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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

Duets: Two Artists and Our Blue Planet - New Exhibition featuring the work of Heather Stivison and Lisa Goren to open at the MAC

Marion, MA - Artists Lisa Goren and Heather Stivison are featured in a new exhibition opening on July 11 with a reception from 5-7 pm. The artists, who are long-time friends, bring to life an appreciation of the natural world, and the need to…

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Marion Art Center to Host New Adult Classes for All Experience Levels

Marion, MA -- Get your body moving with MAC Dance classes for Adults! The MAC offers a six-week adult dance program on Tuesday evenings with instructor Teah Keogh at its new partner location, the First Congregational Church Community Center at 144…

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Auditions for the MAC Theater Presentation of Ripcord

Marion, MA - The Marion Art Center announces auditions for their production of Ripcord, written by David Lindsay-Abaire and directed by John Heavey. Auditions will be held on January 4, 2025 from 9:00am-12:00pm and again Sunday January 5, 2025 from…

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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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