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Humanity in Architecture Film Festival

Join us for the Humanity in Architecture Film Festival, a celebration of architecture’s impact on people and communities, hosted in partnership with Architecture & Design Film Festival. Friday, January 24 Our opening night premiere of Strange & Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island will be followed by a dialogue between visionary Zita Cobb and Grace Farms CEO and Founder Sharon Prince, alongside Kyle Bergman, Festival Director & Founder of Architecture & Design Film Festival, and Toshihiro Oki, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor.…

when

January 25, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 7:45 pm

where

365 Lukes Wood Road
New Canaan, CT 06840 United States

cost

10 – 15

about

Join us for the Humanity in Architecture Film Festival, a celebration of architecture’s impact on people and communities, hosted in partnership with Architecture & Design Film Festival.

Friday, January 24
Our opening night premiere of Strange & Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island will be followed by a dialogue between visionary Zita Cobb and Grace Farms CEO and Founder Sharon Prince, alongside Kyle Bergman, Festival Director & Founder of Architecture & Design Film Festival, and Toshihiro Oki, Grace Farms Architecture Advisor.

Saturday, January 25
Enjoy a full day of films amplifying our longstanding belief that architecture moves us and inspires us to address the most pressing humanitarian issues of our time.

10:30 am – 12:30 pm:

Biocentrics
Beyond Zero
Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living

12:30 – 2:15 pm:

Unfinished Spaces
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf Film screening will be followed by a short Q&A with Director Tom Piper
Moriyama-San Film screening will be followed by a short pre-recorded video Q&A with Directors Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine

3 – 4:50 pm:

Sitting Still with Laurie Olin Film screening will be followed by a short Q&A with Director Gina Angelone
Frank Gehry: Building Justice Film screening will be followed by a short Q&A with Director Ultan Guilfoyle
Perception

5:45 – 7:45 pm:

Tokyo Ride
Film screening will be followed by a pre-recorded video Q&A with Directors Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine

Please arrive 30 minutes before films begin to check in and find your seats. In the event our on-site parking lot reaches full capacity, off-site parking will be available with a complimentary shuttle service to and from Grace Farms.

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All The Unexpressed Love: Works by Miguel A. Aragón

Exhibition Dates: April 13 – May 18, 2025 Through his work, artist Miguel A. Aragón explores subjects of violence, memory, and perception, transforming difficult images into catharsis. This series is a deeply personal collaboration with Aragón’s late mother, whose crochet and personal effects are the foundation of the artwork. It is a conversation between past and present, between mother and son, between the finite nature of our existence and the connections that endure across time. Miguel A. Aragón was born…

Center for Contemporary Printmaking

On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness

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.

Bruce Museum

Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror

“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 While 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.…

Bruce Museum

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