
The Greenwich Art Society presents:
FIGURE DRAWING IN THE STUDIO
7 THURSDAYS
Jan.30 – March 13
5:00 pm to 7:30 pm
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
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.
The Greenwich Art Society is offering FIGURE DRAWING IN THE STUDIO with NOMI SILVERMAN
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
The public is invited to attend the reception for, “Inside Out” at the Kershner Gallery in the Fairfield Public Library. The artists will talk about their work at 6 pm. This exhibit features the still life and landscape art of Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko. The show runs from February 8 to March 29 and can be seen at 1080 Old Post Road in Fairfield during library hours. See www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org.
Annette Voreyer is a member of the Salmagundi Club in NYC, National League of Pen Women in Greenwich, CT and the Greenwich Art Society. Her specialty is still life.
She has exhibited in many galleries in the area, won prizes, and her work is in
private collections in North America and England.
Sergey Stepanenko was born in the USSR, moved to the US in 1995. He holds a Master's Degree in Book Design.
Sergey's work has included full wall murals, fine art restoration and original paintings, and in the private collections of Keith Richards, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Prince La Jaharah and many others, as well as on the Cruise Ships of Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruise Lines. Sergey has been a member of SPAG in Norwalk since 2013.
Sergey states, "the process of painting is more important for me than a result."
Inside Out Reception and Show
Please join us for the Opening Reception of "INSIDE OUT" featuring the art of Sergey Stepanenko and Annette Voreyer tonight at 5:30pm. The artists will speak at 6:00pm. Wine and refreshments will be served!
Opening Reception!
Grab your friends & celebrate Galentine's Day or enjoy an evening out with your partner at the Wilton Historical Society! On Thursday, February 13th from 6 to 8 PM, make your own chocolate candies while enjoying complimentary wine & light bites. Attendees can fill unique candy molds with chocolate and a variety of toppings and fillings to create delicious treats - perfect to enjoy yourself or share with others. Guests can also design your very own chocolate box to bring your creations home with you, with historical Valentines cards from the museum’s collection on display for inspiration.
Please note this is a 21+ event.
Tickets:
WHS Members: $25 per person
Non-Members: $35 per person
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Adult Chocolate-Making Workshop
Come play music, recite poetry, tell a story, or show off another talent!
Keep in mind this is an all ages event in a public venue. We trust you to make good choices about appropriate material.
This is an LGBTQIA+ inclusive and welcoming event series. No cover fee but minimum one drink purchased required (show Molten some love, y’all!)
Performance slots are assigned on a first come, first served basis IN PERSON. No times will be held or assigned before the event starts. Get there early to grab your spot!
Open Mic Night – Hosted by Bethel CT Pride & Molten Java
Join us for a special screening of DELA: The Making of El Anatsui, presented as part of MoCA CT’s collaboration with WestPAC's ON FIRE: Energy, Climate, Infrastructure and our Black History Month event series. This compelling biographical documentary explores the life and work of El Anatsui, one of Africa’s most celebrated sculptors.
DELA offers an intimate look into Anatsui’s groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art, his mentorship of a generation of West African artists, and his transformative role in his local community. The film delves into the profound simplicity and complexity of his monumental creations, highlighting his journey of triumphs and trials. The title, "Dela," meaning "Deliverer" in the Ewe language, encapsulates his impact on art and culture.
Following the screening, filmmaker Oyiza Adaba will host a Q&A session. Adaba, a journalist and filmmaker with nearly 30 years of experience, is renowned for amplifying authentic African narratives. Her work, including the acclaimed DELA: The Making of El Anatsui, has brought African art and culture to global audiences. She is currently directing WOVEN: The Intriguing Journey of the Ebira Cloth, a historical series celebrating African textile traditions.
Film Screening: DELA: The Making of El Anatsui
Screening DELA: The Making of El Anatsui, a documentary on the Ghanaian sculptor El Anatsui. Film maker Oyiza Adaba from Africa Related Inc. will join for a post-screening Q&A, tying the film into MoCA CT’s exhibitions on the role of recycled materials in art and climate issues.
Film Screening & Q&A
Celebrate Black History Month with a live performance that incorporates poetry and drumming inspired by Iyaba Ibo Mandingo's journey through South Africa and Nigeria. You won’t want to miss this unique, immersive experience that connects to the current exhibition, Arwe Journey: Twentieth-Century Afri-Caribbean Migration.
Free & open to the public; RSVP here: https://bit.ly/HMA-AFRIKA360-RSVP
Inclement weather date: Thursday, February 20, 2025 from 7-8pm
AFRIKA 360: The Journey Back to Myself | Poetry Performance
Candi Carpenter is a 6,665-year-old extraterrestrial vampire space witch AND recording artist. Candi’s viral brand of confessional existentialism has swept across at least a few corners of the internet and gathered a devoted community of like-minded fans who have helped turn Candi’s shows into fun and inclusive spaces.
Zee Machine is a pop singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. They reached the top 10 on the iTunes pop charts with their 2024 EP, sold out an international tour alongside Bentley Robles, and amassed millions of streams across all platforms.
Kalie Shorr is an LA- and Nashville-based singer-songwriter and radio personality whose blend of alternative rock with classic singer-songwriter inspiration has earned her widespread acclaim, including the New York Times naming her debut album Open Book the #7 Best Album of 2019. Known for her massive viral moments, Kalie’s music resonates with audiences looking for honesty and edge.
Jenna DeVries is the cuntry rock diva you've been looking for. A finalist on American Idol and AGT, Jenna made her way from the tv screen to beyond, serving powerful vocals and lyrics that are sure to piss off your uncle Jerry from Florida.
Candi Carpenter, Zee Machine, & Kalie Shorr with Jenna DeVries
Curated by 2024-25 Korry Fellow Juanita Sunday and featuring regional artists Carl Bocicault, Tyler Goldchain, Imo Nse Imeh, Iyaba Ibo Mandigo, Tea Montgomery, Saint Phifer, Andre Rochester, Bizzie Ruth, Dario Tejada, Kamar Thomas, and Yves Wilson.
MASC explores the intricate intersections of masculinity and Blackness, illuminating the complex layers of identity, expression, and societal expectation.
The exhibition examines the metaphorical "masks" worn to navigate a world rife with stereotypes and cultural pressures. MASC challenges monolithic notions of masculinity, offering a nuanced exploration of strength, vulnerability, and self-reclamation. Each piece invites audiences to witness the delicate balance between the external personas shaped by societal expectations and the authentic selves seeking liberation and visibility.
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity
NOW ON VIEW: January 16 – February 17, 2025
Large in format, bold in color, brash in context. We call them the "giants" of our collection. Representing a range of styles and mediums, many of these works have not been on view for decades, including mammoth works by Hunt Slonem, Rhonda Wall and Nicholas Krushenik. Others you may recognize from previous exhibitions; works from Peter Bradley, William Ronald and Steven Brent. We're pleased to present them once more before they return to our collections vault.
SM&NC exhibitions are always free to Members and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
On View: SM&NC GIANTS
The Greenwich Art Society is offering:
DRAWING & SEEING (all levels) with Joe Fama
8 Fridays
Jan. 10 – Feb. 28
9:30 am to 11:30 am
Program Description
Discover the essential drawing fundamentals needed to capture line and shading (value transitions) to render the impression of representational form. Learn also how to observe these visual phenomenon by learning how to see through direct observation. The goal is to apply these principles in producing a well-developed still life or landscape drawing. We will also learn some fundamentals in constructing the human head by drawing from a plaster cast and understanding the planes that make up the structures of the face and head. Drawing media will be in graphite or charcoal pencils. Max. 8 students.
