Arts & Culture of Fairfield County

The exhibition, The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography (March 6 - August 2, 2024) explores the ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift. The show is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports. Support provided by CT Humanities.

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Registration is officially open for 2024 Summer Camps at the Fairfield Museum! Our unforgettable summer camps are designed for kids ages 7-12 and bring history to life through art-making, gallery exploration, outdoor play on the Museum Commons, and many more hands-on activities. Each week features a different theme inspired by the Museum’s rich collections and exhibitions. Whether your child has an interest in archaeology, history, or the arts, you’ll be sure to find a program that’s right for them. Adventures in Art Camp | July 22-26 Spy Camp | July 29-August 2 Innovation Camp | August 5-9 Archaeology Camp | August 12-16 | SOLD OUT! History Camp | August 19-23

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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction, and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure.

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All fine-art printmaking mediums are eligible for the competition, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, screenprint, monotype, and original digital media. For 2024, juror Laurel Garber reviewed 394 submissions from artists all over the world. Of these, she selected 95 prints for inclusion in the exhibition. They represent 13 international artists and 73 artists based in the United States.

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WINNERS:

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First Place:  Joanna Anos, Testament, 2024, Drypoint

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Second Place:  Ernie Wood, Long Ago and Here Today, 2021, Linocut

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Third Place:  Sachin Pannuri, Cosmic Love, 2024, Etching and Aquatint

​

HONORABLE MENTIONS

​

Thomas C Bennett, Stoic, 2023, Monotype

​

Andrew DeCaen, Gravity and Time, 2024, Collage Screenprint and Lithograph

​

Kate Hanlon, Alice, Watering, 2023, White Line Woodcut

​

Julie Lapping Rivera, Roberta Cowell, 2021, Woodcut

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Tate Klacsmann, Squid and Boat, 2024, Linocut and Monoprint (Binnie Birstein Scholarship Award)

​

 ABOUT SHOP SWAP:  Shop Swap is a print exchange exhibition between the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and another printmaking shop somewhere in the world. For 2024, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is collaborating with Litho Werkstatt Berlin. CCP and the Litho Werkstatt sent each other a representative body of work illustrating the talents of each other’s membership.

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ABOUT SHOP SWAP PARTNER 2024 : WERKSTATT KÜNSTLERISCHE LITHOGRAPHIE, or the Artistic Lithography Workshop was founded in Berlin in 1987. In the nearly four decades of its existence, it has earned respect as a printmaking workplace, even beyond the borders of Germany. More than 200 artists from around the world have worked in the workshop, which cultivates the classic printing techniques of stone lithography, etching and woodcut. Much like CCP, they offer studio space for artists, the expert advice of printers, instructional courses, editioning services, and a gallery space.

​

Shop Swap exchanges are open exclusively to CCP Members. Over the winter, artists were invited to submit original fine art prints to be reviewed by an outside juror who selected a representative body of work from the submissions. Our juror for Shop Swap 2024, Sarah Kirk Hanley, chose prints from the following  17 member artists to represent CCP in Berlin:

​

Donna Barack

​

Karen Butler

​

Dorothy Cochran

​

Beatrice delPerugia

​

Sheila Fane

​

Patricia Gaugnat

​

Kate Hanlon

​

Linda Herritt

​

Cornelia Huellstrunk

​

Gali Katz

​

Dawn Leone

​

Joseph Moore

​

Heidi Palmer

​

Michael Piotrowski

​

Christopher Shore

​

Nomi Silverman

​

Roberto Torres

​

Litho Werkstatt Berlin artists who will be exhibited at CCP:

​

Torsten Bohn

​

Klaus Dittrich

​

Hadass Gilboa

​

Julia Herfurth

​

Monika Hipfel

​

Isabella Liberti

​

Martin Lotz

​

David Nikolov

​

Rashid Salman

​

Marianne Schröder

​

Pia Szur

​

The Artists Collective of Westport explores the power of words through visual arts with an all-member exhibit of over 80 works spanning two galleries at the Westport Library. Each artist was invited to display a work in the medium of their choice inspired by a single word. Also on view is Piece by Piece, a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 6-inch square section randomly selected from an exciting contemporary painting. All work is for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming.

​

Open during regular business hours.

​

Exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

​

Now on view in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries: Though a hip medium in the world of commercial art today, airbrush is actually a 19th century invention. Comprised of 40 works wide-ranging in theme and style, this exhibition showcases the creations of noteworthy artists who have chosen airbrush as their primary medium of expression.

​

Featured masters Don Eddy, Jerry Ott and George Green (1943—2020) were part of the earliest known exhibition of airbrushed art, 40 years ago in San Jose, California. Bruce Evans, Alan Pastrana, Cesar Santander, Hisaya Taira, and Dru Blair are regarded among the very best to have ever worked in the medium. Blair is widely known as much for his art as he is for his mentorship — this exhibition also includes the work of several of his most notable protégés, who are now well established artists in their own right.

​

Gallery Entry is always free for SM&NC Members, and free with Daily General Admission for Visitors.

​

Traveling Exhibition Produced By David J. Wagner, LLC

​

More: https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/underpressure/

​

 Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join the Museum, as we recreate the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel. Come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous 90-minute walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Reservation required, tickets are non-refundable

​

Spring is in full bloom at PICTURE THIS of Westport with this collection of photorealism works by Weston artist Julie Leff.

​

NYLEN GALLERY invites you to visit us and submerge yourself in the freshness of spring at Julie's show entitled "BOUNTIFUL." 

​

Monumental works, intimately cropped bouquets and a deep woodland "snippet" are featured in this exhibit.

​

Many original works are also available as giclées for a wide range of sizes and price-points.

​

Julie studied at Yale and SIlvermine Guild of Artists and she is a member of the Artists Collective of Westport, Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield 

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and Weston Arts. This show runs through August 10th

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Can’t get enough of the holidays? Neither can we! That’s why we’re hosting family-friendly programs to celebrate Christmas in July at the Fairfield Museum. Mark your calendars!

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🚂 Christmas in July Train Show | July 22 – July 26 from 10 am to 4 pm

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🎅 Meet Santa | July 23 from 10 am to 12 pm

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📚 Santa Storytime | July 23 at 11 am

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🎄 Christmas in July Storytime with the @fairfieldlibrary | July 25 at 10 am

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🎨 Drop-in: Paint-a-Train | July 25 from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

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Each summer, our highly anticipated Summer Salon showcases the incredible creations of our Guild members, offering a diverse and exciting range of artworks. With one hundred and thirteen artists, this exhibit has something for everyone, from cutting-edge contemporary pieces to the enduring charm of traditional craftsmanship. Whether you're an art connoisseur or a casual admirer, you'll find a piece that speaks to your unique taste and aesthetic in a wide range of prices and styles. Best of all, you don't have to wait until the exhibition ends to bring your favorite piece home – artworks are available for purchase right off the wall. 50% of your purchase helps keep an artist employed, 50% support Silvermine Galleries programs. The Summer Salon runs from July 20th - August 22nd.

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Wilton Library's annual Summer Show art exhibition celebrates adult artists who live or work in Wilton, or have a connection to the town. This is the 78th year that the library will welcome local talent to display their works in this non-juried summer art exhibition.

​

Opening Reception on Friday, July 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through August 21. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. 

​

The Gallery at GFC presents new work by Amy Rimmer, an abstract painter named an artist to watch by FAB magazine after her recent show at Super Fine Art Fair in NYC.  "REAL" plumbs the depth of emotions around loss, love, and memory through mixed media works on paper and canvas.

​

 Heather Gaudio Fine Art  is pleased to present The Summer Show, a group exhibition featuring painting, works on paper and sculpture by gallery roster artists Hyun Jung Ahn, Tegan Brozyna Roberts, Fernando Daza, Jessica Drenk, Harry Markusse, Dakyo Oh, Matt Shlian, Nadia Yaron and Thomas Witte.  The show opens on July 27th and will run through September 14th, 2024.  The public is invited to attend an opening reception on July 25th, 4-6pm.

​

​

The artists featured in this exhibition use diverse materials in singular ways to highlight color, form, and materiality. Working mostly within the mode of abstraction, they articulate signature lexicons through an intuitive, processed-based approach resulting in engaging and visually stimulating artworks. These artists reference themes around our relationship with memory, personal histories, nature, and geographic locations.

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About the artists: 

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Korean-born  Hyun Jung Ahn  explores memories, psychological interiorities, and emotional states of being by painting fields of color on canvas or linen. The artist stitches together several pieces of raw and painted material with a sewing machine, the threads and seams creating an alternative type of mark drawing across the surface. Curves and lines express hermetic, enigmatic forms, the carefully selected palette determines the emotive temperature of the artwork. Also working from memory,  Tegan Brozyna Roberts  uses mixed media to create visual manifestations of spaces and experiences she encounters in urban neighborhoods. As a nod to a family tradition of working with textiles, the artist constructs a type of “loom” through which she “weaves” hand-cut and painted paper shapes. Through abstraction, the artist’s visual language manages to conjure maps, moving plate tectonics, and other geographic associations.

​

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Spanish artist  Fernando Daza  investigates form, color, light, shadow, and texture using monochromatic Canson paper which he mounts onto linen or burlap. Through a meditative process, the paper is methodically hand-torn, precisely layered, and adhered to the canvas support. The torn sheets are arranged to create reduced geometric or biomorphic forms that are reminiscent of modernist shapes.  Dutch artist  Harry Markusse  shares the same formal preoccupations in his exploration of color, form, light, space, and movement. These are conveyed through a colorful interplay of painted bands that travel across the canvas, turning into themselves and giving way to other ribbons or geometric forms.  Although taking an improvised and subconscious approach to painting, Markusse will later recognize his imagery and visual dialogues from shapes he encounters in his day to day.  

