Northeastern Gallery 360

Northeastern Gallery 360 Contemporary art space at Northeastern University. Learning laboratory for students & the broader community.

Gallery 360 celebrates creative expression and the visual arts. It advances Northeastern’s mission to enrich the intellectual lives of students and the broader community through creative endeavors. This elegant, 1,000-square-foot space displays works by emerging local, national, and international artists. The gallery operates year-round in Ell Hall, with easy access from Curry Student Center.

It's the last day to see "Cat Mazza: Network!" Don't miss your final chance to catch this incredible exhibition before i...
04/12/2025

It's the last day to see "Cat Mazza: Network!" Don't miss your final chance to catch this incredible exhibition before it closes. ⁠
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The gallery is open today from 11am-5pm. ⁠
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We love this angle of ! On the left, the four framed works each represent stills from Mazza's animated video "By & By."...
04/09/2025

We love this angle of ! On the left, the four framed works each represent stills from Mazza's animated video "By & By." In their hand-stitched format, they read like an unresolved storyboard.

On the right, four knitted balaclavas from "Knit/Transmit" show the likeness of four noteworthy figures in anti-psychiatry from the 1960s and 1970s.

On view at Gallery 360 through April 12.
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Photo by Mel Taing.

It's the last week to see "Cat Mazza: Network!" Our gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 11am-5pm, and the final d...
04/07/2025

It's the last week to see "Cat Mazza: Network!"

Our gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 11am-5pm, and the final day of the show is on April 12.

This show is a real treat. Come experience Mazza's fascinating, intricate artworks for yourself!
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Image description: Installation view of Cat Mazza's "Labor Sister Sampler" piece, with hand- & machine-knit textile. Photo by Mel Taing. Courtesy of Gallery 360. ⁠

For this last day of , we're highlighting the Washington motif in Cat Mazza's 'Labor Sister Sampler,' a 10-foot textile...
03/31/2025

For this last day of , we're highlighting the Washington motif in Cat Mazza's 'Labor Sister Sampler,' a 10-foot textile piece commemorating U.S. labor history milestones.⁠
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In 1999, Washington hosted one of the largest anti-globalization protests as activists converged on the WTO convention. Women played pivotal roles in this mass demonstration, advocating for labor rights, environmental justice, and consumer protection.⁠
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Washington state marks the most recent event in the timeline. The 'sampler' squares displayed to the left of the piece create a chronological guide to the colors used throughout the massive textile map. ⁠
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Photo by Mel Taing. ⁠
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Friday's artist/curator discussion was so special! 💝We got some great audience questions about Cat Mazza's artistic prac...
03/24/2025

Friday's artist/curator discussion was so special! 💝

We got some great audience questions about Cat Mazza's artistic practice and learned more about Amy Halliday's brilliant curatorial work for the exhibition.

An especially moving moment was Cat's story of working on "Labor Sister Sampler" in 2016 while carrying her newborn baby in a backpack. Eight years later, Cat had a full-circle moment while seeing Amy's dedication to exhibition install with her own little one.

As Cat said, there was a lot of solidarity in the process. "It felt like a march forward," she said.

Recognize the California motif in "Labor Sister Sampler?" This section references Dolores Huerta, an iconic 20th-century...
03/22/2025

Recognize the California motif in "Labor Sister Sampler?" This section references Dolores Huerta, an iconic 20th-century labor organizer who was also a leader of the Chicano civil rights movement.

In the late 1965, Huerta spearheaded the national boycott of table grapes (think Sun-Maid) during the Delano strike. This culminated in the successful negotiation of a union contract by 1970.

Huerta also organized a second grape boycott in 1973 that paved the way for the landmark California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975, giving farmworkers the right to unionize and negotiate for improved pay and working conditions.

Checking out "Labor Sister Sampler" in the gallery is a great way to celebrate Women's History Month. Stay tuned for more highlights of this piece!
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Photo: Mel Taing.

Tomorrow at 4pm! Join Gallery 360 for an artist and curator conversation at the Center for Design in Ryder Hall. As par...
03/20/2025

Tomorrow at 4pm! Join Gallery 360 for an artist and curator conversation at the Center for Design in Ryder Hall.

As part of Design Research Week 2025, artist Cat Mazza and curator Amy Halliday will discuss textiles, technology, and "finding form" for historical research in “Network," Mazza's solo exhibition at Gallery 360.

The event will be followed by a reception and opportunity to view the exhibition in Gallery 360, located in Ell Hall, 346 Huntington Ave from 5:30-7:00 pm.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/textiles-and-technology-in-cat-mazza-network-tickets-1218748231769?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Photo by Jim Finn.

In 1824, 102 women in Pawtucket, Rhode Island left their looms to strike at Slater Mill after a proposed wage cut—the fi...
03/17/2025

In 1824, 102 women in Pawtucket, Rhode Island left their looms to strike at Slater Mill after a proposed wage cut—the first known women-led strike in U.S. History.

This Women's History Month, we honor the courage of these early labor organizers, whose actions paved the way for change. Discover more about U.S. labor history and women's critical roles in it through Mazza's massive textile art piece, "Labor Sister Sampler 1824-1999," now on view at Gallery 360.
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Installation view of "Cat Mazza: Network" at Northeastern University's Gallery 360, Boston, 2024. Photo: Mel Taing.⁠

Reminder: We have open gallery hours at Northeastern Crossing (1175 Tremont St.) on March 21 and April 3!Come check out ...
03/14/2025

Reminder: We have open gallery hours at Northeastern Crossing (1175 Tremont St.) on March 21 and April 3!

