Bryan Memorial Gallery thanks everyone for a succeessful auction. 

More than 50 works were avaialble for bid from dozens of artists and donors. A great way to support the gallery and obtain original artwork at attractive prices. Also this year we raffled off a beautiful watercolor painting by Susan Bull Riley as part of the auction. Many thanks to Susan for her generous dontaion.

Thank you for your support!

2019 GEMS & Giants is on display through December 22nd. 

Our second year of moving our traditional GEMS show, artwork measuring 8" x 10" or smaller, to the West gallery and mixing in Giants, artwork greater than 36" This is an annual favorite with visitors the the gallery with over 150 works of art on display. A great opportunity to find the perfect gift of art for someone special.

The Bryan Gallery is having it's online auction again in October/November this year. This is an excellent opportunity to support the gallery and get your artwork seen by a wide audience. Each year the number of visitors to the online auction expands. Artists and collectors alike are invited to submit works for the auction. For more details or to submit work please go here: Online Auction

Key Dates:
August 9: Online Donations Begin
October 4: Submissions to Auctions End
October 18:Online Auction goes live
November 15: Online Auction Ends at 6PM
November 16: Notification goes to donors of winning bids
November 23: Paintings must be brought or shipped to the gallery by this date.

Bryan Memorial Gallery and the Cambridge Arts Council present:

Aaron Copland’s America with pianist Michael Arnowitt

Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 4 PM

Pianist Michael Arnowitt performs a program surveying the music of Aaron Copland, who created what is considered today to be a distinctively American sound in classical music. His landmark compositions from the 1930’s and 1940’s used energetic jazz rhythms and folk song material  from different regions of the United States and Mexico, blended into his own classical music writing style to evoke our nation’s vast landscape. Michael Arnowitt will perform music from Copland’s Four Piano Blues, Piano Variations, El Salon Mexico, and Copland’s famous Appalachian Spring. Also included on the program is Conversation at the Soda Fountain, from the music Copland wrote for the film version of Thornton Wilder’s Our Town.    

Copland was one of a wave of American composers who travelled to Paris in the early twentieth century to study with the renowned teacher Nadia Boulanger at the Fontainebleau School in France, a program Michael Arnowitt also attended some 60 years later. While Copland was influenced by his European travels and being exposed to the great modern composers of the time such as Igor Stravinsky, Copland returned to our country determined to create something uniquely American. The optimistic, clear tone of his musical style became iconic and has influenced American composers to the present day and contributed to the cultural creation of an American consciousness and character.

There is no charge for this program although a program donation is gratefully received.