9th Annual Bloom N Art Show
2025-03-29 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-30 12:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Fivesparks
Bloom N Art is on view at Fivesparks Saturday, March 29th from 10am-4pm and Sunday March 30th from 12-4pm.
In the tradition of many prestigious museums, the Garden Club of Harvard created a wonderful event celebrating the relationship between artwork and floral arrangements.
In partnership with the Bromfield School Art Department and Fivesparks, the Garden Club of Harvard is proud to present its 9th annual Bloom N Art show.
Free and open to the public, this event highlights artwork created by Bromfield students paired with members of the Garden Club, who interpret the artwork in amazing, beautiful, creative and unique floral arrangements.
This is a true multi-generational, community-wide event!

Bloom N Art Special Viewing for Bromfield Classes
2025-03-31 08:00 - 14:30 | Fivesparks
Fivesparks will hold special viewing hours today for students, teachers, administrators and classes to view Bloom N Art.

Exhibit Mardie Luppold - Archetypes: Making the Invisible, Visible
2025-04-19 - 2025-05-24 | Fivesparks
On view April 19 – May 24, 2025.
Artist Reception Sunday, April 27, 4-6pm. Free and open to the public, live music and refreshments.
Mardie Luppold: Making the Invisible, Visible
If I say these images are archetypes, viewers might be confused, uncomfortable, or unfamiliar. If I say these images are shamanic, folks might feel strange, or even frightened. If I say these images are Kachinas, maybe people are able to come a little closer to them and will be able to access them easier, linking them to Native American culture: Kachinas therein are “deified spirits”. We all have them in us in the deep “roots of the mind,” archaic images from the collective unconscious, (thank you, Carl Jung). So, if we call them archetypes, it means the images are charged with psychic energy; they then becomes pieces of life because they are connected to the individual by the bridge of emotion and therefore become…living matter.
These are mine. We all have them. Creative folks simply keep the door open to the roots of the mind; going to the well to draw up an image, a melody, a dance, a poem, story, garden, building, dinner… Whatever it is, it is charged with emotionality; sometimes beautiful, sometimes comforting, sometimes uncomfortable.
Again, these are mine. Each of us will have our own cluster of feelings, characters, sounds and words. If we call them shamanic, then it simply means these creations are bridging the space, the energy between spirit and daily reality.
In any case, this is where these images come from, and why I call it, “Making the Invisible, Visible.” Some take a while to draw up from the depths of the well; some come more quickly and easily; some feel pleasant and some frightening. They are a coalescence of Native American teachings; Jungian theory; Neolithic and Paleolithic excavations, (Marija Giumbutas); which I have merged in each painting, done in acrylic, some with iridescence for emphasis. They are, in essence, what came to me from the well.

Portrait Session with Mardie Luppold
2025-04-24 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-04-30 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-01 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-08 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-15 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 14:30 and 1 more date | Fivesparks
Exhibiting artist Mardie Luppold will draw your portrait!
Come and visit Mardie’s varied collection of work, ranging from delicate portraits to mysterious Kachinas. You can make an appointment with Mardie on Wednesdays or Thursdays, from 12noon-2:30pm to have your own portrait drawn in pencil! Mardie’s portraits are both abstract and realistic, each containing an element of pristine clarity and focus.
Fee of $175 per portrait, of which a portion will be donated by Mardie to Fivesparks to help us continue our mission of bringing wonderful art and cultural experiences to our community.
Portraits may be drawn in real time, or via a photograph, to be determined between you and Mardie. If you have questions or want to schedule an appointment, send an email to admin@fivesparks.org. Sessions can be scheduled on Wednesdays or Thursdays, April 24 – May 22, 2025.

Chat with Mardie
2025-04-24 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-01 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-08 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-15 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-22 12:00 - 14:30 | Fivesparks
Exhibiting artist Mardie Luppold will be at Fivesparks on Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout her exhibit to talk with visitors.
She welcomes your insights, questions, curiosities and reactions to her varied works on display as part of her current show Archetypes: Making the Invisible, Visible.
Mardie has a lifetime of fascinating experiences that translate into her work. You will gain a wealth of understanding by talking with her.
Stop in on Wednesdays of Thursdays between 12:00-2:30pm, through the end of the exhibit, May 24, 2025.