​

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Jessica Drenk  repurposes every-day materials such as pencils, books, PVC pipe, and even cotton swabs and junk mail to make objects resembling natural formations. Her works can take on the appearance of microcosms, or morph into the macro sphere emulating cross-sections of trees, geological strata, slivers of rock, eroded riverbeds, calcified stalactites, and other large accumulations.  The sculptures of Brazilian-born artist  Nadia Yaron  also reference nature and our relationship with it.  Made of salvaged wood, alabaster, marble, and other locally sourced stones, these stacked table-top pieces and modular columns conjure layered landscapes topped with clouds or can appear anthropomorphic, like ancient ritualistic objects.  Also sharing a deep connection with nature is Korean artist  Dakyo Oh , who sources inspiration from the sunlight touching the vast expanse of the sea, to tiny rings created by droplets of rain on a water puddle, to ecosystems on shaded stones. The artist brings her paintings to life by mixing minerals, soil, and other natural materials which she applies to hemp canvases. Oh’s richly textured paintings are not literal representations, rather interpretations evocative of the quiet forces behind life and its origins.  

​

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Two other artists in the exhibition work exclusively with paper in signature ways.  Matthew Shlian ’s intuitive approach creates stunning three-dimensional objects where color, light, patterns, and planar shifts come together. His geometric assemblages and modular aggregations begin as patterns drawn in a notebook before he continues to puzzle out his concepts with paper using his hands.  For Shlian, the element of surprise and discovery are integral to his process.  While  Thomas Witte ’s work is the most representational in the exhibition, his practice is equally process-based. Sourcing his imagery from 35mm slides, Witte selects the scenes he finds interesting, cropping and zooming in on them before projecting them on paper.  Images of family vacations, table gatherings, city streetscapes and the like are drawn and then meticulously hand cut. At times, Witte applies a layer of tissue paper colored with his own created pigments. These reclaimed and recontextualized narratives are snapshots from another era, yet they portray recognizable scenes and familiar objects that are windows into a collective past.

​

​

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. 

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This whimsical exhibition of Peter Anton’s outsized, hyper-realistic sculptures of sweets will include ice cream cones, cakes and confections. Anton has experimented with various methods, including wood, metal, plaster, resin, and oil and acrylic paints to achieve the physicality of his monumental desserts. He chooses subjects that encourage people to think about their own relationship to food, and the memories and nostalgia that these childhood favorites conjure.

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Peter Anton, Grand Deluxe Assortment, 2024 mixed media. ©2024 Peter Anton

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Join us for an Open Mic night at MoCA CT featuring acoustic music, poetry, and slam poetry on Friday, July 26 from 6:30-8:30 PM! Everyone is invited to participate and attend.

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Open Mic night is FREE for Members to watch; MoCA Member Participation is FREE; General Admission $10; Participation Fee $5

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*NEW* To give everyone their time to shine, we ask that all participants keep their set to 5 minutes max.

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Contact Kristen at kristen@mocawestport.org with questions.

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IN THE LOT - FTC OUTDOOR VENUE

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These guys are so much more than a reggae-tribute of the Talking Heads’ top hits. Picture that famously funky frequency, picked up on the sun-bathed beaches of Jamaica and put through a Caribbean kaleidoscope. Fronted by Connecticut's own, Mystic Bowie, Talking Dreads will be Burning Down The House. As a former member of the Tom Tom Club, a band that includes Talking Heads founders Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth, Mystic Bowie infuses fresh life into Talking Heads' classic catalog with his high octane mix of roots reggae, ska and rock. "Talking Dreads cover Talking Heads songs as shimmering one-drop reggae jewels. Tom Tom Club vet Mystic Bowie covers Talking Heads songs by swapping out urbanity for roots and sincerity.” – Salon

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The exhibition, The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography (March 6 - August 2, 2024) explores the ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift. The show is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports. Support provided by CT Humanities.

​

Registration is officially open for 2024 Summer Camps at the Fairfield Museum! Our unforgettable summer camps are designed for kids ages 7-12 and bring history to life through art-making, gallery exploration, outdoor play on the Museum Commons, and many more hands-on activities. Each week features a different theme inspired by the Museum’s rich collections and exhibitions. Whether your child has an interest in archaeology, history, or the arts, you’ll be sure to find a program that’s right for them. Adventures in Art Camp | July 22-26 Spy Camp | July 29-August 2 Innovation Camp | August 5-9 Archaeology Camp | August 12-16 | SOLD OUT! History Camp | August 19-23

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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction, and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure.

​

All fine-art printmaking mediums are eligible for the competition, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, screenprint, monotype, and original digital media. For 2024, juror Laurel Garber reviewed 394 submissions from artists all over the world. Of these, she selected 95 prints for inclusion in the exhibition. They represent 13 international artists and 73 artists based in the United States.

​

WINNERS:

​

First Place:  Joanna Anos, Testament, 2024, Drypoint

​

Second Place:  Ernie Wood, Long Ago and Here Today, 2021, Linocut

​

Third Place:  Sachin Pannuri, Cosmic Love, 2024, Etching and Aquatint

​

HONORABLE MENTIONS

​

Thomas C Bennett, Stoic, 2023, Monotype

​

Andrew DeCaen, Gravity and Time, 2024, Collage Screenprint and Lithograph

​

Kate Hanlon, Alice, Watering, 2023, White Line Woodcut

​

Julie Lapping Rivera, Roberta Cowell, 2021, Woodcut

​

Tate Klacsmann, Squid and Boat, 2024, Linocut and Monoprint (Binnie Birstein Scholarship Award)

​

 ABOUT SHOP SWAP:  Shop Swap is a print exchange exhibition between the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and another printmaking shop somewhere in the world. For 2024, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is collaborating with Litho Werkstatt Berlin. CCP and the Litho Werkstatt sent each other a representative body of work illustrating the talents of each other’s membership.

​

ABOUT SHOP SWAP PARTNER 2024 : WERKSTATT KÜNSTLERISCHE LITHOGRAPHIE, or the Artistic Lithography Workshop was founded in Berlin in 1987. In the nearly four decades of its existence, it has earned respect as a printmaking workplace, even beyond the borders of Germany. More than 200 artists from around the world have worked in the workshop, which cultivates the classic printing techniques of stone lithography, etching and woodcut. Much like CCP, they offer studio space for artists, the expert advice of printers, instructional courses, editioning services, and a gallery space.

​

Shop Swap exchanges are open exclusively to CCP Members. Over the winter, artists were invited to submit original fine art prints to be reviewed by an outside juror who selected a representative body of work from the submissions. Our juror for Shop Swap 2024, Sarah Kirk Hanley, chose prints from the following  17 member artists to represent CCP in Berlin:

​

Donna Barack

​

Karen Butler

​

Dorothy Cochran

​

Beatrice delPerugia

​

Sheila Fane

​

Patricia Gaugnat

​

Kate Hanlon

​

Linda Herritt

​

Cornelia Huellstrunk

​

Gali Katz

​

Dawn Leone

​

Joseph Moore

​

Heidi Palmer

​

Michael Piotrowski

​

Christopher Shore

​

Nomi Silverman

​

Roberto Torres

​

Litho Werkstatt Berlin artists who will be exhibited at CCP:

​

Torsten Bohn

​

Klaus Dittrich

​

Hadass Gilboa

​

Julia Herfurth

​

Monika Hipfel

​

Isabella Liberti

​

Martin Lotz

​

David Nikolov

​

Rashid Salman

​

Marianne Schröder

​

Pia Szur

​

The Artists Collective of Westport explores the power of words through visual arts with an all-member exhibit of over 80 works spanning two galleries at the Westport Library. Each artist was invited to display a work in the medium of their choice inspired by a single word. Also on view is Piece by Piece, a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 6-inch square section randomly selected from an exciting contemporary painting. All work is for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming.

​

Open during regular business hours.

​

Exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

​

Now on view in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries: Though a hip medium in the world of commercial art today, airbrush is actually a 19th century invention. Comprised of 40 works wide-ranging in theme and style, this exhibition showcases the creations of noteworthy artists who have chosen airbrush as their primary medium of expression.

​

Featured masters Don Eddy, Jerry Ott and George Green (1943—2020) were part of the earliest known exhibition of airbrushed art, 40 years ago in San Jose, California. Bruce Evans, Alan Pastrana, Cesar Santander, Hisaya Taira, and Dru Blair are regarded among the very best to have ever worked in the medium. Blair is widely known as much for his art as he is for his mentorship — this exhibition also includes the work of several of his most notable protégés, who are now well established artists in their own right.

​

Gallery Entry is always free for SM&NC Members, and free with Daily General Admission for Visitors.

​

Traveling Exhibition Produced By David J. Wagner, LLC

​

More: https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/underpressure/

​

 Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join the Museum, as we recreate the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel. Come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous 90-minute walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Reservation required, tickets are non-refundable

​

A combination studio/plein air landscape workshop with a focus on creating a dynamic painting(s) describing light with color. All painting mediums are welcome. Demos will be in oil and or gouache.

​

Spring is in full bloom at PICTURE THIS of Westport with this collection of photorealism works by Weston artist Julie Leff.

​

NYLEN GALLERY invites you to visit us and submerge yourself in the freshness of spring at Julie's show entitled "BOUNTIFUL." 

