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SUMMARY:Adopt-a-Horse 2025
DESCRIPTION:Support for the collection helps us tell the stories that we share with our community and visitors every day\, and we could not do it without you! When you adopt one of the 50 animals up for adoption in 2025\, you are directly supporting our efforts to fulfill our mission: The Carousel Museum is a non-profit organization that preserves and exhibits antique and modern carousel art\, and celebrates dedicated craftsmen\, to inspire creativity\, joy\, and wonder. \nWith your adoption you get:\nTo name your animal for the 2025 calendar year!\nA plaque recognizing your contribution in the gallery.\nAn official “Adoption Certificate.”\n1-year Family Membership (12 months from the time of adoption)\nLimited Edition 2025 Adoption Pin!\nFREE General admission to The Carousel Museum all year long! \nEvent Details\nDate: 2025\nTime: Online\nLocation: The Carousel Museum\, 95 Riverside Ave\, Bristol\, CT 06010
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/adopt-a-horse-2025/
LOCATION:The Carousel Museum\, 95 Riverside Ave\, Bristol\, CT 06010\, CT\, 06010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adults,Animals for All,Children
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SUMMARY:Tools as Art: Work and Play
DESCRIPTION:Featuring a selection of more than fifty works from the Hechinger Collection\, this exhibition celebrates the transformation of common industrial objects into extraordinary works of art exploring tools as icons of labor\, labor as a component of creativity\, and creativity as a form of play. The showcased works illustrate how artists manipulate their subjects to forge entirely novel forms. They feature artists who embrace tools as a hallmark of civilization or for humor and social commentary.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/tools-as-art-work-and-play/
LOCATION:Bendel Mansion\, 39 Scofieldtown Road\, Stamford\, CT\, 06903\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Temporary Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition \nExhibition Dates: June 1 – August 24\, 2025 \nThe Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to announce the 15th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition. This juried competition and exhibition is limited to original prints that are no bigger than four square inches (25.8 sq cm). The miniature format encourages artists to explore the essence of their work and refine it to the most important details. It also provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to exhibit their work\, and exposes the public to the most current interests of the international printmaking community. Since its inception in 1997\, the competition has attracted diverse entries from thousands of artists across the globe. \nFor 2025\, 416 prints were submitted by 173 artists from 19 countries and 23 states. Juror Ann Shafer selected 89 works by 89 artists from 11 countries and 21 states. \nAWARDS JUROR\nAnn Shafer is an independent curator\, art historian\, and a leading expert on intaglio printmaking by Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17. Formerly Shafer was associate curator of prints\, drawings\, and photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art\, where she curated a variety of exhibitions and hosted myriad classes and visitors. She also organized the museum’s Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair in 2012\, 2015\, and 2017\, featuring an international array of twenty presses\, publishers\, and dealers. In April 2022\, she mounted a new\, independent print fair in Baltimore. She hosts the podcast Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem and writes a blog about favorite works of art (annshafer.com). Shafer has a BA from The College of Wooster and a MA from Williams College\, both in art history. In addition to the BMA\, Ann has worked at the Whitney Museum of American Art\, the Williams College Museum of Art\, and the National Gallery of Art.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/15th-biennial-miniature-print-international-exhibition/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Center for Contemporary Printmaking\, 299 West Avenue\, Norwalk\, CT\, 06850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibition Opening,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T160000
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SUMMARY:Amazing Butterflies Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Navigate the extraordinary metamorphosis of butterflies through an interactive maze and traveling exhibit in Grace Farms’ indoor Court\, created by The Natural History Museum in London in collaboration with Minotaur Mazes. Adventure through the leaves\, learn how to move like caterpillar\, discover an ant that reaps the reward of an unusual friendship\, then transform into a butterfly and take flight! \nDon’t miss this summer experience! Please note: There are no live butterflies in this exhibit. \nGrace Farms is a celebrated Monarch Waystation\, a place that provides monarch butterflies the resources they need to survive and reproduce. Enjoy additional programming all summer that will enhance your connection to butterflies and other winged wonders\, including summer picnics\, Caterpillar Compass\, Magnifying Small Wonders\, Open Arts Studio\, Walk with Dragonflies\, and Look at Butterfly Life.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/amazing-butterflies-exhibit-2/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, 365 Lukes Wood Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Exhibitions,Kids and Families
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SUMMARY:On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness
DESCRIPTION:On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness transports visitors to the Arctic to confront the startling impacts of climate change. Remarkable animals from the Bruce’s natural history collections are paired with scale landscape models that showcase Alaska’s diverse ecosystem. The installation highlights both subtle and dramatic shifts occurring across the Alaskan landscape\, bringing attention to the impact of rising temperatures.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/on-thin-ice-alaskas-warming-wilderness/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T170000
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SUMMARY:Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror
