BRIDGEPORT, CT – On Thursday, September 2, the Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA) will reopen the Burt Chernow Galleries and the Museum with a grand collective exhibition: Big Art Bash 2021. The wide-ranging group show will feature FOUR exhibits of work by Jon Schueler, Jongil Ma, Eric Chiang and an exhibition that explores male dominance…
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LiveGirl and Carriage Barn Host Annual “She Is Rising” Art Exhibit and Benefit
New Canaan, CT – LiveGirl will again partner with the Carriage Barn Arts Center for its fourth annual arts exhibit. This year’s curated exhibit, She Is Rising, is a celebration of women of various ages, backgrounds, and ethnicities – some captured from life, and others imagined – who represent female power in a myriad of…
Maritime Garage Gallery’s “Bloom” Virtual Exhibit Celebrates Re-emergence
Norwalk, CT – The City of Norwalk Parking Authority’s Maritime Garage Gallery latest exhibit is “Bloom”. The exhibit is being held virtually on the Gallery’s social media, the fourth held online since last year. “Bloom” features art that incorporates energy and compelling visuals symbolizing the earth returning to life in the spring, as well as…
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and The Stamford Art Association are issuing a Call for Artists for a juried exhibition
Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum and The Stamford Art Association are issuing a Call for Artists for a juried exhibition titled, Envisioning Space: Architecture Through the Ages. The deadline to submit is June 26, 2021 by midnight. This juried exhibition will be on view at the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum, 295 West Avenue, Norwalk,…
The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum to Explore Creativity in Lockdown with new art exhibition
Norwalk, CT – The Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum located at 295 West Ave., Norwalk, CT will feature a new exhibition titled, Socially Distant Art: Creativity in Lockdown. The exhibition will open on April 8 and run through Aug. 29, 2021. Admission will be included with the purchase of a guided tour ticket and available online. Artists…
Silvermine School of Art Summer Camps are back and offering week-long art camps for students ages 5-17
NEW CANAAN, CT – The Silvermine School of Art Summer Camps are back! Offering week-long art camps for students ages 5-17, Silvermine provides extraordinary opportunities for young children and high school students to learn from regionally and nationally known artists—while meeting new friends and having fun on Silvermine’s five-acre campus. Students will gain new skills,…
The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts Establishes Textbook Lending Library at Housatonic Community College
Helping low-income, high-need students seeking higher education and vocational learning. BRIDGEPORT, CT – Housatonic Community College (HCC) is easing the burden of textbook costs for low-income students thanks to a grant from The Scripps Family Fund for Education and the Arts (SFFEA) for the creation of a new Textbook Lending Library. The Textbook Lending Library…
Housatonic Museum of Art Nominated for 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service
BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA), announced on Thursday that it has been nominated for The Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) 2021 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. Rep. Jim Himes submitted the museum for the nation’s highest honor that recognizes outstanding American museums and libraries that have made…
Stamford Downtown hosts second Arts & Crafts on Bedford on October 17
Stamford, CT – October 2, 2020..Stamford Downtown is hosting a second Arts & Crafts show on Bedford Street this year on October 17 from 10am to 6pm. Arts & Crafts on Bedford brings juried artisans from throughout the Northeast who will display and sell juried works including Ceramics, Fiber Arts, Fine Art, Jewelry, Metal, Photography,…
HCC Art Professor Lydia Viscardi Opens New Show on August 28 Solo art exhibition at Five Points Gallery: “Here and Hereafter”
TORRINGTON, CT – Housatonic Community College (HCC) studio art adjunct professor Lydia Viscardi will present “Here and Hereafter,” a solo exhibition of mixed media painting and works on paper at Five Points Gallery from August 28 – October 3, 2020. The gallery, located at 33 Main St. in Torrington, CT, is free and open to…