Curated by 2024-25 Korry Fellow Juanita Sunday and featuring regional artists Carl Bocicault, Tyler Goldchain, Imo Nse Imeh, Iyaba Ibo Mandigo, Tea Montgomery, Saint Phifer, Andre Rochester, Bizzie Ruth, Dario Tejada, Kamar Thomas, and Yves Wilson.
MASC explores the intricate intersections of masculinity and Blackness, illuminating the complex layers of identity, expression, and societal expectation.
The exhibition examines the metaphorical "masks" worn to navigate a world rife with stereotypes and cultural pressures. MASC challenges monolithic notions of masculinity, offering a nuanced exploration of strength, vulnerability, and self-reclamation. Each piece invites audiences to witness the delicate balance between the external personas shaped by societal expectations and the authentic selves seeking liberation and visibility.
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity
This February, Geary Gallery proudly presents "Natural Harmony" featuring the still lifes and figurative watercolor paintings of Summit, NJ artist, James Giaccio. His exhibit runs February 1-28. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
James Giaccio: Natural Harmony at the Geary Gallery, Darien, CT
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
This Guild Exhibit explores the artist’s emotions through color across various media and genres. Each piece visually captures a distinct feeling or moment, using carefully crafted colors and subject matter to guide viewers on an introspective journey. Accompanied by brief descriptions, the artwork offers insights into the emotional landscape behind each creation.
“Color Me…” invites you to see and feel the artist’s inner world through the lens of color and form.
This exhibition is on view February 15th-March 13th.
Color Me..Silvermine Galleries
The Greenwich Art Society has Children's Classes on Saturdays!
YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE STUDIO, AGES 6-8
11 SATURDAYS
Jan. 11 – March 22
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
This class will explore new approaches to creativity with children. Using drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and sculpture children will learn new skills and improve on old ones as they experiment with new media and different techniques. To reinforce their understanding, children will learn about important artists who are either historically significant or are forerunners in contemporary art. Come join in and stretch your imagination in a relaxed, fun environment. Materials supplied.
DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR THE JUNIOR ARTIST – AGES 9-12
11 SATURDAYS
Jan. 11 – March 22
12:30 to 2:00 pm
Learn about drawing from observation by exploring form, shape, space and composition. Learn about materials and how to use them to create space in your drawings. Learn about painting techniques, color mixing and more. To reinforce their understanding, children will learn about important artists who are either historically significant or are forerunners in contemporary art. Materials used will be pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and paint.
The Greenwich Art Society Children's Classes on Saturdays!
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present Reflections on Light, a group exhibition featuring works by four female artists. The show opens January 25th and runs through March 8th, 2025.
Creating the visual discourse at the gallery will be paintings by Miya Ando , Pegan Brooke and Kathleen Jacobs alongside sculptures by Ann Gardner. These artists share a preoccupation with the nature of light and its ephemeral qualities. Fleeting aspects and impermanent moments are harnessed and captured into serene visual experiences intended to give the viewer pause and consider our relationship with nature. Each artist uses their specific medium and unique process to create beautifully contemplative and nuanced artworks that are sublime records of time, place and experiences. Including Miya Ando’s work in the exhibition is made possible with the generous collaboration of Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York City.
Miya Ando meticulously studies the sky, chronicling different times of day, location, weather and seasonal changes in her artworks. The artist’s practice is rooted in mono no aware, a concept from her Japanese heritage that refers to the awareness of impermanence and beauty, or a sensitivity to ephemera. Ando’s upbringing bridges the cultures and languages of two distinct worlds: the Redwood Forest of Northern California and a Buddhist temple in Japan. Her sculptures, paintings, drawings and installations reflect this cultural duality as well as the dialogue between the natural and the man-made. On view in the exhibition are sublime works that reflect her sensitivity to nature and passage of time. The images are sourced from photographs she takes and documents of a particular place and moment in the sky’s timeline. These images are then screen printed on metal sheets -- the material chosen not only for its physical properties but also as a nod to the swordsmith trade of her forebearers. The artist layers her printing techniques with thin veils of ink and pigment mixed with urethane over the metallic surface. Some areas are left bare, allowing for the underlying sheen and color to assert itself, while a shift in tonality, luster and opacity render nuanced silvery clouds in the composition. For Ando, her creative process is a full immersion into her cultural background as well as an expression of the impermanence and human interdependence with nature. Ando’s works are in many important collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nassau County Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Art; Luftmuseum Amberg, Germany, among others. Her exhibition roster includes the Noguchi Museum, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Germany; Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Ando was also commissioned to create an artwork for the historic The Glass House in New Canaan, CT.
Pegan Brooke ’s paintings investigate light and its reflective qualities on water in all its forms – as a flowing river, a frozen lake, snow-capped mountain, and the like. For Brooke, the fleeting nature of light bouncing off these surfaces is filled with countless possibilities of subtle change. Locations also play an important part in her practice, for the light and experiences vary from Pont Aven in Brittany, France, to the Pacific Ocean near her studio in Bolinas and the San Francisco Bay area, to the Silver Creek in Idaho, to the Inland Seto Sea in Japan. Each region offers distinct light qualities and reflective experiences for the artist. Mixing micas into her pigments, Brooke’s abstract paintings offer an interplay between shimmer and flatness, luminosity and opaqueness. The soft brushstrokes arranged in linear patterns seem to appear and recede from the canvas, creating a symbiotic relationship between ambient light and the shifting position of the viewer. The artist’s palette with metallic sheens is reduced to whites, light and dark greys or warm ambers that underscore the elusive nature of the composition, reminiscent of evanescent moments in the light. The works in the exhibition were just featured in a solo show at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, D.C. Brooke’s paintings have been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Oakland Museum; San Diego Museum; Des Moines Art Center and Museum; São Paulo Biennale and the Monterey Museum of Art in California. Her works are included in many prestigious private and public collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; U.S. Embassies in Sri Lanka and Bolivia; Berkley Art Museum; University of Nebraska Art Museum; Bank of America International HQ; Charles R. Schwab and Steven Chase Collection, among others.
Kathleen Jacobs’ depictions of time, light, atmosphere and weather patterns are quite literal in that her process becomes a physical record of all. The artist wraps her linen canvases on the trunks of different arbor species, leaving them exposed to the elements over months or years. She returns to them periodically to apply layers of pigment and oil stick using frottage to trace the relief of the wood grains that act as support to the canvases. The linens absorb multi-layers of pigments hand-applied by the artist which get combined with Mother Nature’s patina, creating beautifully atmospheric compositions. When the weathered canvases are removed from the outdoors and taken into the artist’s studio, they continue to absorb pigments which are rubbed on the front and the back of the canvases. Once stretched, the canvases are re-oriented so that the bark markings run horizontally across the canvas, becoming reminiscent of cloud patterns or waves on bodies of water. Jacobs is also an acrobatic pilot, so it is no coincidence that her paintings share her views from the heights above and are titled after fixed navigation points in the sky. Jacobs has had a prolific career with numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. Her works were installed at The Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts and have been extensively documented in film and written about. The artist lives and works in Massachusetts.
