CONNECTICUT ART 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:

“Merik Goma: My Heart is Light in the Void” is up to Aug. 27. amistadcenter.org.

Hartford Art Space Gallery, 555 Asylum St.:

A group show associated with Open Studio Hartford will be up until the end of May. facebook.com/hartfordartspacegallery.

Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford:

“Speaking Sentences Backwards,” a show of work by Paloma Izquierdo, Miguel Gaydosh, Matthew Schreiber, Laura Henriksen, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste and Dylan Hausthor, is up to Aug. 6. “Round About Midnight: Alan Neider” and “Real Wall: Karl Goulet” are up to May 28.“Parir los pétalos: Romina Chuls” is up to July 16. “A Temporary Weight: Roni Aviv” is up to Aug. 20. realartways. org.

Conrad L. Mallett Gallery at Capital Community College, 950 Main St. in Hartford:

Artwork inspired by Asian aesthetic influences is on exhibit until Aug. 10. capitalcc.edu/mallett

Unitarian Society of Hartford, 50 Bloomfield Ave. in Hartford:

Artwork by Diane Cadrain is on view until the end of June.

Hartford Public Library:

“Expressions in Sound and Motion,” an exhibit of jazz photography by Maurice D. Robertson, are on view at the Albany Library, 1250 Albany Ave., and Park Street Library @ the Lyric, 603 Park St., until Aug. 31. hplct.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 is a newly refurbished statue of Nathan Hale. Across the street from the Atheneum is Carl Andre's “Stone Field Sculpture.” thewadsworth.org.

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford:

“I Am Seen… Therefore, I Am: Isaac Julien and Frederick Douglass” is up to Sept. 24.“Lisa Alvarado / MATRIX 192 / Spinning Echo” is up June 2 to Sept. 3. “Chasing Rembrandt:

The Wadsworth's Quest for a Rembrandt,” a show about the museum's as-yet unsuccessful attempt to acquire a Rembrandt, which exhibits three Atheneum acquisitions that turned out to not be Rembrandts, is up to July 23. Rembrandt's “The Return of Tobias and the Angel” will be on view until July 23.“Justine Kurland: Girl Pictures” and “Surrealism and Modernism: Highlights from the Collection” are up to Sept. 10. “Alexander Calder: Collaborative Creations” is up to June 4. “Hartford Youth Art Renaissance” is up to May 28. 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.

Marlborough Arts Center, 231 North Main St.:

A Members Exhibit is up to May 28. marlborougharts.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.:

“From the Vault: Post-War to Contemporary Art” is up to Oct. 29. Artists include Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Kay Sage, Anni and Josef Albers,

Sol LeWitt, Frank Stella,

Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Titus Kaphar. “Masterworks of Shaker Design: A Tale of Two Enfields” is up to Aug. 6. “Ansel Adams and the Legacy of the American Landscape” is up to June 4. “Eva LeWitt” is up until Nov. 11.“Masterworks of the Sanford B. D. Low Illustration Collection” is up to June 4. “Elizabeth Gourlay: Eclectic Threads” is up to May 28. “Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders!” is up to Sept. 3. nbmaa.org.

224 Ecospace, 224 Farmington Ave. in Hartford:

“Raw Flow,” work by Miguel Jose Matos, runs through May. “The Weight of My Faith,” work by B.D. Stellmacher Jr., is up to June 30. the224.org. bdstellmacher. com.

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:

“Ro Clarq: Freedom of Thought” is up to June 12. loomischaffee.org/arts/mercy-gallery.

Bodytalk, 51 E. Main St. in Avon:

“Bits and Pieces,” a show of contemporary art, is up to June 7. Artists are Debra Cantor, Michelle Peterson and Amy Goldblas of Bloomfield; Peggy Demicier, Michaela Frodermann, Heather Satlof, Michael

Toti and Nicole Leavens of Avon; Joanna Eickenhorst, Harriet Schneider and Leslie Luksberg of West Hartford; Jennifer Knaus and Donna Namnoum of Canton; Tara Lucky of Farmington; Sue Mullaney of Middlefield; and Jill Pasanen of Burlington. The show is curated by C. Dianne Zweig of Avon. cdiannezweig.com.

Art League of New Britain, 30 Cedar St.:

19th Annual Spring Juried Exhibit is up to May 27. alnb.org.

Gallery 66, 66 West Main St. in New Britain:

“Emerging Colors” is up to June 9. facebook.com/Gallery66NewBritain.

