ALLSTON OPEN STUDIOS AT 119 BRAINTREE STREET AND ONE BRAINTREE STREET
Some scenes from previous Allston Open Studios at 119 Braintree Street

ALLSTON OPEN STUDIOS AT 119 BRAINTREE STREET


 2022 ALLSTON OPEN STUDIOS
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, May 14–15, 2022

ALLSTON OPEN STUDIOS PROVIDES AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY FOR VISITORS TO INTERACT DIRECTLY WITH ARTISTS WHO CREATE THE WORK; SEE COMPLETED WORKS AND WORKS IN PROGRESS.  YOU CAN PURCHASE ART FOR SALE OR COMMISSION SOMETHING PERSONAL.

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS: Everyone will be required to wear a mask at 119 during the two-day event, and hand sanitizer will be available throughout the building.  Protocols will be subject to change as conditions change, including cancellation depending on the severity.​

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ALLSTON IS A NEIGHBORHOOD IN BOSTON.  IT IS THE ONLY CITY NAMED AFTER AN ARTIST, WASHINGTON ALLSTON (1779 - 1843). 
ALLSTON GRADUATED FROM HARVARD, AND STUDIED IN LONDON, ROME AND PARIS.  HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR USHERING IN ROMANTICISM IN AMERICA, AND HIS PAINTINGS CAN BE SEEN AT THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, BOSTON, AND THE FOGG MUSEUM AT HARVARD. 
HE MAINTAINED A STUDIO IN CAMBRIDGEPORT ON THE CORNER OF AUBURN AND MAGAZINE STREETS (A PLAQUE ON THE BUILDING STILL HONORS HIM), AND IS BURIED IN THE OLD BURYING GROUND IN HARVARD SQUARE.