Receptions

As we celebrate the creative community of Griffin Museum members during the month of August, we have an exclusive member preview event with early access to the 32nd Annual Juried Members Exhibition.

Join this special members only event from 4 to 5pm on Friday July 31st at the Griffin Museum to celebrate the 65 artists of the Juried Members Exhibition, curated by Barbara Tannenbaum, Curator of Photography, Chair of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, Cleveland Museum of Art. We are excited to also highlight the solo exhibitions of Director's Prize winner Preston Gannaway, and the Exhibition

Join us at WinCam Gallery on July 24th, 5.30pm - 7pm, for an artist reception with Anastasia Sierra to celebrate her solo exhibition, Bittersweet. Sierra's intimate project explores the emotional complexity of motherhood through colorful staged portrait photogrphy.

About Bittersweet -

Bittersweet is an ongoing body of work about the conflicting emotions of motherhood, where love and joy live next to the feelings of frustration, guilt and exhaustion.

I collaborate with my young son to recreate moments of tenderness and tension. Together, we make a colorful and mysterious world of

The Winchester Cultural Council and the Winchester Artists Network invite you to a gala reception to celebrate the opening of Art in August 2025.

Come meet the artists who are exhibiting throughout August in locations throughout the town, the merchants who generously donate space in their shops and windows, state and town leaders, Winchester Cultural Council members and local grant recipients, and others from our community.

Wine and light appetizers served. All are invited, free admission.
 

The Winchester Cultural Council is joining with the Winchester Artists’ Network to exhibit local artists’ works in local shops and businesses throughout the month of August. We are kicking off Art in August with a gala reception to celebrate the arts in Winchester. Come meet the artists who are exhibiting in locations throughout the town, the merchants who generously donate space in their shops and windows, state and town leaders, Winchester Cultural Council members and local grant recipients, as well as other town residents and business owners.

All are invited, free admission. RSVP appreciated

Come meet Brioch Ochoa and view her perceptive and thoughtful artworks at Leslie Saul & Associates on Main Street, as part of Art in August. Brioch received her BFA in printmaking and painting from the University of Texas at El Paso, where she developed a passion for alternative photographic processes and abstract forms.

Come meet Fenway Fan and view her beautiful artwork at Catch A Falling Star on Main Street, as part of Art in August. Fenway has spent over a decade creating for global brands like Disney, Hasbro, and NBCUniversal, honing her design voice across storytelling, character development, and immersive visual worlds. Through intuitive painting, stained glass, paper art, and energy-centered artworks, Fenway creates pieces that speak to both the heart and the eye. Recently, she painted a utility box near the intersection of Main Street and Swanton Street in Winchester.

Currently, Fenway runs a nonprofit

Come meet Holly Khalil and view her beautiful oil paintings at Cosmo Capri in Winchester Terrace, as part of Art in August. Holly graduated from Emory University in 2004 with degrees in Economics and Visual Arts and settled in Winchester in 2023. She is a mother of three. Holly has already made a lasting contribution to the Winchester community by painting two utility boxes, one near Vinson-Owen School and one near Mt. Vernon House.

Come meet Joyce Westner and view her beautiful watercolors at Bespoke of Winchester, as part of Art in August. Joyce, a 49-year resident of Winchester, took up botanical painting about ten years ago and is now a past-president of the New England Society of Botanical Artists. Joyce has a degree in journalism and, in 2024, she and a group of volunteers started Winchester News, a free non-profit digital newspaper.

Come meet Winchester painter Lucia Rubini at her studio and classroom downtown. On display will be her own artworks and those of her students. This special reception is part of Art in August. Refreshments served, free admission, come to look, to buy, or if you are interested in studying painting yourself!