Silpe Gallery at University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave. in West Hartford:

American School for the Deaf will host a juried exhibition of art by deaf and hard-of-hearing artists from June 1 to 30. hartford.edu/academics/schools-colleges/ art/galleries/default.aspx

Farmington Valley Arts Center, 25 Arts Center Drive in Avon:

“Process, Progress, Process: Jordan Alexandre” and “Wild Woodlands: J. Elaine Senack” are up June 3 to 24. artsfvac.org.

Gallery on the Green, on the town green in Canton:

“Member Exhibition “Great Escapes 3” plus a show of work by Deborah and Michael Sacks and “Independent Variables: Donna Davis” will be up to June 24. galleryonthegreen.org.

Barney Library, 71 Main St. in Farmington:

“Four Artists Look at Ireland,” featuring work by Sean Gallagher, Terry Donsen Feder, Jim Lee and Whitey Jenkins, is up to June 14. farmingtonlibraries. org/about/location-hours/ barney

Windsor Art Center, 40 Mechanic St.:

“WEUSI: The Beauty of Blackness” is up to June 24. Artists are Robert Daniels, Jesse Anthony Henry (also known as Asubuhi) and Ken Wright. windsorartcenter.org.

Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, 135 Lang Road in Windsor:

“‘Visitors' in the Valley: Exploring Housing Accommodations Extended to Migrant Laborers During World Ward II” is up to Oct. 28. tobaccohistsoc.org.

Avon Town Hall, 60 West Main St.:

The Avon Arts Association show will be up to Aug. 19. avonarts.org.

Art Gallery at University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave. in West Hartford:

“Trailblazer: A Tribute to Toko Shinoda” and “By the Book: Writers, Artists and Illustrations” are up to June 3. usj. edu/arts/art-museum.

Lost Acres Vineyard, 80

Lost Acres Road in North Granby: Work by Steve Linde is up to May 29. lostacresvineyard.com.

Mark Twain House and Museum, 351 Farmington Ave. in Hartford:

“For Business or Pleasure: Twain's Summer Sojourns,” a show with artifacts from the Clemens family's summer vacations in Old Saybrook, Elmira, New York and Dublin, New Hampshire. One of the artifacts is one of Twain's legendary white suit coats. It runs to the end of the year. marktwainhouse.org.

Webb Deane Stevens Museum, 211 Main St. in Wethersfield:

“Threaded Voices,”“Webb Deane Stevens Rebranded” and “The Story Beneath our Feet: Pyquag and ‘Weathersfield'” are on view. wdsmuseum.org.

Galleries @ WORK_SPACE, 903 Main St. in Manchester:

“The Future,” an exhibit celebrating the next 100 years of Manchester, scheduled to commemorate the town's bicentennial, will run to May 31. workspacemanchester.com.

Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave. in Hartford:

“The Romance of Fiber Art” is up to June 15. charteroakcenter.org.

Kent Library, 50 North Main St. in Suffield:

Work by Ashley Hyatt will be up the month of May. suffield-library.org.

Noah Webster House, 227 South Main St. in West Hartford:

“Pastel Paintings by Gina Trusiewicz” will be up to June 19. noahwebsterhouse.org.

West Hartford Art League, 37 Buena Vista Road:

“Tree Stories: Andres Montiel” is up May 21 to June 30. “Faculty: Brandon Brownlee, Carol Ganick, Deanna Johnson, Melissa Meredith, Amanda Surveski” is up May 21 to June 11. westhartfordart.org.

Chase Family Gallery at Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave. in West Hartford:

Work by abstract painter I. S. Levitz and contemporary textile artist Phyllis Small is up to May 31. “Creative Journey – A Retrospective: Works by Beth S. Goldberg” is up June 2 to 30. mandelljcc.org.

LITCHFIELD COUNTY 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.

Greenwood Glass Blowing Studio, 3 Robertsville Road in the Riverton section of Barkhamsted:

“Remarkable Work” is up to May 31. Artists are Trae Brooks, Brian Walters, Jonah Gershon,

Don Ledversis, James Honer, Peter Greenwood, Christine Chaise Greenwood, Antony Zito and David Hayes. facebook.com/GreenwoodGlassStudioGallerySchool.

Five Points Gallery, 33 Main St. in Torrington:

Exhibits running to June 3 are “Nature Remains: Margaret Grimes,” “Flood 2.0: Krisanne Baker, Susan Hoffman Fishman, Leslie Sobel” and “Dreaming Animals: Meredith Miller and MJ Millington.” fivepointsarts. org.

Five Points Arts Center, 855 University Drive in Torrington:

The Print Festival featuring BIG INK is June 3 and 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Daily printmaking, juried print show with 100 prints by 83 artists, demos, lectures, art market and silent auction. fivepointsarts.org.

