Winter's Intrique

Come meet the artists and view their fiber art pieces; there are 32 works on the walls of the GAC Gallery. All 26 artists are members of the Connecticut Region of the Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA). For more information about the show, click here. The show is up through March 3. Our gallery is open 7 days a week, Monday-Saturday 10am-4pm, Sunday 12-4pm. Free entry. All are welcome.

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Upcoming Programs

FAMILY PROGRAM Family Movie Night: The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part Friday, February 16 @ 6 - 8 pm (doors open 5:30 pm) Free and open to the public Can’t get enough of Legos? Neither can we! Join us for a special showing of The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. Follow these Connecticut-made toys on another wild, silly adventure through the universe! Bring pillows and blankets and wear your comfiest pajamas. Free popcorn and juice boxes provided. Quiet toys and activities to enjoy during the movie will also be available.   This program is FREE and great for children 12 and under. Pre-registration encouraged but walk-ins welcome! Questions? Contact Katerina Mazzacane, Youth and Family Programs Manager, at 860-236-5621 x222, or email kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org. Get free tickets

FAMILY PROGRAM Family Story Time Sunday, February 18 @ 3 - 4 pm Free and open to the public Join us for a special family story time! Cozy up in beanbags and listen to two stories written by Connecticut author Valerie Bolling, then complete a craft while surrounded by books in our Connecticut’s Bookshelf exhibition! Free with admission and great for children 6 and under. No pre-registration required.   For more information, please contact Katerina Mazzacane, Youth and Family Programs Manager, at kmazzacane@connecticutmuseum.org. Learn more

Reminder - February 2024    

This event is a HYBRID event you can watch on Zoom, as well: Join the Zoom Meeting by clicking here! or cut & paste: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84420043489?pwd=cDlrZWtFZDFFZ1FJcXo0LzJsaEdNQT09 Meeting ID: 844 2004 3489 Passcode: 546566 SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17th THE NEW GRAND TOUR: A Cabin Fever Getaway with painter James Lancel McElhinney 3:00 - 5:00 p.m. Noted painter James Lancel McElhinney returns to the Institute Library to relieve your mid-winter cabin fever. Come hear this fine artist -- and engaging raconteur -- speak of his travels, his work, and how travel changes the way we think about the world and what we see around us. Copies of the Sketchbooks will be available for purchase, too! Tea and light refreshments will be served. No RSVP is required, and this event is open and free to all who wish to attend.

Free Community Day on Saturday Access for All Community Day  Saturday, February 17, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. FREE Admission all day! Visit the Museum on Saturday, February 17, as we host local artists and educators to help us celebrate festivities surrounding Carnival. Learn how the music, dances, and artmaking have traveled across different regions and how they are continued and passed along to future generations in America. Schedule: 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Haitian mask making workshop  11:15 a.m.-12 p.m. | Dejavé Dance Company 12:15-12:45 p.m. | Nzinga's Daughters 1-1:45 p.m. | The Hartford Dance Collective 2-3 p.m. | Dave Giardina Ensemble Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation's Access for All program. To speed up your check-in process on the day, pre-register in advance! LEARN MORE Let's engage directly with artworks of Clinton Deckert through a talk led by Senior Editor and Columnist, Dan Haar. Saturday, February 17th at 4pm - Gallery 66 - 66 W Main Street, New Britain.  All are welcome to attend this FREE event.   Clinton Deckert, "Unforeseen Perspectives" Exhibition closes Feb 23rd!!! *All exhibitions/programming/events at Gallery 66 continue to reflect the commitment to support artists by providing a space, tools and assistance to realize their greatness.  For more information contact Adrian Elliott. 