The lush outburst of summer beginnings!

Juneteenth Celebrations Celebrate Juneteenth Across the Region Join the NBMAA and our peer institutions for an impressive lineup of Juneteenth Celebrations throughout the week of June 11 to June 25. June 18 – Juneteenth at the NBMAA June 19 – Juneteenth in the Park | The City of Hartford in partnership with the Amistad Center for Art & Culture  June 25 – Juneteenth at Hill-Stead Museum  Please consider supporting the NBMAA's 21st Juneteenth Celebration here. LEARN MORE New Britain Museum of American Art 56 Lexington Street New Britain, CT 06052

The moment you’ve been waiting for is finally here—AMP is opening with regular hours on June 18! Join us on Fridays and Saturdays, 10am–5pm, and Sundays, 12–5pm, year-round. Purchase tickets online or in person at the door. Spread the word, bring your friends, and help us celebrate this milestone! American Mural Project | 90 Whiting Street, Winsted, CT 06098

ECHOES OF SILENCE Photography by TOM PETERSON June 3 - June 26, 2022 at City Gallery, New Haven Friday - Sunday 1-4 pm or by apt.

City Gallery, 994 State St, New Haven CT 06511 (203) 782.2489 All visitors are asked to wear a mask and observe social distancing during regular hours Website: www.city-gallery.org Instagram: #city-gallerynewhaven Facebook: https:www.facebook.com/City-Gallery-17815898070

TRAVIS LOUIE MISFITS Continues through July 2, 2022 

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Clyde the Clawed Frog      Clyde the clawed frog was thought to have the reincarnated soul of Ronald Fisher, a greeter that worked the entrance of a Jamesway discount department store in Secaucus, New Jersey. He currently resides in a large fish tank in a modest home in upstate New York where he waves and greets everyone who enters. If one looks closely, Clyde appears to be giving directions.  For more information, please call the gallery at 413-587-9880 or send us an email at info@wbfinearts.com. The gallery is located at 36 Main St. in downtown Northampton, Massachusetts and is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10 am - 5 pm, and Sunday from noon to 5 pm.

 

ON VIEW:

Artifact  Megyn Craine Exhibit runs: Through June 25, 2022 Megyn Craine is an interdisciplinary artist who sees art making as a process of discovery. Her work is a reflection of how she interprets the world around her. It encourages us to look a little deeper, to question the way we understand our own world and its meanings for us. Artifact is a collection of work that mixes common materials with various concepts—from Alzheimer’s to Ancient Greece—to reveal unseen connections and create new layers of meaning from our everyday experiences.

Creative Cocktail Hour Thursday, June 16 6pm A place where community happens.

Live music by Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna A favorite on the new scene of young Chilean singer-songwriters, Pascuala Ilabaca's music is rooted in traditional Andean sounds and integrates shades of jazz, pop and rock, with influences gathered from such distant places as India and Mexico. A monthly gathering of people young and old, city, suburb and country, black, white, brown, gay, straight, trans, polkadotted and spotted. Everybody is welcoming, conversations abound, people connect. Come with friends, come by yourself, hangout. Creative Cocktail Hour is a great way to meet new people! And all things hushed Fri June 17, 7pm Sat June 18, 2:30 & 7pm Thu June 23, 7pm Fri June 24, 7pm Sat June 25, 2:30 & 7pm Choreographer Peter Kyle has created a beautiful and sensitive multi-disciplinary experience, involving dance, theatre, poetry, music and visual art. We can't wait to share it with you. Audiences take a theatrical, poetic and musical journey starting through the front entrance of 56 Arbor Street. They are invited in to explore at their leisure the various sensory environments designed throughout different rooms. For part 2, audiences gather in the main gallery for a culminating performance. REALARTWAYS.ORG INFO@REALARTWAYS.ORG (860) 232-1006

The Bruce S. Kershner Gallery inside the Fairfield Public Library

Cordially Invites You! Have a look or come again to see these fine works of art. On View June 11th through August 6th Opening Reception Thursday 6/16, 5:30-7:30pm Artist talk at 6:15pm Featuring: Sooo-z Mastropietro, Louise Cadoux, Alan Neider

