Juventas New Music Ensemble Presents
in Partnership with the Multicultural Arts Center

Ryan Shannon: Center Stage
 

Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 8:00 pm EST

Join us for this special celebration of the violin virtuoso Ryan Shannon and his five seasons with Juventas.

An unparalleled virtual concert experience, this performance will be broadcast live on YouTube with high definition feeds from six video cameras.

This concert is free and open to all. 

Juventas will perform four concerts at the Multicultural Arts Center for their 2021-22 season. Learn more about their upcoming season.

Yellow Bird Chase

by the Liars and Believers Theater Company
Friday, February 25, 2022 from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

A clownish maintenance crew finds a magical yellow bird and a mad chase begins! Racing over land, across the sea, and through the air – battling pirates and monsters – how far will our heroes go... without ever leaving the maintenance room?

In the Gallery:

Gospel in Motion - The Harlem Gospel Choir
Photographs by Bill Chapman

December 20, 2021 - February 4, 2022

Cambridge-based photographer Bill Chapman has been taking pictures for over fifty years. Recurrent themes in his work have included baseball, music, and the exploration of American culture. Since his childhood, Chapman has been drawn to gospel music. When the Multicultural Arts Center began presenting the gospel concert Joyful Noise in 2000, he became a regular attendee. In 2014, after attending, and photographing, the Harlem Gospel Choirs Joyful Noise concert at Harvard’s Sanders Theater, Chapman was asked to be the choir’s official photographer. He has since photographed twenty-five of their performances.

Gospel in Motion is a series of 25 photographs of the Harlem Gospel Choir. Synonymous with power vocals, glorious sound, and infectious energy, Chapman’s images give us an intimate portrait of the thriving, cultural powerhouse that the choir is.  

Bill Chapman Artist Talk
Thursday, February 3rd, at 12pm

Join us for a live talk with Chapman in which we discuss his life as a photographer including his pilgrimage through the U.S. photographing baseball, his mentorship with Ernest C. Withers, and his current partnership with the Harlem Gospel Choir.

Unfortunately, due to the spike in cases of Covid-19, we have made the difficult decision to postpone Joyful Noise, for the health and safety of our audience, our performers and our staff. To honor the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, JR, we will be rescheduling this event for March. The new date is yet to be determined. Thank you for your understanding.

Joyful Noise
Featuring Lawrence Watson
& WORKFORCE2022

Kali Stoddard-Imari is a Boston based singer songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and Looping Artist. These two original compositions were recorded in June 2021 in our Studio/Theater.

We are now accepting proposals for gallery exhibitions. Work needs to be wall mountable fine art that relates to our mission of supporting multicultural arts that help to educate the community about diversity. We also strive to support artists and groups who may not otherwise have access to a professionally equipped and accessible facility or the cultural mainstream. BIPOC artists are strongly encouraged to apply.