​

Monumental works, intimately cropped bouquets and a deep woodland "snippet" are featured in this exhibit.

​

Many original works are also available as giclées for a wide range of sizes and price-points.

​

Julie studied at Yale and SIlvermine Guild of Artists and she is a member of the Artists Collective of Westport, Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield 

​

and Weston Arts. This show runs through August 10th

​

Each summer, our highly anticipated Summer Salon showcases the incredible creations of our Guild members, offering a diverse and exciting range of artworks. With one hundred and thirteen artists, this exhibit has something for everyone, from cutting-edge contemporary pieces to the enduring charm of traditional craftsmanship. Whether you're an art connoisseur or a casual admirer, you'll find a piece that speaks to your unique taste and aesthetic in a wide range of prices and styles. Best of all, you don't have to wait until the exhibition ends to bring your favorite piece home – artworks are available for purchase right off the wall. 50% of your purchase helps keep an artist employed, 50% support Silvermine Galleries programs. The Summer Salon runs from July 20th - August 22nd.

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The Greenwich Art Society is offering a NEW WORKSHOP!!

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COLORED PENCIL: THE PAINTERLY WAY

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EDDIE NINO

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You read correctly! Learn how to approach color pencil in a way that resembles pastel painting with the aim of finishing a drawing using color pencils within a short period of time. Color pencil may possibly be one of the most misunderstood mediums often treated in a slow and tedious manner. But what if we could use it as a brush in a painterly way? Participants would be introduced to a quick layering system derived from the way pastelists use hard and soft pastels for sketching on toned surfaces. If you love color pencils this crash course will help you discover other ways to express your artwork through this fun medium.

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Wilton Library's annual Summer Show art exhibition celebrates adult artists who live or work in Wilton, or have a connection to the town. This is the 78th year that the library will welcome local talent to display their works in this non-juried summer art exhibition.

​

Opening Reception on Friday, July 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through August 21. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. 

​

The Gallery at GFC presents new work by Amy Rimmer, an abstract painter named an artist to watch by FAB magazine after her recent show at Super Fine Art Fair in NYC.  "REAL" plumbs the depth of emotions around loss, love, and memory through mixed media works on paper and canvas.

​

 Heather Gaudio Fine Art  is pleased to present The Summer Show, a group exhibition featuring painting, works on paper and sculpture by gallery roster artists Hyun Jung Ahn, Tegan Brozyna Roberts, Fernando Daza, Jessica Drenk, Harry Markusse, Dakyo Oh, Matt Shlian, Nadia Yaron and Thomas Witte.  The show opens on July 27th and will run through September 14th, 2024.  The public is invited to attend an opening reception on July 25th, 4-6pm.

​

​

The artists featured in this exhibition use diverse materials in singular ways to highlight color, form, and materiality. Working mostly within the mode of abstraction, they articulate signature lexicons through an intuitive, processed-based approach resulting in engaging and visually stimulating artworks. These artists reference themes around our relationship with memory, personal histories, nature, and geographic locations.

​

​

About the artists: 

​

​

Korean-born  Hyun Jung Ahn  explores memories, psychological interiorities, and emotional states of being by painting fields of color on canvas or linen. The artist stitches together several pieces of raw and painted material with a sewing machine, the threads and seams creating an alternative type of mark drawing across the surface. Curves and lines express hermetic, enigmatic forms, the carefully selected palette determines the emotive temperature of the artwork. Also working from memory,  Tegan Brozyna Roberts  uses mixed media to create visual manifestations of spaces and experiences she encounters in urban neighborhoods. As a nod to a family tradition of working with textiles, the artist constructs a type of “loom” through which she “weaves” hand-cut and painted paper shapes. Through abstraction, the artist’s visual language manages to conjure maps, moving plate tectonics, and other geographic associations.

​

​

Spanish artist  Fernando Daza  investigates form, color, light, shadow, and texture using monochromatic Canson paper which he mounts onto linen or burlap. Through a meditative process, the paper is methodically hand-torn, precisely layered, and adhered to the canvas support. The torn sheets are arranged to create reduced geometric or biomorphic forms that are reminiscent of modernist shapes.  Dutch artist  Harry Markusse  shares the same formal preoccupations in his exploration of color, form, light, space, and movement. These are conveyed through a colorful interplay of painted bands that travel across the canvas, turning into themselves and giving way to other ribbons or geometric forms.  Although taking an improvised and subconscious approach to painting, Markusse will later recognize his imagery and visual dialogues from shapes he encounters in his day to day.  

​

​

Jessica Drenk  repurposes every-day materials such as pencils, books, PVC pipe, and even cotton swabs and junk mail to make objects resembling natural formations. Her works can take on the appearance of microcosms, or morph into the macro sphere emulating cross-sections of trees, geological strata, slivers of rock, eroded riverbeds, calcified stalactites, and other large accumulations.  The sculptures of Brazilian-born artist  Nadia Yaron  also reference nature and our relationship with it.  Made of salvaged wood, alabaster, marble, and other locally sourced stones, these stacked table-top pieces and modular columns conjure layered landscapes topped with clouds or can appear anthropomorphic, like ancient ritualistic objects.  Also sharing a deep connection with nature is Korean artist  Dakyo Oh , who sources inspiration from the sunlight touching the vast expanse of the sea, to tiny rings created by droplets of rain on a water puddle, to ecosystems on shaded stones. The artist brings her paintings to life by mixing minerals, soil, and other natural materials which she applies to hemp canvases. Oh’s richly textured paintings are not literal representations, rather interpretations evocative of the quiet forces behind life and its origins.  

​

​

Two other artists in the exhibition work exclusively with paper in signature ways.  Matthew Shlian ’s intuitive approach creates stunning three-dimensional objects where color, light, patterns, and planar shifts come together. His geometric assemblages and modular aggregations begin as patterns drawn in a notebook before he continues to puzzle out his concepts with paper using his hands.  For Shlian, the element of surprise and discovery are integral to his process.  While  Thomas Witte ’s work is the most representational in the exhibition, his practice is equally process-based. Sourcing his imagery from 35mm slides, Witte selects the scenes he finds interesting, cropping and zooming in on them before projecting them on paper.  Images of family vacations, table gatherings, city streetscapes and the like are drawn and then meticulously hand cut. At times, Witte applies a layer of tissue paper colored with his own created pigments. These reclaimed and recontextualized narratives are snapshots from another era, yet they portray recognizable scenes and familiar objects that are windows into a collective past.

​

​

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. 

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This whimsical exhibition of Peter Anton’s outsized, hyper-realistic sculptures of sweets will include ice cream cones, cakes and confections. Anton has experimented with various methods, including wood, metal, plaster, resin, and oil and acrylic paints to achieve the physicality of his monumental desserts. He chooses subjects that encourage people to think about their own relationship to food, and the memories and nostalgia that these childhood favorites conjure.

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Peter Anton, Grand Deluxe Assortment, 2024 mixed media. ©2024 Peter Anton

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Bring your friends and family to celebrate summer in the Marilyn M. Simpson Sculpture Garden. Be the first to hear a live rendition of From the Earth, a new album by renowned jazz musician Andromeda Turre. Attendees can also enjoy picnic boxes by LMNOP Bakery and wine by Folkways Wines. We’ll also have a movie for the kids!

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LMNOP Picnic Boxes (choice of non-vegetarian or vegan) are also available for pre-order during the check-out process. Picnic boxes must be reserved by Wednesday, July 24 at 5 PM. 

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Advanced registration recommended. Please note: No outside food or drink will be permitted and please leave your pets at home. This event will be held in the Katonah Museum of Art's Marilyn M. Simpson Sculpture Garden. In case of bad weather, the event will be moved inside the Museum. Tickets to this event are non-refundable. 

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Not a member? Join now to enjoy member perks!  

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This project is made possible with funds from Arts Alive, a regrant program of ArtsWestchester with support from the Office of the Governor, the New York State Legislature, and the New York State Council on the Arts. 

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Sounds of Summer: Andromeda Turre Tickets | Katonah Museum of Art (simpletix.com)

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Events · Katonah Museum of Art

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Cody Wolfe Live Show

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Get ready to Bring Country Back with Nashville Recording Artist and Trend Setting Country Singer/Songwriter Cody Wolfe. From his breakup hit "Better Without You" to fan favorite "Don't Blame Your Drunk On Me" and songs from his new album "Bringin Country Back" be prepared for a full band, live show full of original music that you'll be singing along with from the very first note.  ​

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In 2021 Wolfe celebrated his first number-one single “Better Without You” which shot to number one on iTunes country charts after beating out various major label artists. The song most notably was streamed Two Million times before its initial release, via TikTok and Twitter, and has now clocked over 7 million impressions on Twitter.

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Originally hailing from Connecticut, Wolfe has carved a name for himself in the professional music circuit of Nashville networking with fellow hit writers and pitching music to the likes of Blake Shelton and Colt Ford while also assisting in the studio on some of the biggest country releases to come out of Nashville.This will be a first-of-its-kind hallmark home-state show you don't wanna miss!

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TICKETS

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The exhibition, The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography (March 6 - August 2, 2024) explores the ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift. The show is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports. Support provided by CT Humanities.

