Curtain Call’s Theatre Arts Workshops: Back to School Means Back in Action!
For over 30 years, Stamford’s longest-running and only nonprofit, theatre-producing company has offered opportunities for kids grades K+, teens, and adults to ACT OUT with classes after school, evenings and weekends throughout the school year, AND full-day summer workshops! Our Fall 2024 Session of exciting lineup of classes for kids (grades K+), teens, and adults in acting, improv, musical theatre, dance, AND MORE begin September 16, 2024 and run for eight weeks. (See our website for details.) Scholarships, payment plans and sibling discounts. For questions, contact our Education Director, Brian Bianco at brian@curtaincallinc.com.
Curtain Call's Fall Drama Arts Classes for Kids, Teens & Adults
Featuring 2024-2025 Korry Fellow Lauren Clayton, and Regional Artists Holly Danger and Brian Kaspr, STACKED: MERGING LAYERS promises to be a kaleidoscope of colors and deeply meaningful messages.The three artists cross paths in their journey of creation, experimentation , stacks of sketchbooks, journals, and ephemera works that transcend their given mediums.
STACKED: MERGING LAYERS
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library!
“My Story Revealed" invites you on a visual journey through the heart of personal and cultural narratives. This exhibit honors the art of storytelling by showcasing the compelling and diverse experiences of some of the 8-18 year old students taking part in our international Global Voices - ArtLink exchanges over three decades.
Whether their pieces are beautifully rendered or simply drawn, delightful or thought provoking, the creation of these pieces has been a journey of self-discovery. Through their work, the young artists have expressed their identities, shared their stories, and conveyed the aspects of their lives and society they treasure - or are concerned about.
This collection brings together diverse artistic youth voices from 28 ArtLink partner countries, transcending political systems and geographical boundaries. We believe that art is a universal language, uniting us through the shared experiences and dreams of its young creators, promoting a common humanity that will lead to a more peaceful future.
As you explore the exhibit, we invite you, the viewer, to reflect on your own story, your own journey, cultivating a deeper sense of empathy and appreciation for the multi-faceted tapestry of human experiences we are all part of. We hope to see you there!
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Creative Connections is a nonprofit in Norwalk, CT, dedicated to promoting global understanding and empathy through art-based exchanges between youth worldwide. We connect students in the U.S. with peers in other countries, encouraging cultural sharing and cross-cultural learning. We focus on fostering global citizenship and creative communication through programs like Global Voices - ArtLink, which highlights diverse perspectives and cultural storytelling.
Details:
The opening reception will be on 9/30 from 5:30-7:30pm
The exhibit will remain up until Spring 2025.
Where:New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT
Please contact scanessa@creativeconnections.org with any questions.
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library.
An Exhibition Like No Other!
This groundbreaking exhibition highlights ongoing, cutting-edge dinosaur research by American Museum of Natural History paleontologists and other leading scientists from around the world.
It explores how paleontologists today are using an incredible array of new technologies — from bioengineering computer software to CT scans — along with new discoveries and new ideas to investigate and reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries of dinosaurs, such as what they really looked like and how they actually moved and behaved, as well as the complex and hotly debated theories of why — or even whether — they became extinct.
Exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science; the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Field Museum, Chicago; and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh.
Made possible with generous support from GoHealth Urgent Care.
This exhibition is free for SM&NC Members, and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
Exhibition on View: Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas
This November, Geary Gallery proudly presents our beautiful New England shoreline with "Treasured Shorelines," featuring the magnificent seascapes of Fairfield, CT artist, Jason Pritchard. His exhibit runs November 1-27. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
Jason Pritchard: Treasured Shorelines Art Exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT
A very moving art exhibition featuring three extraordinary Connecticut Artists expressing the essence and effect of shadow, light, the subliminal mind and the human spirit.
THE DARK OF LIGHT
Elisa Contemporary Art is pleased to present a Solo exhibit of the Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett. It is now open at the One River School in Westport. The exhibit will run from through November 27 at 833 Post Road East, Westport CT. Gallery hours are: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm and Saturday/Sunday 10am - 2pm.
Join us for a Reception on Saturday, November 23 from 2-4pm
From color-infused paintings to video self-portraits, Paula Brett’s body of work incorporates various combinations of media dealing with ideas such as created identity, coincidence, ritual, and transitory spaces.
The limited edition photographs are Mandalas made from pieces of Candy, Jewels, Toys, Cars and other favorites. According to Paula, “The mandala symbolizes the law of the universe and since man is also a microcosm of the universe, many cultures believe that the mandala also symbolizes the human soul. Mandalas serve as collection point for universal forces…My intention with these mandalas is to arrange everyday sweets and favorite objects into a pattern which becomes sacred, where delicious turns divine, the enticing now exquisite.”
Brett has exhibited work in New York, CT, Chicago, San Francisco, Budapest and Romania.
About One River School:
Founded in 2012 in Englewood, NJ, “one river” west of New York City, One River School has embarked on a mission to "transform art education"® in America. Today, their innovative program teaches thousands of students in fifteen locations across six states. We are thrilled to be working with One River Westport.
About Elisa Contemporary Art
Elisa Contemporary Art represents a portfolio of emerging through mid-career contemporary artists. Founded in 2007 by
Lisa Cooper, Elisa Contemporary Art is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and collection of art as a way to enrich
and heal our lives, our communities, and the world. The Riverdale NY Gallery opened in 2008. The Art Salon in Fairfield
CT opened in May 2017 (by appointment only). Elisa Contemporary Art has participated in international art fairs in New
York, Miami and the Hamptons and curated 40+ art exhibits in public/private spaces in the Tri-State.
For additional information, visit us at www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com or Instagram: @ElisaContemporary Art
Solo Exhibit of Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett
The Carriage Barn Arts Center presents Edward Keating: A Fearless Legacy Photography Exhibition of the Pulitzer prize-winning photographer from New Canaan October 12 - November 13, 2024
This new exhibition highlights the late Pulitzer-prize winning photographer’s 40-year career, as well as his connection to New Canaan, CT. Curated with members of the photographer’s family, this first-ever retrospective features 80 photographs and additional archival materials that offer insight into Keating’s career and life as a photographer. The exhibition spans decades of his work and features editioned estate prints as well as rare and unique vintage silver gelatins printed by Keating that are available for sale.
Born in 1956 and raised in New Canaan, CT, Edward Keating moved to New York City in 1981 to become a photographer. He taught himself how to photograph by chronicling the street life of everyday New Yorkers.
Hired as a Staff Photographer at The New York Times in 1991, he covered national and international news. He was also a regular contributor to the Sunday New York Times Magazine. In addition, he co-founded the "Vows" wedding column. In 2002, Keating won the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage on the attacks of 9/11. He additionally shared the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting with New York Times staff for the series, "How Race is Lived in America.” After leaving the Times in 2002, he became a regular contributor to New York Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, Vanity Fair and Time.
From Kosovo to Crown Heights, Keating often put himself in the center of highly charged conflicts - ignoring the dangers -- to best capture the emotion, devastation and humanity with his camera. Keating’s camera stayed around his neck until the very end. At just 65 years of age, he passed away in September 2021, as a result of many months of long exposure to toxic material while covering 9/11 at Ground Zero.
The Carriage Barn Arts Center is located in New Canaan's Waveny Park, hours are Wednesday-Saturday 10am-3pm and Sunday 1-5pm. Visit carriagebarn.org for more information.
Edward Keating: A Fearless Legacy, Photography Exhibition at the Carriage Barn Arts Center
Fourteen area artists from Wilson Avenue Loft Artists will bring holiday spirit to Wilton Library's November-December art exhibition "Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions." Wilson Avenue Loft Artists (WALA), founded in 2007, is located on the border of Norwalk and Rowayton and provides studio spaces for artists working in a variety of media, including painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, and photography. WALA's goal is to provide a supportive environment for making artwork and connections to the arts community, especially during their annual Open Studio Weekend.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Jay Brodsky (Scarsdale, NY), Connie Brown (New Canaan), Erin Dolan (Norwalk), Heide Follin (Norwalk), Lori Glavin (Bovina Center, NY), Ruth Ipe, Elisa Keogh (Norwalk), Nancy McTague-Stock (Norwalk), Andrea Metchick (Westport), Lily Morgan (Stamford), Claudia Renfro (Pound Ridge, NY), Missy Savard (Fairfield), Vicki French Smith (Darien), and Susan Cutler Tremaine (Darien).
Opening reception on Friday, November 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through December 13. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions" Art Exhibition
Sacred Space, organized by guest curator Juanita Sunday, draws on the rich history of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by artist Allan Edmunds. As of 2023, FUAM is home to a Brandywine “satellite collection,” joining other institutions including Harvard Art Museums, RISD Museum, and the University of Delaware Museums. This exhibition features works from FUAM’s own collection as well as loans from Brandywine itself.
Sacred Space encourages a deep exploration of spiritual connection, inviting viewers to reflect on the ancestral wisdom and memory passed down through generations. The exhibition serves as a portal into the interconnected realms of spirituality, time, space, memory, and culture. The artists pay homage to their forebears, drawing upon cultural traditions, rituals, and sacred practices to honor and preserve, as well as question, the invaluable heritage that shapes our identities.
“My belief is that art is best as the articulation of spiritual ideas or transformative intention. It can be an agent of spiritual inspiration or personal and social transformation.” - Michael D. Harris
Image: Martin Payton, Portal, 1990, offset lithograph. Partial gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives and Museum Purchase with funds from the Black Art Fund, 2024 (2024.0601) © Martin Payton
Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Print Exhibition
This exhibition presents a group of woodcuts, engravings, and etchings from the late 15th through late 18th centuries drawn from the Wetmore Collection at Connecticut College. The collection was assembled in the early 20th century by Fanny S. Wetmore, and bequeathed to the College in 1930. From familiar favorites like Dürer’s Adam and Eve and Rembrandt’s Three Trees to hidden gems like the gold-sprinkled surface of Maria Katharina Prestel’s Virtue Overcoming Vice, the show explores more than three centuries of artistic innovation on paper.
Although little is known of Wetmore herself, her collecting activities place her within a tradition dating back to the rise of printmaking in early modern Europe. The surging production of prints by the beginning of the 16th century represented a sea change for both artists and consumers. For artists, prints provided additional revenue, increased their personal fame, and offered greater latitude for experimentation outside the traditional patronage structure. For consumers, prints represented access to visual art on an unprecedented scale; even those who would never have been able to commission an independent work from a great artist could now readily obtain an engraving or an etching. Prints were easily transported, could be pasted up on walls or into albums, and even large collections of them took up relatively little room. And, with the rise of reproductive printmaking, even geographically distant or physically inaccessible artworks could be added to the collector’s “paper museum.”
This exhibition is the second in the Museum’s history to have been co-curated with Fairfield University students, and has been supported by generous funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Image: Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve, 1504, engraving
Ink and Time: European Prints from the Wetmore Collection
On View October 16, 2024 – March 9, 2025
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, the Greenwich Historical Society presents a timely and dynamic exhibition that takes a fresh look at the impact of the Revolutionary War on our community.
The Revolution may have started in Massachusetts, but it soon spread to Connecticut, particularly Fairfield County and Greenwich, the gateway to Patriotic New England. With their safety and livelihood at risk, residents had to choose whether to support American Independence, to remain loyal to King George III or claim neutrality. This is the story of the people of Greenwich and their neighbors in Fairfield County, living, working, fighting, fleeing or dying on the front line of the Revolutionary War.
Original materials from the Revolution belonging to the Greenwich Historical Society, as well as other museums and archives, will be used to illustrate the impact of the War on our community.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of related programs and events
Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line
Please join us for the opening reception of the Weston Library Photography Club photography exhibition opening reception.
Sunday, October 6th 1-3pm
Weston Public Library
56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT
If you cannot make the opening, please visit the exhibit during the Library open hours. Call to ensure the Community Room is open for visitors: 203-222-2665
Opening Reception- Photography Exhibition "A Closer Look"
Greenwich Historical Society November Local Spotlight book talk features Greenwich resident, author and Holocaust survivor Judith Alter Kallman. Her compelling memoir, A Candle in the Heart: Memoir of a Child Survivor, is the story of a young child from Slovakia, who survived with only some of her siblings and has but dim memories of her parents and the beauty of a privileged, pious childhood. Judith takes us on a journey from her native town through temporary havens and momentary respites into Hungary, before the German invasion of March 1944 and the final year of the Holocaust in German-occupied Budapest in a race between survival and death. Along the way we meet Jews who saved Jews, people who embraced a young child as their own, and others who turned their backs, so paralyzed by the dangers of their own situation that they could not care about an orphaned girl. The richness of the story is enhanced by the extensive description of the aftermath of the Holocaust; the kindness of Jews in England and in the early years in the State of Israel, where Jewish children were raised and rehabilitated in villages which healed the body and nourished the soul.
Books can be purchased at the Museum Store for signing on the Day of the event.
