Recent Acquisitions

New artworks in the UMCA collection by Robert Mapplethorpe, Stephen Petegorsky, Avery Preesman and others. Opening reception and special event Adopt an Artwork: Nov. 14, 5-7 p.m.

Wed, Nov 14, 2012 - Sun, Dec 9, 2012

University Museum of Contemporary Art, UMass-Amherst Fine Arts Center
151 Presidents Drive
Amherst MA
(413) 545-3670

Body Biography
Artist, activist, and photographer Matuschka exhibits her collection A Body Biography at a time that...
By Olivia Wrobel

What Makes a Folk Tale?
Latino artists’ illustrations come from close to home and far away.
By Laura Holland

The Man Can
Medway painter and tattoo artist Canman crafts high-color visions, and in Vintage Hallucinations ,...
By James Heflin

Sound & Vision
There are few more stressful jobs than Emergency Room Technician, and one can imagine the focused intent...
By Tom Sturm

Rainbow
The Rainbow Players don’t exactly reject terms like “tolerance,” “acceptance”...
By Chris Rohmann

Certain Words
Poets seldom reach consensus on aesthetic matters, but few indeed are the poets who don’t offer...
By James Heflin