Academy Art Museum

06/03/2026

Behind the scenes of this week’s staff training! 📸🖼️

Our team got an up-close look at the photographic processes featured in Under the Mexican Sky, deepening their understanding of the exhibition through a special session led by Director of Education and Interpretation Matt Moore.

06/02/2026

Join us for the Academy Art Museum’s 16th annual Juneteenth celebration, held in partnership with Easton’s historic Hill Community. ❤️🖤💚

This free community gathering honors the voices, history, and lived experiences of one of the oldest free African American neighborhoods in the United States. Spend the afternoon exploring guided tours of the Hill, a teen essay showcase with Shore Lit, hands-on art activities, local food vendors, community partners, a special installation featuring artifacts from the future Freeman Annex & Hormel Research Center, and an artist talk with Tawny Chatmon.

📅 Saturday, June 20, 2026
🕛 12–4 p.m.
📍 Academy Art Museum
🎟 Free and open to all

Learn more at academyartmuseum.org/juneteenthcelebration

06/01/2026

It was a packed evening and a beautiful weekend at the Academy Art Museum for author Juliette Aristides Book Talk. Thank you to everyone who joined us for an inspiring evening of conversation, creativity and community.

05/31/2026

Join New England–based visiting artist Brett Day Windham at the Academy Art Museum for a hands-on cyanotype workshop exploring the historic art of sun-print photography.

Register: https://academyartmuseum.org/brett-day-windham-magical-cyanotype/

Windham’s exhibition, Gathering the Chesapeake, will also be on view at Zach Gallery from June 4–July 18.

Learn more: https://www.zachgalleryeaston.com/

Kick off the weekend on Thursday, June 4, at 5 PM with an Artist Talk at Zach Gallery, moderated by Museum Director Charlotte Potter Kasic, followed by an opening reception.

RSVP: https://www.zachgalleryeaston.com/rsvp

Add it to your itinerary for Discover Easton’s First Friday Gallery Walk.

05/29/2026

Join us for a one-day painting workshop with Naomi Clark-Turner.

Designed for emerging watercolor painters ready to move beyond the basics.

This next-level class explores composition, perspective, value, and color while helping students build confidence through a consistent painting process.

Saturday | June 13 | 10:30 AM-3:30 PM

One-Day Workshop: Saturday, June 13, 2026, 10:30 AM–3:30 PM Instructor: Naomi Clark-Turner This is the next level class for students who have just started learning to paint with watercolor, or who have previously attended the one-day class, “Watercolor for Beginners: Learning the Basics”. Area...

05/26/2026

EASTON — Esteban del Valle, an internationally exhibited interdisciplinary artist whose large-scale paintings and murals are held in collections from Berlin to New Jersey, is beginning a summer residency at

05/26/2026

Join us on Saturday, June 13th for a guided bus trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art!

Professor Ben Tilghman will lead an exclusive tour of Northern Renaissance highlights — Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden, Hieronymus Bosch, and surprising treasures like Turkish carpets and Chinese ceramics that shaped European art of the era.

🚌 Bus departs Easton Firehouse at 8:30am
🏛️ Arrive PMA ~10:30am, depart 4pm
🍽️ Lunch on your own at the museum
🛍️ Time for the museum store!

Museum admission is included. Space is limited — register now at the link in our bio!

05/24/2026

Rainy weekends were made for museums. 🌧️✨

Under the Mexican Sky: A Revolution in Modern Photography is now open at the Academy Art Museum — featuring more than 50 rare vintage works by artists including Edward Weston, Tina Modotti, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Helen Levitt.

If you’re looking for the perfect rainy holiday weekend activity, join us Sunday for free admission and spend the afternoon exploring one of the most influential movements in modern photography. From bold artistic experimentation to cross-cultural exchange, Under the Mexican Sky offers a powerful and timely look at art, identity, and connection across borders.

05/21/2026

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