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Home Away From Homeschool: Adventures in Art History
Each week, homeschoolers will focus on a different art movement and practice art fundamental skills such as color theory and perspective. Students of all ages will enjoy being artistic, social, and learning new skills! Cost $15.00 per Participant Register Here Interested in discounts, free admission, and more? Become a member today! Please contact Education and Tour […]
Teen Time
$5 Per Person, Waterbury public school, magnet school, and charter school students get in FREE Hang out with your friends, try a relaxing craft, get creative with graphic design, or chill on a beanbag! All teens aged 13-18 are welcome, with supplies and snacks provided. To pre-register please call (203) 753-0381, extension 130 Register Here […]
Wonder Art Winter II: Thurs 9:30AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for […]
Van Trip: UCONN Planetarium and Benton Museum
Visit the newly opened UCONN Planetarium for a private show at the oldest planetarium in Connecticut and meet with an astrophysicist to ask questions! After lunch (included) receive a tour at the Benton Museum of Art from a museum educator. Depart at 9:30 AM, Return by 5:00 PM. Cost $80.00 per Adult $75.00 per Meet […]
Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty
Best known for his conceptual and street photography, Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) produced a highly experimental body of work grounded in the everyday. Image: Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947–2017) Time–B, 1980 (printed 1985) Gelatin silver print, 11 x 14 in. Bruce Museum, Anonymous gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi, 2022.01.33 © Center for Creative Photography, Arizona […]
Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist
The first monographic exhibition of her work in nearly two decades, Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist traces the artist’s pioneering approaches to abstraction in the United States. Image: Blanche Lazzell (American, 1878–1956) Church Around the Corner, 1949 Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 3/16 in. Art Museum of West Virginia University Collection, acquired through […]
Wonder Art Winter II: Thurs 10:30AM
Ages 18 month – 2+ (with caregiver) We’ll explore the season through live animal visits, natural artifacts, stories, songs, and of course, process-based art experiences designed specifically for our youngest learners. Meets at the Knobloch Farmhouse. If Stamford schools are delayed or closed due to weather, class will be cancelled. Participants will be refunded for […]
Workshop: Painting Landscapes with Watercolors
Suzanne Chamlin, Associate Professor of Studio Art and an artist whose own practice focuses on landscape, leads a soothing workshop using watercolors, inspired by the landscape paintings on view in Dusk & Dawn: Tonalism in Connecticut. The free workshop will take place in the Museum Classroom on Thursday, February 27 from 5-6:30 p.m. Due to […]
Conversation with Collector Tony Yurgaitis
REGISTER HERE Join us on Thursday, February 27 at 6pm for a conversation with Tony Yurgaitis, owner of Arethusa Farm in Litchfield, about his passion for collecting. Tony’s story, fusing appreciation of art with a passion for farming, is a familiar one at Hill-Stead. Hear more about honoring this connection with a discussion led by […]