This Friday, Synth-tember opens at New Alliance Gallery in Union Sq, Somerville! I co-curated the show (+ have a fab collab with @alexxkittle.bsky.social in it!), plus you can catch live performances by Battlemode, LAVAGXRL, and This Bliss at the party. www.newalliancegallery.com/synthtember/...

Synth-tember 2026 — New Alliance Gallery

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when you utter “cereal” in a hard-surfaced room

Snag double-sided totes for the final week of Anti-Gravity at the Distillery Gallery in South Boston! We've got a Closing Reception *and* Daytime Last-Look for the afternoon folks next weekend. Hope to see you there (with cats on). allisontanenhaus.com/adria-arch

Polytotes!

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You do NOT want me as your enemy!!!! 😡😡🤬 i am a great friend 😘

Update: Rain day (for us) today, come visit us outside tomorrow! (But check out tons of great indoor studios citywide today.)

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Fill up on art citywide at @somervilleos.bsky.social (May 2+3, 12–6 pm)! I’ll be hosting Studio Fun Haus again (Map # 40) w/ Kate Estrop, Caryn Liu, Lourdes Mancini, @alexxkittle.bsky.social, + @zinniathreads.bsky.social, right by Davis Square. Visit! www.somervilleopenstudios.org/web/artists/...

Submissions are open till 5/4 for Synth-tember at @newalliancegallery.bsky.social (in Somerville, MA)! I’m co-curating again and wanna see your work!!! Free entry. :) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Submissions are open till 5/4 for Synth-tember at @newalliancegallery.bsky.social (in Somerville, MA)! I’m co-curating again and wanna see your work!!! Free entry. :) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Kick off @somervilleos.bsky.social (citywide, May 2+3, 12-6 pm) with the closing of Chroma Zone at Blue Triangle Gallery (Union Sq), Friday, May 1! www.instagram.com/bluetriangle...

Experience “Anti-Gravity” at its most elevated! For 1 night, my video sculpture collab w/ Adria Arch will be activated by Human Movement Project w/ music by Sara Adkins. 🪩 Free, RSVP! allisontanenhaus.com/adria-arch See ya at: Distillery Gallery in South Boston Saturday, May 2, 7–9 pm

Fill up on art citywide at @somervilleos.bsky.social (May 2+3, 12–6 pm)! I’ll be hosting Studio Fun Haus again (Map # 40) w/ Kate Estrop, Caryn Liu, Lourdes Mancini, @alexxkittle.bsky.social, + @zinniathreads.bsky.social, right by Davis Square. Visit! www.somervilleopenstudios.org/web/artists/...

Take video art workshops with me at CCTV! I’ll be leading a class in the Advanced track (June 17), as well as attending the Intro to Analog and Digital courses as a student. (Knowledge gaps, begone.) Spots are going fast, especially for the analog class. Sign up! www.cctvcambridge.org/learn

Somerville: Come chat w/ local artists Liv Cappello, Hiroshi Minato, and me. :) We don't have formal art education, but learned to navigate the art world! FREE, open to all, though spots are limited. Thanks to @alexxkittle.bsky.social for moderating. www.eventbrite.com/e/starting-f...

Starting From Scratch: Self-Taught Artists Share Their Secrets

Local self-taught artists will share their stories about how they bootstrapped their way from scratch to where they are now.

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My new video sculpture collabs w/ Adria Arch are at Distillery Gallery in S Boston till 5/16! We’ve got a stacked event sched—dance, artist talks, and more—all free and open to the public. :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPSI... distillery-gallery.com/exhibitions/...

Adria Arch + Allison Tanenhaus: Video Sculpture Collab 1

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Worcester, MA, I’m coming to you! This Thursday, April 16 at Clark U, I’ll be giving a glitch art talk at noon, followed by a 7 pm concert with Cosmic Lucifer (featuring composer and producer Robin Amos). Free and open to the public! www.clarku.edu/events/event... www.clarku.edu/events/event...

New newsletter coming soon! I always forget to post stuff on social, this is a more reliable way to find out about events and projects 👾 allisontanenhaus.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?id...

just got back from an “expired, but could still be good” party! what we did was have everyone bring

When my friends found out I was moving to Boston, they were so worried about the racism that no one bothered to mention the goddamn turkeys.

Sorry, but if you call my password weak I'm not going to tell you where the traffic lights are

terrifying if literal: my feet are killing me

*link opens as a pdf* that is a jump scare

chuck e cheese? in questa economia??

Join me for old-school video art fun at @newalliancegallery.bsky.social's Synth-tember Community Day! This Saturday, 9/27, 12–6 pm. Free, interactive, open to all, and my workshop (supported by @masscultural.bsky.social + Somerville Arts Council) drops at 3:15 pm. 📺 🌈😻

billionaire is short for williamionaire

Great to see @atanenhaus.bsky.social’s awesome work here at The Brattle for the big cat film festival! Her work is awesome.

I got that dog in me (I’m scared of the doorbell)

I am repetitive. I REPEAT! I am repetitive.

Be it ever so mumble, there's no place like (indiscernible)

Life is like a box. (Mom won’t let me have sweets.)