The Willian Benton Museum of Art
2025 Connecticut Women artists National Open Juried Exhibition at The Benton Museum
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsMay 30 - July 27, 2025 Connecticut Women Artists (CWA) was established in 1929 by twenty women artists from the Hartford area who wanted to create exhibition opportunities for fellow women artists at a time when there were very few. CWA is a statewide organization of highly accomplished artists working in various media, including painting, […]
Minnie Negoro: From Heart Mountain to UConn at The Benton Museum
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsJanuary 21 - July 27, 2025 Before becoming an award-winning ceramicist and the founder of the UConn ceramics program, in spring 1942, Minnie Negoro was a young college senior at UCLA on the verge of her college graduation. Over the course of six days, her life turned upside down. As the U.S. forcibly removed and […]
2025 Studio Art & DMD Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition at The Benton Museum
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsApril 5 - May 11, 2025 Opening Reception: Thursday, April 24, 4:30-6:30pm. Free and open to the public. This annual exhibition highlights new work by graduating students in the Studio Art and Digital Media & Design Master of Fine Arts programs at the University of Connecticut. Hold Fast showcases five emerging artists in the Master of Fine Arts program in Studio Art. […]
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 […]
Encounters with the Collection: Art and Human Rights at The Benton
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsNow through July 28, 2025 Encounters with the Collection: Art and Human Rights is the fourth in a series of annual collection gallery rotations that bring fresh perspectives to the interpretation of the Benton’s holdings. This installation is mounted in collaboration with the Gladstein Family Human Rights Institute’s Research Program on Arts & Human Rights at UConn. […]
David LaChapelle: All of a Sudden at The Benton
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsNow through December 15, 2024 Artist David LaChapelle is one of the most frequently published photographers, best known for his large-scale, hyper-clear photographs of celebrities and for his iconic music videos (for Mariah Carey, Elton John, Jennifer Lopez, Britney Spears, among others). He was born in Hartford in 1963 and grew up in Simsbury and Farmington. He […]
Art Encounters: The Residue of Memory at The Benton
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsJoin Benton educators for an interactive two-part workshop exploring works in diverse media across the Museum’s exhibitions. The Residue of Memory is an interactive two-part workshop exploring the ways past events leave their mark in art. Learn more about art objects that forge a tangible link to the past through close looking and discussion of […]
Salon at the Benton – “Building a Sustainable Future”
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsAs we grapple with the challenge of climate change, this panel, aligned with the exhibit Seeing Climate Change?, examines how the next generation is leading the charge of building a more sustainable tomorrow. Highlighting innovative strategies, entrepreneurial approaches, and multidisciplinary perspectives, panelists will discuss the integral role young people play in creating a resilient and equitable […]
Seeing Climate Change? Exhibition at The Benton
The Willian Benton Museum of Art 245 Glenbrook Road, StorrsNow through July 28, 2024 Technically, we can’t see climate change because climate is an abstraction, a categorical name for what we expect the weather to be. What we can see are natural phenomena related to climate such as tropical forests, desert dunes, and creeping ice sheets. This exhibition invites you to learn to see […]