Seattle-based artist Ann Gardner is renowned for her investigations with one of the most ancient man-made materials: glass. As her primary medium, the properties of glass have allowed Gardner to explore her preoccupation with the perception of light and space, color, pattern, volume and other characteristics. Gardner hand-cuts large sheets of the colored and reflective material into tiny mosaics which are then arranged into large wall-mounted or free-standing sculptural structures. The artist is also known for creating hand-blown glass orbs with soft hues that can be presented as a single table-top form or arranged in clusters suspended from the ceiling. For Gardner, it is essential that artworks be in complete harmony with the environments they occupy. Light, vital to people and artworks, is often overlooked because as an element it is invisible to the naked eye. When it comes to glass, light becomes fundamental in highlighting key elements that are important to glassworks. The physical properties of glass combined with the ephemerality of light creates a dance between the two. Gardner’s decades-long career includes working on many site-specific installations that grace notable institutions including the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia; County Operations Center in San Diego, California; the Bellevue Art Museum, Washington; and the Rosewood Abu Dabi Hotel, UAE, to name a few. Her work has been the subject of multiple exhibitions including at the Boise Art Museum, Idaho; Bellevue Arts Museum; Katonah Museum of Art, New York and at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Gardner’s works are in multiple important museum and private collections here and abroad.
Heather Gaudio Fine Art specializes in emerging and established artists, offering painting, works on paper, photography, and sculpture. The gallery provides a full range of art advisory services, from forming and maintaining a collection, to securing secondary market material, to assisting with framing and installation. The focus is on each individual client, selecting art that best serves his or her vision, space, and resources. The six exhibitions offered every year are designed to present important talent and provide artwork appealing to a broad range of interests. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday; 10:30am to 5:30pm; and by appointment.
"Reflections on Light"
We are pleased to announce our upcoming On View feature showcasing original landscape paintings by Connecticut-based artist Carol C. Young on the main wall of Sorelle Gallery, opening Saturday, February 8, 2025, with an Artist Meet & Greet and Opening Reception from 2:00 - 4:00pm on opening day. Visitors will have the opportunity to view new work by Carol, meet with her and learn about her process, and enjoy light refreshments.
Carol C. Young is a landscape painter working in acrylics and oils. She is a plein air painter as well as a studio artist whose contemporary work is primarily identified by a bold use of light and shadow along with iconic depictions of structures within the rural landscape. A fine arts major at the College of New Rochelle, NY, her paintings have won several awards including best in show at the Pequot Library Art show in Connecticut, first place in the acrylic division at the Rowayton Arts Center in Connecticut, and second place for acrylics/oils at the Mary O. Fritchie Art Show in Westhampton Beach, New York.
“My technique is spontaneous," Young says. "I want to capture the moment in my painting, intrigued by the patterns created by sunlight, shadows and shapes at that time of day. When I paint structures, I am inspired by those that hold history. Ones that have been part of the landscape for a long time - ones that may be gone soon. America's rural landscape influences the majority of my work - structures that have a weathered history are intriguing, lonely and a nostalgic expression that inspires me. Shapes, light, shadows, and the magnificence of color are what move me to paint. I want to capture the beauty of history in an old farmhouse or barn, before the ever changing landscape changes again forever.”
Carol resides in Connecticut with her husband David, daughter Isabella, and Long-Haired Whippet, Hopper.
Young's paintings will be on view through Saturday, February 22nd.
Find all original paintings, as well as open and limited edition prints by Carol C. Young at sorellegallery.com.
This On View feature is free and open to the public during gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday 11:00am - 5:00pm. Street parking is available.
Artist Feature: Carol C. Young
This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson River School of painting and laid the groundwork for modernism. Evocative landscapes, evoking a spiritual connection to the natural world, often painted from memory, are the primary genre of this movement. The more than fifty artworks in this exhibition are drawn from private and institutional collections.
Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut
About the Exhibition: Environmental threats and climate change are urgent matters of concern at Jesuit universities, where conversations on this topic often take place in reference to two documents by Pope Francis: Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015) and the 2023 update Laudate Deum. Artists play an indispensable role in our collective response to climate change. To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home, curated by Al Miner and David Brinker, will present work by Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly, and Tyler Rai, three contemporary artists whose outlook resonates with the themes of Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. Embodying a breadth of personal, geographic, and cultural backgrounds, the three artists create works strongly associated with a sense of place, whether specific or imaginary. They employ media as diverse as photography, sculpture, video, and painting, and often incorporate materials sourced from particular locales. Yet the artists draw forth broader themes from this particularity, critiquing political and economic systems that perpetuate destructive self-interest and drawing attention to people who have been marginalized and historically excluded or harmed. The works are artistically compelling yet can inspire us to creativity and boldness in our efforts to address climate change. This exhibition will open at Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Fall 2025.
Image: Mary Mattingly, Saltwater, 2022, chromogenic dye coupler print. © Mary Mattingly, courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery
To See this Place: Awakening to Our Common Home
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
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Get ready to embark on a deliciously delightful adventure as we journey into the enchanted world of Hansel & Gretel at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre! Join Hansel and Gretel, the brave brother and sister duo, as they venture into the mysterious woods and stumble upon a house made entirely of gingerbread—yes, you heard right, gingerbread! But beware, because lurking within is a tricky witch with a sweet tooth and a mischievous plan. Will Hansel & Gretel outsmart the witch and find their way back home?
It’s a tale filled with twists, turns, and plenty of giggles along the way! Get ready for a whirlwind of hi-jinks and laughter as our dynamic duo navigates through candy-coated challenges and heartwarming moments that will leave you craving more. With captivating performances, magical sets, and toe-tapping tunes, this is one Hansel & Gretel adventure you won’t want to miss. So grab your breadcrumbs and join us for an unforgettable journey that promises fun for the whole family!
Our Theatre for Young Audiences shows are recommended for ages 3 to 10, but all ages are welcome!
Hansel and Gretel
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
In conjunction with our current exhibition, Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line, the Time Travelers KidStudio returns through March 2025! Step back in time and learn how kids lived in Greenwich 250 years ago. Every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon will feature a new guided craft or activity inspired by the colonial era. Children up to age 12 are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult.
On Saturday, February 22 the KidStudio will offer making a “quill”! Use paper and a pencil to create your own quill and write a letter with colonial flair.
Colonial Crafts: Make a “Quill” in the Time Travelers KidStudio
Kick off your creative experience with a guided tour of ON FIRE: Energy, Climate, Infrastructure and Human and Nature: A Changing Relationship. This tour will immerse you in the exhibitions’ thought-provoking themes of sustainability, climate change, and the relationship between humans and the environment. Afterward, local artist Remy Sosa will lead you through an exciting upcycling sculpture workshop, where you'll transform recycled materials into unique works of art. Using everyday items, you'll explore how to repurpose and reimagine materials to create sculptures that reflect the environmental themes of the exhibitions. This workshop is also part of MoCA's Black History Month event series.
Upcycling Sculpture Workshop with Remy Sosa
Local artist Remy Sosa will lead an upcycling sculpture workshop, starting with a guided tour of ON FIRE: Energy, Climate, Infrastructure and Human and Nature: A Changing Relationship, focusing on the environmental impact of recycled materials.
Upcycling Sculpture Workshop & Exhibition Tour
Please join Fairfield Public Library as they present the first Soundwaves concert of the year, The Music of Sir Edward Elgar. Renowned violinist Katie Lansdale and acclaimed pianist Alan Murchie will trace the musical journey of the British Romantic composer as they perform various of his works for violin and piano. There will be refreshments and a chance to meet the musicians after the performance. Generously sponsored by The Friends of Fairfield Public Library.