The Greenwich Art Society is offering "Drawing and Seeing" at all levels
This February, Geary Gallery proudly presents "Natural Harmony" featuring the still lifes and figurative watercolor paintings of Summit, NJ artist, James Giaccio. His exhibit runs February 1-28. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
James Giaccio: Natural Harmony at the Geary Gallery, Darien, CT
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present Reflections on Light, a group exhibition featuring works by four female artists. The show opens January 25th and runs through March 8th, 2025.
Creating the visual discourse at the gallery will be paintings by Miya Ando , Pegan Brooke and Kathleen Jacobs alongside sculptures by Ann Gardner. These artists share a preoccupation with the nature of light and its ephemeral qualities. Fleeting aspects and impermanent moments are harnessed and captured into serene visual experiences intended to give the viewer pause and consider our relationship with nature. Each artist uses their specific medium and unique process to create beautifully contemplative and nuanced artworks that are sublime records of time, place and experiences. Including Miya Ando’s work in the exhibition is made possible with the generous collaboration of Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York City.
Miya Ando meticulously studies the sky, chronicling different times of day, location, weather and seasonal changes in her artworks. The artist’s practice is rooted in mono no aware, a concept from her Japanese heritage that refers to the awareness of impermanence and beauty, or a sensitivity to ephemera. Ando’s upbringing bridges the cultures and languages of two distinct worlds: the Redwood Forest of Northern California and a Buddhist temple in Japan. Her sculptures, paintings, drawings and installations reflect this cultural duality as well as the dialogue between the natural and the man-made. On view in the exhibition are sublime works that reflect her sensitivity to nature and passage of time. The images are sourced from photographs she takes and documents of a particular place and moment in the sky’s timeline. These images are then screen printed on metal sheets -- the material chosen not only for its physical properties but also as a nod to the swordsmith trade of her forebearers. The artist layers her printing techniques with thin veils of ink and pigment mixed with urethane over the metallic surface. Some areas are left bare, allowing for the underlying sheen and color to assert itself, while a shift in tonality, luster and opacity render nuanced silvery clouds in the composition. For Ando, her creative process is a full immersion into her cultural background as well as an expression of the impermanence and human interdependence with nature. Ando’s works are in many important collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nassau County Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Art; Luftmuseum Amberg, Germany, among others. Her exhibition roster includes the Noguchi Museum, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Germany; Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Ando was also commissioned to create an artwork for the historic The Glass House in New Canaan, CT.
Pegan Brooke ’s paintings investigate light and its reflective qualities on water in all its forms – as a flowing river, a frozen lake, snow-capped mountain, and the like. For Brooke, the fleeting nature of light bouncing off these surfaces is filled with countless possibilities of subtle change. Locations also play an important part in her practice, for the light and experiences vary from Pont Aven in Brittany, France, to the Pacific Ocean near her studio in Bolinas and the San Francisco Bay area, to the Silver Creek in Idaho, to the Inland Seto Sea in Japan. Each region offers distinct light qualities and reflective experiences for the artist. Mixing micas into her pigments, Brooke’s abstract paintings offer an interplay between shimmer and flatness, luminosity and opaqueness. The soft brushstrokes arranged in linear patterns seem to appear and recede from the canvas, creating a symbiotic relationship between ambient light and the shifting position of the viewer. The artist’s palette with metallic sheens is reduced to whites, light and dark greys or warm ambers that underscore the elusive nature of the composition, reminiscent of evanescent moments in the light. The works in the exhibition were just featured in a solo show at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, D.C. Brooke’s paintings have been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Oakland Museum; San Diego Museum; Des Moines Art Center and Museum; São Paulo Biennale and the Monterey Museum of Art in California. Her works are included in many prestigious private and public collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; U.S. Embassies in Sri Lanka and Bolivia; Berkley Art Museum; University of Nebraska Art Museum; Bank of America International HQ; Charles R. Schwab and Steven Chase Collection, among others.
Kathleen Jacobs’ depictions of time, light, atmosphere and weather patterns are quite literal in that her process becomes a physical record of all. The artist wraps her linen canvases on the trunks of different arbor species, leaving them exposed to the elements over months or years. She returns to them periodically to apply layers of pigment and oil stick using frottage to trace the relief of the wood grains that act as support to the canvases. The linens absorb multi-layers of pigments hand-applied by the artist which get combined with Mother Nature’s patina, creating beautifully atmospheric compositions. When the weathered canvases are removed from the outdoors and taken into the artist’s studio, they continue to absorb pigments which are rubbed on the front and the back of the canvases. Once stretched, the canvases are re-oriented so that the bark markings run horizontally across the canvas, becoming reminiscent of cloud patterns or waves on bodies of water. Jacobs is also an acrobatic pilot, so it is no coincidence that her paintings share her views from the heights above and are titled after fixed navigation points in the sky. Jacobs has had a prolific career with numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. Her works were installed at The Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts and have been extensively documented in film and written about. The artist lives and works in Massachusetts.
Seattle-based artist Ann Gardner is renowned for her investigations with one of the most ancient man-made materials: glass. As her primary medium, the properties of glass have allowed Gardner to explore her preoccupation with the perception of light and space, color, pattern, volume and other characteristics. Gardner hand-cuts large sheets of the colored and reflective material into tiny mosaics which are then arranged into large wall-mounted or free-standing sculptural structures. The artist is also known for creating hand-blown glass orbs with soft hues that can be presented as a single table-top form or arranged in clusters suspended from the ceiling. For Gardner, it is essential that artworks be in complete harmony with the environments they occupy. Light, vital to people and artworks, is often overlooked because as an element it is invisible to the naked eye. When it comes to glass, light becomes fundamental in highlighting key elements that are important to glassworks. The physical properties of glass combined with the ephemerality of light creates a dance between the two. Gardner’s decades-long career includes working on many site-specific installations that grace notable institutions including the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia; County Operations Center in San Diego, California; the Bellevue Art Museum, Washington; and the Rosewood Abu Dabi Hotel, UAE, to name a few. Her work has been the subject of multiple exhibitions including at the Boise Art Museum, Idaho; Bellevue Arts Museum; Katonah Museum of Art, New York and at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Gardner’s works are in multiple important museum and private collections here and abroad.
Heather Gaudio Fine Art specializes in emerging and established artists, offering painting, works on paper, photography, and sculpture. The gallery provides a full range of art advisory services, from forming and maintaining a collection, to securing secondary market material, to assisting with framing and installation. The focus is on each individual client, selecting art that best serves his or her vision, space, and resources. The six exhibitions offered every year are designed to present important talent and provide artwork appealing to a broad range of interests. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday; 10:30am to 5:30pm; and by appointment.
"Reflections on Light"
We are pleased to announce our upcoming On View feature showcasing original landscape paintings by Connecticut-based artist Carol C. Young on the main wall of Sorelle Gallery, opening Saturday, February 8, 2025, with an Artist Meet & Greet and Opening Reception from 2:00 - 4:00pm on opening day. Visitors will have the opportunity to view new work by Carol, meet with her and learn about her process, and enjoy light refreshments.
Carol C. Young is a landscape painter working in acrylics and oils. She is a plein air painter as well as a studio artist whose contemporary work is primarily identified by a bold use of light and shadow along with iconic depictions of structures within the rural landscape. A fine arts major at the College of New Rochelle, NY, her paintings have won several awards including best in show at the Pequot Library Art show in Connecticut, first place in the acrylic division at the Rowayton Arts Center in Connecticut, and second place for acrylics/oils at the Mary O. Fritchie Art Show in Westhampton Beach, New York.
