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Marion Art Center

80 Pleasant Street
508-748-1266

The Marion Art Center, Inc. was established in 1957 as a non-profit community cultural organization dedicated to promoting the visual and performing arts.

The Marion Art Center has been serving the community for over 40 years. The art center is comprised of two galleries, a small, intimate theatre, and a studio.


Recent News

Marion Art Center News - October 4, 2024

New collaboration between the MAC and Mudstone Studios The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce a new collaboration with Mudstone Studios in Wareham. This partnership will enable MAC members to access upcoming ceramics classes at a discounted…

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Exhibition - Two Painters, Two Friends at Marion Art Center

Kim Barry is a painter, potter, sculptor, and art educator. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Sculpture and from University of Massachusetts/Dartmouth with an MFA in Painting. Kim has lived in the south coast of…

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2024 Fall into the Rhythm with Big Music at the MAC

Marion, MA – The Marion Art Center is pleased to present a full roster of musical talent this autumn. Tickets for all events are available at marionartcenter.org/events. The MAC is located at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. Don’t miss…

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Call for Entries: Marion Art Center's Summer Members' Show

Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is calling for entries for the Summer Members’ Show. The show runs August 15-September 20, 2024, with an opening reception scheduled on Thursday, August 15 from 5:00-7:00 pm. All MAC members…

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MAC-Led Cuttyhunk Plein Air Festival Returns to Island in June

Gosnold, MA -- The Marion Art Center is pleased to present the ninth annual Cuttyhunk Plein Air Festival on Saturday, June 22 on the Elizabethan island of Cuttyhunk (town of Gosnold, MA). A rain date is scheduled on Sunday, June 23. Registrations…

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Art in Bloom 2024 at the Marion Art Center

Marion, MA - Art in Bloom features inventive floral arrangements on display in the MAC galleries over three days, scheduled this year June 13-15. MAC Members, along with anyone from the region, are invited to create arrangements inspired by artworks…

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Marion Art Center News - May 17, 2024

Marion, MA - Painters Robert Abele & Mary Moquin will be exhibiting their work at the Marion Art Center, kicking off with an opening reception on Friday, May 24, 2024 from 5:00-7:00pm at 80 Pleasant Street, Marion. The show runs from May 24…

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Get Summer Sorted with Kids Programs at the MAC

Marion, MA - ArtStart is the MAC's summer art program for children ages 4 1/2 to 9 years, offered in June and July each year. ArtStart teachers are specialists in music, dance, theater, and art, most of whom teach throughout the year and are…

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A New Exhibit Featuring Paintings by 'Joshua Baptista and Bernie Klim' at Marion Art Center

Marion, MA -- The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce its newest exhibition, featuring paintings by Joshua Baptista and Bernie Klim. Primarily a painter, Joshua Baptista also mixes various media to create a parallel world filled with…

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Marion Art Center Accepting Applications For Playwrights Incubator Program

Marion, MA -- The MAC Theater Playwrights Incubator is a program for first-time playwrights to see their work realized on the stage. Finding theaters to produce new or unpublished plays can be an obstacle for any new playwright. The MTPI is a…

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Kicks Off Activities for Children at the Marion Art Center - January 2024

Marion, MA - Registration is open for the winter and spring sessions of MAC Dance Academy. Instructor Tess Hedblom teaches dance classes for preschoolers and beginners, each meeting for half an hour on Monday afternoons (after school) at the Marion…

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Marion Art Center Classes - January 2024

New Year Classes at the Marion Art Center (Marion, MA) – Instructor Lisa Elliott will teach a new session of Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom on Sunday afternoons from 1:00-3:30pm in the MAC Studio, January 7-February 4, 2024. Have you…

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Marion Art Center News - December 13, 2023

Call for Entries - Winter Members’ Show (Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center announces a call for entries for its annual Winter Members’ Show. All MAC members are invited to enter up to two pieces each. All works must be original,…

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Events at the Marion Art Center - December 2023

December Events at the Marion Art Center (Marion, MA) –The Marion Art Center will kick off the month of December with the opening of its new play, Miracle on South Division Street, written by Tom Dudzick, directed by Donn Tyler and Maura Van…

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Marion Art Center News - November 3, 2023

MAC Readers’ Theater Group to Present at Community Center Marion, MA - The MAC Readers' Theater Group will present a series of poems, skits, short stories, and excerpts on Monday, November 20 at 1:00pm at the Benjamin D. Cushing Community…

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Marion Art Center - Annual Small Works And Holiday Shop

(Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center announces its annual exhibit, Small Works + Holiday Shop. The show runs Saturday, November 11 through Friday, December 15, with an opening reception scheduled on Saturday, November 11 from 3:00-5:00pm. The…