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Registration is officially open for 2024 Summer Camps at the Fairfield Museum! Our unforgettable summer camps are designed for kids ages 7-12 and bring history to life through art-making, gallery exploration, outdoor play on the Museum Commons, and many more hands-on activities. Each week features a different theme inspired by the Museum’s rich collections and exhibitions. Whether your child has an interest in archaeology, history, or the arts, you’ll be sure to find a program that’s right for them. Adventures in Art Camp | July 22-26 Spy Camp | July 29-August 2 Innovation Camp | August 5-9 Archaeology Camp | August 12-16 | SOLD OUT! History Camp | August 19-23

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Now on view in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries: Though a hip medium in the world of commercial art today, airbrush is actually a 19th century invention. Comprised of 40 works wide-ranging in theme and style, this exhibition showcases the creations of noteworthy artists who have chosen airbrush as their primary medium of expression.

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Featured masters Don Eddy, Jerry Ott and George Green (1943—2020) were part of the earliest known exhibition of airbrushed art, 40 years ago in San Jose, California. Bruce Evans, Alan Pastrana, Cesar Santander, Hisaya Taira, and Dru Blair are regarded among the very best to have ever worked in the medium. Blair is widely known as much for his art as he is for his mentorship — this exhibition also includes the work of several of his most notable protégés, who are now well established artists in their own right.

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Gallery Entry is always free for SM&NC Members, and free with Daily General Admission for Visitors.

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Traveling Exhibition Produced By David J. Wagner, LLC

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More: https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/underpressure/

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The Artists Collective of Westport explores the power of words through visual arts with an all-member exhibit of over 80 works spanning two galleries at the Westport Library. Each artist was invited to display a work in the medium of their choice inspired by a single word. Also on view is Piece by Piece, a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 6-inch square section randomly selected from an exciting contemporary painting. All work is for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming.

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Open during regular business hours.

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Exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

​

 Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join the Museum, as we recreate the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel. Come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous 90-minute walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Reservation required, tickets are non-refundable

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A combination studio/plein air landscape workshop with a focus on creating a dynamic painting(s) describing light with color. All painting mediums are welcome. Demos will be in oil and or gouache.

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Spring is in full bloom at PICTURE THIS of Westport with this collection of photorealism works by Weston artist Julie Leff.

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NYLEN GALLERY invites you to visit us and submerge yourself in the freshness of spring at Julie's show entitled "BOUNTIFUL." 

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Monumental works, intimately cropped bouquets and a deep woodland "snippet" are featured in this exhibit.

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Many original works are also available as giclées for a wide range of sizes and price-points.

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Julie studied at Yale and SIlvermine Guild of Artists and she is a member of the Artists Collective of Westport, Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield 

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and Weston Arts. This show runs through August 10th

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The Gallery at GFC presents new work by Amy Rimmer, an abstract painter named an artist to watch by FAB magazine after her recent show at Super Fine Art Fair in NYC.  "REAL" plumbs the depth of emotions around loss, love, and memory through mixed media works on paper and canvas.

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 ABOUT SHOP SWAP:  Shop Swap is a print exchange exhibition between the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and another printmaking shop somewhere in the world. For 2024, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is collaborating with Litho Werkstatt Berlin. CCP and the Litho Werkstatt sent each other a representative body of work illustrating the talents of each other’s membership.

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ABOUT SHOP SWAP PARTNER 2024 : WERKSTATT KÜNSTLERISCHE LITHOGRAPHIE, or the Artistic Lithography Workshop was founded in Berlin in 1987. In the nearly four decades of its existence, it has earned respect as a printmaking workplace, even beyond the borders of Germany. More than 200 artists from around the world have worked in the workshop, which cultivates the classic printing techniques of stone lithography, etching and woodcut. Much like CCP, they offer studio space for artists, the expert advice of printers, instructional courses, editioning services, and a gallery space.

​

Shop Swap exchanges are open exclusively to CCP Members. Over the winter, artists were invited to submit original fine art prints to be reviewed by an outside juror who selected a representative body of work from the submissions. Our juror for Shop Swap 2024, Sarah Kirk Hanley, chose prints from the following  17 member artists to represent CCP in Berlin:

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Donna Barack

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Karen Butler

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Dorothy Cochran

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Beatrice delPerugia

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Sheila Fane

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Patricia Gaugnat

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Kate Hanlon

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Linda Herritt

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Cornelia Huellstrunk

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Gali Katz

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Dawn Leone

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Joseph Moore

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Heidi Palmer

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Michael Piotrowski

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Christopher Shore

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Nomi Silverman

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Roberto Torres

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Litho Werkstatt Berlin artists who will be exhibited at CCP:

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Torsten Bohn

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Klaus Dittrich

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Hadass Gilboa

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Julia Herfurth

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Monika Hipfel

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Isabella Liberti

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Martin Lotz

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David Nikolov

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Rashid Salman

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Marianne Schröder

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Pia Szur

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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction, and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure.

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All fine-art printmaking mediums are eligible for the competition, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, screenprint, monotype, and original digital media. For 2024, juror Laurel Garber reviewed 394 submissions from artists all over the world. Of these, she selected 95 prints for inclusion in the exhibition. They represent 13 international artists and 73 artists based in the United States.

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WINNERS:

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First Place:  Joanna Anos, Testament, 2024, Drypoint

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Second Place:  Ernie Wood, Long Ago and Here Today, 2021, Linocut

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Third Place:  Sachin Pannuri, Cosmic Love, 2024, Etching and Aquatint

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

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Thomas C Bennett, Stoic, 2023, Monotype

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Andrew DeCaen, Gravity and Time, 2024, Collage Screenprint and Lithograph

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Kate Hanlon, Alice, Watering, 2023, White Line Woodcut

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Julie Lapping Rivera, Roberta Cowell, 2021, Woodcut

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Tate Klacsmann, Squid and Boat, 2024, Linocut and Monoprint (Binnie Birstein Scholarship Award)

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Announcing our Artisan Marketplace Summer Series, outdoor events that celebrate local artisans and their creations. Outdoor Artisan Marketplaces will take place on select Sundays throughout the summer from 12-4 p.m.:

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June 16, June 30, July 14, July 28, August 4, August 18, September 8.

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This year’s Artisan Marketplace will be held outdoors, providing a beautiful and spacious setting for visitors to explore a wide variety of unique, handcrafted items. From jewelry and pottery to textiles and artwork, there will be something for everyone to enjoy and appreciate. The galleries inside will also be open to enjoy our latest exhibition. The Artisan Marketplace Summer Series is a perfect opportunity for families and friends to spend a leisurely afternoon supporting and discovering the talent and creativity of local artisans. We continue to accept vendor applications – click here to apply!

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The new exhibit "Weston...What Lies Beneath" - The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives. Through objects, rare photographs, videos, and hands-on activities, discover what lies beneath and who lived above. Kids can dig for artifacts in the exhibit's fun Kids Corner.

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An exploration of how the past finds interesting ways of revealing itself to the present. From coins to pottery to pipes and everything in between, these discarded treasures allow for a glimpse into the past. Also explored will be past owners, including former opera sensation, James Melton, and their influence on the home’s evolution. Through objects, rare photographs, videos, and hands-on activities, discover what lies beneath and who lived above.

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This exhibit has been funded in part by the generous donations of @peterthorphouse followers from all over the world! Also funded in part by our annual sponsors: Fairfield County Bank, KMS Team at Compass, Pullman & Comley, as well as the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust.

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The new exhibit "Weston...What Lies Beneath" - The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives. Through objects, rare photographs, videos, and hands-on activities, discover what lies beneath and who lived above. Kids can dig for artifacts in the exhibit's fun Kids Corner.

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An exploration of how the past finds interesting ways of revealing itself to the present. From coins to pottery to pipes and everything in between, these discarded treasures allow for a glimpse into the past. Also explored will be past owners, including former opera sensation, James Melton, and their influence on the home’s evolution. Through objects, rare photographs, videos, and hands-on activities, discover what lies beneath and who lived above.

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This exhibit has been funded in part by the generous donations of @peterthorphouse followers from all over the world! Also funded in part by our annual sponsors: Fairfield County Bank, KMS Team at Compass, Pullman & Comley, as well as the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust.

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 Paul Gabriel is a Blues Music Award nominee, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, and New England Music Hall of Fame inductee.

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Members must sign in to get the member rate. The concert will take place on the Great Lawn. Bring chairs or a blanket, and a picnic dinner. A food truck will also be on-site. In the event of rain, the concert will moved indoors.

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Rock out to an evening of original music by Parker's Tangent at Weston History & Culture Center's popular Music at the Barn Concert Series!

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Parker’s Tangent is an established rock band based out of New Haven, CT. They play all original rock music based on blues and roots sources. Their wonderful female lead singer has been compared to Grace Slick and Nora Jones. The band is rounded out by drums, percussion, lead and rhythm guitars, bass and violin. Their music ranges from poetic, quiet and touching, to bluesy and rocking! Parker’s Tangent has performed together for over 19 years and has performed at Toads' Place, the main stage of the New Haven Green, The International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Westport’s Blues, Views and Bar-B-Que Festival, the Phoenix, Long Wharf Theater and many more.

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Weston History & Culture Center: 104 Weston Rd. Weston, CT ( Parking and entrance accessed from High Acre Rd.)

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The exhibition, The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography (March 6 - August 2, 2024) explores the ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift. The show is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports. Support provided by CT Humanities.

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Registration is officially open for 2024 Summer Camps at the Fairfield Museum! Our unforgettable summer camps are designed for kids ages 7-12 and bring history to life through art-making, gallery exploration, outdoor play on the Museum Commons, and many more hands-on activities. Each week features a different theme inspired by the Museum’s rich collections and exhibitions. Whether your child has an interest in archaeology, history, or the arts, you’ll be sure to find a program that’s right for them. Adventures in Art Camp | July 22-26 Spy Camp | July 29-August 2 Innovation Camp | August 5-9 Archaeology Camp | August 12-16 | SOLD OUT! History Camp | August 19-23

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The Artists Collective of Westport explores the power of words through visual arts with an all-member exhibit of over 80 works spanning two galleries at the Westport Library. Each artist was invited to display a work in the medium of their choice inspired by a single word. Also on view is Piece by Piece, a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 6-inch square section randomly selected from an exciting contemporary painting. All work is for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming.

