Hartford Courant (Sunday)

Social distancing during the pandemic?

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Gesualdi and Daisy Gesualdi, can be seen at stillriver­editions.com/ virtual-exhibition-threegener­ations.

Essex Art Associatio­n, 10 North Main St.: “Art in Isolation,” an exhibit inspired by the pandemic, can be seen at essexartas­sociation.com.

Southingto­n Community Cultural Arts Center, 93 Main St.: An exhibit of selfies of people and their pets, organized by SoCCArts, is at youtube.com.

Art Gallery at Western Connecticu­t State University, in the Visual & Performing Arts Center on the Westside Campus, 43 Lake Ave. Extension in Danbury: Senior Portfolio Virtual Exhibition is on view at wcsu.edu/ art/2020/03/2020-seniorport­folio-virtual-exhibition.

Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St. in New London: The Lyman Allyn app, available in the Apple store, features, among other things, tours of the galleries and educationa­l content. lymanallyn.org.

Fairfield University, 1073 North Benson Road: At fairfield.edu/museum/ watch-and-listen/index.html, a series of videos can be seen relating to the current exhibit “Archives of Consciousn­ess: Six Cuban Artists.”

Lyme Art Associatio­n, 90 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “Yin and Yang: Abstractio­n and Realism,” a group show, can be seen at lymeartass­ociation.org/yinand-yang/ and in a virtual tour at youtube.com.

Hartford Public Library, 500 Main St.: An overview of the library’s art collection can be seen at youtube.com.

David Hayes Sculpture Fields, 905 South St. in Coventry: The fields, which surround the home of the sculptor (1931-2013), are open to the public for self-guided tours. davidhayes.com.

Gilbert V. Boro Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, 80 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: The sculpture grounds, with works by Boro and other artists, is on private property but is open to the public. Boro asks guests not to enter any buildings. A YouTube video about the grounds, part of the Smithsonia­n Channel documentar­y series “America: Over the Edge,” can be seen at gilbertbor­o.com.

Main Street in Hartford: A stroll down Main Street provides ample artworks to view. In front of the library, there is a sculpture by David Hayes and a statue of Mark Twain. Between City Hall and Wadsworth Atheneum is Alexander Calder’s massive red “Stegosauru­s.” In front of the Atheneum are a statue of Nathan Hale and sculptures by Conrad Shawcross, Tony Smith and William Turnbull. Across the street from the Atheneumn is Carl Andre’s “Stone Field Sculpture.” Also across the street from the Atheneum is the Bushnell Towers sculpture garden. thewadswor­th.org.

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