Soundwaves Concert: The Music of Sir Edward Elgar
Bridgeport resident Craig Kelly gives a special presentation on the Mafaa (Swahili for "Great Disaster"), the Holocaust of Slavery and Genocide, and the unknown contributions of Africans and African Americans to the US and the world at large Kelly will also display and explain several artifacts related to African American History from his personal collection.
Original Ancestors with Craig Kelly
Get ready to embark on a deliciously delightful adventure as we journey into the enchanted world of Hansel & Gretel at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre! Join Hansel and Gretel, the brave brother and sister duo, as they venture into the mysterious woods and stumble upon a house made entirely of gingerbread—yes, you heard right, gingerbread! But beware, because lurking within is a tricky witch with a sweet tooth and a mischievous plan. Will Hansel & Gretel outsmart the witch and find their way back home?
It’s a tale filled with twists, turns, and plenty of giggles along the way! Get ready for a whirlwind of hi-jinks and laughter as our dynamic duo navigates through candy-coated challenges and heartwarming moments that will leave you craving more. With captivating performances, magical sets, and toe-tapping tunes, this is one Hansel & Gretel adventure you won’t want to miss. So grab your breadcrumbs and join us for an unforgettable journey that promises fun for the whole family!
Our Theatre for Young Audiences shows are recommended for ages 3 to 10, but all ages are welcome!
Hansel and Gretel
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
Come in out of the cold and warm up with our exciting partnership with The Mendelssohn Choir of Connecticut as we present Antonin Dvorak's Te Deum and John Rutter's Requiem on Saturday, February 22 at 7:30pm at the Norwalk Concert Hall. Schubert's Symphony No. 8 is also on the program.
Tickets are available through the website and will also be available at the door before the concert.
American Chamber Orchestra's Winter Concert-February 22, 2025
Experience Don Quixote's "Impossible Dream" of a better world lived through the imagination in Man of La Mancha, which features a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion, and is adapted from Wasserman’s 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote. This in turn was inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his 17th-century classic Don Quixote.
Enjoy this masterpiece presented by Crystal Community Theatre featuring lead performances by Daniel Hague (Quixote), Matthew Surapine (Sancho), and Samia Bahu (Aldonza), directed by Chris Andrade, musical direction by Cheryl Kemeny with a 9-piece orchestra conducted by Sarah Fox at the theater located in South Norwalk, 66 Bayview Avenue. Tickets are available online at www.crystaltheatre.org. February 21, 22, 23, 28 & March 1 & 2.
Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself “Don Quixote” and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. The rousing, Spanish-inflected score includes the classic numbers “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him” and “Little Bird.”
Man of La Mancha
In Karen Zacarías’ outrageous comedy, running Feb. 18 - March 8 at Westport Country Playhouse, cultures clash and bad behavior reigns as two sets of well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies in a backyard battle for the ages. When expecting parents Tania and Pablo Del Valle move in next door to longtime suburbanites Virginia and Frank Butley, a dispute over their yard’s property line spirals into an epic, flower-flinging war over taste, class, personal identity…and gardening. With Pablo’s upcoming office barbecue party threatening the Butleys’ plans for the future of their yard, can these couples ever learn to love their neighbor and mend the fences that separate them? DC Theatre Scene calls Native Gardens “a true breath of comedic fresh air” which is “biting, perceptive and ultimately hopeful.”
Native Gardens
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) MainStage, Fairfield County’s award-winning professional theatre company, continues its 38th season with Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. This riotous comedy is a wild ride of eccentric characters, a show-within-a show, and a hilarious love triangle. The production runs from February 7th through the 23rd with performances on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
In the madcap spirit of Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo is a riotous farce about George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s, who are performing Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac in Buffalo, New York. Their hopes of stardom are reignited when they learn Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee, with a potential movie role on the line. But chaos takes center stage as George’s dalliance with a young ingénue sparks marital drama, their daughter’s clueless fiancé adds to the confusion, and Charlotte’s sharp-tongued, hard-of-hearing mother wreaks havoc backstage. With mistaken identities and endless mix-ups, this fast-paced comedy delivers non-stop laughs as everything that can go wrong does!
Moon Over Buffalo
In Karen Zacarías’ outrageous comedy, cultures clash and bad behavior reigns as two sets of well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies in a backyard battle for the ages. When expecting parents Tania and Pablo Del Valle move in next door to longtime suburbanites Virginia and Frank Butley, a dispute over their yard’s property line spirals into an epic, flower-flinging war over taste, class, personal identity…and gardening. With Pablo’s upcoming office barbecue party threatening the Butleys’ plans for the future of their yard, can these couples ever learn to love their neighbor and mend the fences that separate them? DC Theatre Scene calls Native Gardens “a true breath of comedic fresh air” which is “biting, perceptive and ultimately hopeful.”
Native Gardens
The Wilton Playshop is thrilled to announce the opening of DEATHTRAP, the iconic psychological thriller by acclaimed playwright Ira Levin, which will take the stage beginning February 7, 2025. DEATHTRAP promises an evening of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists, in true Levin style.
The play follows the story of Sidney Bruhl, a successful but struggling playwright, who, in a desperate attempt to revive his career, conspires with a young writer, Clifford Anderson, to steal a sensational new play. But as the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur, the audience is left guessing who is deceiving whom in this masterful game of cat-and-mouse.
Set against the backdrop of Westport, Connecticut, DEATHTRAP also weaves in references to nearby towns such as Wilton, Ridgefield, and Milford, giving it a unique Connecticut flair that local audiences will appreciate.
The production stars an exceptional cast of talented actors, including Al Recchia of Milford as Sidney Bruhl, Sonya Kolba of Norwalk as Myra Bruhl, Rob Rosado of New Haven as Clifford Anderson, Amy Wade of Norwalk as Helga Ten Drop and Christian Miller of Stamford as Porter Milgrim. Under the direction of Gordon Casagrande of Ridgefield, the entire cast delivers clever dialogue with an intensity that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The show is being produced by Michele Bennett of Wilton and stage managed by Jazzy Cores of Redding.
DEATHTRAP at The Wilton Playshop
Curated by 2024-25 Korry Fellow Juanita Sunday and featuring regional artists Carl Bocicault, Tyler Goldchain, Imo Nse Imeh, Iyaba Ibo Mandigo, Tea Montgomery, Saint Phifer, Andre Rochester, Bizzie Ruth, Dario Tejada, Kamar Thomas, and Yves Wilson.
MASC explores the intricate intersections of masculinity and Blackness, illuminating the complex layers of identity, expression, and societal expectation.
The exhibition examines the metaphorical "masks" worn to navigate a world rife with stereotypes and cultural pressures. MASC challenges monolithic notions of masculinity, offering a nuanced exploration of strength, vulnerability, and self-reclamation. Each piece invites audiences to witness the delicate balance between the external personas shaped by societal expectations and the authentic selves seeking liberation and visibility.
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
Registration begins December 12th for new students!
Classes start Tuesday, January 7, 2024!
Enroll asap on 12/9/24 to hold your place in class!
If not already a member, please log into your account before Dec. 9 and pay for membership first to get tuition discount before registering for classes.
Log in to your account here to renew membership:
Register online for your favorite class or check out
our newer classes -- Classical Portrait Drawing,
Painting Classes, Beginning Drawing, and more!!!
Create your own account and then select and pay
for your classes!
Our Mission: "To enhance our legacy of personalized visual arts education, outstanding art exhibitions, and children's community outreach."
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025 Registration
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
Bringing to life the experiences of people in Greenwich during the Revolutionary War, this dynamic new exhibition presents the stories of Patriots and Loyalists, free and enslaved men and women choosing sides and deciding what liberty meant to them.
