Torrington gallery presenting ‘Remembering Ground Zero’ exhibit

TORRINGTON — Five Points Gallery, located at 33 Main St. in downtown Torrington, will exhibit Remembering Ground Zero: 20th Anniversary Show, a retrospective exhibition that remembers the September 11 attacks through paintings and drawings that recall both the time before the towers’ fall and the collective shock and pain of the aftermath.

The exhibition will feature works by artists Donald Bracken, Susan Crile, Charlotte Ghiorse, Pamela Lawton, Gwinn Lowman and Torild Stray.

The exhibition was co-curated by artists Donald Bracken and Torild Stray, both of whom were participants in World Views, a pilot artist residency program, launched by the Lower Manhattan-Cultural Council in 1999.

Nineteen artists were selected by Graham Nickson, Dean of the New York Studio School, to make art in the north tower of the World Trade Center. Each artist used their medium of choice to interpret and document the view of Manhattan with its ever changing weather, light and patterns. It has been over 20 years since the World Views artists made their art from a perspective framed by windows on the world — a perspective that no longer exists.

Masks are optional for vaccinated visitors- unvaccinated visitors are encouraged to wear masks.

Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1 p.m.-5 p.m., and by appointment. Calll 860-618-7222. An in-person opening reception is set for Friday, Aug. 20, from 5-8 p.m. A Zoom Artist talk is set for Friday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m.

There is no admission charge. All artwork is for sale. Five Points exhibitions and educational events are free and open to the public.

Contributed photo The Five Points Gallery, which is located at 33 Main Street in Torrington, Conn., is exhibiting a retrospective art exhibit that is titled: “Remembering Ground Zero: 20th Anniversary Show,” from Friday, Aug. 20, through Saturday, Sept. 25. Pictured is a flyer for the art exhibit.