860 881 7801 In Our Galleries No Bodies: Clothing as Disruptor Curated by Alva Greenberg Opening reception Saturday, February 17 from 5-8pm Free Admission! This exhibition will take up most of Real Art Ways gallery spaces featuring works from 25 artists. JAQ CHARTIER | ANNE LILLY | LAURA GURTON NOW ON VIEW Opening Reception Saturday, February 17, 4 - 6 p.m. Click image to preview Exhibition The three-person exhibition of new abstract paintings by Jaq Chartier, Laura Gurton, and Anne Lilly is now on view at William Baczek Fine Arts. The exhibition will be on display from Wednesday, February 14 through Saturday, March 16, 2024. Please join us for the opening reception on Saturday, February 17 from 4 to 6 p.m. William Baczek Fine Arts, Inc. | 36 Main St., Northampton, MA 01060 Hygienic Art Inc. | 79 Bank Street, New London, CT 06320 IN OUR GALLERIES Join us Sunday for two openings! Celebrating Diversity: Saltbox Gallery Best of Show award: 3 pm Juried by Ed Johnetta Miller Cut & Paste, A Juried Collage Exhibit Clubhouse Gallery Best of Show award: 3:15 pm Juried by Jenni Freidman Free and open to the public   Attention Mardi Gras Revelers! Due to the impending snowstorm, we've had to postpone the fun. Don't worry, the party's still on! We can't wait to see you there!  Tuesday, February 20, 2024 5:30 PM to 8:30 PM New Haven Free Public Library, Ives Main Library 133 Elm Street | New Haven, CT 06510 Get Your Tickets Here Get Ready For...   Entertainment by Timmy Maia Immerse yourself in the soulful sounds of  "The Human Jukebox" Dance, tap your feet, and feel the rhythm of the night.     Catering by Ricky D's Rib Shack, with delectable bites from Garden Catering, and sweet treats by Katalina's Culinary delights await you... Indulge your taste buds with a delicious array of foods that feed your soul.  I am honored to be exhibiting in BOTH of these bookart shows,  opening at A.P.E. Gallery and SAC next weekend! Artists Talk: Friday, February 23, 2024 6:30 PM   More Information Here "FAMILY ACT" at City Gallery Featuring work by William Frucht, Sara Frucht, Candace Ovesey and Martha Rives The show will feature photography, painting, sculpture, digital art, mixed media and animated computer graphics: Feb 2 - 25, 2024 Reception Sunday February 25, from 2 - 4 pm "FAMILY ACT" Group show with work by Sara Frucht, William Frucht, Candace Ovesey, Martha Rives. February 2 - February 25th:  Reception Sunday February 25: 2 - 4 pm City Gallery: 994 State St, New Haven CT 06511. tel: 203.782.2489 Hours: 12 - 4pm: Friday - Sunday Website: www.city-gallery.org Instagram:#city-gallerynewhaven RIVERSIDE REFLECTIONS ON VIEW FEBRUARY 1-25   In partnership with Riverside Cemetery, the Mattatuck Museum is hosting a Community Gallery exhibition focused on the cemetery through photography from February 1st to 25th, 2024. Featuring local and international photographers of various experience levels, the exhibition captures themes such as seasons, wildlife, and architecture within the cemetery grounds. ADAM VIENS: “THE END-OF-HISTORY ILLUSION”    In Pegasus Gallery and The Niche  Now - March 1   Adam Viens’ mixed media works take on themes of perception, time, psychology, science, and philosophy.  His abstract compositions are assembled of found and repurposed material combinations that retain hints of past use and personal identity.  Individual material forms and surfaces are recognizable in sections, but become obscured and recontextualized within the whole of larger compositions.   In Viens’ work, it is only through viewer reception, response, and personal reflection that meaning is discovered.    Viens is a Middletown based artist and studied art at Manchester Community College.  He has a decade-long regional exhibition record, and his work is held in numerous private collections.   See more of his work at: www.adamviensarts.com     "Ruliad", mixed media, 38 3/4"x78 3/4", 2023    Pegasus Gallery is located within the library on the first floor of Chapman Hall  Hours: Monday-Thursday: 8:30 a.m.-7 p.m.; Friday: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.   The Niche is in Founders Hall across from the Registrar’s Office  Hours: Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m.–5 p.m.; Fridays 8 a.m.–4 p.m.    https://mxcc.edu/art-exhibits/  CT State Community College – Middlesex  100 Training Hill Road  Middletown, CT 06457      IN THE GALLERIES Vive la Différence Elusie Gallery at Big Red Frame The mid-winter group exhibit at the Elusie Gallery is opening Thursday, February 8th. It promises to bring something different to the eye.  Embrace the theme and dress different! Exhibit will be on view through February 29. The gallery is open when Big Red Frame is open. Tu-Th (10:30 – 5:30), Fri (9 – 5), Sa (9 – noon) Spire by Madge Evers ECA Gallery In the Spire series, Madge Evers explores interdependencies between plants and animals with large-scale botanical photograms that she sometimes alters with paint, ink, and collage. The ECA Gallery will be on view through February 29. The gallery is open Tues/Thurs (3-5pm) and Wed/Fri (12-2pm). We are delighted to announce that Anthony Kirk along with some of the printmakers featured in the current exhibition will be at the Association twice in February to discuss ABOUT PRINTMAKING. Friday, February 23 from 2:00pm to 4:00pm No reservation