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Fundraisers + Special Events

Opening Celebration: We Wanted a Revolution and Arthur Jafa

Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 5–9 PM
Free Thursday Nights goes extra festive for the opening of two new exhibitions, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 and Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, The Message is Death. Don’t miss a public talk with the curators,...More
Side view of the ICA

ICA Free Thursday Night

Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 5–9 PM
Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 5–9 PM
Thu, Jul 12, 2018, 5–9 PM
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The ICA is free for all visitors every Thursday from 5 to 9 PM.More
ICA curator and artists on a water taxi looking out over water and talking
Member Events

Member Summer Kickoff Party

Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 5–9 PM
Toast a new season of art on the waterfront—and snag a spot on our ferries to get a sneak peek at the new ICA Watershed in East Boston, featuring the work of Diana Thater! Note: ferry capacity is limited, available first-come, first-served...More
ICA Curator and artists walking through Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina
At the Watershed, Member Events

Member + East Boston Watershed Preview Days

Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 10 AM – 5 PM
Sun, Jul 1, 2018, 10 AM – 5 PM
Tue, Jul 3, 2018, 10 AM – 5 PM
Get early access to the new ICA Watershed featuring the artwork of Diana Thater! Join at any membership level to see the ICA Watershed before it opens to the public along with East Boston residents. The Watershed is always free. Ferry service is...More
Singer Alastair Moock performing with young daughter Clio.
Art Making, Kids + Families

Play Date: Changing the Rules

Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 10 AM – 4 PM
Kids rule the ICA the last Saturday of every month, when the museum fills up with fun, creative, and even zany activities for kids and adults to do together. Ever wish you could change your family’s rules? Get inspiration from contemporary...More
A kid jumping onto the dock from a water taxi while their parent also exits the water taxi and an attendant looks on
At the Watershed, Kids + Families, Member Events

Family Members Day

Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 11 AM – 2 PM
Make art at the June Play Date, grab snacks in the members’ lounge, and enjoy a double discount at the ICA Store! For ICA Family members...More
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Kids + Families

Hybrid-Digital Home

Sat, Jun 30, 2018, 12–4 PM
Sun, Jul 1, 2018, 12–4 PM
Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 12–4 PM
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Saya Woolfalk in collaboration with daughter Aya Woolfalk Mitchell Saya Woolfalk is a New York–based artist who uses science fiction, technology, and fantasy to re-imagine the world and think about how combining cultures can create more utopian...More
Child on a water taxi looking out over the water
At the Watershed

ICA Watershed Opening Day

Wed, Jul 4, 2018, 10 AM – 5 PM
On July 4, the ICA opens the ICA Watershed, a new, seasonal space in East Boston. Housed in a former copper pipe and sheet metal factory in the Boston Harbor Shipyard and Marina, the 15,000-square-foot, formerly condemed space will be a place to...More
Black and white portrait of musician Spencer Nicholson
Performance, Music, Harborwalk Sounds

Harborwalk Sounds: Spencer Nicholson

Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 6–8:30 PM
A phenomenal revolution of modern pop music with a smooth and contagious vibe you won’t want to stop grooving to. There is no place better to be in Boston on summer Thursdays than the ICA. Take a seat on the Harborwalk as up-and-coming musicians and...More
People dancing outside at night at the ICA.
First Fridays

First Fridays: Set Sail

Fri, Jul 6, 2018, 5–10 PM
Waterfront drinks, DJ Knife, dancing, and contemporary art with a view. Join us the first Friday of every month from 5 to 10 PM for an evening of art, music, fun activities, specialty cocktails, and dancing all night. This 21+ event does sell out;...More

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