— a faculty & staff show
Held in the Making brings together works by artists who teach and work at the Brookline Arts Center, each offering a distinct way of seeing and engaging with the world. Spanning ceramics, metals, paper, textiles, painting, performance, and installation, the exhibition presents a wide range of approaches to making, shaped by knowledge held collectively through teaching, learning and experience.
The works gathered here reflect varied perspectives and concerns. Some are grounded in material exploration or close observation, while others engage memory, identity, care, labor, or social and political realities. Together, they show art as a place where ideas are tested, questions are formed, and meaning emerges through process rather than polish.
At BAC, these artists practices exist alongside teaching. The experiences artists carry into the classroom, their ways of looking, questioning, and making, shape how learning unfolds here. Held in the Making recognizes this shared ground and affirms art as something that begins in curiosity, grows through practice, and is sustained in community.