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.
Hartford County
Amistad Center for Art & Culture, inside the Wadsworth Atheneum at 600 Main St. in Hartford: “Art and Activism at Tougaloo College,” an examination of the birth and development of the unique collection of modern art at the historically Black college, will be up to Jan. 16. amistadcenter. org.
Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford: Work by Joe Bun Keo inspired by his Khmer identity and his contemporary troubles, is on display to Jan. 15. “Every Little Thing: Rashmi Talpade” is up to Jan. 15. realartways.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. Across the street from the Atheneum is Carl Andre’s “Stone Field Sculpture.” thewadsworth.org.
New England Air Museum, 36 Perimeter Road in Windsor Locks: An exhibit about New England women who made significant contributions to the history of aviation, an exhibit about the Windsor Locks tornado and an exhibit about the Kosciuszko Squadron are on permanent display. neam.org.
Connecticut Historical Society, One Elizabeth St. in Hartford: “Journeys: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission” is up until July 30. ”The Bicycle Game,” a history of bicycles focusing on Hartford’s Pope Manufacturing Company, is up until fall. chs.org.
New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington
St.: “Edward Burtynsky: Earth Observed” is up to April 16. “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.“Being Seen: People and Places in American Art, 1960s to Today,” with work by Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Betye Saar, Jaune Quickto-See Smith, Martine Gutierrez, Rashaad Newsome, Iké Udé, Carrie Mae Weems, Radcliffe Bailey and Hernan Bas, is up to March 12.
“Eva LeWitt” is up until Nov. 11. “Masterworks of the Sanford B. D. Low Illustration Collection” is up to June 4.“Rashmi Talpade: Piecing Together a New Britain Story” is up to Feb. 26.“Elizabeth Gourlay: Eclectic Threads” is up to Jan. 29. nbmaa.org.
224 Ecospace,
224 Farmington Ave. in Hartford: “Interpretations of Black Excellence,” an exhibit of photography, painting, mixed media and sculpture on the subject of Black culture and Black identity, curated by Andre Rochester, is up to March 31. the224.org.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art,
600 Main St. in Hartford: “Fired Up: Glass Today” runs to Feb. 5. The exhibit will show work by more than 50 contemporary glass artists including Lino Tagliapietra, Nancy Callan, Dante Marioni, Sidney Hutter, Tim Tate, Kim Thomas, Hannah Gibson, Dan Friday, Megan Stelljes, Ben Cobb, David Colton, Kelly O’Dell, Wesley Fleming, Joseph Ivacic, Demetra Theofanos, Dean Benson and Kimberly Thomas. “The Spell of the Studio: Balthus’ Portrait of Mrs. Cooley, 1937” is up to Feb. 26. “Justine Kurland: Girl Pictures” is up to February. thewadsworth.org.
Hill Stead Museum,
35 Mountain Road in Farmington: “Alfred Pope: An Evolution of Ingenuity” is up to May 30. hillstead.org.
Mercy Gallery
at Loomis Chaffee School, 4 Batchelder Road in Windsor: Artwork by Margaret Jacobs is up until Jan. 24. loomischaffee.org.
Monastery Gallery of Art
at Holy Family Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road in West Hartford: A textile exhibit will be up to Jan. 9. monasterygallery.art.
West Hartford Art League,
37 Buena Vista Road: “Celebrating our Diversity,” an exhibit of work by artists of color including Michael Borders, Stanwyck Cromwell, Linda Martin, EdJohnetta Miller and Joe Sam, is up from Jan. 12 to Feb. 12. westhartfordart.org.
Charter Oak Cultural Center,
21 Charter Oak Ave. in Hartford: “The Spirit of Textile: The Fiber Art of Linda F. Martin and Pierre Sylvain” is up to Jan. 24. charteroakcenter.org.
ArtWalk at Hartford Public Library,
500 Main St.: “Ebb & Flow: Barbara Hocker” is up to Jan. 22. The library is closed to the public due to a water pipe emergency. Check website for updates. hplct.org.
Windsor Art Center,
40 Mechanic St.: “Women Artists Collective’s Exhibition” is up to Jan. 21. windsorartcenter.org.
Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery
at Manchester Community College, on Great Path Road: The Winter Arts Festival, featuring art by Justine Devitt, is up to Feb. 8. manchestercc.edu/hans-weissnewspace.
Avon Town Hall,
60 West Main St.: Avon Arts Fall-Winter Exhibition is up until Feb. 18. avonarts.org.
Chase Family Gallery
at Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave. in West Hartford: “Sidonia’s Thread,” fiber art by Holocaust survivor Sidonia Perlstein, is up to Feb. 9. mandelljcc. org.
Mark Twain House and Museum,
351 Farmington Ave. in Hartford: “The Evocative Mark Twain Inspires the Printmakers’ Network of Southern New England” runs through January. marktwainhouse. org.
Gallery on the Green, on the town green in Canton: “Resolutions,” a members’ exhibit, plus solo shows by David McKay and by Christopher Maglieri are up from Jan. 13 to Feb. 4. galleryonthegreen.org.
