Artist Lecture with YING LI, PAINTER at WCSU Gallery
Visual & Performing Arts Center WCSU Art Gallery 43 Lake Ave Extension, DanburyFree & Open to the Public, Limited Seating Available Ying Li was born in Beijing, China, and studied traditional landscape painting at Anhui Normal University, where she received her BFA and then taught for six years. She immigrated to the U.S. in 1983 and received her MFA from Parsons School of Design. She lives and […]
Posters from the Odesa City Letters Project at Connecticut College
Cummings Arts Center 270 Mohegan Ave, New LondonJanuary 21 through March 7, 2025 From the Cooper Union Show: "Since the start of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Odesa City Letters project has turned into a charitable poster studio. They create posters originating in traditional Ukrainian graphics and typography in the name of courage, collecting funds to support Ukraine's defenders. So far, they […]
BIG INK Workshop in Somerville Massachusetts
New Impressions Print Studio 52 Broadway, Somerville, MAADDITIONAL DAY : April 25, 2025 Once registered, participants can access an online masterclass led by Lyell Castonguay. Following Castonguay’s expert guidance, you will carve your design from the comfort of your home. Links in the class platform show you where to purchase the essential supplies, including wood and carving tools. If you have questions, […]
2025 Digital Media & Design Faculty Exhibition & Talks at The Benton Museum
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsThis biennial exhibition features new work by the exceptional artists and designers who teach in UConn’s Digital Media & Design Department in the School of Fine Arts. The variety of media featured reflects the diverse academic concentrations offered by the department, including Motion Design & Animation, Web/Interactive Media Design, Game Design, Digital Culture, and Digital Film/Video Production. Public Programs: Opening […]
Lecture Series: Coastal Perspectives: The Case for Human / Coastal Shorebird Coexistence: Why the Public Cultures of Shorelines Matter for Equitable Climate Resilience
Avery Point Auditorium 1084 Shennecossett Road, GrotonBryce DuBois, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University of New Haven and Coordinator of the M.A. Program in Marine Policy and Management Beaches, the foreshore, are legally defined as public land owned by no one. As one of few spaces with such legal protections, they afford coastal communities a uniquely protected public […]
Faye Webster at College Street Music Hall
College Street Music Hall 238 College Street, New HavenFaye Webster loves the feeling of a first take: writing a song, then heading to the studio with her band to track it live the very next day. When you listen to the Atlanta songwriter’s poised and plainspoken albums, you can hear why: she channels emotions that are so aching, they seem to be coming […]
Knit Your Bit National Service Project
Since its launch in 2006, Knit Your Bit has reached more than 10,000 knitters and crocheters in all 50 states. Through their efforts, the Museum has distributed more than 50,000 scarves to veterans’ centers, hospitals, and service organizations across the country. Hand knit or crochet a scarf measuring 4" - 5" wide and 48" - […]
Exhibit: “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at Weston History & Culture Center
Weston History & Culture Center 104 Weston Road, WestonThrough March 2, 2025. Open Sundays and Thursdays from 1pm - 4pm. The yard of one of Weston’s oldest homes, the Peter Thorp House, reveals its past lives in the new exhibit, “Weston…What Lies Beneath” at the Weston History & Culture Center. What started out as a weekend garden project turned into a discovery of […]
Conversation with Collector Tony Yurgaitis at Hillstead
Hillstead Museum 35 Mountain Rd, FarmingtonHillstead hosts Tony Yurgaitis, owner of Arethusa Farm in Litchfield, for a conservation about art collecting with our Executive Director, Dr. Anna Swinbourne. Tony’s personal story, which fuses appreciation of art of all kinds with a passion for farming, is a familiar one at Hill-Stead. Tony and members of the Pope family, who also designed […]
Gallery Talk and workshop Interacting with Color with Fritz Horstman at WCSU Gallery
Visual & Performing Arts Center WCSU Art Gallery 43 Lake Ave Extension, DanburyJoin Fritz Horstman, Color and Light exhibiting artist and Education Director at the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, for a talk and workshop centered on his recent book, Interacting with Color: A Practical Guide to Josef Albers’s Color Experiments (Yale University Press, 2024). Learn about and experience the fundamentals of color relationships and interaction through hands-on guidance, just as […]
Madness with Best-Selling Author Antonia Hylton at New Canaan Library
New Canaan Library 151 Main Street, New CanaanWidely listed as one of the best books of 2024, Madness tells the 93-year-old history of Crownsville Hospital, one of the last segregated asylums with surviving records and a campus that still stands in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Award-winning journalist Antonia Hylton traces the legacy of slavery to the treatment of Black people’s bodies and minds in […]
Arden’s February After Hours: That’s AMORE in Norwalk
Arden's 158 Rowayton Ave, NorwalkJoin us for an unforgettable evening of warmth, delicious food, live music, and a pouring of several fine wines from Tuscany and Central Italy. Our very talented friend, Chef Marisol Morley, will be preparing classic Italian dishes including her coveted Morley family recipe “Pucci’s Lasagna Bolognese”. And while you dive into layers of fresh pasta […]