The New Art Center invites you to join the Holi Festival of Colors.
Date: Sunday, March 30th, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM
We will have art-making, performances, food, dancing, and music throughout the day.
Our Guest Artist: Chaitrali Kate- Yadav. Performance by: Anvita Natyalaya Bharatanatyam Dance School and Vidyanjali Dance School of New England
You have the opportunity to participate in the very fun (and messy) tradition of throwing organic color powder at each other.
Please wear white clothes that you do not mind getting stained, protective eyewear or sunglasses, and bring towels for clean-up afterward.
Guests are welcome to bring their color powder from home. There is no re-admittance to the New Art Center building after color play.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE
11:50 AM: Doors open to the public
12:30 PM: First performance
12:00 – 3:00 PM: Art making
2:30 PM: The Event concludes with outdoor color play!
Holi participants from the previous year’s celebration
ATTENDANCE
The event is free and open to the public. The event is from 12 to 4 PM. Doors open 15 minutes beforehand.
We will be photographing this event, and by registering, you agree that there is a possibility you may be photographed and the resulting images used for marketing purposes (in email, social media, print, and on our website).
We ask that all guests be conscious of residential parking. Please refrain from parking on Townhouse Dr. Please be aware that parking in the Handicapped Parking spot in front of our entrance at 61 Washington Park without a permit will result in a parking ticket.
ACCESSIBILITY
The Main Gallery can be accessed via a ramp that connects to the sidewalk directly in front of the designated Handicapped Parking on Washington Park. There is an accessible bathroom in the Main Gallery. The Main Gallery connects to other parts of the New Art Center via stairs. We will be broadcasting performances held in the Main Gallery to our other large room, where additional programming will be happening.
If you have any questions about accessibility, please call 617-964-3424.
This event is partially supported by the Mass Cultural Council and the Newton Cultural Council.
FUNDERS
This event is partially supported by the Mass Cultural Council, the Hamilton Charitable Foundation, Needham Bank, and the Harmony Foundation.
Pictures from Our 2024 Holi Festival of Colors Event:
