OPEN: WED – SUN | HOURS: 10 AM – 5 PM EST
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.


Exhibitions, Events, & Workshops
Experience Something New

On view through April 4, 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

Saturday, April 11
Slow Art Day
10 Am to 5 PM
Celebrate Slow Art Day at the Currier with activities designed to help you slow down, look closely, and enjoy deeply. Admission is free for NH residents as part of Second Saturday, sponsored by St. Mary's Bank and Pamela Diamantis & Morey Goodman.
Category:
Family-friendly, Free, Creative Studio

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

April and May
Spring Adult Workshops
Classroom Studios
Tap into your creativity this spring. Inspired by Spray: Jules Olitski in the 1960s, our upcoming adult workshops invite you to experiment with color and expression in a variety of mediums.
Category:
Education, Adult Workshops

Sunday, April 19
Spray Day
2 to 5 PM
Enjoy this unique opportunity to hear from Heather Hutchison and Jane Swavely, two artists featured in the Painting in Color exhibition, followed by a musical performance of John Luther Adam’s "Red Arc/Blue Veil" presented by the Saint Anselm College Fine Art Department. It's your spring creative retreat!
Category:
Art Talk, Music, Contemporary

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 2026
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, beauty, and erasure.
Category:
Thought-Provoking, Dutch Masters






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