Cultural Events & Art Exhibitions

This is a curated listing of recommended in-person and online art exhibitions, musical performances, film screenings, lectures, programs and special events in Fairfield and Westchester Counties, New York City and surrounding counties in New York and Connecticut.

NOW OPEN FOR IN-PERSON VISITS

These cultural venues have put in place necessary COVID-19 safety measures and guidelines in order to re-open for public visitation. Please check each website for dates, hours, advance ticket purchase and guidelines as you plan your visit.

: The Aldrich
Contemporary Art Museum

: Bruce Museum

: Avon Theatre

: Stamford Museum
& Nature Center

Fairfield County, Connecticut

· The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT – now open
· Avon Theatre Film Centre, Stamford, CT – now open
· Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT – now open
· Carriage Barn Arts Center, New Canaan, CT – now open
· Greenwich Historical Society, Greenwich, CT – now open
· MoCA Westport, Westport, CT – now open
· The Ridgefield Playhouse, Ridgefield, CT – now open
· Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford, CT – now open
· Weir Farm National Historic Park, Wilton, CT – now open

: Katonah Museum of Art

: Historic Hudson Valley’s
Sunnyside

: Hudson River Museum

: Lyndhurst Mansion

Westchester County, New York

· Armour-Stiner Octagon House, Irvington, NY – now open
· Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY – now open
· Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY – now open
· Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY – now open
· Lyndhurst Mansion, Tarrytown, NY – grounds open through 12/20
· Untermyer Park and Gardens, Yonkers, NY – check website for dates

: The Met Fifth Avenue

: Museum of Modern Art

: Morgan Library
& Museum

: Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum

New York City

: Storm King Art Center

: New Britain Museum
of American Art

: Boscobel House & Gardens

: Wadsworth Atheneum
Museum of Art

Surrounding Counties

· Boscobel House & Gardens, Garrison, NY – grounds open thru 1/4/21
· Dia: Beacon, Beacon, NY – now open
· Edward Hopper House Museum, Nyack, NY – open thru 11/29
· Magazzino Italian Art Foundation, Cold Spring, NY – now open
· Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY – now open
· New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT – now open
· Storm King Art Center, New Windsor, NY – grounds open through 12/7
· Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT – now open

Photo credits – Fairfield: Photo courtesy Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Bruce Museum, Avon Theatre; Stamford Museum & Nature Center photo by Laura Schroeder. Westchester: Katonah Museum of Art photo by Margaret Fox courtesy Katonah Museum of Art, Hudson River Museum and Historic Hudson Valley’s Sunnyside photos by Laura Schroeder; photo courtesy Lyndhurst. New York City: Met Fifth Avenue and MoMA photos by Laura Schroeder, Morgan Library & Museum photos courtesy Morgan Library, Solomon R. Guggenheim photo by David Heald courtesy Guggenheim Museum. Surrounding Counties: Storm King Art Center photo by Jerry L. Thompson courtesy Storm King, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art photo by Laura Schroeder, photo courtesy New Britain Museum of Art and Boscobel

ART EXHIBITIONS & IN-PERSON EVENTS

NYBG GLOW: An Outdoor Color and Light Experience at New York Botanical Garden

November 27 & 28; December 5, 12, 18, 19, 26, 27, 28, 29, & 30; January 1, 2, & 9. Hours: 5–10 p.m. at New York Botanical Garden, 2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY. Advance tickets required. This holiday season, let it GLOW at The New York Botanical Garden in an all-new outdoor experience illuminating NYBG’s landmark landscape and Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. With lots of room to spread out, explore a glowing world of color and light featuring the Haupt Conservatory as the centerpiece—its iconic exterior a glittering canvas. Washes of brilliant colors, thousands of dazzling lights, and picture-perfect installations fill the Reflecting Pool and enliven surrounding gardens and collections. Also during your visit, enjoy artistic ice sculpting, music, and pop-up performances by The Hip Hop Nutcracker. For more and to purchase tickets, visit nybg.org.

At Bruce Museum: “She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms”: Paintings and Prints by Emily Mason

November 22, 2020 – March 21, 2021 at Bruce Museum, 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich, CT. Advance reservations required. This exhibition takes its title from the opening line of a beloved poem by one of her favorite writers—Emily Dickinson. Characterized by brilliant hues laid down in thin layers of varying transparency, often superimposed in surprising color combinations, Emily Mason’s work is the result of a rare alliance between spontaneity and premeditation. The Bruce Museum exhibition showcases her earliest experiments in oil on paper and in printmaking. In the decade from 1958 to 1968, she searched for ways to manipulate oil paint in order to produce a variety of effects and gain mastery of her medium, while searching for her unique artistic voice. The result was what she called ‘printed painting,’ i.e. prints that translated the layered, intuitive, and spontaneous aesthetic of her oils into the print medium. She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms: Paintings and Prints by Emily Mason focuses on two intensely experimental bodies of work as she wrestled, in each case, to master a new medium. Mason’s early paintings in oil on paper and early prints illuminate a lifetime devoted to creative spontaneity and richly demonstrate the subtle, complex, and beautiful esthetic that was distinctly Mason’s own. For more, visit brucemuseum.org.

