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SUMMARY:Newton Cemetery & Arboretum: Artist in Residence Program - Applications Now Open
DESCRIPTION:The Friends of Newton Cemetery & Arboretum is delighted to announce that the application period for the 2026-27 Artist in Residence (AiR) Program is now open. \nThis residency invites an artist to immerse themselves in the Cemetery’s historic landscape\, its mission of remembrance\, and its role as an accredited arboretum. The selected artist will have the unique opportunity to use the grounds as both inspiration and workspace\, creating original work that reflects the beauty\, memory\, and community embodied in this garden cemetery. \nThe residency will conclude with a public program and exhibition\, offering visitors a chance to experience Newton Cemetery & Arboretum through the artist’s creative lens. \nApplications are being accepted through Feb. 14\, 2026. \nArtists interested in engaging with this meaningful environment are encouraged to apply.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/newton-cemetery-arboretum-artist-in-residence-program-applications-now-open/
LOCATION:Newton Cemetery and Arboretum\, 791 Walnut St\, Newton\, Massachusetts\, 02459\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Newton Cemetery &amp%3B Arboretum":MAILTO:mab@newcemcorp.org
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SUMMARY:West Newton Cinema presents Behind the Screen: The Testament of Ann Lee
DESCRIPTION:ABOUT THE FILM:\nFrom award-winning writer-director Mona Fastvold (The World to Come\, The Brutalist) comes the extraordinary true legend of Ann Lee\, founder of the devotional sect known as the Shakers. Academy Award nominee Amanda Seyfried stars as the Shaker’s irrepressible leader\, who preached gender and social equality and was revered by her followers. The Testament of Ann Lee captures the ecstasy and agony of her quest to build a utopia\, featuring more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns reimagined as rapturous movements with choreography by Celia Rowlson-Hall (Vox Lux) and original songs & score by Academy Award winner Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist). \nPANEL DISCUSSION FOLLOWS\nA post-screening conversation will explore the film’s portrayal of Ann Lee and Shaker spirituality\, with particular attention to women’s religious leadership\, utopian community-building\, and the historical contexts of dissenting Protestant movements in the Atlantic world. \nCHRISTOPHER H. EVANS\, Ph.D.\nProfessor Emeritus of History of Christianity & Methodist Studies\, Boston University School of Theology\nChristopher Evans teaches and writes on the history of Christianity\, American religion\, and Methodist history\, with additional interests in religion and popular culture. His books include The Social Gospel in American Religion and Histories of American Christianity: An Introduction. \nANN D. BRAUDE\, Ph.D.\nSenior Lecturer on American Religious History; Director\, Women’s Studies in Religion Program\, Harvard Divinity School\nAnn Braude’s scholarship focuses on American religious history with an emphasis on women and minority religious movements. She is the author of Radical Spirits: Spiritualism and Women’s Rights in Nineteenth-century America and is widely known for her work on the centrality of women to American religious history. \nMARGARET LAMBERTS BENDROTH\, Ph.D.\nHistorian of American Protestantism; former Executive Director\, Congregational Library & Archives (Boston)\nMargaret Lamberts Bendroth is a historian of American religion and the author of FUNDAMENTALISM AND GENDER\, 1875 TO THE PRESENT and other works on Protestant history. She served for many years as Executive Director of the Congregational Library & Archives.
URL:https://newtonculture.org/event/west-newton-cinema-presents-behind-the-screen-the-testament-of-ann-lee/
LOCATION:West Newton Cinema\, 1296 Washington Street\, West Newton\, MA\, 02465\, United States
CATEGORIES:Culture and Education,Film and Media
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