Events

It's happening! Join us on Saturdar, November 22nd from 10 am to 4 pm for an open house during our annual Winchester Open Studios. Enjoy visual arts treats by our local artists. Featuring: Samantha Barthelemy, Jaina Cipriano, Fenway Fan, Sasha Knittel, Nicole Luongo, Luyao Tian.Also joining us will be the studens form Acera Schools presenting their creations, and the Music Students of Paula Chase -- who will be giving a special performance from 12:30 to 3:30 pm.

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Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road - Visual Art and Musical

We are excited to invite you to participate in our first community event of 2026: a Print Swap!

Join us on the final day of the Winter Solstice Members' Exhibition to meet other Griffin members and exchange prints with fellow artists.

-- Sunday, January 4, 2026

-- 3:00-5:00pm

-- at the Griffin Museum of Photography

How it works:

-- Bring a print to swap (recommended size: no larger than 14″).

-- If you are participating in the Winter Solstice Members' Exhibition, you already have a print available should you wish to swap it with the work currently on the Griffin

The Griffin Museum of Photography is pleased to present an online conversation with the Honorable Mention Winners of the 31st Juried Annual Members Exhibition, Julia Cluett, Jeff Larason, Brian Kosoff, Gail Samuelson and Stephanie Slate. Join us on Wednesday, August 6th from 7 to 8:30 pm to learn more about their practices and photographs.

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About the juror-

Ann M. Jastrab is the Executive Director at the Center for Photographic Art (CPA) in Carmel, California. CPA strives to advance photography through education, exhibition

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This invitational six-session Master Class is designed for photographers who have a deeply considered potential series or significant projects underway are encouraged to apply so that they can bring the work to fruition with focused intention. Research, writing, editing, sequencing, artist presentations and ideas for installation will all be discussed and class participation will be required.

SUBMIT YOUR INTEREST HEREDates: Six Monday Sessions on January 26, February 16, March 9, March 30, April 20, and

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

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

The Griffin Museum is pleased to host an artist panel for the exhibition Manifest Destiny. Please join us in-person to hear from the artists Craig Easton, Drew Leventhal, Lisa Elmaleh, Rich Frishman, and Vicky Sambunaris, who will share with us the creative process behind their works.

The artist panel will be followed by a reception for the exhibition.

About the artists:

Craig Easton's work is deeply rooted in the documentary tradition. He shoots long-term documentary projects exploring issues around social policy, identity, culture and community. Known for his intimate

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.

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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 Museum is pleased to host a reception for the exhibition Manifest Destiny. Join us in-person on Saturday, January 24 to celebrate the artists Austin Bryant, Scott Connaroe, Craig Easton, Lisa Elmaleh, Rich Frishman, Drew Lewental, Vicky Sambunaris, and John Willis.

Manifest Destiny is part of a broader, year-long series of exhibitions titled State of Our Union. The four exhibitions presented in 2026 examine the United States as it celebrates its 250th anniversary--through its landscape, its culture, and its people.

© Vicky Sambunaris© Craig Easton
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