“My technique is spontaneous," Young says. "I want to capture the moment in my painting, intrigued by the patterns created by sunlight, shadows and shapes at that time of day. When I paint structures, I am inspired by those that hold history. Ones that have been part of the landscape for a long time - ones that may be gone soon. America's rural landscape influences the majority of my work - structures that have a weathered history are intriguing, lonely and a nostalgic expression that inspires me. Shapes, light, shadows, and the magnificence of color are what move me to paint. I want to capture the beauty of history in an old farmhouse or barn, before the ever changing landscape changes again forever.”
Carol resides in Connecticut with her husband David, daughter Isabella, and Long-Haired Whippet, Hopper.
Young's paintings will be on view through Saturday, February 22nd.
Find all original paintings, as well as open and limited edition prints by Carol C. Young at sorellegallery.com.
This On View feature is free and open to the public during gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday 11:00am - 5:00pm. Street parking is available.
Artist Feature: Carol C. Young
About the Exhibition: Environmental threats and climate change are urgent matters of concern at Jesuit universities, where conversations on this topic often take place in reference to two documents by Pope Francis: Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015) and the 2023 update Laudate Deum. Artists play an indispensable role in our collective response to climate change. To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home, curated by Al Miner and David Brinker, will present work by Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly, and Tyler Rai, three contemporary artists whose outlook resonates with the themes of Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. Embodying a breadth of personal, geographic, and cultural backgrounds, the three artists create works strongly associated with a sense of place, whether specific or imaginary. They employ media as diverse as photography, sculpture, video, and painting, and often incorporate materials sourced from particular locales. Yet the artists draw forth broader themes from this particularity, critiquing political and economic systems that perpetuate destructive self-interest and drawing attention to people who have been marginalized and historically excluded or harmed. The works are artistically compelling yet can inspire us to creativity and boldness in our efforts to address climate change. This exhibition will open at Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Fall 2025.
Image: Mary Mattingly, Saltwater, 2022, chromogenic dye coupler print. © Mary Mattingly, courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery
To See this Place: Awakening to Our Common Home
This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson River School of painting and laid the groundwork for modernism. Evocative landscapes, evoking a spiritual connection to the natural world, often painted from memory, are the primary genre of this movement. The more than fifty artworks in this exhibition are drawn from private and institutional collections.
Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
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Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
In partnership with the League of Women Voters and the YWCA of Greenwich, the Greenwich Historical Society welcomes all to participate in our 2025 Douglass Day Celebration.
Douglass Day is an annual and nationwide event that gathers individuals, schools, and organizations in collectively creating free and available resources for African American History in honor of Frederick Douglass and his lasting legacy.
The event encourages people across the nation to participate in an afternoon transcribe-a-thon, where participants can take part in making history accessible through transcribing of archival documents shared from the Library of Congress. All transcriptions will be made available as resources for learning about African American history.
Throughout the day, the event will feature speakers, who will delve into various topics and readings on African American history, as well as a Great Douglass Day Bake Off Competition to make the perfect history-themed birthday cake to celebrate Douglass and the significance of his role in history. All speakers and baking highlights will be broadcast live from the Douglass Day website.
As part of this meaningful event, the Greenwich Historical Society will host the transcribe-a-thon in the Permanent Museum Gallery from 12-3pm.
Bring your computers and tablets to access the archival materials. Staff will be on hand to join in this interactive event. For tips and tutorials on how to transcribe, check out the Douglass Day website here: https://douglassday.org/transcribe-2025/.
Let’s Do History! Douglass Day Celebration 2025
Come play games with us! With the PS5, XBox Series X, Switch and Board Games, the fun is endless! Come with your friends and make new ones!
This program is for teens grades 6-12
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Teen Gaming
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
"Pride and Prejudice," a new adaptation based on Jane Austen's classic novel, is the 3rd production in Westport Community Theatre's acclaimed season, running January 31 – February 16, 2025. Marriage is far from Elizabeth Bennet’s top concern, yet with four sisters, a determinedly match-making mother, and a parade of ill-suited suitors, the topic is inescapable. When Elizabeth, strong-willed and independent, crosses paths with the intriguing yet reserved Mr. Darcy, she resolves to keep her emotions in check. However, the path to the truth proves more tangled than expected...
Pride and Prejudice
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) MainStage, Fairfield County’s award-winning professional theatre company, continues its 38th season with Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. This riotous comedy is a wild ride of eccentric characters, a show-within-a show, and a hilarious love triangle. The production runs from February 7th through the 23rd with performances on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
In the madcap spirit of Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo is a riotous farce about George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s, who are performing Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac in Buffalo, New York. Their hopes of stardom are reignited when they learn Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee, with a potential movie role on the line. But chaos takes center stage as George’s dalliance with a young ingénue sparks marital drama, their daughter’s clueless fiancé adds to the confusion, and Charlotte’s sharp-tongued, hard-of-hearing mother wreaks havoc backstage. With mistaken identities and endless mix-ups, this fast-paced comedy delivers non-stop laughs as everything that can go wrong does!
Moon Over Buffalo
Established more than fifty years ago by band leader Billy Frenz, Billy and the Showmen has earned their reputation as one of Connecticut's most enduring Rhythm & Blues bands. Billy and the Showmen specialize in hard-driving R&B, Soul, and Funk from the '60's and '70's. The band's repertoire includes the best of James Brown, Rick James, Percy Sledge, the Ohio Players, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, Junior Welles, King Floyd, Average White Band, Tower of Power, Buddy Miles, Kool & the Gang, Otis Redding and classic Motown artists such as the Temptations and Sam & Dave.
Billy & The Showmen
The Wilton Playshop is thrilled to announce the opening of DEATHTRAP, the iconic psychological thriller by acclaimed playwright Ira Levin, which will take the stage beginning February 7, 2025. DEATHTRAP promises an evening of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists, in true Levin style.
The play follows the story of Sidney Bruhl, a successful but struggling playwright, who, in a desperate attempt to revive his career, conspires with a young writer, Clifford Anderson, to steal a sensational new play. But as the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur, the audience is left guessing who is deceiving whom in this masterful game of cat-and-mouse.
Set against the backdrop of Westport, Connecticut, DEATHTRAP also weaves in references to nearby towns such as Wilton, Ridgefield, and Milford, giving it a unique Connecticut flair that local audiences will appreciate.
The production stars an exceptional cast of talented actors, including Al Recchia of Milford as Sidney Bruhl, Sonya Kolba of Norwalk as Myra Bruhl, Rob Rosado of New Haven as Clifford Anderson, Amy Wade of Norwalk as Helga Ten Drop and Christian Miller of Stamford as Porter Milgrim. Under the direction of Gordon Casagrande of Ridgefield, the entire cast delivers clever dialogue with an intensity that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The show is being produced by Michele Bennett of Wilton and stage managed by Jazzy Cores of Redding.
DEATHTRAP at The Wilton Playshop
Curated by 2024-25 Korry Fellow Juanita Sunday and featuring regional artists Carl Bocicault, Tyler Goldchain, Imo Nse Imeh, Iyaba Ibo Mandigo, Tea Montgomery, Saint Phifer, Andre Rochester, Bizzie Ruth, Dario Tejada, Kamar Thomas, and Yves Wilson.
MASC explores the intricate intersections of masculinity and Blackness, illuminating the complex layers of identity, expression, and societal expectation.
The exhibition examines the metaphorical "masks" worn to navigate a world rife with stereotypes and cultural pressures. MASC challenges monolithic notions of masculinity, offering a nuanced exploration of strength, vulnerability, and self-reclamation. Each piece invites audiences to witness the delicate balance between the external personas shaped by societal expectations and the authentic selves seeking liberation and visibility.
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity
NOW ON VIEW: January 16 – February 17, 2025
Large in format, bold in color, brash in context. We call them the "giants" of our collection. Representing a range of styles and mediums, many of these works have not been on view for decades, including mammoth works by Hunt Slonem, Rhonda Wall and Nicholas Krushenik. Others you may recognize from previous exhibitions; works from Peter Bradley, William Ronald and Steven Brent. We're pleased to present them once more before they return to our collections vault.
