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Delivering arts engagement at the community level.

About

LEX ART

We are a nonprofit community art space dedicated to fostering an environment where people of all backgrounds and abilities are welcomed, can explore, learn, create and connect.

Gallery

Showcasing inspiring works by local and visiting artists across a range of mediums.

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Classes

Explore hands-on classes for all ages led by experienced local artists and instructors.

Studios

Creative studio spaces for artists to work, collaborate, and bring ideas to life.

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Community

Connecting people through art, events, and shared creative experiences.

LexArt Studios

LexArt offers five fully equipped studios for Ceramics, Metalworking, Painting, Weaving, and Woodworking. Within these studios there are additional studio groups including: Polymer & Beading, Photography, Needle Arts, and Decorative Arts. Learn more below.

Ceramics

A fully equipped ceramics studio for wheel throwing, hand-building, and glazing.

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  • Pottery wheels, work tables, rolling mill, and a glaze room

  • 3 electric kilns, a 28 cu. ft. gas kiln, and a Raku kiln

  • Suitable for functional ware, sculpture, and alternative firing techniques

LexArt Building

Our History

Founded in 1935 during the height of the Great Depression by a group of artists and craftspeople banding together for mutual support, the Lexington Arts & Crafts Society was deeply influenced by the international Arts & Crafts movement. We centered our relationship to natural materials, and our striving to create a more just and equitable society, where art and craft are valued and accessible to all. Our founders were equally inspired by the newly identified Japanese Mingei tradition, in preserving age-old craft traditions in the making of beautiful objects of daily use, by and for ordinary people, and the personal and societal health that comes from doing so.

Growth

In 1952, the Society was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit regional education center. For nearly twenty years after its founding, the Society carried on its activities in members homes and in various public buildings in Lexington, Massachusetts. Then, in 1953, the Society broke ground for our current home at 130 Waltham Street. Additions to the building were constructed in 1965 and 1973. In 2023, LexArt transitioned to become a public-facing community resource, open and accessible to all. 2025 finds us celebrating our 90th anniversary, expanding on the legacy and mission of our founding members.

You make our future possible.

As a nonprofit organization, LexArt relies on the generosity of donors to remain a vital part of Lexington and surrounding Massachusetts communities - supporting personal well-being, strengthening community connections, and enriching the cultural health of society. Thriving arts lead to thriving communities.

Easy Access To LexArt

  • Free onsite parking

  • Two blocks from the MBTA 62 & 76 bus routes

  • Two blocks from the Minuteman Bikeway

  • Three blocks from the L’Express bus depot and next door to L'Express stop at Vinebrook Village

  • 500 steps from the historic Lexington Battle Green

  • 6-1/2 miles from Walden Pond and the Old North Bridge

  • 93 million miles from the Sun

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