OPENING WEEKENDOpening this weekend, the highly anticipated The Body Imagined: Figurative Art in the Bank of America Collection and the Final Conversation with O’Keeffe on Saturday, June 22, from 11 AM to 4 PM with remarks at 1 PM.
Free Community Day at the Mattatuck Museum courtesy of Bank of America this Sunday – celebrating the debut opening of "The Body Imagined: Figurative Art in the Bank of America Collection."
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Saturday, June 21 / 1–4 PM / Whitney & Audubon Streets Join us for HeART of Audubon Day, a joyful celebration of art, music, food, and local flair in the heart of New Haven’s Whitney-Audubon District! On Saturday, June 21 from 1 to 4 PM, the streets will come alive with live performances, family-friendly activities, giveaways, and sweet summertime deals from your favorite neighborhood shops and restaurants. Start your adventure at The Audubon (corner of Orange & Audubon Streets), where you’ll pick up a free event guide and tote bag stuffed with goodies and insider info from local merchants and nonprofit organizations. Enjoy live music all afternoon, including performances by the New Haven Jazz Underground, and check your event guide for a full schedule of featured acts. Bring the whole family! Art organizations along the street are offering hands-on fun:
🎨 At Creative Arts Workshop, paint to the rhythm of live music
🔘 At 63 Audubon Gallery, design and make your own custom buttons Plus, savor free bites, BOGO offers, and $1.99 specials at participating restaurants and enjoy one-day-only discounts from local retailers. It’s the perfect way to experience the creative heart of New Haven—don’t miss this festive afternoon of fun, flavor, and community spirit! |
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| Saturday, June 21 @ 11 am - noon $15 General Admission $10 Members FREE for Member levels $150+ In honor of Juneteenth, discover items in our collection that document how Connecticans have worked for social justice and freedom throughout our history, with a particular emphasis on materials related to 20th century civil rights efforts. This tour will take you into our collection to look at items related to fair housing protests in the 1960s, posters from the New Haven Black Panthers trial, and letters sent to a CT student who was jailed in the South for protesting segregation. |
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| Saturday, June 28 @ 11 am - 4 pm Free and open to the public Celebrate the Museum’s 200th birthday with a party full of crafts, games, treats, and the launch of our brand new children’s book, The Key to Adventure! Step into this imaginative world in an immersive exhibit-on-wheels created in partnership with cARTie the Art Museum Bus. Then, search for the objects that inspired this book with a scavenger hunt through the Museum while playing games and completing crafts along the way. Join us for a story time on the top of every hour, followed by a book signing with the author and illustrator, both members of the Museum's Education staff. Each family in attendance will receive one free copy of The Key to Adventure. To reserve your family’s spot, select tickets for either the morning (grants access to event between 11 am – 1:30 pm) or the afternoon (grants access to event between 1:30 – 4 pm). |
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🌈Join us for our Queer Artisan Market🌈 Saturday, June, 21st, 2025 from 10am-4pm
**There is no rain date for this event.** |
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Our Queer Artisan Market features 30+ community artisans in the parking lot of 91 Cowls Road, North Amherst, MA. ADA accessible parking lot & bathrooms are available on site. This is an outdoor, smoke-free market, so scents should be minimal. Masking is encouraged. |
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TheMill District General Store | 91 Cowls Road | Amherst, MA 01002 US
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| Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum Mathews Park, 295 West Ave, Norwalk, CT 06850 |
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2025 Grammy Award Winning Zaccai Curtis Live at Artini Social – A Night of Latin Jazz |
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Brace yourself for an unforgettable night. The Artini Social isn’t just another event—it’s where art, culture, and rhythm collide. And this year, we’re turning up the heat with a headline performance by Zaccai Curtis Cubop Lives, the 2025 Grammy Award winner for Best Latin Jazz Album.
Whether you’re a seasoned patron or new to the scene, Artini is designed to leave you inspired and connected — all while making a meaningful impact. Sip. Celebrate. Support the Arts.