needed. COME VISIT! Hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 10:00am to 5:00pm Sunday, 12:00pm to 4:00pm Washington Art Association | info@washingtonartassociation.org | 860.868.2878 | https://www.washingtonartassociation.org AUTHOR TALK & BOOK SIGNING An Inconvenient Cop Author Edwin Raymond Saturday, February 24, 7pm A leading voice on criminal justice reform, Edwin Raymond will share his journey as an NYPD lieutenant and whistleblower and offer a vision of radical hope. Raymond is depicted prominently in AMP’s mural of workers in his former role as a police officer. His critically acclaimed book, An Inconvenient Cop: My Fight to Change Policing in America will be discussed and signed, and he will be joined by mural artist Ellen Griesedieck. His book will be available for purchase for the book signing. About An Inconvenient Cop From the highest-ranking whistleblower in NYPD history, a gripping insider look at the complexities of modern policing and the urgent need for reform. A Washington Post Best Nonfiction Book of 2023 A Publisher’s Weekly Best Book of 2023 This event is free, but pre-registration is required. REGISTER The Mural as Muse: An Ekphrastic Poetry Workshop with Poet Ed Lent aka Ezra Lovecraft Saturday, March 2, 2024 (snow date March 3) 9am–12pm In this half-day writing workshop that explores the intersection of art and poetry, participants will be introduced to the ekphrastic poetry process and five-story indoor mural at the American Mural Project (AMP) that portrays workers on a grand scale. In Greek, ekphrasis means “description.” Ekphrastic writing describes a work of visual art, using the artwork as a source for personal and imaginative interpretation. In AMP’s gallery, workshop participants will have the opportunity to take in the mural from three viewing levels, reflect, and respond to the artwork through creative writing. Workshop facilitator Ed Lent will share examples of poems created in response to art, showing the breadth and depth of the genre, and offer inspiration and guidance. The workshop will culminate with an opportunity to exchange thoughts, questions, and any poems that may be ready. Participants may also extend their time at AMP, exploring the mural exhibit on their own or taking a guided tour.   Participants Will Have the Chance to Showcase Their Poetry in The Mural as Muse Exhibit.   Participants are invited to submit revised poems by March 16 for potential inclusion in The Mural as Muse exhibit at AMP for National Poetry Month, April 2024.   This is an intergenerational workshop for the community: adults and students in grades 6 and above. Pre-registration is required. Spaces limited. Adults $20 Students (grade 6 – college) $12   Register Now  Your non-refundable registration fee includes admission to AMP for the day.   Location: American Mural Project at 90 Whiting Street, Winsted, CT. Doors open at 8:30am, workshop begins promptly at 9am. Questions: mimi@americanmuralproject.org  www.americanmuralproject.org  Peace poetry family, Please join us for one of my upcoming readings on the Emeritus Tour.  Or visit the website www.FreddyDouglass.com  The Year of Music at I-Park opens with a unique benefit recital by renowned pianist Olga Kirpicheva. This event, a benefit to raise funds to acquire a grand piano for I-Park’s composers-in-residence, was conceived by Connecticut based composer, and I-Park fellow, Polina Nazaykinskaya. The program titled Dialogues is based on Kirpicheva’s recent recording of the same name – a tribute to Sergei Rachmaninov through the interpretation of emblematic works by the Russian composer and contemporary creations by Polina Nazaykinskaya. Polina recalls her 2018 residency at I-Park with great fondness and sees this recital as an opportunity to give back. In turn, we thank her and Olga for their warm generosity. We’d also like to acknowledge the in-kind support of Falcetti Pianos. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres at the post recital reception. Select silent auction items will be available and patrons will have the opportunity to Buy a Piano Key. All purchasers of a $500 key will be acknowledged on a plaque in our Common Area (sorry, all the G sharps and the Tristan Chord are spoken for). MAKE YOUR RESERVATION HERE Spotlight Year of the Dragon March 15 – November 10, 2024 Kohyama Yasuhisa, Wind (Kaze), from the Wind Series, Japan, Heisei era (1989–2019), 2010. Stoneware with fire marks (Shigaraki ware). Yale University Art Gallery, Partial gift of the artist and purchased with a gift of the Rubin-Ladd Foundation under the bequest of Ester Rubin Portnow. © Kohyama Yasuhisa This exhibition celebrates 2024, the Year of the Dragon, with a presentation of nearly 30 artworks spanning from the 17th century to the present day. While organizing the show, Sadako Ohki, Japan Foundation Associate Curator of Japanese Art, visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, to view the Altman Collection of Chinese porcelain. She describes the second-floor mezzanine as being "filled with vases with dragons coiled around them." Artist Opps: On Earth Hartford 2024 The 4th Annual Earth Day Celebration returns to Pope Park West for a day of music, workshops, vendors, activities, and more to celebrate the planet.  