Craven Contemporary, 4 Fulling Lane in Kent:

Five Years” is up to July 2. Artists in the anniversary show are Alex Katz, Andy Warhol, Jonas Wood, David Shrigley, Damien Hirst, Alex Prager, Danielle Orchard, Marilyn Minter, Bruno Leydet, Daniel Murray, Mickalene Thomas and Nicolas Party. artnet. com/galleries/craven-contemporary/artworks.

Furnace Art on Paper Archive, 107 Main St. in Falls Village:

“Janis Stemmerman: Cut to Length,”“Jimbo Blachly: Hills, Trees and Others” are up to May 28. “Jennifer Riley: Arches and Arrows” goes up on June 3. furnace-artonpaperarchive.com.

Carol Corey Fine Art, 6 North Main St. in Kent:

“Reflections on Water,” work by Dozier Bell, Dina Brodsky, Lisa Lebofsky, Matthias Meyer, James Mullen and Rick Shaefer, is up to June 4. carolcoreyfineart.com.

Washington Art Association, 4 Bryan Memorial Plaza in Washington Depot:

Work by Robert Andrew Parker is up to June 4. washingtonartassociation.org.

David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main St. in Falls Village:

Art by Millree Hughes and Sarah Davis is up to June 9. huntlibrary.org.

Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 7 Fulling Lane in Kent:

“Brett Eberhardt and Gregory Hennen” is up to July 2. “Days I Have Held, Days I Have Lost,” a show of work by Amanda Acker, David Konigsberg, KK Kozik, Sally Maca and David Licata, is up to July 2. kbfa. com.

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.

Saint Ann’s Church, 82 Shore Road in Old Lyme:

“Out of the City, Down to the Sea,” an exhibit of photography by Fred Verillo, is up to June 25. saintannsoldlyme. org.

Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. in Old Lyme:

“Object Lessons in American Art: Selections from the Princeton University Art Museum,” including work by Mary Cassatt, Marsden Hartley, John Singleton Copley, Minor White, Rande Cook, Henry Inman and Asher Brown Durand, is up June 3 to Sept. 10. flogris.org.

Norwich Arts Center, 60 Broadway:

The 17th annual Photo Show is up to May 31. norwicharts.org/exhibits.

Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St. in Old Lyme:

“Cirque De La Vie,” a show of work by Bo Bartlett is up to June 30. lymeacademy.edu.

Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St.:

“Magic Hour: Art Between Waking And Dreams,” a show of 22 works by Linden Frederick, complemented by founders of the Old Lyme and Mystic art colonies, is up to June 4. A complementary exhibit, “People's Choice,” is up in the same time frame. mysticmuseumofart.org.

Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St. in Old Lyme:

“102nd Elected Artist Exhibition” and “Ship to Shore: A Marine Show” are up to June 15. lymeartassociation.org.

LaGrua Center, 32 Water St. in Stonington:

“An Expressive Brush: The Art of Margaret Triplett” is up to June 30. lagruacenter.org.

Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme St. in Old Lyme:

“Laying it On: The Fearless Paintings of Helen Cantrell” will be up to June 10. cooleygallery.com.

Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave.:

“Alexis Rockman: Oceanus” is up until April 2024. mysticseaport.org.

Thames River Gallery, 239 Bank St. in New London:

“Passion,” featuring work by 13 artists, is up to July 15. The artists are Thomas Adkins, Gwen Basilica, Hilaire Cote, Alison C. Ives, Ray Johnson, Jr., David McKay, Lisa Miceli, T.R. Mockler, Brechin Morgan, Dominic Moriarty, Howard Park, Len Swec and Susan Van Winkle. facebook.com/ thamesrivergalleryct

Alexey von Schlippe Gallery on the campus of UConn Avery Point, 1084 Shennecossett Road in Groton:

“Sense of Place,” a group exhibit of work by 32 artists from New London, Mystic, Stonington, Ledyard, Groton and Old Lyme, is up to June 15. avsgallery.sfa.uconn.edu.

Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St. in New London:

“Small Wonders: Insects in Focus” is up to July 23.“Barkley L. Henricks in New London” runs May 26 to Sept. 3. lymanallyn.org.

NEW HAVEN COUNTY Gallery 53, 53 Colony St. in Meriden:

“Fabricated Visions: 2023 Fiber Art Exhibit” is up to June 1. gallery53.org.

Gallery at the Institute Library, 847 Chapel St. in New Haven:

“Oasis,” a group show, is up June 3 to Sept. 16. institutelibrary.org.