SM&NC exhibitions are always free to Members and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
On View: SM&NC GIANTS
This February, Geary Gallery proudly presents "Natural Harmony" featuring the still lifes and figurative watercolor paintings of Summit, NJ artist, James Giaccio. His exhibit runs February 1-28. All are welcome and admission is free. The Geary Gallery is open Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and is located at 576 Boston Post Road, Darien, CT 06820. For more details, call (203) 655-6633 or visit our website: www.gearygallery.com.
James Giaccio: Natural Harmony at the Geary Gallery, Darien, CT
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
The Greenwich Art Society has Children's Classes on Saturdays!
YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE STUDIO, AGES 6-8
11 SATURDAYS
Jan. 11 – March 22
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
This class will explore new approaches to creativity with children. Using drawing, painting, printmaking, collage, and sculpture children will learn new skills and improve on old ones as they experiment with new media and different techniques. To reinforce their understanding, children will learn about important artists who are either historically significant or are forerunners in contemporary art. Come join in and stretch your imagination in a relaxed, fun environment. Materials supplied.
DRAWING AND PAINTING FOR THE JUNIOR ARTIST – AGES 9-12
11 SATURDAYS
Jan. 11 – March 22
12:30 to 2:00 pm
Learn about drawing from observation by exploring form, shape, space and composition. Learn about materials and how to use them to create space in your drawings. Learn about painting techniques, color mixing and more. To reinforce their understanding, children will learn about important artists who are either historically significant or are forerunners in contemporary art. Materials used will be pencil, charcoal, pen and ink and paint.
The Greenwich Art Society Children's Classes on Saturdays!
Heather Gaudio Fine Art is pleased to present Reflections on Light, a group exhibition featuring works by four female artists. The show opens January 25th and runs through March 8th, 2025.
Creating the visual discourse at the gallery will be paintings by Miya Ando , Pegan Brooke and Kathleen Jacobs alongside sculptures by Ann Gardner. These artists share a preoccupation with the nature of light and its ephemeral qualities. Fleeting aspects and impermanent moments are harnessed and captured into serene visual experiences intended to give the viewer pause and consider our relationship with nature. Each artist uses their specific medium and unique process to create beautifully contemplative and nuanced artworks that are sublime records of time, place and experiences. Including Miya Ando’s work in the exhibition is made possible with the generous collaboration of Sundaram Tagore Gallery in New York City.
Miya Ando meticulously studies the sky, chronicling different times of day, location, weather and seasonal changes in her artworks. The artist’s practice is rooted in mono no aware, a concept from her Japanese heritage that refers to the awareness of impermanence and beauty, or a sensitivity to ephemera. Ando’s upbringing bridges the cultures and languages of two distinct worlds: the Redwood Forest of Northern California and a Buddhist temple in Japan. Her sculptures, paintings, drawings and installations reflect this cultural duality as well as the dialogue between the natural and the man-made. On view in the exhibition are sublime works that reflect her sensitivity to nature and passage of time. The images are sourced from photographs she takes and documents of a particular place and moment in the sky’s timeline. These images are then screen printed on metal sheets -- the material chosen not only for its physical properties but also as a nod to the swordsmith trade of her forebearers. The artist layers her printing techniques with thin veils of ink and pigment mixed with urethane over the metallic surface. Some areas are left bare, allowing for the underlying sheen and color to assert itself, while a shift in tonality, luster and opacity render nuanced silvery clouds in the composition. For Ando, her creative process is a full immersion into her cultural background as well as an expression of the impermanence and human interdependence with nature. Ando’s works are in many important collections including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Nassau County Museum of Art; Detroit Institute of Art; Luftmuseum Amberg, Germany, among others. Her exhibition roster includes the Noguchi Museum, New York; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Germany; Bronx Museum, Bronx, NY and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C. Ando was also commissioned to create an artwork for the historic The Glass House in New Canaan, CT.
Pegan Brooke ’s paintings investigate light and its reflective qualities on water in all its forms – as a flowing river, a frozen lake, snow-capped mountain, and the like. For Brooke, the fleeting nature of light bouncing off these surfaces is filled with countless possibilities of subtle change. Locations also play an important part in her practice, for the light and experiences vary from Pont Aven in Brittany, France, to the Pacific Ocean near her studio in Bolinas and the San Francisco Bay area, to the Silver Creek in Idaho, to the Inland Seto Sea in Japan. Each region offers distinct light qualities and reflective experiences for the artist. Mixing micas into her pigments, Brooke’s abstract paintings offer an interplay between shimmer and flatness, luminosity and opaqueness. The soft brushstrokes arranged in linear patterns seem to appear and recede from the canvas, creating a symbiotic relationship between ambient light and the shifting position of the viewer. The artist’s palette with metallic sheens is reduced to whites, light and dark greys or warm ambers that underscore the elusive nature of the composition, reminiscent of evanescent moments in the light. The works in the exhibition were just featured in a solo show at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, D.C. Brooke’s paintings have been exhibited at the Guggenheim Museum in New York; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; the Oakland Museum; San Diego Museum; Des Moines Art Center and Museum; São Paulo Biennale and the Monterey Museum of Art in California. Her works are included in many prestigious private and public collections including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum; The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; U.S. Embassies in Sri Lanka and Bolivia; Berkley Art Museum; University of Nebraska Art Museum; Bank of America International HQ; Charles R. Schwab and Steven Chase Collection, among others.
Kathleen Jacobs’ depictions of time, light, atmosphere and weather patterns are quite literal in that her process becomes a physical record of all. The artist wraps her linen canvases on the trunks of different arbor species, leaving them exposed to the elements over months or years. She returns to them periodically to apply layers of pigment and oil stick using frottage to trace the relief of the wood grains that act as support to the canvases. The linens absorb multi-layers of pigments hand-applied by the artist which get combined with Mother Nature’s patina, creating beautifully atmospheric compositions. When the weathered canvases are removed from the outdoors and taken into the artist’s studio, they continue to absorb pigments which are rubbed on the front and the back of the canvases. Once stretched, the canvases are re-oriented so that the bark markings run horizontally across the canvas, becoming reminiscent of cloud patterns or waves on bodies of water. Jacobs is also an acrobatic pilot, so it is no coincidence that her paintings share her views from the heights above and are titled after fixed navigation points in the sky. Jacobs has had a prolific career with numerous solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. Her works were installed at The Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts and have been extensively documented in film and written about. The artist lives and works in Massachusetts.
Seattle-based artist Ann Gardner is renowned for her investigations with one of the most ancient man-made materials: glass. As her primary medium, the properties of glass have allowed Gardner to explore her preoccupation with the perception of light and space, color, pattern, volume and other characteristics. Gardner hand-cuts large sheets of the colored and reflective material into tiny mosaics which are then arranged into large wall-mounted or free-standing sculptural structures. The artist is also known for creating hand-blown glass orbs with soft hues that can be presented as a single table-top form or arranged in clusters suspended from the ceiling. For Gardner, it is essential that artworks be in complete harmony with the environments they occupy. Light, vital to people and artworks, is often overlooked because as an element it is invisible to the naked eye. When it comes to glass, light becomes fundamental in highlighting key elements that are important to glassworks. The physical properties of glass combined with the ephemerality of light creates a dance between the two. Gardner’s decades-long career includes working on many site-specific installations that grace notable institutions including the Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia; County Operations Center in San Diego, California; the Bellevue Art Museum, Washington; and the Rosewood Abu Dabi Hotel, UAE, to name a few. Her work has been the subject of multiple exhibitions including at the Boise Art Museum, Idaho; Bellevue Arts Museum; Katonah Museum of Art, New York and at the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Gardner’s works are in multiple important museum and private collections here and abroad.