DESCRIPTION:“Here is where finally opposites come together\, I see a surprising purity. Stone is the depth\, metal the mirror. They do not conflict…” —Isamu Noguchi \nWhile the renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) is best known for his work in stone\, he consistently explored new materials and methods during his wide-ranging career. He first experimented with aluminum in the 1950s and later with galvanized steel\, creating a series of twenty-six sculptures in collaboration with Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles in 1982–83. In this body of work\, each sheet of metal is cut with a plasma torch and then dipped into boiling zinc\, resulting in sculptures that are subtly patterned and highly reflective\, resembling pebbles in a stream or the epidermal layer of skin. \nWriting about the unique materiality of his sculptures\, Noguchi described metal as a mirror in opposition to “stone [as] depth.” His galvanized steel sculptures achieve formal unity while also exploring conceptual dualities between the traditional and modern\, fine art and design\, and industry and nature. As a Japanese American artist working in the United States\, Noguchi negotiated his own feeling of in-betweenness throughout his oeuvre. The galvanized steel editions synthesize this dual aspect of his identity\, utilizing steel—a distinctly American material—while also integrating the Japanese craft of origami through cut and folded metal shapes. \nFeaturing a selection of nine galvanized steel sculptures\, the exhibition is organized into thematic groupings that underscore the paradoxes of the artist’s work in metal. In the first\, Noguchi imparts inanimate forms with human qualities\, complicating the relationship between flesh and steel\, body and mirror. Man-made material is transformed into representations of mountains\, fruit\, and sky in the second grouping\, reflecting Noguchi’s belief that\, in modernity\, industry and nature are intertwined. A final trio of works reveals Noguchi’s ongoing interest in abstraction\, bringing theoretical and spiritual ideas\, weight and weightlessness\, and past and present into visual dialogue. Through these sculptures\, Noguchi explores ways of belonging in between such imagined oppositions. Indeed\, the polished steel surfaces entangle objects\, spaces\, and people in a network of cast reflections\, inviting visitors to contemplate Noguchi’s life\, his practice\, and themselves. \nIsamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror is curated by Julia Mun\, Curatorial Associate\, with support from Ashley Holland\, Curator and Director of Curatorial Initiatives\, and Javier Rivero Ramos\, Assistant Curator. The presentation at the Bruce is organized by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art. \nIsamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror is organized by Art Bridges.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/isamu-noguchi-metal-the-mirror/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Jeremy Frey: Woven
DESCRIPTION:The first major retrospective of the artist’s work\, Jeremy Frey: Woven presents a comprehensive survey of Frey’s prolific career spanning more than two decades. A seventh-generation Passamaquoddy basket maker and one of the most celebrated Indigenous weavers in the country\, Frey learned traditional Wabanaki weaving techniques from his mother and through apprenticeships at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. While Frey builds on these cultural foundations in his work\, he also pushes the creative limits of his medium\, producing conceptually ambitious and meticulously crafted baskets that reflect not only his technical skill as a weaver but also his profound ecological knowledge of and connection to the Passamaquoddy ancestral territory of the Northeastern Woodlands. His work relies heavily on natural resources from the region—notably black ash—many of which have come under threat due to climate change and invasive species. Frey’s work takes on new stakes against these looming environmental crises\, celebrating an endangered art form and preserving its legacy for future generations. \nFeaturing over fifty baskets made of raw materials such as sweetgrass\, cedar\, spruce root\, and porcupine quills\, Woven also offers visitors an opportunity to reflect on the cultural agency and resilience embedded in Frey’s practice. Bringing his engagement with new materials and forms to bear on his work across video\, installation\, and print\, Frey seeks to honor his ancestors\, relatives\, and future generations\, weaving together past and present to uplift viewers through the power and beauty of his ever-evolving vision. \nJeremy Frey: Woven is organized by the Portland Museum of Art\, Maine. The exhibition was curated by Ramey Mize\, Associate Curator of American Art\, Portland Museum of Art\, Maine\, and Jamie DeSimone\, Chief Curator at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Penobscot basket maker and founding director of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Theresa Secord served as a cultural consultant for the exhibition. The presentation at the Bruce Museum is organized by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art. \nSupport for Jeremy Frey: Woven is generously provided by CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/jeremy-frey-woven/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,After School,Curatorial,Exhibition Opening,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark
DESCRIPTION:One hundred and fifty years ago a group of French artists staged their first independent exhibition in Paris and a radical movement called Impressionism was born. In July of that year\, Danish artist Michael Ancher (1849–1927) joined Karl Madsen (1855–1938) in Skagen\, Denmark\, a fishing village located on the country’s northernmost point. As with the exhibition in Paris\, Ancher’s arrival there marked the beginning of an artistic revolution that would upend the academic realism and traditional modes\, subjects\, and locales of Danish Golden Age art. Inspired by growing discourses of nationalism and naturalism\, Danish artists turned to scenes of everyday life\, and especially of labor\, with local men\, women\, and children featuring prominently in their work. Indeed\, as Skagen developed into a thriving art colony in the late nineteenth century\, labor had become a defining feature of Danish painting\, paving the way for other artists—including Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) and L.A. Ring (1854–1933)—to contemplate the art of work and the work of art. \nOrganized thematically\, the exhibition features a selection of twenty-eight works from the collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb\, Jr.