A Candle in the Heart Local Author Book Talk
The Housatonic Museum of Art is partnering with the Thomas Merton Family Center, a cornerstone of hope and support in the Bridgeport community, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary Celebration. The evening will commence with the unveiling of the "Faces of a Sacred Place" photography exhibit at 5:00 PM. This collection, captured by Bridgeport-based photographers Jay Misencik and Geralene Valentine, portrays the compelling stories of the guests of the Merton Center. Free & open to the public. RSVP: https://bit.ly/hma-merton-rsvp
Thomas Merton Center Opening Reception
Join art historian and curator David Little, in conversation with influential Vanity Fair editor David Friend and acclaimed photographer Gillian Laub, to discuss the history of fashion photography and magazine publications since the 1980s. This series complements the KMA’s current exhibition, Jonathan Becker: Lost Time.
Photo credit: Jonathan Becker. Carolina Herrera Show, Fall Collections, New York, 1982. Archival pigment on rag, 28 x 28 in. (71.12 x 71.12 cm). Courtesy of the artist, © Jonathan Becker
KMA Adult Courses: Photography, History, and Fashion Tickets | Katonah Museum of Art
KMA Adult Courses: Photography, History, and Fashion
Join us for an evening of connection at the Arts & Creative Industry Mixer. This networking event brings together members of Norwalk’s vibrant arts community for light bites, conversation, and a chance to expand your creative network.
Meet fellow artists, creators, business owners, and organizations passionate about supporting the arts in Norwalk | Discover how the Norwalk Arts & Culture Commission is supporting the local arts scene and how you can get involved | Let us know what types of events and collaborations you want to see in the future | Help us build a comprehensive network of artists, businesses, and potential partners for future opportunities
Arts & Creative Industry Mixer
Were you obsessed with the American Girl dolls and books? Are you still a fan? Then this is the event for you!
Join Mary Mahoney, co-author of the book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl, on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at 7pm at the Weston History & Culture Center in Weston, CT for an in-person chat about all things American Girl and 90’s nostalgia!
Bring questions for Mary and bring your doll…because you know you still have it! 1990’s and American Girl inspired snacks and drinks will be served. Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl will be available for purchase and Mary will be signing books at the end of the event. Also included is a tour of the historic Coley House, brought back to reflect life during the 1940s (Kit and Molly fans – this is the perfect photo opportunity for you!).
Limited seating, advanced tickets recommended. Tickets: $20 - WHCC Members, $25 – Non-Members. Purchase online at: https://westoncthistory.org All ages are welcome however this event is geared towards an adult audience. Event takes place at the Weston History & Culture Center, 104 Weston Road in Weston, CT. Parking and entrance on High Acre Road. Event takes place in the Visitor’s Center, the red building adjacent to the parking lot.
About Mary Mahoney: Mary Mahoney is a historian, podcaster, writer, and cultural critic. She is most at home in moments when she can think with history about pop culture. Specifically, she loves thinking about the stories we tell about ourselves and the meanings behind our pop culture attachments. She is the co-host of Dolls of Our Lives and the co-author of Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl. She also writes a weekly newsletter called Landline that explores topics in history and pop culture. When not writing or diving deep into some pop culture rabbit hole, Mary can otherwise be found exploring any house museum, watching all available reality tv shows, and chasing down new cereals and sneakers. She lives in Connecticut with her wife.
About the book Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl: Combining history, travelogue, and memoir, Dolls of Our Lives follows Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney on an unforgettable journey to the past as they delve into the origins of this iconic brand. Continuing the conversations that began on their podcast, they set out to answer the lingering questions that keep them up at night. What did American Girl inventor Pleasant Rowland hope to say to children with these dolls? Was girl power something that could be ordered from a catalogue, described by a magazine, or modeled in the plot lines of books? And how - and why - did this brand shape an entire generation? Through interviews with a legion of devoted doll lovers, a field trip to Colonial Williamsburg, a place that inspired Pleasant to create American Girl, and an exploration of their own (complicated) fandom, this is a deep dive into one of the 90s most coveted products - the American Girl doll. – Synopsis from MacMillian Publishing, 2023.
The Weston Historical Society D/B/A The Weston History and Culture Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. WHCC would like to thank its benefactors: the Daniel E. Offutt, III Charitable Trust and the Twenty-Seven Foundation. It would also like to thank its annual sponsors: Fairfield County Bank, KMS Team at Compass, and Pullman & Comley.
American Girl Fan Night - An Evening with Mary Mahoney, Co-Author of "Dolls of Our Lives"
What has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? Baye & Asa’s 4|2|3 focuses on the impacts of climate change using the Riddle of the Sphinx as a symbolic structure. The piece is divided into three sections for three generations of performers who examine the intergenerational cooperation necessary to acknowledge this existential crisis. Reflecting on humanity’s industrial history, we build new worlds on less oppressive, less extractive, and more sustainable foundations.
Selected in 2022 as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch,” Baye & Asa is a company creating movement art projects directed and choreographed by Amadi “Baye” Washington and Sam “Asa” Pratt. The two grew up together in New York City, and hip-hop and African dance languages are the foundation of their technique.
Baye & Asa 4/2/3
Curtain Call’s Theatre Arts Workshops: Back to School Means Back in Action!
For over 30 years, Stamford’s longest-running and only nonprofit, theatre-producing company has offered opportunities for kids grades K+, teens, and adults to ACT OUT with classes after school, evenings and weekends throughout the school year, AND full-day summer workshops! Our Fall 2024 Session of exciting lineup of classes for kids (grades K+), teens, and adults in acting, improv, musical theatre, dance, AND MORE begin September 16, 2024 and run for eight weeks. (See our website for details.) Scholarships, payment plans and sibling discounts. For questions, contact our Education Director, Brian Bianco at brian@curtaincallinc.com.
Curtain Call's Fall Drama Arts Classes for Kids, Teens & Adults
Featuring 2024-2025 Korry Fellow Lauren Clayton, and Regional Artists Holly Danger and Brian Kaspr, STACKED: MERGING LAYERS promises to be a kaleidoscope of colors and deeply meaningful messages.The three artists cross paths in their journey of creation, experimentation , stacks of sketchbooks, journals, and ephemera works that transcend their given mediums.
STACKED: MERGING LAYERS
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library!
“My Story Revealed" invites you on a visual journey through the heart of personal and cultural narratives. This exhibit honors the art of storytelling by showcasing the compelling and diverse experiences of some of the 8-18 year old students taking part in our international Global Voices - ArtLink exchanges over three decades.
Whether their pieces are beautifully rendered or simply drawn, delightful or thought provoking, the creation of these pieces has been a journey of self-discovery. Through their work, the young artists have expressed their identities, shared their stories, and conveyed the aspects of their lives and society they treasure - or are concerned about.
This collection brings together diverse artistic youth voices from 28 ArtLink partner countries, transcending political systems and geographical boundaries. We believe that art is a universal language, uniting us through the shared experiences and dreams of its young creators, promoting a common humanity that will lead to a more peaceful future.
As you explore the exhibit, we invite you, the viewer, to reflect on your own story, your own journey, cultivating a deeper sense of empathy and appreciation for the multi-faceted tapestry of human experiences we are all part of. We hope to see you there!
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Creative Connections is a nonprofit in Norwalk, CT, dedicated to promoting global understanding and empathy through art-based exchanges between youth worldwide. We connect students in the U.S. with peers in other countries, encouraging cultural sharing and cross-cultural learning. We focus on fostering global citizenship and creative communication through programs like Global Voices - ArtLink, which highlights diverse perspectives and cultural storytelling.
Details:
The opening reception will be on 9/30 from 5:30-7:30pm
The exhibit will remain up until Spring 2025.
Where:New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT
Please contact scanessa@creativeconnections.org with any questions.
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library.
An Exhibition Like No Other!
This groundbreaking exhibition highlights ongoing, cutting-edge dinosaur research by American Museum of Natural History paleontologists and other leading scientists from around the world.
It explores how paleontologists today are using an incredible array of new technologies — from bioengineering computer software to CT scans — along with new discoveries and new ideas to investigate and reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries of dinosaurs, such as what they really looked like and how they actually moved and behaved, as well as the complex and hotly debated theories of why — or even whether — they became extinct.
Exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science; the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Field Museum, Chicago; and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh.
Made possible with generous support from GoHealth Urgent Care.
This exhibition is free for SM&NC Members, and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
Exhibition on View: Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas
This November, Geary Gallery proudly presents our beautiful New England shoreline with "Treasured Shorelines," featuring the magnificent seascapes of Fairfield, CT artist, Jason Pritchard. His exhibit runs November 1-27. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
Jason Pritchard: Treasured Shorelines Art Exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT
A very moving art exhibition featuring three extraordinary Connecticut Artists expressing the essence and effect of shadow, light, the subliminal mind and the human spirit.
THE DARK OF LIGHT
Elisa Contemporary Art is pleased to present a Solo exhibit of the Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett. It is now open at the One River School in Westport. The exhibit will run from through November 27 at 833 Post Road East, Westport CT. Gallery hours are: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm and Saturday/Sunday 10am - 2pm.
Join us for a Reception on Saturday, November 23 from 2-4pm
From color-infused paintings to video self-portraits, Paula Brett’s body of work incorporates various combinations of media dealing with ideas such as created identity, coincidence, ritual, and transitory spaces.
The limited edition photographs are Mandalas made from pieces of Candy, Jewels, Toys, Cars and other favorites. According to Paula, “The mandala symbolizes the law of the universe and since man is also a microcosm of the universe, many cultures believe that the mandala also symbolizes the human soul. Mandalas serve as collection point for universal forces…My intention with these mandalas is to arrange everyday sweets and favorite objects into a pattern which becomes sacred, where delicious turns divine, the enticing now exquisite.”
Brett has exhibited work in New York, CT, Chicago, San Francisco, Budapest and Romania.
About One River School:
Founded in 2012 in Englewood, NJ, “one river” west of New York City, One River School has embarked on a mission to "transform art education"® in America. Today, their innovative program teaches thousands of students in fifteen locations across six states. We are thrilled to be working with One River Westport.
About Elisa Contemporary Art
Elisa Contemporary Art represents a portfolio of emerging through mid-career contemporary artists. Founded in 2007 by
Lisa Cooper, Elisa Contemporary Art is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and collection of art as a way to enrich
and heal our lives, our communities, and the world. The Riverdale NY Gallery opened in 2008. The Art Salon in Fairfield
CT opened in May 2017 (by appointment only). Elisa Contemporary Art has participated in international art fairs in New
York, Miami and the Hamptons and curated 40+ art exhibits in public/private spaces in the Tri-State.
For additional information, visit us at www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com or Instagram: @ElisaContemporary Art
Solo Exhibit of Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett
Fourteen area artists from Wilson Avenue Loft Artists will bring holiday spirit to Wilton Library's November-December art exhibition "Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions." Wilson Avenue Loft Artists (WALA), founded in 2007, is located on the border of Norwalk and Rowayton and provides studio spaces for artists working in a variety of media, including painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, and photography. WALA's goal is to provide a supportive environment for making artwork and connections to the arts community, especially during their annual Open Studio Weekend.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Jay Brodsky (Scarsdale, NY), Connie Brown (New Canaan), Erin Dolan (Norwalk), Heide Follin (Norwalk), Lori Glavin (Bovina Center, NY), Ruth Ipe, Elisa Keogh (Norwalk), Nancy McTague-Stock (Norwalk), Andrea Metchick (Westport), Lily Morgan (Stamford), Claudia Renfro (Pound Ridge, NY), Missy Savard (Fairfield), Vicki French Smith (Darien), and Susan Cutler Tremaine (Darien).
Opening reception on Friday, November 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through December 13. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions" Art Exhibition
The Flinn Gallery will be presenting bold and vibrant abstract works for its November 14 opening of Extra Extra, a three-person exhibition running through January 8, 2025.
Sharing a common strategy, Palma Blank, Stephen Maine and Doreen McCarthy create artworks of visual abundance and intensity, pointing to the “extra” in Extra Extra!
Dedicated to Abstraction, each artist approaches their work with distinct processes and materials to convey visual energy. Viewing these works elicits a physical experience that can be both mesmerizing and momentarily jarring.
Stephen Maine’s indirect production method employs a system of foam board printing plates, which allows him to put his high contrast paint under pressure. He juxtaposes his more deliberate color relationships with the spontaneity and chance effects of this painting method. All the while, color, scale, surface, and seriality are kept in place.
Palma Blank also uses striking color juxtapositions for maximal effects. Painting through her own digitally created pattern stencils, she applies layers of dashes and stripes of color across the canvas. Slowly shifting shapes emerge from the work, charged with energy. Grounded in real visual moments, she is influenced by the phenomenological ideas associated with Impressionism. Building on this premise, Blank’s optical illusions simulate the movement of light and form through virtual space.
While Maine and Blank use non-traditional methods to achieve greater chromatic intensity in their painting, Doreen McCarthy creates a similar visual impact in her sculptural work. McCarthy’s inflatable vinyl sculptures become giant drawings in space, pushing viewers to engage with their own comparative scale. Complex forms of tangled tubes with inverted twists bounce toward viewers in distinct hues. This physical interplay between mass and gravity creates an arresting sense of torqued energy.
All three of the artists in Extra Extra prompt an overwhelming response.
The psychology of visual perception can cast these works as playful, pushy, reflective, or electric. Regardless of interpretation, the works of Maine, Blank and McCarthy grab and hold onto the viewers’ attention.
