The WFL and the Public Art of Nancy Schön

The installation and dedication for WSL’s Reach for Knowledge took place on October 28, 2023. The sculpture, which measures eight by three by five feet, is positioned near the rear entrance to the Wellesley Free Library for all to see and enjoy during their...

The Clever Hand Gallery Celebrates 50 Years

Gift shops tend to come and go. So how has The Clever Hand Gallery survived through nine presidential administrations and, more significantly, the advent of Amazon? Find out in the Digital Edition of the Winter 2023/2024 Issue of WellesleyWeston Magazine.

The Wellesley Society of Artists

The Wellesley Society of Artists (WSA) became an official organization in 1933 as a small group of accomplished artists. The goals of the Society, then as now, were to promote exhibitions of consistent high quality and to encourage the appreciation of art in every way...

Margarett Sargent: A Tragic Life of Privilege

Margarett Sargent was a major international artist and socialite. Born in Wellesley in 1892, she was the granddaughter of Horatio Hollis Hunnewell and his wife, Elizabeth Pratt Welles Hunnewell. Hunnewell had amassed a large fortune in finance, railroads, mining, and...