\, that illuminates the virtue and beauty of labor\, whether domestic\, intellectual\, or manual. Women engaged in child rearing and ordinary household tasks—such as laundering\, setting the table\, or mending clothes—reflect the quiet intimacy of domestic work. Agricultural and maritime labor\, which predominated in the coastal towns where many Danish artists lived and worked\, also appear frequently in these paintings\, which serve as testaments to the strength\, endurance\, and respectability of local farmers\, fishermen\, and their families. Other pictures capture the mental exertion required for piano playing\, reading\, writing\, and painting\, positioning artistic creativity as its own valued form of labor. While the portraits\, landscapes\, and interiors on view highlight the dynamism of work as a subject in nineteenth-century Danish art\, they also stand as potent reminders of the artistic labor inherent to their making. \nThe Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark is organized by the Bruce Museum and curated by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art\, and Jordan Hillman\, Curatorial Associate. Support for The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark is generously provided by CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, Gabelli Funds\, and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/the-art-of-work-painting-labor-in-nineteenth-century-denmark/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Curatorial,FIY
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250808T170000
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SUMMARY:iCreate 2025: Annual Juried Exhibition of High School Talent
DESCRIPTION:The Bruce Museum proudly presents iCreate 2025\, our annual juried exhibition showcasing exceptional artistic talent from high school students across the region. Now in its 17th year\, this celebrated exhibition transforms our gallery into a vibrant showcase of emerging creativity\, featuring works selected from hundreds of submissions representing dozens of schools throughout Connecticut\, New Jersey\, and New York. \nMajor support for iCreate 2025 is generously provided by an anonymous donor\, with additional support from the CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund\, Debbie Simon\, and Lily deJongh Downing and David Yudain. \nImage:\nLilly Messina\nNew Canaan High School\, Grade 12\nMy Name’s Sake\nColored ink on paper\n16.5 x 12.5 inches
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/icreate-2025-annual-juried-exhibition-of-high-school-talent/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250809
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250811
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20240911T144713Z
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SUMMARY:American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September
DESCRIPTION:The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. \nThis month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can enter their posters in the statewide CT Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program.  \nFor more information: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/family-days
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/american-mural-project-extends-its-family-day-programming-to-weekends-throughout-september/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:American Mural Project\, 90 Whiting St\, Winsted\, 06098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250527T184710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T184710Z
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SUMMARY:15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition \nExhibition Dates: June 1 – August 24\, 2025 \nThe Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to announce the 15th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition. This juried competition and exhibition is limited to original prints that are no bigger than four square inches (25.8 sq cm). The miniature format encourages artists to explore the essence of their work and refine it to the most important details. It also provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to exhibit their work\, and exposes the public to the most current interests of the international printmaking community. Since its inception in 1997\, the competition has attracted diverse entries from thousands of artists across the globe. \nFor 2025\, 416 prints were submitted by 173 artists from 19 countries and 23 states. Juror Ann Shafer selected 89 works by 89 artists from 11 countries and 21 states. \nAWARDS JUROR\nAnn Shafer is an independent curator\, art historian\, and a leading expert on intaglio printmaking by Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17. Formerly Shafer was associate curator of prints\, drawings\, and photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art\, where she curated a variety of exhibitions and hosted myriad classes and visitors. She also organized the museum’s Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair in 2012\, 2015\, and 2017\, featuring an international array of twenty presses\, publishers\, and dealers. In April 2022\, she mounted a new\, independent print fair in Baltimore. She hosts the podcast Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem and writes a blog about favorite works of art (annshafer.com). Shafer has a BA from The College of Wooster and a MA from Williams College\, both in art history. In addition to the BMA\, Ann has worked at the Whitney Museum of American Art\, the Williams College Museum of Art\, and the National Gallery of Art.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/15th-biennial-miniature-print-international-exhibition/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Center for Contemporary Printmaking\, 299 West Avenue\, Norwalk\, CT\, 06850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibition Opening,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T140000
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SUMMARY:Open Arts Studio
DESCRIPTION:Drop into the Arts Studio for a facilitated series designed by artists\, curators\, and educators that invites families to play\, create\, and experiment with sensory-rich materials and different modes of artmaking. \nFor ages 4–11 with adult caregivers.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/open-arts-studio-2/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, 365 Lukes Wood Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art Classes and Workshops,Children,Family Programs,Kids and Families,Programs & Events,Youth & Family Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T160000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250423T201701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250710T135947Z
