ARTIST TALK
Distinguished Lecture: Robert Lehman Lecture Fund | Barbara Ernst Prey at New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain Museum of Art 56 Lexington Street, New BritainJoin artist Barbara Ernst Prey for a lecture on her work in HANDLED WITH CARE: Shaker Master Crafts and the Art of Barbara Prey. Prey specializes in creating intricate watercolor paintings at monumental scale. Working primarily on-site, often out of doors, she captures the built and natural environments with a vibrancy that belies the challenges of translating […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Flora Yukhnovich at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenFlora Yukhnovich will talk to Eleanor Nairne, Keith L. and Katherine Sachs Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art. About Flora Yukhnovich Born in 1990 in Norwich, UK, Flora Yukhnovich developed her characteristic painting language while studying at City and Guilds of London Art School, where she completed her MA in […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Rana Begum at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenRana Begum will talk to Sarah Victoria Turner, Director, Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, London, about her studio practice and recent projects. About Rana Begum Rana Begum was born in 1977 in Bangladesh and moved to Hertfordshire, England, in 1983. She received her BA in fine art from Chelsea College of Art […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Jadé Fadojutimi at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenJadé Fadojutimi will talk with Julia Carver, curator, Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, about her artistic practice and recent projects. About Jadé Fadojutimi Born in London in 1993, Fadojutimi is a British artist of Nigerian heritage. Her abstract paintings are often monumental in scale and make use of elements such as grids, layers, and disparate […]
Artist Conversation: “White Triptych” with Sir Christopher Le Brun and Matthew Hargraves at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street, HartfordSir Christopher Le Brun, PPRA, one of the leading British painters of his generation, is celebrated for his elegant exploration of color, figuration, and abstraction. Wadsworth Atheneum Director Matthew Hargraves leads a discussion with Le Brun in the galleries, surveying the artist’s career and his monumental painting White Triptych, recently acquired by the museum. Meet outside […]
Artist Conversation: “White Triptych” with Sir Christopher Le Brun and Matthew Hargraves at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main Street, HartfordHartford-area artist Carlos Hernández Chávez returns to the Wadsworth to discuss an ofrenda, a traditional Mexican memorial altar, that he has created with fellow artist Mercury to celebrate Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead. Featured in accompaniment to “Between Life and Death” this traditional ofrenda invites all to contribute personal photos or other remembrances of their […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Helen Marten at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenTurner Prize–winning artist Helen Marten will talk to Michelle Kuo, chief curator at large and publisher, Museum of Modern Art. About Helen Marten Born in Macclesfield, UK, in 1985, Helen Marten is an artist and writer who works across sculpture, painting, drawing, video, and writing to create work that questions the stability of the material […]
Lecture: Sika Foyer, “Creating a Dugout Canoe: Entwining Cultural Traditions and Rituals” at Mystic Seaport
Mystic Seaport 75 Greenmanville Ave, MysticThis three-part lecture series will explore captivating stories of maritime experiences brought to life via the imaginations of skilled artists and makers. On November 14 hear from the Togolese American multi-disciplinary and conceptual visual artist, Sika Foyer, about the process of making the dugout canoe that is featured in Entwined: Freedom, Sovereignty, and the Sea. The […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Sarah Ball at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenSarah Ball will talk to Phillip Edward Spradley, cultural producer, about her artistic practice, recent projects, and studio processes. About Sarah Ball Born in Yorkshire, UK, in 1965, Sarah Ball studied at Newport Art College in the early 1980s and received her MFA from Bath Spa University in 2005. Her meticulously rendered portraits explore themes […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Michael Childers at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenMichael Childers talks with Timothy Young, Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Yale Center for British Art, about his career as a renowned photographer and his connection to the world of celebrity. Hear his stories about meeting and photographing such British pop stars as David Bowie, Elton John, Ringo Starr, and Rod Stewart, and film […]
Artist Talk: Maren Hassinger in Conversation at Yale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery 1111 Chapel Street, New HavenIn celebration of the Yale University Art Gallery’s acquisition and installation of Maren Hassinger’s Monument (Pyramid) (2022), the artist joins Margaret Ewing, the Horace W. Goldsmith Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, in a conversation about her groundbreaking work. Underrecognized until recently by museums, Hassinger has worked steadily in sculpture, installation, and performance, becoming one of the […]
Visiting Artist Lecture – Jenny Lynn McNutt, Interdisciplinary Artist at Western Connecticut State University
Visual & Performing Arts Center WCSU Art Gallery 43 Lake Ave Extension, DanburyJenny Lynn McNutt is a multimedia artist living in Brooklyn and upstate NY. Her sculpture, painting, and performance work have been shown in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the U.S., most recently at Pamela Salisbury Gallery in Hudson, NY, and the Painting Center in NYC. She is the recipient of many residencies abroad, including Africa, Netherlands, […]