Heather Gaudio Fine Art specializes in emerging and established artists, offering painting, works on paper, photography, and sculpture. The gallery provides a full range of art advisory services, from forming and maintaining a collection, to securing secondary market material, to assisting with framing and installation. The focus is on each individual client, selecting art that best serves his or her vision, space, and resources. The six exhibitions offered every year are designed to present important talent and provide artwork appealing to a broad range of interests. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday; 10:30am to 5:30pm; and by appointment.
"Reflections on Light"
Fall in love this Valentine's Day and find you purrfect furry companion by joining us for Caturday at the Library on February 15! There will be adoptable cats and kittens for you to meet, read to, and play with. All adoptions on this day will be $14 off. There will also be a craft table to decorate your own cat or heart ornament to take home with you.
This event is open to all ages and no registration is required for this walk-in event.
Happily Furever After Rescue is a 501 (c) (3), no-kill foster-based organization located in Bethel. They rescue dogs and cats locally and from kill shelters across the country. Many of the animals they save have been lost, abandoned, abused, neglected, and often overlooked. Happily Furever After Rescue is all about "making dreams come true, four paws at a time..."
Caturday for Valentines
We are pleased to announce our upcoming On View feature showcasing original landscape paintings by Connecticut-based artist Carol C. Young on the main wall of Sorelle Gallery, opening Saturday, February 8, 2025, with an Artist Meet & Greet and Opening Reception from 2:00 - 4:00pm on opening day. Visitors will have the opportunity to view new work by Carol, meet with her and learn about her process, and enjoy light refreshments.
Carol C. Young is a landscape painter working in acrylics and oils. She is a plein air painter as well as a studio artist whose contemporary work is primarily identified by a bold use of light and shadow along with iconic depictions of structures within the rural landscape. A fine arts major at the College of New Rochelle, NY, her paintings have won several awards including best in show at the Pequot Library Art show in Connecticut, first place in the acrylic division at the Rowayton Arts Center in Connecticut, and second place for acrylics/oils at the Mary O. Fritchie Art Show in Westhampton Beach, New York.
“My technique is spontaneous," Young says. "I want to capture the moment in my painting, intrigued by the patterns created by sunlight, shadows and shapes at that time of day. When I paint structures, I am inspired by those that hold history. Ones that have been part of the landscape for a long time - ones that may be gone soon. America's rural landscape influences the majority of my work - structures that have a weathered history are intriguing, lonely and a nostalgic expression that inspires me. Shapes, light, shadows, and the magnificence of color are what move me to paint. I want to capture the beauty of history in an old farmhouse or barn, before the ever changing landscape changes again forever.”
Carol resides in Connecticut with her husband David, daughter Isabella, and Long-Haired Whippet, Hopper.
Young's paintings will be on view through Saturday, February 22nd.
Find all original paintings, as well as open and limited edition prints by Carol C. Young at sorellegallery.com.
This On View feature is free and open to the public during gallery hours, Tuesday through Saturday 11:00am - 5:00pm. Street parking is available.
Artist Feature: Carol C. Young
This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson River School of painting and laid the groundwork for modernism. Evocative landscapes, evoking a spiritual connection to the natural world, often painted from memory, are the primary genre of this movement. The more than fifty artworks in this exhibition are drawn from private and institutional collections.
Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut
About the Exhibition: Environmental threats and climate change are urgent matters of concern at Jesuit universities, where conversations on this topic often take place in reference to two documents by Pope Francis: Laudato Si’: On Care for Our Common Home (2015) and the 2023 update Laudate Deum. Artists play an indispensable role in our collective response to climate change. To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home, curated by Al Miner and David Brinker, will present work by Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly, and Tyler Rai, three contemporary artists whose outlook resonates with the themes of Laudato Si’ and Laudate Deum. Embodying a breadth of personal, geographic, and cultural backgrounds, the three artists create works strongly associated with a sense of place, whether specific or imaginary. They employ media as diverse as photography, sculpture, video, and painting, and often incorporate materials sourced from particular locales. Yet the artists draw forth broader themes from this particularity, critiquing political and economic systems that perpetuate destructive self-interest and drawing attention to people who have been marginalized and historically excluded or harmed. The works are artistically compelling yet can inspire us to creativity and boldness in our efforts to address climate change. This exhibition will open at Saint Louis University's Museum of Contemporary Religious Art in Fall 2025.
Image: Mary Mattingly, Saltwater, 2022, chromogenic dye coupler print. © Mary Mattingly, courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery
To See this Place: Awakening to Our Common Home
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
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Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
In conjunction with our current exhibition, Greenwich During the Revolutionary War: A Frontier Town on the Front Line, the Time Travelers KidStudio returns through June 2025! Step back in time and learn how kids lived in Greenwich 250 years ago. Every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon will feature a new guided craft or activity inspired by the colonial era. Children up to age 12 are welcome to attend with an accompanying adult.
On Saturday, February 15 the KidStudio will offer making invisible ink! During the Revolutionary War, both British and American armies utilized invisible ink to ensure messages about troop and supply movements and battle plans were kept secret from enemy forces. Become a Revolutionary Spy for the day by writing your own invisible ink messages to take home.
Become a Revolutionary Spy: Make Invisible Ink in the Time Travelers KidStudio
Featuring recent work of five new Loft Artists members. The exhibition includes work from; Chantal Disler, Jeff Hyman, Christine Kwon, David Pollard, Marc VanDermeer.
Show runs from January 11-February 16
Opening Reception, Sunday, January 12, 2-4 PM
New Year-New Members Our Annual New Member Exhibit
Join the Bruce Museum and Greenwich Audubon for a tour of the neighboring Oneida Sanctuary. Tours will go from the Bruce Park Playground to Audubon's neighboring Oneida Sanctuary, one of Greenwich's only remaining coastal salt marshes. This location not only provides an opportunity to see bird species that use this special habitat such as waterfowl, shorebirds, herons & egrets but also learn about Audubon's conservation efforts to improve our coastal resiliency in Greenwich.
Please meet in the Bruce Museum Lobby
Birding at the Bruce Museum with Greenwich Audubon
Since its formation, Desert Highway Band “A Tribute to the Eagles” continues to captivate & entertain major audiences. They attribute this achievement to performing a non-stop journey via numerous radio hits, top ten singles, and album favorites. Both musically and visually, they present the excitement of a live Eagles concert.
Desert Highway Band is a passionate group of six talented professionals of studio and concert tour veterans with major recording artists, who together recreate ‘live’ the inspired rich vocal harmonies and intricate guitar styles made famous by the legendary Eagles. From the country inspired “Take it Easy” to the soaring guitar layered rock anthem “Hotel California” to the provocative edge of destruction lyricism “life in the fast lane”. Desert Highway Band -“A Tribute to the Eagles”- channels the music of this legendary band that to this day continues to resonate with long-time and new-found fans of all ages.
A Tribute to The Eagles: By Desert Highway
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
An evening of poetry by Sahmra Sawyer, music by pianist Joe Bush, dance by Jeffline Saint Louis, and food by Jamaican Chef Dré Sawyers of Food by Mustard Seed Inc. Artist Erika McGhee will do live sketching of visitors, followed by a dance floor open for classics like the Electric Slide, Wobble, and more.
Soulful Expressions
Let's get Scandalous!!
Allow us to set your hearts a-flutterin' with a lineup of heart-stopping burlesque!
Cast:
Chyna (NYC)
Ginger Maraschino (Hudson Valley, NY)
Kate Beyond (Hudson Valley, NY)
Roxy Reverie (CT)
Sapphic Fire (NYC)
Spookey (MA)
Host:
Professor M
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.
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.
