“Divine Comedy” opens at WAC This April Fools’ Day
Mar 17, 2010 - 4:27 AM |
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Call for photograph submissions IMAGES - The Second Annual Fairfield Museum Photography Exhibition Professional and serious amateur photographers, as well as students, are invited and encouraged to submit their work for the second annual juried photography exhibition held at the Fairfield Museum and History Center in Fairfield, Connecticut. This open competition will be curated by a jury of professional photographers and advertising executives, including internationally-acclaimed photographers Stephen Wilkes and Carl Burton, along with Celeste Holt Walters, Senior Art Producer at McCann Erikson advertising agency, and Howard Bernstein, CEO of Bernstein Andriulli, a firm that manages the careers of prestigious photographers and connects artists with distinguished international advertising and design companies. More Mar 13, 2010 - 6:57 AM |
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Mystic Aquarium seeking recycled art for second annual Scrap Art Sculpture contest Calling all scrap artists! Mystic Aquarium, a division of Sea Research Foundation, Inc., is holding its second annual Scrap Art Sculpture contest and is seeking marine-themed art created from recycled materials. Artists of all ages and abilities may submit their creations through April 23. Guests during the aquarium’s Earth Day Celebration on April 24 will select the winner, who will be announced on April 25. More Mar 12, 2010 - 7:58 AM |
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Nature and Beyond: Studies in abstract expressionism and geometrics by Michael Horseman “Nature and Beyond,” with the works of artist Michael Horseman, will be featured at the Stamford Art Association gallery starting Sunday, March 28. Mr. Horseman’s colorful paintings depict the bright and lively joyful expressions of nature, while others display intense geometric forms, many with “hidden meanings.” “The world we know and inhabit, as well as the universe ‘beyond,’ is filled with many wonderful shapes, forms and figures,” said Mr. Horseman. More Mar 11, 2010 - 4:29 AM |
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Draw On! returns to Silvermine Guild Arts Center The Silvermine School of Art located in New Canaan in partnership with the Aldrich Museum, will be participating in the annual community event, Draw On! On Saturday, March 27th from 9am until 6pm, the School of Art will conduct DRAW UNTIL YOU DROP! This one day event is open to the public and provides an opportunity for continuous, intensive figure drawing with a model, or models, in sustained poses. Participants of all skill levels, ages 16 and up, will be able to work alongside Silvermine faculty, Guild Artists members and students to develop their artistic vision, sharpen skills and energize studio experience through drawing. More Mar 10, 2010 - 9:58 AM |
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Eminent juror announced for regional juried art show in Easton The Easton Arts Council is pleased to announce Mr. Everett Raymond Kinstler NA, AWS as juror for Art in the House a regional juried show, which will take place May 8-9 and May 15-16 2010 at the Bradley Hubbell house 535 Black Rock Tpke. Easton, CT. Everett Raymond Kinstler began his career at as an illustrator for books and magazines. He has taught at the Art Students League and National Academy School, NYC, since 1969. His classes focus on painting and drawing from life and nature. His landscapes, figures, and interiors have been featured in over 50 books. Over time he established himself as one of the nation’s foremost portrait painters. More Mar 9, 2010 - 2:28 PM |
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Silences Seen: Watercolors by Bob Callahan “Silences Seen,” a collection of watercolors by Bob Callahan, is a visual journey of a return to his first passion, the art of the watercolor sketch on exhibition from March 10 through April 30, 2010 at the University of Connecticut Stamford Art Gallery. After over 50 years of working as an award-winning graphic designer with clients including IBM, GE, People’s Bank and Yale Repertory Theatre, Callahan has prepared scenes inspired by his love of the outdoors for a one-person exhibition at the UConn, Stamford Art. The artworks are composed of the artist's travels to Bermuda, Jamaica, Stowe, Vermont, Watch Hill, Rhode Island along with scenes derived from his own Stamford backyard. More Mar 9, 2010 - 10:28 AM |
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New exhibit at UConn’s Contemporary Art Galleries highlights human rights issues in Rwanda Internationally acclaimed artist Alfredo Jaar is presenting his latest work – a three-channel video installation memorializing the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Tutsis and pro-peace Hutus in Rwanda – at the University of Connecticut’s Contemporary Art Galleries March 24. Born in Santiago, Chile and now a resident of New York City, Jaar has exhibited scores of installations around the world. His provocative art installations and public interventions focus on human rights and contemporary socio-economic issues, combining elements of photography, architecture and filmmaking. More Mar 9, 2010 - 9:58 AM |
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Hill-Stead Museum extends Gee’s Bend quilt exhibition through March 28, 2010 Museum’s First Loan Exhibition Extended through Generosity of Ed Johnetta Miller Hill-Stead Museum is pleased to announce that its special exhibition of Gee’s Bend and other historic and contemporary quilts, the museum’s first loan exhibition, has been extended a full month, through March 28. The exhibition is a component of Hartford’s Community Health Services’ Community Threads project, a city-wide celebration of arts, community, and the history and culture of quilting. More Mar 5, 2010 - 2:27 PM |
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“Artwork Underfoot” - Free seminar with color consultant Rita T at Kaoud Carpets & Rugs in Wilton Kaoud Carpets and Rugs will host a free design seminar, “Artwork Underfoot” with Color Consultant Rita T from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 18. Light refreshments will be served. Limited space is available; pre-register by sending an email to fred@kaouds.com or call (203) 762-0376. "A quality rug offers wonderful design versatility,” said Fred Kaoud Jr, whose family has been known for providing both education and consistent quality to homeowners and the interior design trade for more than five decades. “The best way to insure a top quality handmade carpet is to feel the pile face. You are looking for good tightness and soft material. In an attractive rug the colors flow together peacefully,” he added. More Mar 5, 2010 - 7:57 AM |
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New exhibit featured at ArtPlace Gallery at The Watermark Award-winning local artists Binnie Birstein and Susan Newbold to exhibit at senior living community through April
Mar 3, 2010 - 2:58 AM |
Rowayton Arts Center presents “Expressions 2010”
Mar 1, 2010 - 10:57 AM |
Mystic Seaport offers art lovers a look “Behind the Canvas” in new series
Feb 23, 2010 - 4:28 AM |