The Kershner Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located inside the Fairfield Public Library generously sponsored by the Friends of the FPL as well as many community sponsors.  GALLERY/LIBRARY HOURS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday:  9:00am - 5:00pm Tuesday & Thursday:  9:00am - 7:00pm Saturday & Sunday:  1:00m - 5:00pm RealEyes Gallery, 71 Park Street, Adams, MA “A Sense of Place” suggests a feeling of belonging: to a household, a neighborhood, a town. In the last few years, as loss of jobs and income has been widespread, and there has been a striking increase of homelessness. Debi Pendell, Diane Sawyer, Sarah Sutro, and Betty Vera are local artists who have been working together as North Adams Contemporary (NAC). Concerned about the challenges and losses faced by so many, they created this art exhibition to raise money to help those in need. They chose to focus on the local community by supporting Louison House, a resource for people in Northern Berkshire County who are struggling with housing issues. This exhibit will include a wide variety of the artists' work. Pieces range from large to very small, and are all available for sale. Real Eyes Gallery: 71 Park Street, Adams, MA Gallery Hours: June 3–30, 2022, 12–7pm, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday or by appointment. For more information contact: Bill Riley, 917-440-2400 bill@realeyesgallery.com The Housatonic Museum of Art presents Vincent Baldassano: To Be Continued. Curated by Joel Leneker, the installation is comprised of new works on cloth and iconic works from the 1970s through 2022. This exhibit will be on view in the Burt Chernow Galleries, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT, from June 16 through July 22, 2022 with a reception on Thursday, June 16 from 5:30-7:30 pm. The Burt Chernow Galleries are free and open to the public. Please visit the website, www.HousatonicMuseum.org for gallery hours. Museum News SUMMER CONCERT SERIES   The seventh season of the Summer Concert Series will once again be free and open to the public. All summer concerts showcase the work of the Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts Program, the state’s official folk and traditional arts initiative.   2022 concert dates are: 6/16 – Dexter’s Lab – Celebrate Juneteenth! 7/21 – Orquesta Afinke – Salsa from Bridgeport, CT 8/18 – Hartford Steel Symphony - Steel band from Hartford 9/10 – The Spiritual Souls - African American gospel music from Waterbury Concerts will take place on the beautiful CHS lawn. Grounds are open for seating and picnicking from 5:00 pm, and music is from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm. For The Spiritual Souls concert, the grounds will be open for seating and picnicking at 4:00 pm, and music will be from 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm.   Visitors are encouraged to bring their own lawn chairs and food, and a food truck will be available onsite. In case of rain, the concerts will move indoors to our auditorium. All our summer concerts will be livestreamed to our YouTube Channel. Please Join Us for the Exhibition Opening 30 Americans Exhibition Opening Thursday, June 16 5:30-7 p.m. Registration required: bit.ly/NBMAA-30Americans-Members The New Britain Museum of American Art is honored to present 30 Americans from June 17 through October 30, 2022. Drawn from the acclaimed Rubell Museum in Miami, Florida, 30 Americans showcases works by some of the most significant artists of the last four decades, including Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, Hank Willis Thomas, and Kehinde Wiley. Tickets available here! Five Points Gallery, 33 Main Street, Torrington, CT 06790 A NEW TICKET LEVEL HAS BEEN ADDED! SWINDLERS ARE MOVING IN FOR THE FINAL STEAL! YOU'RE INVITED TO PARTY AND "STEAL" A PIECE OF OUTSTANDING ARTWORK BY STELLAR ARTISTS FOR A GREAT CAUSE! Proceeds Benefit Five Points Arts’ exhibition and education programming. Join us on June 18th from 5-6 PM for an hour of personal storytelling with Next Generation Indie Book Award-winning author, Sharon Dukett at the Hygienic Art Gallery. She will read sections from her memoir, "No Rules: A Memoir," published by She Writes Press. ABOUT THE BOOK: In this coming-of-age memoir, Sharon takes you with her on a nail-biting adventure through the early 1970s after leaving her sheltered home life at sixteen years old to join the hippies. Yearning for freedom, she lands in an adult world for which she is unprepared, and must learn quickly in order to survive. Date of Event: Friday, June 18th at the Hygienic Art Gallery from 5-6 PM CALENDAR EXHIBITIONS MEMBERSHIP DONATE Friday, June 24, 6:00 PM Tickets: $125 | Patron Tickets: $175 Sponsorship opportunities available. Join us for the newest iteration of our Summer Fling celebration – Denim & Diamonds! Enjoy a wine toss, fun auction prizes, dancing on the rooftop terrace, and BBQ by The Art of Yum. The evening begins with an extended cocktail hour and, throughout the event, guests will have the opportunity to bid on great silent auction items—like throwing the first pitch at a New Britain Bees baseball game—and participate in other games and entertainment. Purchase Tickets Here We care about your safety, face masks are required and social distancing is encouraged. Check our website for more information.  