Arts & Culture

Discover West Concord and find surprises on every corner. From great food to eclectic shops, activities for kids, the arts, and more. West Concord has so much to offer!

Discover the arts this fall and enjoy a season of music, dance, theatre, and more.

In this series, we highlight the many gifted artists who contribute to the deep creative culture of Concord and recognize the organizations dedicated to supporting the arts. Today we invite you to meet Yue Hua and Quincey Spagnoletti, two of seven current artists-in-residence at Umbrella Arts.

The arts are flourishing in Concord this summer! Whether you're passionate about music, visual arts, or theatre, you're sure to find your summer inspiration here.

Something whimsical is coming to West Concord—and soon visitors to Junction Park will be greeted by a fanciful new sculpture designed to spark curiosity, imagination, and a sense of wonder. Centrally nestled at the corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Main Street, this August the park will become home to Rybee House 5, a striking work of public art that will invite passersby to pause, explore, and experience the creative spirit of the village center.

This spring, visitors wandering through the West Concord Cultural District may have stumbled upon something unexpected: the sound of jazz drifting from a pop-up gallery, a master luthier explaining the mysteries of guitar bracing to a packed audience, a Celtic harp performance in an intimate exhibit space, or families gathering around an artist-painted piano outside a future museum still years away from opening.

Meet two of Concord's extraordinary artists, Brenda Cirioni and Natasha Dikareva, and discover what inspires them to create paintings and sculptures that inspire.

In this series, we highlight some of the many artists who contribute to the deep creative culture of Concord. Across town, many organizations are dedicated to uplifting the visual arts and artists through exhibitions, educational programs, performances, and workspace.

For its 2025/26 Artist-in-Residence program, The Umbrella Arts Center expanded the cohort to include artists across all its programs, including Performing Arts and Education. In this feature, we focus on the three artists who create Ceramic and Visual Arts. 

The Concord Chorus traces its origin to a summer 1945 performance of selections from Johannes Brahms’ German Requiem by the combined choirs of Concord’s churches at the invitation of Perry Daniels, the minister of First Parish Unitarian Church. The performance engendered so much enthusiasm that Nancy Loring (the conductor for this occasion), Katherine K. Davis (composer of The Little Drummer Boy and the first Chair of the Chorus), and Mrs. D. Ripley Gage of Concord formed a committee to organize the Concord Chorus.

Discover what's happening in Concord's vibrant arts community this spring.