Previous shows
The mission of the Harold Stevens Gallery, open to the community, is to showcase emerging and established artists within the broadest definition of the visual and performing arts. This includes a venue for performances, screenings, and educational events.
Below are our previous shows.
The language, visuals, music, ideas and opinions expressed at any event in the Frontroom or Gallery is that of the event organizer and/or artist, and not that of WCUW, Inc., its station director, programmers and other volunteers, nor its board of directors.
“My Kind of Blues” by by photographer Tom Hazeltine at the Harold Stevens Gallery
My Kind of Blues, a compelling new photography exhibition by Tom Hazeltine, offers a rare glimpse into Boston’s vibrant blues scene through the lens of a lifelong music lover. This is the artist’s first solo showing of his images, especially the autographed ones, in an in-person exhibition format.
Spanning over four decades, My Kind of Blues features a rich collection of live performance photography of blues musicians in the Greater Boston area. What began in the 1970s with a Polaroid camera and an open mind grew into a lifelong passion and visual archive. Hazeltine, initially a hard rock fan, was introduced to the blues by a close friend who urged him to “go right to the source.” That advice sparked countless nights at iconic small venues like The Speakeasy, where Hazeltine fell in love with the music, the atmosphere, and the people behind it.
“Everything about it was better,” Hazeltine recalls. “The music, the atmosphere, the people. I’ve only been to a handful of arena shows since.”
Drawing inspiration from vintage jazz album covers and driven by a deep respect for the artists, Hazeltine transitioned from Polaroid snapshots to a 35mm camera, steadily honing his craft. The result is a powerful collection of candid, intimate images that celebrate the unsung legends and local heroes of Boston blues. Many of these photographs are also personally autographed—a habit that began casually but evolved into a cherished part of the experience.
Though never intended for public display, Hazeltine’s archive has quietly grown into a remarkable testament to both the music and the community that shaped it. “I never planned to show the work,” he says, “but these nights, these artists, and these moments mean everything to me.”
My Kind of Blues is more than a photography show—it is a tribute to the soul of live music, the intimacy of small venues, and the stories etched in every note and every print. Read the interview of the artist by Richard Duckett of Worcester Magazine.
The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA. Parking in the Clark University lot across the street, or on the street.
“Fogbound” by Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui at the Harold Stevens Gallery
Photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui presents Fogbound at the Harold Stevens Gallery, April 23 to May 12.
Fogbound is a series of photographs that were created as a meditative exercise, illuminating Pradhan Wong Ah Sui’s morphing spiritual connection to Sikkim, India upon returning home six years after their departure as a teenager. Fogbound was initially conceived of as a photo essay, for which they were awarded the Steinbrecher Fellowship. As the project evolved, the photographs became a way to elicit what they could not put into words, prioritizing emotion over understanding.
“The photographs are arranged to welcome the viewer into a meditative space for mindful contemplation on the spiritual loss of a homeland. This body of work has taught me that although I will never be able to return to the home I left behind, I will make new homes for myself as I grow.”
Grappling with diaspora and identity throughout the creation of these photographs, the very process of handling the film and winding the camera became sacred to Pradhan Wong Ah Sui. Fogbound reflects this emotion and elicits in the viewer the aches associated with growing up and departing from one’s childhood and family home.
“Through Fogbound, I have not found a way to reconcile my complicated feelings about memory and the places I call home, but instead to accept it.”
Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui is a non-binary, queer Mauritian-Sikkimese filmmaker, photographer, and visual artist whose work delves into the intersections of identity, memory, and belonging. Drawing from their lived experiences as an immigrant navigating the complexities of home, cultural dislocation, and gender identity, their art explores themes of diasporic melancholia, repressed identity, and spiritual reconnection. Through analog photography and experimental fiction film, they create emotionally resonant pieces that reflect the fluidity of both gender and cultural belonging.
The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA.
“Who Do You Love? By Rosemary LeBeau”
Rosemary LeBeau, showing “Who Do You Love?”, comes to the Harold Stevens Gallery, March 15 to April 21.
Growing up, all that Rosemary wanted to know was found on her FM radio dial and in between the covers of her cherished rock and roll magazines. The mind-bending music and fabulous personas of the iconic trendsetters depicted in these publications boldly impacted her formative years and remain a deep source of inspiration that has permeated her lifetime.
The unique opportunity provided by the recent COVID-19 lockdown enabled Rosemary to create 35 awe-inspiring gauche paintings of her music icons. She hopes that this personal indulgence aids in reminding the viewer of the sweetness of their own youth and the joy that simple reminiscences can bring. Now she asks you…” who do YOU love?”
LeBeau is an artist living and working in Central Massachusetts. She works in multiple mediums and disciplines and always deeply explores the matters that resonate most strongly in her soul.