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
"Pride and Prejudice," a new adaptation based on Jane Austen's classic novel, is the 3rd production in Westport Community Theatre's acclaimed season, running January 31 – February 16, 2025. Marriage is far from Elizabeth Bennet’s top concern, yet with four sisters, a determinedly match-making mother, and a parade of ill-suited suitors, the topic is inescapable. When Elizabeth, strong-willed and independent, crosses paths with the intriguing yet reserved Mr. Darcy, she resolves to keep her emotions in check. However, the path to the truth proves more tangled than expected...
Pride and Prejudice
Since its formation, Desert Highway Band “A Tribute to the Eagles” continues to captivate & entertain major audiences. They attribute this achievement to performing a non-stop journey via numerous radio hits, top ten singles, and album favorites. Both musically and visually, they present the excitement of a live Eagles concert.
Desert Highway Band is a passionate group of six talented professionals of studio and concert tour veterans with major recording artists, who together recreate ‘live’ the inspired rich vocal harmonies and intricate guitar styles made famous by the legendary Eagles. From the country inspired “Take it Easy” to the soaring guitar layered rock anthem “Hotel California” to the provocative edge of destruction lyricism “life in the fast lane”. Desert Highway Band -“A Tribute to the Eagles”- channels the music of this legendary band that to this day continues to resonate with long-time and new-found fans of all ages.
A Tribute to The Eagles: By Desert Highway
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) MainStage, Fairfield County’s award-winning professional theatre company, continues its 38th season with Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. This riotous comedy is a wild ride of eccentric characters, a show-within-a show, and a hilarious love triangle. The production runs from February 7th through the 23rd with performances on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
In the madcap spirit of Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo is a riotous farce about George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s, who are performing Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac in Buffalo, New York. Their hopes of stardom are reignited when they learn Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee, with a potential movie role on the line. But chaos takes center stage as George’s dalliance with a young ingénue sparks marital drama, their daughter’s clueless fiancé adds to the confusion, and Charlotte’s sharp-tongued, hard-of-hearing mother wreaks havoc backstage. With mistaken identities and endless mix-ups, this fast-paced comedy delivers non-stop laughs as everything that can go wrong does!
Moon Over Buffalo
Take a night to be reminded that love drives this world forward every single day. Playhouse alum Rudolfo Soto (In the Heights, New Works: Bad Accents, Script in Hand: Theatre People), Carrie Lyn Brandon (National Tour of Once) and Michael Wilkins create an evening highlighting music from Once the musical, original songs, and more. Be reminded that love isn’t something we do, it is who we are and what we allow others to be. Bring someone you love or just bring your love of music for this great night kicking off our Barnstormer series in 2025!
An Evening to Celebrate Love
Manny Cabral a.k.a. “Manny Papeleta” is a Dominican singer, songwriter, and Showman. He is a well known Stand up comedy artist from the Dominican Republic. He is currently performing his latest sold out comedy special show among others.
For the first time ever, Manny will perform at Palace Theatre, Stamford, CT.
Manny Papaleta
The Wilton Playshop is thrilled to announce the opening of DEATHTRAP, the iconic psychological thriller by acclaimed playwright Ira Levin, which will take the stage beginning February 7, 2025. DEATHTRAP promises an evening of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists, in true Levin style.
The play follows the story of Sidney Bruhl, a successful but struggling playwright, who, in a desperate attempt to revive his career, conspires with a young writer, Clifford Anderson, to steal a sensational new play. But as the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur, the audience is left guessing who is deceiving whom in this masterful game of cat-and-mouse.
Set against the backdrop of Westport, Connecticut, DEATHTRAP also weaves in references to nearby towns such as Wilton, Ridgefield, and Milford, giving it a unique Connecticut flair that local audiences will appreciate.
The production stars an exceptional cast of talented actors, including Al Recchia of Milford as Sidney Bruhl, Sonya Kolba of Norwalk as Myra Bruhl, Rob Rosado of New Haven as Clifford Anderson, Amy Wade of Norwalk as Helga Ten Drop and Christian Miller of Stamford as Porter Milgrim. Under the direction of Gordon Casagrande of Ridgefield, the entire cast delivers clever dialogue with an intensity that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The show is being produced by Michele Bennett of Wilton and stage managed by Jazzy Cores of Redding.
DEATHTRAP at The Wilton Playshop
Curated by 2024-25 Korry Fellow Juanita Sunday and featuring regional artists Carl Bocicault, Tyler Goldchain, Imo Nse Imeh, Iyaba Ibo Mandigo, Tea Montgomery, Saint Phifer, Andre Rochester, Bizzie Ruth, Dario Tejada, Kamar Thomas, and Yves Wilson.
MASC explores the intricate intersections of masculinity and Blackness, illuminating the complex layers of identity, expression, and societal expectation.
The exhibition examines the metaphorical "masks" worn to navigate a world rife with stereotypes and cultural pressures. MASC challenges monolithic notions of masculinity, offering a nuanced exploration of strength, vulnerability, and self-reclamation. Each piece invites audiences to witness the delicate balance between the external personas shaped by societal expectations and the authentic selves seeking liberation and visibility.
MASC: Unmasking Identity, Redefining Masculinity
NOW ON VIEW: January 16 – February 17, 2025
Large in format, bold in color, brash in context. We call them the "giants" of our collection. Representing a range of styles and mediums, many of these works have not been on view for decades, including mammoth works by Hunt Slonem, Rhonda Wall and Nicholas Krushenik. Others you may recognize from previous exhibitions; works from Peter Bradley, William Ronald and Steven Brent. We're pleased to present them once more before they return to our collections vault.
SM&NC exhibitions are always free to Members and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
On View: SM&NC GIANTS
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
Registration begins December 12th for new students!
Classes start Tuesday, January 7, 2024!
Enroll asap on 12/9/24 to hold your place in class!
If not already a member, please log into your account before Dec. 9 and pay for membership first to get tuition discount before registering for classes.
Log in to your account here to renew membership:
Register online for your favorite class or check out
our newer classes -- Classical Portrait Drawing,
Painting Classes, Beginning Drawing, and more!!!
Create your own account and then select and pay
for your classes!
Our Mission: "To enhance our legacy of personalized visual arts education, outstanding art exhibitions, and children's community outreach."
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025 Registration
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Featuring recent work of five new Loft Artists members. The exhibition includes work from; Chantal Disler, Jeff Hyman, Christine Kwon, David Pollard, Marc VanDermeer.
Show runs from January 11-February 16
Opening Reception, Sunday, January 12, 2-4 PM
New Year-New Members Our Annual New Member Exhibit
Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
"Pride and Prejudice," a new adaptation based on Jane Austen's classic novel, is the 3rd production in Westport Community Theatre's acclaimed season, running January 31 – February 16, 2025. Marriage is far from Elizabeth Bennet’s top concern, yet with four sisters, a determinedly match-making mother, and a parade of ill-suited suitors, the topic is inescapable. When Elizabeth, strong-willed and independent, crosses paths with the intriguing yet reserved Mr. Darcy, she resolves to keep her emotions in check. However, the path to the truth proves more tangled than expected...
Pride and Prejudice
The Wilton Playshop is thrilled to announce the opening of DEATHTRAP, the iconic psychological thriller by acclaimed playwright Ira Levin, which will take the stage beginning February 7, 2025. DEATHTRAP promises an evening of suspense, intrigue, and unexpected twists, in true Levin style.
The play follows the story of Sidney Bruhl, a successful but struggling playwright, who, in a desperate attempt to revive his career, conspires with a young writer, Clifford Anderson, to steal a sensational new play. But as the lines between reality and fiction begin to blur, the audience is left guessing who is deceiving whom in this masterful game of cat-and-mouse.
