Taber Art Gallery celebrates 25th season

HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The commonwealth’s oldest community college celebrates its latest milestone Tuesday. The Taber Art Gallery at Holyoke Community College celebrated its 25th season when the school opened its doors for the first day of the fall semester.

The gallery is named after the former Holyoke businessman Donald Taber and has featured over 130 exhibitions and 300 different artist pieces since opening in 2000.

Rachel Rushing has been the director of the gallery since 2023 and told Western Mass News that she’s honored to be the head of a gallery with such a strong relationship and connection to the community: “It’s definitely been a cultural hub in Holyoke and has been a great way for the community to see contemporary work of the moment.” Rushing said.

The gallery will host a special celebration, which is open to the public, this Thursday evening at 5:00 for their latest exhibit, “Milestone: 25 Years of the Taber Art Gallery.”

If you can’t make it to the celebration on Thursday, the exhibition runs through October 23.