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Art Speaks! Poetry & Prose Inspired by “Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in CT”

Join us on Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries for a reading of original poems and short fiction by the Fairfield University community, inspired by the works on view in the exhibition Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut! The event is open to the public. Want to submit your work? We welcome all submissions from Fairfield University students, faculty, staff, and alumni. In order to present your work during Art Speaks!, you must: be a…

when

March 6, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

where

1073 North Benson Rd
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

cost

Free

contact

Fairfield University Art Museum

203.254.4000 ext. 2726

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Join us on Thursday, March 6 at 6 p.m. in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries for a reading of original poems and short fiction by the Fairfield University community, inspired by the works on view in the exhibition Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut! The event is open to the public.

Want to submit your work? We welcome all submissions from Fairfield University students, faculty, staff, and alumni.
In order to present your work during Art Speaks!, you must:
be a member of the University community
be willing to read your work at the event (or have a friend who’s willing to do it on your behalf!)
write a piece that responds to the artwork that’s part of the Tonalism exhibition

Please submit your work to museum@fairfield.edu by Thursday, February 27th.

Charles Harold Davis, On the Sound, Noank, Connecticut, ca. 1895, Oil on canvas. Private collection, Connecticut.

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