HOURS: Thursday-Sunday, noon-5pm GET TICKETS: Advance registration is recommended but not required. CAFÉ: Berkins on Main is open Thursday-Sunday, noon-4pm CURATOR TALK THAXTER'S LOVE'S FIRST DREAM Friday, June 24 1pm—In museum Edward Russell Thaxter was a promising American sculptor of the late-nineteenth century but died in Florence at just twenty-four years of age before his first masterpiece, Love’s First Dream, was completed. Chief curator Matthew Hargraves explores the story behind Thaxter’s brief career and traces the story of Love’s First Dream from first idea to finished marble and its journey from Florence to Hartford. Free with museum admission. Meet in front of the Museum Shop. Image: Edward Russell Thaxter, Love’s First Dream (detail), c. 1881. Marble. 60″ h. Gift of Mrs. (Gail) Ruth C. H. Munsill NEW EXHIBITION: Reshaped | Refocused   Creative Arts Workshop presents its latest exhibition RESHAPED | REFOCUSED which runs Friday, June 10 through Saturday, July 9 with an opening reception on June 10 at 6 pm at its galleries on 80 Audubon Street, New Haven.  RESHAPED | REFOCUSED is a part of One City, One Read organized by partners New Haven Free Public Library, Yale Schwarzman Center and International Festival of Arts & Ideas.  Creative Arts Workshop 80 Audubon Street New Haven, CT 06510 (203) 562-4927 Preferences  |  Unsubscribe   June 1 - 26, 2022 Alexandra Sheldon: “Holding On: Collages for Current Times” Susan Morrison-Dyke: “Modern Artifacts” Susan Morrison-Dyke: “Modern Artifacts” Alexandra Sheldon: “Holding On: Collages for Current Times” Alex Ferrone Gallery Celebrating Ten Years of presenting contemporary art to the East End. Save the Date: Sunday, June 26, 12:00pm Charles Riley Presents: Impressionism Join Charles Riley, director of the Nassau Museum of Art and curator of its current Impressionist exhibition, as he shares the backstage secrets of assembling works by Degas, Cezanne, Renoir (and Renoir’s great-granddaughter, Sophie), Henry and Edith Prellwitz. as well as Wendy Prellwitz, Julia Wickham and some of Peconic’s premier artists. Light lunch included: $25 pp (proceeds to be donated for Nassau Museum's programs). Limited seating. Reservations are required. Click for more and to reserve. Alex Ferrone Gallery 25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, New York 11935 631-734-8545 Hoop It Up Returns to Hartford The Active City HOOPWAVE Takeover Hoop It Up is July 2nd-3rd on Allyn Street in Downtown Hartford.  Hoop It Up is coming back to Hartford on July 2nd as part of the 2022 Hartford Bonanza. The 3v3 basketball tournament is being produced locally in partnership with HoopWave and Active City.  Hoop It Up is a national organization that is owned and operated by Kevin Garnett’s Big Ticket Sports. It is a fast paced and fun tournament that welcomes all ages and all abilities to participate.  Registration Deadline : June 29, 2022 11:59PM REGISTER HERE Making Matters: Fresh Perspectives in Fine Craft This annual exhibition showcases the work of the season’s visiting artist instructors and summer artistic staff. The variety of media, styles and techniques included reflect the diversity in the programming offered at Peters Valley. Now through August 7, 2022 The Hall Art Foundation is pleased to announce an exhibition by American artist Leon Golub to be held in its galleries in Reading, Vermont from 21 May – 27 November 2022. Known for expressive figurative paintings that explore man’s relationship with the dynamics of power, this survey brings together approximately 70 works from the Hall and Meyer Collections that span Golub’s career from 1947 to 2002. Hall Art Foundation | Reading, Vermont 544 VT Route 106 Reading, VT 05062 vermont@hallartfoundation.org www.hallartfoundation.org Trailer Box Project at Jim Felice Studios  12 Francis J Clarke Circle Bethel, Ct 06801 Presents: TBX Redux An Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition  David Boyajian Chris Durante Jim Felice Dave Gesualdi Frank Kara Bob Keating Janice Mauro Brian Antonio McCarley Francis T. Patnaude David Skora Elizabeth White Drawings By Megan Marden   Show runs May 22 - August 6, 2022 Hours: 11am - 5:00pm  Monday - Friday or by Appointment 203-797-0230 Jim Felice Studios 12 Francis J Clarke Circle Bethel Ct. 06801 203-797-0230 http://www.trailerboxproject.com Artist Opps: Sign Up for "A Soldier's Story" Writing Workshop! A Soldier’s Story is a creative and therapeutic writing program that has been developed to encourage returning veterans of all ages to tell their stories. Research has shown that telling our stories helps our brains make sense of the world. Personal interaction through a creative process is a healing practice that strengthens our own individual interpersonal relationships. We look to our stories to help us navigate the world. Given the opportunity to tell our stories, can help shape or reshape our view of self and understand the meaning of our circumstances and experiences. Workshops will be held on Saturdays, beginning June 18th and running through July 23rd from 10 AM to 12 PM at The Hygienic Art Gallery. $10 registration fee and a limit of 12 veterans. For more info email nancyrodgers53@yahoo.com Participate Make Music New York 2007. Photo: Ethan Kent Want to play? There’s always room in the band. We invite musicians, rappers and instrumentalists of all kinds to collaborate on making June 21 a musical masterpiece. Singers, church choirs, jazz combos, rock bands, glee clubs, MCs, marching bands, mariachis, and every other kind of musician, of any age group or skill level, are all welcome. How to Make Music on June 21 If your hometown is already a Make Music city, you’re in luck! Click on your city’s website to register. If your city isn’t on board yet, create your own Make Music event where you live! Download our toolkit for tips and ideas, then click here to register to be included in the national listings. Or join one of our participatory projects where you can just bring your instrument – or yourself – and join in! Visit the “National Projects” section for details. If you are interested in organizing a large-scale Make Music celebration in your city, please email matt@makemusicday.org. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CALL FOR ENTRIES "WITNESS" All-Media Juried Exhibition of New England Artists Exhibition Dates: August 5 - 21, 2022 Deadline: June 27, 2022 Click here for details What does it mean for art to bear witness? We are seeking artwork from the abstract to the literal, that testifies about issues from the personal to political, and everything in between. Submit your art that provokes, illuminates, questions. This is a juried regional exhibition. New England artists only. All media welcome. Submission by online jpgs. Maximum width 36", work may be dimensional but must hang on wall. 50% gallery commission. All work must be for sale. Minimum sale price: $600. Deadline for online submissions: Monday, June 27 by midnight. Notification: Monday, July 18, 2022. Drop off of artwork: Wednesday, August 3, 12-5 pm, 2022. Exhibition dates: August 5 - 21, 2022. PHOTO-SOLO PROPOSALS To Launch Manifest's 19th Season! Note that a separate general exhibition season proposal application is available and open to all media, including photography, for exhibits throughout the 2022/23 season. This photo-based exhibition proposal is offered for those artists working in and around photo-based media who may have a strong interest in participating at Manifest during the FotoFocus Biennial in particular. Exhibits will be slated for presentation during the 2022 FotoFocus Biennial to complement Manifest's Participating Venue Exhibition. Anyone working with photography of any style, from traditional to experimental, as well as those pursuing other lens or photo-based artmaking, are invited to submit complete proposals for consideration in Manifest's 19th exhibition season launch series which opens in late September and runs through late October 2022 coinciding with the FotoFocus Biennial. Alternative media and approaches can include such processes as photo collage, photo-printmaking, photo transfer, video projection, mixed media, and so on. Experimental and non-traditional approaches to photo-based artwork are also welcome. *Solo proposals are not required to address the Biennial theme and will not be a part of the official Biennial program. Proposal deadline: July 1, 2022 For complete details and to apply online visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/proposals_photo email info@manifestgallery.org with any questions 2022 JURIED EXHIBITION CALL FOR ART Click here to apply! Artspace New Haven’s 2022 Open Source Art Festival gathers artists, curators, cultural producers, organizers, and audiences across the city of New Haven to convene around shared artistic processes and experimentation. The newly-imagined fall 2022 iteration, In Common Spaces, takes its title from the idea of Artspace as a shared space for the visual arts, branching outwards to include the collective experience of communion in shared spaces beyond our gallery walls. Open Source Art Festival is free and open to the public. Registration for participant artists and partner non-profit arts organizations and galleries will open on Monday, June 15 and close August 15, 2022. The cost is $50. Please join us! More information, including an FAQ and Artist Toolkit, will be available soon. Open Call for Neighborhood Platforms Organizers Yi Hsuan Lai , AIR March 2022 Studios applications are now open for 2023! ¡Nuevo! Ya tenemos la aplicación general en español. Lo puedes encontrar aquí. Want to join the 800+ artists who have attended residencies at The Studios at MASS MoCA? Now is your chance to apply for a 2023 MASS MoCA residency!    Apply via our General Application for Winter/Spring 2023 or our Early Application for Summer/Fall 2023. It's free to apply, and you can opt to be considered for financial aid via the General Application.  Run by MASS MoCA's Assets for Artists Department, the Studios welcomes artists at all career stages, income levels, and disciplines, although our spaces are best suited for visual artists and writers.   Selected artists receive: Private, furnished studio space at MASS MoCA, available 24/7 Housing in attractive apartments directly across the street from the museum. One communal meal per day in the company of fellow artists-in-residence. MASS MoCA member benefits for three months, including free access to MASS MoCA's galleries, as well as discounts on performing arts events and store purchases. 1-year access to financial and business workshops through MASS MoCA’s Assets for Artists program, helping artists in all disciplines strengthen the business side of their artistic practice (with advice available on taxes, grant writing, project budgeting, etc.). Optional studio visit with a MASS MoCA curator. Application deadline: July 8, 2022 LEARN MORE