At Heather Gaudio Fine Art – Peter Monaghan: Fold

Through January 9, 2021 at Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 66 Elm Street, New Canaan, CT. Hours: TUES-SAT 10:30-5:30 and by appointment. Constantly probing his creative potential, Peter Monaghan will feature a new body of work that germinated in a sketch book ten years ago. Created this year specifically for this exhibition, his geometric shapes are now folded over each other, the bends and overlapping forms allowing for new planes to generate color. For Monaghan, his work is about conveying emotion and energy through color without a narrative or figurative reference. The only literal form in the mix is a star, its points coyly collapsing in toward the center. The exhibition will also feature other kinetic forms / optical illusions Monaghan is known for, such as the highly sought-after colorful wooden dowels and interactive horizontal paintings. For more, visit heathergaudiofineart.com

Pictured, left: “FOLD 9″, 2020 and right: “FOLD 11”, 2020. Images courtesy Heather Gaudio Fine Art

5th Annual Deck the Walls at Carriage Barn Arts Center

November 29 – December 12 at Carriage Barn Arts Center, Waveny Park, 681 South Avenue, New Canaan, CT. Gallery open daily from 11am-4pm. Including 40+ spectacular holiday wreaths and small, original artwork, all $250 or less. View, bid & buy online (starting 11/29). Also: Holiday to Go Kits! Bring the holiday cheer home this year while supporting the Carriage Barn Arts Center.Order on their website and pick up during the Deck The Walls exhibit, starting Sunday, Nov. 29 from 11am-4pm. Each festive activity kit comes packaged with a personal greeting from a local artist and is filled with creative projects for for all ages and denominations.

For more, visit carriagebarn.org.

At Flinn Gallery: Heidi Johnson, Animal Attraction

Through January 6, 2021 at Flinn Gallery, 2nd Floor Greenwich Library, 101 W. Putnam Avenue, Greenwich, CT – Now on view at Flinn Gallery in Greenwich, Connecticut, this exhibition focuses on the work of Heidi Johnson. The animal species and objects of her surreal worlds inhabits large, vivid canvases. Her playful oil paintings layer ideas, flatten dimensions, and compress time. Johnson entertains the viewer by painting domesticated pets alongside exotic animal species while contrasting 17th-century Dutch Still Life flowers with modern artists’ abstract works. To view images from the exhibition, experience a Virtual Tour and Artist Talk and learn more about visitation guidelines by appointment, visit flinngallery.com.

Pictured: Installation view from “Heidi Johnson, Animal Attraction,” image courtesy Flinn Gallery

The Golden Door at Silvermine Galleries

October 31, 2020 – January 16, 2021 at Silvermine Galleries, Silvermine Art Center, 1037 Silvermine Road, New Canaan, CT. This major exhibition examines the complex histories and cultural identities that define and enrich contemporary America. “I lift my lamp beside the golden door!” is the closing line of Emma Lazarus’s poem engraved on the Statue of Liberty’s plaque welcoming newcomers to the U.S. The sonnet includes the iconic lines “Give me your tired, your poor / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free”. How that language is understood in today’s political and social climate is as varied as the diverse works of art on view. The Golden Door will illuminate personal and collective experience while also exploring the concept of displacement, the deep divides of our history as a nation, and the enduring idea of the American dream. Curated by Barbara O’Brien, Independent Curator and Critic and Roger Mudre, Silvermine Gallery Director. For more information, visit silvermineart.org.

Pictured, top: Mohamad Hafez’s “Baggage #3” and Shantell Martin’s “Future Seen” and below, Rick Shaefer’s “The New Colossus.” Image courtesy Silvermine Arts Center

At Wave Hill: Frances Palmer, Life in the Studio

Through December 31, 2020 at Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center, 4900 Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY. Frances Palmer: Life in the Studio features photographs by Frances Palmer, a member of Wave Hill’s Friends of Horticulture and ceramicist of international reputation, in anticipation of the release of her first book of the eponymous title. A selection of photographs from the book are on view in Wave Hill House. The photographs bring together the abundance of her garden with the individuality of each vessel she creates. They are a regular part of her practice and often featured on her brimming Instagram account and are also available for sale directly from the artist. November 19 at 2PM –
Meet the Artist: Frances Palmer in conversation with Jennifer McGregor (LIVE on Facebook and wavehill.org). For more information, visit wavehill.org.

Pictured, gallery installation view of “Frances Palmer, Life in the Studio.” Photo courtesy Wave Hill

At Katonah Museum of Art – Hands & Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics and ROTHKO

October 20, 2020 – January 24, 2021 at Katonah Museum of Art, 134 Jay Street, Katonah, NY – Hands & Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics – : Organized by the Lowe Art Museum from the collection of Carol and Jeffrey Horvitz, Hands & Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics includes important works by some of Japan’s most notable artists. The KMA’s exhibition marks the first time that the Horvitz’s renowned collection will be exhibited in New York. While Hands & Earth focuses on contemporary ceramics, the 41 works on display also provide a comprehensive survey of Japan’s ceramic tradition over the past 80 years, from the Mingei Folk Craft Movement of the 1930s to contemporary ceramic sculpture. In The Spot Gallery: works by Liz Alpert Fay and Sung Won Un of the Katonah Museum Artists Association (KMAA).

October 20, 2020 – January 24, 2021 also at the KMA: ROTHKO – October 20, 2020 – January 24, 2021: Experience a masterpiece in a room designed for individual reflection. Untitled (1951) will be the first in an ongoing series of works by Mark Rothko presented by the KMA. Painted in 1951–the same year that the 9th St. Show brought abstract expressionism to the fore of the avant garde–Untitled exemplifies Rothko’s most important work.

All visitors are required to purchase timed-entry tickets and make reservations in advance. For more and admission ticket purchase, visit katonahmuseum.org.

Image credits: Installation view of “Hands & Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics”, photo by Laura Schroeder.

Mark Rothko, “Untitled”, 1951, Oil on canvas, 67 ⅝ x 44 ⅝ inches, 5164.54, CR#462, Collection of Christopher Rothko, Copyright ©1998 by Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko. Reproduction, including downloading of Rothko artworks, is prohibited by copyright laws and international conventions without the express permission of the copyright holder. Requests for reproduction should be directed to Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY.