Gain deeper insights and information on the exhibition with Greenwich Historical society staff-led guided tours every other Sunday. Bring the kids and enjoy the “Let’s Learn” interactive exhibition feature. Take the opportunity to tour the National Historic Landmark Bush-Holley House before or after the gallery tour to learn more about how the Bush family navigated the formation a new nation.
Guided Exhibition Tours take place alternate Sundays from October 20, 2024 through June 9, 2025
FREE with museum admission
Guided Gallery Tour Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line
The docufiction “1874, The Birth of Impressionism” retraces the encounter of the young painters who changed the course of art history.
April 15, 1874, boulevard des Capucines, Paris. In the studio of their friend, the photographer Nadar, some thirty young painters were preparing to present over one hundred and fifty of their works to the public. At the end of a bubbling century, when modernity was emerging, this group of rebellious artists, free of codes, dared to hold an independent exhibition, which was to make headlines. Impressionism was born. On the occasion of a major exhibition celebrating the event's 150th anniversary at the Musée d'Orsay in 2024, this documentary looks back at the moment that saw painters such as Monet, Renoir, Cézanne, Morisot, Degas, Sisley and Pissarro change art history. (Julien Johan and Hugues Nancy, 2024, French with English language subtitles, DCP, 90 minutes)
Bruce Experiences: French Film Series:–1874, The Birth of Impressionism
Get ready to embark on a deliciously delightful adventure as we journey into the enchanted world of Hansel & Gretel at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre! Join Hansel and Gretel, the brave brother and sister duo, as they venture into the mysterious woods and stumble upon a house made entirely of gingerbread—yes, you heard right, gingerbread! But beware, because lurking within is a tricky witch with a sweet tooth and a mischievous plan. Will Hansel & Gretel outsmart the witch and find their way back home?
It’s a tale filled with twists, turns, and plenty of giggles along the way! Get ready for a whirlwind of hi-jinks and laughter as our dynamic duo navigates through candy-coated challenges and heartwarming moments that will leave you craving more. With captivating performances, magical sets, and toe-tapping tunes, this is one Hansel & Gretel adventure you won’t want to miss. So grab your breadcrumbs and join us for an unforgettable journey that promises fun for the whole family!
Our Theatre for Young Audiences shows are recommended for ages 3 to 10, but all ages are welcome!
Hansel and Gretel
In Karen Zacarías’ outrageous comedy, running Feb. 18 - March 8 at Westport Country Playhouse, cultures clash and bad behavior reigns as two sets of well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies in a backyard battle for the ages. When expecting parents Tania and Pablo Del Valle move in next door to longtime suburbanites Virginia and Frank Butley, a dispute over their yard’s property line spirals into an epic, flower-flinging war over taste, class, personal identity…and gardening. With Pablo’s upcoming office barbecue party threatening the Butleys’ plans for the future of their yard, can these couples ever learn to love their neighbor and mend the fences that separate them? DC Theatre Scene calls Native Gardens “a true breath of comedic fresh air” which is “biting, perceptive and ultimately hopeful.”
Native Gardens
In Karen Zacarías’ outrageous comedy, cultures clash and bad behavior reigns as two sets of well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies in a backyard battle for the ages. When expecting parents Tania and Pablo Del Valle move in next door to longtime suburbanites Virginia and Frank Butley, a dispute over their yard’s property line spirals into an epic, flower-flinging war over taste, class, personal identity…and gardening. With Pablo’s upcoming office barbecue party threatening the Butleys’ plans for the future of their yard, can these couples ever learn to love their neighbor and mend the fences that separate them? DC Theatre Scene calls Native Gardens “a true breath of comedic fresh air” which is “biting, perceptive and ultimately hopeful.”
Native Gardens
Please join Wilton Library for a live musical celebration of Black History Month with The Brian Torff Group, a collective dedicated to revitalizing the essence of American music. In a program that blends original songs with classic Delta Blues, it will highlight the profound impact of Black music on American culture. Torff's engaging on-stage stories draw from his extensive research on music and race in the Deep South, emphasizing the critical role of Black Music in Blues, Jazz, Country, Rock and Pop. The group will play new interpretations of classic artists such as Bessie Smith, Robert Johnson, B.B. King, Mose Allison and Elvis Presley.
Joining Torff, who will play guitar, harmonica, bass and vocals, will be Wes Lewis and Nathan Edwards on saxophones, and Avery Collins on drums.
After a career as a jazz bassist and composer that began in the mid 1970s, Brian Torff now creates music as a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. He has played with Frank Sinatra, George Shearing, Mary Lou Williams, and Erroll Garner among others. Torff now focuses on acoustic guitar, harmonica, loop pedal, and his upright stick bass to create a different sound. As a Professor of Music at Fairfield University since 1993, his research trips to the deep South have impacted the lyrical stories.
Brian Torff has written a jazz memoir, In Love With Voices, and his most recent book, Seize the Beat: The Evolution of American Music is used in his classes on American popular music. Torff has performed at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, the White House, the Royal Albert Hall, the NBC Tonight Show, and PBS. English critic Harry Giltrap wrote of his bass playing, “Torff is a self-contained orchestra.”
Elm Street Books will be selling copies of Seize the Beat: The Evolution of American Music, which Brian will sign after the program. A portion of the proceeds goes to Wilton Library.
Registration is required.
The Brian Torff Group: A Tribute to Black Music
Experience Don Quixote's "Impossible Dream" of a better world lived through the imagination in Man of La Mancha, which features a book by Dale Wasserman, music by Mitch Leigh and lyrics by Joe Darion, and is adapted from Wasserman’s 1959 teleplay I, Don Quixote. This in turn was inspired by Miguel de Cervantes and his 17th-century classic Don Quixote.
Enjoy this masterpiece presented by Crystal Community Theatre featuring lead performances by Daniel Hague (Quixote), Matthew Surapine (Sancho), and Samia Bahu (Aldonza), directed by Chris Andrade, musical direction by Cheryl Kemeny with a 9-piece orchestra conducted by Sarah Fox at the theater located in South Norwalk, 66 Bayview Avenue. Tickets are available online at www.crystaltheatre.org. February 21, 22, 23, 28 & March 1 & 2.
Man of La Mancha is one of the world’s most popular musicals. Inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ 17th-century masterwork Don Quixote and set during the Spanish Inquisition, the original 1965 production won five Tony Awards, including Best Musical. Cervantes is in prison awaiting trial during the Spanish Inquisition. He and his fellow prisoners perform a play-within-a-play, telling the story of the elderly Alonso Quijana, who renames himself “Don Quixote” and goes on a quest to right all wrongs in the world. The rousing, Spanish-inflected score includes the classic numbers “The Impossible Dream,” “I, Don Quixote,” “Dulcinea,” “I Really Like Him” and “Little Bird.”
Man of La Mancha
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) MainStage, Fairfield County’s award-winning professional theatre company, continues its 38th season with Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. This riotous comedy is a wild ride of eccentric characters, a show-within-a show, and a hilarious love triangle. The production runs from February 7th through the 23rd with performances on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
In the madcap spirit of Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo is a riotous farce about George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s, who are performing Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac in Buffalo, New York. Their hopes of stardom are reignited when they learn Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee, with a potential movie role on the line. But chaos takes center stage as George’s dalliance with a young ingénue sparks marital drama, their daughter’s clueless fiancé adds to the confusion, and Charlotte’s sharp-tongued, hard-of-hearing mother wreaks havoc backstage. With mistaken identities and endless mix-ups, this fast-paced comedy delivers non-stop laughs as everything that can go wrong does!
