>Explore a century of Indigenous art and creativity in <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/an-indigenous-present/">An Indigenous Present</a>, called “unequivocally beautiful” by The Boston Globe and a “must-see museum show” by Boston Art Review.</li><li>Learn more with a <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/events/gallery-talk-meghan-clare-considine-on-portia-zvavahera/">curator-led gallery talk</a> on <a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/portia-zvavahera/">Portia Zvavahera</a>’s solo exhibition.</li></ul>And more!

Gallery Talk: Meghan Clare Considine on Portia Zvavahera

Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera draws from cultural traditions, spiritual practices, and dreams to create lush and layered paintings that&nbsp;Artnews describes&nbsp;as a “triumph”.&nbsp;Visit&nbsp;<a href="https://www.icaboston.org/exhibitions/portia-zvavahera/">Zvavahera’s first U.S. museum exhibition</a>&nbsp;with ICA Curatorial Assistant Meghan Clare Considine. Meghan Clare Considine is curatorial assistant at the ICA/Boston, where she is contributing to projects with&nbsp;Portia Zvavahera: Hidden Battles / Hondo dzakavanzika,&nbsp;Say It Loud: AAMARP, 1977 to Now,&nbsp;Lucy Raven: Rounds, and others. She has organized&nbsp;previous&nbsp;exhibitions, screenings, and public programs at MASS MoCA, the Weisman Art Museum, and the Clark Art Institute. She holds an M.A. in the History of Art from Williams College.

Intaglios of Breath and Light: An Indigenous Present Short Film Program

Filmmaker and visual artist Sky Hopinka (Ho-Chunk Nation/Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) curates a selection of short films by Native North American contemporary artists relating to the themes of An Indigenous Present, including abstraction, transculturalism, and Indigenous creative practice. Runtime: 48 minutes. “These are fleeting works, grounded in the land and in the ways these artists move through it. Through footsteps and memory, through the sounds of voices both present and past, through family and friendship, their gestures trace a continuity between what has been and what is yet to come. The impressions they leave recall the depressions of paths once walked in another life, now retraced toward another future. Each work is a site of remembrance and becoming—one that acknowledges how the act of moving through a place is also an act of shaping it. Together, these films carve their own marks on the landscape, blurring the boundaries of when and where they belong, and revealing the porous line between presence and absence, between what endures and what drifts away.” —Sky Hopinka Fox Maxy, Gathering Dust, 2023 Gathering Dust creates connections between water, intergenerational care, and encroaching urban development. Like the film’s layered visuals, numerous sources converge to create the film’s soundscape. The film contemplates lessons exchanged between elders and youth, and the differences between generations, friction vs. flow, and the layers underneath Los Angeles. Fox Maxy is a film director based in San Diego. She is Payómkawichum and Iipay Kumeyaay, from the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians. Her work explores themes of kinship, emotional well-being, nightlife, fashion, and environmental advocacy—using cinema as a lens to illuminate both intimate and collective experiences of contemporary life. Tyson Houseman, opwêyakatâmêw, 2024 opwêyakatâmêw is a single-channel video/experimental short created from footage gathered near Gregg Lake, Alberta, Canada. Three nêhiyaw brothers take a walk on their traditional territory and through a forest they explored as children. They find an object eaten and gnawed by a beaver and imbued with animate energy. A voice over of their grandfather offers a teaching in their language, nêhiyawewin. Tyson Houseman is a nêhiyaw video artist, performer, and filmmaker from Paul First Nation. Tyson’s practice focuses on aspects of nêhiyaw ideologies and teachings—speaking to land-based notions of non-linear time and the interwoven relations between humans and their ecologies. darylina powderface, how it used to be, 2025 This short experimental film centers on blood memory—how it is carried and ingrained in the land, the water, and the body itself. Through song, story, and movement, darylina awakens the past, present, and future as they coexist, weaving new and archival visuals with layered sound into a living remembrance. darylina powderface is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller from the Stoney Nakoda and Siksika Nation. Her work spans theater, film, photography, and movement, offering an influential exploration of indigenous identity and perspective. darylina investigates spatial and temporal realities through a Blackfoot and Nakoda lens, using her art to embody memory, knowledge, and lived experience. Tyson Houseman, Collapsing Wave Function, 2025 Instructions for time travel. Created from footage gathered at various artist residencies in the northeastern part of North America (Vermont Studio Center, VT; MacDowell, NH; Wassaic Project, NY). Collapsing Wave Function is a reflection on alternative forms of plant consciousness, non-linear depictions of land, and plant dreaming as interpreted through perpetual video feedback loops. Svetlana Romanova, Hinkelten, 2023 Formulated in vignettes, hinkelten (a cold autumn night in Eveny language) is carefully woven out of renderings of contemporaneity. Following the narratives around the idea of love (romantic, platonic, intimate, and maternal), this film contemplates the forms of its visualization. Archival footage by Alexander Vasiliev. Music by MaksNemo. Svetlana Romanova (Sakha/Even) is an artist and filmmaker born in Yakutsk, the capital city of the Sakha Republic, Russia, located south of the Arctic Circle. Her practice centers on the importance of Indigenous visual language, particularly in the Arctic regions, and gravitates towards critical self-historization.

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