Made in Connecticut: Celebrating 25 Years of the CT Art Trail at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

October 15, 2020 – February 7, 2021 at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main Street, Hartford, CT. The Connecticut Art Trail—one of the first tourism trails in the state—has been guiding art aficionados across Connecticut on a journey that includes 22 world-class museums and historic sites for 25 years. In celebration of this milestone anniversary Made in Connecticut brings together works of art and objects from the collections of each of the Art Trail member institutions. Curated by James Prosek, American artist, writer, naturalist, and current Artist-in-Residence at the Yale University Art Gallery, the exhibition features paintings, drawings, prints and other works of art, alongside a number of decorative and industrial art objects including a rubber desk, an early typewriter, and a selection of historic buttons. PUBLIC PROGRAMS: October 16 | Virtual Gallery Talk: James Prosek and October 21 | An Evening with Mark Dion. For more, visit thewadsworth.org.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: 1. Thomas Cole, “View of Monte Video, the Seat of Daniel Wadsworth, Esq”, 1828. Oil on wood. Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Bequest of Daniel Wadsworth 2. James Prosek, “Connecticut Composition No. 1”, 2020. Oil and acrylic on panel. Courtesy of the artist 3. Elsie Rowland Chase, “Chase Rolling Mill”, c. 1895. Oil on masonite board. Mattatuck Museum, Gift of Fredericka Chase 4. Frank Vincent Dumond, “Grassy Hill”, 1920. Oil on canvas. Florence Griswold Museum, Gift of Elisabeth DuMond Perry 5. Garett Price, “Cover for the New Yorker, Mystic River Draw Bridge”, 1954. Lyman Allyn Museum 6. J. Alden Weir, “Early Moonrise”, 1891. Oil on canvas. National Park Service, Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wilton, CT, The Friends of Weir Farm NHS, The Weir Farm Art Alliance, and the Weir Farm Donation Account 7. John G. Matilus, “New Britain Seen From Newington”, 1942. Tempera on panel. New Britain Museum of American Art, Gift of David Matulis 8. Guy C. Wiggins, “Mantle of Winter”, 1924. Oil on canvas. William Benton Museum of Art, University of Connecticut. Images courtesy CT Art Trail

Biophilia: A Dialogue with Art, Nature and Science at Stamford Museum & Nature Center

October 1 – January 21, 2021 at Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford, CT. Biophilia: A Dialogue with Art, Nature and Science is an extensive art and multimedia sensory experience that unravels man’s intimate relationship with the natural world. Artist, naturalist and New York Times bestselling author Christopher Marley reveals the sometimes obscure beauty in nature through his three-dimensional work with animal, mineral and plant specimens. “Biophilia” meaning “love of life” is simultaneously explained and experienced in Marley’s immersive exhibit where the ancient connection between art, nature and science is explored. Tapping the natural world as his medium, Marley’s revolutionary work features rare elements of nature in the precise, geometric compositions that have become his signature. All of the organisms used in Marley’s work are either reclaimed (in the case of vertebrates and blooms) or sustainably culled (in the case of insects and oceanic invertebrates). For more, visit stamfordmuseum.org.

Pictured: Christopher Marley, “Limited Cerulean Genesis”. Image courtesy Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Women to the Fore at Hudson River Museum

September 18, 2020 – January 3, 2021 at Hudson River Museum, 511 Warburton Avenue, Yonkers, NY. This exhibition—drawn from the Museum’s permanent collection as well as loans from regional artists, galleries, and collectors—focuses on the rich diversity and range of expression in a group of artists working in paintings and drawings, prints and photographs, collage and sculpture. While some artists are internationally recognized, others are overdue to be better known; still others are now emerging. The installation will gather and compare works from different eras and media and will include interpretation that stems from the artists’ own words.

For more and to reserve advance admission tickets, visit hrm.org.

Pictured, left to right: Seongmin Ahn (South Korean, b. 1971), “Aphrodisiac 30”. 2019. Ink, pigments, and wash on mulberry paper. Courtesy of the artist. Ebony Bolt (American, b. 1991), “Botanical Dreams in the Concrete Jungle”, 2017. Mixed media. Collection of the Hudson River Museum Museum Purchase, 2018 (2018.06). 3. Georgia O’Keeffe (American, 1887–1986), “Banana Blossom”, 1934. Charcoal on paper, Collection of the Hudson River Museum Bequest of Carl E. Hiller, 1992 (92.1.1). Images courtesy Hudson River Museum

The Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony live performances

Round Hill Community Church, 395 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, CT. The Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony present their concert series at Round Hill Community Church in Greenwich. Due to COVID-19, seating will be limited. Advance reservations are required, please call (203) 542-5274 or (203) 637-4725 or order tickets on their website. Face masks and social-distancing will also be required.

November 15 & 16, 2020 (Canceled due to Covid) – “Intimacy and Grandeur” with music by W.A. Mozart, Rebecca Clarke and Johannes Brahms. March 7 & 8, 2021 – “Sonic Kaleidoscope” music by G. F. Handel, Bohuslav Martinû, Francis Poulenc, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Anton Arensky. April 18 & 19, 2021 – “Strings Attached” with guitarist Oren Fader presenting music by Nino Rota, Niccolò Paganini, Fanny Mendelssohn, as well as solo works for guitar. For more information and tickets visit their website, chamberplayersofthegso.org.

Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey at The Aldrich

September 21, 2020 – May 9, 2021 at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main Street, Ridgefield, CT. Among the myriad of forms that have appeared in Frank Stella’s (b. 1936) work, the star is the most singular, standing out as a stable and immediately identifiable shape amidst the tangle of abstract, invented forms that the artist has utilized over his long career. The historical arc of Stella’s use of the star travels from the minimal to the maximal, with the recent star sculptures frequently exhibiting a corruption of the form as well as a wild diversity of materials and fabrication techniques. Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey will be presented both in the galleries and the Museum’s Sculpture Garden. Programs include two Member’s Tours: with Senior Curator Amy Smith-Stewart on October 1 and with Exhibitions Director Richard Klein on October 22. For more, visit aldrichart.org.

Pictured: “Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey”, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, September 21, 2020 to May 9, 2021 (installation view, left, “Jasper’s Split Star”, 2017; right, “Wooden Star I”, 2014), Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York and Aspen © 2020 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo: Christopher E. Manning

Maker Dates, Friday evenings at Clay Art Center

Friday Nights, 7- 9pm through December 18 at Clay Art Center, 40 Beech Street, Port Chester, NY – 20% off this Fall with code FALL4CLAY20! Maker Date (formerly Cladies Night) for adults (18+), Winner Best of Westchester 2020 “Best Artsy Night Out”. For a fun Friday night out with friends or a date sign up for Maker Date: Grab your “plus one” to unplug with mud for a creative night out! Have fun and get messy as the instructors at Clay Art Center walk you through the basics of throwing on the potter’s wheel. Create a unique piece of pottery, then choose a glaze from their studio selection. Pieces will be fired and picked up arranged at a later date. Bring a change of clothes or wear something you don’t mind getting dirty. Beginners Welcome – no experience necessary. For more and to register, visit clayartcenter.org.

Wave Hill and American Society of Botanical Artists Partner to Present 23rd Annual International of Botanical Art

September 5–December 6, 2020 at Wave Hill Public Garden & Cultural Center, 4900 Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY – Wave Hill’s Glyndor Gallery reopens to the public with the 23rd Annual International in collaboration with the American Society for Botanical Artists. The artworks on view collectively speak to nature’s resiliency and celebrate botanical art amidst the rich diversity of plants in Wave Hill’s gardens. The jurors, Ken Druse, garden lecturer, author and photographer; Karen Kluglein, botanical artist and instructor, and Eileen Jeng Lynch, Curator of Visual Arts at Wave Hill, have selected an outstanding group that includes a mix of seasoned artists. More than half are participating in their first ASBA Annual International. There are 46 artists in the exhibition, 25 of whom are showing at Wave Hill for the first time. For more information and to purchase advance tickets, visit wavehill.org.

Pictured: Gaye Grossman, “Morning Glory Frieze”, 2019. Watercolor on paper 19 x 38. Courtesy of the artist and Wave Hill

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Shop Art this Holiday Season on Artists Sunday, November 29

Online, Sunday, November 29. Artists Sunday is a nationwide art-shopping movement with more than 3,700 members. Participants include 400+ local communities, including arts agencies, cities, counties, state agencies, chambers of commerce, and organizations and 3,300+ individual artists. The mission is to encourage consumers to shop with their favorite local artists and craftsmen during the holiday season – think of it like Black Friday or Small Business Saturday but for the arts. On their websites are Sales, Specials, Events and Promotions offered by artists nationwide. Activities are added as they are submitted, so check back frequently.

For more and a list of participating artists and organizations, visit artistssunday.com.

The Rye Arts Center’s Online Artisan Boutique

Online, Monday, November 23 – Tuesday, December 1. The Rye Arts Center Online Artisan Boutique is Open! Scroll through Rye Arts Center’s participating vendors on their website. Shop at the vendor’s websites and a portion of proceeds (November 23 – December 1) will support The Rye Arts Center’s outreach activities, while enjoying a curated online shopping experience that supports small businesses and the arts. Every treat you purchase will treat the community to scholarships, after-school programs and more – and don’t miss the special coupon codes!

For more, visit ryeartscenter.org.

Clay Art Center Presents CLAY-HOLIDAY Annual Sale

Online, November 21 – December 24. Shop Local and give hand-made! Clay Art Center’s highly coveted Annual Holiday Sale features fine, functional pottery and ceramic sculptures by local and nationally recognized artists. Shop online for the best in one-of a kind ceramic pieces featuring ornaments, dinnerware, mugs, serving pieces and more for all your special occasions. Your purchase directly supports artists and helps fund Clay Art Center. Direct shipping or curbside pick-up available after online purchase. In-person shopping available by appointment only.

For more information, visit clayartcenter.org.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum presents “Getting” Contemporary Art Class Series

Online, November 4, 11, 18 and December 2, 9 – The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum has announced the return of the popular series “Getting” Contemporary Art this fall, exploring a new roster of exhibitions and artist ideas. This 5-session virtual course provides a roadmap to central themes and ideas that have influenced artistic practice since the 1960s. Designed to be intimate, dynamic, and thought-provoking, participants will build skills to analyze, interpret, and discuss contemporary art while looking closely at the Museum’s current exhibitions. “Getting” Contemporary Art is led by Danielle Ogden, M.A., Ed.M., Adjunct Professor at Fairfield University and Museum Specialist, Adult Learning at The Aldrich. Sessions include: November 4: Re-writing the Rules, November 11: We are All Made of Stars, November 18: The Art of Reflection, December 2: Virtual Studio Visit: Judith Eisler and December 9: Absurdity, Surrealism and Pop Art.

For more and to register, visit thealdrich.org.