Doreen McCarthy is a multimedia artist based in New York City. Since 1985 her work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, China and Japan. She received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) focused in Painting from City University of New York-Hunter College. Throughout her career she has received grants, awards and residencies at various institutions including Edward Albee Foundation, Santa Fe Art Institute and the Indiana University Institute of Art.
Stephen Maine is a painter and writer living in West Cornwall, CT. Maine earned a BFA (Painting), Indiana University, Bloomington, and an MFA (Visual Art), Vermont College of Fine Arts. From 1982 until 2017, he lived and worked in New York City and continues to show there and in Connecticut. Maine’s writing has appeared regularly in Art in America, ARTnews, Artnet magazine, Art on Paper, Artillery; and Hyperallergic.com. He has taught at numerous universities including most recently at SUNY Purchase, where he was Chair of the Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts program.
Palma Blank is based in Brooklyn, NY and was born in Norwalk, CT. She received an MFA from Yale University, New Haven, CT, and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Her paintings have been exhibited throughout New York including most recently in Ninth Street Women: 70 Years of Women in Abstraction, at Hunter Dunbar Projects and Psychonautic Traces, at Davidson Gallery, New York, NY. Her work has been acquired by the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris and NY Presbyterian Hospital, along with many other collections. She is on the board of directors at Black Ball Projects, a non-profit arts organization supporting underexposed contemporary artists in New York City.
Events:
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 14 from 6 - 8pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, December 7, 2pm
Extra Extra is curated by Flinn Gallery committee member Kirsten Pitts. The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by Friends of the Greenwich Library.
The Gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1-5pm, and is located on the second floor of the Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT.
New Exhibit: Extra Extra
Sacred Space, organized by guest curator Juanita Sunday, draws on the rich history of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by artist Allan Edmunds. As of 2023, FUAM is home to a Brandywine “satellite collection,” joining other institutions including Harvard Art Museums, RISD Museum, and the University of Delaware Museums. This exhibition features works from FUAM’s own collection as well as loans from Brandywine itself.
Sacred Space encourages a deep exploration of spiritual connection, inviting viewers to reflect on the ancestral wisdom and memory passed down through generations. The exhibition serves as a portal into the interconnected realms of spirituality, time, space, memory, and culture. The artists pay homage to their forebears, drawing upon cultural traditions, rituals, and sacred practices to honor and preserve, as well as question, the invaluable heritage that shapes our identities.
“My belief is that art is best as the articulation of spiritual ideas or transformative intention. It can be an agent of spiritual inspiration or personal and social transformation.” - Michael D. Harris
Image: Martin Payton, Portal, 1990, offset lithograph. Partial gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives and Museum Purchase with funds from the Black Art Fund, 2024 (2024.0601) © Martin Payton
Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Print Exhibition
This exhibition presents a group of woodcuts, engravings, and etchings from the late 15th through late 18th centuries drawn from the Wetmore Collection at Connecticut College. The collection was assembled in the early 20th century by Fanny S. Wetmore, and bequeathed to the College in 1930. From familiar favorites like Dürer’s Adam and Eve and Rembrandt’s Three Trees to hidden gems like the gold-sprinkled surface of Maria Katharina Prestel’s Virtue Overcoming Vice, the show explores more than three centuries of artistic innovation on paper.
Although little is known of Wetmore herself, her collecting activities place her within a tradition dating back to the rise of printmaking in early modern Europe. The surging production of prints by the beginning of the 16th century represented a sea change for both artists and consumers. For artists, prints provided additional revenue, increased their personal fame, and offered greater latitude for experimentation outside the traditional patronage structure. For consumers, prints represented access to visual art on an unprecedented scale; even those who would never have been able to commission an independent work from a great artist could now readily obtain an engraving or an etching. Prints were easily transported, could be pasted up on walls or into albums, and even large collections of them took up relatively little room. And, with the rise of reproductive printmaking, even geographically distant or physically inaccessible artworks could be added to the collector’s “paper museum.”
This exhibition is the second in the Museum’s history to have been co-curated with Fairfield University students, and has been supported by generous funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Image: Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve, 1504, engraving
Ink and Time: European Prints from the Wetmore Collection
On View October 16, 2024 – March 9, 2025
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, the Greenwich Historical Society presents a timely and dynamic exhibition that takes a fresh look at the impact of the Revolutionary War on our community.
The Revolution may have started in Massachusetts, but it soon spread to Connecticut, particularly Fairfield County and Greenwich, the gateway to Patriotic New England. With their safety and livelihood at risk, residents had to choose whether to support American Independence, to remain loyal to King George III or claim neutrality. This is the story of the people of Greenwich and their neighbors in Fairfield County, living, working, fighting, fleeing or dying on the front line of the Revolutionary War.
Original materials from the Revolution belonging to the Greenwich Historical Society, as well as other museums and archives, will be used to illustrate the impact of the War on our community.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of related programs and events
Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line
Next up in our Art in Focus series is Rembrandt’s Three Trees , his largest landscape print and one in which he combined multiple techniques to produce this dramatic vision of a sudden storm rolling across the flat countryside. Join us at 12 noon on Thursday, November 14 in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries for informal conversation about this work, led by Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo, PhD. If you’re looking for the virtual program, click here.
This print is on view as part of the exhibition Ink and Time: European Prints from the Wetmore Collection, on view through December 21. For more information about the exhibition, visit our website here.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Three Trees, 1643, etching, drypoint, and burin. Courtesy of the Wetmore Collection, Connecticut College.
Please note that only 2 tickets may be reserved per order. If you have questions, please contact museum@fairfield.edu.
Art in Focus: Rembrandt, Three Trees, 1643
Please join us for the opening reception of the Weston Library Photography Club photography exhibition opening reception.
Sunday, October 6th 1-3pm
Weston Public Library
56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT
If you cannot make the opening, please visit the exhibit during the Library open hours. Call to ensure the Community Room is open for visitors: 203-222-2665
Opening Reception- Photography Exhibition "A Closer Look"
Enjoy history and autumn splendor at the Weston History & Culture Center! Open Sundays and Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm, starting Thursday, October 24th - Sunday, November 24th, 2024. Closed on 10/31, 11/3, & 11/28. Explore "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. Follow the Peter Thorp House on Instagram: @peterthorphouse
Take a guided tour of the award-winning Coley House! On your tour, learn how the Coley family would have lived, worked, and played during the 1940s. Kids can play with toys and games from the 1940s, build with Lincoln Logs and type on an old typewriter!
Enjoy the autumn colors with a stroll through the whimsical Daniel E. Offutt, III Sculpture Garden
Exhibits & Tours at Weston History & Culture Center
Next up in our Virtual Art in Focus series is Rembrandt’s Three Trees, his largest landscape print and one in which he combined multiple techniques to produce this dramatic vision of a sudden storm rolling across the flat countryside. Join us at 1pm on Thursday, October 10 on thequicklive.com for informal conversation about this work, led by Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo, PhD.
This print is on view as part of the exhibition Ink and Time: European Prints from the Wetmore Collection, on view through December 21. For more information about the exhibition, visit our website here.
Rembrandt van Rijn, Three Trees, 1643, etching, drypoint, and burin. Courtesy of the Wetmore Collection, Connecticut College.
Virtual Art in Focus: Rembrandt, Three Trees, 1643
Stamford History Center takes you on a time traveling adventure back to the Gilded Age to learn about Stamford's entrepreneurs, movers, shakers, and industrialists. You will recognize some well-known Stamford landmarks including Yale & Towne Factory and the Blickensderfer Typewriter Factory. On September 22nd, Executive Director Dr. Zoubek kicks off the afternoon with opening remarks on a glorious time in history. Experience the lives of the elegant and fashionable people of the Gilded Age through our exciting collection of art, clothing, photographs, documents, home furnishings and other artifacts.
Admission $10 for non-members
SHC Members Free Admission
How the Upper Crust Lived: The Gilded Age in Stamford 1865-1905
Free for all MoCA members; $10 admission for non-members; $8 admission for seniors and students
MoCA CT is excited to introduce ColleCTomania, an exhilarating exhibition displaying over 140 Swiss posters from the renowned collector Tom Strong. Strong is a New Haven, Connecticut-based graphic designer, photographer and collector who has spent sixty years amassing, displaying, sharing, and living amongst his archive. The exhibition, curated by Pamela Hovland and Karen Salsgiver, includes a widely diverse range of posters from the 1930s to the present.
Switzerland’s design culture has had a significant influence on the discipline of graphic design. Swiss posters in particular, especially those designed during the 1950s and 60s, have attained iconic status and are part of design education in schools across the globe. Created at uniform scale to be displayed in the streets of Zurich, Lucerne and Basel, these posters are now highly collectible, preserved in the archives of major museums and reproduced in art and design books.
Yale University’s graphic design program, the first in this country, was critical in disseminating the work and ideas of Swiss designers. Several influential practitioners were invited to New Haven to teach courses and workshops to students, including Tom Strong, eager to experiment with typography, form and craft. When Yale’s design graduates scattered around Connecticut and the country as both practicing and teaching designers, the visual language and ideology of the ‘Swiss International Style’ spread far and wide.
The poster as a large, public, graphic form has held its prominent place throughout the history of design. Tom Strong’s vast collection of Swiss posters, accumulated over six decades, spans the mid-century to today. His archive includes diverse and boundary-breaking visual strategies employed through inventive uses of type and typography, image-making, layering and collage. The posters illustrate myriad expressions in style, subject matter and ever-evolving technologies. Strong’s posters showcase both the outsized influence of Swiss design as well as the contemporary experimentation that builds on that legacy. Seeing the posters fill the gallery walls is pure visual delight.
“Why do I continue to collect Swiss posters? I guess you like Beethoven and then Stravinsky comes along with different principles, blows your head off. And then you go further, and you find more composers who you never knew anything about. The body and the brain and the ear are accustomed to surprise and difference and beauty. Other than that, I can’t defend it or describe it. These posters have power. You can’t deny it.”- Tom Strong
About the Collector, Tom Strong:
Thomas Strong was born in 1938 in Hanover, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College and served with the U.S. Army Security Agency in Germany and Turkey. In 1967, Tom received an MFA from the Yale School of Art and Architecture and later started the graphic design firm Strong Cohen with his co-founder, Marjorie Cohen. The firm focuses on the design of signage for architectural applications, primarily for colleges and universities. When Tom isn’t busy designing or installing signs across New Haven, he dedicates his time to revitalizing the neighborhood where he works, a commitment he’s upheld for the past two decades. As a board member of the Chapel West district, he plays a key role in its development. Beyond his civic involvement, Tom has cultivated a diverse collection, including Swiss posters, HO scale model trains, Braun products, National Park Service folders, and iconic posters from Yale and Otl Aicher’s 1972 Olympics.
About the Curators:
Pamela Hovland is a Wilton-based designer, educator, writer and visual activist. She has worked extensively in the areas of identity, print communications, signage and screen-based design for corporations, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions and individuals. Her work has been recognized by multiple organizations and publications and included in regional, national and international exhibitions. Pamela received an MFA from Yale University where she is a Senior Critic in graphic design. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and a founding member of Class Action Collective, the art collective that uses design to effect social change.
Karen Salsgiver is the principal strategist and designer of the Westport-based graphic design firm Salsgiver Coveney Associates. For over four decades the studio has created design programs and communication solutions that tell the authentic story of a diverse range of corporate, educational and cultural institutions. The firm’s award-winning work has been published in multiple design books and publications. Karen earned a BS in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University and an MFA from Yale University.
ColleCTomania : MoCA CT
The Greenwich Art Society is offering:
FIGURE DRAWING IN THE STUDIO
8 THURSDAYS
Sept. 19 – Nov. 14 (Except Oct. 24)
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
Life Drawing in the Studio with Nomi Silverman
Learn the human figure’s structure while drawing a figure from observation. Working from the model, emphasis on gesture, balance and proportion will be stressed in order to develop believable form. Students should leave this class with a better understanding of the figure’s key anatomical landmarks while forming a sense of expressive gesture.
Nomi Silverman attended the High School of Art and Design and Barnard College. She also studied with Daniel Greene, David Leffel, Gustav Rheiberger, Harvey Dinnerstein, Ron Sherr, George Nama, Bob Blackburn, Burt Silverman, and Michael Mazur. She has had solo shows at The Fairfield Arts Center, A-Space Gallery in New Haven, CT, The Housatonic Museum in Bridgeport, CT, The Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Norwalk CT, A Shenere Velt Gallery in Los Angeles, CA, the Silvermine Guild of Art in New Canaan, CT, and the Greenwich Arts Center Gallery in Greenwich, CT, amongst others. She has also shown in many group shows including the Print Triennial, Politically Speaking, Contemporary American Printmaking at the William Patterson University, and National Drawing, at the College of NJ. She has won many awards and received a grant from the Puffin Foundation and the Connecticut Commission on the Arts and received a fellowship to Duke University. Selected articles, reviews and books include The New York Times, The Stamford Advocate, the LA Times, The Philadelphia Weekly, Venu Magazine and “Strokes of Genus 3” by North Light Books. Her work is in the collection of the New York Public Library, The Slater Memorial Museum, The William Benton Museum of Art, The Library of Congress, The Mattatuck Museum, the Boston Public Library, The Housatonic Museum of Art, The Hunterdon Museum of Art and numerous national and international collections.