The Mitchell Branch of New Haven Free Public Library, 37 Harrison St.:

Artwork by Mariellen Chapdelaine and Joseph Fekieta will be up until May 31. azothgallery. com.

Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave. in New Haven:

“Realignment: Robert Bienstock & Kate Henderson” is up to June 25. kehlerliddellgallery.com.

Perspectives Gallery @ Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, south entrance, in Hamden:

“Where Beauty Resides” is up to Sept. 6. Artists are Eoin Burke, Heide Follin, Katie Jurkiewicz, Clara Nartey and Patty Weise. elycenter.org.

Guilford Art Center, 411 Church St.:

“Light and Line,” an exhibit of work by the artists who once formed Gallery One, as well as special guests, is up to May 21. Participating artists are Jill Vaughn, Diana Rogers, Rick Silberberg, Rosemary Cotnoir, Michael Fanelli, Victor Filepp, Karen Israel, Ann Knickerbocker, T. Willie Raney, Judith Barbour Osborne, Sheila Kaczmarek and Brian McClear. guilfordartcenter.org.

Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. in New Haven:

“In a New Light: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art” is up to Dec. 3, while the British Art museum is closed for conservation. “Crafting Worldviews: Art and Science in Europe, 1500–1800,” an exhibit that examines connections among art, science, and European colonialism, is up to June 25. “Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale,” a show of 17th-century artworks, is up to July 23. artgallery.yale.edu.

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” is up to June 10. “Factory,” which documents the history of the former New Haven Clock Company factory, is up through the fall. newhavenmuseum.org.

City Gallery, 994 State St. in New Haven:

“Red: Kathy Kane” will be up to May 28. city-gallery.org.

Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St. in Waterbury:

“La Onda Chicana” is up to May 28. Artists in that show are William Acedo, Blanka Amezkua, Michel Amescua, Chelo Amezcua, Judy Baca, Santa Barraza, Yreina Cervantes, Enrique Chagoya, Carlos Hernandez Chavez, Mariana Castillo Deball, Yaneli Delgado, Carla Fernández, Diane Gamboa, Luis Genaro-Garcia, Dolores Guerrero-Cruz, Erika Harrsch, Roxanne Jackson, Salvador Jiménez-Flores, Jean LaMarr, Alma Lopez, Sandra de la Loza, Joseph “Nuke” Montalvo, Ernesto Yerena Montejano, Tony Ortega, Yolanda Vasquez Petrocelli, Gabriel Garcia Roman, Frank Romero, Sonia Romero, Dewey Tafoya, Don Tomas, John Valadez and Patssi Valdez.“Blurring Boundaries: The Women of American Abstract Artists, 1936 – Present” is up to

Sept. 3. Artists are Perle

Fine, Esphyr Slobodkina, Charmion von Wiegand, Irene Rice Pereira, Alice Trumbull Mason, Gertrude Greene, Ce Roser, Irene Rousseau, Judith Murray, Alice Adams, Merrill Wagner and Katinka Mann. “Ancestral Heirloom: The Art of Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu” is up to Aug. 20. The historical exhibit “Waterbury's Soap Box Derby” is up to Jan. 30,

2024. mattmuseum.org.

Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road in Madison:

Artwork by David Dunlop will be on view to June 17. susanpowellfineart. com.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. in Ridgefield:

“Prima Materia: The Periodic Table in Contemporary Art” is up to Aug. 27. “Amy Brener: Harbingers” is up to Sept. 3. aldrichart.org.

The Glass House, 199 Elm St. in New Canaan:

“Mark Mennin: Processi,” an exhibit of work by the master stonecarver, is up to Dec. 15 theglasshouse.org.

Greenwich Art Society, 299 Greenwich Ave.:

106th Annual Exhibition runs to June 15. The show's juror is David Max Horowitz, assistant curator at the Guggenheim. greenwichartsociety.org.

Bruce Museum, One Museum Drive in Greenwich:

“Lois Dodd: Natural Order” and “James Castle: Thresholds” are up to May 28. “American Modernism” and “Then is Now: Contemporary Black Art in America” are up to July 9. “Penguins: Past and Present” is up to Aug. 6.“Material Matters: The Sculptures of Elie Nadelman” is up to Sept. 24.“The William L. Richter Collection” is up to Oct. 15.“Connecticut Impressionism” is up to March 17, 2024. “Gabriel Dawe: Plexus No. 43” is up to Feb. 1, 2026. brucemuseum.org.

