Saturday Open Studio

Connect with the Museum’s rich collection and special exhibitions through hands-on, interactive, and fun creative experiences during Saturday drop-in workshops. Prior experience with art-making is not required and participation is included with Museum admission. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

AUGUST 19: SOUND STUDIO

This Saturday, listen, compose and create with Polly Thayer Starr Artist Series guest artist Maria Finkelmeier in the Studio. Explore different approaches to music notation found throughout the Gardner Museum, create your own short musical composition, and enjoy interactive performances by Finkelmeier at 1 pm and 3 pm.

Tickets are required and include Museum admission.

Adults $15, seniors $12, students $5, free for members and children 17 and under.

• Online, by clicking the TICKETS button above*
• By calling the box office at 617 278 5156, Wednesday-Monday, 10 am-4 pm*
• In person: Visit the Museum and purchase at the door, Wednesday-Monday, 11 am-4:30 pm

*Handling charges apply to these orders

Named a “one-woman dynamo” by The Boston Globe, Finkelmeier is a percussion performer, educator, and active arts entrepreneur based in Boston, Massachusetts. Prior to rooting in New England, she spent three years in Northern Sweden at the Piteå Institution for Music and Media as an artist in residence. She is co-founder of the international percussion group, Ensemble Evolution, with whom she has given performances and masterclasses throughout Europe, Australia, and the US. She also tours with Quartet Kalos, a Swedish-American group (clarinet, cello, voice, percussion) dedicated to self-composing and arranging new works and folk tunes. A sought after multidisciplinary collaborator, Finkelmeier has been commissioned to create works for Aaron Staebell's soloDRUMsolo project, Illuminus, ArtWeek Boston, and the Outside the Box Festival. Finkelmeier recently founded the non-profit Kadence Arts, which is devoted to incubating artistic projects, curating performances, and engaging local communities through music making. The organization co-founded the Beat Bus with The Record Co, launched the times two concert series in partnership with Robert Honstein, and initiated Make Music Boston, a participatory summer solstice celebration.