Southington Community Cultural Arts,
93 Main St: “Aim For The Stars!,” an exhibit of mixedmedia paintings centered around the theme of the star, created by members of the center’s All Access Art Program, is up to Jan. 31. southingtonarts.org.
Galleries @ WORK_SPACE,
903 Main St. in Manchester: “Perspectives on Our World” is up to Jan. 27. workspacemanchester.com.
Clare Gallery at St. Patrick—St. Anthony Church, 285 Church
St. in Hartford: “A Suspension of
Perception: Work by Christine Breslin,” an exhibit about children detained at the border, is up Jan. 12 to March 12. spsact.org.
Litchfield County Furnace Art on Paper Archive,
107 Main St. in Falls Village: “Rotating / Axis,” work by Power Boothe, Bettina Bloom, Yvonne Estrada, Hermine Ford, Kylie Heidenheimer, Carter Hodgkin, Erick Johnson, Mary Kenealy, Amanda Konishi, Kathleen Kucka, Stephen Maine, Gary Stephan and John Frederick Walker, is up until March. furnaceartonpaperarchive.com.
American Mural Project,
90 Whiting St. in Winsted: Mural dedicated to American working people, five stories high and 120 feet wide, is open for viewing Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. $12, $10 seniors, $5 students, ages 4 and younger free, $25 for a season pass. americanmuralproject.org.
Five Points Gallery, 33 Main St. in Torrington: Five Points Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, with art from 32 artists who have exhibited in the space, is up to
Jan. 21. Artists are Mio Akashi,
Talya Baharal, Cat Balco, Matthew Best, Power Boothe, David Borawski, Donald Bracken, Peter Busby, Robert Calafiore, Harriet Caldwell, Melanie Carr, Patricia Carrigan, Susan Clinard, Cynthia Cooper, Eric Forstmann, Joe Gitterman, Zbigniew Grzyb, Susan Hackett, Barbara Hocker, Brigid Kennedy, Nayana Lafond, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, Sydney Morris, Chris Perry, Tim Prentice, Jack Rosenberg, Erika Santos, Dee Shapiro, Kim Sobel, Sally Van Doren, John Frederick Walker and Anna Webersen. fivepointsarts.org.
Craven Contemporary,
4 Fulling Lane in Kent: “Alex Katz Women” is up to Feb. 5. artnet.com/galleries/ craven-contemporary/artworks.
Carol Corey Fine Art, 6 North
Main St. in Kent: “Think Twice II,” a show of work by Elise Ansel, Robert Ayers, Dozier Bell, Larry Bentley,
Dina Brodsky, Roz Chast, Daisy Craddock, Emily Eveleth, Lizzie Gill, Leslie Giuliani, Andy Harper, Lisa Lebofsky, Matthias Meyer, James Mullen and Shelley Reid, is up to Jan. 22. carolcoreyfineart.com.
Windham County
Top Shelf Gallery at Fletcher Memorial Library, 257 Main St. in Hampton: Work by Frietha Lawrence is up to Feb. 28. fletchermemoriallibrary.org.
New London County 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.
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “Dreams & Memories” is up to May 14. flogris. org.
Norwich Arts Center,
60 Broadway: Picturing History: Historic Landscapes of Connecticut,” an exhibit sponsored
by Preservation Connecticut, is up to Jan. 27. norwicharts.org/exhibits.
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “Monochrome” is up to Feb. 19. lymeacademy.edu.
Thames River Gallery, 239 Bank St. in New London: “Poetry in Art,” work by Thomas Adkins, Gwen Basilica, Nina Fuller, Alison C. Ives, Lisa Miceli. TR Mockler, Brechin Morgan, Dominic Moriarty, Howard Park and Susan Van Winkle, is up to Feb. 5. thamesrivergalleryct.com.
LaGrua Center, 32 Water St. in Stonington: “Winterlude: The Artists of Gallery One,” a show of work by Rosemary Cotnoir, Michael Fanelli, Victor Filepp, Karen Israel, Ann Knickerbocker, Paul Fitzpatrick Nager, T. Willie Raney, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg and Jill Vaughn, is up to the end of January. lagruacenter. org.
Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “First Impressions: 31st Annual Associate Artist Show” is up from Jan. 13 to March 2. lymeartassociation.org.
Lyman Allyn Art Museum,
625 Williams St. in New London:
“The Circle Game: New works by Pamela Zagarenski” is up to Jan. 28. “America’s Instrument: Banjos from the Jim Bollman Collection” runs to Jan. 8. “Chromatopia: Stories of Color in Art” is up to March 5. lymanallyn.org.
New Haven County
Artspace, 50 Orange St. in New Haven: “For Your Consideration: Flatfile” is up to April 21. artspacenh. org.
Creative Arts Workshop, 80 Audubon St. in New Haven: “Common,” an exhibit of work by CAW’s teaching artists, and “B ng Qua Nuoc: Across Land, Across Water” are up to Jan. 20. creativeartsworkshop.org.
