Florin Firimita at UConn Torrington, Feb. 9 - April 10

The UConn Torrington campus ARTS PROJECT will feature the work of Romanian –born artist Florin Firimita at the campus’ Brick Wall Exhibition Space and the Whitson Gallery from February 9 – April 10, 2015. The exhibit, Reliquaries includes mixed media paintings, notebooks and resource materials from the artist’s studio. The documentary film, The Art of Leaving: A Portrait of Florin Ion Firimita will be shown on Thursday, February 26th, at 6:30 PM, followed by a conversation with the artist. The Art of Leaving depicts the journey of self-discovery for this Romanian immigrant trying to regain the past through painting, ultimately exploring his internal and external journeys and how they influenced the process and meaning of his art. Sponsored by the ARTS Project, the screening of the film and conversation will be held in the Whitson Gallery, followed by a reception for the artist.

ARTS PROJECT at UConn Torrington
855 University Drive, Torrington, CT 06790
For more information contact: Pamela Bramble at 860-626-6821 or Pamela.bramble@uconn.edu

Anita Gangi Balkun at Artwalk

Upcycled Sampler

Anita Gangi Balkun

December 5, 2014 - January 9, 2015

Artist's Statement - Anita Balkun
I am a collector of the commonplace. My work reuses stuff headed for the recycle bin or trash and transforms it into unexpected forms. The straightforward integrity of the materials allows the sculptural and sometimes interactive aspect of the artwork to highlight extraordinary qualities of the objects. I search for content within the history of the object - its use or its journey - and use that information as a springboard to the form. Abundance, multiples, texture and generosity also have their place in the artworks.

While the "stuff" is familiar, its juxtaposition to a particular space or daily activity adds potency and intention to its artistic transformation. This sampling of artwork demonstrates the ability of throwaway materials to transform the spaces they occupy, availing you to see them in a new context and in large-scale formats. They fuse recognizable materials to the tempo of life, and often originate through situations of personal serendipity.

Opening Reception: Friday December 5
Please join us on Friday, December 5 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. to celebrate this new exhibition in the ArtWalk at Hartford Public Library, located in the heart of the city at 500 Main Street.

About the ArtWalk at Hartford Public Library.

Hartford Art School Faculty Exhibit

Hartford Art School Faculty Exhibition
Joseloff Gallery

On view November 7 though December 7.
View work created by the Hartford Art Schools varied and talented faculty.

Opening Reception: Thursday, November 6, 2014 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Five Points: Finnegan, Caldwell and Evans

"Spruce Study" by Susan Bogle Finnegan

Opening reception Friday September 12, 6pm.

Exhibit runs from September 11 through October 11.
Susan Bogle Finnegan (West Gallery)
Charlotte Evans (TDP Gallery)
Harriet Caldwell (East Gallery)

Five Points Gallery
33 Main Street, Torrington, CT 06790
(860) 618-7222

RealUnreal at RAW

Hilary Brace

RealUnreal

THROUGH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2014
REAL ART WAYS

GALLERY RECEPTION SATURDAY, AUGUST 2 | 6-8 PM
About the Exhibition: RealUnreal challenges traditional notions of representation through the work of four artists who make the intangible aspects of time, memory, imagination and scientific theory tangible in their representations of the natural world. Through the imagined atmospheres Hilary Brace creates; to the manifestation of the underlying clock work of mother nature in Linda Darlings work; to the notions of memory and time infused in the work of Thom Sawyer, and Dennis Pinette; these artists bend our pliable notions of place, by making the real unreal, and the unreal real.

Curated by Peter Waite.

UNTITLED: ABSTRACT EXHIBITIONJuly 10-26

"The Bada Bing" by Patricia Rosoff

Simsbury abstract artist Joe Nicorici wanted to curate an abstract exhibit, and in February, he signed up his first artist: Patricia Rosoff, his art teacher and mentor at Kingswood-Oxford School in West Hartford, where he was in the class of 1999.

Rosoff did not live to see the exhibit. She was killed in late March in an auto accident in West Hartford.

But the show must go on...full Susan Dunne Article.

UNTITLED: ABSTRACT EXHIBITION is at Hartford ArtSpace, 555 Asylum Ave., from July 10, when it opens with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. (suggested donation $5), until July 26. Gallery hours are Friday to Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. or by appointment. Half of the artists' entry fees, and a percentage of donations from the reception, will benefit the Greater Hartford Arts Council. Details: joenica@gmail.com.

Hocker at Vernon Community Arts Center

Image: Woven Water III detail (photo by the artist)

RIVER/SEA

Solo Exhibition on the theme of Water by Connecticut Artist Barbara Hocker will be at The Vernon Community Arts Center  from June 22, 2014 through September 27, 2014.

Vernon, Connecticut – River/Sea is an exhibition of works on/of paper that explore the artist’s thoughts on water as both subject matter and metaphor. Traces of a flood, memories of a childhood by the sea, and the trauma of oil spills are the artist’s inspiration for a series of handmade books, two room-sized installations, and other works on/of paper. Hocker begins with digital images of water from Connecticut waterways and combines them with various other waterbased media, encaustic, and video to produce ethereal yet intimate works of art. Through the Static and Distance is a room-sized installation of hanging rice paper panels printed with digital photos and infused with encaustic. Video projections provide the lighting. Viewers can travel into the center of the sculpture and back out again. The artist will be in residence June 16 to June 20 creating another on-site paper/fabric waterfall installation. The public is invited to visit from 1pm to 5pm each day to watch the installation take shape.

There will be an opening reception for the artist on Sunday June 22, 2014 from 1pm to 4pm. The public is welcome. Gallery hours: Thursday – Sunday 1pm to 5pm

Richard Harden through May 4 at the Clare Gallery

The Clare Gallery is pleased to present Metanoia, a dramatic series of paintings by artist Richard Harden. The series consists of more than fifteen paintings that question the human condition through metaphorical associations. This exhibition is free and open to the public and extends from March 20–May 4, 2014.

A reception will be held on Thursday, April 24th, from 5:30–7:30 p.m. At the reception, Harden will discuss his undying search for universal meaning and imagery in the struggles and resurrection of the human condition.

The Clare Gallery’s hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays; Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The Gallery and all related events are open to the public. Free parking is available directly across from the church, and the facility is handicapped accessible. More information may be found at www.spsact.org, click “Community Life” and then Clare Gallery.

Artworks at Artspace

ARTWORKS at ARTSPACE

Opening Reception: March 8, 6-9pm
Artspace, 555 Asylum Ave, Hartford

This 'Paper New England' (papernewengland.org) show curated by Clinton Deckert and Michael Shortell brings together 39 artists all formerly part of the Artworks Gallery cooperative.

Exhibition: March 8 - March 29, 2014
Saturday 12 to 5; Sunday 12 to 5; or by appointment

More info: 860-236-4787

Juan J. Moreno - Beyond Image

Juan J. Moreno
Beyond Image: exploring the nature of color through abstract painting
February 3 – April 4, 2014
Whitson Gallery & Brick Wall Exhibition Space


Arts Project - UConn-Torrington

Artist's Talk & Reception - Whitson Gallery
Thursday, February 20, 2014 • 7pm - 8:30pm;
inclement weather date February 27th

Solid, Liquid, Vapor at Mercy Gallery

Solid, Liquid, Vapor — an exploration in print
Tuesday, January 14 – February 14, 2014
Mercy Gallery - Loomis Chaffee

(Image above: Anne Beresford — detail from Eye, photo intaglio.)

A group show exploring sustainability in printmaking curated by Liz Chalfin

Artists include: Anita S. Hunt, Victoria Burge, Lynn Peterfreund, Larinda Meade, Tekla McInerney, Barbara Furbush, Joyce Silverstone, Liz Chalfin, Sarah Creighton, Maya Malachowski Bajak and Anne Beresford.

Opening Reception: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, 6:45—8:45 p.m.

Sunshine at Mattatuck Museum thru November 24

Norman Sunshine: The Conversation Pieces

Whittemore Gallery
Mattatuck Museum

September 22, 2013 - November 24, 2013

For two years, from 1995 to 1997, painter Norman Sunshine focused his energies on the production of a series of group portraits. These large scale paintings took as their subjects Sunshine’s friends and neighbors in Litchfield County, Connecticut, where some of New York City’s luminaries keep country homes. As a social diary, these paintings document the lifestyles and relationships of the social elite including well-known figures in the literary, art and music worlds such as Paige Rense Noland, Peter Duchin and Brooke Haywood.With these candid tableaux, Sunshine provides an intimate look at a privileged class and chronicles the complexity of interpersonal relationships.

LINES + SPACES, Sept. 3 - Oct. 6

The Joseloff Gallery Guest Curator Series
September 3 - October 6, 2013
Guest Curator: John Yau.
Panel Discussion & Opening Reception: September 5, 2013

More about LINES + SPACES.

Hamm Collection given to NBMAA

William Partridge Burpee, "Swampscott Dory," 1891. Part of the Charles and Irene Hamm collection donated to the New Britain Museum of American Art.

NBMAA Given 165 Coastal Paintings And $1 Million

The New Britain Museum of American Art announced this week the gift of 165 paintings, all of them of coastal images, as well as a $1 million donation to the museum's capital campaign.

Klimowicz at Morrison Gallery

CARDBOARD SCULPTOR HENRY KLIMOWICZ WILL BE ‘TAKING OVER’ THE MORRISON GALLERY IN KENT STARTING JULY 20TH

Henry Klimowicz, a sculptor/installation artist who works in cardboard, launches a show called ‘Taking Over’ at The Morrison Gallery, starting Saturday, July 20th. The exhibit will feature many recent large scale works arrayed throughout the 7,000 square foot gallery located in the Old Barn section of town near the corner of Routes 7 and 341.

Klimowicz’s inventiveness combined with the adaptable nature of his work creates a sculpture exhibition unprecedented at the gallery. Included are several large pieces that climb 17 feet high, accentuating the vaulted ceiling of the gallery. And, in a small room Klimowicz has created an extension of his studio, adapting larger pieces to a small space and covering the walls and ceilings with his organic and abstract forms.

Morrison Gallery
8 Old Barn Road | Kent, Connecticut 06757
HOURS: Wednesday - Saturday 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM | Sunday 1 PM - 4 PM
PHONE: 860.927.4501