Newton Community Pride Presents: A Guided Tour of Sensory Garden

Chenoa Baker is a curator, wordsmith, and descendant of self-emancipators. All of the facets of her work can only be described as being a community art synergist. Being the Associate Curator at a gallery in Boston, adjunct professor of exhibitions and African American craft history, and a curatorial and education fellow at ICA/Boston were formative in her journey. Now, her independent curatorial portfolio extends from Massachusetts to Virginia and Pittsburgh. She’s working on Marie Gauthiez: TBD at Tephra ICA and the career retrospective of Ifé Franklin at the Fuller Craft Museum. She’s also worked on Gio Swaby: Fresh Up at PEM and Touching Roots: Black Ancestral Legacies in the Americas at MFA/Boston.

She was awarded the 2023 Young Critics Prize from the Association Internationale des Critiques d’Art (AICA) and the 2024 Maker Award from WBUR, Boston’s NPR. With Black craftways and liberatory history as a through-line,she edits for Sixty Inches From Center, Pigment Magazine, Boston Public Art Triennial, and most recently, freelance work with The National Gallery of Art, and The Corning Museum of Glass. She writes for Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, Public Parking, Material Intelligence, and Studio Potter. She’s also the Chief Architect of Elbow Grease, a grassroots forum and editorial collaborative that advocates for women and nonbinary labor in the arts.

Sensory Garden artists include:

Abaigeal Wright, Ashley Pemberton, Charlie Dov Schön, Dominic Quagliozzi, Elizabeth Hopkins, Emily Manning-Mingle, Erica Imoisi, Erin Palaaolo Loparo, Erin Holmes, Jenni Nelson, Kimberlyn Bloise, Lucy Yan, Mary & Larry Joubert, Nicci Sevier-Vuyk, Nick Ward, Piya Samant, Ponnapa Prakkamakul, Rachel Brask, Raquel Fornasaro, Rowin Raskin, Sarah E Jenkins, Tia Camire and Yolanda Yang.

The New Art Corridor is open 24/7 and is monitored by security cameras and a security team. The artwork is displayed using security hardware.

This event is free and open to the public.

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).

The New Art Corridor can be accessed on the first floor of the TRIO building via Walnut Street or from the TRIO parking lot. There is an accessible bathroom in the 2nd floor classroom space, accessable via elevator. For any questions about accessibility, please call 617-964-3424.

There is free parking for retail use at Trio Newton.

Driving: Trio Newton is accessible via the Mass Pike and Route 128.

Public Transportation: The nearest T stop is the Newton Center stop on the Green Line (D). The nearest bus is the 59. Exit at Walnut Street and Washington St. Contact the MBTA for schedules and fare information.

The New Art Center is a 2-minute walk from the Newtonville Commuter Rail Stop. Exit towards Washington Street, walk North down Walnut Street, cross the intersection diagonally towards Mida, turn right, and the entrance will be on your left off Walnut St.

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