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SUMMARY:Amazing Butterflies Exhibit
DESCRIPTION:Navigate the extraordinary metamorphosis of butterflies through an interactive maze and traveling exhibit in Grace Farms’ indoor Court\, created by The Natural History Museum in London in collaboration with Minotaur Mazes. Adventure through the leaves\, learn how to move like caterpillar\, discover an ant that reaps the reward of an unusual friendship\, then transform into a butterfly and take flight! \nDon’t miss this summer experience! Please note: There are no live butterflies in this exhibit. \nGrace Farms is a celebrated Monarch Waystation\, a place that provides monarch butterflies the resources they need to survive and reproduce. Enjoy additional programming all summer that will enhance your connection to butterflies and other winged wonders\, including summer picnics\, Caterpillar Compass\, Magnifying Small Wonders\, Open Arts Studio\, Walk with Dragonflies\, and Look at Butterfly Life.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/amazing-butterflies-exhibit-2/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, 365 Lukes Wood Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational,Exhibitions,Kids and Families
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T160000
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SUMMARY:REFLECTIONS OF LIFE: PAINTING GLASS IN OILS
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Sarah Paolucci\nThis workshop will focus on analyzing composition\, building a foundation in oil painting and creating the illusion of translucent objects on canvas. Work your way through the process of developing an underpainting and utilizing glazing techniques to bring out the true luminosity of glass and reflection.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/reflections-of-life-painting-glass-in-oils/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Five Points Art Center\, 855 University Drive\, Torrington\, CT\, 06790\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T183451Z
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SUMMARY:On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness
DESCRIPTION:On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness transports visitors to the Arctic to confront the startling impacts of climate change. Remarkable animals from the Bruce’s natural history collections are paired with scale landscape models that showcase Alaska’s diverse ecosystem. The installation highlights both subtle and dramatic shifts occurring across the Alaskan landscape\, bringing attention to the impact of rising temperatures.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/on-thin-ice-alaskas-warming-wilderness/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250411T215754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T183639Z
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SUMMARY:Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror
DESCRIPTION:“Here is where finally opposites come together\, I see a surprising purity. Stone is the depth\, metal the mirror. They do not conflict…” —Isamu Noguchi \nWhile the renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) is best known for his work in stone\, he consistently explored new materials and methods during his wide-ranging career. He first experimented with aluminum in the 1950s and later with galvanized steel\, creating a series of twenty-six sculptures in collaboration with Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles in 1982–83. In this body of work\, each sheet of metal is cut with a plasma torch and then dipped into boiling zinc\, resulting in sculptures that are subtly patterned and highly reflective\, resembling pebbles in a stream or the epidermal layer of skin. \nWriting about the unique materiality of his sculptures\, Noguchi described metal as a mirror in opposition to “stone [as] depth.” His galvanized steel sculptures achieve formal unity while also exploring conceptual dualities between the traditional and modern\, fine art and design\, and industry and nature. As a Japanese American artist working in the United States\, Noguchi negotiated his own feeling of in-betweenness throughout his oeuvre. The galvanized steel editions synthesize this dual aspect of his identity\, utilizing steel—a distinctly American material—while also integrating the Japanese craft of origami through cut and folded metal shapes. \nFeaturing a selection of nine galvanized steel sculptures\, the exhibition is organized into thematic groupings that underscore the paradoxes of the artist’s work in metal. In the first\, Noguchi imparts inanimate forms with human qualities\, complicating the relationship between flesh and steel\, body and mirror. Man-made material is transformed into representations of mountains\, fruit\, and sky in the second grouping\, reflecting Noguchi’s belief that\, in modernity\, industry and nature are intertwined. A final trio of works reveals Noguchi’s ongoing interest in abstraction\, bringing theoretical and spiritual ideas\, weight and weightlessness\, and past and present into visual dialogue. Through these sculptures\, Noguchi explores ways of belonging in between such imagined oppositions. Indeed\, the polished steel surfaces entangle objects\, spaces\, and people in a network of cast reflections\, inviting visitors to contemplate Noguchi’s life\, his practice\, and themselves. \nIsamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror is curated by Julia Mun\, Curatorial Associate\, with support from Ashley Holland\, Curator and Director of Curatorial Initiatives\, and Javier Rivero Ramos\, Assistant Curator. The presentation at the Bruce is organized by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art. \nIsamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror is organized by Art Bridges.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/isamu-noguchi-metal-the-mirror/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
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SUMMARY:Jeremy Frey: Woven
