Room of Wonders is the first in a series of annual summer exhibitions that foregrounds and celebrates the Worcester arts community at the Cantor Art Gallery. In this inaugural show, Birgit Straehle—co-owner of The White Room celebration hall and gallery and former co-manager of the iconic Sprinkler Factory—invites nearly 30 creatives to participate in this group exhibition.
Join us at the Room of Wonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer exhibition for a gallery talk from Bill Wallace of the Museum of Worcester about the origins of the iconic Smiley Face.
Meet Birgit Straehle, independent guest curator, for an insider's look at Room of Wonders: A Worcester Wunderkammer, this summer's exhibition at the Cantor Art Gallery.
Artist Michael Rosenstein will discuss the 4-channel sound piece he constructed for the Room of Wonders exhibition, followed by a series of improvisations where he and fellow improviser Stella Silbert will interact with the 4-channel sound piece.
Create your own Wunderkammer object with Room of Wonders curator Birgit Straehle in this Metal Leaf Application workshop, free and open to the public at the Cantor Art Gallery.
Room of Wonders artist Dan Hunt and Charles Ketter of the Plectrum Club will perform on and talk about 5 different guitars made by Hunt's DRH Guitars, joined by special guest soprano vocalist Nynez Lopez.
Room of Wonders artist Caelum Lam invites you to the gallery for an Artist Talk on his work and a Fabric Painting Workshop.
Join us for the closing reception of this summer's Room of Wonders exhibition at the Cantor Art Gallery.
The Vietnamese Áo Dài in a Time of War explores the significance of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—during the Vietnam War. Honoring the 50th anniversary of a conflict, the legacies of which continue to haunt us to this day, the exhibition highlights the contributions of Vietnamese women to politics, society, and culture.
A panel discussion about the role of Vietnam’s national costume—the áo dài—in individual and national expression across Vietnam and the Vietnamese diaspora. With co-curators Prof. Ann Marie Leshkowich, Prof. Martina Thucnhi Nguyen (Baruch College), and Prof. Tuong Vu (University of Oregon), along with fashion designers Si Hoang and Thai Nguyen.
