UMass University Museum of Contemporary Art

151 Presidents Dr., Amherst, MA
(413) 545-1986
fac.umass.edu/umca
Tu–F 11–4:30, Sa & Su 12–4, First Thursday 11–8

Through May 10 (and fall 2024): BREACH: LOGBOOK 24 | STACCATO by Shinnecock artist Courtney M. Leonard features paintings, sculptures, and video exploring the life and kinship ties of Staccato, a North Atlantic right whale killed by a ship strike in 1999. Leonard explores marine biology, Indigenous food sovereignty, migration, and human environmental impact. March 27–May 10: FAINT/HIDDEN/SHROUDED: Contemplating Obscurity, a graduate curatorial exhibition. Free and open to the public.

Rib bone of Staccato, North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis), UMass Natural History Collections. Photograph by Stephen Petegorsky. At the UMass University Museum of Contemporary Art.