Greenwich Art Society, 299 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich CT
203.629.1533
For more information, supply list or online registration visit
The Greenwich Art Society is offering FIGURE DRAWING IN THE STUDIO with NOMI SILVERMAN
INTEMPO's mission is to engage, educate, and enrich the lives of children by making classical and intercultural music relevant, inclusive, and accessible, and to help close the opportunity gap by developing their musical, socioemotional, and interpersonal skills.
Join us for happy hour drinks, food, live musical performances, and a silent auction to support INTEMPO's educational programs!
INTEMPO's Happiest Hour - Celebrating Youth Empowerment through Music!
Archaeologist Francisco Gabriel Lopez Fuentes presents his new book on sites of historical importance in Bridgeport that any resident can access on foot. This program will be presented in both Spanish and English. Grassroots historian Abraham Lima will assist with translation. Copies of the book, Rutas de Bridgeport: Explorando algunos lugares will be available for sale.
Bridgeport Routes
Join viral tiktok artists, and twins, Kira Sabin and Kess Fennel as they teach you how to paint your own duck stamp painting. In this hour and half long workshop, you will learn about the rules and regulations of creating and submitting your own duck painting to the Federal Duck Stamp Contest, along with sketching a duck in gallery, then finishing up by painting your own duck. Materials will be provided for this workshop, along with light bites and drinks. Kira and Kess will also be available to help as your create your own duck stamp painting.
Bruce Inspires: Duck Stamp Painting with Kira and Kess
Dr. James Forman Jr., the J. Skelly Wright Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will deliver his lecture Changing the Law by Changing the Lawyers .
Can the shape of what lawyers do in our society be reformed by changing the characteristics of who succeeds in gaining admission to law school? Each year the Howard C. Kaplan Memorial Lecture examines the ways in which law is being used to accomplish social change. This year it will highlight one of the most innovative among them. Professor Forman will be accompanied by two fellows from the Access to Law School program.
Dr. Forman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning author with an interest in the consequences of mass incarceration. He is also the founder of the innovative Access to Law School program, which has mentored first generation, low-income, minority candidates, many of whom are social activists and some of whom are formerly incarcerated, for admission to law schools. The program has had some extraordinary successes.
Dr. Forman's first book, Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, was on many top 10 lists, including The New York Times’ 10 Best Books of 2017, and was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. He is also the author of Dismantling Mass Incarceration: A Handbook for Change. He attended public schools in Detroit and New York City before graduating from the Atlanta Public Schools. After attending Brown University and Yale Law School, he joined the Public Defender Service in Washington, D.C., where for six years he represented both juveniles and adults charged with crimes.
Howard C. Kaplan, a native of the Bronx, NY, moved to Stamford as a graduate of Yale Law School to join Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky, where he eventually became a partner and remained for his entire legal career. A pillar of the community, Kaplan also served on the Stamford Board of Representatives, and was a founding member of the Stamford Board of Ethics, president of the Stamford Child Care Center, and director and counsel to the Stamford Land Conservation Trust.
This lecture is part of the annual Howard Kaplan Memorial Lecture on Law and Society a is supported by the Stamford law firm Wofsey, Rosen, Kweskin & Kuriansky and the family of the late Howard Kaplan.
Howard C. Kaplan Memorial Lecture on Law and Society: Changing the Law by Changing the Lawyers
Chase Brownstein is no stranger to the SM&NC. Now a Ph.D. candidate at Yale University’s Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, he has identified and cataloged over 1,500 specimens in our paleontology collection over the past decade.
Eastern North America is known as a hotspot of ancient groups of animals and plants — but are they recent transplants, or ancient holdovers? From dinosaurs to today’s living fossils, Chase will walk us through evolutionary history to explore the answers that may lie within fossil records, or even within the genes of animals living among us today. Open to adults and teens 14+
Members: $10
Non-Members: $20
SM&NC's Dinosaur Programming for Adults this season complements the institution's exhibition on view: "Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas"
SM&NC Nights Out: The Evolutionary History of Eastern North America
Hailed by Stereophile Magazine for “sound[ing] like 21st-century grandchildren of JJ Johnson and Kai Winding” (with his co-bandleader Chris Glassman) and praised by the International Trombone Associations Journal for his “virtuosity [and] melodic and harmonic mastery,” Altin Sencalar is in high demand across the country as a performer, educator, and composer.
As an active performer, Altin has shared the stage, toured, and/or recorded with DeeDee Bridgewater, Rodney Whitaker, Christian McBride, David Sanborn, Dafnis Prieto, Ulysses Owens Jr., John Lee, The Dizzy All Star Alumni Big Band, Michael Bublé, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Ne-Yo, Big Sean, and many others.
Altin is on the music faculties at Iona University in New Rochelle, NY and is Visiting Professor of Jazz Trombone at the Roots, Jazz, and American Music program at San Francisco Conservatory of Music. He is also serving as an Artist in Residence at Missouri State University for the 2024/2025 school year.
Altin Sencalar, trombone
Tyler Henderson, piano
Graham Kozak, bass
Mike Camacho, drums
Greg Wall, saxes
Thursday night Jazz at the Post with Trombonist Altin Sencalar
A conversation with poet Jessica Noyes McEntee about her newly published poetry chapbook, where her poems veer between lust to love, and from world-weary resignation to the unmatched exuberance of a moment well-lived. Jessie served as Westport's poet laureate from 2022 - 2024 and teaches fiction as Westport's Writers Workshop.
"Frida Kahlo Wakes up to Find Diego Rivera in the Mood and other Poems"
Mark Ludwig is a Boston Symphony Orchestra member emeritus who blends his musical career with social causes promoting tolerance. He founded the Terezín Music Foundation in 1991, a non-profit dedicated to amplifying the musical legacy of the artists imprisoned in Terezín (Theresienstadt), a World War II Nazi concentration camp in what is now the Czech Republic.
This event entails a spectacular program of music by Hans Krasa (of Brundibar fame), performed by the Terezin Quartet and Painter, with narrations by Mark Ludwig and a clip of the original Brundibar finale.
THE 27th ANNUAL JACOBY-LUNIN HUMANITARIAN LECTURE IN AFFILIATION WITH THE CARL AND DOROTHY BENNETT CENTER FOR JUDAIC STUDIES
Open VISIONS Forum - Mark Ludwig “The Terezin Project”
Curtain Call’s Theatre Arts Workshops: Back to School Means Back in Action!
For over 30 years, Stamford’s longest-running and only nonprofit, theatre-producing company has offered opportunities for kids grades K+, teens, and adults to ACT OUT with classes after school, evenings and weekends throughout the school year, AND full-day summer workshops! Our Fall 2024 Session of exciting lineup of classes for kids (grades K+), teens, and adults in acting, improv, musical theatre, dance, AND MORE begin September 16, 2024 and run for eight weeks. (See our website for details.) Scholarships, payment plans and sibling discounts. For questions, contact our Education Director, Brian Bianco at brian@curtaincallinc.com.
Curtain Call's Fall Drama Arts Classes for Kids, Teens & Adults
Featuring 2024-2025 Korry Fellow Lauren Clayton, and Regional Artists Holly Danger and Brian Kaspr, STACKED: MERGING LAYERS promises to be a kaleidoscope of colors and deeply meaningful messages.The three artists cross paths in their journey of creation, experimentation , stacks of sketchbooks, journals, and ephemera works that transcend their given mediums.
STACKED: MERGING LAYERS
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library!
“My Story Revealed" invites you on a visual journey through the heart of personal and cultural narratives. This exhibit honors the art of storytelling by showcasing the compelling and diverse experiences of some of the 8-18 year old students taking part in our international Global Voices - ArtLink exchanges over three decades.
Whether their pieces are beautifully rendered or simply drawn, delightful or thought provoking, the creation of these pieces has been a journey of self-discovery. Through their work, the young artists have expressed their identities, shared their stories, and conveyed the aspects of their lives and society they treasure - or are concerned about.
This collection brings together diverse artistic youth voices from 28 ArtLink partner countries, transcending political systems and geographical boundaries. We believe that art is a universal language, uniting us through the shared experiences and dreams of its young creators, promoting a common humanity that will lead to a more peaceful future.
As you explore the exhibit, we invite you, the viewer, to reflect on your own story, your own journey, cultivating a deeper sense of empathy and appreciation for the multi-faceted tapestry of human experiences we are all part of. We hope to see you there!
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Creative Connections is a nonprofit in Norwalk, CT, dedicated to promoting global understanding and empathy through art-based exchanges between youth worldwide. We connect students in the U.S. with peers in other countries, encouraging cultural sharing and cross-cultural learning. We focus on fostering global citizenship and creative communication through programs like Global Voices - ArtLink, which highlights diverse perspectives and cultural storytelling.
Details:
The opening reception will be on 9/30 from 5:30-7:30pm
The exhibit will remain up until Spring 2025.
Where:New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT
Please contact scanessa@creativeconnections.org with any questions.
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library.
An Exhibition Like No Other!
This groundbreaking exhibition highlights ongoing, cutting-edge dinosaur research by American Museum of Natural History paleontologists and other leading scientists from around the world.
It explores how paleontologists today are using an incredible array of new technologies — from bioengineering computer software to CT scans — along with new discoveries and new ideas to investigate and reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries of dinosaurs, such as what they really looked like and how they actually moved and behaved, as well as the complex and hotly debated theories of why — or even whether — they became extinct.
Exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science; the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Field Museum, Chicago; and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh.
Made possible with generous support from GoHealth Urgent Care.
This exhibition is free for SM&NC Members, and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
Exhibition on View: Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas
This November, Geary Gallery proudly presents our beautiful New England shoreline with "Treasured Shorelines," featuring the magnificent seascapes of Fairfield, CT artist, Jason Pritchard. His exhibit runs November 1-27. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
Jason Pritchard: Treasured Shorelines Art Exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT
A very moving art exhibition featuring three extraordinary Connecticut Artists expressing the essence and effect of shadow, light, the subliminal mind and the human spirit.
THE DARK OF LIGHT
Elisa Contemporary Art is pleased to present a Solo exhibit of the Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett. It is now open at the One River School in Westport. The exhibit will run from through November 27 at 833 Post Road East, Westport CT. Gallery hours are: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm and Saturday/Sunday 10am - 2pm.
Join us for a Reception on Saturday, November 23 from 2-4pm
From color-infused paintings to video self-portraits, Paula Brett’s body of work incorporates various combinations of media dealing with ideas such as created identity, coincidence, ritual, and transitory spaces.
The limited edition photographs are Mandalas made from pieces of Candy, Jewels, Toys, Cars and other favorites. According to Paula, “The mandala symbolizes the law of the universe and since man is also a microcosm of the universe, many cultures believe that the mandala also symbolizes the human soul. Mandalas serve as collection point for universal forces…My intention with these mandalas is to arrange everyday sweets and favorite objects into a pattern which becomes sacred, where delicious turns divine, the enticing now exquisite.”
Brett has exhibited work in New York, CT, Chicago, San Francisco, Budapest and Romania.
About One River School:
Founded in 2012 in Englewood, NJ, “one river” west of New York City, One River School has embarked on a mission to "transform art education"® in America. Today, their innovative program teaches thousands of students in fifteen locations across six states. We are thrilled to be working with One River Westport.
About Elisa Contemporary Art
Elisa Contemporary Art represents a portfolio of emerging through mid-career contemporary artists. Founded in 2007 by
Lisa Cooper, Elisa Contemporary Art is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and collection of art as a way to enrich
and heal our lives, our communities, and the world. The Riverdale NY Gallery opened in 2008. The Art Salon in Fairfield
CT opened in May 2017 (by appointment only). Elisa Contemporary Art has participated in international art fairs in New
York, Miami and the Hamptons and curated 40+ art exhibits in public/private spaces in the Tri-State.
For additional information, visit us at www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com or Instagram: @ElisaContemporary Art
Solo Exhibit of Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett
Fourteen area artists from Wilson Avenue Loft Artists will bring holiday spirit to Wilton Library's November-December art exhibition "Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions." Wilson Avenue Loft Artists (WALA), founded in 2007, is located on the border of Norwalk and Rowayton and provides studio spaces for artists working in a variety of media, including painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, and photography. WALA's goal is to provide a supportive environment for making artwork and connections to the arts community, especially during their annual Open Studio Weekend.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Jay Brodsky (Scarsdale, NY), Connie Brown (New Canaan), Erin Dolan (Norwalk), Heide Follin (Norwalk), Lori Glavin (Bovina Center, NY), Ruth Ipe, Elisa Keogh (Norwalk), Nancy McTague-Stock (Norwalk), Andrea Metchick (Westport), Lily Morgan (Stamford), Claudia Renfro (Pound Ridge, NY), Missy Savard (Fairfield), Vicki French Smith (Darien), and Susan Cutler Tremaine (Darien).
Opening reception on Friday, November 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through December 13. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions" Art Exhibition
The Flinn Gallery will be presenting bold and vibrant abstract works for its November 14 opening of Extra Extra, a three-person exhibition running through January 8, 2025.
Sharing a common strategy, Palma Blank, Stephen Maine and Doreen McCarthy create artworks of visual abundance and intensity, pointing to the “extra” in Extra Extra!
Dedicated to Abstraction, each artist approaches their work with distinct processes and materials to convey visual energy. Viewing these works elicits a physical experience that can be both mesmerizing and momentarily jarring.