Saturday, April 27th 2024   On Earth Application We have just opened submissions for our Still Lifes Exhibit! Submission Deadline: April 5, 2024 Juror: Sanchitha Vishwanath Juror Results: April 12, 2024 Accepted Artists Drop-off: Friday, April 19, 3:00–6:00pm & Saturday, April 20, 11:00am–2:00pm Exhibit Dates: May 4–June 1, 2024 Gallery Hours: Thursday–Saturday, 1:00–5:00pm In the 19th and early 20th century, Rockville, CT was home of the renowned still life artist, Charles Ethan Porter. Our Still Lifes Exhibit is to celebrate the legacy of the style and showcase artists who are working in the style of still lifes today. Open to artists 18 years and older working in acrylic, pastels, oil, watercolor, charcoal, and colored pencil. Subjects can vary from traditional still life or memento mori composition (flowers, fruit, timepieces, etc.) to more contemporary or surreal compositions. Submit your Artwork Online Each artist may submit up to five (5) pieces. All artwork must NOT have been included in previous ACE juried exhibits. All artwork must be original (no kits, no AI generated art). Artwork cannot be done under instruction in a class, workshop or lesson. There is a non-refundable entry fee for submissions: There is a non-refundable entry fee for submissions: $35/$30 for ACE Members for one piece, $40/$35 for ACE Members for two pieces, etc. up to 5 pieces. SPACE @ THE KEYHOLE If you haven’t heard yet, we are getting ready to launch the Keyhole Workspace Residency in the fall of 2024! We ran a pilot version this past fall with 3 artists (Amartya De, Lesley Finn & Vera Wu) whose work dealt with the theme of ‘home’ and learned a lot! We are running a pilot version 2 this spring and want to learn even more! This cohort’s theme is climate change. Climate change is more than just weather patterns- it connects and affects every aspect of life and we are looking for 4 artists whose work examines these many avenues. From social and racial justice/injustice to the use of natural and recycled materials to interrogating our relationship with the ecosystem, we want to hear what you are thinking about! During the run of the residency, besides the third floor studios, the residents will also have access to our outdoor space. FREE to apply! Please submit your application HERE by Feb 25th. The Keyhole Workspace Pilot 2 starts in late March; the participating artists will have a culminating show from mid-June through July. Artists will have access to the studios through the run of their exhibition, with the acknowledgement that during the summer the studios can get hot and are not temperature controlled. Exact dates TBD. PLEASE READ THROUGH THE SAMPLE CONTRACT TO SEE WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR BOTH ARTISTS AND ECOCA CALENDAR EXHIBITIONS MEMBERSHIP DONATE LAST CALL FOR ENTRIES! BRASS CITY BAKE OFF WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28   We're bringing back this sweet competition for another year. Nominate a supervisor or staff member to showcase their baking prowess in this year's amateur bake-off. With three enticing baking categories on the menu, three local expert judges and a special guest judge will carefully assess and vote on the best bake from each category. Meanwhile, attendees can cast their votes to determine the coveted "People's Choice" award. Get ready for a delightful experience of tastes and talent!   Get your tasting tickets now before we sell out! Free drink ticket and all-you-can-eat-sweets!  The proceeds from this event will support exhibitions, educational adult and family programs. Your support directly contributes to the success and enhancement of our high-quality programs and exhibitions. BECOME A BAKER TASTING TICKETS | $25 SPECIAL CALL TO EMERGING ARTISTS! DEADLINE: Midnight Saturday, February 17, 2024 (Gallery Exhibit + Awards)** Profs and academic programs, please share with your students & recent grads! Now in its 20th season, this exhibit will feature the best work from artists about to receive or recently awarded an undergraduate degree from a regional, national, or international college art or design program. All entrants must have received or be scheduled to receive a college undergraduate degree in 2023, 2024, or 2025. www.manifestgallery.org/rites RITES OF PASSAGE