Gallery Talk

Spotlight Talk: A Student’s Perspective

Sunday, April 19, 2026
10:30 am–10:45 am
Jean S. and Frederic A. Sharf Visitor Center (130.10)
Included with General Admission

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

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

Friday, April 10, 2026

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

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

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

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Alberto Giacometti, Walking Woman (modeled 1933–34, cast 1955)
Presented by Chloe Greenfield, UMass Boston

David Aronson, The Door (1963–69)
Presented by Ivy Pavick, Boston College

Alberto Giacometti, Walking Woman (modeled 1933–34, cast 1955)
Presented by Chloe Greenfield, UMass Boston

David Aronson, The Door (1963–69)
Presented by Ivy Pavick, Boston College

Sunday, April 12, 2026

August Coleman, “Battleship Kate” tattooed trade figure (about 1935)
Presented by Gina D’Itria, Suffolk University

Unidentified artist, Nō mask of the Chūjō type (18th century)
Presented by Aaron Opstad-Mitchell, Simmons University

Jacob Jordaens, Portrait of a Young Married Couple (about 1621–22)
Presented by Anne Lofgren, Tufts University

Sponsors

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