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Opening Celebration

The opening celebration for our two newest exhibitions will take place today. Remarks will happen at 1 pm. The Art of Leisure: (On view April 13 – July 6, 2025) This exhibition, supported by Post University, examines how American artists have depicted leisure activities—travel, relaxation, and recreation—over the last 125 years. With works by Edward Henry Potthast, Emma Amos, Reginald Marsh, and James Augustus Van Der Zee, alongside rare travel ephemera, this show offers a captivating look at how leisure…

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April 12, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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144 W Main St
Waterbury, CT United States

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The opening celebration for our two newest exhibitions will take place today. Remarks will happen at 1 pm.

The Art of Leisure: (On view April 13 – July 6, 2025)
This exhibition, supported by Post University, examines how American artists have depicted leisure activities—travel, relaxation, and recreation—over the last 125 years. With works by Edward Henry Potthast, Emma Amos, Reginald Marsh, and James Augustus Van Der Zee, alongside rare travel ephemera, this show offers a captivating look at how leisure has evolved across time and social classes.

The Art of Elizabeth Catlett: From the Collection of Samella Lewis (On view April 6 – June 15, 2025)
Celebrating the legacy of Elizabeth Catlett—one of the most influential Black artists of the 20th century—this exhibition presents 38 powerful works from the collection of artist and educator Samella Lewis. Featuring Catlett’s masterful prints and sculptures, the show highlights themes of social justice, resilience, and the power of art as a tool for change. This exhibition is organized by Landau Traveling Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA, and is supported by Post University.

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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.

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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.…

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Jeremy Frey: Woven

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…

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