Stephen Maine’s indirect production method employs a system of foam board printing plates, which allows him to put his high contrast paint under pressure. He juxtaposes his more deliberate color relationships with the spontaneity and chance effects of this painting method. All the while, color, scale, surface, and seriality are kept in place.
Palma Blank also uses striking color juxtapositions for maximal effects. Painting through her own digitally created pattern stencils, she applies layers of dashes and stripes of color across the canvas. Slowly shifting shapes emerge from the work, charged with energy. Grounded in real visual moments, she is influenced by the phenomenological ideas associated with Impressionism. Building on this premise, Blank’s optical illusions simulate the movement of light and form through virtual space.
While Maine and Blank use non-traditional methods to achieve greater chromatic intensity in their painting, Doreen McCarthy creates a similar visual impact in her sculptural work. McCarthy’s inflatable vinyl sculptures become giant drawings in space, pushing viewers to engage with their own comparative scale. Complex forms of tangled tubes with inverted twists bounce toward viewers in distinct hues. This physical interplay between mass and gravity creates an arresting sense of torqued energy.
All three of the artists in Extra Extra prompt an overwhelming response.
The psychology of visual perception can cast these works as playful, pushy, reflective, or electric. Regardless of interpretation, the works of Maine, Blank and McCarthy grab and hold onto the viewers’ attention.
Doreen McCarthy is a multimedia artist based in New York City. Since 1985 her work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, China and Japan. She received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) focused in Painting from City University of New York-Hunter College. Throughout her career she has received grants, awards and residencies at various institutions including Edward Albee Foundation, Santa Fe Art Institute and the Indiana University Institute of Art.
Stephen Maine is a painter and writer living in West Cornwall, CT. Maine earned a BFA (Painting), Indiana University, Bloomington, and an MFA (Visual Art), Vermont College of Fine Arts. From 1982 until 2017, he lived and worked in New York City and continues to show there and in Connecticut. Maine’s writing has appeared regularly in Art in America, ARTnews, Artnet magazine, Art on Paper, Artillery; and Hyperallergic.com. He has taught at numerous universities including most recently at SUNY Purchase, where he was Chair of the Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts program.
Palma Blank is based in Brooklyn, NY and was born in Norwalk, CT. She received an MFA from Yale University, New Haven, CT, and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Her paintings have been exhibited throughout New York including most recently in Ninth Street Women: 70 Years of Women in Abstraction, at Hunter Dunbar Projects and Psychonautic Traces, at Davidson Gallery, New York, NY. Her work has been acquired by the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris and NY Presbyterian Hospital, along with many other collections. She is on the board of directors at Black Ball Projects, a non-profit arts organization supporting underexposed contemporary artists in New York City.
Events:
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 14 from 6 - 8pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, December 7, 2pm
Extra Extra is curated by Flinn Gallery committee member Kirsten Pitts. The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by Friends of the Greenwich Library.
The Gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1-5pm, and is located on the second floor of the Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT.
New Exhibit: Extra Extra
This exhibition presents a group of woodcuts, engravings, and etchings from the late 15th through late 18th centuries drawn from the Wetmore Collection at Connecticut College. The collection was assembled in the early 20th century by Fanny S. Wetmore, and bequeathed to the College in 1930. From familiar favorites like Dürer’s Adam and Eve and Rembrandt’s Three Trees to hidden gems like the gold-sprinkled surface of Maria Katharina Prestel’s Virtue Overcoming Vice, the show explores more than three centuries of artistic innovation on paper.
Although little is known of Wetmore herself, her collecting activities place her within a tradition dating back to the rise of printmaking in early modern Europe. The surging production of prints by the beginning of the 16th century represented a sea change for both artists and consumers. For artists, prints provided additional revenue, increased their personal fame, and offered greater latitude for experimentation outside the traditional patronage structure. For consumers, prints represented access to visual art on an unprecedented scale; even those who would never have been able to commission an independent work from a great artist could now readily obtain an engraving or an etching. Prints were easily transported, could be pasted up on walls or into albums, and even large collections of them took up relatively little room. And, with the rise of reproductive printmaking, even geographically distant or physically inaccessible artworks could be added to the collector’s “paper museum.”
This exhibition is the second in the Museum’s history to have been co-curated with Fairfield University students, and has been supported by generous funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Image: Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve, 1504, engraving
Ink and Time: European Prints from the Wetmore Collection
Sacred Space, organized by guest curator Juanita Sunday, draws on the rich history of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by artist Allan Edmunds. As of 2023, FUAM is home to a Brandywine “satellite collection,” joining other institutions including Harvard Art Museums, RISD Museum, and the University of Delaware Museums. This exhibition features works from FUAM’s own collection as well as loans from Brandywine itself.
Sacred Space encourages a deep exploration of spiritual connection, inviting viewers to reflect on the ancestral wisdom and memory passed down through generations. The exhibition serves as a portal into the interconnected realms of spirituality, time, space, memory, and culture. The artists pay homage to their forebears, drawing upon cultural traditions, rituals, and sacred practices to honor and preserve, as well as question, the invaluable heritage that shapes our identities.
“My belief is that art is best as the articulation of spiritual ideas or transformative intention. It can be an agent of spiritual inspiration or personal and social transformation.” - Michael D. Harris
Image: Martin Payton, Portal, 1990, offset lithograph. Partial gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives and Museum Purchase with funds from the Black Art Fund, 2024 (2024.0601) © Martin Payton
Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Print Exhibition
Free for all MoCA members; $10 admission for non-members; $8 admission for seniors and students
MoCA CT is excited to introduce ColleCTomania, an exhilarating exhibition displaying over 140 Swiss posters from the renowned collector Tom Strong. Strong is a New Haven, Connecticut-based graphic designer, photographer and collector who has spent sixty years amassing, displaying, sharing, and living amongst his archive. The exhibition, curated by Pamela Hovland and Karen Salsgiver, includes a widely diverse range of posters from the 1930s to the present.
Switzerland’s design culture has had a significant influence on the discipline of graphic design. Swiss posters in particular, especially those designed during the 1950s and 60s, have attained iconic status and are part of design education in schools across the globe. Created at uniform scale to be displayed in the streets of Zurich, Lucerne and Basel, these posters are now highly collectible, preserved in the archives of major museums and reproduced in art and design books.
Yale University’s graphic design program, the first in this country, was critical in disseminating the work and ideas of Swiss designers. Several influential practitioners were invited to New Haven to teach courses and workshops to students, including Tom Strong, eager to experiment with typography, form and craft. When Yale’s design graduates scattered around Connecticut and the country as both practicing and teaching designers, the visual language and ideology of the ‘Swiss International Style’ spread far and wide.
The poster as a large, public, graphic form has held its prominent place throughout the history of design. Tom Strong’s vast collection of Swiss posters, accumulated over six decades, spans the mid-century to today. His archive includes diverse and boundary-breaking visual strategies employed through inventive uses of type and typography, image-making, layering and collage. The posters illustrate myriad expressions in style, subject matter and ever-evolving technologies. Strong’s posters showcase both the outsized influence of Swiss design as well as the contemporary experimentation that builds on that legacy. Seeing the posters fill the gallery walls is pure visual delight.
“Why do I continue to collect Swiss posters? I guess you like Beethoven and then Stravinsky comes along with different principles, blows your head off. And then you go further, and you find more composers who you never knew anything about. The body and the brain and the ear are accustomed to surprise and difference and beauty. Other than that, I can’t defend it or describe it. These posters have power. You can’t deny it.”- Tom Strong
About the Collector, Tom Strong:
Thomas Strong was born in 1938 in Hanover, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College and served with the U.S. Army Security Agency in Germany and Turkey. In 1967, Tom received an MFA from the Yale School of Art and Architecture and later started the graphic design firm Strong Cohen with his co-founder, Marjorie Cohen. The firm focuses on the design of signage for architectural applications, primarily for colleges and universities. When Tom isn’t busy designing or installing signs across New Haven, he dedicates his time to revitalizing the neighborhood where he works, a commitment he’s upheld for the past two decades. As a board member of the Chapel West district, he plays a key role in its development. Beyond his civic involvement, Tom has cultivated a diverse collection, including Swiss posters, HO scale model trains, Braun products, National Park Service folders, and iconic posters from Yale and Otl Aicher’s 1972 Olympics.
About the Curators:
Pamela Hovland is a Wilton-based designer, educator, writer and visual activist. She has worked extensively in the areas of identity, print communications, signage and screen-based design for corporations, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions and individuals. Her work has been recognized by multiple organizations and publications and included in regional, national and international exhibitions. Pamela received an MFA from Yale University where she is a Senior Critic in graphic design. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and a founding member of Class Action Collective, the art collective that uses design to effect social change.
Karen Salsgiver is the principal strategist and designer of the Westport-based graphic design firm Salsgiver Coveney Associates. For over four decades the studio has created design programs and communication solutions that tell the authentic story of a diverse range of corporate, educational and cultural institutions. The firm’s award-winning work has been published in multiple design books and publications. Karen earned a BS in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University and an MFA from Yale University.
ColleCTomania: MoCA CT
On View October 16, 2024 – March 9, 2025
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, the Greenwich Historical Society presents a timely and dynamic exhibition that takes a fresh look at the impact of the Revolutionary War on our community.
The Revolution may have started in Massachusetts, but it soon spread to Connecticut, particularly Fairfield County and Greenwich, the gateway to Patriotic New England. With their safety and livelihood at risk, residents had to choose whether to support American Independence, to remain loyal to King George III or claim neutrality. This is the story of the people of Greenwich and their neighbors in Fairfield County, living, working, fighting, fleeing or dying on the front line of the Revolutionary War.
Original materials from the Revolution belonging to the Greenwich Historical Society, as well as other museums and archives, will be used to illustrate the impact of the War on our community.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of related programs and events
Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line
Shop Local & Find the Perfect Holiday Gift
November 15th and 16th, 2024 – Discover one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at MoCA CT’s Holiday Marketplace on Friday, November 15th and Saturday, November 16th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT.
Shop a curated selection of local artisans, offering unique, items perfect for everyone on your list. Plus, your $10 ticket includes admission to MoCA CT’s current exhibitions, blending holiday shopping with a cultural experience.
Holiday Marketplace
Please join us for the opening reception of the Weston Library Photography Club photography exhibition opening reception.
Sunday, October 6th 1-3pm
Weston Public Library
56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT
If you cannot make the opening, please visit the exhibit during the Library open hours. Call to ensure the Community Room is open for visitors: 203-222-2665
Opening Reception- Photography Exhibition "A Closer Look"
Stamford History Center takes you on a time traveling adventure back to the Gilded Age to learn about Stamford's entrepreneurs, movers, shakers, and industrialists. You will recognize some well-known Stamford landmarks including Yale & Towne Factory and the Blickensderfer Typewriter Factory. On September 22nd, Executive Director Dr. Zoubek kicks off the afternoon with opening remarks on a glorious time in history. Experience the lives of the elegant and fashionable people of the Gilded Age through our exciting collection of art, clothing, photographs, documents, home furnishings and other artifacts.
Admission $10 for non-members
SHC Members Free Admission
How the Upper Crust Lived: The Gilded Age in Stamford 1865-1905
Fourteen area artists from Wilson Avenue Loft Artists will bring holiday spirit to Wilton Library's November-December art exhibition "Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions." Wilson Avenue Loft Artists (WALA), founded in 2007, is located on the border of Norwalk and Rowayton and provides studio spaces for artists working in a variety of media, including painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, and photography. WALA's goal is to provide a supportive environment for making artwork and connections to the arts community, especially during their annual Open Studio Weekend.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Jay Brodsky (Scarsdale, NY), Connie Brown (New Canaan), Erin Dolan (Norwalk), Heide Follin (Norwalk), Lori Glavin (Bovina Center, NY), Ruth Ipe, Elisa Keogh (Norwalk), Nancy McTague-Stock (Norwalk), Andrea Metchick (Westport), Lily Morgan (Stamford), Claudia Renfro (Pound Ridge, NY), Missy Savard (Fairfield), Vicki French Smith (Darien), and Susan Cutler Tremaine (Darien).
Opening reception on Friday, November 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through December 13. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Fantastic Stories Meet Wondrous Visions" Art Exhibition - Opening Reception
Over the course of the Tony award-winning musical, In the Heights, we encounter the many colorful residents of Washington Heights — a New York City neighborhood on the brink of change. Usnavi, a first generation Dominican-American corner bodega owner, and his friends and family are dealing with the pressures of rising rents and closing neighborhood businesses. As one family struggles to figure out how to pay for an Ivy League tuition for their brilliant and hard-working daughter, a young woman is trying to put a down payment on a new apartment, and Usnavi himself is trying to get back to the Dominican Republic to reconnect with his roots after the death of his parents. In Washington Heights, community is everything, and we see how each of these individuals struggles to survive and how these same individuals come together as a community to mourn their losses and rejoice in their triumphs. Over the course of the show, we see the hard-working residents of Washington Heights grapple with love and lust, identity and racism, all while the prospect of a winning lottery ticket hangs in the air, potentially changing the livelihoods of the people and the community forever. This revolutionary new musical combines Latin rhythms and dance with hip-hop lyrics to tell a captivating story about what it means to chase your dreams as you cling to your roots, and to celebrate the community from which you grew.