Set against the backdrop of Westport, Connecticut, DEATHTRAP also weaves in references to nearby towns such as Wilton, Ridgefield, and Milford, giving it a unique Connecticut flair that local audiences will appreciate.
The production stars an exceptional cast of talented actors, including Al Recchia of Milford as Sidney Bruhl, Sonya Kolba of Norwalk as Myra Bruhl, Rob Rosado of New Haven as Clifford Anderson, Amy Wade of Norwalk as Helga Ten Drop and Christian Miller of Stamford as Porter Milgrim. Under the direction of Gordon Casagrande of Ridgefield, the entire cast delivers clever dialogue with an intensity that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The show is being produced by Michele Bennett of Wilton and stage managed by Jazzy Cores of Redding.
DEATHTRAP at The Wilton Playshop
Connecticut Ballet’s annual BE MY VALENTINE returns to Stamford on February 16th just in time for Valentine's Day! “We want to invite audiences make a day of ict sto come out, enjoy a variety of dances around the theme of love, have some wine and nibbles, and make a day of it.”
The program includes works by Eve Chan (a revival of a tango duet and a new work entitled ‘Forgotten Love’ to music by Srabin), Brett Raphael (a premiere to original music by Blue Oyster Cult co-founder Joe Bouchard entitled ‘Just One More Tango’), Michael Mao’s ‘Day of Anger’ for two male dancers and a company premiere of Keerati Jinapunwiphat’s 2019 satiric piece, ‘Strange Taste’ to ‘Love Potion No. 9’ from 1959 performed by The Clovers. Classical ballet will be represented by a famous duet for the Scotsman James and his muse, The Sylph, from August Bournonville’s classic ballet, ‘La Sylphide,’ from 1836.
Artistic Director Brett Raphael will narrate and introduce musical guests Margi Gianquinto Quartet singing ballads from the American songbook.
Join the dancers following the performance for a meet-and-greet reception.
All ages welcome.
Connecticut Ballet presents BE MY VALENTINE
If you have ever been to one of our baking events you know how much fun they are! If you would like to try something new, elevated baking without white sugar, this event is for you. We are excited to host Brian Levy, the author of Good & Sweet: A New Way to Bake with Naturally Sweet Ingredients: A Baking Book. He will be here to discuss his baking techniques in the book, sign books and to taste the baked good from you baking. Have a question about your baked goodie? Brian will be happy to give pointers. Then we will swap goodies and get our books signed.
NOTE: Baking is not required to attend, but it is the purpose of the event, so I hope you will consider bringing something baked from this wonderful book.
We have limited space so please SIGN UPto save a spot.
About the book:
Groundbreaking recipes for real desserts—sweetened entirely by fruit and other natural, unexpectedly sweet ingredients—from a pastry cook who’s worked at acclaimed restaurants in New York and France.
About the author:
Brian Levy wrote the award-winning Good & Sweet. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Epicurious, and Serious Eats.
He is a writer, pastry cook, and recipe developer who previously made desserts at Michelin-starred Babbo. He left to work the fields and kitchens of farms and inns in Europe and Martha's Vineyard, and then as a private chef. Outside of the kitchen, he also studied architecture at Yale.
He spent years making pastries the traditional way, with loads of refined sugar and white flour, at distinguished restaurants, inns, and private homes in the United States and Europe. But he discovered another world of desserts—one that few bakers have explored—where there’s no need for cane sugar or coconut sugar, for maple syrup or honey, or for anything like stevia. When Levy succeeded in making a perfect mango custard, harnessing the natural sweetness of fruit and adding no sugar, it was a breakthrough that inspired years of experimentation converting other desserts and breakfast treats into nutritious indulgences.
Baking with Brian Levy at Byrd's Books
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
Music Theatre of Connecticut (MTC) MainStage, Fairfield County’s award-winning professional theatre company, continues its 38th season with Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. This riotous comedy is a wild ride of eccentric characters, a show-within-a show, and a hilarious love triangle. The production runs from February 7th through the 23rd with performances on Fridays at 8pm, Saturdays at 2pm & 8pm, Sundays at 2pm.
In the madcap spirit of Lend Me a Tenor, Moon Over Buffalo is a riotous farce about George and Charlotte Hay, fading stars of the 1950s, who are performing Private Lives and Cyrano de Bergerac in Buffalo, New York. Their hopes of stardom are reignited when they learn Frank Capra is coming to see their matinee, with a potential movie role on the line. But chaos takes center stage as George’s dalliance with a young ingénue sparks marital drama, their daughter’s clueless fiancé adds to the confusion, and Charlotte’s sharp-tongued, hard-of-hearing mother wreaks havoc backstage. With mistaken identities and endless mix-ups, this fast-paced comedy delivers non-stop laughs as everything that can go wrong does!
Moon Over Buffalo
NOW ON VIEW: January 16 – February 17, 2025
Large in format, bold in color, brash in context. We call them the "giants" of our collection. Representing a range of styles and mediums, many of these works have not been on view for decades, including mammoth works by Hunt Slonem, Rhonda Wall and Nicholas Krushenik. Others you may recognize from previous exhibitions; works from Peter Bradley, William Ronald and Steven Brent. We're pleased to present them once more before they return to our collections vault.
SM&NC exhibitions are always free to Members and included in the price of daily admission for visitors.
On View: SM&NC GIANTS
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
camera-less
Monday, February 17
Workshops at 10:00 AM, 11:30 AM, and 1:00 PM.
Bring the kids to make art at the KMA on Presidents’ Day! Explore and experiment with oil pastel, collage, and printmaking to create a colorful mixed media masterpiece.
Registration is strongly
recommended. Ages 3-8 with an adult; ages 9 and up can be dropped off.
KMA Members: Child $8, Adult Free. Non-Members: Child $15, Adult $15,
Seniors $9. Ticket link:
https://www.simpletix.com/e/schools-out-arts-in-presidents-day-2025-tickets-203246
School’s Out / Art’s In: Mixed Media Masterpiece
The Museum of Darien invites students in grades 5 through 8 to learn, create, and explore the rich tradition of weaving in a fun and educational environment. This engaging and creative Woven Collage Workshop is offered on Presidents’ Day, Monday, February 17, 2025 from 11am to 1pm. The hands-on event will introduce participants to the timeless art of weaving under the guidance of acclaimed instructor Chelsea Danburg , a multi-disciplinary artist from Norwalk, CT.
Danburg, who majored in textile design at the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design with a focus on weaving, brings her passion and expertise to this unique workshop. Students will explore weaving techniques using an array of materials, including ribbons, wrapping paper, yarn, recyclables, and found objects. The session promises a fun, tactile experience where creativity knows no bounds.
In addition to the workshop, attendees will enjoy an exclusive guided tour of the Museum of Darien, led by knowledgeable Museum educators. The tour will delve into the fascinating history of yarn spinning and weaving, providing a historical context to complement the hands-on activity.
Spaces for this exciting workshop are limited, so early registration is highly recommended. Fee for the workshop is $38 and all materials are included. To reserve a spot or learn more, visit the Museum’s website at museumofdarien.org. For questions, call (203) 655-9233 or email ekoch@museumofdarien.org. The Museum of Darien is located at 45 Old King’s Highway in Darien, CT.
Woven Collage Workshop for Grades 5-8 on Presidents’ Day
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025
Registration begins December 12th for new students!
Classes start Tuesday, January 7, 2024!
Enroll asap on 12/9/24 to hold your place in class!
If not already a member, please log into your account before Dec. 9 and pay for membership first to get tuition discount before registering for classes.
Log in to your account here to renew membership:
Register online for your favorite class or check out
our newer classes -- Classical Portrait Drawing,
Painting Classes, Beginning Drawing, and more!!!
Create your own account and then select and pay
for your classes!