Ely Center for Contemporary Art,
51 Trumbull St. in New Haven: “AKWAABA II,”“Figures and Faces: Recent Works by the Brush & Palette Club” and “Kit Hung: Forever 17” will be up from Jan. 22 to Feb. 19. elycenter.org.
Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave. in New Haven: “Chris Ferguson, Hank Paper, Lisa Toto” is up starting Jan. 8. kehlerliddellgallery.com.
Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St. in Waterbury: “Emida Roller: Walker Evans to Waterbury: Immersive Street Art” is up to
Jan. 29.“Unplugged: New England Artists Depict Trees,” with work by Donald Bracken, Cindy Dobie, Paul Murray and William Simpson, is up to Feb. 5. mattmuseum.org.
Yale Center for British Art,
1080 Chapel St. in New Haven: “The Hilton Als Series: Njideka Akunyili Crosby” is up to Jan. 22. ”Richard Long: Quantock Wood Circle” is up to Feb. 12. “Interior Dialogues: Works from the Collection” is up to Jan. 22. “Bill Brandt | Henry Moore” is up to Feb. 26. britishart.yale.edu.
Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road in Madison: The annual Holiday Show is up to Jan. 28. susanpowellfineart.com.
Palestine Museum US, 1764 Litchfield Turnpike, Suite 200, in Woodbridge: The museum of works by Palestinian artists is open by appointment only at palestinemuseum.us.
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave.: “Instants: Linda Lindroth’s Polaroid Portraits” runs to June 10. “Point of Departure: New Haven, 1822” is up to May 6. “Factory” is up to Feb. 28. newhavenmuseum.org.
City Gallery, 994 State St. in New Haven: “Horizon,” a show of work by William Frucht, Ruth Sack and Michael Zack, is up to Jan. 29. citygallery.org.
Fairfield County Greenwich Historical Society,
47 Strickland Road in Cos Cob: “Life and Art: The Greenwich Paintings of John Henry Twachtman” is up to Jan. 22. greenwichhistory.org.
Center for Contemporary Printmaking
in Mathews Park, 299 West Ave. in Norwalk: “Linda Herritt: Patterned Prose” is up to Feb. 19. contemprints.org.
Westport Book Shop, 20 Jesup Road: Work by Katya
Lebrija is up until Jan. 31. westportbooksaleventures.org.
MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike: “Paul Camacho: El Ritmo Y La Unidad” is up Jan. 13 to Feb. 26. mocawestport.org.
Saugatuck Train Station,
1 Railroad Place in Westport: A lenticular portrait of Olympic silver medalist and Westport resident Julia Marino, created by Miggs Burroughs, is on exhibit until summer 2023.
City Lights Gallery, 265 Golden Hill St. in Bridgeport: “How Did We Get Here?: Yolanda Vasquez Petrocelli and Dariusz Kanarek” is up to Jan. 20. citylightsgallery.org.
Silvermine Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road in New Canaan: “New Members 2023” is up from Jan.12 to Feb. 25. silvermineart.org.
Fairfield Museum and History Center,
370 Beach Road: “The Road to Busytown: Richard Scarry’s Life in Fairfield County” is up to April 30. fairfieldhistory.org.
Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 78 Elm St. in New Canaan: “The Joy of Living: Clara Nartey” is up to Jan. 21. heathergaudiofineart.com.
Bruce S. Kershner Gallery
at Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Road: “New Beginnings … After the Pause” is up to Feb. 11. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/ourcommunity/bruce-s-kershnergallery/.
The Gallery at Still River Editions,
128 East Liberty St. in Danbury: “Material Culture,” a group textile show with work by Nike Cutsumpas, Catherine Lucia, Aly Maderson Quinlog, Rachel Sclare, Violet Harlow and Lys Guillorn, is up Jan. 7 to March 31. stillrivereditions.com.
Fairfield University Art Museum,
200 Barlow Road in Fairfield: “Women’s Rights are Human Rights,” an exhibit of posters, will be in the Walsh Gallery from Jan. 20 to April 6. fairfield.edu/museum.
Middlesex County Katharine Hepburn Museum,
at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural
Arts Center at 300 Main St. in Old Saybrook: Artifacts from the life and career of Katharine Hepburn are on permanent display. thekate.org.
Chester Gallery,
76 Main St.: Postcard Show, with artwork the size of a postcard, is up to Jan. 22. chestergalleryct.com.
Pegasus Gallery
at Middlesex Community College, 100 Training Hill Road in Middletown: Work by Joseph Gorneault is up to Jan. 19. mxcc.commnet.edu/Content/ Art_Exhibits.asp
Tolland County Ballard Institute Museum of Puppetry,
at 1 Royce Circle at UConn in Storrs: “Myths, Legends, and Spectacle: Masks and Puppets of Ralph Lee” will be on view Jan. 26 to May 28. bimp.uconn.edu.
William Benton Museum of Art,
245 Glenbrook Road at UConn in Storrs: “Encounters with the Collection: Celebrating Art by Women” is up until July 28, 2024. benton.uconn.edu.
Susan Dunne can be reached at sdunne@courant.com.