EBK Gallery [small works] opened last year in a tiny art space on Pearl Street in Hartford for just that purpose, to show small pieces. The little artworks lured passersby who were walking d…
Years ago, Ta'u Pupu'a thought his future was in the National Football League. In 1995, he was drafted right out of Weaver (Utah) State University by Bill Belichick to be a defensive end for…
NEW CANAAN " Among the famous and aesthetically distinctive buildings in New Canaan, which is best known for Glass House by architect Philip Johnson, another stunning glass-walled structure …
It's time to do the Time Warp again. Halloween season is the perfect time to see "The Rocky Horror Show" or "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Several Connecticut venues are coming through wit…
For years, the New Britain Museum of American Art has been called "a little gem" by Connecticut's art aficionados. It's time for a new nickname. The first museum in the nation dedicated sole…
Andy Warhol is famous for his fondness for drag queens, but by 1974 his interest had faded. That year, he was approached by an Italian art dealer who wanted to commission a series of works o…
In the 1989 film "Back to the Future Part II," Marty McFly and Doc Brown landed their time-traveling DeLorean on Oct. 21, 2015, touching down in a world full of flying cars, hovering skatebo…
One of the most interesting scenic views in the state can be found looking southward from atop Stone Mountain in Woodbury. Never heard of Stone Mountain? That may be because it's not exactly…
Journalist-author Fareed Zakaria will be in Hartford on Saturday, Oct. 3, sharing a Connecticut Forum stage with Joi Ito, the director of MIT's Media Lab, and Virginia Heffernan, a writer an…
Nobody needs a mall or the Internet to go holiday or gift shopping. Almost every weekend through Dec. 6, artists throughout the state will open the doors of their studios and welcome the pub…
On Saturday, Sept. 26. consumer advocate-politician Ralph Nader is celebrating the opening of a museum he founded in his hometown of Winsted. The American Museum of Tort Law will focus on th…
Graffiti culture is alive and well in the cities of Connecticut, but it's harder to find in the suburbs. Stafford is an exception. On Saturday, Sept. 19, about 50 graffiti artists will get t…
Starting this week, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art will be something it hasn't been in recent memory: overwhelming.
There are only 16 artworks in the new exhibit at the Joseloff Gallery at the University of Hartford. Still, visitors might find themselves spending more time than they expect inside the gall…
Rob Gentile's reaction to the new artwork on the front of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art is appropriate: "Oh, my God."
New Britain Museum of American Art on Friday named a director to succeed Douglas Hyland. Min Jung Kim, who will join the museum on Nov. 2, is currently deputy director for external relations…
Real Art Ways sent out Wednesday a strongly worded call for funding, pointing out shortfalls in its expected contributions and stating that "longevity is not a guarantee," implying that the …
In preparation for the unveiling of its big new wing this fall, the New Britain Museum of American Art has reinstalled all of its second-floor galleries. There are now dedicated spaces for s…
Every August, the Fernando Luis Alvarez Gallery in Stamford presents a "Thank You CT" exhibit to showcase work by Connecticut artists. This year, gallerist Alvarez has decided to step back f…
Every artist wants a one-person show, even a small one, like the one in the second-floor corridor at Green Street Teaching and Learning Center in Middletown of nature photography by 15-year-…
In the old days, the predominant attitude in a classroom was that the teacher knew everything and the students should keep quiet and learn what they were told. But times have changed.
Peter Blume was a modernist, which in his case meant all kinds of things. Blume did surrealism, magical realism, precisionism. But at the new Peter Blume exhibit at Wadsworth Atheneum Museum…
In his 90 years, Dennis Gentle has had many vocations. He served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He worked as an advertising salesman, a movie extra, a film and television art di…
Seven museums, seven deadly sins.
Outside the Hygienic Galleries in New London is a water feature dominated by a brass sculpture of the Greek goddess Gaia, who is depicted celebrating the Earth. Inside the gallery, Gaia reig…