Date: June 26, 2025 Time: 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM Location: The Bird Cage, Windsor |
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| | Coming Soon: Tod Papageorge:At the Beach + In the PoolJuly 26 – October 26
Organized by Lisa Kereszi and the MoCA\CT Arts Advisory Committee, this two-part exhibition features Papageorge’s iconic black-and-white beach scenes alongside work by his Yale MFA students, many of whom became leading voices in contemporary photography. Together, these shows reveal the enduring influence of mentorship and the evolution of photographic storytelling.MoCA CT 19 Newtown Turnpike Westport, CT 06880 USA |
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| Murphy's Law413 Ska Presents Friday, June 27 | 6:30pm Bar available |
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| | | PV Punk PrideLive Music, Makers Market, Food Trucks, Mega Queer Vibes Saturday, June 28 | 1-9pm |
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CitySpace 50 Payson Ave Building location: 43 Main Street Easthampton, MA 01027 USA
I-Park is buzzing with energy as it rolls out its 25th season of artists-in-residence programming!
Join us on Sunday, June 29 for Open Studios. Take the opportunity to meet and interact with artists working in various creative disciplines. Check out their studios, ask questions and gain insights into their artistic journeys. This particular event will feature five brand new site responsive artworks out on the land!
The studio crawl segment runs from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. In order not to miss the celebratory public launch of Ted Efremoff’s Floating Living Room as well as the other 4 art installations on the land – please try to arrive at 2:00.
Then grab a beverage and snack in our newly renovated Common Area. Open Studios is an I-Park community engagement event – inspiring for all ages. I-Park, P. O. Box 428, East Haddam, CT 06423 i-park.org | directions to I-Park | events@i-park.org | support I-Park |
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There is still time to enjoy the Artful Alchemy exhibition on view through July 2 at the La Grua Center in Stonington. The show features work by Gallery One artists as we explore the fusion of styles, techniques, and artistic traditions. Each artist channels their inner alchemist to create rich visual narratives. 54 Lynn Rd
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Hartford — Are you ready??We’re counting down to Hartford Bonanza, and the stage is set for an unforgettable night of music, food, shopping, fireworks, and fun for the whole family. Fireworks to light up the Hartford sky
Local vendors with handmade goods
Incredible eats from food trucks & pop-ups
Free & open to all — bring your whole crew!
Where: Bushnell Park, Hartford When: Saturday, July 5 | 4–10 PM
Cost: Free!
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City Gallery
Tom Peterson
New Haven’s City Gallery is an artist-run gallery featuring exhibitions of contemporary art by its 15 members throughout the year. DIVERSE VOICES showcases the distinct and varied work of three of its members: Judy Atlas, Robert Jacoby, and Tom Peterson. The group show will be on view from July 5 - July 27. The Opening Reception on Sunday, July 13, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. is free and open to the public.
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Sculpture 2025 is an outdoor exhibition of 15 Sculptors and a solo show of paintings in our gallery.
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On View June 7 - September 13, 2025
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Trailer Box Project at Jim Felice Studios 12 Francis J Clarke Circle
Bethel Ct 06801
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Two Ruins: Photographs by William Frucht at Art & Frame of Newtown Photographer William Frucht explores TWO RUINS in a new exhibit at Art & Frame of Newtown. Frucht’s haunting images of the Packard plant in Michigan and Lynnewood Hall in Pennsylvania will be on view June 2 - July 18, with a reception on Friday, June 20, 4-6 p.m. TWO RUINS is free and open to the public. Art & Frame of Newtown is located at 77 Main Street, Newtown, CT. Hours are Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. They are closed on Sunday. For more information, visit artandframeofnewtown.com, or contact: 203-270-0222/artandframeofnewtown@gmail.com.
Mark your calendars for this extraordinary exhibition!
Three highly accomplished Connecticut artists delve into the worlds of culture, nature and creative materials to express their unique perspectives
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Join me at The Junction Dance Festival for an intimate look at work-in-progress Romancing the Stone/VT. And, in July I will be teaching a masterclass at the newly opened Dance and Movement Center in Barre, VT.
