The Roxbury Arts Group’s Walt Meade Gallery, in Roxbury, was packed Saturday for the opening reception of their “The Things I Never Said” exhibition, a show of artwork that explores themes of memory, truth, and the power of the human voice. “The Things I Never Said” will remain on view through May 23, 2026. The exhibition features a wide variety of mediums including collage, cold wax, photography, painting, textile, assemblage, sculpture, ceramics, video and projected works by participating artists including Fern Apfel, Emma Backer, Alexandra E. Bingham, Lori Anne Boocks, Wendy Brackman, Robert Brune, Luciano Capello, Ally DeRusso, Eddie Donoghue, Evelyn Gardiner, Tabitha Gilmore-Barnes, Annie Hayes, Keiko M. Howard, Cheryl Kass, Scott Keidong, Christina Kelly, Laura Sue King, Katherine LaMere-Fortman, Joanne Lentner, Cena Pohl Crane, Alan Wayne Powell, Lesley A. Powell, Ellie Stover, and Fileve Tlaloc.

Wendy Brackman and husband/collaborator Luciano Capello show details and explain the story behind their assemblage “Alison in Lockdown” which depicts Wendy’s sister Alison’s home, a Brooklyn brownstone. Photos by Scott Keidong.

Viewing and listening to “Love Letters in a Flood”, a video installation by Alan Powell, projected on the gallery wall.