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New exhibit illustrates New London's colorful past

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 5:23 pm

It may have been built in 1773, but the Nathan Hale Schoolhouse in New London has turned a decidedly 21st-century corner with its latest exhibit.
A series of panels by artist Lora Innes of Ohio tell...

‘In-formative’ art at Expressiones

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 5:24 pm

Daniela Campins is the new artist-in-residence at the Expressiones Cultural Center in New London - and we're flattered she's here. After all, Campins was born in Leeds, England, grew up in Venezuela and spends time in L.A. and Santa...

Hauschild illustrates the romance of the rails

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 12:09 am

Railroads, perhaps more than any other form of transportation, have been a fundamental part of the American story. They gave us coast-to-coast travel, standard time and Grand Central Terminal.

But there's something about trains themselves -...

The Tookes touch renders rocks into art

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 5:47 pm

Most folks, wandering the banks of a river, might spy a piece of driftwood or an odd-shaped rock - and most folks would then say, "Hey! There's a piece of driftwood! There's an odd-shaped rock!"
And...

A salute to local landscapes

 June 11, 2013; Updated: 6:12 pm

The Lyme Art Association presents "Old Lyme Landscapes: A Salute to Our Founders," opening June 14. The exhibition, which features beachscapes, landscapes and architectural scenes of Lyme, Old Lyme and environs, runs through July 28.

Gardenfest blooms at Florence Griswold Museum

 June 4, 2013; Updated: 4:55 pm

Gardenfest blooms at Florence Griswold Museum
June calls to gardeners and those who love flowers with fresh blooms, redolent fragrance and symphonies of full-color palettes.

Mashuntucket Museum 'Ramps it Up'

 June 4, 2013; Updated: 4:59 pm

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center presents "Ramp It Up: Skateboard Culture in Native America," in the Mashantucket Gallery through July 20. The exhibit reveals the underground world of skateboarding in Indian country and...

Three Rivers presents folk art show

 May 28, 2013; Updated: 10:27 am

Folk art is hard to define, but you know it when you see it. Consider the wonderfully fine pieces by Louisiana native Roy Tookes (see his "Cat," shown here). Now living in Norwich, where he's the head custodian at Three Rivers Community...

YUAG examines the wide world of wood

 May 27, 2013; Updated: 10:25 am

Thanks to Ruth and David Waterbury's passion for the contemporary art and craft of wood, Yale University Art Gallery (YUAG) is presenting "Conversations with Wood," an exhibition of more than 70 objects from their collection of 500 works...

Artist Matthew Geller transforms a Flo Gris tree

 May 26, 2013; Updated: 12:09 pm

The tree was planted by Miss Florence Griswold herself in the 1920s, back when Impressionists were roaming her Old Lyme property and painting iconic versions of the lush landscape.
Less than a century...

Muppets creator’s items head to NYC museum

 May 26, 2013; Updated: 12:13 pm

The Muppets may have taken Manhattan, but they're getting a spiffy new home in Queens.
Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Bert and Ernie of "Sesame Street" fame, the stars of "Fraggle Rock" and other...

Backus presents Lily Oncology on Canvas

 May 24, 2013; Updated: 4:07 pm

The Lily Oncology on Canvas art exhibition opens today in the Medical Office Building of the William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich.

The show was established by Lily Oncology and is curated by Backus and Eastern Connecticut Hematology...

Painter Peter Devine presents works inspired by Nova Scotia

 May 21, 2013; Updated: 5:15 pm

Painter Peter Devine presents works inspired by Nova Scotia
Artists obviously rely on inspiration, and sometimes it's damned hard work to find it.
Other times, The...

The new Flower Power

 May 14, 2013; Updated: 5:12 pm

The idea of "Flower Power" doesn't have the exuberant energy that it once did - back before it was ruined by the Partridge Family's bus and then by Spinal Tap doing "(Listen to The) Flower People."

However: prepare for a brand-new and...

Seeking balance in the art of 'Chitrangada'

 May 13, 2013; Updated: 11:55 am

Balancing masculine and feminine energy within oneself isn't a contemporary issue - it is a human condition that is echoed throughout time and culture.
This dilemma - balancing what we have within us...

Punk finds its place in hallowed halls of Met

 May 11, 2013; Updated: 4:58 pm

Punk and high fashion can now share the same stage, and a new Costume Institute exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, "Punk: Chaos to Culture," celebrates that influence.
It's an enduring irony...

Artists in bloom at Fresh Ayer Gallery

 May 7, 2013; Updated: 5:44 pm

This being the second coldest spring on record, and a particularly hellish season for allergies - excuse me while I sneeze; (explosion!) OK, that's better - you might not be feeling particularly vernal right now. However, if anything can...

Echoes of Egypt reverberate at Peabody Museum

 May 5, 2013; Updated: 3:50 pm

"Echoes of Egypt: Conjuring the Land of the Pharaohs" doesn't approach ancient Egypt as ancient history.
Instead, the large-scale exhibition, which just opened at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural...

"Focus" opens at Essex Art Association

 April 30, 2013; Updated: 3:54 pm

You can be forgiven if, upon seeing the word Focus in an artistic context, you think of the immortal Dutch band fronted by Thijs Van Leer and his yodel-happy tune, "Hocus Pocus." On Friday, though, at the Essex Art Association, a new exhibition...

Bush library exhibits include 9/11, war, Katrina, recount

 April 28, 2013; Updated: 1:52 pm

A tour of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum begins in a bright area representing his early domestic agenda, but with one turn, visitors find themselves in a darkened room surrounded by chilling reminders of the Sept. 11...

The art of discipline at the Provenance Center

 April 23, 2013; Updated: 5:12 pm

There are almost as many martial arts disciplines as there are Steven Seagal films, and the idea that one of them could inspire a visual artist makes perfect sense. Maybe not Systema pressure-point disruption by Russian Spetsnaz special...

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