DESCRIPTION:The first major retrospective of the artist’s work\, Jeremy Frey: Woven presents a comprehensive survey of Frey’s prolific career spanning more than two decades. A seventh-generation Passamaquoddy basket maker and one of the most celebrated Indigenous weavers in the country\, Frey learned traditional Wabanaki weaving techniques from his mother and through apprenticeships at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. While Frey builds on these cultural foundations in his work\, he also pushes the creative limits of his medium\, producing conceptually ambitious and meticulously crafted baskets that reflect not only his technical skill as a weaver but also his profound ecological knowledge of and connection to the Passamaquoddy ancestral territory of the Northeastern Woodlands. His work relies heavily on natural resources from the region—notably black ash—many of which have come under threat due to climate change and invasive species. Frey’s work takes on new stakes against these looming environmental crises\, celebrating an endangered art form and preserving its legacy for future generations. \nFeaturing over fifty baskets made of raw materials such as sweetgrass\, cedar\, spruce root\, and porcupine quills\, Woven also offers visitors an opportunity to reflect on the cultural agency and resilience embedded in Frey’s practice. Bringing his engagement with new materials and forms to bear on his work across video\, installation\, and print\, Frey seeks to honor his ancestors\, relatives\, and future generations\, weaving together past and present to uplift viewers through the power and beauty of his ever-evolving vision. \nJeremy Frey: Woven is organized by the Portland Museum of Art\, Maine. The exhibition was curated by Ramey Mize\, Associate Curator of American Art\, Portland Museum of Art\, Maine\, and Jamie DeSimone\, Chief Curator at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Penobscot basket maker and founding director of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Theresa Secord served as a cultural consultant for the exhibition. The presentation at the Bruce Museum is organized by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art. \nSupport for Jeremy Frey: Woven is generously provided by CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/jeremy-frey-woven/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,After School,Curatorial,Exhibition Opening,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
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SUMMARY:The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark
DESCRIPTION:One hundred and fifty years ago a group of French artists staged their first independent exhibition in Paris and a radical movement called Impressionism was born. In July of that year\, Danish artist Michael Ancher (1849–1927) joined Karl Madsen (1855–1938) in Skagen\, Denmark\, a fishing village located on the country’s northernmost point. As with the exhibition in Paris\, Ancher’s arrival there marked the beginning of an artistic revolution that would upend the academic realism and traditional modes\, subjects\, and locales of Danish Golden Age art. Inspired by growing discourses of nationalism and naturalism\, Danish artists turned to scenes of everyday life\, and especially of labor\, with local men\, women\, and children featuring prominently in their work. Indeed\, as Skagen developed into a thriving art colony in the late nineteenth century\, labor had become a defining feature of Danish painting\, paving the way for other artists—including Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) and L.A. Ring (1854–1933)—to contemplate the art of work and the work of art. \nOrganized thematically\, the exhibition features a selection of twenty-eight works from the collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb\, Jr.\, that illuminates the virtue and beauty of labor\, whether domestic\, intellectual\, or manual. Women engaged in child rearing and ordinary household tasks—such as laundering\, setting the table\, or mending clothes—reflect the quiet intimacy of domestic work. Agricultural and maritime labor\, which predominated in the coastal towns where many Danish artists lived and worked\, also appear frequently in these paintings\, which serve as testaments to the strength\, endurance\, and respectability of local farmers\, fishermen\, and their families. Other pictures capture the mental exertion required for piano playing\, reading\, writing\, and painting\, positioning artistic creativity as its own valued form of labor. While the portraits\, landscapes\, and interiors on view highlight the dynamism of work as a subject in nineteenth-century Danish art\, they also stand as potent reminders of the artistic labor inherent to their making. \nThe Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark is organized by the Bruce Museum and curated by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art\, and Jordan Hillman\, Curatorial Associate. Support for The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark is generously provided by CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, Gabelli Funds\, and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/the-art-of-work-painting-labor-in-nineteenth-century-denmark/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Curatorial,FIY
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250717T154037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T154037Z
UID:10005949-1754733600-1754758800@ctarttrail.org
SUMMARY:iCreate 2025: Annual Juried Exhibition of High School Talent
DESCRIPTION:The Bruce Museum proudly presents iCreate 2025\, our annual juried exhibition showcasing exceptional artistic talent from high school students across the region. Now in its 17th year\, this celebrated exhibition transforms our gallery into a vibrant showcase of emerging creativity\, featuring works selected from hundreds of submissions representing dozens of schools throughout Connecticut\, New Jersey\, and New York. \nMajor support for iCreate 2025 is generously provided by an anonymous donor\, with additional support from the CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund\, Debbie Simon\, and Lily deJongh Downing and David Yudain. \nImage:\nLilly Messina\nNew Canaan High School\, Grade 12\nMy Name’s Sake\nColored ink on paper\n16.5 x 12.5 inches
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/icreate-2025-annual-juried-exhibition-of-high-school-talent/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T233000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250717T154310Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T154310Z
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SUMMARY:Care and Connection
