February 9, 2012
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On Exhibit
Written by Sally Sanders
Thursday, 09 February 2012 00:00
k = Exhibits for children.
OPENING
* The Bruce Museum, Tues.-Sat., 10 to 5, Sun., 2 to 5; $7/adults, $6/students and seniors, free/under 5, free adm. for all on Tuesdays; One Museum Drive, Greenwich, 203-869-0376: Bijoux: The Origins and Impact of Jewelry, July 16-March 11; The Prints of Martin Lewis: From the Collection of Dr. Dorrance Kelly, Oct. 2-Feb. 19; Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic, Jan. 28-April 22, retrospective of the author/creator of children’s books, from 1973 through 2011; Coming Full Circle: Greenwich Art Society Celebrates 100 Years at the Bruce Museum, Feb. 11-April 1.
Ridgefield Library, 472 Main St.; 203-438-2282 or ridgefieldlibrary.org: Ridgefield Shutterbugs Photography Exhibit Feb. 5-29; recept. Sun., Feb. 12, 2-4 p.m.
Samuel Owen Gallery, 378 Greenwich Ave., Greenwich; 203-325-1924 or samuelowengallery.com: Black & White Carpet: An Exclusive Photo Exhibition Featuring Candid Red Carpet Photos from Stéphane Kossmann, opening recept. Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m., through Feb. 26, Mon.-Sat., 10:30-5:30, Sun., 11-3.
SM Home Gallery, 70 Arch St., Greenwich; 203-629-8121, open Mon.-Fri., 10-5:30,p Sat., 11-5: Color Stories, group show by Penny Putnam (abstract paintings), Jody McLeane (pastel interiors) and Donna Grande (pastel landscapes), opening recept. Thur., Feb. 9, 5-8 p.m.
22 Haviland Street Gallery, 22 Haviland St., South Norwalk; 203-852-6727: Midwinter Mix, works from the kitchen, kiln and studio of artists Karen Ford, Shiela Hale, Susan McCaslin, and Nancy Woodward; opening recept. Sun., Feb. 12, 2-4 p.m., artists’ talk Sun., March 4, 2-4 p.m.; through March 10, Wed.-Fri., 3-5 p.m., Sat., 2-5 p.m., by appt.
MUSEUMS
* The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, open Tues.-Sun., 12-5; historic $7/adults and $5/srs.; free adm. for full-time teachers and students in grades K-12; free docent-led tours on Tues. and Sun. between 2 and 4 p.m.; 258 Main St., Ridgefield, 203-438-4519. Barrao: Mashups, Jan. 29-June 10, first US solo exhibition by the Brazilian artist Barrao; Jim Dingilian: Subtractive Images Jan. 29-June 10; Roy McMakin: Middle, Jan. 29-June 10; Regina Silveira: In Absentia (Collection), Jan. 29-June 10; Kathryn Spence: Dirty and Clean, Jan. 29-June 10; Xu Bing: Tobacco Project, Jan. 29-June 10.
* Stepping Stones Museum for Children, 303 West Ave., Norwalk; open daily 10-5; $14/person (under 1, free), srs. (over 62), $10; www.steppingstonesmuseum.org or 203-899-0606: Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action, Sat., Jan. 21-Sun., April 29; Energy Lab; Tot Town; Healthyville, learn about your body and how to keep it healthy; Build It!, learning about architectural design and construction; art studio and science lab; ColorCoaster; Light Gallery; café and gift shop.
* Danbury Railway Museum, 120 White St., Danbury; 203-778-8337; danbury.org/drm: adm. $4/adults, $2/children (5-15); winter hours: Wed.-Sat., 10-4, Sun., 12-4; (summer hours: Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun., 12-5).
* The Discovery Museum, 4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport; 203-372-3521; Tues.-Sun., 10-5; museum and planetarium, $8.50 adults, $7 children, seniors, students, free under 5: daily planetarium shows (The Little Star That Could, for ages 8 and younger; Dawn of the Space Age, for ages 8 and older), Challenger Learning Center, call for schedule; Contraptions A to Z, hands-on visiting exhibit, created by Clifford Wagner Science Interactives, Inc.; many interactive exhibits, incl. Preschool Power for babies through 3 yr. olds.
