Wheaton Steelband Concert
2025-05-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Join us for an evening of Soca and Calypso music. Jason ‘Panman’ Roseman has been sharing his inherited expertise with us, bringing to the ensemble his distinctive arrangements and original compositions composed in the irrepressible styles of Trinidad and Tobago. You are invited to come and lime with the band, the music, and the extraordinarily brilliant and innovative instruments of Trinidad.

Design Capstone 2025
2025-05-03 09:00, 2025-05-06 09:00, 2025-05-08 09:00, 2025-05-10 09:00, 2025-05-13 09:00, 2025-05-15 09:00, 2025-05-17 09:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Haas Concourse & Lobby, Norton, 02766, United States
The design capstone is a chance for senior design majors to apply their knowledge and skills to a topic and situation of their choice. Posters show and explain what students investigated and why, steps they took to add depth to their understanding and how they responded with design concepts through sketches, diagrams, prototypes and mockups.
It features work by: Alicia Chang, Sofia Collina, Lucia Flaumenhaft, Louise Groover, Colton LaBrecque, Bobbie Lester, Reka Moscarelli, Taly Nudelman, Rebekah Roth, Jill Ryan, Reese Staples, Hailey Tice, Alison Tremblay, Ahaan Verma, Samzok Wangdi and Pear Wongwatanawisut.
Please note: the capstone is on display and viewable when the Watson Fine Arts Building is open.

ephemera: Senior Art Exhibition 2025
2025-05-03 13:00, 2025-05-06 13:00, 2025-05-08 13:00, 2025-05-10 13:00, 2025-05-13 13:00, 2025-05-15 13:00, 2025-05-17 13:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
ephemera highlights the work of our graduating visual art majors: Quinn Antle, Isabel Cahill, Morgan Calverley, Nat Coughlin, Willow Covendecker, Avery Forman-Walsh, Lia Gatta, Rachel Pool, Philip Pope, Emily Redler, Rebekah Roth, Armani Santana, Nicholas Santana, and Jack Wehrle. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, printmaking, work on paper, textiles, photography, drawing, and a graphic novel. The exhibition runs April 17–May 17.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m. Please note: gallery hours may very May 3-17th

Great Woods Symphony Orchestra presents Symphonic Jazz
2025-05-04 16:00 - 18:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Featuring symphonic music inspired by the syncopated rhythms and expressive melodies of jazz, gospel, ragtime, and the blues from William Grant Still, George Gershwin, James Reese Europe, Florence Price, Harry T. Burleigh, and Kurt Weill. The Concerto-Aria Competition winners Addie DelMonico ’25 and George Lane ’26 will also perform solos.

Please note: This concert was previously advertised at 2:00pm.

Student Film Screening
2025-05-06 19:00 - 20:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
A curated selection of student work is showcased in this end-of-semester screening.
Weber Theatre, Watson Fine Arts, 7:00 p.m.

Ensemble Experiments 2025 Presents Cirque-ish
2025-05-08 19:30 - 21:00, 2025-05-09 19:30 | Kresge Experimental Theatre, Watson Fine Arts
Join our senior theatre Majors for their Capstone performance.
Free tickets can be reserved via the Watson Box Office.

Gallery Opening Reception : Ctrl+Delete
2025-09-10 17:00 - 19:00 | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Please join us for the opening of our latest gallery exhibition, Ctrl+Delete.
The exhibition explores the persistent threat of censorship in the United States, from historical book bans used to control knowledge and suppress marginalized voices to today’s escalating restrictions—including the removal of books and art from public spaces as well as the June Supreme Court decision (Mahmoud v. Taylor) requiring schools to provide opportunities to opt out of listening learning about books that include LGBTQ+ characters. By tracing these acts of erasure across time, the show reveals how censorship has shaped, and continues to shape, what stories are told and who gets to tell them.
Alongside overt bans and challenges, the exhibition also addresses the quieter but equally insidious forces of self-censorship within art and educational institutions, where fear of controversy, loss of funding, or political pressure can limit which narratives are made visible. Central to the exhibition is the Ultra Violet Archive, an interactive library which resists silencing by preserving cultural memory and amplifying suppressed voices. Projects like the Minecraft Uncensored Library—a digital platform where banned texts are freely accessible—demonstrate how artists, activists, and technologists are developing inventive strategies to fight suppression.
As part of the exhibition, we will hold a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s work during National Banned Books Week in October. The exhibition also features a dedicated space where visitors can share their own experiences with censorship creating an archive that underscores the ongoing relevance of these struggles. Opportunities to engage will create a space for shared reflection, underscoring the enduring power of words to inspire freedom, dialogue, and change.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
Please note: the galleries will be closed November 26-December 1 for Thanksgiving break.
Beard and Weil Galleries

CTRL+Delete
2025-09-11 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-15 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-16 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-18 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-20 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-23 13:00 - 17:00, 2025-09-25 13:00 - 20:00, 2025-09-27 13:00 - 17:00 and 1 more date | Watson Fine Arts – Beard and Weil Galleries, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
Ctrl+Delete explores the persistent threat of censorship in the United States, from historical book bans used to control knowledge and suppress marginalized voices to today’s escalating restrictions—including the removal of books and art from public spaces as well as the June Supreme Court decision (Mahmoud v. Taylor) requiring schools to provide opportunities to opt out of listening learning about books that include LGBTQ+ characters. By tracing these acts of erasure across time, the show reveals how censorship has shaped, and continues to shape, what stories are told and who gets to tell them.
Alongside overt bans and challenges, the exhibition also addresses the quieter but equally insidious forces of self-censorship within art and educational institutions, where fear of controversy, loss of funding, or political pressure can limit which narratives are made visible. Central to the exhibition is the Ultra Violet Archive, an interactive library which resists silencing by preserving cultural memory and amplifying suppressed voices. Projects like the Minecraft Uncensored Library—a digital platform where banned texts are freely accessible—demonstrate how artists, activists, and technologists are developing inventive strategies to fight suppression.
As part of the exhibition, we will hold a community reading of Frederick Douglass’s work during National Banned Books Week in October. The exhibition also features a dedicated space where visitors can share their own experiences with censorship creating an archive that underscores the ongoing relevance of these struggles. Opportunities to engage will create a space for shared reflection, underscoring the enduring power of words to inspire freedom, dialogue, and change.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursdays 1:00 p.m.—8:00 p.m.
Please note: the galleries will be closed November 26–December 1 for November break.
Beard and Weil Galleries

Music Faculty Recital
2025-09-17 19:30 | Watson Fine Arts – Weber Theatre, Norton, MA, 02766, United States
The faculty members in the Department of Music perform as part of the Faculty and Friends Music Series.
