Fenway Studios

11/04/2023

Open this weekend for our annual open studios. Sat + Sun, November 4th + 5th.
We are doing a food drive again this year. Bring a non-perishable item if you can.

(note-street is under construction. best to take public transport or park and walk over to Ipswich)

08/28/2021

Did you know that Fenway Studios is a ? This is a BIG deal. The building was granted this designation in the late 1990s in recognition of being the oldest purpose built studio building in the country. Fenway Studios was built in 1905 specifically for artist and has been in continuous use as a studio building since then. In the 1980s, the building became a limited equity cooperative. The artists own shares and intentionally keep the cost of ownership low to allow the building to remain an artist building, especially since so many studio buildings in the city have been lost to development. It is not easy though. Maintaining a century-old building has its challenges. We have just kicked off a series of capital improvement projects,starting with our east facade masonry, which is in dire need of work.
We have a 503c organization, the Friends of Fenway Studios, who along with the studio artists are committed to maintaining this gem as a working studio building for the next century. Check out the link in our bio for more about our history and the artists who are working in the building today.

08/27/2021

Fenway Studios member Mary Hughes is the featured artist at Space 120 on Van Ness Street as part of the . This is a walkable 6-stop art tour reflecting the cultural vibrancy of the neighborhood. The project is curated by and sponsored by Samuels & Associates. Mary works in oil and acrylic and her colorful abstract work plays with geometric forms and layering of shape and line.

The exhibit space at Space 120 will feature a rotation of artists. Mary’s work will be up until Wednesday, September 1. The work can be seen 24 hours a day. The next featured Fenway artist will be Jim Connelly and his work will go on view on Thursday, September 2.

Take a stroll on by and check it out.

08/25/2021

Fenway Studios artists recently convened outside the building to unfurl and install a massive mural along the fence across the street. The mural is a digital creation by , a long-time member of the coop. The imagery is a tribute to the building’s history, the current artists, and the larger Fenway neighborhood. Walk along the mural for a closer look and to spot the fun details tucked into the design. Many thanks to longtime Fenway Studios champion and supporter Lynda McNally for securing the funding to make this project happen.

07/22/2021

Fenway artist Kayla Mohammadi has a solo exhibition, The Shape of Color, up now thru 9/11/21 at Perimeter Gallery in Belfast, Maine. If you are in the area, check it out.

01/23/2021

12/20/2020

https://www.wbur.org/artery/2020/12/16/humphreys-street-studios-dorchester-new-atlantic-developer?fbclid=IwAR2QIlcimAcJciWfwXZwFt1oZOciEHqDN-wl8TCZt3a9hOHmGYqgmoiDl6g

The Humphreys Street Studios in Dorchester have been on the market for a year. New Atlantic, a mission-driven developer, wants to develop the property and preserve the studios.

11/23/2020

Request your turkey TODAY!

11/03/2020

In case you don't want to watch the early returns, grab a pen and get doodling!

"Any time we express ourselves, that's a form of patriotism," says writer and artist Mo Willems. He'll lead three drawing exercises, each accompanied by a National Symphony Orchestra musician.

10/25/2020

Fenway artist Anne McGhee featured on the front page of the Martha's Vineyard Times:

The week before Labor Day saw Portuguese man-of-wars washing up along the north shore. Not only was swimming curtailed, but morning dog walkers kept their pets on short leashes, many deciding it was not worth a possible sting. On a late Thursday afternoon leading into the usually most crowded weeken...

10/12/2020

Our Super is really super! Last week, Fenway artists met outside to raise a glass to our superintendent Jean Etienne and celebrate his 20 years of service at Fenway Studios. Jean has been a calm steady presence here at the co-op as well as a kind and friendly face. It is impossible to image Fenway Studios without Jean here at the helm!