​

Open during regular business hours.

​

Exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

​

Now on view in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries: Though a hip medium in the world of commercial art today, airbrush is actually a 19th century invention. Comprised of 40 works wide-ranging in theme and style, this exhibition showcases the creations of noteworthy artists who have chosen airbrush as their primary medium of expression.

​

Featured masters Don Eddy, Jerry Ott and George Green (1943—2020) were part of the earliest known exhibition of airbrushed art, 40 years ago in San Jose, California. Bruce Evans, Alan Pastrana, Cesar Santander, Hisaya Taira, and Dru Blair are regarded among the very best to have ever worked in the medium. Blair is widely known as much for his art as he is for his mentorship — this exhibition also includes the work of several of his most notable protégés, who are now well established artists in their own right.

​

Gallery Entry is always free for SM&NC Members, and free with Daily General Admission for Visitors.

​

Traveling Exhibition Produced By David J. Wagner, LLC

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More: https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/underpressure/

​

 Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join the Museum, as we recreate the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel. Come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous 90-minute walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Reservation required, tickets are non-refundable

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​Greenwich Art Society presents:

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PORTRAIT DRAWING & PAINTING

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ANDREW LATTIMORE

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6 MONDAYS

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July 8 through August 12

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9:30 am to 12:30 pm

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Portrait Drawing & Painting with Andrew Lattimore

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Adult Classes | Available

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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 thoughtfully executed piece through understanding composition using both drawing & painting media. Student work will be evaluated daily through individual critiques during class by the instructor.

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Contact office for complete materials list. 

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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.

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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.

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For more information or to register visit www.greenwichartsociety.org

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Wilton Library's annual Summer Show art exhibition celebrates adult artists who live or work in Wilton, or have a connection to the town. This is the 78th year that the library will welcome local talent to display their works in this non-juried summer art exhibition.

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Opening Reception on Friday, July 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through August 21. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. 

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The Gallery at GFC presents new work by Amy Rimmer, an abstract painter named an artist to watch by FAB magazine after her recent show at Super Fine Art Fair in NYC.  "REAL" plumbs the depth of emotions around loss, love, and memory through mixed media works on paper and canvas.

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Connecticut Ballet’s annual free performance tour, BALLET UNDER THE STARS , returns to Danbury for the first time since the pandemic on Monday, July 29 at 7:00pm! This year, the production takes place at Richter Park under the auspices of Musicals at Richter and with support from Danbury Cultural Commission.

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The program will include the revival of three of the most popular ballets in the company’s repertoire: the Romantic-era Pas de Quatre featuring four of the company’s ballerinas, the Gatsby-era story ballet, Indian Summer by Joseph Locarro, and the fast-paced footwork of Goose Pimples to New Orleans jazz by Bix Beiderbecke… Adding an international flavor, a sizzling new tango duet to music by Paris-based Gotan Project, will feature soloists Carla Hernandez and Jose Rojas. As in years past, Artistic Director Brett Raphael will once again provide narration. Bring a picnic and join us!

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For the complete 2024 BALLET UNDER THE STARS schedule, visit www.connecticutballet.org.

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The exhibition, The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography (March 6 - August 2, 2024) explores the ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift. The show is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports. Support provided by CT Humanities.

​

Registration is officially open for 2024 Summer Camps at the Fairfield Museum! Our unforgettable summer camps are designed for kids ages 7-12 and bring history to life through art-making, gallery exploration, outdoor play on the Museum Commons, and many more hands-on activities. Each week features a different theme inspired by the Museum’s rich collections and exhibitions. Whether your child has an interest in archaeology, history, or the arts, you’ll be sure to find a program that’s right for them. Adventures in Art Camp | July 22-26 Spy Camp | July 29-August 2 Innovation Camp | August 5-9 Archaeology Camp | August 12-16 | SOLD OUT! History Camp | August 19-23

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 ABOUT SHOP SWAP:  Shop Swap is a print exchange exhibition between the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and another printmaking shop somewhere in the world. For 2024, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is collaborating with Litho Werkstatt Berlin. CCP and the Litho Werkstatt sent each other a representative body of work illustrating the talents of each other’s membership.

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ABOUT SHOP SWAP PARTNER 2024 : WERKSTATT KÜNSTLERISCHE LITHOGRAPHIE, or the Artistic Lithography Workshop was founded in Berlin in 1987. In the nearly four decades of its existence, it has earned respect as a printmaking workplace, even beyond the borders of Germany. More than 200 artists from around the world have worked in the workshop, which cultivates the classic printing techniques of stone lithography, etching and woodcut. Much like CCP, they offer studio space for artists, the expert advice of printers, instructional courses, editioning services, and a gallery space.

​

Shop Swap exchanges are open exclusively to CCP Members. Over the winter, artists were invited to submit original fine art prints to be reviewed by an outside juror who selected a representative body of work from the submissions. Our juror for Shop Swap 2024, Sarah Kirk Hanley, chose prints from the following  17 member artists to represent CCP in Berlin:

​

Donna Barack

​

Karen Butler

​

Dorothy Cochran

​

Beatrice delPerugia

​

Sheila Fane

​

Patricia Gaugnat

​

Kate Hanlon

​

Linda Herritt

​

Cornelia Huellstrunk

​

Gali Katz

​

Dawn Leone

​

Joseph Moore

​

Heidi Palmer

​

Michael Piotrowski

​

Christopher Shore

​

Nomi Silverman

​

Roberto Torres

​

Litho Werkstatt Berlin artists who will be exhibited at CCP:

​

Torsten Bohn

​

Klaus Dittrich

​

Hadass Gilboa

​

Julia Herfurth

​

Monika Hipfel

​

Isabella Liberti

​

Martin Lotz

​

David Nikolov

​

Rashid Salman

​

Marianne Schröder

​

Pia Szur

​

The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction, and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure.

​

All fine-art printmaking mediums are eligible for the competition, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, screenprint, monotype, and original digital media. For 2024, juror Laurel Garber reviewed 394 submissions from artists all over the world. Of these, she selected 95 prints for inclusion in the exhibition. They represent 13 international artists and 73 artists based in the United States.

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WINNERS:

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First Place:  Joanna Anos, Testament, 2024, Drypoint

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Second Place:  Ernie Wood, Long Ago and Here Today, 2021, Linocut

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Third Place:  Sachin Pannuri, Cosmic Love, 2024, Etching and Aquatint

​

HONORABLE MENTIONS

​

Thomas C Bennett, Stoic, 2023, Monotype

​

Andrew DeCaen, Gravity and Time, 2024, Collage Screenprint and Lithograph

​

Kate Hanlon, Alice, Watering, 2023, White Line Woodcut

​

Julie Lapping Rivera, Roberta Cowell, 2021, Woodcut

​

Tate Klacsmann, Squid and Boat, 2024, Linocut and Monoprint (Binnie Birstein Scholarship Award)

​

Now on view in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries: Though a hip medium in the world of commercial art today, airbrush is actually a 19th century invention. Comprised of 40 works wide-ranging in theme and style, this exhibition showcases the creations of noteworthy artists who have chosen airbrush as their primary medium of expression.

​

Featured masters Don Eddy, Jerry Ott and George Green (1943—2020) were part of the earliest known exhibition of airbrushed art, 40 years ago in San Jose, California. Bruce Evans, Alan Pastrana, Cesar Santander, Hisaya Taira, and Dru Blair are regarded among the very best to have ever worked in the medium. Blair is widely known as much for his art as he is for his mentorship — this exhibition also includes the work of several of his most notable protégés, who are now well established artists in their own right.

​

Gallery Entry is always free for SM&NC Members, and free with Daily General Admission for Visitors.

​

Traveling Exhibition Produced By David J. Wagner, LLC

​

More: https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/underpressure/

​

The Artists Collective of Westport explores the power of words through visual arts with an all-member exhibit of over 80 works spanning two galleries at the Westport Library. Each artist was invited to display a work in the medium of their choice inspired by a single word. Also on view is Piece by Piece, a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 6-inch square section randomly selected from an exciting contemporary painting. All work is for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming.

​

Open during regular business hours.

​

Exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

​

 Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join the Museum, as we recreate the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel. Come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous 90-minute walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Reservation required, tickets are non-refundable

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Each summer, our highly anticipated Summer Salon showcases the incredible creations of our Guild members, offering a diverse and exciting range of artworks. With one hundred and thirteen artists, this exhibit has something for everyone, from cutting-edge contemporary pieces to the enduring charm of traditional craftsmanship. Whether you're an art connoisseur or a casual admirer, you'll find a piece that speaks to your unique taste and aesthetic in a wide range of prices and styles. Best of all, you don't have to wait until the exhibition ends to bring your favorite piece home – artworks are available for purchase right off the wall. 50% of your purchase helps keep an artist employed, 50% support Silvermine Galleries programs. The Summer Salon runs from July 20th - August 22nd.

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Wilton Library's annual Summer Show art exhibition celebrates adult artists who live or work in Wilton, or have a connection to the town. This is the 78th year that the library will welcome local talent to display their works in this non-juried summer art exhibition.

​

Opening Reception on Friday, July 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through August 21. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. 