Moon Over Buffalo
The Greenwich Art Society is offering:
PORTRAIT DRAWING (with live model)
9 MONDAYS
Jan. 13 – March 24
(except Jan. 20, Feb. 17)
9:30 am to 12:30 pm
Program Description
We will be working from a live model. Emphasis will be on lighting, features, values, composition, background, drapery, and anatomy. We’ll focus on developing a technical proficiency in rendering the portrait while working from direct observation. Emphasis on understanding anatomy, proportion, value and form and how it relates to portrait drawing. We will also concentrate on the importance of a well-balanced and a thoughtfully executed piece through understanding composition.
Student work will be evaluated daily through individual critiques during class by the instructor. Contact office for complete materials list.
Andrew Lattimore has lived in the Hudson Valley Region for most of his life. He studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in New York with Daniel Greene, Edmond Fitzgerald and Harvey Dinnerstein. He studied life drawing and anatomy with artist and anatomist Stephen R. Peck, author of Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist. He also studied at the Academia di Belle Arti and Studio Simi in Florence, Italy. Today he is a recognized portrait painter, who is represented by Portraits Inc. in New York and Portrait Brokers of America in Birmingham, Alabama. He recently completed the official portrait of Gov. George Pataki for the New York State Capitol.
A noted painter of the figure and still life, he is also a prominent landscape painter whose work has recently been featured in PleinAir Magazine. Andrew Lattimore’s work is in numerous collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Intermediate and Advanced Watercolor Classes at the Greenwich Art Society
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
Mark your calendars for Bethel’s tastiest event of the year! From February 24 to March 2, 2025, explore specially priced menus at some of your favorite Bethel eateries. Celebrate the vibrant local dining scene and support our community restaurants during this exciting week. Check back for a list of participating restaurants and event details. Don’t forget to share your experience using #BethelRestaurantWeek2025!
Restaurant Week 2025
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
Registration begins December 12th for new students!
Classes start Tuesday, January 7, 2024!
Enroll asap on 12/9/24 to hold your place in class!
If not already a member, please log into your account before Dec. 9 and pay for membership first to get tuition discount before registering for classes.
Log in to your account here to renew membership:
Register online for your favorite class or check out
our newer classes -- Classical Portrait Drawing,
Painting Classes, Beginning Drawing, and more!!!
Create your own account and then select and pay
for your classes!
Our Mission: "To enhance our legacy of personalized visual arts education, outstanding art exhibitions, and children's community outreach."
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025 Registration
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Join the Greenwich Historical Society for its third annual student-curated exhibition from the My Story, Our Future community program.
This meaningful exhibition showcases personal family oral histories and artifacts gathered as part of the My Story, Our Future project, a collaborative initiative organized by the India Cultural Center and the Asia and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn. The project aims to collect and contribute stories about South Asian American youth identity in Connecticut in support of the state’s mandated K-12 Asian American/Pacific Islander curriculum.
Throughout the fall of 2024, participating local students learned to interview family members on their experiences as immigrants to North America from South Asia and how to create their own curated display of objects that connect with this impactful histories. The exhibit will be on view in the Historical Society Museum Lobby from February 2-March 2nd.
My Story, Our Future exhibition 2025
Traditional Painting with Andrew Lattimore
Adult Classes | Available
Program Description
This class will offer academic training within the subject of your choice and using the medium of your choice. You can bring materials from home to set up a small still-life or use the simple still-life items available in the studio. You can also paint from a photograph or copy a portrait of a famous artist. During the class, students will share their painting with the group, and he will provide constructive feedback as well as answer any questions at that time. We will discuss many elements of painting such as value, design, composition, and color. The first day I’ll review the objectives of this class and I will also do a demonstration of a still life.
Special Notes
- *The use of cell phones or headphones is NOT permitted in class.
Instructor
Andrew Lattimore
Andrew Lattimore has lived in the Hudson Valley Region for most of his life. He studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in New York with Daniel Greene, Edmond Fitzgerald and Harvey Dinnerstein. He studied life drawing and anatomy with artist and anatomist Stephen R. Peck, author of Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist. He also studied at the Academia di Belle Arti and Studio Simi in Florence, Italy. Today he is a recognized portrait painter, who is represented by Portraits Inc. in New York and Portrait Brokers of America in Birmingham, Alabama. He recently completed the official portrait of Gov. George Pataki for the New York State Capitol.
A noted painter of the figure and still life, he is also a prominent landscape painter whose work has recently been featured in Plein-Air Magazine. Andrew Lattimore’s work is in numerous collections throughout the U.S. and Europe.
Traditional Painting Classes with Andrew Lattimore at the Greenwich Art Society
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
Join Jackie DeLise, master certified meditation and mindfulness teacher and stress management expert, for a guided meditation class from the comfort of your home. Jackie will share ancient wisdom for your modern lifestyle, and will guide you in becoming your true self.
No prior experience necessary - learn how to cultivate inner calm, clarity, peace and harmony in your life. All are welcome!
Please join this link at the time start of this event: the Quick Live
To learn more about Jackie: https://www.jackiedelise.com/
Please note: This event is virtual only.
Virtual Meditation and Mindfulness
The Greenwich Art Society is offering:
BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC LANDSCAPE PAINTING
8 TUESDAYS
Jan. 7 – Feb. 25
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Program Description
New students will discover the fundamentals needed to capture form, shading, composition, and study values with the three primary colors. We will be painting from still life subject matter as well as landscapes. You will also be learning how to set up a full palette and how to create a strong compositional design. Students will learn to see and express color, values and the illusion of depth as they take their own photos as a point of inspiration to create their own interpretation rather than a copy. Classes will include lectures, demonstrations, as well as individual instruction. If you are new to the class, please bring a drawing or painting as a sample of your skill level to the first class.
For more information or to register visitwww.greenwichartsociety.org
The Greenwich Art Society is offering beginner and intermediate Acrylic Landscape Painting Classes
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
This Guild Exhibit explores the artist’s emotions through color across various media and genres. Each piece visually captures a distinct feeling or moment, using carefully crafted colors and subject matter to guide viewers on an introspective journey. Accompanied by brief descriptions, the artwork offers insights into the emotional landscape behind each creation.
“Color Me…” invites you to see and feel the artist’s inner world through the lens of color and form.
This exhibition is on view February 15th-March 13th.
Color Me..Silvermine Galleries
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present Reflections on Light, a group exhibition featuring works by four female artists. The show opens January 25th and runs through March 8th, 2025.
Creating the visual discourse at the gallery will be paintings by Miya Ando , Pegan Brooke and Kathleen Jacobs alongside sculptures by Ann Gardner. These artists share a preoccupation with the nature of light and its ephemeral qualities. Fleeting aspects and impermanent moments are harnessed and captured into serene visual experiences intended to give the viewer pause and consider our relationship with nature. Each artist uses their specific medium and unique process to create beautifully contemplative and nuanced artworks that are sublime records of time, place and experiences. Including Miya Ando’s work in the exhibition is made possible with the generous collaboration of Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York City.