In The Heights
ELF The Musical is the hilarious modern Christmas classic about Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This must-see Broadway holiday production is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF.
ELF the Musical
Curtain Call’s Theatre Arts Workshops: Back to School Means Back in Action!
For over 30 years, Stamford’s longest-running and only nonprofit, theatre-producing company has offered opportunities for kids grades K+, teens, and adults to ACT OUT with classes after school, evenings and weekends throughout the school year, AND full-day summer workshops! Our Fall 2024 Session of exciting lineup of classes for kids (grades K+), teens, and adults in acting, improv, musical theatre, dance, AND MORE begin September 16, 2024 and run for eight weeks. (See our website for details.) Scholarships, payment plans and sibling discounts. For questions, contact our Education Director, Brian Bianco at brian@curtaincallinc.com.
Curtain Call's Fall Drama Arts Classes for Kids, Teens & Adults
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library!
“My Story Revealed" invites you on a visual journey through the heart of personal and cultural narratives. This exhibit honors the art of storytelling by showcasing the compelling and diverse experiences of some of the 8-18 year old students taking part in our international Global Voices - ArtLink exchanges over three decades.
Whether their pieces are beautifully rendered or simply drawn, delightful or thought provoking, the creation of these pieces has been a journey of self-discovery. Through their work, the young artists have expressed their identities, shared their stories, and conveyed the aspects of their lives and society they treasure - or are concerned about.
This collection brings together diverse artistic youth voices from 28 ArtLink partner countries, transcending political systems and geographical boundaries. We believe that art is a universal language, uniting us through the shared experiences and dreams of its young creators, promoting a common humanity that will lead to a more peaceful future.
As you explore the exhibit, we invite you, the viewer, to reflect on your own story, your own journey, cultivating a deeper sense of empathy and appreciation for the multi-faceted tapestry of human experiences we are all part of. We hope to see you there!
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Creative Connections is a nonprofit in Norwalk, CT, dedicated to promoting global understanding and empathy through art-based exchanges between youth worldwide. We connect students in the U.S. with peers in other countries, encouraging cultural sharing and cross-cultural learning. We focus on fostering global citizenship and creative communication through programs like Global Voices - ArtLink, which highlights diverse perspectives and cultural storytelling.
Details:
The opening reception will be on 9/30 from 5:30-7:30pm
The exhibit will remain up until Spring 2025.
Where:New Canaan Library, New Canaan, CT
Please contact scanessa@creativeconnections.org with any questions.
Join us for "My Story Revealed", a global student art exhibit at the New Canaan Library.
SHC Fall Tag Sale Fundraiser returns November 16th from 9am - 3pm with an Encore Day on November 17th. This is your opportunity to find treasures and gifts large and small! Antiques, furniture, art, books, jewelry and more. We recommend arriving early for the best selection. All proceeds benefit Stamford History Center.
If you have items to donate to our Tag Sale, call 203-329-1183 or info@stamfordhistory.org to arrange drop-off and pick-up.
Pre-Holiday Stamford History Center Tag Sale Weekend
An Exhibition Like No Other!
This groundbreaking exhibition highlights ongoing, cutting-edge dinosaur research by American Museum of Natural History paleontologists and other leading scientists from around the world.
It explores how paleontologists today are using an incredible array of new technologies — from bioengineering computer software to CT scans — along with new discoveries and new ideas to investigate and reinterpret many of the most persistent and puzzling mysteries of dinosaurs, such as what they really looked like and how they actually moved and behaved, as well as the complex and hotly debated theories of why — or even whether — they became extinct.
Exhibition organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York, in collaboration with the Houston Museum of Natural Science; the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco; The Field Museum, Chicago; and the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh.
Made possible with generous support from GoHealth Urgent Care.
This exhibition is free for SM&NC Members, and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
Exhibition on View: Dinosaur Discoveries: Ancient Fossils, New Ideas
Featuring 2024-2025 Korry Fellow Lauren Clayton, and Regional Artists Holly Danger and Brian Kaspr, STACKED: MERGING LAYERS promises to be a kaleidoscope of colors and deeply meaningful messages.The three artists cross paths in their journey of creation, experimentation , stacks of sketchbooks, journals, and ephemera works that transcend their given mediums.
STACKED: MERGING LAYERS
This November, Geary Gallery proudly presents our beautiful New England shoreline with "Treasured Shorelines," featuring the magnificent seascapes of Fairfield, CT artist, Jason Pritchard. His exhibit runs November 1-27. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
Jason Pritchard: Treasured Shorelines Art Exhibit at the Geary Gallery in Darien, CT
The Greenwich Art Society is offering Saturday Children's Art Classes:
YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE STUDIO, AGES 6-8
12 Saturdays
Sept. 14 – Dec. 7 (Except Nov. 30)
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Program Description
This class will explore new approaches to creativity with children. Using drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and sculpture children will learn new skills and improve on old ones as they experiment with new media and different techniques. To reinforce their understanding, children will learn about important artists who are either historically significant or are forerunners in contemporary art. Come join in and stretch your imagination in a relaxed, fun environment. Materials supplied.
DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR THE JUNIOR ARTIST – AGES 9-12
12 Saturdays
Sept. 14 – Dec. 7 (Except Nov. 30)
12:30 to 2:00 pm
Program Description
Students will learn through drawing and painting the rules of perspective, proportion, shadowing, color mixing and anatomy.
They will use acrylic paint, charcoal, watercolors and colored pencils on both paper and canvas. Various brush techniques and a variety of paint applications will be covered. Students will discover important artists who are historically significant, as this exposure can lead them to explore and discover their own style.
For more information or to register visit www.greenwichartsociety.org
Saturday Children's Art Classes at the Greenwich Art Society
A very moving art exhibition featuring three extraordinary Connecticut Artists expressing the essence and effect of shadow, light, the subliminal mind and the human spirit.
THE DARK OF LIGHT
Elisa Contemporary Art is pleased to present a Solo exhibit of the Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett. It is now open at the One River School in Westport. The exhibit will run from through November 27 at 833 Post Road East, Westport CT. Gallery hours are: Monday - Friday, 10am - 6pm and Saturday/Sunday 10am - 2pm.
Join us for a Reception on Saturday, November 23 from 2-4pm
From color-infused paintings to video self-portraits, Paula Brett’s body of work incorporates various combinations of media dealing with ideas such as created identity, coincidence, ritual, and transitory spaces.
The limited edition photographs are Mandalas made from pieces of Candy, Jewels, Toys, Cars and other favorites. According to Paula, “The mandala symbolizes the law of the universe and since man is also a microcosm of the universe, many cultures believe that the mandala also symbolizes the human soul. Mandalas serve as collection point for universal forces…My intention with these mandalas is to arrange everyday sweets and favorite objects into a pattern which becomes sacred, where delicious turns divine, the enticing now exquisite.”
Brett has exhibited work in New York, CT, Chicago, San Francisco, Budapest and Romania.
About One River School:
Founded in 2012 in Englewood, NJ, “one river” west of New York City, One River School has embarked on a mission to "transform art education"® in America. Today, their innovative program teaches thousands of students in fifteen locations across six states. We are thrilled to be working with One River Westport.
About Elisa Contemporary Art
Elisa Contemporary Art represents a portfolio of emerging through mid-career contemporary artists. Founded in 2007 by
Lisa Cooper, Elisa Contemporary Art is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and collection of art as a way to enrich
and heal our lives, our communities, and the world. The Riverdale NY Gallery opened in 2008. The Art Salon in Fairfield
CT opened in May 2017 (by appointment only). Elisa Contemporary Art has participated in international art fairs in New
York, Miami and the Hamptons and curated 40+ art exhibits in public/private spaces in the Tri-State.
For additional information, visit us at www.ElisaContemporaryArt.com or Instagram: @ElisaContemporary Art
Solo Exhibit of Candy and Toy Mandala Photographs by Paula Brett
Fourteen area artists from Wilson Avenue Loft Artists will bring holiday spirit to Wilton Library's November-December art exhibition "Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions." Wilson Avenue Loft Artists (WALA), founded in 2007, is located on the border of Norwalk and Rowayton and provides studio spaces for artists working in a variety of media, including painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, and photography. WALA's goal is to provide a supportive environment for making artwork and connections to the arts community, especially during their annual Open Studio Weekend.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Jay Brodsky (Scarsdale, NY), Connie Brown (New Canaan), Erin Dolan (Norwalk), Heide Follin (Norwalk), Lori Glavin (Bovina Center, NY), Ruth Ipe, Elisa Keogh (Norwalk), Nancy McTague-Stock (Norwalk), Andrea Metchick (Westport), Lily Morgan (Stamford), Claudia Renfro (Pound Ridge, NY), Missy Savard (Fairfield), Vicki French Smith (Darien), and Susan Cutler Tremaine (Darien).
Opening reception on Friday, November 15 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through December 13. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Amazing Stories and Wondrous Visions" Art Exhibition
The Flinn Gallery will be presenting bold and vibrant abstract works for its November 14 opening of Extra Extra, a three-person exhibition running through January 8, 2025.
Sharing a common strategy, Palma Blank, Stephen Maine and Doreen McCarthy create artworks of visual abundance and intensity, pointing to the “extra” in Extra Extra!
Dedicated to Abstraction, each artist approaches their work with distinct processes and materials to convey visual energy. Viewing these works elicits a physical experience that can be both mesmerizing and momentarily jarring.
Stephen Maine’s indirect production method employs a system of foam board printing plates, which allows him to put his high contrast paint under pressure. He juxtaposes his more deliberate color relationships with the spontaneity and chance effects of this painting method. All the while, color, scale, surface, and seriality are kept in place.
Palma Blank also uses striking color juxtapositions for maximal effects. Painting through her own digitally created pattern stencils, she applies layers of dashes and stripes of color across the canvas. Slowly shifting shapes emerge from the work, charged with energy. Grounded in real visual moments, she is influenced by the phenomenological ideas associated with Impressionism. Building on this premise, Blank’s optical illusions simulate the movement of light and form through virtual space.
While Maine and Blank use non-traditional methods to achieve greater chromatic intensity in their painting, Doreen McCarthy creates a similar visual impact in her sculptural work. McCarthy’s inflatable vinyl sculptures become giant drawings in space, pushing viewers to engage with their own comparative scale. Complex forms of tangled tubes with inverted twists bounce toward viewers in distinct hues. This physical interplay between mass and gravity creates an arresting sense of torqued energy.
All three of the artists in Extra Extra prompt an overwhelming response.
The psychology of visual perception can cast these works as playful, pushy, reflective, or electric. Regardless of interpretation, the works of Maine, Blank and McCarthy grab and hold onto the viewers’ attention.
Doreen McCarthy is a multimedia artist based in New York City. Since 1985 her work has been exhibited in the United States, Europe, China and Japan. She received a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) focused in Painting from City University of New York-Hunter College. Throughout her career she has received grants, awards and residencies at various institutions including Edward Albee Foundation, Santa Fe Art Institute and the Indiana University Institute of Art.
Stephen Maine is a painter and writer living in West Cornwall, CT. Maine earned a BFA (Painting), Indiana University, Bloomington, and an MFA (Visual Art), Vermont College of Fine Arts. From 1982 until 2017, he lived and worked in New York City and continues to show there and in Connecticut. Maine’s writing has appeared regularly in Art in America, ARTnews, Artnet magazine, Art on Paper, Artillery; and Hyperallergic.com. He has taught at numerous universities including most recently at SUNY Purchase, where he was Chair of the Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts program.
Palma Blank is based in Brooklyn, NY and was born in Norwalk, CT. She received an MFA from Yale University, New Haven, CT, and a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. Her paintings have been exhibited throughout New York including most recently in Ninth Street Women: 70 Years of Women in Abstraction, at Hunter Dunbar Projects and Psychonautic Traces, at Davidson Gallery, New York, NY. Her work has been acquired by the Louis Vuitton Foundation in Paris and NY Presbyterian Hospital, along with many other collections. She is on the board of directors at Black Ball Projects, a non-profit arts organization supporting underexposed contemporary artists in New York City.
Events:
Opening Reception: Thursday, November 14 from 6 - 8pm
Artist Talk: Saturday, December 7, 2pm
Extra Extra is curated by Flinn Gallery committee member Kirsten Pitts. The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by Friends of the Greenwich Library.
The Gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1-5pm, and is located on the second floor of the Greenwich Library, 101 West Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT.
New Exhibit: Extra Extra
Sacred Space, organized by guest curator Juanita Sunday, draws on the rich history of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives, founded in Philadelphia in 1972 by artist Allan Edmunds. As of 2023, FUAM is home to a Brandywine “satellite collection,” joining other institutions including Harvard Art Museums, RISD Museum, and the University of Delaware Museums. This exhibition features works from FUAM’s own collection as well as loans from Brandywine itself.
Sacred Space encourages a deep exploration of spiritual connection, inviting viewers to reflect on the ancestral wisdom and memory passed down through generations. The exhibition serves as a portal into the interconnected realms of spirituality, time, space, memory, and culture. The artists pay homage to their forebears, drawing upon cultural traditions, rituals, and sacred practices to honor and preserve, as well as question, the invaluable heritage that shapes our identities.