June 27 @ 7pm and June 28 @ 3pm at The Barn in Corinth, VT. Modern Technique & Improvisational Play, July 12 @ 2:30pm to 4pm at Dance And Movement Center, Barre, VT. July 20th at 5pm at the Briggs Opera House, White River Junction, VT
Artist Opps:
SOLO EXHIBIT PROPOSALS
For Manifest's 22nd Season (2025/2026) Application Fee: $50 per proposal.
Works featured in each solo exhibit may be listed as not for sale. If offered for sale, the artist receives 70%.
Each exhibiting artist is provided a modest cash honorarium.
Each solo exhibitor is automatically a contender for the $1,000 Grand Jury Award for their exhibition period. Artists are invited to submit proposals for consideration in Manifest's upcoming 22nd exhibition season which launches on September 26, 2025 and runs through mid-September 2026. Manifest has a history of exhibiting a very wide range of traditional and non-traditional visual arts (and design) genre and media. Our program sets out to survey, exhibit, and document excellent quality among all types of visual art in the broadest sense. Our record through two decades reveals the breadth of Manifest's reach across the spectrum of visual arts. Each solo exhibitor is automatically eligible for consideration of the Grand Jury Award for the given show period of $1,000. Also, every exhibiting artist at Manifest receives a modest cash honorarium. Final Application Deadline: June 22, 2025
For complete details and to apply online visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/proposals
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PEACE TALKS. Exploring dialogue, reconciliation, and the pursuit of peace through diverse artistic lenses. PEACE TALKS is a national call in all mediums that invites artists and viewers alike to reflect on the many dimensions of peace — personal, political, spiritual, and environmental. The title is both literal and metaphorical. Peace Talks references the formal negotiations between nations or opposing forces, but it also evokes quiet conversations, collective or individual protest, internal reckonings, and the soft language of reconciliation. the exhibit centers on the idea of dialogue: between cultures, between generations, and within the self. Juror Eduardo Andres Alfonso is Associate Curator of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT.
The exhibit runs from August 3 to September 20. Artists must enter online at callforentry.org. One $35 entry fee covers up to three entries. Open to work in any medium except video and sound. Click the ENTER NOW button for the full prospectus and all of the details. Artists reception: Sunday, September 7, 1-3 PM
Entry Deadline: July 3, 2025 |
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Southern New England Apprenticeship Program applications are now open! |
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The application window for the 2025-2026 Southern New England Apprenticeship Program (SNEAP) is now open through August 1, 2025. SNEAP helps communities preserve their cultural knowledge by supporting teaching relationships between a mentor and apprentice. The program provides funding to cross-state apprenticeship teams from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. The teaching and learning of traditional arts, trades, practices, and crafts helps sustain culture that is important to a community. For over 27 years, this program has supported the learning of living cultural heritage forms that are important to communities, and has developed a regional network of excellent traditional and occupational artists who actively practice their art forms. The Department of Cultural Sustainability at the Connecticut Museum manages the program in collaboration with the Mass Cultural Council, the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, independent folklorist Winifred Lambrecht, and the Afro Caribbean Cultural Center. Funding for the 2025-2026 program comes from the Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation and the Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD. Application Deadline: August 1, 2025 |
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| Early + Alumni ResidencyApplications are Open!For residencies July 2026 - June 2027 |
| Are you interested in a Studios at MASS MoCA residency but could use some extra time to plan? Have you been an artist-in-residence at the Studios at MASS MoCA before and have been itching to come back?Early and Alumni applications for residencies July 2026 - June 2027 are open and due August 1st!When you apply using our Early and Alumni applications you will not be considered for fellowships or financial aid. Use the Early Application if you are planning to fully fund your stay through outside grants or personal funds at our already subsidized rate of $650/week. Our selected Alumni residents receive a special discounted rate of $400/week for residencies of 4 weeks, or $450/week for 2-week residencies.
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