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Marion Art Center - Audition for the MAC’s Holiday Play

Audition for the MAC’s Holiday Play (Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center announces open auditions for its December production of Miracle on South Division Street, written by Tom Dudzick and directed by Donn Tyler and Maura Van Voris.…

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Marion Art Center News - August 17, 2023

Fall Classes at the Marion Art Center (Marion, MA) – Instructor Lisa Elliott will teach a new session of Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom on Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:30pm in the MAC Studio, September 7-October 5, 2023. Have you ever…

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Marion Art Center News - July 21, 2023

MAC Theater Auditions Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center announces open auditions for its October production of These Shining Lives, written by Melanie Marnich and directed by Pippa Asker. Auditions will take place on Saturday, August 5 from…

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Marion Art Center News - July 15, 2023

Dungeons & Dragons at the MAC! (Marion, MA) – The Marion Center announces a new summer program for ages 10-13, Dungeons & Dragons, presented by Guild of Imagination. Guild of Imagination’s mission is to empower learners to…

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Marion Art Center News - June 23, 2023

Reading Frederick Douglass Together Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center partners with the Marion Community Center and Tri Town Against Racism to present a public reading of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech What to the Slave is the Fourth of…

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Marion Art Center News - May 19, 2023

More Yoga at the Marion Art Center The Marion Art Center will run a new session of Yoga at the MAC in June with instructor Deb Fraine. Classes will meet Monday mornings the first three weeks in June in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery…

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Marion Art Center News: Member Day, Call for Readers and Birthday Parties at the MAC

Member Appreciation day at Marion Art Center Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center will host MAC Member Day on Saturday, June 3 from 2:00-4:00pm, with a rain date on Sunday, June 4. The MAC will offer free ice cream, face painting by Daisy Dots, lawn…

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Marion Art Center News - Yoga, Art for Your Mind, Art in Bloom

More Yoga at the Marion Art Center Marion, MA – The Marion Art Center will run a new session of Yoga at the MAC in May with instructor Elke Pierre, owner of Marion Yoga Loft. Classes will meet Tuesday mornings for four weeks in May in the…

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SouthCoast Spring Arts at the Marion Art Center

SouthCoast Spring Arts at the MAC (Marion, MA) – SouthCoast Spring Arts returns to the Marion Art Center (the MAC) with seven events during the regional festival scheduled May 5-14, 2023. SouthCoast Spring Arts is a 10-day event celebrating…

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Music at the MAC Spring Series 2023

Music at the MAC Spring Series The Marion Art Center (the MAC) is pleased to announce its spring series of Music at the MAC, with generous support through a Festivals & Projects grant provided by the Mass Cultural Council. View all concerts…

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Marion Art Center - Art for Your Mind and Yoga at the MAC

Yoga at the Marion Art Center (Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center will present a yoga new series on Tuesday mornings beginning in April in the MAC’s Patsy Francis Gallery (upstairs). Enjoy an hour of yoga while viewing beautiful artwork…

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New Programs at the Marion Art Center

New Programs at the MAC Marion, MA – The Marion Art Center announces a new music program as part of its Music at the MAC series, Unplugged in the MAC Gallery, which will feature a small ensemble of musicians in the MAC’s Patsy Francis…

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Marion Art Center - The MAC's new exhibit, new play, summer program

The MAC Theater Presents Oscar Wilde Classic (Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center is pleased to present its first play production of the season, The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People, written by Oscar Wilde and…

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MAC Joins Cuttyhunk Plein Air Festival

The MAC partners with Gosnold Cultural Council to present Cuttyhunk Plein Air Marion, MA – The Marion Art Center is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Gosnold Cultural Council to present the 2023 Cuttyhunk Plein Air Festival.…

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Marion Art Center : Music at the MAC, ArtStart registration,and Textile Tuesdays

(Marion, MA) – The Marion Art Center presents Paul Bielatowicz’s Nosferatu Live on the MAC Stage, Saturday, February 25 at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale now to MAC members ($20) and go on sale to nonmembers ($25) on Jan. 21 at…

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Marion Art Center Happenings for January 2023

Classes for all ages starting in January at the Marion Art Center Marion, MA – The Marion Art Center will close to the public for the season on Saturday, December 17 at 2:00pm. The MAC reopens on Tuesday, January 3 in preparation for the…

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Audition For The MAC’s First Production Of 2023

The Marion Art Center (the MAC) Theater announces open auditions for the 2023 production of The Importance of Being Earnest; A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. This Oscar Wilde classic features protagonists that maintain fictitious personas to…

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