Our Mission: "To enhance our legacy of personalized visual arts education, outstanding art exhibitions, and children's community outreach."
Greenwich Art Society Studio School, Winter Term 2025 Registration
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Our new exhibition, INSIDE OUT, featuring the work of Connecticut artists Annette Voreyer and Sergey Stepanenko, will be on view from February 8 through March 29. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The artists will give a brief talk at the reception at 6:00 pm. The Kershner Gallery, inside the Fairfield Public Library, is open during all library hours for your convenience.
New Exhibition! "INSIDE OUT"
Join the Greenwich Historical Society for its third annual student-curated exhibition from the My Story, Our Future community program.
This meaningful exhibition showcases personal family oral histories and artifacts gathered as part of the My Story, Our Future project, a collaborative initiative organized by the India Cultural Center and the Asia and Asian American Studies Institute at UConn. The project aims to collect and contribute stories about South Asian American youth identity in Connecticut in support of the state’s mandated K-12 Asian American/Pacific Islander curriculum.
Throughout the fall of 2024, participating local students learned to interview family members on their experiences as immigrants to North America from South Asia and how to create their own curated display of objects that connect with this impactful histories. The exhibit will be on view in the Historical Society Museum Lobby from February 2-March 2nd.
My Story, Our Future exhibition 2025
Join us for a fun night of magic and entertainment with Danny Diamond! Registration is required for this event.
Danny Diamond Magician Show
The Gallery at La Zingara Bar
8 PT Barnum Square, Bethel, CT
The Exhibition runs from January 26 through March 16, 2025
Gallery hours: Wed-Sun 12pm - 8 pm
Bethel Arts in View - Wier Farm Artist Collective
Join us on the first and third Mondays of every month for a new release/popular movie!
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Monday Night Movies
Gain the skills and confidence to effectively express yourself in any situation. Whether you are a mature manager, student, young professional, career advancer or looking to make an impact in your community, Toastmasters is the most efficient, supportive, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills.
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Members learn by speaking to groups and working with others in a supportive environment. The Bethel Toastmasters club is made of 10-20 people who meet on the first and third Monday of each month for up to two hours. Each meeting gives members and guests several opportunities:
- Guests and members present one- to two-minute, impromptu speeches about assigned topics.
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This month's selection is To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. The serene and maternal Mrs. Ramsay, the tragic yet absurd Mr. Ramsay, and their children and assorted guests are on holiday on the Isle of Skye. From the seemingly trivial postponement of a visit to a nearby lighthouse, Woolf constructs a remarkable, moving examination of the complex tensions and allegiances of family life and the conflict between men and women.
As time winds its way through their lives, the Ramsay's face, alone and simultaneously, the greatest of human challenges and its greatest triumph—the human capacity for change.
Monday Night Classics Book Club
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The Greenwich Art Society is offering:​
BEGINNER & INTERMEDIATE ACRYLIC LANDSCAPE PAINTING
8 TUESDAYS
Jan. 7 – Feb. 25
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
​Program Description
New students will discover the fundamentals needed to capture form, shading, composition, and study values with the three primary colors. We will be painting from still life subject matter as well as landscapes. You will also be learning how to set up a full palette and how to create a strong compositional design. Students will learn to see and express color, values and the illusion of depth as they take their own photos as a point of inspiration to create their own interpretation rather than a copy. Classes will include lectures, demonstrations, as well as individual instruction. If you are new to the class, please bring a drawing or painting as a sample of your skill level to the first class.
For more information or to register visitwww.greenwichartsociety.org
The Greenwich Art Society is offering beginner and intermediate Acrylic Landscape Painting Classes
The Flinn Gallery is pleased to present Camera-less, featuring the work of Joanne Dugan, Amanda Marchand, Anne Arden McDonald and Liz Nielsen. The exhibition will introduce the public to four of the most innovative practitioners of camera-less photography working today. These artists challenge traditional expectations of photographic representation with experimental, process-driven works that push boundaries both technical and conceptual.
What is camera-less photography?
It might seem a contradiction in terms but actually, the very first photographic images were created without a camera. In this practice, images are captured on photo-sensitive paper without the use of a lens. Light, chemicals and a light-sensitive surface are its fundamental ingredients. Removing the camera means that light and chemicals interact directly without the intermediary of a camera or a negative.
The technique of making photographic images without a camera dates back to the early 18oos, at the dawn of photography. Rediscovered by the Surrealists in the 1920s, camera-less or direct photography is seeing a resurgence today, with a growing number of contemporary artists pushing the possibilities of this medium far beyond where their predecessors left off. This exhibition highlights the work of four groundbreaking artists who create powerful and highly original images by casting shadows and filtering light on photographic paper, or by chemically manipulating its surface. The striking works on display, ranging from figurative to abstract, represent the leading edge of what is possible in this emerging field.
Joanne Dugan is interested in the visual act as a dynamic, cognitive process that connects people through shared viewing experiences. Her one-of-a-kind images begin with cyanotype or silver gelatin photograms and light paintings, which are hand cut and collaged. Dugan is informed by Buddhist principles and meditation and interested in the physical qualities of photography as a medium.
Amanda Marchand works with lumen printing in which black & white photo papers are exposed to the sun to reveal latent color. Her images relate to the passage of time, the natural world and our changing climate. She utilizes books as mark makers, referencing endangered species and the practice of art.
Anne Arden McDonald employs an unorthodox collection of materials and methods from the domestic and scientific realms to create her chemigrams. Her highly experimental techniques involve altering the surface of silver gelatin paper and applying materials such as glue, bleach, broken glass, developer and fixer to produce images inspired by atoms and planets, exploring the microcosm and macrocosm of our experience.
Liz Nielsen has been systematically exploring the possibilities of camera-less photography, making vividly colored photograms in the color darkroom. Her large-scale compositions straddle the border between abstraction and figuration, recalling simple natural forms such as landscapes, arches or groupings of smoothly curved stones. She calls them “Light Paintings,” evoking the performative nature of their creation.
Caren Winnall is the curator for Camera-less. The exhibit runs through March 5, 2025.
Events:
Opening reception: Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 6-8pm
Artist Talk: Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 2 pm
The Flinn Gallery is a non-profit organization sponsored by the Friends of Greenwich Library and is located on the second floor of the library at 101 Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT. The gallery welcomes visitors daily Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm, Thursday until 8pm, and Sunday 1pm-5pm.
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Artists of AmFab Studios will be showcased in Wilton Library's February art exhibition "Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart." AmFab Studios, home to a diverse community of more than 40 area artists and creative businesses, is located in the historic American Fabrics Arts Building in Bridgeport. The dynamic environment of this vibrant arts hub fosters collaboration and inspiration. Each November, AmFab Studios opens its doors to the public for a two-day Open Studios event in conjunction with the Bridgeport Arts Trail, a highly anticipated event every year.
The artists from the group will be exhibiting their works in an array of styles, media choices, and subject matter. The artists are: Janine Brown (Westport), Eric Chiang (Westport), Linda Colletta (Redding), Judith Corrigan (Trumbull), Deborah Dutko (Fairfield), Mary Dwyer (Stratford), Holly Hawthorn (Bridgeport), Crystal Heiden (Milford), Richard Killeaney (Bridgeport), Joanie Landau (Fairfield), Emily Larned (Stratford), Claire McNamara (Milford), Thomas Mezzanotte (Fairfield), Brechin Morgan (Milford), Jay Petrow (Westport), Glorianna Restrepo (Norwalk), Kelly Rossetti (Westport), and Roxy Savage (Fairfield).
Opening reception on Friday, February 7 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. is free and open to the public. Exhibition runs through Thursday, March 6. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library.
"Terrains of the Heart: Exploring Love, Memory, and the Geography of the Heart" Art Exhibition
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States.
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday.