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Opening Reception: Sacred Space – Brandywine Workshop & Archives Exhibition

Join us from 6:30-8:30p.m. on Friday, September 20 in the Walsh Gallery and Quick Center for the Arts’ Lobby for the opening reception of our new exhibition Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Print Exhibition, which will be on view through December 21 (for more information on the exhibition, click here). In addition to our usual wine and cheese, the opening reception will feature poetry reading by Iyaba Ibo Mandingo. To register for the opening conversation with guest curator…

when

September 20, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

where

1073 North Benson Road
Fairfield, CT 06824 United States

cost

Free

contact

Fairfield University Art Museum

203.254.4000 ext. 2726

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Join us from 6:30-8:30p.m. on Friday, September 20 in the Walsh Gallery and Quick Center for the Arts’ Lobby for the opening reception of our new exhibition Sacred Space: A Brandywine Workshop and Archives Print Exhibition, which will be on view through December 21 (for more information on the exhibition, click here).
In addition to our usual wine and cheese, the opening reception will feature poetry reading by Iyaba Ibo Mandingo.
To register for the opening conversation with guest curator Juanita Sunday and nico w. okoro, please click here. The lecture will be followed by a movement performance by Lauren Horn.

Image: Mikel Elam, Veil, 2019, offset lithograph, screenprint. Partial gift of the Brandywine Workshop and Archives and Museum Purchase with funds from the Black Art Fund, 2022 (2022.17.13) © Mikel Elam

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American Mural Project Extends Its Family-Day Programming To Weekends throughout September

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. This 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.  For more information: https://www.americanmuralproject.org/family-days

American Mural Project

2025 MattaTrek

Join us for our 3rd Annual MattaTrek Challenge! Venture forth with Director Bob Burns as he hikes the Litchfield Hills, or join us on Saturday, May 10th on our final 5k hike at the White Memorial Conservation Center in Litchfield! 5K family-friendly hike beginning in White Memorial Conservation Center through the picturesque nature preserve and ending at the nearby Litchfield Distillery. The MattaTrek is rain or shine! Hikers do so at their own risk and pace. More Info

Mattatuck Museum

LAYERED COLOR WOODCUT/MONOTYPE

Examine the bold and direct capabilities of woodcut and monotype in combination with instructor Jim Lee. Print multiple layers of transparent inks and observe how images develop with lush color relationships and luminous surfaces. Participants will develop skills in color ink mixing, registration, printing, and stencil. Five Points Members get 10% off. Jim Lee was born in the Mid-west, received a B.A. from Bethany College in studio arts and a M.F.A. in printmaking from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1980.…

Five Points Art Center

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