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 9 | 10:30 to 11:30 am\n$22 per person\, plus one care partner free of charge; Pre-registration required \nJoin us for Care and Connection\, an access program designed to provide a welcoming and engaging museum experience for visitors living with memory loss\, and their care partners. \nAccess Specialist Holly Lapine will facilitate a meaningful conversation with all participants inspired by the artwork on view in the Museum’s galleries\, with memories and personal connections taking center stage.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/care-and-connection/
CATEGORIES:Artful Adventures,Educational,Events,Exhibitions,Family Programs,Gardens,Lectures,Programs & Events,Public Programs,Special Event,Special Themes,Special Tours,Talk/Lecture,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T120000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250423T201646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250423T201646Z
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SUMMARY:Learning with Nature | Extend the Harvest
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Garden to learn which crops to sow for fall harvest\, as well as methods of extending the growing season with winter hoops\, row covers\, and fall plantings. Stroll through the vegetable beds to discover ways to overwinter plants and learn about the variety of cover crops that can aid in preparing the garden for next year. \nLearning with Nature \nSee nature at work with Kimberly Kelly\, Director of Horticulture. Through guided walks\, Garden visits\, and indoor instruction\, connect with the purpose of the ecosystems we inhabit\, the vibrant life that’s a part of it\, and our role in maintaining and adding to it. This summer\, Kimberly Kelly brings us meaningful ways to connect with the natural world by teaching participants to plant gardens\, manage beehives\, notice the life of butterflies and dragonflies\, and increase biodiversity in the landscape.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/learning-with-nature-extend-the-harvest/
LOCATION:Grace Farms\, 365 Lukes Wood Road\, New Canaan\, CT\, 06840\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Gardens,Programs & Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T150000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250717T153929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T153929Z
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SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Nancy Willis
DESCRIPTION:Free Artist Talk \nJoin us to hear Artist-in-Residence Nancy Willis discuss her residency project\, a compelling visual commentary on empathy amidst worldwide conflict. \nNancy Willis is an artist living in Northern California’s wine region. As a painter/printmaker she creates work imbued atmosphere that evokes a strong sense of place. Central to her paintings and prints is light and moments of human connection. The artist draws from imagery of her daily life: chandeliers suspended in Redwood trees\, the remains of a dinner party or the pastoral surrounding landscape become motifs in her paintings and prints. \nWillis has been awarded multiple grants for her community facing projects including her series Conflict Zone. This ongoing project looks at the devastating effects on the daily lives of others living amidst the chaos of war. Willis combines images from the news with the radiant beauty of a chandelier. Melding images of chandeliers with the devastation of collapsed buildings and rubble\, Willis is asking the viewer to look below the headlines to see the fragile state of the human condition. Willis’ project for her CCP residency furthers more exploration of this series. \nHer lecture will center on how empathy turned her feelings of overwhelming helplessness into artistic action. What began as a response to the ISIS led genocide of Yazidis in Iraq and Syria\, has expanded to include the war in Ukraine and the Israel-Gaza conflict. Willis will speak to how her process and path since the series began in 2017 and the power of art to make a difference.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/artist-talk-nancy-willis/
LOCATION:Center for Contemporary Printmaking\, 299 West Avenue\, Norwalk\, CT\, 06850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Lectures,Programs & Events,Talk/Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250809T150000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250717T154048Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250717T154048Z
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SUMMARY:Exhibitions Highlights Tours - Saturdays
DESCRIPTION:Experience the highlights of the Bruce Museum’s exhibitions during a guided tour that is free with museum admission. No reservations are required but capacity is limited to twenty people on a first-come\, first-served basis. Please check in with the front desk if you wish to join. Tours depart from the bottom of the staircase in the Grand Hall.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/exhibitions-highlights-tours-saturdays-3/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,Events,Programs & Events,Special Tours,Walking Tour
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250810
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250812
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20240911T144713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240911T144713Z
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SUMMARY:American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September
DESCRIPTION:The American Mural Project (AMP) has extended its Family Day programming to weekends through September 29. Families can now participate in art activities any time during open hours. All art activities are included with admission. \nThis month’s activities include Making Art with Fire: Fire Tiles and making Fire Prevention posters. Fourth and fifth graders can enter their posters in the statewide CT Fire Prevention Poster Recognition Program.  \nFor more information: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/family-days
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/american-mural-project-extends-its-family-day-programming-to-weekends-throughout-september/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:American Mural Project\, 90 Whiting St\, Winsted\, 06098\, United States
CATEGORIES:Family Programs
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250527T184710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T184710Z