Pictured, Danielle Ogden, Adjunct Professor at Fairfield University. Image courtesy The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Clay Art Center presents “Concepts in Clay: Artists of Color” Virtual Exhibit

Online, October 26 – December 31, 2020 – Concepts in Clay, co-curated by artist Paul Briggs, features the work of Black artists and brings together a collective voice that speaks about a variety of themes and processes as part of the continuum of artists of color working in clay in the US today. Featured artists include: Adero Willard, Kyle and Kelly Phelps, Morel Doucet, Paul Wandless, Syd Carpenter, Donte Hayes, Lydia C. Thompson, Nathan Murray, Paul Briggs, and more to be announced. The artists selected make clay works that are wide ranging in the treatments of surfaces, processes, forms, materials and subject matter. This collection also investigates a variety of themes unique to the Black experience in America, from human relationships and interactions, identity and image of self, social justice and activism, to the outward expression of inner experiences. Co-Curator Paul Briggs is originally from New York and is presently an Associate Professor of Art Education at the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA and Director of the historic Saturday Studios Program. For more and to view the exhibition, visit clayartcenter.org.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: Paul Wandless, “The Birth of Jemmah” Low fire clay, underglaze, underglaze pencil, glaze, 18 x 12 x 12 in., 2014; Paul Briggs, “Anemone (tentacle-double cuttle)”, 12 x 9.50 x 10.50 in., 2014; Adero Willard, “Entangle 3”, 24 in. h x 17 in. w x 7 in. d.; Donté Hayes, “Double Consciousness”, Stoneware (black clay body), 16.5 x 13 x 9 in., 2019. Images courtesy Clay Art Center

Katonah Museum of Art Virtual Director’s Series: The Future of the Museum

Online, three Thursdays, 7 – 8pm: October 22, 2020, January 14 and March 25, 2021. Join Michael Gitlitz, KMA Executive Director, along with cultural leaders in the arts, for virtual salon-style conversations.October 22, 2020 – Stephanie Wiles, Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery, and most recently the Richard J. Schwartz Director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum at Cornell University, will speak about the Yale University Art Gallery and the driving forces in today’s museums. January 14, 2021 – Courtney J. Martin, Director of the Yale Center for British Art, previously Deputy Director and Chief Curator at the Dia Art Foundation and esteemed scholar of historical and contemporary art, will discuss her experience at Dia and Yale and her thoughts about the future of the museum. March 25, 2021 – Akili Tommasino, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston and KMA Advisory Board Member, formerly Curatorial Assistant at the Museum of Modern Art when he founded Prep for Prep/Sotheby’s Summer Art Academy to give students of color an early window into the art world, will examine his experience at MFA Boston and his perspective of the changing landscape of museums. Individual tickets: $75 each, series of all three sessions: $200. For more and tickets, visit katonahmuseum.org.

Pictured, left to right: Stephanie Wiles, Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery, Courtney J. Martin, Director of the Yale Center for British Art and Akili Tommasino, Associate Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. Images courtesy Katonah Museum of Art

Caramoor’s Fall Livestream performance tickets now on sale

September 25, 2020 – December 12, 2020 – Enjoy another season of outstanding music with Caramoor, livestreamed right to your home. Tune into recitals from recent Avery Fisher Career Grant winner clarinetist Anthony McGill, Roomful of Teeth’s bass-baritone Dashon Burton, pianist Jeremy Denk, as well as a jazz trio led by Aaron Diehl, the beginning of the Callisto Quartet’s complete Bartók quartet project, and a Christmas celebration with TENET Vocal Artists. New this season! Watch more and save with the Fall Livestream Subscription granting you access to seven of this season’s concerts for $50. Caramoor Members receive complimentary access to these seven livestreams. Ticket reservation required. For more and tickets, visit caramoor.org.

Pictured: musical artists from Caramoor’s Fall 2020 Season. Image courtesy Caramoor.

Weir and Young Studio Video Tours

Explore the wildly artistic Weir and Young Studios by taking a virtual tour! Weir Farm NHS Park Rangers and Volunteers have created mini-tours of the historic art studios so ‘visitors’ from around the world can enjoy them from home and learn about the artistic legacy of Weir Farm. Both videos will be uploaded to the park website at www.nps.gov/wefa and on their Facebook page. Make sure to tune in to see where Weir Farm artists created their masterpieces, take a look at some favorite pieces and to learn about the rich history of both these spaces! For more, visit nps.gov/wefa and for their live upcoming virtual tour, visit their Facebook page.

Pictured: J. Alden Weir’s studio at Weir Farm, Wilton CT. Photos by Laura Schroeder

Now available via Jacob Burns Film Center: Driven to Abstraction

Online – Order a virtual screening of Driven to Abstraction from Jacob Burns Film Center! About the film: 2019. 84 m. Daria Price. Grasshopper Films. US. English. Driven to Abstraction unravels a mutating tale of self-delusion, greed, and fraud—the $80 million forgery scandal that rocked the art world and brought down Knoedler, New York City’s oldest and most venerable gallery. Was the gallery’s esteemed director the victim of a con artist who showed up with an endless treasure trove of previously unseen abstract expressionist masterpieces? Or did she eventually suspect they were fakes, yet continue to sell them for millions of dollars over fifteen years? Whatever the truth may be, two women from very different worlds crossed paths in what would become the greatest hoax ever in Modern American Art. For more, visit burnsfilmcenter.org

Ruby Sky Stiler and Andrew Forge this fall at Fairfield University Art Museum

Online – Two exhibitions planned for Fairfield University Art Museum this fall are Ruby Sky Stiler – Group Relief and Andrew Forge: The Limits of Sight. In accordance with Fairfield University’s COVID-19 protocols which prohibit the public from entering campus, the museum will be closed to outside visitors this fall, but they hope that you will take advantage of their extensive virtual programming.