Miya Ando meticulously studies the sky, chronicling different times of day, location, weather and seasonal changes in her artworks. The artist’s practice is rooted in mono no aware, a concept from her Japanese heritage that refers to the awareness of impermanence and beauty, or a sensitivity to ephemera. Ando’s upbringing bridges the cultures and languages of two distinct worlds: the Redwood Forest of Northern California and a Buddhist temple in Japan. Her sculptures, paintings, drawings and installations reflect this cultural duality as well as the dialogue between the natural and the man-made. On view in the exhibition are sublime works that reflect her sensitivity to nature and passage of time. The images are sourced from photographs she takes and documents of a particular place and moment in the sky’s timeline. These images are then screen printed on metal sheets -- the material chosen not only for its physical properties but also as a nod to the swordsmith trade of her forebearers. The artist layers her printing techniques with thin veils of ink and pigment mixed with urethane over the metallic surface. Some areas are left bare, allowing for the underlying sheen and color to assert itself, while a shift in tonality, luster and opacity render nuanced silvery clouds in the composition. For Ando, her creative process is a full immersion into her cultural background as well as an expression of the impermanence and human interdependence with nature. Ando’s works are in many important collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nassau County Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Art; Luftmuseum Amberg, Germany, among others. Her exhibition roster includes the Noguchi Museum, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Germany; Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Ando was also commissioned to create an artwork for the historic The Glass House in New Canaan, CT.
Pegan Brooke ’s paintings investigate light and its reflective qualities on water in all its forms – as a flowing river, a frozen lake, snow-capped mountain, and the like. For Brooke, the fleeting nature of light bouncing off these surfaces is filled with countless possibilities of subtle change. Locations also play an important part in her practice, for the light and experiences vary from Pont Aven in Brittany, France, to the Pacific Ocean near her studio in Bolinas and the San Francisco Bay area, to the Silver Creek in Idaho, to the Inland Seto Sea in Japan. Each region offers distinct light qualities and reflective experiences for the artist. Mixing micas into her pigments, Brooke’s abstract paintings offer an interplay between shimmer and flatness, luminosity and opaqueness. The soft brushstrokes arranged in linear patterns seem to appear and recede from the canvas, creating a symbiotic relationship between ambient light and the shifting position of the viewer. The artist’s palette with metallic sheens is reduced to whites, light and dark greys or warm ambers that underscore the elusive nature of the composition, reminiscent of evanescent moments in the light. The works in the exhibition were just featured in a solo show at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, D.C. Brooke’s paintings have been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Oakland Museum; San Diego Museum; Des Moines Art Center and Museum; São Paulo Biennale and the Monterey Museum of Art in California. Her works are included in many prestigious private and public collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; U.S. Embassies in Sri Lanka and Bolivia; Berkley Art Museum; University of Nebraska Art Museum; Bank of America International HQ; Charles R. Schwab and Steven Chase Collection, among others.
Kathleen Jacobs’ depictions of time, light, atmosphere and weather patterns are quite literal in that her process becomes a physical record of all. The artist wraps her linen canvases on the trunks of different arbor species, leaving them exposed to the elements over months or years. She returns to them periodically to apply layers of pigment and oil stick using frottage to trace the relief of the wood grains that act as support to the canvases. The linens absorb multi-layers of pigments hand-applied by the artist which get combined with Mother Nature’s patina, creating beautifully atmospheric compositions. When the weathered canvases are removed from the outdoors and taken into the artist’s studio, they continue to absorb pigments which are rubbed on the front and the back of the canvases. Once stretched, the canvases are re-oriented so that the bark markings run horizontally across the canvas, becoming reminiscent of cloud patterns or waves on bodies of water. Jacobs is also an acrobatic pilot, so it is no coincidence that her paintings share her views from the heights above and are titled after fixed navigation points in the sky. Jacobs has had a prolific career with numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. Her works were installed at The Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts and have been extensively documented in film and written about. The artist lives and works in Massachusetts.
Seattle-based artist Ann Gardner is renowned for her investigations with one of the most ancient man-made materials: glass. As her primary medium, the properties of glass have allowed Gardner to explore her preoccupation with the perception of light and space, color, pattern, volume and other characteristics. Gardner hand-cuts large sheets of the colored and reflective material into tiny mosaics which are then arranged into large wall-mounted or free-standing sculptural structures. The artist is also known for creating hand-blown glass orbs with soft hues that can be presented as a single table-top form or arranged in clusters suspended from the ceiling. For Gardner, it is essential that artworks be in complete harmony with the environments they occupy. Light, vital to people and artworks, is often overlooked because as an element it is invisible to the naked eye. When it comes to glass, light becomes fundamental in highlighting key elements that are important to glassworks. The physical properties of glass combined with the ephemerality of light creates a dance between the two. Gardner’s decades-long career includes working on many site-specific installations that grace notable institutions including the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia; County Operations Center in San Diego, California; the Bellevue Art Museum, Washington; and the Rosewood Abu Dabi Hotel, UAE, to name a few. Her work has been the subject of multiple exhibitions including at the Boise Art Museum, Idaho; Bellevue Arts Museum; Katonah Museum of Art, New York and at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Gardner’s works are in multiple important museum and private collections here and abroad.
Heather Gaudio Fine Art specializes in emerging and established artists, offering painting, works on paper, photography, and sculpture. The gallery provides a full range of art advisory services, from forming and maintaining a collection, to securing secondary market material, to assisting with framing and installation. The focus is on each individual client, selecting art that best serves his or her vision, space, and resources. The six exhibitions offered every year are designed to present important talent and provide artwork appealing to a broad range of interests. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday; 10:30am to 5:30pm; and by appointment.
"Reflections on Light"
Mark your calendars for Bethel’s tastiest event of the year! From February 24 to March 2, 2025, explore specially priced menus at some of your favorite Bethel eateries. Celebrate the vibrant local dining scene and support our community restaurants during this exciting week. Check back for a list of participating restaurants and event details. Don’t forget to share your experience using #BethelRestaurantWeek2025!
Restaurant Week 2025
Join us for a knit and crochet get together. Work on your own project or help us make items for local charities. If you know how to knit and/or crochet but are stuck on a project or technique, or if you are just looking for someone to craft with, this is the group for you. This program is for adults.
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Knitting & Crocheting
About the Exhibition: Environmental threats and climate change are urgent matters of concern at Jesuit universities, where conversations on this topic often take place in reference to two documents by Pope Francis: Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015) and the 2023 update Laudate Deum. Artists play an indispensable role in our collective response to climate change. To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home, curated by Al Miner and David Brinker, will present work by Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly, and Tyler Rai, three contemporary artists whose outlook resonates with the themes of Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. Embodying a breadth of personal, geographic, and cultural backgrounds, the three artists create works strongly associated with a sense of place, whether specific or imaginary. They employ media as diverse as photography, sculpture, video, and painting, and often incorporate materials sourced from particular locales. Yet the artists draw forth broader themes from this particularity, critiquing political and economic systems that perpetuate destructive self-interest and drawing attention to people who have been marginalized and historically excluded or harmed. The works are artistically compelling yet can inspire us to creativity and boldness in our efforts to address climate change. This exhibition will open at Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Fall 2025.
Image: Mary Mattingly, Saltwater, 2022, chromogenic dye coupler print. © Mary Mattingly, courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery
To See this Place: Awakening to Our Common Home
This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson River School of painting and laid the groundwork for modernism. Evocative landscapes, evoking a spiritual connection to the natural world, often painted from memory, are the primary genre of this movement. The more than fifty artworks in this exhibition are drawn from private and institutional collections.
Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
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Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Experience the highlights of the Bruce Museum’s exhibitions during a guided tour that is free with museum admission. No reservations are required but capacity is limited to twenty people on a first-come, first-served basis. Please check in with the front desk if you wish to join.
Exhibitions Highlights Tours - Tuesdays
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The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
Join Jackie DeLise, master certified meditation and mindfulness teacher and stress management expert, for a guided meditation class in the tranquil Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Jackie will share ancient wisdom for your modern lifestyle, and will guide you in becoming your true self.
No prior experience necessary - learn how to cultivate inner calm, clarity, peace and harmony in your life. All are welcome!
To learn more about Jackie visit: https://www.jackiedelise.com/.
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Meditation and Mindfulness in the Museum
Join us for As We EMERGE: Monologues of the Formerly Incarcerated Movie Screening at Fairfield University!
This documentary seeks to illuminate the raw emotions, unwavering dedication, and formidable challenges faced by the six courageous individuals who entrusted us with their narratives.
After tens of thousands worldwide resonated with the experiences shared by our crewmembers over social media, Quinnipiac University extended an invitation to EMERGE Connecticut to revive this impactful event in Fall 2023, augmented by the creation of a documentary to authentically capture the essence of our work and the resilience of our people.
This screening of the documentary, along with others planned across local communities this year, we aim to raise awareness, forge meaningful connections, and amplify the voices of those central to our mission. Join us in this endeavor to create lasting change and empower those who have too often been silenced.
As We EMERGE: Monologues of the Formerly Incarcerated
Veteran TV reporter and author Bethonie Butler will discuss her book Black TV: Five Decades of Groundbreaking Television from Soul Train to Black-ish and Beyond.
Over the past decade, television has seen an explosion of acclaimed and influential debut storytellers including Issa Rae (Insecure), Donald Glover (Atlanta) and Michaela Coel (I May Destroy You). This golden age of Black television would not be possible without the actors, showrunners and writers that worked for decades to give voice to the Black experience in America.
Written by veteran TV reporter Bethonie Butler, Black TV tells the stories behind the pioneering series that led to this moment, celebrating the laughs, the drama and the performances we’ve loved over the last 50 years. Beginning with Julia, the groundbreaking sitcom that made Diahann Carroll the first Black woman to lead a prime-time network series as something other than a servant, she explores the 1960s and 1970s as an era of unprecedented representation, with shows like Soul Train, Roots and The Jeffersons. She unpacks the increasingly nuanced comedies of the 1980s from 227 to A Different World, and how they paved the way for the ’90s Black-sitcom boom that gave us The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and Living Single. Butler also looks at the visionary comedians—from Flip Wilson to the Wayans siblings to Dave Chappelle—and connects all these achievements to the latest breakthroughs in television with showrunners like Shonda Rhimes, Ava DuVernay and Quinta Brunson leading the charge.
Black History Month Program: Meet Bethonie Butler, Author of Black TV
In Karen Zacarías’ outrageous comedy, running Feb. 18 - March 8 at Westport Country Playhouse, cultures clash and bad behavior reigns as two sets of well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies in a backyard battle for the ages. When expecting parents Tania and Pablo Del Valle move in next door to longtime suburbanites Virginia and Frank Butley, a dispute over their yard’s property line spirals into an epic, flower-flinging war over taste, class, personal identity…and gardening. With Pablo’s upcoming office barbecue party threatening the Butleys’ plans for the future of their yard, can these couples ever learn to love their neighbor and mend the fences that separate them? DC Theatre Scene calls Native Gardens “a true breath of comedic fresh air” which is “biting, perceptive and ultimately hopeful.”
Native Gardens
In Karen Zacarías’ outrageous comedy, cultures clash and bad behavior reigns as two sets of well-intentioned neighbors become feuding enemies in a backyard battle for the ages. When expecting parents Tania and Pablo Del Valle move in next door to longtime suburbanites Virginia and Frank Butley, a dispute over their yard’s property line spirals into an epic, flower-flinging war over taste, class, personal identity…and gardening. With Pablo’s upcoming office barbecue party threatening the Butleys’ plans for the future of their yard, can these couples ever learn to love their neighbor and mend the fences that separate them? DC Theatre Scene calls Native Gardens “a true breath of comedic fresh air” which is “biting, perceptive and ultimately hopeful.”
Native Gardens
In this online workshop you'll learn all about pricing your artwork like a pro! Join Tim Eaton, an experienced artist, as he shares valuable insights and tips on setting the right prices for your creations. Whether you're just starting or looking to refine your pricing strategy, this event is perfect for artists of all levels. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your art business to the next level!
In this workshop you will learn how to :
- Determine your rate and calculate fair prices.
- Understand the art market and your target audience.
- Build confidence in your pricing decisions.
- Navigate the complexities of commissions and custom work.
- Avoid common pricing pitfalls.
The Art of Pricing with Tim Eaton: Price Your Artwork Like a Pro
Curated by 2024-25 Korry Fellow Juanita Sunday and featuring regional artists Carl Bocicault, Tyler Goldchain, Imo Nse Imeh, Iyaba Ibo Mandigo, Tea Montgomery, Saint Phifer, Andre Rochester, Bizzie Ruth, Dario Tejada, Kamar Thomas, and Yves Wilson.
MASC explores the intricate intersections of masculinity and Blackness, illuminating the complex layers of identity, expression, and societal expectation.
The exhibition examines the metaphorical "masks" worn to navigate a world rife with stereotypes and cultural pressures. MASC challenges monolithic notions of masculinity, offering a nuanced exploration of strength, vulnerability, and self-reclamation. Each piece invites audiences to witness the delicate balance between the external personas shaped by societal expectations and the authentic selves seeking liberation and visibility.
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity
This February, Geary Gallery proudly presents "Natural Harmony" featuring the still lifes and figurative watercolor paintings of Summit, NJ artist, James Giaccio. His exhibit runs February 1-28. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
James Giaccio: Natural Harmony at the Geary Gallery, Darien, CT
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
This Guild Exhibit explores the artist’s emotions through color across various media and genres. Each piece visually captures a distinct feeling or moment, using carefully crafted colors and subject matter to guide viewers on an introspective journey. Accompanied by brief descriptions, the artwork offers insights into the emotional landscape behind each creation.
“Color Me…” invites you to see and feel the artist’s inner world through the lens of color and form.
This exhibition is on view February 15th-March 13th.
Color Me..Silvermine Galleries
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present Reflections on Light, a group exhibition featuring works by four female artists. The show opens January 25th and runs through March 8th, 2025.
Creating the visual discourse at the gallery will be paintings by Miya Ando , Pegan Brooke and Kathleen Jacobs alongside sculptures by Ann Gardner. These artists share a preoccupation with the nature of light and its ephemeral qualities. Fleeting aspects and impermanent moments are harnessed and captured into serene visual experiences intended to give the viewer pause and consider our relationship with nature. Each artist uses their specific medium and unique process to create beautifully contemplative and nuanced artworks that are sublime records of time, place and experiences. Including Miya Ando’s work in the exhibition is made possible with the generous collaboration of Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York City.