​

The Gallery at GFC presents new work by Amy Rimmer, an abstract painter named an artist to watch by FAB magazine after her recent show at Super Fine Art Fair in NYC.  "REAL" plumbs the depth of emotions around loss, love, and memory through mixed media works on paper and canvas.

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 Heather Gaudio Fine Art  is pleased to present The Summer Show, a group exhibition featuring painting, works on paper and sculpture by gallery roster artists Hyun Jung Ahn, Tegan Brozyna Roberts, Fernando Daza, Jessica Drenk, Harry Markusse, Dakyo Oh, Matt Shlian, Nadia Yaron and Thomas Witte.  The show opens on July 27th and will run through September 14th, 2024.  The public is invited to attend an opening reception on July 25th, 4-6pm.

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The artists featured in this exhibition use diverse materials in singular ways to highlight color, form, and materiality. Working mostly within the mode of abstraction, they articulate signature lexicons through an intuitive, processed-based approach resulting in engaging and visually stimulating artworks. These artists reference themes around our relationship with memory, personal histories, nature, and geographic locations.

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About the artists: 

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Korean-born  Hyun Jung Ahn  explores memories, psychological interiorities, and emotional states of being by painting fields of color on canvas or linen. The artist stitches together several pieces of raw and painted material with a sewing machine, the threads and seams creating an alternative type of mark drawing across the surface. Curves and lines express hermetic, enigmatic forms, the carefully selected palette determines the emotive temperature of the artwork. Also working from memory,  Tegan Brozyna Roberts  uses mixed media to create visual manifestations of spaces and experiences she encounters in urban neighborhoods. As a nod to a family tradition of working with textiles, the artist constructs a type of “loom” through which she “weaves” hand-cut and painted paper shapes. Through abstraction, the artist’s visual language manages to conjure maps, moving plate tectonics, and other geographic associations.

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Spanish artist  Fernando Daza  investigates form, color, light, shadow, and texture using monochromatic Canson paper which he mounts onto linen or burlap. Through a meditative process, the paper is methodically hand-torn, precisely layered, and adhered to the canvas support. The torn sheets are arranged to create reduced geometric or biomorphic forms that are reminiscent of modernist shapes.  Dutch artist  Harry Markusse  shares the same formal preoccupations in his exploration of color, form, light, space, and movement. These are conveyed through a colorful interplay of painted bands that travel across the canvas, turning into themselves and giving way to other ribbons or geometric forms.  Although taking an improvised and subconscious approach to painting, Markusse will later recognize his imagery and visual dialogues from shapes he encounters in his day to day.  

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Jessica Drenk  repurposes every-day materials such as pencils, books, PVC pipe, and even cotton swabs and junk mail to make objects resembling natural formations. Her works can take on the appearance of microcosms, or morph into the macro sphere emulating cross-sections of trees, geological strata, slivers of rock, eroded riverbeds, calcified stalactites, and other large accumulations.  The sculptures of Brazilian-born artist  Nadia Yaron  also reference nature and our relationship with it.  Made of salvaged wood, alabaster, marble, and other locally sourced stones, these stacked table-top pieces and modular columns conjure layered landscapes topped with clouds or can appear anthropomorphic, like ancient ritualistic objects.  Also sharing a deep connection with nature is Korean artist  Dakyo Oh , who sources inspiration from the sunlight touching the vast expanse of the sea, to tiny rings created by droplets of rain on a water puddle, to ecosystems on shaded stones. The artist brings her paintings to life by mixing minerals, soil, and other natural materials which she applies to hemp canvases. Oh’s richly textured paintings are not literal representations, rather interpretations evocative of the quiet forces behind life and its origins.  

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Two other artists in the exhibition work exclusively with paper in signature ways.  Matthew Shlian ’s intuitive approach creates stunning three-dimensional objects where color, light, patterns, and planar shifts come together. His geometric assemblages and modular aggregations begin as patterns drawn in a notebook before he continues to puzzle out his concepts with paper using his hands.  For Shlian, the element of surprise and discovery are integral to his process.  While  Thomas Witte ’s work is the most representational in the exhibition, his practice is equally process-based. Sourcing his imagery from 35mm slides, Witte selects the scenes he finds interesting, cropping and zooming in on them before projecting them on paper.  Images of family vacations, table gatherings, city streetscapes and the like are drawn and then meticulously hand cut. At times, Witte applies a layer of tissue paper colored with his own created pigments. These reclaimed and recontextualized narratives are snapshots from another era, yet they portray recognizable scenes and familiar objects that are windows into a collective past.

​

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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. 

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Enjoy a glorious evening of dance on New Canaan Library's Green. Now in its fifth year, the Ted Thomas Dance Foundation and East Coast Contemporary Ballet are proud to present a series of free outdoor dance performances throughout Fairfield County, to enable greater access to the arts and arts education.

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Attendees are asked to please bring their own chairs, blankets and food. Please register to attend.

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Guest dance companies include Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Garet & Company, Lydia Johnson Dance Company, Neville Dance Company, Thomas/Ortiz Dance and East Coast Contemporary Ballet.

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The exhibition, The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography (March 6 - August 2, 2024) explores the ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift. The show is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports. Support provided by CT Humanities.

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Registration is officially open for 2024 Summer Camps at the Fairfield Museum! Our unforgettable summer camps are designed for kids ages 7-12 and bring history to life through art-making, gallery exploration, outdoor play on the Museum Commons, and many more hands-on activities. Each week features a different theme inspired by the Museum’s rich collections and exhibitions. Whether your child has an interest in archaeology, history, or the arts, you’ll be sure to find a program that’s right for them. Adventures in Art Camp | July 22-26 Spy Camp | July 29-August 2 Innovation Camp | August 5-9 Archaeology Camp | August 12-16 | SOLD OUT! History Camp | August 19-23

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 ABOUT SHOP SWAP:  Shop Swap is a print exchange exhibition between the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and another printmaking shop somewhere in the world. For 2024, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is collaborating with Litho Werkstatt Berlin. CCP and the Litho Werkstatt sent each other a representative body of work illustrating the talents of each other’s membership.

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ABOUT SHOP SWAP PARTNER 2024 : WERKSTATT KÜNSTLERISCHE LITHOGRAPHIE, or the Artistic Lithography Workshop was founded in Berlin in 1987. In the nearly four decades of its existence, it has earned respect as a printmaking workplace, even beyond the borders of Germany. More than 200 artists from around the world have worked in the workshop, which cultivates the classic printing techniques of stone lithography, etching and woodcut. Much like CCP, they offer studio space for artists, the expert advice of printers, instructional courses, editioning services, and a gallery space.

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Shop Swap exchanges are open exclusively to CCP Members. Over the winter, artists were invited to submit original fine art prints to be reviewed by an outside juror who selected a representative body of work from the submissions. Our juror for Shop Swap 2024, Sarah Kirk Hanley, chose prints from the following  17 member artists to represent CCP in Berlin:

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Donna Barack

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Karen Butler

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Dorothy Cochran

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Beatrice delPerugia

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Sheila Fane

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Patricia Gaugnat

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Kate Hanlon

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Linda Herritt

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Cornelia Huellstrunk

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Gali Katz

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Dawn Leone

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Joseph Moore

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Heidi Palmer

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Michael Piotrowski

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Christopher Shore

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Nomi Silverman

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Roberto Torres

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Litho Werkstatt Berlin artists who will be exhibited at CCP:

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Torsten Bohn

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Klaus Dittrich

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Hadass Gilboa

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Julia Herfurth

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Monika Hipfel

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Isabella Liberti

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Martin Lotz

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David Nikolov

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Rashid Salman

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Marianne Schröder

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Pia Szur

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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction, and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure.

​

All fine-art printmaking mediums are eligible for the competition, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, screenprint, monotype, and original digital media. For 2024, juror Laurel Garber reviewed 394 submissions from artists all over the world. Of these, she selected 95 prints for inclusion in the exhibition. They represent 13 international artists and 73 artists based in the United States.

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WINNERS:

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First Place:  Joanna Anos, Testament, 2024, Drypoint

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Second Place:  Ernie Wood, Long Ago and Here Today, 2021, Linocut

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Third Place:  Sachin Pannuri, Cosmic Love, 2024, Etching and Aquatint

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

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Thomas C Bennett, Stoic, 2023, Monotype

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Andrew DeCaen, Gravity and Time, 2024, Collage Screenprint and Lithograph

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Kate Hanlon, Alice, Watering, 2023, White Line Woodcut

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Julie Lapping Rivera, Roberta Cowell, 2021, Woodcut

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Tate Klacsmann, Squid and Boat, 2024, Linocut and Monoprint (Binnie Birstein Scholarship Award)

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Now on view in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries: Though a hip medium in the world of commercial art today, airbrush is actually a 19th century invention. Comprised of 40 works wide-ranging in theme and style, this exhibition showcases the creations of noteworthy artists who have chosen airbrush as their primary medium of expression.

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Featured masters Don Eddy, Jerry Ott and George Green (1943—2020) were part of the earliest known exhibition of airbrushed art, 40 years ago in San Jose, California. Bruce Evans, Alan Pastrana, Cesar Santander, Hisaya Taira, and Dru Blair are regarded among the very best to have ever worked in the medium. Blair is widely known as much for his art as he is for his mentorship — this exhibition also includes the work of several of his most notable protégés, who are now well established artists in their own right.

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Gallery Entry is always free for SM&NC Members, and free with Daily General Admission for Visitors.