Ruby Sky Stiler – Group Relief – Walsh Gallery, September 11 – December 19, 2020. Featuring new relief paintings and figurative furniture-sculpture by New York artist Ruby Sky Stiler (b. 1979), this exhibition is presented as part of the celebration of 50 years of women at Fairfield University. Stiler, who holds a BFA from RISD and an MFA from the Yale University School of Art, has been investigating images of women inspired by the techniques and language of classical antiquity for over a decade. More at fairfield.edu/museum/rubyskystiler/

Andrew Forge: The Limits of Sight – Bellarmine Hall Galleries. September 25 – December 19, 2020 – Organized by scholar and guest curator Karen Wilkin, this exhibition will feature some 20 paintings and works on paper by British artist Andrew Forge (British, 1923-2002). Forge was a painter and art critic, as well as the dean and professor of the Yale University School of Art from 1975-1994. His highly personal abstractions distill his perceptions of place, season, and time of day into subtle orchestrations of pure color. More at fairfield.edu/museum/exhibitions

Pictured: on left – Ruby Sky Stiler, No Title (Gold, Rust, and Swirl Swatches), 2020, acrylic paint, acrylic. On loan from the artist and Nicelle Beauchene Gallery. Right – Andrew Forge, ”Cloak”, 1985, oil on canvas. Collection of Patrick J. Waide Jr. ‘59. Images courtesy of Fairfield University Art Museum

Fairfield University Art Museum presents Virtual Exhibition “Howard Skrill: Monumental Follies”

Online exhibition – Howard Skrill: Monumental Follies – Featuring over thirty works by New York artist Howard Skrill (b. 1962), this exhibition explores the impact of public monuments, as well as their removal, and their absence. Howard Skrill is an artist and art professor at St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY and Essex College in Newark, New Jersey. He has exhibited extensively throughout New England, and his pictorial essays and other works have appeared in publications worldwide. In his drawings and paintings, Skrill documents figurative public statuary, surveys their destruction or relocation, and explores the fractured nature of personal and public memory, as well as the contemporary reaction to these historical works. Many of Skrill’s works were painted en plein air, or in the open air, recording not just the monuments, but the constant changes of light and color encountered out of doors. Experience the virtual exhibition on the museum’s website at fairfielduniversity.edu.

Image courtesy Fairfield University Art Museum

Westport Country Playhouse presents 2020@Home

Online – Until it is safe for Westport Country Playhouse to open its doors, they invite the Playhouse Community, Fairfield County residents, and fellow artmakers to experiment along with them as they develop new ways to stay together while staying safe with 2020@Home, featuring Coffee Breaks: Conversations with artists, colleagues and artmakers, hosted by Playhouse artistic staff. Thursdays at 4PM on Instagram Live; Getting to Know You: Livestream series hosted by Tony Award®-winning Broadway star Kelli O’Hara and Post-Watch Dialogues: Panels with the artist, scholars and community members discussing films you can stream at home with your friends and family. For more, visit westportplayhouse.org.

Texture and Transparency: Visual Tours of Philip Johnson’s Glass House

Online – Architectural photographer and filmmaker Michael Biondo and creative reality capture duo Michael Robison and Dallas Bennett (aka MYND Workshop) have collaborated to create an episodic series of short visual tours of the Glass House, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. This video series seeks to create an ambient and intimate tour of Philip Johnson’s Glass House property in New Canaan, CT. These films are unique in the sense that they combine film and the use of point cloud technology to allow for a tectonic and artistic examination of the buildings in order to better understand the architecture and site design. Biondo’s breathtaking video manages to capture those visceral experiences which one may come across when visiting the 49-acre property. These scenes offer the textures and light which define the sensual and emotional nature of Johnson’s work. In contrast, MYND Workshop’s animations speak to the layers and transparencies which Johnson often referred to when speaking about the design of the various buildings on the site, allowing for a design perspective that has never been seen before. For more, visit theglasshouse.org.

Pictured: Still image from video “Texture and Transparency: Visual Tours of Philip Johnson’s Glass House” by Michael Biondo and creative reality capture duo Michael Robison and Dallas Bennett (aka MYND Workshop) on theglasshouse.org.

Westchester Italian Cultural Center of New York’s Live-Streamed and On-Demand Webinars

Online – Westchester Italian Cultural Center of New York (WICCNY) has created a series of low-cost and free live-streamed and on-demand webinars, now available on their website. Upcoming webinars include: “Caravaggio: The Fascinating, Rebellious & Dangerous Artist,” Nov 10 at 7pm; “The Unknown Genius Creative Abilities of Leonardo DaVinci,” Nov 17 at 7pm and “Raphael: Rockstar of the Renaissance,” Nov 24 at 7pm. For more, visit wiccny.org.

ArtsWestchester presents The Lawrence Salley Photography Award 2020 Virtual Exhibition

Online – Established in memory of Lawrence Salley by ArtsWestchester and the African American Men of Westchester, they are proud to present their first-ever virtual exhibition featuring the photographic work of Arnold Kastenbaum, the 2020 Lawrence Salley Award winner and the eight finalists in this year’s competition. From pure abstraction to photojournalism, the nine photographers gathered in this virtual exhibition represent the varied practices of contemporary photography, and the deep talent of the Hudson Valley’s creative community. Exhibiting Artists: Arnold Kastenbaum, Margaret Fox, Howard Goodman, Alan Haywood, Barry Mason, Gina Randazzo, Joseph Squillante, John Verner. For more information visit artswestchester.org.

