ART OPENINGS AND EXHIBITS THIS WEEK
OPENINGS
Fresh Expressions: Late Summer Painting and Sculpture Opening reception 5-7 p.m. Friday Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St., Old Lyme A juried member show featuring portraits, landscapes, still lifes and sculptures. RUns through Sept. 20. Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; (860) 434-7802
MUSEUMS
Fragile Earth: The Naturalist Impulse in Contemporary Art — Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Sept. 8; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri.; (860) 434-5542. Brought to Light: European Paintings from the Collection — Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 State St., New London; through summer 2020; hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Sat., 1-5 p.m. Sun.; (860) 4432545. Members and Elected Artists Exhibition
— Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St., Mystic; also “Selections from Soderberg Unfurled”; both through Saturday; hours 11 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 536-7601.
Streamlined: From Hull to Home — Collins Gallery, Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic; through Aug. 25; also “Plein Air Painters” in the Maritime Gallery through Sept. 22, “Mary Mattingly’s Open Ocean” in the
R.J. Schaefer Building through January 2021; hours 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily; (860) 572-5331. All About Us — New London County Historical Society, Shaw Mansion, 11 Blinman St., New London; through summer 2020; hours 1-4 p.m. Wed.-Fri.; (860) 443-1209.
GALLERIES
Family Public Library, of Choice 52 and Newtown Home Road, — Groton Groton; Mon.-Thurs., through 9 Aug. a.m.-5:30 31; hours p.m. 9 a.m.-9 Fri., 9 a.m.5 p.m. p.m. Sat.; (860) 441-6750. Art at the Airport Summer Exhibit —
Groton-New London Airport, 155 Tower Ave., Groton; through Sept. 30; hours 7 a.m.-6 p.m. daily; (860) 448-5135. Weird, Wild, Beautiful Places — Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St., New London; also “After You”; both through Sept. 7; hours noon-7 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sat., noon-4 p.m. Sun.; (860) 443-8001. Stonington Artists Show — La Grua Center, 32 Water St., Stonington; through Aug. 31; hours vary, call ahead; $5 suggested donation; 535-2300.
Noank Artists Show — Latham Chester Store, 108 Main St., Noank; through Sept. 2; 1-4 p.m. Wed.-Sun.; 536-4559.
Senior Studio Exhibition — Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St., Old Lyme; through Friday; hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mon.-Sat.; 434-5232. Artists’ Views of Mystic and Surrounding Towns — Mystic and Noank Library, 40 Library St., Mystic; through Aug. 31; hours 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Mon.-Wed., 10 a.m.5 p.m. Thurs.-Fri., 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Sat.; 5367721. Abstracts — The Red House Cultural Arts Center, 22 Darling Road, Salem; through Oct. 13; hours 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Thurs.-Sun.; 608-6526.
Founder’s Day Exhibit — Studio 33 Art and Frame Gallery, 140 Bank St., New London; through Aug. 24; hours 1-5 p.m. Mon., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tues.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sat.; (860) 442-6355.
The Art of Healing — Alexey von Schlippe Gallery, University of Connecticut at Avery Point, 1084 Shennecossett Road, Groton; traveling exhibition, through Aug. 30 at this location; hours noon-4 p.m. Thurs.-Sat.; culturesect.org.