Society presents art lecture on Zoom

MADISON — The Madison Art Society is sponsoring a Zoom art lecture by Dr. Courtney Skipton Long, Ph.D, Acting Assistant Curator, Prints and Drawings at Yale Center for British Art, 10 a.m. Aug. 21. In the lecture, “An English Landscape Revealed: John Constable and the Poetry of Paint,” Long will examine the life and artistic practice of one of England’s most celebrated landscape painters, John Constable (1776-1837). The Zoom art lecture is free and open to the public.

According to a statement from the society, “Unlike his contemporary, J.M.W. Turner, Constable was not a prodigy. He labored to acquire technical proficiency, spending years in art classes before being elected as a full member of the Royal Academy at age 52. Never traveling beyond his home country, Constable has been recognized as the local boy who transformed landscape painting, winning medals in France and admirers around the world.”

According to the statement, Skipton Long is a historian of art and architecture. A Connecticut native, Long received her B.A. in the History of Art and Medieval Studies from Mount Holyoke College and her Masters’ and Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh. Her doctoral thesis focused on Medieval English architectural history and its Victorian reception. In 2016, she was the Zvi Grunberg Postdoctoral Fellow at the Bruce Museum (Greenwich, CT), which was followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Art Collections at the Yale Center for British Art. Currently, Long is the acting Assistant Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Center where she oversees the largest collection of British works on paper housed outside of the UK; a collection that was generously donated to Yale by Paul Mellon and that includes several masterworks by Constable.

To register for the Zoom lecture, contact Marianne@RTDTECH.com. To learn more about the free Zoom lecture and about upcoming Madison Art Society events, visit madisonartsocietyct.gov. Free meal sites available through August

End Hunger Connecticut! and the Connecticut State Department of Education remind residents that EHC!’s Summer Meal Locator Map has been updated with more than 400 locations serving free summer meals around the state. Kids and teens, 18 years of age and younger, can receive free, nutritious meals all summer long. The EHC! Meal Locator Map, which allows residents to find a site closest to them, is operated in partnership with EHC! and the CSDE, according to a statement.

“When schools are closed, millions of children with lowincomes across the country lose access to the school meals provided through the National School Lunch Program. The Summer Meals Programs help fill this gap by providing free meals and snacks to children who might otherwise go hungry. These programs are funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered by the CSDE. This year, through federal waivers, many sites have the added flexibilities to improve access to meals, including: allowing parents and guardians to pick up meals; offering multiple meals (breakfast and lunch, or meals for multiple days) during one pick-up; and allowing those meals to be consumed off-site,” according to the statement. .

Families can find locations across Connecticut where kids and teens 18 years of age and younger can eat free, healthy meals all summer long at www.ctsummermeals.org, texting “CTMeals” to 877-877, or calling 211. Essex Savings Bank promotes employees

ESSEX — Gregory R. Shook, President and CEO of Essex Savings Bank, recently announced the promotions of the following individuals. The following information was provided in a statement by Essex Savings Bank.

Denise Goucher was promoted to Vice President, Assistant BSA Officer & Deposit Operations Manager from Vice President & Deposit Operations Manager. Goucher has been an integral part of Essex Savings Bank since 1976. She has held various positions at Essex Savings Bank from starting in the branch network to working at the corporate office. Goucher is a 1998 graduate of the Connecticut School of Finance and Management and resides with her husband in Old Lyme.

Bernadette Jones was promoted to Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Compliance Officer from Vice President, Compliance Officer and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Jones joined Essex Savings Bank in 1978 and has held numerous positions of including Controller, Supervisor of Operations and Teller. She is a graduate of the Stone School of Business, the Connecticut School of Finance and Management and America’s Community Bankers’ National School of Banking. Jones resides in Westbrook.

Gregory Pilney was promoted to Vice President, Information Systems Officer from Assistant Vice President, Information Systems Officer. Pilney received a bachelor’s degree from New Hampshire College and is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. He joined Essex Savings Bank in October 2015 and resides with his family in Colchester.

Elizabeth Kuhns was promoted to Assistant Vice President, HR Manager & Marketing Officer and Assistant Corporate Secretary from Marketing Officer and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Kuhns received her bachelor’s degree from Old Dominion University and is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. She joined Essex Savings Bank in December 2014 and resides with her family in New London.

Hilary Mondelci was promoted to Assistant Vice President, Loan Administration Manager and Assistant Corporate Secretary from Loan Administration Manager and Assistant Corporate Secretary. Mondelci is a graduate of the Connecticut School of Finance and Management. She joined Essex Savings Bank in June 2011 and currently resides with her family in Chester.