Calendar

TEENS_Spring Showcase

Spring Showcase

Fri, May 24, 6–9 PM

Kids making art outside

Play Date: Art in Action

Sat, May 25, 10 AM – 4 PM

EXHIBITIONS_ICA Collection Entangled in the Everyday - Tour

Talks, Tours + Workshops

ICA Highlights Tour

Sat, May 25, 1 PM

Sun, May 26, 1 PM

Sat, Jun 1, 1 PM

Talks, Tours + Workshops

Public Tour: Huma Bhabha: They Live

Sat, May 25, 2:30 PM

Sun, May 26, 2:30 PM

ARTLAB_Free Fun Fridays 2018

Art Making, ICA Kids

Shapes + Patterns

Sun, May 26, 12–4 PM

Sat, Jun 1, 12–4 PM

Sun, Jun 2, 12–4 PM

WATERSHED_Opening Day on the boat

Memorial Day: Free Admission for All

Mon, May 27, 10 AM – 5 PM

A group of visitors looking at photographs in the galleries.

ICA Free Thursday Night

Thu, May 30, 5–9 PM

Thu, Jun 6, 5–9 PM

Thu, Jun 13, 5–9 PM

Sunset at the ICA

Talks, Tours + Workshops

ICA Highlights Tour

Thu, May 30, 6 PM

Thu, Jun 6, 6 PM

Thu, Jun 13, 6 PM

Talks, Tours + Workshops

AIGA + ICA Present: Bobby C. Martin, Jr.

Thu, May 30, 7 PM

People in the Theater

Greenovate Awards

Wed, Jun 5, 5–8 PM

A group of models in colorful clothing outside by the Water at the ICA

First Fridays, Summer Fridays

First Fridays: Island Stylin’

Fri, Jun 7, 5–9:30 PM

Six large video screens arranged side by side in a gentle curve fill a dark room. A woman stands before them, watching. They each display a different image, some black and white, including people dancing, some color.

At the Watershed, Talks, Tours + Workshops

¡ICA Watershed en español!

Sat, Jun 8, 1 PM

Sat, Jun 22, 1 PM

Sat, Jul 13, 1 PM

Vendor at ICA Harbor Market with succulents

ICA Harbor Market

Sun, Jun 9, 11 AM – 4 PM

WATERSHED_Harbor Room ICA teen photography

At the Watershed, ICA Teens, Talks, Tours + Workshops

Gallery Talk: Marlon Orozco and Betsy Gibbons on A Community in Focus

Sun, Jun 9, 2 PM

A film still shows a mountainous landscape. In the foreground stands a figure looking away, among dozens of cut-down-tree stumps and large plastic containers of liquid.

At the Watershed, Director's Circle, ICA Members

Behind the Scenes: ICA Watershed and John Akomfrah: Purple

Mon, Jun 10, 12–2 PM

DJ NIGHTS_Culture Club people sitting on the grandstand

Member Summer Kickoff

Thu, Jun 20, 5–9 PM

A pattern of black and white dots and stripes behind colorful 3D geometric shapes.

VIP + Member Opening Reception: Less Is a Bore: Maximalist Art & Design

Tue, Jun 25

KIDS_Free Fun Friday 2018 art lab activity

Art Making, ICA Kids

Play Date: Contemporary Explorations

Sat, Jun 29, 10 AM – 4 PM

People dancing outside at ICA near DJ booth

First Fridays, Summer Fridays

First Fridays: Surfin’ USA

Fri, Jul 5, 5–9:30 PM

Two singers and two saxophonists play music outside at the ICA.

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: Riddim Symphony

Thu, Jul 11, 6 PM

A painting of two formally dressed women in front of an orange floral background.

Talks, Tours + Workshops

Curator Tour: Jeffrey De Blois on Less Is a Bore

Fri, Jul 12, 2 PM

DJ NIGHTS_Soulelujah

ICA Live, Music, Summer Fridays

DJ Night: Soulelujah at the ICA

Fri, Jul 12, 6:30–10 PM

PLAY DATE_East Boston

At the Watershed, ICA Kids, Special Events

ICA Watershed Family Day

Sat, Jul 13, 12–4 PM

A large mixed- media canvas covered in multicolored floral patterns.

