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Hampden Gallery is a program of the Fine Arts Center at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Hampden Gallery has a reputation as a launching pad for emerging artists working in all disciplines.

05/08/2026

This is the final day to view Fragile Connections, Sally Prasch’s beautiful, thought-provoking exhibition of glass blown sculptures. A special selection from the inaugural Hampden Gallery Triennial wraps up in the Incubator Project Space.

Come to the gallery before 5 p.m. today, May 8 for a final look!

📷: Norah Nguyen

05/05/2026

Snapshots from Sally Prasch’s exhibition, Fragile Connections! Prasch’s stunning sculptures are on view through May 8. Come see them before they’re gone!

Photo credit: Norah Nguyen

04/30/2026

Hampden Gallery Triennial
Noah Thompson

Artist statement
This image, “in which new life builds on the past,” is from my MFA thesis “The Desert Unicorn,” a photographic survey of my childhood home in New Mexico. My work focuses on memory keeping and landscapes, and I hadn’t returned to the state since my maternal grandmother’s death in 2017. Thanks to a research grant I was able to travel across the state with my 4x5 field camera documenting iconic and prosaic scenes, which were then made into a suite of archival pigment prints on Japanese washi and kitakata paper.

Image: Noah Thompson, in which new life builds on the past, 2024. Archival pigment print on washi paper, 11’’ x 14’’.

04/21/2026

Join us this Thursday, April 23, at 6 p.m. for an artist talk with Sally Prasch as she discusses Fragile Connections, her exhibition exploring environmental issues and climate change, now on view. Reception from 5-7 p.m.

04/17/2026

Glassblowing with Hampden Gallery’s artist in residence, Sally Prasch!

04/16/2026

Artwalk is the Fine Arts Center’s once-a-semester visual arts extravaganza! Come with friends or stop by solo to explore exhibitions, take part in craft activities, enjoy free snacks, and listen to live music.

Visit all three venues for a chance to win prizes. Here’s what you’ll find at each stop.

- Augusta Savage Gallery: chalk drawing

- Hampden Gallery: collage and stamp making; performance by Northbound band, 4-6 p.m.

- University Museum of Contemporary Art: circular collage drawing activity inspired by Tammy Nguyen’s exhibition

04/13/2026

Hampden Gallery Triennial
Eileen Claveloux

Artist statement
This is a digital collage made up of hundreds of layers, put together in Photoshop. It is somewhat seamless but skewed and distorted. The place is one of importance to me, of a place within the town my parents lived in for many years. After printing, another layer is added, a handwritten narrative about the place, family story and history, musings about the future, my children and grandchildren. The handwriting is only legible in parts but creates another layer of texture and meaning to the place depicted.

Image: Eileen Claveloux, LifeStory Part 23: Hammonasset Beach, Madison, CT, 2024. Digital print with graphite, 32.25’’ x 39.5’’ x 1.25’’.

04/06/2026

In 1970, Tiny Tim performed “The Ice Caps Are Melting” on The Ed Sullivan Show. The simple tune unexpectedly became a pivotal cultural moment, introducing broader audiences to the concept of climate change. In Meltdown, Sally Prasch draws on this reference in her own life while also pointing to contemporary researchers such as Robert DeConto, director of the School of Earth & Sustainability at UMass, whose work examines how ice sheets respond to a warming climate.

Take a full student-guided tour through Prasch’s exhibition, Fragile Connections, this Wednesday, April 8, 6 p.m. at Hampden Gallery!

Other tour dates include April 17, April 24, and May 8 at 4 p.m.

04/03/2026

Hampden Gallery is now offering demo-on-request art activities, including bead weaving, collage, postcard making, zines, and more!

Demonstrations will be available on request Friday afternoons 2-4 p.m. and Wednesday evenings 5-7 p.m.

03/31/2026

Hampden Gallery Triennial
Gabriella Adamsadams.art

Artist statement
My work is a reflection of the war happening in Ukraine and how it affects my second home in Poland. I dream of a future where war is a thing of the past and Ukraine can become free. By depicting these horrific themes through these small moments, I am able to capture my feelings of hope that this ruthless war will end.

Gabriella Adams, A Peaceful Day in Poland, 2025. Oil paint on canvas, 30” x 48”.

Address

131 Southwest Circle, Amherst Massachusetts 01003
Amherst, MA
01003

Telephone

+14135453394

Website

http://www.fineartscenter.com/hampden

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