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Traveling Exhibition Produced By David J. Wagner, LLC

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More: https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/underpressure/

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The Artists Collective of Westport explores the power of words through visual arts with an all-member exhibit of over 80 works spanning two galleries at the Westport Library. Each artist was invited to display a work in the medium of their choice inspired by a single word. Also on view is Piece by Piece, a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 6-inch square section randomly selected from an exciting contemporary painting. All work is for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming.

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Open during regular business hours.

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Exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

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 Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join the Museum, as we recreate the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel. Come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous 90-minute walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Reservation required, tickets are non-refundable

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Spring is in full bloom at PICTURE THIS of Westport with this collection of photorealism works by Weston artist Julie Leff.

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NYLEN GALLERY invites you to visit us and submerge yourself in the freshness of spring at Julie's show entitled "BOUNTIFUL." 

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Monumental works, intimately cropped bouquets and a deep woodland "snippet" are featured in this exhibit.

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Many original works are also available as giclées for a wide range of sizes and price-points.

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Julie studied at Yale and SIlvermine Guild of Artists and she is a member of the Artists Collective of Westport, Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield 

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and Weston Arts. This show runs through August 10th

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Children ages 6 – 12 meet weekly for in-depth artmaking and museum fun. Each day, we'll look at artworks in the galleries, have a lunch break in the garden, and create art projects that investigate new ideas and materials. This summer’s classes are inspired by the upcoming photography exhibition, Jonathan Becker: Lost Time. Join for one or all four sessions! 

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Individual classes:  $75 / $60 for Members.

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Series of four classes:  $260 / $200 for Members.

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July 24: Black & White Day

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July 31: Multimedia Portraiture

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August 7: Memories and Moments

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August 14: Photo Collage Fun!

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Ages 6 – 12. Students will be divided into two age groups. Extended hours available upon request: 9:00 – 10:00 AM and 2:00 – 3:00 PM. $15/hour and $10/hour for Members. Advanced registration required.

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Ticket link: https://www.simpletix.com/e/summer-creativity-club-tickets-174092

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Each summer, our highly anticipated Summer Salon showcases the incredible creations of our Guild members, offering a diverse and exciting range of artworks. With one hundred and thirteen artists, this exhibit has something for everyone, from cutting-edge contemporary pieces to the enduring charm of traditional craftsmanship. Whether you're an art connoisseur or a casual admirer, you'll find a piece that speaks to your unique taste and aesthetic in a wide range of prices and styles. Best of all, you don't have to wait until the exhibition ends to bring your favorite piece home – artworks are available for purchase right off the wall. 50% of your purchase helps keep an artist employed, 50% support Silvermine Galleries programs. The Summer Salon runs from July 20th - August 22nd.

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Wilton Library's annual Summer Show art exhibition celebrates adult artists who live or work in Wilton, or have a connection to the town. This is the 78th year that the library will welcome local talent to display their works in this non-juried summer art exhibition.

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Opening Reception on Friday, July 12 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through August 21. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. 

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 Heather Gaudio Fine Art  is pleased to present The Summer Show, a group exhibition featuring painting, works on paper and sculpture by gallery roster artists Hyun Jung Ahn, Tegan Brozyna Roberts, Fernando Daza, Jessica Drenk, Harry Markusse, Dakyo Oh, Matt Shlian, Nadia Yaron and Thomas Witte.  The show opens on July 27th and will run through September 14th, 2024.  The public is invited to attend an opening reception on July 25th, 4-6pm.

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The artists featured in this exhibition use diverse materials in singular ways to highlight color, form, and materiality. Working mostly within the mode of abstraction, they articulate signature lexicons through an intuitive, processed-based approach resulting in engaging and visually stimulating artworks. These artists reference themes around our relationship with memory, personal histories, nature, and geographic locations.

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About the artists: 

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Korean-born  Hyun Jung Ahn  explores memories, psychological interiorities, and emotional states of being by painting fields of color on canvas or linen. The artist stitches together several pieces of raw and painted material with a sewing machine, the threads and seams creating an alternative type of mark drawing across the surface. Curves and lines express hermetic, enigmatic forms, the carefully selected palette determines the emotive temperature of the artwork. Also working from memory,  Tegan Brozyna Roberts  uses mixed media to create visual manifestations of spaces and experiences she encounters in urban neighborhoods. As a nod to a family tradition of working with textiles, the artist constructs a type of “loom” through which she “weaves” hand-cut and painted paper shapes. Through abstraction, the artist’s visual language manages to conjure maps, moving plate tectonics, and other geographic associations.

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Spanish artist  Fernando Daza  investigates form, color, light, shadow, and texture using monochromatic Canson paper which he mounts onto linen or burlap. Through a meditative process, the paper is methodically hand-torn, precisely layered, and adhered to the canvas support. The torn sheets are arranged to create reduced geometric or biomorphic forms that are reminiscent of modernist shapes.  Dutch artist  Harry Markusse  shares the same formal preoccupations in his exploration of color, form, light, space, and movement. These are conveyed through a colorful interplay of painted bands that travel across the canvas, turning into themselves and giving way to other ribbons or geometric forms.  Although taking an improvised and subconscious approach to painting, Markusse will later recognize his imagery and visual dialogues from shapes he encounters in his day to day.  

​

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Jessica Drenk  repurposes every-day materials such as pencils, books, PVC pipe, and even cotton swabs and junk mail to make objects resembling natural formations. Her works can take on the appearance of microcosms, or morph into the macro sphere emulating cross-sections of trees, geological strata, slivers of rock, eroded riverbeds, calcified stalactites, and other large accumulations.  The sculptures of Brazilian-born artist  Nadia Yaron  also reference nature and our relationship with it.  Made of salvaged wood, alabaster, marble, and other locally sourced stones, these stacked table-top pieces and modular columns conjure layered landscapes topped with clouds or can appear anthropomorphic, like ancient ritualistic objects.  Also sharing a deep connection with nature is Korean artist  Dakyo Oh , who sources inspiration from the sunlight touching the vast expanse of the sea, to tiny rings created by droplets of rain on a water puddle, to ecosystems on shaded stones. The artist brings her paintings to life by mixing minerals, soil, and other natural materials which she applies to hemp canvases. Oh’s richly textured paintings are not literal representations, rather interpretations evocative of the quiet forces behind life and its origins.  

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Two other artists in the exhibition work exclusively with paper in signature ways.  Matthew Shlian ’s intuitive approach creates stunning three-dimensional objects where color, light, patterns, and planar shifts come together. His geometric assemblages and modular aggregations begin as patterns drawn in a notebook before he continues to puzzle out his concepts with paper using his hands.  For Shlian, the element of surprise and discovery are integral to his process.  While  Thomas Witte ’s work is the most representational in the exhibition, his practice is equally process-based. Sourcing his imagery from 35mm slides, Witte selects the scenes he finds interesting, cropping and zooming in on them before projecting them on paper.  Images of family vacations, table gatherings, city streetscapes and the like are drawn and then meticulously hand cut. At times, Witte applies a layer of tissue paper colored with his own created pigments. These reclaimed and recontextualized narratives are snapshots from another era, yet they portray recognizable scenes and familiar objects that are windows into a collective past.

​

​

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. 

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 GREENWICH ART SOCIETY presents

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ANNUAL SUMMER EXHIBIT AT THE FLINN GALLERY

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JULY 31 - AUGUST 22, 2024

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THEME: “@LIVINGARTISTS”

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EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OF HASHTAG CULTURE THE THEME, @LIVINGARTISTS, CELEBRATES LIVING ARTISTS THROUGH THEIR ORIGINAL WORKS.

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Sponsored by M&T Bank

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FLINN GALLERY, GREENWICH LIBRARY

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101 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH, CT  06830

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The Greenwich Art Society is pleased to announce the return of its Annual Members Exhibition, "#LIVINGARTISTS”" at the Flinn Gallery at the Greenwich Library. This exhibition is generously sponsored by M&T Bank. Exhibition dates are July 31st thru August 22nd. There will be an opening reception and awards ceremony on Thursday August 1st from 6:15 - 7:30 PM. An online digital and virtual gallery will be available on our website, www.greenwichartsociety.org . All work will be for sale.

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JUROR:   Lauren Rosati  is an Associate Curator in the department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Lauren is also Research Projects Manager in the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, an art historian and writer whose work focuses on sound, media, performance, and technology. Recent projects include the exhibitions Oliver Beer: Vessel Orchestra (2019) and Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer (2023) as well as a forthcoming commission with Jennie C. Jones. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the City University of New York, Graduate Center.

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GALLERY HOURS:   Mon, Tues., Wed & Fri. 12pm – 4pm / Thurs.  12pm – 8pm / Sat. 10am – 5pm / Sun. 1pm-5pm

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CO-CHAIRS:   Anna Patalano & Margaret Phillips / GAS Office: 203-629-1533 or: www.greenwichartsociety.org

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 GREENWICH ART SOCIETY presents

​

ANNUAL SUMMER EXHIBIT AT THE FLINN GALLERY

​

JULY 31 - AUGUST 22, 2024

​

THEME: “@LIVINGARTISTS”

​

EMBRACING THE SPIRIT OF HASHTAG CULTURE THE THEME, @LIVINGARTISTS, CELEBRATES LIVING ARTISTS THROUGH THEIR ORIGINAL WORKS.

