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      GenPEM Boston Wine Tasting and Art Walk

      Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from 6—8 pm

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      Location: The Urban Grape | 303 Columbus Ave, Boston, MA

      $20 GenPEM members; $25 nonmembers

      The Peabody Essex Museum and the GenPEM Steering Committee invite you to a celebration of Boston’s public art! Meet us at Boston’s Urban Grape for a wine tasting of selections by Trevor Smith, PEM’s Associate Director–Multisensory Experience, Curator of the Present Tense. Then, go on a walking tour to see the latest work by artist Swoon, with a special introduction to the Boston Public Art Triennial by Executive Director Kate Gilbert.

      Generation PEM (GenPEM) is a community of museum enthusiasts, artists and collectors. We believe creativity is everywhere and transformative experiences await. Enjoy innovative programming, curator-led tours and pop-up events designed to connect living artists and art lovers. If you would like to join as a GenPEM member to receive invitations to future exhibition openings, tours and special events and programs, as well as complimentary museum admission, please visit pem.org/genpem to purchase an annual membership.

      About the collaborators

      Trevor Smith

      Trevor Smith leads PEM's Present Tense initiative, which celebrates the central role that creative expression plays in shaping our world today. This initiative explores ways in which creativity and cultural change emerge at the intersections of cultures, disciplines or technologies. In his capacity as Associate Director of Multisensory Experience, Smith aligns the museum’s curatorial activities with its neuroscience and other initiatives to create experiences that activate the senses and resonate with our communities. Prior to joining PEM in 2008, Smith was curator in residence at the Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College, and Curator at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. He was previously based in Australia, where he worked for the Biennale of Sydney, served as Director of the Canberra Contemporary Art Space and was Curator of Contemporary Art at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. He was also co-curator of the 2011 Singapore Biennial. Smith has produced more than 70 exhibitions and has published widely and internationally in exhibition catalogues and journals.

      Kate Gilbert

      Kate Gilbert (she/her) is a Boston-based artist, curator and cultural producer dedicated to transforming public spaces through contemporary art. She is the founder and executive director of the Boston Public Art Triennial, the city’s first large-scale public art festival, which evolved from the nonprofit Now + There, established in 2015 to open minds, conversations and spaces with contemporary public art. Gilbert earned her M.F.A. from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Tufts University) and her B.A. from Connecticut College. She is a recipient of the New England Foundation for the Arts’ Newell Flather Award for Leadership in Public Art (2020). Gilbert contributed to Idea City: How to Make Boston More Livable, Equitable and Resilient (2023), calling on civic leaders to advance art in public spaces.

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