Pictured: Margaret Fox, “Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse with Kayaker”, 2019. Image courtesy the artist

Performing Arts Center at Purchase College presents The PAC in Your Living Room

Online – Keeping true to their mission to “inspire, engage, and spark critical conversations,” these new offerings from the Performing Arts Center at Purchase College will include a range of live, recorded, and curated events, education, and entertainment. Offerings include: Resources for Teachers & Families – Regular emails full of creative ideas and engaging content for all ages and grade levels, plus a resource page on our website; Coffee Hour Conversations – Virtual gatherings for arts leaders to discuss the most pressing issues of the day; PAC-TV – creating and hosting original content on their You Tube channel: interviews, archived performances, sneak peaks of new work, and other surprises and Behind The Scenes Blog – Regular features include Meet The PAC Staff, Five Questions, Backstage with Christy Havard, Community Partner Stories, plus event photo galleries and more. For more, visit artscenter.org.

Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Digital Content & Outdoor Experiences

Visit Thomas Cole National Historic Site in Catskill, New York in person for a self-guided grounds tour, and online, to explore their digital offerings including their Sunday Salon Video Release: Professor Elizabeth Hutchinson’s talk entitled, “Thomas Cole in Haudenosaunee Country,” and learn about untold stories in the transformation of Mohawk land into American territory. Take the Interactive Tour: learn how Cole became the leader of an informal alliance of landscape artists now known as the Hudson River School. Thomas Cole, Asher B. Durand, Frederic E. Church, Sanford Gifford, Jasper Cropsey, and other painters, along with literary figures such as William Cullen Bryant and James Fenimore Cooper, established a notion of America as “Nature’s Nation,” a concept that still resonates with artists, environmentalists, and landscape enthusiasts to this day. Visit the Virtual Gallery of over 140 images of artworks, and Journey through Cole’s landscapes: locate the places that inspired Thomas Cole and his contemporaries. For all of this and more, visit thomascole.org.

Pictured, clockwise from top left: View from the porch of the 1815 Main House of the Catskill Mountains, Photo credit: Adam T. Deen; 1815 Main House, Photo credit: Rachel Stults; Aerial view of the campus, Photo credit: Devin Pickering. Images courtesy Thomas Cole National Historic Site

Hudson Valley Writers Center Online Classes

Online – Hudson Valley Writers Center is now offering their scheduled intensive classes online using Zoom. Their workshops run as multi-session series or one-day “intensives” and they host writing workshops year-round, weekdays, evenings and weekends. Workshops typically run in four to six week sessions or as one-day intensives. Their instructors are highly-credentialed experienced teachers and published authors. Become a member and save on classes, browse their online bookstore, and subscribe to their newsletter to stay informed about their new classes and events.

For more and to register visit writerscenter.org.

Emelin Theatre Virtual Screening Room

Online – During this time of temporary closure, Emelin Theatre in Mamaroneck, New York will be offering members, patrons and supporters in the community opportunities to enjoy new film releases and support the Emelin at the same time! Stream the best in independent, international and documentary film for the price of a movie ticket, and a portion of the proceeds will go to support the Emelin Theatre. The schedule of offerings includes films from distribution partners Kino Lorber, Grasshopper Film, Film Movement, and Magnolia Pictures. For schedule and more information, visit emelin.org.

Virtual Tours: Florence Griswold House

Designed by Samuel Belcher, architect of the First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, and built for William Noyes in 1817, the Late Georgian-style mansion reflects the affluent, formal style of living during Old Lyme’s maritime era. It was transformed from a wealthy sea captain’s home into a boardinghouse for some of the most noted names in American Impressionism. Over 200 artists such as Childe Hassam, Willard Metcalf, and Matilda Browne found the lush countryside of Connecticut the perfect location for an American art colony. More than a remarkable building, the Florence Griswold House occupies a unique place in the history of American art. It brings alive the work of American Impressionist artists in the place where they lived and painted. The period rooms rekindle the spirit of another life and time. Virtual Tour of Florence Griswold House and Exhibition – Nothing More American: Immigration, Sanctuary and Community, an exhibition by Matthew Leifheit – with English and Spanish labels and text. Nothing More American brings together depictions of Old Lyme’s renowned First Congregational Church by 19th– and early-20th-century painters such as Childe Hassam with photographs by contemporary artist Matthew Leifheit that contemplate the meetinghouse’s evolving symbolism. For more visit florencegriswoldmuseum.org.

Images courtesy Florence Griswold Museum, Home of American Impressionism

Clay Art Center presents Virtual Clay

Virtual Clay – Have some fun with virtual clay lessons, demos and lectures. Although their doors are closed, they are working hard to bring the love of clay to the public via Zoom starting April 3. Learn from some of the top ceramic artists practicing today as they guide you through demos, studio tours and informative lectures. These adult ceramic sessions will cover a variety of topics to keep your clay interests fulfilled. Additionally, if you’re looking for something creative for your children to do from the comfort of home, sign up for one of our one-hour youth classes for ages 7 and up. Their instructors will guide your child through a fun instructional clay project that they will create from supplies that are available through Amazon or Michael’s curbside pick-up. For more, visit clayartcenter.org.

Stamford Symphony Channel

Stamford Symphony Channel – The Stamford Symphony Channel on the Stamford Symphony website is a free virtual hub of classical music and entertainment that was inspired by a desire to connect and serve the community through music during the trying times of the coronavirus crisis. The channel will include previously recorded performances, solo serenades from home, informal practice videos by Stamford Symphony’s musicians as well as articles and vlogs and more. Russell Jones will be hosting talks with orchestra members to learn about their lives, music, hobbies and all the things they do when they are not on stage at the Palace Theatre. This channel will be continuously updated with fresh content, ensuring that there will be no limit to musical entertainment as the COVID-19 situation progresses. For more, visit stamfordsymphony.org.

Pictured, top row: Russell Jones, President and CEO, photo by Bryan Hamilton and Michael Stern, Music Director, photo by David Sussan. Bottom: Stamford Symphony, photo by David Sussan. Images courtesy Stamford Symphony.