LeBeau graduated from the School of the Worcester Art Museum, worked as an art educator, and has had her work widely exhibited and published. You can find her work on Facebook and Instagram , and on display at her gallery, LeBeau Eccentric, located in Auburn, MA.
The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA.
“Threads of Us”, sponsored by the Clark University Photography Society
“A Visual Conversation with the World” by Jill Watts comes to the Harold Stevens Gallery December 19 to February 2. (Read the press release.)
Threads of Us is an exploration of identity through assorted styles of portraits. Self-portraits are not just portraits of a person, but an image that reflects someone’s personality and characteristics. There is no strict rule on how a person can see themselves. These portraits are meant to highlight what exactly makes a person unique. People are a collection of everything around them; people they hold close, their home, and even items. The categories are sorted into external and internal, the things that surround a person physically and the personal aspects held internally.
The focus of the exhibition is to allow the artists to display their lives and personality and show it off. Threads of Us is meant to show that we are all intertwined, not just by an imaginary, invisible string, but by our shared love for things no matter how different people are from each other. This is meant to allow the artists to showcase their cultures and what has shaped them into the person that they are today
The categories of the exhibit include:
– Self Portraits of every artist that submitted to the exhibition
– Passions in Motion, featuring people doing the things that they love
– Loved Ones, showing off the people the artists hold dearest to them
– Trinkets and Tchotchkes that resemble who the artists are, found scattered around their homes
– Places, where home can be found
– And the miscellaneous, random things found everywhere that have no category, but significant personal value to the artist
This exhibition also includes a space where we would like visitors to reflect on what they think is identity and what exactly shaped them to be who they are. We hope everyone that visits find something that they share a connection within the art that was selected while walking through the exhibit.
The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA.
“A Visual Conversation with the World” by Jill Watts
“A Visual Conversation with the World” by Jill Watts comes to the Harold Stevens Gallery December 19 to February 2. (Read the press release.)
The exhibit features ceramic sculpture and wearable art by Jill Watts.
Jill’s style has an immediacy through intense gestures, often contorted bodies rapidly formed, that intensifies the often uneasy and even dangerous situation faced by the protagonists in her. Curated by artists Catherine Smith and Katie Dye, this is Jill Watts first retrospect that brings together a vast scope of her talents as one of Worcester’s most diverse artist.
The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA.
Living Womb by Annabelle Edwards-Stoll
Artist Annabelle Edwards-Stoll is a sculpturist finishing their senior year at Clark University. This exhibit, Living Womb, is an exploration of reproductive rights. Through their textile and sculpture work, the Harold Stevens Gallery is transformed into a Womb where visitors are encouraged to respectfully interact with the work and converse with one another about difficult topics. This exhibit also features a resource wall with donations from Project Priceless, Planned Parenthood, and Clark University’s Reproductive Access Club.
Three supporting artists from Clark University are also featured in the show: painter, Liz Cowart, photographer and filmmaker, Gyani Pradhan Wong Ah Sui, and poet Ketshaly Philome.
Edwards-Stoll encourages all visitors of the Living Womb to, “Open the softer parts of yourself. Be vulnerable. Be respectful. Be yourself and communicate. Acknowledge all the parts that make you whole, all the parts that brought you here.”
The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA.
Pariah by Don Hartmann
Pariah as defined by the Cambridge English Dictionary: “a person who is avoided or not accepted by a social group, esp. because he or she is not liked, respected, or trusted; an outcast.”
Don Hartmann is a pop expressionist who investigates subversive narratives through his incongruous mise-en-scène paintings. Based in Worcester, Massachusetts, he has been exhibiting since 2001 both in Boston and Worcester galleries. His subject matter is derived from an array of people in his personal life, US pop culture and photographs appropriated from mass media interchangeably mixed with his own photos. (You can check out the artist’s home page here.)
Working in acrylics and mixed media, the paintings in this gallery are most recent and completed in 2024.
The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA.
Jazz Now: by Kofi Poku
Professional photographer Poku’s debut exhibition highlights a breathtaking inventory of jazz musicians from Boston to New York City. Selected from over 20 years, Poku discreetly documented emerging and masters in the world of jazz.
Here’s what Worcester Magazine says about this show:
“When Kofi Poku of Worcester photographs jazz artists on stage he’s hoping to capture an important perspective of the performance.
The exhibition features rising and seasoned artists on the contemporary jazz scene. The passion of the performance is alive and well in Poku’s photograph exhibition “Jazz Now””.
(read the entire article here)The Harold Stevens Gallery is located inside WCUW, 910 Main Street, Worcester, MA.
The Harold Pictures: Stephen DiRado, photograper
Harold Stevens Gallery at WCUW: exhibiting “The Harold Pictures”
Harold Stevens Gallery at WCUW: exhibiting “The Harold Pictures”
Harold Stevens Gallery at WCUW
Visitors at the opening of the Harold Stevens Gallery at WCUW
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