The 20th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition for Current & Recent Undergrads Offering: $500 BEST OF SHOW AWARD + DIRECTOR'S CHOICE AWARD $50 HONORARIUM FOR EVERY EXHIBITOR Note: Manifest's board of directors has approved a special entry fee level for this project in order to make it more accessible to students. Founded in 2004 by professors and students, Manifest is a non-profit organization that continues to be operated by artists for artists and by professors and students for students. Our academic roots continue to be integral to our programming. Every year through this exhibition Manifest surveys work by students and recent graduates of art and design programs, seeking to assemble, promote, and document examples of the excellence being achieved by new or emerging artists for Rites of Passage. This exhibit, season publication, and award are intended to support that emergence.  For the 20th year running, we offer this challenge to students and the recently graduated in regional, national, and international college undergraduate programs to show us what they have achieved and share it with our international viewing public. Across two decades Manifest has exhibited student works representing over 227 different academic institutions. Submission deadline: February 17, 2024 For complete details and to apply online visit: http://www.manifestgallery.org/rites Image created from original art by Nash Hyon   The juror will develop an exhibition from a selection of works entered into Metamorphosis: The Changing Landscape. Artworks that reflect upon the transformations occurring in our natural surroundings contemplate our planet's past, present, and future. This exhibition aims to encompass various perspectives and interpretations of the changing landscape. Any artwork that addresses environmental themes or depicts the interaction between humans and their surroundings is eligible for consideration. Artists are encouraged to explore various facets of the changing landscape, including but not limited to:    - Climate change and its impacts on ecosystems    - Urbanization and the transformation of natural spaces    - Conservation efforts and biodiversity    - The relationship between humans and nature    - Industrialization and its effects on the environment    - Reflections on the beauty and fragility of the natural world ENTER HERE Show us your work! We don’t just use the open call for one show, but as a resource for many opportunities. We met Stanwyck Cromwell via last year’s open call and you can see his current solo show up now! One opportunity is to be included in the show curated by Alex Santana for the ECOCA OPEN CALL 2024 exhibition, Sept. 1 - Oct. 20, 2024! Click HERE for more information about her, submission details and what other opportunities are being offered!   CALL FOR ENTRIES "Mirrors and Windows" Online Juried Exhibition Exhibition Dates: May 1 - 31, 2024 Entry Deadline: April 1, 2024 Click here for details Creative Capital Grant Application Opens March 4, 2024 This year, Creative Capital welcomes innovative and original new project proposals in visual arts, performing arts, film/moving image, technology, literature, multidisciplinary, and socially engaged forms. Applications open on March 4, 2024 at 10AM ET. The deadline for submitting is April 4, 2024 at 4PM ET. More Information Call for Artists: Deadline to apply: Thursday, March 14th, 12 noon Details to apply HERE Greetings from I-Park, We’re pleased to be launching I-Park’s 24th artists-in-residence season. We will be hosting three sessions of our fully funded, multidisciplinary General Residency Program (June, July and September). Artists from around the world are invited to apply. The application portal is open – the application deadline is Thursday, February 29, 2024. As an experiment, we have added a new category for artists uncomfortable with our six traditional creative disciplines: Visual Arts, Music Composition, Creative Writing, Architecture, Moving Image and Landscape/Garden Design. For details on our new Interdisciplinary Practice residency, as well as the others, go to our General Residency Program webpage. APPLY NOW Art in the Park: TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE: ART IN THE PARK INFORMATION & REGISTRATION MOHEGAN SUN HOME & GARDEN / CT CANNABIS EXPO Like us on Facebook for Open Studio Hartford notifications We have options for the future of ART including image, identity and current interests. What do artists want? What do young artists want? What does the public want? Is “fine art” the focus for as many people nowadays? How will we continue to showcase our local arts community?   Thanks again and let's look forward to a successful 2024! Best always, Cynthia Bulaong, ART Executive Director