Jacob Burns Film Center: JBFC at Home

JBFC AT HOME – Jacob Burns Film Center in Pleasantville, New York has moved swiftly to find alternative ways to engage with the community and share the cinematic stories we all hold so dear. Thanks to the hard work and collaboration of the JBFC staff—all working remotely to observe social distancing guidelines—they are proud to present a plethora of content for their patrons, including new releases and curated film lists that can be streamed from home, hands-on activities perfect for families and kids of all ages, and resources to make working and watching from home more enjoyable. Now available: The JBFC’s Virtual Screening Room, Curated Streaming Suggestions, JBFC Education Activities & Resources, Jacob Burns FilmCast, The JBFC on YouTube, JBFC Mixtapes, Creative Culture and Vimeo Recommend. For more, visit burnsfilmcenter.org.

Jazz Forum @ Home

Weekly posted performances – The Jazz Forum Club is excited to launch Jazz Forum @ Home, a virtual Jazz Forum experience. Every Thursday while they are closed, they will share Jazz and Brazilian videos, archival photos, interviews and more on their YouTube channel. They also post live-streaming performances on their Facebook page. For more: YouTube.com and Facebook Live page.

Online Articles: Recommended Virtual Tours, Art Podcasts and More

After 150 Years, Looking Back at the Metropolitan Museum’s 10 Most Visited Exhibitions
by Hakim Bishara, April 13, 2020 – Hyperallergic

What the Art World’s Past Tells Us about Its Future beyond COVID-19
by Todd Levin, April 9, 2020 – Artsy.net

12 Distinctive Destinations and Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios to Virtually Explore
by Emma Peters, April 7, 2020 – The National Trust for Historic Preservation: SavingPlaces.org

Take a Virtual Tour of New York’s Museum District
by Michael Kimmelman, April 1, 2020 – The New York Times

12 historic sites you can virtually tour from the couch during the coronavirus outbreak
by Drew Jones, March 18, 2020 – The Washington Post

Quarantine Culture: Talks, Museums and Performances to Enjoy From Home
by Ethan Wolff, March 26, 2020 – ThoughtGallery.org

A Virtual Tour of TV cars, a most unusual ‘Madama Butterfly’: Today’s best arts online
by Matt Cooper, March 25, 2020 – Los Angeles Times

What It’s Like to Visit Virtual Galleries as an Art Critic
by Seph Rodney, March 25, 2020 – Hyperallergic.com

World-Class Museums at Your Finger Tips
by Sotheby’s, March 23, 2020 – Sothebys.com

Top Five New York City Virtual Cultural Experiences
by Roger Sands, March 20, 2020 – Forbes

Ten Museums You Can Virtually Visit
by Nadine Daher, March 20, 2020 – Smithsonian Magazine

In the Time of Social Distance, Galleries Go Digital
by Jasmine Weber and Dessane Lopez Cassell, March 20, 2020 – Hyperallergic

Ten Bingeworthy Art Podcasts in the Age of Coronavirus
by Jori Finkel, March 20, 2020 – The New York Times

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ART EXHIBITIONS & IN-PERSON EVENTS

NYBG GLOW: An Outdoor Color and Light Experience at New York Botanical Garden

At Bruce Museum: “She Sweeps with Many-Colored Brooms”: Paintings and Prints by Emily Mason

At Heather Gaudio Fine Art – Peter Monaghan: Fold

5th Annual Deck the Walls at Carriage Barn Arts Center

At Flinn Gallery: Heidi Johnson, Animal Attraction

The Golden Door at Silvermine Galleries

At Wave Hill: Frances Palmer, Life in the Studio

At Katonah Museum of Art – Hands & Earth: Perspectives on Japanese Contemporary Ceramics and ROTHKO

Made in Connecticut: Celebrating 25 Years of the CT Art Trail at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

Biophilia: A Dialogue with Art, Nature and Science at Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Women to the Fore at Hudson River Museum

The Chamber Players of the Greenwich Symphony live performances

Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey at The Aldrich

Maker Dates, Friday evenings at Clay Art Center

Wave Hill and American Society of Botanical Artists Partner to Present 23rd Annual International of Botanical Art

VIRTUAL EVENTS

Shop Art this Holiday Season on Artists Sunday, November 29

The Rye Arts Center’s Online Artisan Boutique

Clay Art Center Presents CLAY-HOLIDAY Annual Sale

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum presents “Getting” Contemporary Art Class Series

Clay Art Center presents “Concepts in Clay: Artists of Color” Virtual Exhibit

Katonah Museum of Art Virtual Director’s Series: The Future of the Museum

Caramoor’s Fall Livestream performance tickets now on sale

Weir and Young Studio Video Tours

Now available via Jacob Burns Film Center: Driven to Abstraction

Ruby Sky Stiler and Andrew Forge this fall at Fairfield University Art Museum

Fairfield University Art Museum presents Virtual Exhibition “Howard Skrill: Monumental Follies”

Westport Country Playhouse presents 2020@Home

Texture and Transparency: Visual Tours of Philip Johnson’s Glass House

Westchester Italian Cultural Center of New York’s Live-Streamed and On-Demand Webinars

ArtsWestchester presents The Lawrence Salley Photography Award 2020 Virtual Exhibition

Performing Arts Center at Purchase College presents The PAC in Your Living Room

Thomas Cole National Historic Site: Digital Content & Outdoor Experiences

Hudson Valley Writers Center Online Classes

Emelin Theatre Virtual Screening Room

Virtual Tours: Florence Griswold House

Clay Art Center presents Virtual Clay

Stamford Symphony Channel

Jacob Burns Film Center: JBFC at Home

Jazz Forum @ Home

Online Articles: Recommended Virtual Tours, Art Podcasts and More

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