The 50th anniversary Westport Fine Arts Festival

will be May 27 and 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in downtown Westport. More than 150 artists, craftspeople and artisans will show and sell their work, in painting, photography, sculpture, fiber, printmaking, mixed media, glass, ceramics, jewelry, wood and graphics. westportdowntown.com.

MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike:

“Rainbow in the Dark, work by Anselm Reyle, is up to May 28. mocawestport.org.

Westport Book Shop, 23 Jesup Road:

Work by photographer Rowene Weems is up until the end of May. westportbooksales.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.

Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road:

“War, Maps, Mystery: Dutch Mapmaker Bernard Romans and the American Revolution” is up to July 9. fairfieldhistory.org.

Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 78 Elm St. in New Canaan:

“Gustavo Bonevardia: Structured Survey” is up to June 10. heathergaudiofineart.com.

Bruce S. Kershner Gallery at Fairfield Public Library, 1080 Old Post Road:

“Places to Wander,” a show of work by Jason Pritchard, Rebeca Fuchs and Kate Henderson, is up to June 17. fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/our-community/ bruce-s-kershner-gallery.

The Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 East Liberty St. in Danbury:

“The Ladies: Leslie Singer” is up to June 30. 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 to July 1. “In Their Element(s): Women Artists Across Media” is in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries to July 15. Artists in that show are Laurie Simmons, Bea Nettles, Donna Ferrato, Linda Stein, Elaine Cameron-Weir, Althea-Murphy Price, Maya Freelon and Sonya Clarke. fairfield.edu/museum.

Stratford Library, 2203 Main St.:

A show of work by Donna Osterby-Brien is up to May 31. stratfordlibrary.org.

Silvermine Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road in New Canaan:

“Queerwerks,” art by LGBTQ artists, is up June 1 to July 13. silvermineart.org.

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 to May 28. bimp.uconn.edu.

Homer Babbidge Library on the campus of UConn in Storrs:

“Good Music: An Illustrated Record of Rock ‘n’ Roll” is up to June 30. lib. uconn.edu/about/exhibits.

William Benton Museum of Art, 245 Glenbrook Road at UConn in Storrs:

“In/Outside,” work that ponders what it means to be an outsider or an insider, is up to July 30. “Encounters with the Collection: Celebrating Art by Women” is up until July 28, 2024. benton. uconn.edu.

Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon:

Academic Artists Association’s 73rd Annual Exhibition of Traditional Realism will run to June 18. “Poetry Rocks Artist-Poets Exhibit” will run May 27 to June 17. An opening reception and readings will be May 27 from 2 to 4 pm. That exhibit will feature work by Antoinette Brim-Bell, Sherri Bedingfield, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Joan

Hofmann, Marilyn Johnston, Garrett Phelan, Margaret Plaganis and Pegi Deitz Shea. The show is dedicated to the late David K Leff, poet laureate of Canton. artscentereast.org.

Arts of Tolland, on the town green:

Work by Shirley Mae Neu is up the month of May.“Joan Sonnanburg: Out of Her Mind” is up June 3 to 30. artsoftolland.org.

MIDDLESEX COUNTY Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery at Wesleyan University in Middletown:

Senior Thesis Showcase will run to May 27. wesleyan. edu/cfa.

College of East Asian Studies Gallery at Wesleyan University in Middletown:

“Understanding China in the Age of the Unequal Treaties” is up to May 27. wesleyan.edu/cfa.

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.

Connecticut River Artisans, 55 Main St. in Essex:

Work by Sandy Sicignano will be up to the end of May. ctriverartisans.org.

Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St. in the Centerbrook section of Essex:

“Nature Celebrates” is up to July 8. Artists are Kelly Taylor, Linda Hallinan, Lisa Ludwig, Victoria Williams, Paul Baldassini, Megan Emily Ely, Suzanne Sholly, Yudit Barr, Phil Atiyeh, Brian Dudek, Zili Zhang, Robert Thomas, Scott Camphausen, Mallorie Ostrowitz, Dianne Roberts, Paul Essenfeld, John Lamirande, Lyn Harper, Elayne Stratz, Emily VanDerMaelen, Jessica Dickens, Kristie Foss and Sandra Huber. spectrumartgallery.org.

WINDHAM COUNTY

Top Shelf Gallery at Fletcher Memorial Library, 257 Main St. in Hampton: Work by Lori Smolin is up in May and June. fletchermemoriallibrary.org.

Coffee Break Gallery, in the Eastern Connecticut Veteran’s Community Center, 47 Crescent St. in Willimantic: Coventry Arts Guild Member Art Show, with work by Coventry artists, will be up to May 29. coventryartsguild.org.