Miya Ando meticulously studies the sky, chronicling different times of day, location, weather and seasonal changes in her artworks. The artist’s practice is rooted in mono no aware, a concept from her Japanese heritage that refers to the awareness of impermanence and beauty, or a sensitivity to ephemera. Ando’s upbringing bridges the cultures and languages of two distinct worlds: the Redwood Forest of Northern California and a Buddhist temple in Japan. Her sculptures, paintings, drawings and installations reflect this cultural duality as well as the dialogue between the natural and the man-made. On view in the exhibition are sublime works that reflect her sensitivity to nature and passage of time. The images are sourced from photographs she takes and documents of a particular place and moment in the sky’s timeline. These images are then screen printed on metal sheets -- the material chosen not only for its physical properties but also as a nod to the swordsmith trade of her forebearers. The artist layers her printing techniques with thin veils of ink and pigment mixed with urethane over the metallic surface. Some areas are left bare, allowing for the underlying sheen and color to assert itself, while a shift in tonality, luster and opacity render nuanced silvery clouds in the composition. For Ando, her creative process is a full immersion into her cultural background as well as an expression of the impermanence and human interdependence with nature. Ando’s works are in many important collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nassau County Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Art; Luftmuseum Amberg, Germany, among others. Her exhibition roster includes the Noguchi Museum, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Germany; Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Ando was also commissioned to create an artwork for the historic The Glass House in New Canaan, CT.
Pegan Brooke ’s paintings investigate light and its reflective qualities on water in all its forms – as a flowing river, a frozen lake, snow-capped mountain, and the like. For Brooke, the fleeting nature of light bouncing off these surfaces is filled with countless possibilities of subtle change. Locations also play an important part in her practice, for the light and experiences vary from Pont Aven in Brittany, France, to the Pacific Ocean near her studio in Bolinas and the San Francisco Bay area, to the Silver Creek in Idaho, to the Inland Seto Sea in Japan. Each region offers distinct light qualities and reflective experiences for the artist. Mixing micas into her pigments, Brooke’s abstract paintings offer an interplay between shimmer and flatness, luminosity and opaqueness. The soft brushstrokes arranged in linear patterns seem to appear and recede from the canvas, creating a symbiotic relationship between ambient light and the shifting position of the viewer. The artist’s palette with metallic sheens is reduced to whites, light and dark greys or warm ambers that underscore the elusive nature of the composition, reminiscent of evanescent moments in the light. The works in the exhibition were just featured in a solo show at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, D.C. Brooke’s paintings have been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Oakland Museum; San Diego Museum; Des Moines Art Center and Museum; São Paulo Biennale and the Monterey Museum of Art in California. Her works are included in many prestigious private and public collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; U.S. Embassies in Sri Lanka and Bolivia; Berkley Art Museum; University of Nebraska Art Museum; Bank of America International HQ; Charles R. Schwab and Steven Chase Collection, among others.
Kathleen Jacobs’ depictions of time, light, atmosphere and weather patterns are quite literal in that her process becomes a physical record of all. The artist wraps her linen canvases on the trunks of different arbor species, leaving them exposed to the elements over months or years. She returns to them periodically to apply layers of pigment and oil stick using frottage to trace the relief of the wood grains that act as support to the canvases. The linens absorb multi-layers of pigments hand-applied by the artist which get combined with Mother Nature’s patina, creating beautifully atmospheric compositions. When the weathered canvases are removed from the outdoors and taken into the artist’s studio, they continue to absorb pigments which are rubbed on the front and the back of the canvases. Once stretched, the canvases are re-oriented so that the bark markings run horizontally across the canvas, becoming reminiscent of cloud patterns or waves on bodies of water. Jacobs is also an acrobatic pilot, so it is no coincidence that her paintings share her views from the heights above and are titled after fixed navigation points in the sky. Jacobs has had a prolific career with numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. Her works were installed at The Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts and have been extensively documented in film and written about. The artist lives and works in Massachusetts.
Seattle-based artist Ann Gardner is renowned for her investigations with one of the most ancient man-made materials: glass. As her primary medium, the properties of glass have allowed Gardner to explore her preoccupation with the perception of light and space, color, pattern, volume and other characteristics. Gardner hand-cuts large sheets of the colored and reflective material into tiny mosaics which are then arranged into large wall-mounted or free-standing sculptural structures. The artist is also known for creating hand-blown glass orbs with soft hues that can be presented as a single table-top form or arranged in clusters suspended from the ceiling. For Gardner, it is essential that artworks be in complete harmony with the environments they occupy. Light, vital to people and artworks, is often overlooked because as an element it is invisible to the naked eye. When it comes to glass, light becomes fundamental in highlighting key elements that are important to glassworks. The physical properties of glass combined with the ephemerality of light creates a dance between the two. Gardner’s decades-long career includes working on many site-specific installations that grace notable institutions including the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia; County Operations Center in San Diego, California; the Bellevue Art Museum, Washington; and the Rosewood Abu Dabi Hotel, UAE, to name a few. Her work has been the subject of multiple exhibitions including at the Boise Art Museum, Idaho; Bellevue Arts Museum; Katonah Museum of Art, New York and at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Gardner’s works are in multiple important museum and private collections here and abroad.
Heather Gaudio Fine Art specializes in emerging and established artists, offering painting, works on paper, photography, and sculpture. The gallery provides a full range of art advisory services, from forming and maintaining a collection, to securing secondary market material, to assisting with framing and installation. The focus is on each individual client, selecting art that best serves his or her vision, space, and resources. The six exhibitions offered every year are designed to present important talent and provide artwork appealing to a broad range of interests. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday; 10:30am to 5:30pm; and by appointment.
"Reflections on Light"
Mark your calendars for Bethel’s tastiest event of the year! From February 24 to March 2, 2025, explore specially priced menus at some of your favorite Bethel eateries. Celebrate the vibrant local dining scene and support our community restaurants during this exciting week. Check back for a list of participating restaurants and event details. Don’t forget to share your experience using #BethelRestaurantWeek2025!
Restaurant Week 2025
About the Exhibition: Environmental threats and climate change are urgent matters of concern at Jesuit universities, where conversations on this topic often take place in reference to two documents by Pope Francis: Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015) and the 2023 update Laudate Deum. Artists play an indispensable role in our collective response to climate change. To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home, curated by Al Miner and David Brinker, will present work by Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly, and Tyler Rai, three contemporary artists whose outlook resonates with the themes of Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. Embodying a breadth of personal, geographic, and cultural backgrounds, the three artists create works strongly associated with a sense of place, whether specific or imaginary. They employ media as diverse as photography, sculpture, video, and painting, and often incorporate materials sourced from particular locales. Yet the artists draw forth broader themes from this particularity, critiquing political and economic systems that perpetuate destructive self-interest and drawing attention to people who have been marginalized and historically excluded or harmed. The works are artistically compelling yet can inspire us to creativity and boldness in our efforts to address climate change. This exhibition will open at Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Fall 2025.
Image: Mary Mattingly, Saltwater, 2022, chromogenic dye coupler print. © Mary Mattingly, courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery
To See this Place: Awakening to Our Common Home
This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson River School of painting and laid the groundwork for modernism. Evocative landscapes, evoking a spiritual connection to the natural world, often painted from memory, are the primary genre of this movement. The more than fifty artworks in this exhibition are drawn from private and institutional collections.
Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
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Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
In conjunction with Greenwich Historical Societys current exhibition, Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line, the Time Travelers KidStudio returns through June 2025! Step back in time and learn how kids lived in Greenwich 250 years ago. Every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon will feature a new guided craft or activity inspired by the colonial era. Children up to age 12 are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult.
On Wednesday, February 26 the KidStudio will offer colonial dress up! Have you ever wondered what kind of clothes people wore 250 years ago? Visit the Time Travelers KidStudio and find out. Make sure to bring your best photo poses and your camera!
