What better way to ring out summer than at this family-friendly festival, with the best in bluegrass and roots music filling the fields, courtyards, and galleries at MASS MoCA? The FreshGrass Festival returns this September 20–22. In true back-to-school fashion, students save on tickets, too. Prices go up next weekend - so get your tickets before they do!

FreshGrass North Adams

September 20-22

Showcasing the best in bluegrass and roots music, this year's lineup includes Shakey Graves, The Devil Makes Three, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, and many more. Along with world premieres, emerging artist competitions, farm-fresh food, local brews, and pop-up jam sessions, these are three days of festival magic produced in partnership by MASS MoCA, the FreshGrass Foundation, and No Depression.

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If you're looking forward to an intimate art experience, please consider visiting another weekend. Please note: all outdoor spaces, including outdoor exhibitions, will be closed to museum visitors during FreshGrass, September 20–22. 

Museum Hours 

September 20: 10am–4:45pm

September 21 & 22: 10am–5pm

Coming & Going 

Exhibitions Not to Miss

Chris Doyle
The Coast of Industry

On view through September 22

Artist Chris Doyle’s work highlights the precarious moments we face in attempting to care for the natural world, resulting in narratives built around themes of interconnectivity and the tension between the individual and the group in a culture fiercely devoted to progress. His video animation The Coast of Industry runs nearly 300 feet along one wall of Building 5, like a vast panoramic scroll.

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Osman Khan Road to Hybridabad

On view now

In this wryly funny exhibition, artist Osman Khan re-reads the magical and fantastical figures found in folktales and lore, with a particular focus on those from South Asia, the Middle East, and other Muslim and immigrant traditions, interpreting these figures through contemporary technologies and concerns. You are invited to reconsider - and perhaps rewrite - the narratives around identity, difference, and power reflected and recounted in the tales we tell ourselves.

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Up Next

Open Studios

Thursday, September 26, 5–7pm

Mark your calendars for this season’s Open Studios at MASS MoCA and get to know the current artists-in-residence over snacks and conversation! Each event will take place in Building 13 and Building 34. Admission is free and open to all.

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In Conversation: Robin Frohardt, Kristy Edmunds & Jenny Gitlitz

Thursday, September 26, 5pm

After a special showing of The Plastic Bag Store, join artist Robin Frohardt, MASS MoCA Director Kristy Edmunds, and Jenny Gitlitz from Beyond Plastics, who will delve into critical topics surrounding policy research and strategies to support the eradication of single-use plastics.

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Coming Up

Fall at MASS MoCA

Coming up this autumn: Don't miss a new exhibition by Jeffrey Gibson in our colossal Building 5 space; a live performance set to Godfrey Reggio's film Koyaanisqatsi by The Philip Glass Ensemble; and electrifying dance events by Afro-Brazilian-inspired Music From The Sole and the all-woman salsa band Lulada Club - on top of artist workshops, author talks, and seasonal celebrations. 

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