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RECEPTION & AWARDS CEREMONY AUGUST 1st, 6:15 -7:30PM

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sponsored by M&/T Bank

​

FLINN GALLERY, GREENWICH LIBRARY

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101 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, 2ND FLOOR, GREENWICH, CT  06830

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The Greenwich Art Society is pleased to announce the return of its Annual Members Exhibition, "#LIVINGARTISTS”" at the Flinn Gallery at the Greenwich Library. This exhibition is generously sponsored by M&T Bank. Exhibition dates are July 31st thru August 22nd. There will be an opening reception and awards ceremony on Thursday August 1st from 6:15 - 7:30 PM. An online digital and virtual gallery will be available on our website, www.greenwichartsociety.org . All work will be for sale.

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JUROR:   Lauren Rosati  is an Associate Curator in the department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Lauren is also Research Projects Manager in the Leonard A. Lauder Research Center for Modern Art, an art historian and writer whose work focuses on sound, media, performance, and technology. Recent projects include the exhibitions Oliver Beer: Vessel Orchestra (2019) and Jacolby Satterwhite: A Metta Prayer (2023) as well as a forthcoming commission with Jennie C. Jones. She holds a Ph.D. in Art History from the City University of New York, Graduate Center.

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GALLERY HOURS:   Mon, Tues., Wed & Fri. 12pm – 4pm / Thurs.  12pm – 8pm / Sat. 10am – 5pm / Sun. 1pm-5pm

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CO-CHAIRS:   Anna Patalano & Margaret Phillips / GAS Office: 203-629-1533 or: www.greenwichartsociety.org

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When Los Angeles private eye J.J. "Jake" Gittes (Jack Nicholson) is hired by Evelyn Mulwray to investigate her husband's activities, he believes it's a routine infidelity case. Jake's investigation soon becomes anything but routine when he meets the real Mrs. Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) and realizes he was hired by an imposter. Mr. Mulwray's sudden death sets Gittes on a tangled trail of corruption, deceit and sinister family secrets as Evelyn's father (John Huston) becomes a suspect in the case.

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The exhibition, The Making of an Icon: Walter Iooss and Sports Photography (March 6 - August 2, 2024) explores the ways that photographs capture heroic moments, contribute to legendary myths of greatness, and tell authentic stories of athletic struggle and uplift. The show is curated by Kathryn Leann Harris and Douglas Stark of Interpreting Sports. Support provided by CT Humanities.

​

Registration is officially open for 2024 Summer Camps at the Fairfield Museum! Our unforgettable summer camps are designed for kids ages 7-12 and bring history to life through art-making, gallery exploration, outdoor play on the Museum Commons, and many more hands-on activities. Each week features a different theme inspired by the Museum’s rich collections and exhibitions. Whether your child has an interest in archaeology, history, or the arts, you’ll be sure to find a program that’s right for them. Adventures in Art Camp | July 22-26 Spy Camp | July 29-August 2 Innovation Camp | August 5-9 Archaeology Camp | August 12-16 | SOLD OUT! History Camp | August 19-23

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The Center for Contemporary Printmaking’s Biennial FOOTPRINT International Competition is an opportunity for the presentation of current trends and innovations in contemporary printmaking within the bounds of the one square foot (12” x 12”) configuration. The square format was uncommon in art until the advent of abstraction, and presents distinct challenges of composition and expression. Within these precise limits, artists must confront a space and create visual order and formal structure.

​

All fine-art printmaking mediums are eligible for the competition, including woodcut, intaglio, lithography, screenprint, monotype, and original digital media. For 2024, juror Laurel Garber reviewed 394 submissions from artists all over the world. Of these, she selected 95 prints for inclusion in the exhibition. They represent 13 international artists and 73 artists based in the United States.

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WINNERS:

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First Place:  Joanna Anos, Testament, 2024, Drypoint

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Second Place:  Ernie Wood, Long Ago and Here Today, 2021, Linocut

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Third Place:  Sachin Pannuri, Cosmic Love, 2024, Etching and Aquatint

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HONORABLE MENTIONS

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Thomas C Bennett, Stoic, 2023, Monotype

​

Andrew DeCaen, Gravity and Time, 2024, Collage Screenprint and Lithograph

​

Kate Hanlon, Alice, Watering, 2023, White Line Woodcut

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Julie Lapping Rivera, Roberta Cowell, 2021, Woodcut

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Tate Klacsmann, Squid and Boat, 2024, Linocut and Monoprint (Binnie Birstein Scholarship Award)

​

 ABOUT SHOP SWAP:  Shop Swap is a print exchange exhibition between the Center for Contemporary Printmaking and another printmaking shop somewhere in the world. For 2024, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking is collaborating with Litho Werkstatt Berlin. CCP and the Litho Werkstatt sent each other a representative body of work illustrating the talents of each other’s membership.

​

ABOUT SHOP SWAP PARTNER 2024 : WERKSTATT KÜNSTLERISCHE LITHOGRAPHIE, or the Artistic Lithography Workshop was founded in Berlin in 1987. In the nearly four decades of its existence, it has earned respect as a printmaking workplace, even beyond the borders of Germany. More than 200 artists from around the world have worked in the workshop, which cultivates the classic printing techniques of stone lithography, etching and woodcut. Much like CCP, they offer studio space for artists, the expert advice of printers, instructional courses, editioning services, and a gallery space.

​

Shop Swap exchanges are open exclusively to CCP Members. Over the winter, artists were invited to submit original fine art prints to be reviewed by an outside juror who selected a representative body of work from the submissions. Our juror for Shop Swap 2024, Sarah Kirk Hanley, chose prints from the following  17 member artists to represent CCP in Berlin:

​

Donna Barack

​

Karen Butler

​

Dorothy Cochran

​

Beatrice delPerugia

​

Sheila Fane

​

Patricia Gaugnat

​

Kate Hanlon

​

Linda Herritt

​

Cornelia Huellstrunk

​

Gali Katz

​

Dawn Leone

​

Joseph Moore

​

Heidi Palmer

​

Michael Piotrowski

​

Christopher Shore

​

Nomi Silverman

​

Roberto Torres

​

Litho Werkstatt Berlin artists who will be exhibited at CCP:

​

Torsten Bohn

​

Klaus Dittrich

​

Hadass Gilboa

​

Julia Herfurth

​

Monika Hipfel

​

Isabella Liberti

​

Martin Lotz

​

David Nikolov

​

Rashid Salman

​

Marianne Schröder

​

Pia Szur

​

The Artists Collective of Westport explores the power of words through visual arts with an all-member exhibit of over 80 works spanning two galleries at the Westport Library. Each artist was invited to display a work in the medium of their choice inspired by a single word. Also on view is Piece by Piece, a 6-foot by 8-foot art installation composed of the work of 48 Artists Collective members. Each artist received a 12-inch by 12-inch blank panel along with a 6-inch square section randomly selected from an exciting contemporary painting. All work is for sale, with a percentage of the proceeds also going to benefit the Library’s art programming.

​

Open during regular business hours.

​

Exhibit support is provided by The Drew Friedman Community Arts Center.

​

Now on view in our Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries: Though a hip medium in the world of commercial art today, airbrush is actually a 19th century invention. Comprised of 40 works wide-ranging in theme and style, this exhibition showcases the creations of noteworthy artists who have chosen airbrush as their primary medium of expression.

​

Featured masters Don Eddy, Jerry Ott and George Green (1943—2020) were part of the earliest known exhibition of airbrushed art, 40 years ago in San Jose, California. Bruce Evans, Alan Pastrana, Cesar Santander, Hisaya Taira, and Dru Blair are regarded among the very best to have ever worked in the medium. Blair is widely known as much for his art as he is for his mentorship — this exhibition also includes the work of several of his most notable protégés, who are now well established artists in their own right.

​

Gallery Entry is always free for SM&NC Members, and free with Daily General Admission for Visitors.

​

Traveling Exhibition Produced By David J. Wagner, LLC

​

More: https://www.stamfordmuseum.org/underpressure/

​

 Imagine it’s the summer of 1920. Westport is a sleepy farm community that lures New York’s most glamorous couple-F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald—to its shores. Zelda swims daily in the peaceful waters of the Long Island Sound while Scott takes advantage of the bucolic quiet to work on what he hopes will be his next great novel—The Great Gatsby. Join the Museum, as we recreate the summer of 1920 and the sites and characters that influenced Fitzgerald’s Great American novel. Come prepared for a gorgeous, vigorous 90-minute walk in one of the East Coast’s most beautiful settings. Please bring water and wear comfortable walking shoes. Reservation required, tickets are non-refundable

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Spring is in full bloom at PICTURE THIS of Westport with this collection of photorealism works by Weston artist Julie Leff.

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NYLEN GALLERY invites you to visit us and submerge yourself in the freshness of spring at Julie's show entitled "BOUNTIFUL." 

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Monumental works, intimately cropped bouquets and a deep woodland "snippet" are featured in this exhibit.

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Many original works are also available as giclées for a wide range of sizes and price-points.

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Julie studied at Yale and SIlvermine Guild of Artists and she is a member of the Artists Collective of Westport, Art/Place Gallery in Fairfield 

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and Weston Arts. This show runs through August 10th

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Each summer, our highly anticipated Summer Salon showcases the incredible creations of our Guild members, offering a diverse and exciting range of artworks. With one hundred and thirteen artists, this exhibit has something for everyone, from cutting-edge contemporary pieces to the enduring charm of traditional craftsmanship. Whether you're an art connoisseur or a casual admirer, you'll find a piece that speaks to your unique taste and aesthetic in a wide range of prices and styles. Best of all, you don't have to wait until the exhibition ends to bring your favorite piece home – artworks are available for purchase right off the wall. 50% of your purchase helps keep an artist employed, 50% support Silvermine Galleries programs. The Summer Salon runs from July 20th - August 22nd.

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