The Housatonic Museum of Art, at Housatonic Community College, 900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport; 203-332-5052 or housatonicmuseum.org: Ground Truth: Mapping the Senses/Charting Experience, Jan. 13-Feb. 10, works of 15 artists; Mon.-Fri., 8:30-5:30, Thur., till 7, Sat., 9-3, and Sun., 12-4.
Bellarmine Museum of Art, Fairfield University; open Mon.-Fri., 10-3; fairfield.edu/museum or call 203-254-4000 x4046: From Italy to America — Photographs of Anthony Riccio, Feb. 1-March 30, 26 B&W photographs plus audio clips of subjects; special weekend hrs. Sat., Feb. 11, 12-5, w/family activities.
* Military Museum of Southern New England, 125 Park Ave., Danbury; 203-790-9277; www.usmilitarymuseum.org: more than 30 armored vehicles; massive collection of military artifacts; Story of the 10th Mountain Division; Life-size dioramas with major military vehicles; The World in Flames, story of World War II 1939-1945; The War in the Pacific, expanded exhibit; From the Beginning to the End: The Story of 9/11, marking 10th ann. of the attacks; gift shop; summer hours, Tues.-Sat., 10-5; Sun., 12-5; winter hours (Dec. 1-March 31), Fri.-Sun. only; adults $6, active duty military, children and srs. $4; under 5, free.
* Katonah Museum of Art, open Tues.-Sat., 10-5, Sun. 12-5; adm. free 10 a.m. to noon; guided tours Tues.-Sun. at 2:30; adm. $5; srs. (60+) and students, $3 (under 12/free), Rte. 22/134 Jay St., Katonah, N.Y., 914-232-9555, www.katonahmuseum.org: Art to the Point: Tri State Juried Exhibition, Jan. 15-Feb. 19; Younger Artists: New York Stories, student art inspired by visits to recent exhibit, Jan. 15-Feb. 19; In the Sculpture Garden and South Lawn: Joseph Wheelwright’s Tree Figures, through May 2012.
* Neuberger Museum of Art, at Purchase College, State Univ. of N.Y., 735 Anderson Hill Rd., 914-251-6100; Tues.-Sun., 12-5; adm. $5, $3/srs. and students, free/12 and under: continuing exhibits from the Roy R. Neuberger collection and the museum’s African art collection; American Vanguards: Graham, Davis, Gorky, De Kooning and their Circle, 1927-1942, art and influence of John Graham and his circle, Jan. 29-April 28; Visionary Sugar: Works by Kiki Smith, multi-media work, Feb. 4-May 6.
* Skitch Henderson Museum at Hunt Hill Farm; a slice of Skitch’s life – radio with Frank Sinatra, the first Tonight Show program with Steve Allen, Henderson American Music Archive and items from Skitch’s collections – aviation, banks, musical instruments; Silo Gallery: periodic art exhibits; Hunt Hill Farm, 44 Upland Rd., New Milford; open 10 to 5, Wed.-Sat., 12-5, Sun.; 860-355-0300; hunthillfarmtrust.org: Six Views, photography by six gifted high school students, Jan. 14-Feb. 19; In Our Corner, David Boyajian, sculpture, Florin Firimita, mixed media, Fran Patnaude, painting and sculpture, Andy Richards oil painting and sculpture, and Laurie Sweet, mixed media, Feb. 25 opening recept., 3-5 p.m., through April 1.
ARTS CENTERS
Ridgefield Guild of Artists, 34 Halpin Lane, Wed.-Sun., 12-4, 203-438-8863 or rgoa.org: 123 Solo Guild Shows, juried by Helaine Posner, featuring artists Fruma Markowitz, Ann Conrad Stewart and Heidi Lewis Coleman, Jan. 21-Feb. 18; Small Works in the in the Pop Up Gift Gallery through Feb. 19. 2012 Guild Member Show: Post-Odyssey, Feb. 25-March 23, opening recept. Sat., Feb. 25, 2-4 p.m. Artists Walk & Talk Series: Feb. 11, 4-5 p.m., w/show juror Helaine Posner and featured artists.