Come check out our satellite exhibition for "Cat Mazza: Network" with City & Community Engagement.

The "Pandemic Views" project on view there highlights her collaborative art project from spring/summer 2020 and features some amazing cross-stitch panels.

During the early onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mazza used her web application "Knitpro" to create stitch patterns for people across the United States and beyond. Participants would send her photos of their "pandemic view," which she'd digitally translate into a stitch pattern for them to cross-stitch.

Though the project is only a few years old, it's a nod to historical craft practices, which combatted "idleness” in times of crisis and helped participants find purpose and solidarity in the meditative act of needlework.

Open hours for Mazza's "Pandemic Views" pieces include:

🗓️ March 21 (3-5pm)
🗓️ April 3 (10-4pm)
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Photo: Mel Taing.

Today marks 5 years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). As a participatory ar...
03/11/2025

Today marks 5 years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). As a participatory art project, "Pandemic Views" weaves together this shared experience through cross-stitched windows from around the world.

Using Mazza's 'Knit Pro' web application, participants converted photos of their lockdown views into intricate stitch patterns, transforming a tapestry of isolation into a moment of solidarity and connection.

These handcrafted squares tell stories of solitary moments and creative resilience, offering glimpses into countless private worlds during an unprecedented time. Each piece serves as both a personal memoir and part of our collective memory.

Now on view! There will be special open hours for the public to view "Pandemic Views" at Northeastern Crossing:

🗓️ March 21 (3-5pm)
🗓️ April 3 (10-4pm)

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Installation view of "Cat Mazza: Network" at Northeastern Crossing, Boston, 2024. Photo: Mel Taing.⁠

Historical research is behind every piece of art that Cat Mazza makes, but there's no better example of this than "Labo...
03/09/2025

Historical research is behind every piece of art that Cat Mazza makes, but there's no better example of this than "Labor Sister Sampler," a 10-foot piece commissioned by Artists for Hillary in 2016.

We highly recommend taking a deeper dive into the story behind each knitted panel.

In the gallery iPad to the right of the artwork, you can learn more about the symbol Mazza chose for each state, where it comes from, and how that image references a specific moment in labor history.
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Thank you to everyone who came to our knitPro workshop last week! We had a blast cross-stitching and learning about Cat ...
03/06/2025

Thank you to everyone who came to our knitPro workshop last week! We had a blast cross-stitching and learning about Cat Mazza's inspirations in the craftivism movement.

Special thanks to the City & Community Engagement team for hosting us at Northeastern Crossing, and to Erica and Maria for being such excellent cross-stitch instructors.🧵🪡
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Photo credit: Rongrong Juno Zhu.

Hours update 🚨 We'll be closed from March 3-9 for Northeastern's spring break. The gallery will reopen for regular hours...
03/03/2025

Hours update 🚨 We'll be closed from March 3-9 for Northeastern's spring break.

The gallery will reopen for regular hours starting Monday, March 10.

We hope everyone has a wonderful break!
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Photo: Mel Taing.

On public view for the first time, "Labor Sister Sampler 1824-1999" is a 10-foot-wide, hand- and machine-knitted timelin...
03/01/2025

On public view for the first time, "Labor Sister Sampler 1824-1999" is a 10-foot-wide, hand- and machine-knitted timeline of women's labor history in America. It was originally commissioned by Artists for Hillary in 2016. ⁠
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Much like a pre-industrial stitching sampler—a piece of embroidery used to test or demonstrate skill in needlework—the map charts fifty motifs which symbolize key moments in the labor movement for each state. ⁠
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All of the motifs are based on the artist’s archival research. For each labor milestone, she has selected a small “sample” from a related historic photograph, building, or article of ephemera, transposing them from digital scanned images into stitchable patterns using her freeware application knitPro. ⁠
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We can think of no better way to celebrate Women's History Month than by sifting through Mazza's extensive historical research. ⁠
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Stay tuned for more highlights of this piece in the coming weeks!⁠
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Installation view of "Cat Mazza: Network" at Northeastern University's Gallery 360, Boston, 2024. Photo: Mel Taing.⁠
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Artist interview now up on the site! In a conversation between Cat Mazza, exhibition curator Amy Halliday, and staff mem...
02/24/2025

Artist interview now up on the site! In a conversation between Cat Mazza, exhibition curator Amy Halliday, and staff member Claire Ogden, Mazza describes how she combines craft and code to make mesmerizing textiles and video art. ⁠
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From her groundbreaking knitPro software that turns images into stitch patterns, to the Knitoscope — her personal digital playground for creating mesmerizing knitted animations — she's spent decades weaving together technology, historical research, and traditional craft.⁠
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In this intimate conversation, Mazza shares how her work has evolved from early internet experiments to her latest video, "By & By: With Psychedelic Features." The interview touches on themes of connection, agency, and creative liberation along the way.⁠
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Read the full piece here: https://camd.northeastern.edu/news/artist-interview-with-cat-mazza/
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Photo by Jim Finn.⁠
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