ARTIST TALK
Artist Talk: Elizabeth Englander and Eduardo Andres Alfonso at The Aldrich Museum
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum 258 Main Street, RidgefieldThursday, July 18 | 6 to 7 pm Please join artist Elizabeth Englander and Associate Curator Eduardo Andres Alfonso for a talk on the work and ideas behind Elizabeth Englander: Eminem Buddhism, Volume 3, the artist’s first museum exhibition. The talk will explore the relationship between the contemporary materials forming the sculptures of deities and the […]
Artist Talk: Everyday Stories: Clara Nartey in Cheshire
Workshop Gallery at Ball & Socket Arts 493 W Main St Building 3, CheshireThrough August 18, 2024 Artist Talk July 20 This exhibit highlights the stories of everyday people through textile portraits. I want to tell the stories of spirituality, identity, joy, excellence, hard work and struggle which are as old as humanity itself. For example, there’s the story of Sissieretta Jones who was so excellent as a […]
Artist-in-Residence Talk: Bryn Sumner at Center for Contemporary Printmaking:
Center for Contemporary Printmaking Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue, NorwalkJoin us to hear Artist-in-Residence Bryn Sumner discuss their residency project, and the epic journey that informed it! In 2021, Sumner completed a solo thru-hike of the 485-mile Colorado Trail. From photos taken during the hike, they began to develop a new series of etchings based on images of trail marker rock cairns from the […]
FREE SUMMER SAMPLER – TETRAPAK at Center for Contemporary Printmaking:
Center for Contemporary Printmaking Mathews Park, 299 West Avenue, NorwalkDrop in Session, 20-30 minute activity Suitable for all Levels and Ages (8-12 with an adult) Free and Open to All! Utilizing eco-friendly, recycled materials, TetraPak prints are fast, direct, and very versatile. We will introduce you to the material, and help you discover creative ways to explore this accessible type of printmaking. What is […]
Gallery Talk • Marvin Espy: Up from the Asphalt at Lyman Allyn
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonJoin us for a gallery talk with artist Marvin Espy and Curator Tanya Pohrt as they explore the images and ideas presented in Up from the Asphalt. For more information
Artists in Conversation | Ken Gonzales-Day at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenKen Gonzales-Day will talk with Martina Droth, Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Yale Center for British Art, about Composition in Black and Brown, a two-part public art project emerging from his engagement with the collections of the Center and the Yale Peabody Museum. A reception will follow. About Ken Gonzales-Day Born in 1964 in Santa Clara, […]
Marvin Espy: Up from the Asphalt at Lyman Allyn
Lyman Allyn Art Museum 625 Williams Street, New LondonThrough October 20, 2024 Reflecting on the senseless killing of George Floyd and the universality of human experience, Marvin Espy presents new and recent paintings in Up from the Asphalt. Using Maslow’s hierarchy of needs as a framework for processing the painful last minutes of George Floyd’s life on May 25, 2020, Espy’s paintings and […]
Online: Artists in Conversation | Natalie Frank at Yale Center for British Art
Yale Center for British Art 1080 Chapel Street, New HavenNatalie Frank, Yale BA 2002, will talk to Margaret Spillane, lecturer in English and tutor in the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning, Yale University, about her artistic practice, recent projects, and the influence of artist Paula Rego on her practice. About Natalie Frank Born in the United States in 1980, Natalie Frank is an […]