Gallery Talk

Spotlight Talk: A Student’s Perspective

Friday, April 10, 2026
6:30 pm–6:45 pm
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Visitor Center (130.10)
Included with General Admission

Frank Duveneck and Clement John Barnhorn, Tomb Effigy of Elizabeth Boott Duveneck (1894)
Presented as part of College Night by Catherine Stewart, Boston University

Explore a work of art for 15 minutes with MFA Ambassadors, members of a program for local university students with a passion for art.

See below for the full line-up of talks. Meet the MFA Ambassador in the Sharf Visitor Center.

Wheelchair accessible symbol

Wheelchair accessible

Upcoming Dates and Times

Thursday, April 16, 2026

August Coleman, “Battleship Kate” tattooed trade figure (about 1935)
Presented as part of $5 Third Thursday by Gina D’Itria, Suffolk University

Fernando Botero, Venus (1977–78)
Presented as part of $5 Third Thursday by Logan Phesay, Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Frank Duveneck and Clement John Barnhorn, Tomb Effigy of Elizabeth Boott Duveneck (1894)
Presented as part of $5 Third Thursday by Catherine Stewart, Boston University

Saturday, April 18, 2026

George Hawley Hallowell, St. Michael Slaying the Dragon (1925)
Presented by Henoch Yeme Castillo, Boston College

Fernando Botero, Venus (1977–78)
Presented by Logan Phesay, Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Hyman Bloom, Slaughtered Animal (1953)
Presented by Bee Seri, UMass Boston

George Hawley Hallowell, St. Michael Slaying the Dragon (1925)
Presented by Henoch Yeme Castillo, Boston College

Fernando Botero, Venus (1977–78)
Presented by Logan Phesay, Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Hyman Bloom, Slaughtered Animal (1953)
Presented by Bee Seri, UMass Boston

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Mark Rothko, Untitled (Lavender and Green) (1952)
Presented by Rebecca Kasuba, Emerson College

Sponsors

Made possible by the Susan and Digger Donahue Fund for the Ambassador Program.