Art Making, Talks, Tours + Workshops

ICA Deep Dive: Virginia B. Johnson on Less Is a Bore

Sun, Jul 14, 2–4:30 PM

A black and white photo of three dancers in a studio.

Dance, ICA Live

Summer Stages Dance @ ICA: Liz Gerring Sneak Peek

Sun, Jul 14, 3 PM

LIAB_Williams, Franklin - Yellow Apron

Director's Circle, ICA Members

After Hours with the Curator: Less Is a Bore: Maximalist Art & Design

Tue, Jul 16, 6–8 PM

Sheila del Bosque sits under a tree holding a flout.

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: Sheila del Bosque

Thu, Jul 18, 6 PM

DJ NIGHTS_Discwoman_SHYBOI

ICA Live, Music, Summer Fridays

DJ Night: Discwoman featuring Shyboi, Bearcat, & br0nz3_g0dd3ss

Fri, Jul 19, 6:30–10 PM

A dancer holding a long string and a cellist.

Dance, ICA Live, Music

Summer Stages Dance @ ICA: Maya Beiser, Wendy Whelan, Lucinda Childs + David Lang, THE DAY Work-in-Progress Showing

Sun, Jul 21, 3 PM

Portrait of One Drop, musican playing drums

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: One Drop

Thu, Jul 25, 6 PM

People in a group laughing and dancing outside at ICA

ICA Live, Music, Summer Fridays

Culture Club (Part 5)

Fri, Jul 26, 6:30–10 PM

KIDS_Play Date July 2017 artmaking

Art Making, ICA Kids

Play Date: Pattern Play

Sat, Jul 27, 10 AM – 4 PM

Tristan Simone sings into a microphone wearing an orange suit.

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: Tristan Simone

Thu, Aug 1, 6 PM

Crowd at FF White Hot Vol 3

First Fridays, Summer Fridays

First Fridays: White Hot Vol. 6

Fri, Aug 2, 5–9:30 PM

TEENS_ICA Building Spaces 2018

ICA Teens, Teen Convenings

National Convening for Teens in the Arts: Public Day

Wed, Aug 7, 10:30 AM – 4:30 PM

TEENS_Spring Teen Night 2019

August Teen Night

Wed, Aug 7, 6–9 PM

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: Dreion

Thu, Aug 8, 6 PM

DJ NIGHTS_Ariel Pink - Eliot Lee Hazel - EMBARGO 2(web).jpg

ICA Live, Music, Summer Fridays

DJ Night: Ariel Pink

Fri, Aug 9, 6:30–10 PM

LIAB_Gibson Jeffrey_Dont Make Me Over Empty-78.jpg

Talks, Tours + Workshops

Jami Powell on Jeffrey Gibson

Sun, Aug 11, 2 PM

The four members of Clave & Blues with a drum and a saxophone.

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: Clave & Blues

Thu, Aug 15, 6 PM

People dancing outside at night at the ICA.

ICA Live, Music, Summer Fridays

Culture Club (Part 6)

Fri, Aug 16, 6:30–10 PM

Three members of Them Fantasies sitting on a stoop.

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: Them Fantasies

Thu, Aug 22, 6 PM

KIDS_Free Fun Friday dancing on the plaza

ICA Kids, Special Events, Summer Fridays

Free Fun Friday

Fri, Aug 23, 10 AM – 9 PM

DJ NIGHTS_NancyWhang-August2018Press-1.jpg

ICA Live, Music, Summer Fridays

DJ Night:
Nancy Whang (LCD Soundsystem)

Fri, Aug 23, 6:30–10 PM

Harborwalk Sounds, ICA Live, Music

Harborwalk Sounds: MALAYA

Thu, Aug 29, 6 PM

Kids making art outside

Art Making, ICA Kids

Play Date: Seaside Horizons

Sat, Aug 31, 10 AM – 4 PM

WATERSHED_Opening Day on the boat

Art Making, At the Watershed, Special Events

Labor Day: Free Admission

Mon, Sep 2, 10 AM – 5 PM

Unframed canvases painted with abstract shapes hang from a metal rack suspended from the ceiling in a gallery space.

Talks, Tours + Workshops

Curator Tour: Ruth Erickson on Vivian Suter

Thu, Sep 5, 6 PM

People dancing and drinking a beer outside at ICA

First Fridays: More is More

Fri, Sep 6, 5–9:30 PM