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Due to this weekend's Bloom event, the March Second Saturday will be on March 21
SPRAY
Jules Olitski in the 1960s
Rediscover a modern master who explored the possibilities of color with gumption, vision, and a passion for experimentation.
On view through August 9, 2026
Suspension, 1967, Acrylic on canvas, 102 x 30 inches, Jules Olitski Art Foundation, VT
Photography by Adam Reich.© Jules Olitski Art Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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Exhibitions, Events, & Workshops
Experience Something New
Saturday, March 21
Second Saturday
Free admission for NH residents
Enjoy free admission for New Hampshire residents, a free Creative Studio art activity for all, and family-friendly tours. This event is sponsored by St. Mary's Bank and Pamela Diamantis & Morey Goodman.
Category:
New Hampshire, Free, Family-friendly
Saturday, March 21
Scholastic Art Awards Opening Reception
Discovery Gallery
The Currier is once again proud to be a sponsor of the annual Student Art Awards of New Hampshire. Celebrate the talent of New Hampshire youth artists at the Scholastic Art Awards Opening Reception on Saturday, March 21, from 3 to 5 PM.
Category:
New Hampshire, Education, Family-friendly
Sunday, March 22
Art Talk with Wendy Edwards
Auditorium
Join Director of Curatorial Affairs Bruce McColl and Rhode Island-based artist Wendy Edwards to hear more about the story behind Flourishing, the stunning exhibition of oil paintings in the Concourse Gallery. Tickets are just $5 for members.
Category:
Contemporary, Art Talk, New England
On view through August 9, 2026
Spray: Jules Olitski in the 1960s
Southwest Gallery
See the possibilities of color through the eyes of a modern master. Luminous and surprising, experience the first New England exhibition for pioneering Color Field painter Jules Olitski in 20 years.
Category:
Color, New England, Abstract
Photo Credits: Jules Olitski in South Shaftsbury,
VT, barn studio, 1964. Photo Ugo Mulas © Ugo Mulas Heirs
On view through April 5, 2026
Flourishing: Paintings by Wendy Edwards
Concourse Gallery
The Currier presents eight large-scale paintings by New England artist Wendy Edwards in the museum’s new Concourse Gallery. Let yourself be taken in by the grandeur of these sweeping canvasses, depicting abstract flora and human forms rendered with rich and surprising colors.
Category:
Expressive, New England, Color
On view through April 12, 2026
Embellish Me: Works from the Collection of Norma Canelas Roth and William Roth
Scheier Gallery
During the 1970s, artists in Los Angeles and New York boldly challenged conventional creative norms by pushing the boundaries of form, color, and meaning in their art. This show celebrates this generation of trailblazing artists who championed color, pattern, and craft.
Category:
Pattern and Decoration,1970s, Women in Art
April 29, April 30, May 1
April Vacation Workshops
Classroom Studios
In this three-day Art Venture workshop, students six through 15 will dive into color, movement, and playful artistic experiments inspired by the Currier’s new exhibition, Spray: Jules Olitski in the 1960s. Kids will splash, layer, and blend colors to create bold artworks full of motion and feeling.
Category:
April Vacation, Education, Youth Workshops
On view
Seeing Empire
and the Masking of Violence
Upper East Gallery
Centered around a long-term loan by Dutch Master Frans Post, this new installation displays representations of colonialism in conversation with contemporary explorations of identity, asking timely questions about power, point of view, and beauty.
Category:
Thought-Provoking, Dutch Masters