Carriage Barn Arts Center, Waveny Park, New Canaan; 203-972-1895, carriagebarn.org: 32nd Annual Photography Exhibition spon. by the New Canaan Society for the Arts and the Barbara Benton Davis Fund, Jan. 22-Feb. 19, Tues.-Sun., 12-4.
Silvermine Guild Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Rd., New Canaan; galleries, Wed.-Sat., 12-5, Sun., 1-5; 203-966-9700 or silvermineart.org: New Guild Members Show, Director’s Choice: Jak Kovatch and Grace Shanley: Circle of Life — Then and Now, Jan. 8-March 4.
Rowayton Arts Center, 145 Rowayton Ave.; Tues.-Sat., 12-5, free adm.; rowaytonartscenter.org or 203-866-2744: Expressions 2012, all media exhibit juried by Robin Garr, dir. of education at the Bruce Museum, Feb. 5-28.
Greenwich Art Society’s 95th Annual Juried Exhibition, March 1-31, curated by Marla Prather of the Metropolitan Museum of Art; recept. Fri., March 2, 6-8 p.m., Bendheim Gallery at the Greenwich Arts Center, 299 Greenwich Ave.; info., greenwichartsociety.org or 203-629-1533.
* Westport Arts Center, 51 Riverside Ave.; 203-222-7070 or westportartscenter.org: Toy Stories, 20 major artists who work with toys in a wide range of media, Jan. 27-March 18.
Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Mathews park, 299 West Ave., Norwalk; 203-899-7999 or contemprints.org: Charlie Hewitt: Cut and Printed, recent color woodcuts, more than 50 orig. woodcuts through Sun., March 18, Mon.-Sat., 9-5, and Sun., 12-5.
Loft Artists Association, 845 Canal St., Stamford; loftartists.com or 203-323-4153: New Year, New Artists, five new members: Ellen Gordon (painter and printmaker), Philippa Lodato-Suppa (sculptor), Karen V. Neems (photographer, painter, mixed media) Jon Puzzuoli (ceramic artist), Hernan Restrepo (graphic designer, painter); Fri., Jan. 13, to Sun., Feb. 12; Transformations, Feb. 17-March 18, recept., Fri., Feb. 17, 6-8 p.m.
Clay Art Center, 40 Beech St., Port Chester, N.Y.; clayartcenter.org or 914-937-2047: Weathering Scape, recent ceramic and mixed media installations by Tomoko Abe, Jan. 7-Feb. 11; Figure It Out, national invitational invitation featuring fuctional and decorative pottery inspired by the figure, Feb. 18-March 31, opening recept. Sat., Feb. 18, 6-8 p.m.; gallery and shop hours, Mon.-Sat., 10-4 or by appt.
Rye Arts Center, 51 Milton Rd., Rye, N.Y., 914-967-0700: Look A Me: A Cross-Section of Contemporary Portraiture, Jan. 8-Feb. 11.
LIBRARIES
Cos Cob Library, 5 Sinawoy Rd., Cos Cob; 203-622-6883: Stanwich School Kindergarten Art Inspired by Eric Carle, Feb. 1-24.
Darien Library, 1441 Post Rd.; 203-655-1234 or darienlibrary.org: The Narrative and Nuance — Work by Henry Caserotti, paintings, Jan. 12-Feb. 27.
Easton Library Community Room, 691 Morehouse Rd.; 203-261-0134: Easton Arts Council Member Show, 138 works by 74 artists, on view through Feb. 24 (eastonartscouncil.org or 203-261-0175).
Mark Twain Library, Redding Rd. (Rte. 53) at Diamond Hill Rd., Redding; 203-938-2545: Our Favorite Winter Sport, an exhibit of hooked rugs, pillows, wallpieces, etc., through February.