“My belief is that art is best as the articulation of spiritual ideas or transformative intention. It can be an agent of spiritual inspiration or personal and social transformation.” - Michael D. Harris
Image: Martin Payton, Portal, 1990, offset lithograph. Partial gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives and Museum Purchase with funds from the Black Art Fund, 2024 (2024.0601) © Martin Payton
Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Print Exhibition
This exhibition presents a group of woodcuts, engravings, and etchings from the late 15th through late 18th centuries drawn from the Wetmore Collection at Connecticut College. The collection was assembled in the early 20th century by Fanny S. Wetmore, and bequeathed to the College in 1930. From familiar favorites like Dürer’s Adam and Eve and Rembrandt’s Three Trees to hidden gems like the gold-sprinkled surface of Maria Katharina Prestel’s Virtue Overcoming Vice, the show explores more than three centuries of artistic innovation on paper.
Although little is known of Wetmore herself, her collecting activities place her within a tradition dating back to the rise of printmaking in early modern Europe. The surging production of prints by the beginning of the 16th century represented a sea change for both artists and consumers. For artists, prints provided additional revenue, increased their personal fame, and offered greater latitude for experimentation outside the traditional patronage structure. For consumers, prints represented access to visual art on an unprecedented scale; even those who would never have been able to commission an independent work from a great artist could now readily obtain an engraving or an etching. Prints were easily transported, could be pasted up on walls or into albums, and even large collections of them took up relatively little room. And, with the rise of reproductive printmaking, even geographically distant or physically inaccessible artworks could be added to the collector’s “paper museum.”
This exhibition is the second in the Museum’s history to have been co-curated with Fairfield University students, and has been supported by generous funding from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.
Image: Albrecht Dürer, Adam and Eve, 1504, engraving
Ink and Time: European Prints from the Wetmore Collection
Free for all MoCA members; $10 admission for non-members; $8 admission for seniors and students
MoCA CT is excited to introduce ColleCTomania, an exhilarating exhibition displaying over 140 Swiss posters from the renowned collector Tom Strong. Strong is a New Haven, Connecticut-based graphic designer, photographer and collector who has spent sixty years amassing, displaying, sharing, and living amongst his archive. The exhibition, curated by Pamela Hovland and Karen Salsgiver, includes a widely diverse range of posters from the 1930s to the present.
Switzerland’s design culture has had a significant influence on the discipline of graphic design. Swiss posters in particular, especially those designed during the 1950s and 60s, have attained iconic status and are part of design education in schools across the globe. Created at uniform scale to be displayed in the streets of Zurich, Lucerne and Basel, these posters are now highly collectible, preserved in the archives of major museums and reproduced in art and design books.
Yale University’s graphic design program, the first in this country, was critical in disseminating the work and ideas of Swiss designers. Several influential practitioners were invited to New Haven to teach courses and workshops to students, including Tom Strong, eager to experiment with typography, form and craft. When Yale’s design graduates scattered around Connecticut and the country as both practicing and teaching designers, the visual language and ideology of the ‘Swiss International Style’ spread far and wide.
The poster as a large, public, graphic form has held its prominent place throughout the history of design. Tom Strong’s vast collection of Swiss posters, accumulated over six decades, spans the mid-century to today. His archive includes diverse and boundary-breaking visual strategies employed through inventive uses of type and typography, image-making, layering and collage. The posters illustrate myriad expressions in style, subject matter and ever-evolving technologies. Strong’s posters showcase both the outsized influence of Swiss design as well as the contemporary experimentation that builds on that legacy. Seeing the posters fill the gallery walls is pure visual delight.
“Why do I continue to collect Swiss posters? I guess you like Beethoven and then Stravinsky comes along with different principles, blows your head off. And then you go further, and you find more composers who you never knew anything about. The body and the brain and the ear are accustomed to surprise and difference and beauty. Other than that, I can’t defend it or describe it. These posters have power. You can’t deny it.”- Tom Strong
About the Collector, Tom Strong:
Thomas Strong was born in 1938 in Hanover, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College and served with the U.S. Army Security Agency in Germany and Turkey. In 1967, Tom received an MFA from the Yale School of Art and Architecture and later started the graphic design firm Strong Cohen with his co-founder, Marjorie Cohen. The firm focuses on the design of signage for architectural applications, primarily for colleges and universities. When Tom isn’t busy designing or installing signs across New Haven, he dedicates his time to revitalizing the neighborhood where he works, a commitment he’s upheld for the past two decades. As a board member of the Chapel West district, he plays a key role in its development. Beyond his civic involvement, Tom has cultivated a diverse collection, including Swiss posters, HO scale model trains, Braun products, National Park Service folders, and iconic posters from Yale and Otl Aicher’s 1972 Olympics.
About the Curators:
Pamela Hovland is a Wilton-based designer, educator, writer and visual activist. She has worked extensively in the areas of identity, print communications, signage and screen-based design for corporations, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions and individuals. Her work has been recognized by multiple organizations and publications and included in regional, national and international exhibitions. Pamela received an MFA from Yale University where she is a Senior Critic in graphic design. She is a Fellow of the American Academy in Rome and a founding member of Class Action Collective, the art collective that uses design to effect social change.
Karen Salsgiver is the principal strategist and designer of the Westport-based graphic design firm Salsgiver Coveney Associates. For over four decades the studio has created design programs and communication solutions that tell the authentic story of a diverse range of corporate, educational and cultural institutions. The firm’s award-winning work has been published in multiple design books and publications. Karen earned a BS in Design and Environmental Analysis from Cornell University and an MFA from Yale University.
ColleCTomania: MoCA CT
On View October 16, 2024 – March 9, 2025
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, the Greenwich Historical Society presents a timely and dynamic exhibition that takes a fresh look at the impact of the Revolutionary War on our community.
The Revolution may have started in Massachusetts, but it soon spread to Connecticut, particularly Fairfield County and Greenwich, the gateway to Patriotic New England. With their safety and livelihood at risk, residents had to choose whether to support American Independence, to remain loyal to King George III or claim neutrality. This is the story of the people of Greenwich and their neighbors in Fairfield County, living, working, fighting, fleeing or dying on the front line of the Revolutionary War.
Original materials from the Revolution belonging to the Greenwich Historical Society, as well as other museums and archives, will be used to illustrate the impact of the War on our community.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of related programs and events
Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line
Shop Local & Find the Perfect Holiday Gift
November 15th and 16th, 2024 – Discover one-of-a-kind holiday gifts at MoCA CT’s Holiday Marketplace on Friday, November 15th and Saturday, November 16th from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM at 19 Newtown Turnpike, Westport, CT.
Shop a curated selection of local artisans, offering unique, items perfect for everyone on your list. Plus, your $10 ticket includes admission to MoCA CT’s current exhibitions, blending holiday shopping with a cultural experience.
Holiday Marketplace
Full Circle- Showing 5 years of work by Gloria Santoyo Ruenitz. A Mixed Media artist working primarily on encaustic paint. Her work is abstract and narrative. Each layer tells a story.
ArtTalk by artist
Join us for live figure drawing sessions at UConn hosted by Stamford Art Association starting on November 16th at 4:00 PM!
Meet up with other artists within the area and practice your figure drawing skills with a live figure drawing class! Reference live female and male, nude and clothed models to practice drawing muscles, realistic proportions, and more!
LOCATION: Second Floor, Room 267 (Fine Art Studio)
- 3-hour self-directed drawing sessions observing a live model (both nude and clothed) moving through various timed still poses.
- Register today! Space is limited.
- Bring your own drawing materials.
- 75% Discount for all UConn Students!
- Please be on time! Late arrivals may be asked to wait until the next pose transition.
Stamford Art Association presents: Figure Drawing at UCONN-Stamford
Join us on Saturday, November 16 in the Walsh Gallery in the Quick Center for the Arts for a Family Day inspired by the colorful prints on view in our exhibition Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Exhibition! Learn more about the exhibition here.
The first session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and the second at 2:30 p.m.
During this Family Day event, kids ages 4-10 will get to try their hand as printmakers and create their own colorful masterpieces!
Image: Percy Martin (American, b. 1943), Gameboard 100, 1993, offset lithograph. Partial gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives and Museum Purchase with funds from the Black Art Fund, 2022 (2022.17.27)
Family Day: Fun with Printmaking
Learn more about the current exhibition, ColleCTomania, from an expert docent. No advance registration required; all tours included in Museum admission. Remember, gallery admission is FREE for MoCA Members.
Docent Led Tour: ColleCTomania
Please join us for the opening reception of the Weston Library Photography Club photography exhibition opening reception.
Sunday, October 6th 1-3pm
Weston Public Library
56 Norfield Road, Weston, CT
If you cannot make the opening, please visit the exhibit during the Library open hours. Call to ensure the Community Room is open for visitors: 203-222-2665
Opening Reception- Photography Exhibition "A Closer Look"
Visit several historic home interiors on our bus tour (including the homes seen here), and see and learn about many more buildings and their histories along the way!
Settlers arrived in Wilton in the 17th-century, with a written account of the area around 1640. From wilderness, to parish, to official town in 1802…Homes that were built by these founding Wilton families continue to beautify the landscape today, including great examples of the Saltbox, Georgian, and Federal styles.
Special interior tours include the David Platt House, considered one of the best preserved Federal houses in Wilton, and the Middlebrook - Morgan House from 1772 that includes the addition of a circa 1850's home moved from across town!
Join us to tour a great collection of these historic homes!
This is a one-time-only event, space is limited.
The bus start/stop location will be at Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Rd, Wilton, CT 06897. Parking available.
Historic Homes Tour: Colonial Wilton!
Interested in learning about New Pond Farm Education Center and all we have to offer?
Stop by anytime between 1 - 4 p.m. to learn more about our stunning landscape, the diverse habitats, our fascinating history, the varied wildlife, the multitude of educational opportunities, in addition to our warm and welcoming staff.
Meet our new calves, piglets, and other barnyard residents, tour our Woodland Indian encampment, explore our trails, visit with our delightful program animals, and enjoy a delicious farm treat!
No Registration Required!
If you have any concerns about the weather, please check www.newpondfarm.org after 9 a.m.
Open Day at New Pond Farm Education Center!
Stand Together Against Racism (S.T.A.R.), in partnership with The Glass House and the Carriage Barn Arts Center announces its 3rd annual student “Through Your Looking Glass” Art Showcase that seeks to recognize the role of art, design and/or architecture in advancing social justice through the lens of inclusion, equity and diversity. Nearly 70 students from all across Fairfield County contributed this year.
This is a true showcase, not a contest. All student art will be exhibited at the Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan, CT. The showcase opens with a reception on November 16th, from 1-3pm. Students, family, friends, and community members are welcome to attend. The exhibit will remain up through November 24th.
For more information, visit S.T.A.R’s website - https://www.star-ct.org/
Fairfield County Student Social Justice Art Showcase Opening Reception
Would you like to have your vintage books evaluated? Ever wondered what stories they might tell other than what’s written on the page? Make an appointment at the museum to meet with Michele Wan, proprietor of Head to Tail Books, to learn more about your old books.
Examples of materials to bring for evaluation:
- Handpress-era books
- Modern books
- First editions
- Books by authors from marginalized or underrepresented communities (people of color, LGBTQ+, women, etc.)
- Historical and fine bindings
- Quirky and unusual publications
- Ephemera and manuscripts (letters, notes, advertisements, etc.)
30-minute appointments cost $75 and may be made for no more than 5 items. Should you have over 5 items, please contact Ms. Wan for a private appointment on another day.
Appointment bookings can be reserved with the form below.
https://westporthistory.org/event/book-evaluation/
Head to Tail Books is a bookstore for rare, vintage, and collectible books, open online and by appointment in Westport, Connecticut. Prior to establishing the store, Ms. Wan cataloged rare books and manuscripts as the Special Collections Cataloging Librarian for Columbia University Libraries. She also managed the CABS-Minnesota Diverse Voices Fellowship for early-career booksellers from 2021-2023. Ms. Wan attended Rare Book School at the University of Virginia, as well as the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar.
Opinions of value are informal and may not be used for insurance or charitable donation, which require a certified appraisal.
Book Evaluation with Head to Tail Books
Stamford History Center takes you on a time traveling adventure back to the Gilded Age to learn about Stamford's entrepreneurs, movers, shakers, and industrialists. You will recognize some well-known Stamford landmarks including Yale & Towne Factory and the Blickensderfer Typewriter Factory. On September 22nd, Executive Director Dr. Zoubek kicks off the afternoon with opening remarks on a glorious time in history. Experience the lives of the elegant and fashionable people of the Gilded Age through our exciting collection of art, clothing, photographs, documents, home furnishings and other artifacts.
Admission $10 for non-members
SHC Members Free Admission
How the Upper Crust Lived: The Gilded Age in Stamford 1865-1905
ELF The Musical is the hilarious modern Christmas classic about Buddy, a young orphan child who mistakenly crawls into Santa’s bag of gifts and is transported back to the North Pole. Unaware that he is actually human, Buddy’s enormous size and poor toy-making abilities cause him to face the truth. With Santa’s permission, Buddy embarks on a journey to New York City to find his birth father, discover his true identity, and help New York remember the true meaning of Christmas. This must-see Broadway holiday production is sure to make everyone embrace their inner ELF.
ELF the Musical
The Stamford Art Association presents two special SOLO EXHIBITIONS at The Townhouse Gallery this month.