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SUMMARY:15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:15th Biennial Miniature Print International Exhibition \nExhibition Dates: June 1 – August 24\, 2025 \nThe Center for Contemporary Printmaking is delighted to announce the 15th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition and Exhibition. This juried competition and exhibition is limited to original prints that are no bigger than four square inches (25.8 sq cm). The miniature format encourages artists to explore the essence of their work and refine it to the most important details. It also provides an opportunity for artists from around the world to exhibit their work\, and exposes the public to the most current interests of the international printmaking community. Since its inception in 1997\, the competition has attracted diverse entries from thousands of artists across the globe. \nFor 2025\, 416 prints were submitted by 173 artists from 19 countries and 23 states. Juror Ann Shafer selected 89 works by 89 artists from 11 countries and 21 states. \nAWARDS JUROR\nAnn Shafer is an independent curator\, art historian\, and a leading expert on intaglio printmaking by Stanley William Hayter and Atelier 17. Formerly Shafer was associate curator of prints\, drawings\, and photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art\, where she curated a variety of exhibitions and hosted myriad classes and visitors. She also organized the museum’s Baltimore Contemporary Print Fair in 2012\, 2015\, and 2017\, featuring an international array of twenty presses\, publishers\, and dealers. In April 2022\, she mounted a new\, independent print fair in Baltimore. She hosts the podcast Platemark: prints and the printmaking ecosystem and writes a blog about favorite works of art (annshafer.com). Shafer has a BA from The College of Wooster and a MA from Williams College\, both in art history. In addition to the BMA\, Ann has worked at the Whitney Museum of American Art\, the Williams College Museum of Art\, and the National Gallery of Art.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/15th-biennial-miniature-print-international-exhibition/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:Center for Contemporary Printmaking\, 299 West Avenue\, Norwalk\, CT\, 06850\, United States
CATEGORIES:Events,Exhibition Opening,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T170000
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CREATED:20250305T213303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T183451Z
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SUMMARY:On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness
DESCRIPTION:On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness transports visitors to the Arctic to confront the startling impacts of climate change. Remarkable animals from the Bruce’s natural history collections are paired with scale landscape models that showcase Alaska’s diverse ecosystem. The installation highlights both subtle and dramatic shifts occurring across the Alaskan landscape\, bringing attention to the impact of rising temperatures.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/on-thin-ice-alaskas-warming-wilderness/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250411T215754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T183639Z
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SUMMARY:Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror
DESCRIPTION:“Here is where finally opposites come together\, I see a surprising purity. Stone is the depth\, metal the mirror. They do not conflict…” —Isamu Noguchi \nWhile the renowned sculptor Isamu Noguchi (1904–1988) is best known for his work in stone\, he consistently explored new materials and methods during his wide-ranging career. He first experimented with aluminum in the 1950s and later with galvanized steel\, creating a series of twenty-six sculptures in collaboration with Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles in 1982–83. In this body of work\, each sheet of metal is cut with a plasma torch and then dipped into boiling zinc\, resulting in sculptures that are subtly patterned and highly reflective\, resembling pebbles in a stream or the epidermal layer of skin. \nWriting about the unique materiality of his sculptures\, Noguchi described metal as a mirror in opposition to “stone [as] depth.” His galvanized steel sculptures achieve formal unity while also exploring conceptual dualities between the traditional and modern\, fine art and design\, and industry and nature. As a Japanese American artist working in the United States\, Noguchi negotiated his own feeling of in-betweenness throughout his oeuvre. The galvanized steel editions synthesize this dual aspect of his identity\, utilizing steel—a distinctly American material—while also integrating the Japanese craft of origami through cut and folded metal shapes. \nFeaturing a selection of nine galvanized steel sculptures\, the exhibition is organized into thematic groupings that underscore the paradoxes of the artist’s work in metal. In the first\, Noguchi imparts inanimate forms with human qualities\, complicating the relationship between flesh and steel\, body and mirror. Man-made material is transformed into representations of mountains\, fruit\, and sky in the second grouping\, reflecting Noguchi’s belief that\, in modernity\, industry and nature are intertwined. A final trio of works reveals Noguchi’s ongoing interest in abstraction\, bringing theoretical and spiritual ideas\, weight and weightlessness\, and past and present into visual dialogue. Through these sculptures\, Noguchi explores ways of belonging in between such imagined oppositions. Indeed\, the polished steel surfaces entangle objects\, spaces\, and people in a network of cast reflections\, inviting visitors to contemplate Noguchi’s life\, his practice\, and themselves. \nIsamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror is curated by Julia Mun\, Curatorial Associate\, with support from Ashley Holland\, Curator and Director of Curatorial Initiatives\, and Javier Rivero Ramos\, Assistant Curator. The presentation at the Bruce is organized by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art. \nIsamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror is organized by Art Bridges.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/isamu-noguchi-metal-the-mirror/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250527T184612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T183702Z
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SUMMARY:Jeremy Frey: Woven