Artist Reception - Archetypes: Making the Invisible, Visible
2025-04-27 16:00 - 18:00 | Fivesparks
Join us at Fivesparks for our latest exhibit Artist Reception.
Mardie Luppold – Archetypes: Making the Invisible, Visible
Meet Mardie and enjoy light refreshments and jazz music by vocalist Maggie Galloway, Bob Nieske on acoustic bass and Billy Novick on clarinet.
Sunday, April 27, 4-6pm
Free and open to all.

Chat with Mardie
2025-04-30 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-07 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-14 12:00 - 14:30, 2025-05-21 12:00 - 14:30 | Fivesparks
Exhibiting artist Mardie Luppold will be at Fivesparks on Wednesdays and Thursdays throughout her exhibit to talk with visitors.
She welcomes your insights, questions, curiosities and reactions to her varied works on display as part of her current show Archetypes: Making the Invisible, Visible.
Mardie has a lifetime of fascinating experiences that translate into her work. You will gain a wealth of understanding by talking with her.
Stop in on Wednesdays or Thursdays between 12:00-2:30pm, through the end of the exhibit, May 24, 2025.

Exhibiting Artist Talk with Mardie Luppold
2025-04-30 14:00 - 15:30 | Fivesparks Gallery, 7 Fairbank Street, Harvard, MA, 01451, United States
Join us on Wednesday, April 30 at 2pm to hear exhibiting artist Mardie Luppold share the inspirations behind her collection on display in the Fivesparks Gallery – Archetypes: Making the Invisible, Visible.
Mardie will fascinate you in describing her progression of interests and in-depth studies of ancient cultures and belief systems that resulted in the creation of the ‘Kachina’ series. References of Baba Yaga and deified spirits dating from neolithic and paleolithic times, the study of work by Marija Giumbutas in excavating neolithic and paleolithic matrilineal societies, and cultures similar to our own First Nations in North and South America as well as contemporary examples in Siberia and Central Asia. The existence of Denisovan DNA in modern-day shamanistic peoples, such as Tibetans, Amazonian and Southeast Pacific peoples, among others, will be discussed.
Finally, Jungian theory ties it all together with exploration of the ‘Collective Unconsciousness,’ wherein lies the archetypes, racial memory, planetary and galactic memory, and our connection to the Earth, each other and all sentient life.
This is a free event.

4 Voices in Color
2025-05-31 - 2025-07-12 | Fivesparks
4 Voices in Color
Susan Aeschbach, Cathie Brenner, Margo Ezekiel and Judith Stein are Boston-based abstract artists. “4 Voices in Color” showcases their different views on both the natural world and the fantasy world. Each artist has a unique approach to creating abstracts incorporating a variety of materials and mediums. The exhibit includes mixed media works, acrylic paintings, oil paintings, collage, fiber arts, and eco prints.
Bonded by their shared passion for abstract work and a determination to deepen their own art practices, Susan, Cathie, Margo and Judith have created a group with two other artists called the Black Sweater Artist Group. This group meets regularly to share ideas, exchange resources/techniques, encourage further experimentation in their work, and exhibit collaboratively when possible.
Susan is a painter and mixed media artist from Newton, MA. She seeks to capture the aliveness that is inherent in all things animate and inanimate. She paints intuitively, particularly loves working with color and the inspiration for her abstract work often comes from nature and fantasy.
Cathie is a painter and collage artist from Brookline, MA. Her mixed media paintings incorporate old scraps from family fabric, found images, writing, sand and seaweed, and other plant life. She is inspired by textures, color, memory and meaning.
Margo is a contemporary collage artist from Newton, MA. She prints her papers using a gelli-plate, which allows her to create rich textures and patterns without a press. She works organically and rarely starts with an idea; she looks to her very messy table for a spark of inspiration.
Judith is a painter and mixed media artist from Needham, Massachusetts. This exhibit showcases her exploration of gelli-plate and eco printing as well as collage. Inspired by nature and its intricate patterns and rich textures, most of her work revolves around botanicals and nature-related themes.
4 Voices in Color is on view from Saturday May, 31, 2025 through Saturday July 12, 2025. The exhibit will end with a Closing Reception on July 12 from 2:00-4:00pm. The artists will be at Fivesparks for 2 ‘Meet & Greet’ sessions:
Judith Stein & Susan Aeschbach on Friday, June 13, 2025, and Margo Ezekiel and Cathie Brenner on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Both days 2:00-4:00pm.