Canvas And Beyond
PATRICK MCHUGH
NOV. 10-17
A Botanist’s Daughter
DEBORAH PIERCE BONNELL
NOV. 15-30
Double Opening Reception: Saturday, November 16th 3-6PM
FREE Admission!
November Solo Exhibitions at The Townhouse Gallery
Over the course of the Tony award-winning musical, In the Heights, we encounter the many colorful residents of Washington Heights — a New York City neighborhood on the brink of change. Usnavi, a first generation Dominican-American corner bodega owner, and his friends and family are dealing with the pressures of rising rents and closing neighborhood businesses. As one family struggles to figure out how to pay for an Ivy League tuition for their brilliant and hard-working daughter, a young woman is trying to put a down payment on a new apartment, and Usnavi himself is trying to get back to the Dominican Republic to reconnect with his roots after the death of his parents. In Washington Heights, community is everything, and we see how each of these individuals struggles to survive and how these same individuals come together as a community to mourn their losses and rejoice in their triumphs. Over the course of the show, we see the hard-working residents of Washington Heights grapple with love and lust, identity and racism, all while the prospect of a winning lottery ticket hangs in the air, potentially changing the livelihoods of the people and the community forever. This revolutionary new musical combines Latin rhythms and dance with hip-hop lyrics to tell a captivating story about what it means to chase your dreams as you cling to your roots, and to celebrate the community from which you grew.
In The Heights
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present The Space We Exist In, a ground-breaking exhibition curated by the renowned Ghanaian-American art curator Larry Ossei-Mensah. This is the first time the gallery invites a guest curator to organize an exhibition. The group show will open on November 16th and will run through January 18th, 2025. The public is invited to attend an opening reception and curator talk on Saturday, November 16, 4-6pm.
The Space We Exist In serves as a platform for rich dialogue and self-reflection for both the artists and viewers by questioning what it means to ‘Hold Space’ or ‘Exist Within a Space.’ This exhibition features a diverse ensemble of visual artists whose practices create visual poetry that invites viewers to actively engage with the artworks. The exhibition fosters a deeper connection between art and the audience by challenging viewers to redefine their perceptions of the world and their place within it.
Each artist in this exhibition employs a unique blend of techniques and media, ranging from vivid representational objects to evocative abstract paintings. Patrick Alston , based in Connecticut, creates bold abstractions with striking color palettes and dynamic forms to evoke powerful emotional responses, prompting viewers to confront their perceptions and biases. New York City artist Kim Dacres sources her materials from recycled tires and found objects to make powerful sculptures that are commentaries on strength, resilience and the human spirit, imbuing the discarded everyday material with profound significance. Deborah Dancy , also based in Connecticut, renders her paintings with intricate detail and an emotive use of color, delving into the complexities of personal and collective memory. Clara Nartey , the third artist based in Connecticut, transforms textiles and embroidery threads into expressive and tactile figurative narratives, bridging the gap between traditional craft and contemporary art. Los Angeles-based artist Shinique Smith often incorporates fabric, calligraphy, and collage to explore themes of consumption, identity and cultural history. Her dynamic compositions challenge viewers to consider the material and conceptual spaces they occupy. Patick Quarm , based in Ghana, uses mixed-media in his portraiture that challenge traditional notions of identity and culture, using vibrant patterns and textures to explore the intersection of past and present. Austin Uzor , who is based in upstate New York, explores liminal spaces and questions of identity, displacement and the quest for belonging in his paintings.
The Space We Exist In is not just a visual journey but an intellectual and emotional experience. The selected works act as mirrors and portals, reflecting personal and collective experiences while offering glimpses into diverse perspectives. This exhibition seeks to create a space where viewers can pause, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversations about the narratives articulated by the artists and those of others, ultimately fostering a sense of community and shared humanity.
By bringing together a rich tapestry of voices and visions, this exhibition underscores the power of art to transcend boundaries and connect us to our innermost selves and each other during a tumultuous time in our society. "The Space We Exist In," an exhibition that promises to challenge and transform how we perceive the world and our place within it.
Artists in the exhibition:
Patrick Alston
Kim Dacres
Deborah Dancy
Clara Nartey
Patrick Quarm
Shinique Smith
Austin Uzor
About the Curator :
Larry Ossei-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American curator and cultural critic reshaping our perceptions of art and society with a dynamic blend of innovation and inclusivity. Ossei-Mensah has leveraged his curatorial practice as a platform to establish a global footprint, having curated exhibitions from Manila to London to Athens and, most recently, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ossei-Mensah employs contemporary art and culture as a powerful medium for challenging norms and fostering a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world.
Formerly the Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAD), Detroit, and Curator-at-Large at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Ossei-Mensah catalyzes change. Co-founding the nonprofit ARTNOIR, he pioneers racial equity in the art world, amplifying the voices of creatives, curators, and communities of color. Ossei-Mensah's influence spans the globe, curating exhibitions in renowned spaces like MOAD in San Francisco, MASS MoCA, The Metropolitan Museum in Manila, The Seattle Art Museum, Ben Brown Fine Arts in Hong Kong and London, as co-curated of the 7th Athen Biennale in Athens, and most recently the Denver Art Museum where organized a multivenue solo museum debut for Amoako Boafo - Soul of Black Folks.
Recently, Ossei-Mensah curated with ARTNOIR and UBS Bank the groundbreaking multimedia presentation, "The Poetics of Dimensions," at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2023, hailed by Harper’s Bazaar Magazine as a standout exhibition. The presentation featured artists Nari Ward, Sonia Gomes, Melissa Joseph, Anthony Akinbola, and Julianknxx. Ossei-Mensah consistently pushes the boundaries of contemporary expression by collaborating with trailblazing artists such as Steve McQueen, Sanford Biggers, February James, Chase Hall, Catherine Opie, Firelei Baez, and Judy Chicago.
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. For more information and/or high-res images, please contact Rachael Palacios rachael@heathergaudiofineart.com
"The Space We Exist In" curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present The Space We Exist In, a ground-breaking exhibition curated by the renowned Ghanaian-American art curator Larry Ossei-Mensah. This is the first time the gallery invites a guest curator to organize an exhibition. The group show will open on November 16th and will run through January 18th, 2025. The public is invited to attend an opening reception and curator talk on Saturday, November 16, 4-6pm.
The Space We Exist In serves as a platform for rich dialogue and self-reflection for both the artists and viewers by questioning what it means to ‘Hold Space’ or ‘Exist Within a Space.’ This exhibition features a diverse ensemble of visual artists whose practices create visual poetry that invites viewers to actively engage with the artworks. The exhibition fosters a deeper connection between art and the audience by challenging viewers to redefine their perceptions of the world and their place within it.
Each artist in this exhibition employs a unique blend of techniques and media, ranging from vivid representational objects to evocative abstract paintings. Patrick Alston , based in Connecticut, creates bold abstractions with striking color palettes and dynamic forms to evoke powerful emotional responses, prompting viewers to confront their perceptions and biases. New York City artist Kim Dacres sources her materials from recycled tires and found objects to make powerful sculptures that are commentaries on strength, resilience and the human spirit, imbuing the discarded everyday material with profound significance. Deborah Dancy , also based in Connecticut, renders her paintings with intricate detail and an emotive use of color, delving into the complexities of personal and collective memory. Clara Nartey , the third artist based in Connecticut, transforms textiles and embroidery threads into expressive and tactile figurative narratives, bridging the gap between traditional craft and contemporary art. Los Angeles-based artist Shinique Smith often incorporates fabric, calligraphy, and collage to explore themes of consumption, identity and cultural history. Her dynamic compositions challenge viewers to consider the material and conceptual spaces they occupy. Patick Quarm , based in Ghana, uses mixed-media in his portraiture that challenge traditional notions of identity and culture, using vibrant patterns and textures to explore the intersection of past and present. Austin Uzor , who is based in upstate New York, explores liminal spaces and questions of identity, displacement and the quest for belonging in his paintings.
The Space We Exist In is not just a visual journey but an intellectual and emotional experience. The selected works act as mirrors and portals, reflecting personal and collective experiences while offering glimpses into diverse perspectives. This exhibition seeks to create a space where viewers can pause, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversations about the narratives articulated by the artists and those of others, ultimately fostering a sense of community and shared humanity.
By bringing together a rich tapestry of voices and visions, this exhibition underscores the power of art to transcend boundaries and connect us to our innermost selves and each other during a tumultuous time in our society. "The Space We Exist In," an exhibition that promises to challenge and transform how we perceive the world and our place within it.
Artists in the exhibition:
Patrick Alston
Kim Dacres
Deborah Dancy
Clara Nartey
Patrick Quarm
Shinique Smith
Austin Uzor
About the Curator :
Larry Ossei-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American curator and cultural critic reshaping our perceptions of art and society with a dynamic blend of innovation and inclusivity. Ossei-Mensah has leveraged his curatorial practice as a platform to establish a global footprint, having curated exhibitions from Manila to London to Athens and, most recently, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Ossei-Mensah employs contemporary art and culture as a powerful medium for challenging norms and fostering a deeper understanding of ourselves and the world.
Formerly the Susanne Feld Hilberry Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCAD), Detroit, and Curator-at-Large at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Ossei-Mensah catalyzes change. Co-founding the nonprofit ARTNOIR, he pioneers racial equity in the art world, amplifying the voices of creatives, curators, and communities of color. Ossei-Mensah's influence spans the globe, curating exhibitions in renowned spaces like MOAD in San Francisco, MASS MoCA, The Metropolitan Museum in Manila, The Seattle Art Museum, Ben Brown Fine Arts in Hong Kong and London, as co-curated of the 7th Athen Biennale in Athens, and most recently the Denver Art Museum where organized a multivenue solo museum debut for Amoako Boafo - Soul of Black Folks.
Recently, Ossei-Mensah curated with ARTNOIR and UBS Bank the groundbreaking multimedia presentation, "The Poetics of Dimensions," at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2023, hailed by Harper’s Bazaar Magazine as a standout exhibition. The presentation featured artists Nari Ward, Sonia Gomes, Melissa Joseph, Anthony Akinbola, and Julianknxx. Ossei-Mensah consistently pushes the boundaries of contemporary expression by collaborating with trailblazing artists such as Steve McQueen, Sanford Biggers, February James, Chase Hall, Catherine Opie, Firelei Baez, and Judy Chicago.
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. For more information and/or high-res images, please contact Rachael Palacios rachael@heathergaudiofineart.com
"The Space We Exist In" curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah
Let's get Scandalous!! The biggest, wildest Scandalous of the year is here – producer/host Professor M’s birthday bash! Cakes smashed, rope bunnies tantalized, even a marriage proposal – all this and more has happened at our November show. What’s going to happen this Scandalous Scorpio season? Come see for yourself in this super-sized showcase not to be missed!
Established in 2021, Connecticut’s longest-running monthly burlesque show delivers a seductive, inclusive experience celebrating life and body autonomy through glamour, striptease, live singing, circus arts and more. Join nightlife entertainer Professor M as he ushers you through a world of delights! Enjoy this versatile, open-ended artform welcome to all genders, presentations, body shapes and sizes in an LGBTQ-friendly environment that appeals to all.
Cast:
Dey Phoenix (NYC)
Harley Foxx (Hudson Valley)
ILOV GRATE (NYC)
Ladybird Vixen (CT)
Sebastian Carmine Rose (CT)
The Sweet Siren (Las Vegas)
Twinky Boots (NYC)
Host:
Professor M
Doors open at 6:30 for showtime at 7!
For more information: https://www.theprofessorm.com/shows
Ages 21 and older, please. Lineups subject to change.
Scandalous Saturdays Burlesque: Professor M's Birthday Bash!
Join us for our reception to honor our photographers. Our juror, Johnes Ruta will present two first place winners with $100 for our Easton and General categories.
Great music, food and drinks for all.
Easton Arts Council - Juried Photography Exhibition Reception
Members of the Norwalk Symphony are honored to be included in a concert featuring string instruments rescued after the Holocaust. The concert will take place on November 16, 2024 at 7:00pm at the Norwalk Concert Hall and will include explanations and demonstrations of these historic instruments by docents and the luthiers.
Norwalk Symphony and Violins of Hope - November 16, 2024
Over the course of the Tony award-winning musical, In the Heights, we encounter the many colorful residents of Washington Heights — a New York City neighborhood on the brink of change. Usnavi, a first generation Dominican-American corner bodega owner, and his friends and family are dealing with the pressures of rising rents and closing neighborhood businesses. As one family struggles to figure out how to pay for an Ivy League tuition for their brilliant and hard-working daughter, a young woman is trying to put a down payment on a new apartment, and Usnavi himself is trying to get back to the Dominican Republic to reconnect with his roots after the death of his parents. In Washington Heights, community is everything, and we see how each of these individuals struggles to survive and how these same individuals come together as a community to mourn their losses and rejoice in their triumphs. Over the course of the show, we see the hard-working residents of Washington Heights grapple with love and lust, identity and racism, all while the prospect of a winning lottery ticket hangs in the air, potentially changing the livelihoods of the people and the community forever. This revolutionary new musical combines Latin rhythms and dance with hip-hop lyrics to tell a captivating story about what it means to chase your dreams as you cling to your roots, and to celebrate the community from which you grew.