New Canaan Library, 151 Main St.; info., 203-594-5007 or newcanaanlibrary.org: Out on a Limb, works by Wendy Shalen (painting and drawing) and Sally Frank (etchings, monotypes and monoprints), Jan. 8-Feb. 12.
* Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Rd.; 203-291-4800 or westportlibrary.org: Pearl Harbor — 70 Years Later, 3 Westport artists share firsthand views of WWII, Leonard Everett Fisher, Howard Munce & Tracy Sugarman, Nov. 1-Jan. 31; Portraits in Bloom, by watercolorist Mary Ann Neilson, Jan. 3-March 28.
Westport Public Library, 20 Jesup Rd., Westport; 203-291-4800 or westportlibrary.org: Portraits in Bloom, botanical paintings by Mary Ann Neilson, Feb. 1-March 28; Lucille Lortelle — The Queen of Off-Broadway, Feb. 1-April 30; Up in the Air, photos of flight & flying, Feb. 1-29.
Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Rd., Wilton Ctr.; 203-762-39-50 or wiltonlibrary.org: Wilton Up Close Photography Project, Feb. 3-29, photos and writings by students in grades 7-12 working w/Daryl Hawk. Weir Farm Artist-in-Residence Exhibition/Reception: Meg Pierce, mixed media work, Mon., Feb. 27, 6-7:30 p.m.
Pound Ridge Library, 271 Westchester Ave., Pound Ridge, N.Y.: Safari Photographic Exhibit, by Ann and Charles Hermann, Feb. 4-March 17 in the library’s Schaffner Gallery; info., 914-260-1229 or visit anncharlesphotography.com.
HISTORICAL
* Keeler Tavern Museum, 132 Main St., Ridgefield; 203-438-5485: Keeler Tavern tour hours, Wed., Sat., and Sun., 1-4, last tour at 3:30 (closed Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas and January); adults/$5, srs. and under 12/$3. Victorian Dishes, Dolls and Duds, open Feb. 1.
* Wilton Historical Society, 224 Danbury Road (Route 7), 203-762-7257: period rooms in the Betts-Sturges-Blackmar House, gift shop, Tues.-Fri., 10-4, Sat., 1-4; adm. $5/adult.
* Weir Farm National Historic Site, 735 Nod Hill Rd., Wilton, 203-834-1896 or www.nps.gov/wefa: grounds open daily dawn to dusk; Burlingham House Visitor Ctr., Jan.-March, Sat.-Sun., 10-4 (Thur.-Sun., 10-4, April-Dec.): Weir Was Here — Secret Rooms, Doors, and Windows, photographs by former artist-in-residence Xiomaro, through May 31; 30-min. intro tour, Sat. at 11 and 3, Sun. at 11, 1 and 3; 1-hour stone wall tour, Sat. at 1; reg. required for tours; admin. offices open Mon.-Fri., 9-5; info., incl. current program and tour sched., call or visit Web site.
Darien Historical Society, 45 Old Kings Highway North; 203-655-9233 or historical.darien.org.
* New Canaan Historical Society, 13 Oenoke Ridge (Rte. 124), in the Town House Gallery; Tues.-Fri., 9:30-4:30, Sat., 9:30-12:30; 203-966-1776 or nchistory.org: Works of the Silvermine Group of Artists (1908-1922), permanent exhibition room.
Norwalk Museum, 41 North Main St., South Norwalk, 203-866-0202: Collections and exhibits reflecting the lives and culture of local people from settlement to present; ref. library and archives; open Wed.-Sun., 1-5; free adm.
* Greenwich Historical Society, Bush-Holley Historic Site, 39 Strickland Rd., Cos Cob; open Fri.-Sun., 12-4 (docent-led tours at 1, 2 and 3); 203-869-6899, ext. 10 or www.hstg.org; adm. to gallery, visitor ctr. & house museum, $10/adults, $8/srs. and students, under 6 free (half-price on opening day); group tours at $7/person avail. on public and non-public days; library and archives open Wed.-Thur., 10-4; adm. offices open Mon.-Fri., 9-5: Everyday Heroes: 24/7 Throughout History, Sept. 14-Aug. 26, history of fire, police and emergency medical service workers in Greenwich; gallery hours Wed.-Sun., 12-4.
