The Institution for Savings Gallery, located on the first floor of the Firehouse, hosts 12 art exhibits each year. Artists are invited to submit examples of their work for review and selection by our Visual Arts Committee once a year. All art is for sale and proceeds benefit the artist and Firehouse Center for the Arts. A reception is scheduled for each show and offers a great opportunity to meet the artists.

Gallery Hours:
Monday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Saturday and Sunday: 12 Noon to 5:00 PM

2023/24 Call For Artists NOW OPEN


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BAYDA'S ART BY THE SEA

ON EXHIBIT:  May 17, 2023 - June 11, 2023

Artist Bio

Bayda is a Syrian/ American artist residing in Worcester, Massachusetts... She is a multi-disciplinary artist, who works in a wide range of mediums. Bayda was trained by Sharon Viles as an Asian Brush painter then she moved on to teach that art form at Worcester Art Museum. She has vast knowledge in painting, drawing, printmaking, Japanese weaving (Saori), mixed media , sculpture, installation, and basketry. Her work has been recognized in several New England art institutions including Worcester Art Museum, Fitchburg Art Museum, Attleboro Art Museum, Cambridge Art Association, Fountain Street Gallery and Schweinfurth Art Center, giving her a well-rounded knowledge of all stages of artistic production from conception through to presentation.

In 2011 Bayda was awarded the Frances Kinnicutt Travel & Study Award from Worcester Art Museum so she traveled to England and studied mixed media with artist Lydia Bauman. In 2021, she was awarded Mass Cultural Traditional Arts Award in Arabic Calligraphy and got trained in Diwani font with master Hajj Wafa’a. More recently in 2023, Bayda was awarded another grant from Mass Culture for individual artists which she utilized in learning traditional basketry weaving with Sue Muldoon. 

Bayda continues her ever-growing career as an artist and as a member of the New England art scene.

View Bayda's Online Gallery

 


Past Artists

Brooke Lambert
PRESS ON

ON EXHIBIT:  April 19, 2023 - May 14, 2023

 About the Artist

Layane Smith
CONNECTING WITH NATURE

ON EXHIBIT:  March 22, 2023 - April 17, 2023

 About the Artist

Jill Rosati
UTOPIC

ON EXHIBIT:  February 22, 2023 - March 19, 2023

 About the Artist

Tamara Nikotina

ON EXHIBIT: January 25, 2023 - February 19, 2023

 About the Artist

Jordan King

SLIDESHOW

ON EXHIBIT: December 28, 2022 - January 22, 2023

 About the Artist

Johanna Finnegan-Topitzer

FOREST, SEA, AND MYTH

ON EXHIBIT: November 30 - December 25, 2022

 About the Artist

Anne Silber

LIMITED EDITION SERIGRAPHS

ON EXHIBIT: November 2 - 27, 2022

About the Artist

Jim Kociuba

THE KOMOREBI PAINTINGS

ON EXHIBIT: October 5 - 30, 2022

About the Artist

Rosalie Cuticchia

IN THE ABSTRACT

ON EXHIBIT: August 10 - September 18 

About the Artist