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Watertown’s Project Save Photo Archive Presenting First Exhibition

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The following announcement was provided by Project Save:

Watertown’s Project Save Photographic Archive, which protects and preserves the global Armenian experience through photos, opens its first exhibition in its new gallery space on Thursday, Nov. 13th at 7 p.m. with French-Armenian photojournalist Astrig Agopian. 

Agopian’s multimedia exhibition “Like There’s No Tomorrow” will open at Project Save on Nov. 13, 2025 and run through Jan. 17, 2026. The exhibit focuses on the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, a region Armenians have inhabited for millennia and whose cultural heritage has endured centuries of upheaval.

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Watertown Church Hosting Chamber Music Concert

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The following announcement was provided by Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble:

Sarasa Chamber Music Ensemble presents the second concert-set of its 2025-26 Concert Series, Sweet Sleep the weekend of November 14-16, 2025, including a date in Watertown on the 15th. Inspired by the many states of slumber and repose, the program includes gorgeous vocal and instrumental works by John Dowland, Thomas Arne, Antonia Bembo, Georg Muffat, J.B. Bach & J.S. Bach, as well as a traditional Nordic folk song arranged for string quartet. Sarasa will present Sweet Sleep at three public performances, as well as to incarcerated teens at Massachusetts’ Department of Youth Services facilities, as part of Sarasa’s award-winning ‘Music Unlocked’ program. Concert Information

Sweet Sleep

With Kristen Watson, soprano, Elizabeth Blumenstock, Rebecca Nelson, violins; Jenny Stirling, viola; Jennifer Morsches, Timothy Merton, piccolo cello/cellos; Michael Leopold, lute/theorbo; Michael Beattie, organ

Friday, Nov. 14, 2025 at 7 p.m. – Brattleboro Music Center, VT (tickets at bmcvt.org)

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Mass Cultural Council Head Michael Bobbitt Taking New Position

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Michael Bobbitt

Michael Bobbitt, a Watertown resident and former director of the New Repertory Theatre, will be moving on from his position as head of the Mass. Cultural Council at the end of the year. See more information in the announcement from the MCC, below. Mass Cultural Council announced the departure of Executive Director Michael J. Bobbitt, effective December 31, 2025. Bobbitt has accepted the position of President & CEO of OPERA America and will begin this new role on January 1, 2026.

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Mass.’s First Poet Laureate Appearing at Atrium School in Watertown, Public Welcome

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The following announcement was provided by the Atrium School:

Atrium School’s BIPOC Leader Series will host An Evening of Poetry & Prose featuring Massachusetts’ inaugural Poet Laureate, Regie Gibson, together with educators from Atrium School’s Summer Writing Fellowship. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, November 21, at Atrium School in Watertown. The evening will showcase powerful storytelling and original work by Boston-area teacher/writers of color, alongside live literary performances from Gibson – internationally recognized poet, educator, songwriter, and creative voice. “In this moment, educators’ voices are more important than ever. These writers will truth-tell and inspire.

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Mosesian Center for the Arts Launches Artist-in-Residence Program

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The following announcement was provided by the Mosesian Center for the Arts:

The Mosesian Center for the Arts is thrilled to launch our new Artist-in-Residence Program! Designed to support emerging and mid-career artists across all disciplines – visual, performing, music, literary, and interdisciplinary – selected artists will receive 24-hour studio access, professional development opportunities, and the chance to share their work through public programs and a culminating exhibition. Please find attached a press release about our Artist-in-Residence program, now accepting applications through November 16. We’d appreciate your help sharing this opportunity with local artists and creative communities. Please feel free to reach out with questions or any ideas to collaborate further!

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Armenian Museum Hosting Exhibition of Arshile Gorky’s Work, Many Never Shown Publicly

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Arshile Gorky, “Self-Portrait,” 1923–1924, will be part of the MA–The Armenian Museum of America’s exhibition, “Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community and Connections.” The following announcement was provided by the Armenian Museum of America:

The Armenian Museum of America recently announced the opening of a landmark exhibition, Arshile Gorky: Redrawing Community and Connections, on December 11, 2025. This is the first exhibition of Gorky’s work in an Armenian museum, and it caps off a series of programs initiated by the “100 Years of Arshile Gorky” Committee in the City of Watertown. The exhibition is curated by Kim S. Theriault, author of Rethinking Arshile Gorky published byPenn State University Press, and it is sponsored by the JHM Charitable Foundation. “We aimed high in the planning of this show dedicated to an Armenian artist who immigrated to Watertown in the aftermath of the Genocide, like so many of our compatriots,” explains Executive Director Jason Sohigian.

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“Color & Design” Exhibit Showing at Watertown Art Gallery

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Storefront Art Projects presents: Color & Design Nancy Gruskin, Mauryn Kkira, Elizabeth Thach from Oct. 18 – Nov. 22. A reception will be held Saturday, Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m.

Storefront Art Projects is pleased to present Color & Design with Nancy Gruskin, Mauryn Kkira and Elizabeth Thach

Nancy Gruskin distills forms and outlines of objects into abstract shape and line compositions in painting, collage and printmaking.