4 Voices in Color - Artist Meet & Greet
2025-06-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks
4 Voices in Color
Susan Aeschbach, Cathie Brenner, Margo Ezekiel and Judith Stein are Boston-based abstract artists. “4 Voices in Color” showcases their different views on both the natural world and the fantasy world. Each artist has a unique approach to creating abstracts incorporating a variety of materials and mediums. The exhibit includes mixed media works, acrylic paintings, oil paintings, collage, fiber arts, and eco prints.
Bonded by their shared passion for abstract work and a determination to deepen their own art practices, Susan, Cathie, Margo and Judith have created a group with two other artists called the Black Sweater Artist Group. This group meets regularly to share ideas, exchange resources/techniques, encourage further experimentation in their work, and exhibit collaboratively when possible.
Judith Stein & Susan Aeschbach will be at Fivesparks on Friday, June 13, 2025, 2:00-4:00pm to meet visitors and talk about their art.
Judith is a painter and mixed media artist from Needham, Massachusetts. This exhibit showcases her exploration of gelli-plate and eco printing as well as collage. Inspired by nature and its intricate patterns and rich textures, most of her work revolves around botanicals and nature-related themes.
Susan is a painter and mixed media artist from Newton, MA. She seeks to capture the aliveness that is inherent in all things animate and inanimate. She paints intuitively, particularly loves working with color and the inspiration for her abstract work often comes from nature and fantasy.
Stop by to meet the artists, hear about their inspirations, processes or to ask your own questions about their art.
Free and open to all.

4 Voices in Color - Artist Meet & Greet
2025-06-25 14:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks
4 Voices in Color
Susan Aeschbach, Cathie Brenner, Margo Ezekiel and Judith Stein are Boston-based abstract artists. “4 Voices in Color” showcases their different views on both the natural world and the fantasy world. Each artist has a unique approach to creating abstracts incorporating a variety of materials and mediums. The exhibit includes mixed media works, acrylic paintings, oil paintings, collage, fiber arts, and eco prints.
Bonded by their shared passion for abstract work and a determination to deepen their own art practices, Susan, Cathie, Margo and Judith have created a group with two other artists called the Black Sweater Artist Group. This group meets regularly to share ideas, exchange resources/techniques, encourage further experimentation in their work, and exhibit collaboratively when possible.
Cathie Brenner & Margo Ezekiel will be at Fivesparks on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 2:00-4:00pm to meet visitors and talk about their art.
Cathie is a painter and collage artist from Brookline, MA. Her mixed media paintings incorporate old scraps from family fabric, found images, writing, sand and seaweed, and other plant life. She is inspired by textures, color, memory and meaning.
Margo is a contemporary collage artist from Newton, MA. She prints her papers using a gelli-plate, which allows her to create rich textures and patterns without a press. She works organically and rarely starts with an idea; she looks to her very messy table for a spark of inspiration.
Stop by to meet the artists, hear about their inspirations, processes or to ask your own questions about their art.
Free and open to all.

4 Voices in Color - Closing Reception
2025-07-12 14:00 - 16:00 | Fivesparks
Exhibit Closing Reception
Join us in celebrating and saying good-bye to the artists of 4 Voices in Color.
Susan Aeschbach, Cathie Brenner, Margo Ezekiel and Judith Stein will be at Fivesparks on Saturday, July 12 from 2:00-4:00pm to mark the closing of their combined show. Let’s celebrate the previous 6 weeks of enjoying their wonderful art with light refreshments and wine.
Free and open to all.

Marks of Distinction - Central Mass Pastels Society National Juried Art Show
2025-08-26 - 2025-09-26 | Fivesparks
Welcome to our 2025 Marks of Distinction National Juried Show! CMPS is delighted to bring you our annual exhibition of artworks in soft pastel from artists working throughout the United States and Canada. Congratulations to the accepted artists and award winners for your diverse and beautiful work! Thank you to our Jurors of Selection, Robin Frisella and Charles Peer, and our Judge of Awards, Joaquim Homann of Harvard University Art Museums.
Live Demo with Robin Frisella on Saturday, September 27, 2025, 1:00-3:00pm.

Marks of Distinction - Reception and Awards Ceremony
2025-09-13 15:00 - 17:00 | Fivesparks
Join us for the excitement and celebration of the many talented artists participating in this year’s National Juried Show presented by the Central Mass Pastels Society, Marks of Distinction.
Saturday, September 13, 3-5pm. Refreshments and music to be enjoyed, and awards announced. Come have a lovely afternoon at Fivesparks.