DESCRIPTION:The first major retrospective of the artist’s work\, Jeremy Frey: Woven presents a comprehensive survey of Frey’s prolific career spanning more than two decades. A seventh-generation Passamaquoddy basket maker and one of the most celebrated Indigenous weavers in the country\, Frey learned traditional Wabanaki weaving techniques from his mother and through apprenticeships at the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance. While Frey builds on these cultural foundations in his work\, he also pushes the creative limits of his medium\, producing conceptually ambitious and meticulously crafted baskets that reflect not only his technical skill as a weaver but also his profound ecological knowledge of and connection to the Passamaquoddy ancestral territory of the Northeastern Woodlands. His work relies heavily on natural resources from the region—notably black ash—many of which have come under threat due to climate change and invasive species. Frey’s work takes on new stakes against these looming environmental crises\, celebrating an endangered art form and preserving its legacy for future generations. \nFeaturing over fifty baskets made of raw materials such as sweetgrass\, cedar\, spruce root\, and porcupine quills\, Woven also offers visitors an opportunity to reflect on the cultural agency and resilience embedded in Frey’s practice. Bringing his engagement with new materials and forms to bear on his work across video\, installation\, and print\, Frey seeks to honor his ancestors\, relatives\, and future generations\, weaving together past and present to uplift viewers through the power and beauty of his ever-evolving vision. \nJeremy Frey: Woven is organized by the Portland Museum of Art\, Maine. The exhibition was curated by Ramey Mize\, Associate Curator of American Art\, Portland Museum of Art\, Maine\, and Jamie DeSimone\, Chief Curator at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Penobscot basket maker and founding director of the Maine Indian Basketmakers Alliance Theresa Secord served as a cultural consultant for the exhibition. The presentation at the Bruce Museum is organized by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art. \nSupport for Jeremy Frey: Woven is generously provided by CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/jeremy-frey-woven/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Adult,After School,Curatorial,Exhibition Opening,Exhibitions
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260307T012151
CREATED:20250527T184620Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250630T183753Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark
DESCRIPTION:One hundred and fifty years ago a group of French artists staged their first independent exhibition in Paris and a radical movement called Impressionism was born. In July of that year\, Danish artist Michael Ancher (1849–1927) joined Karl Madsen (1855–1938) in Skagen\, Denmark\, a fishing village located on the country’s northernmost point. As with the exhibition in Paris\, Ancher’s arrival there marked the beginning of an artistic revolution that would upend the academic realism and traditional modes\, subjects\, and locales of Danish Golden Age art. Inspired by growing discourses of nationalism and naturalism\, Danish artists turned to scenes of everyday life\, and especially of labor\, with local men\, women\, and children featuring prominently in their work. Indeed\, as Skagen developed into a thriving art colony in the late nineteenth century\, labor had become a defining feature of Danish painting\, paving the way for other artists—including Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864–1916) and L.A. Ring (1854–1933)—to contemplate the art of work and the work of art. \nOrganized thematically\, the exhibition features a selection of twenty-eight works from the collection of Ambassador John L. Loeb\, Jr.\, that illuminates the virtue and beauty of labor\, whether domestic\, intellectual\, or manual. Women engaged in child rearing and ordinary household tasks—such as laundering\, setting the table\, or mending clothes—reflect the quiet intimacy of domestic work. Agricultural and maritime labor\, which predominated in the coastal towns where many Danish artists lived and worked\, also appear frequently in these paintings\, which serve as testaments to the strength\, endurance\, and respectability of local farmers\, fishermen\, and their families. Other pictures capture the mental exertion required for piano playing\, reading\, writing\, and painting\, positioning artistic creativity as its own valued form of labor. While the portraits\, landscapes\, and interiors on view highlight the dynamism of work as a subject in nineteenth-century Danish art\, they also stand as potent reminders of the artistic labor inherent to their making. \nThe Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark is organized by the Bruce Museum and curated by Margarita Karasoulas\, Curator of Art\, and Jordan Hillman\, Curatorial Associate. Support for The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark is generously provided by CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, Gabelli Funds\, and the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund.
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/the-art-of-work-painting-labor-in-nineteenth-century-denmark/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Curatorial,FIY
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SUMMARY:iCreate 2025: Annual Juried Exhibition of High School Talent
DESCRIPTION:The Bruce Museum proudly presents iCreate 2025\, our annual juried exhibition showcasing exceptional artistic talent from high school students across the region. Now in its 17th year\, this celebrated exhibition transforms our gallery into a vibrant showcase of emerging creativity\, featuring works selected from hundreds of submissions representing dozens of schools throughout Connecticut\, New Jersey\, and New York. \nMajor support for iCreate 2025 is generously provided by an anonymous donor\, with additional support from the CT Department of Economic and Community Development\, CT Humanities\, the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund\, Debbie Simon\, and Lily deJongh Downing and David Yudain. \nImage:\nLilly Messina\nNew Canaan High School\, Grade 12\nMy Name’s Sake\nColored ink on paper\n16.5 x 12.5 inches
URL:https://ctarttrail.org/event/icreate-2025-annual-juried-exhibition-of-high-school-talent/2025-08-10/
LOCATION:Bruce Museum\, 1 Museum Drive\, Greenwich\, CT\, 06830-7157\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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