Contact Us
Summer Gallery Hours
Tuesday-Friday, 3:00-7:00 PM
or by appointment
Our galleries and box office are also open one hour prior to and during public performances and events
Box Office Hours
Our box office is currently only staffed one hour before each performance.
The best way to purchase tickets is online.
Ticket prices and fees are the same whether purchased online or in person at the box office.
Main Phone Number
617-923-0100
Arts Education Office
617-926-ARTS (2787)
For arts education inquiries, please email
education@mosesianarts.org
For ticketing inquires, please email
tickets@mosesianarts.org
For fundraising, sponsorships, and membership please email
development@mosesianarts.org
For rental inquiries, please email
rentals@mosesianarts.org
For general inquiries, please email
info@mosesianarts.org
Our Staff
Aliana de la Guardia
(she/her)
Executive Director
alianadelaguardia@mosesianarts.org
617-923-0100 x 8301
Aliana de la Guardia is a visionary arts and culture leader who knows the power of building community and belonging through the arts. She brings extensive experience with fundraising, budgeting, marketing and communication, and staff talent acquisition and retention. She served as the Executive Director of Guerilla Opera for nearly twenty years and has deep roots in the Boston area performing arts community.
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River Hayes
(they/them)
Director of Production and Facilities
riverhayes@mosesianarts.org
617-923-0100 x 8306
River B. Hayes is a Boston-based production manager and artistic producer with over a decade of experience across commercial, nonprofit, and international stages. Their work spans institutions such as the Boch Center, Netflix, Cleveland Opera, Tuesday’s Children, Venice Theatre, Teatro Petrarca, and Oberlin in Italy, as well as large-scale festivals like Parallel45 Theatre and Shakespeare on the Common. A founding member of Theatre eXceptional, River is committed to inclusive, story-driven work that centers accessibility and collaboration. They hold an MFA in Production Management from Boston University College of Fine Arts and a Graduate Certificates in Arts Leadership from Boston Metropolitan College and the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich.
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Matt Jatkola
(he/him)
Director of Creative Services and Design
mattjatkola@mosesianarts.org
617-923-0100 x 8307
Matt Jatkola is an artist, designer, songwriter, and musician. Since joining the Mosesian Center for the Arts in 2007, he has installed every art exhibition and overseen branding and design for our organization and its programs. He graduated from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical High School, focusing on Graphic Communications, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Fitchburg State University in Interdisciplinary Humanities, focusing on art, music, and philosophy. He's a touring musician and songwriter who can be seen and heard as the front person of his power-pop band JATK.
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Boriana Kantcheva
(she/her)
Director of Visual Arts
borianakantcheva@mosesianarts.org
617-923-0100 x 8305
Boriana Kantcheva, originally from Bulgaria, has lived and worked in the Boston area for over 20 years. She has received a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and an MFA from School of the Museum of Fine Arts and Tufts University joint degree program. She has worked as an assistant teacher at the Carpenter Center for Visual and Environmental Studies where she has received several Harvard University Certificates of Distinction in Teaching awards. She previously managed Chandler Gallery at Maud Morgan Arts Center. Boriana has participated in numerous art shows in the Boston area and beyond. Currently, her work can be seen at 13 Forest Gallery.
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Deidre Purcell
(she/they)
WCT Artistic Director
deidrepurcell.wct@mosesianarts.org
617-923-0100 x 8332
Deidre Purcell received her BA in Theatre Arts from Drew University, and her MA in Theatre Education from Emerson College. Since beginning in 2004 as the Stage Manager for Bye Bye Birdie, she has been a part of the WCT team as a stage manager, director, communications manager, and teaching artist in playwriting and technical theatre. She has also worked as a freelance stage manager and director in the Greater Boston area.
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Sarah Winters
(she/her)
Director of Youth Education
sarahwinters@mosesianarts.org
617-923-0100 x 8330
Sarah is an artist, designer and educator based in Somerville, MA. Her work spans many disciplines including costume design, visual arts, and floral design. She has a background in Expressive Arts Therapy through Lesley University. As Director of Youth Education at the Mosesian Center for the Arts she creates exploration based programming for participants Gr. K-12 throughout the greater Boston area.
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