* Stamford Historical Society, 1508 High Ridge Rd., P.O. High Ridge Connecticut: The Evolution of a Country Village, open Thur.-Sat., 11-4, adm., $5; info., 203-329-1183, stamfordhistory.org.
Westport Historical Society, 25 Avery Place; Mon.-Fri., 10-4; Sat., 12-4; 203-222-1424 or westporthistory.org: Next Stop: Westport! 1950’s TV/Film Writers’ Inspiration and The Cold War in Our Backyard, An Archival Film Compilation by Lisa Seidenberg, Jan. 29-April 28.
* Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Rd., behind the old Town Hall; open Mon.-Fri., 10-4 (Thur. till 6); Sat.-Sun., 12-4; research library closed Mon.; adults, $5, students w/ ID, $3, children 5 and under, free; info., www.fairfieldhs.org or 203-259-1598: Bravo! A Century of Theatre in Fairfield County, Sept. 25-April 1.
Danbury Museum & Historical Society, 43 Main St., 203-743-5200 or danburymuseum.org: Locally Grown Art, through March 24, on view Tues.-Fri., 10-3, and Sat., 10-4.
* John Jay Homestead State Historic Site, Rte. 22, Katonah, N.Y.; 914-232-5651 or www.johnjayhomestead.org: guided tours offered Tues.-Sat., 10-4; Sun., 11-4; $7/adults, $5/srs., students, free up to age 12: Slaves, Slavery and the Jay Family, through February, 2012.
NATURE/SCIENCE
* Darien Nature Center, 120 Brookside Rd.; free adm. Mon.-Fri., 9-4; Sat., 9-1; 203-655-7459: ongoing exhibits.
* Audubon Greenwich, 613 Riversville Rd.; adm. $5/adults, $3/children, srs.; greenwich.audubon.org or 203-869-5272: Kiernan Hall Nature Arts Gallery, in the Kimberlin Nature Education Center, open daily, 9-5 (12-5 on Sun.).
* The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk, 10 North Water St., Norwalk; 203-852-0700 or maritimeaquarium.org; open daily, 10-5 (till 6 in July and August; closed Thanksgiving and Christmas); $12.95 adults, $11.95 seniors, $9.95 children 2-12 (various combination passes avail. incl. IMAX theater): sharks, seals, river otters, sea turtles, jellies and more than 100 other species; Marine Lab, Ocean Playspace for toddlers; Africa: The Desert to the Sea, through Labor Day, 2012; seal feedings at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 and 3:45 p.m. daily; Meerkats, special exhibit, through Labor Day, 2012.
* New Canaan Nature Center, 144 Oenoke Ridge (Rte. 124); 203-966-9577 (for New York Botanical Garden program reg., call 1-800-322-6924): Saturday Videos, family program every Sat. at 2; Saturday Live Animal Demonstrations, every Sat. at 3. Center open Mon.-Sat., 9-4, Sun., 9-1; grounds open dawn to dusk daily.
* Stamford Museum & Nature Center, 39 Scofieldtown Rd., Mon.-Sat., holidays, 9-5, Sun., 11-5; non-res. adults $10, srs. and students (18+ w/ID), $8, children 4-17, $5, age 3 and younger, free; 203-322-1646 or www.stamfordmuseum.org: Centuries of Progress: American World’s Fairs 1853-1982, more than 125 objects, photographs, ephemera, Jan. 14-March 18.
GALLERIES, ETC.
The Tusk & Cup espresso bar and gelateria 51 Ethan Allen Hwy. (Rtes. 7 & 107), Ridgefield: Abstracted photographs by Richard Lerner of Redding, through February.
