Connecticut museums and galleries offering exhibits
Connecticut is rich with art galleries, museums and artists in all corners of the state, with gorgeous and engaging exhibits opening every week. Venues that are open to the public, as well as outdoor exhibits, are listed. Visit their websites for social distancing rules.
Hartford County
New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St.: “30 Americans,”a show of portraits of Black people by Black artists, is up from June 17 to Oct. 30. Artists are Nina Chanel Abney, John Bankston, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mark Bradford, Nick Cave, Robert Colescott, Noah Davis, Leonardo Drew, Renée Green, David Hammons, Barkley L. Hendricks, Rashid Johnson, Glenn Ligon, Kalup Linzy, Kerry James Marshall, Rodney McMillian, Wangechi
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Simpson, Shinique Smith, Henry Taylor, Hank Willis Thomas, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Kehinde Wiley and Purvis Young.“Mildred Thompson: Cosmic Flow”is up until Nov. 27.“North America Divided,”which pairs 19th-century landscapes and genre scenes with works by contemporary artists Neil Jenney and Valerie Hegarty, is up until March 2023.“American Art in New Britain: The Evolution of the NBMAA”is up until Oct. 1.“Eva LeWitt” is up until Nov. 11, 2023.“Cowboys, Detectives, and Daredevils: Pulp Art at the NBMAA” is up until Aug. 7. The Helen Frankenthaler virtual reality space is now on view. nbmaa.org.
Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford:
“Real Wall: Traé Brooks” is up until July 3. realartways.org.
Art League of New Britain, 30 Cedar St.:
“Seen and Imagined: Parallel Vision Painters,” work by A. Walter Kendra, Estrid Eklof, Ann Finholt, Lisa Tellier, Josa Weatherwax and Margaret Wilson, will be up to July 3. alnb.org.
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 newly refurbished 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.
Kehinde Wiley’s 2005 oil on canvas, “Equestrian Portrait of the Count Duke Olivares” is among the artworks in New Britain Museum of American Art’s exhibit “30 Americans.”