Nave Somerville

05/30/2026

Deadline extended❗️Applications for the Collective Futures Fund are now due on June 1st.

The Collective Futures Fund, an initiative administered by the Tufts University Art Galleries, directly supports visual artists and artist-run activity in the Greater Boston area through grants of $3,000 and $8,000.

Visual artists, curators, arts writers, cultural organizers, collectives, and collaborators at all career stages who reside in Norfolk, Middlesex, Essex, Suffolk, and Plymouth counties are encouraged to apply here: www.collectivefuturesfund.org⬅️

05/22/2026

Interesting conversations happening across the river.

05/20/2026

Mass Wins Act bolsters cultural sector with policy and new public investments

05/18/2026

97 grants awarded to organizations across the state

05/16/2026

Join the City of Boston's Office of Small Business and Tran Vu Arts for Artist as Entrepreneur: Positioning Creatives as Small Business Owners.

📅 Tuesday, May 19, 2026
🕙 5 pm to 7 pm
🔗 Register: https://boston.gov/calendar/artist-entrepreneur-positioning-creatives-small-business-owners

05/09/2026

The Nave is opening early today at noon in case those of you wandering around for Porchfest want to stop in the gallery & take a look around!

05/05/2026

The gallery runs on volunteers. If you have 2 hours to spare to gallery sit for our wonderful new exhibition, Uprooted/Transplanted: Stories of Displacement, please reach out to us at info (at) navegallery.org

Shifts are 1-3 or 3-5 Saturdays or Sundays. The exhibition is up through June 14th.

05/01/2026

Quick update, permit parking has been waived for tonight’s reception (6-8) as well as tomorrow during SOS(12-6). Stop by and see a wonderful exhibition about displacement, Uprooted/Transplanted!

10/15/2025

09/04/2025

Opening Saturday at the Nave 3-5 pm. Permit parking has been waived, thank you City of Somerville. Followed by opening at Washington Street Art in the evening. As always, it’s an amazing exhibition. This year’s juror was Mary Kocol.