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Like museums on many college campuses during the past year, the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA), the largest exhibition space at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has struggled with the effects of the pandemic, forced to close to the public and for the most part to the campus community.
But UMCA is now on the verge of reopening to students, faculty and staff with three new exhibits, all of which are available for viewing online through April 30.
Among them is a first for this region, says UMCA Director Loretta Yarlow: a comprehensive exhibit of works going back 35 years by Alison Saar, a renowned sculptor and printmaker who has explored the history of slavery in the U.S. and issues such as race and culture in her art.