Rockwell Art Galleries-Ridgefield, 470 Main St., 203-894-8000: Verdure, featuring representational landscape painter Joseph Fama, transitional painter Brenda Jacobsen,figurative sculptor Danielle Langford, contemporary painter Josafine Weatherwax and plein air landscape painter Jack Vogler, Feb. 17-April 28, opening recept. Fri., Feb. 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Geary Gallery of Darien, 576 Post Rd.; open Wed.-Sat., 9:30-5; 203-655-6633 or gearygallery.com: A Breath of Spring, paintings by Barbara Lussier, land- and seascapes, Feb. 1-29.
Les Beaux Arts Gallery at Round Hill Community Church, 395 Round Hill Rd., Greenwich; 203-869-1091, open Mon.-Fri., 9-3, Sun., 11-noon: To the Extreme: Images of the Arctic and Antarctic, photography by Charles C. Kingsley, Jan. 17-Feb. 22.
Garden Education Center, 130 Bible St., Cos Cob; 203-869-9242 or gecgreenwich.org: Art Exhibit: Julie Satinover, Jan. 28-Feb. 29.
Photographs of Greenwich Scenes by Dan Fredland of Riverside, through February, at Village Barbers, 238 Sound Beach Ave., Old Greenwich; 203-637-1161.
UConn Stamford Gallery, 1 University Place: Faces of Winter 2012: A Daniel Greene Festival, Conn. Society of Pastel Artists Juried Portrait Exhibition and Symposium, Jan. 30-Feb. 24; info., csopa.org.
Amy Simon Fine Art, 1869 Post Rd. East, Westport; 203-259-1500 or amysimonfineart.com: Every Pictures Tells a Story: Amy Cheng; Xin Song; Laurel Sparks, Jan. 21-March 3; Tues.-Sat., 11-5:30.
Nylen Gallery at Picture This, 606 Post Rd. East, Westport; open Mon.-Fri., 9:30-5:30, Sat., 9:30-5; 203-227-6861: Happy Chinese New Year — The Art of Peter Landa, through Feb. 29.
Rockwell Gallery-Westport, 236 Post Rd. East; 203-227-1800: AKASHA, mixed media painter Karen Recor Green, multi-media artist Elise Black, and watercolorist Rosalind Oesterle, Jan. 27-April 21.
Piano As Art, three-way collaborative art exhibit by Penny Putnam and Shauna Holiman of Greenwich and Faust Harrison Pianos, on view through March 17, Faust Harrison Pianos, 214 Central Ave., White Plains, N.Y., 914-288-4000 or faustharrisonpianos.com; then on view March 22-May 3, opening Thur., March 22, 6-8 p.m., at The Flinn Gallery, 101 West Putnam Ave., Greenwich; 203-622-7947 or flinngallery.com.
Ulla Surland — Gallery Eleven-2, 11 Unquowa Rd., Fairfield; 203-259-1572: Lisie Orjuela, oil paintings on canvas, Jan. 21-March 3; gallery hours, Tues.-Sat., 11-6.
On Display@ Art & Frame of Danbury, 60 Newtown Rd./Rte. 6 Plaza; 203-748-0197: Water & Wood Art Exhibit, watercolors by Dennis Stuart and Zhu Aihua and handmade wood bowls and sculptures by Michael Agius, Jan. 8-Feb. 17, Mon.-Fri., 10-7 Sat., 10-6, Sun., 12-5.
Peter Lawrence Gallery, 703 Kent Rd. (Rte. 7), Gaylordsville; Fri.-Sun., noon to 5; 203-746-5533: Odyssey, 24 encaustic images by Marilee O’Gorman, Feb. 3-March 4; opening recept. featuring the wines of White Silo Winery, Sun., Feb. 5, 3-5 p.m.
Behnke Doherty Gallery, 6 Greenhill Rd., Washington Depot; Fri.-Sat., 11-5, Sun., 12-4; 860-868-1655 or behnkedoherty.com: Third Annual Invitational Group Exhibition, Jan. 13-April 1, 33 artists’ paintings, works on paper, sculpture and ceramics.
Good News Cafe and Gallery, 694 Main St. South Woodbury; 203-266-4663 or: Mind in Motion, paintings by Sebastian DiStefano, Jan. 31-March 20.
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