Connecticut is rich with art galleries, museums and artists in all corners of the state, with gorgeous and engaging exhibits opening every week. Venues that are open to the public, as well as outdoor exhibits, are listed.
Hartford County
Amistad Center for Art & Culture, inside the Wadsworth Atheneum at 600 Main St. in Hartford: “Merik Goma: My Heart is Light in the Void” is up to Aug. 27. amistadcenter.org.
Real Art Ways, 56 Arbor St. in Hartford: “Speaking Sentences Backwards,” a show of work by Paloma Izquierdo, Miguel Gaydosh, Matthew Schreiber, Laura Henriksen, Jeremy Toussaint-Baptiste and Dylan Hausthor, and “Barricade: Jim Whitten” are up to Aug. 6. “Parir los pétalos: Romina Chuls” is up to July 16. “A Temporary Weight: Roni Aviv” is up to Aug. 20. realartways.org.
Conrad L. Mallett Gallery at Capital Community College, 950 Main St. in Hartford: Artwork inspired by Asian aesthetic influences is on exhibit until Aug. 10. capitalcc.edu/mallett
Concourse Gallery in Connecticut General Assembly’s Legislative Office Building, 300 Capitol Ave. in Hartford: “The American Flag: Red, White and New,” an exhibit of flag art photos by Robert Carley, is up July 3 to 30.
Hartford Public Library: “Expressions in Sound and Motion,” an exhibit of jazz photography by Maurice D. Robertson, are on view at the Albany Library, 1250 Albany Ave., and Park Street Library @ the Lyric, 603 Park St., until Aug. 31. hplct.org.
Gallery at Welles-Turner Memorial Library, 2407 Main St. in Glastonbury: “Jean Dalton: Artist’s Choice” is up July 6 to Aug. 26. wtml.info.
Main Street in Hartford: A stroll down Main Street provides ample artworks to view. In front of the library, there is a sculpture by David Hayes and a statue of Mark Twain. Between City Hall and Wadsworth Atheneum is Alexander Calder’s massive red “Stegosaurus.” In front of the Atheneum is a newly refurbished statue of Nathan Hale. Across the street from the Atheneum is Carl Andre’s “Stone Field Sculpture.” thewadsworth.org.
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St. in Hartford: “I Am Seen…Therefore, I Am: Isaac Julien and Frederick Douglass” is up to Sept. 24. “Lisa Alvarado / MATRIX 192 / Spinning Echo” is up to Sept. 3. “Chasing Rembrandt: The Wadsworth’s Quest for a Rembrandt,” a show about the museum’s as-yet unsuccessful attempt to acquire a Rembrandt, which exhibits three Atheneum acquisitions that turned out to not be Rembrandts, is up to July 23. Rembrandt’s “The Return of Tobias and the Angel” will be on view until July 23. “Justine Kurland: Girl Pictures” and “Surrealism and Modernism: Highlights from the Collection” are up to Sept. 10. “Relax! Leisure and Style” is up to July 23. thewadsworth.org.
New England Air Museum, 36 Perimeter Road in Windsor Locks: An exhibit about New England women who made significant contributions to the history of aviation, an exhibit about the Windsor Locks tornado and an exhibit about the Kosciuszko Squadron are on permanent display. An exhibit on the Tuskegee Airmen will be on exhibit permanently. neam.org.
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, One Elizabeth St. in Hartford: “Journeys: Boys of the Chinese Educational Mission” is up until July 30. “The Bicycle Game,” a history of bicycles focusing on Hartford’s Pope Manufacturing Company, is up until fall. connecticutmuseum.org.
New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington St.: “From the Vault: Post-War to Contemporary Art” is up to Oct. 29. Artists include Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Kay Sage, Anni and Josef Albers, Sol LeWitt, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, Jim Dine, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith and Titus Kaphar. “Masterworks of Shaker Design: A Tale of Two Enfields” is up to Aug. 6. “Eva LeWitt” is up until Nov. 11. “Walter Wick: Hidden Wonders!” is up to Sept. 3. “Ellen Carey: Struck by Light” is up to Jan. 28. nbmaa.org.
Monastery Gallery of Art at Holy Family Retreat Center, 303 Tunxis Road in West Hartford: “Beauty Saves,” a show about the healing power of art, is up to July 28. monasterygallery.art.
Gallery 66, 66 West Main St. in New Britain: “Proclaimed Freedom,” an exhibit of work about diversity, inclusivity and Pride, is up to Aug. 11. Artists are Adis Hallovic, Craig DiAngelo, Dana Simmons, Daniell Keane, James D’Amore, Jordan Jones, Mike Tegtmeier, Mel Nwokocha, Michele Fischer-Paul, Pepo, Sarah Grote and Victor Telez. facebook.com/Gallery66NewBritain.
Farmington Valley Arts Center, 25 Arts Center Drive in Avon: “Gone Fishing” and “Souvenirs: Mike Genovese” are up the month of July. artsfvac.org.
Gallery on the Green, on the town green in Canton: The 63rd anniversary show and a solo show of work by Dave McCary is up July 7 to Aug. 5. galleryonthegreen.org.
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Museum, 135 Lang Road in Windsor: “‘Visitors’ in the Valley: Exploring Housing Accommodations Extended to Migrant Laborers During World Ward II” is up to Oct. 28. tobaccohistsoc.org.
Avon Town Hall, 60 West Main St.: The Avon Arts Association show will be up to Aug. 19. avonarts.org.
Art Gallery at University of Saint Joseph, 1678 Asylum Ave. in West Hartford: “A Summer Miscellany from the Collection” is up to Aug. 26. usj.edu/arts/art-museum.
Lost Acres Vineyard, 80 Lost Acres Road in North Granby: Work by Mike Laiuppa & Karen Israel is up June 30 to July 30. lostacresvineyard.com.
Webb Deane Stevens Museum, 211 Main St. in Wethersfield: “Threaded Voices,” “Webb Deane Stevens Rebranded” and “The Story Beneath our Feet: Pyquag and ‘Weathersfield'” are on view. wdsmuseum.org.
Galleries @ WORK_SPACE, 903 Main St. in Manchester: “Themeless” and work by Crystal Valladares up to July 28. workspacemanchester.com.
Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Ave. in Hartford: “Diversity,” a group show, is up to Aug. 3. Artists are Michelle Thomas, Lindaluz Carrillo, Tara Marie Blackwell, Kristina Kolosova and Hannah Petrikovsky. charteroakcenter.org.
Chase Family Gallery at Mandell JCC, 335 Bloomfield Ave. in West Hartford: “Unbridled Discoveries,” a show of photography by Rebecca Rothstein, is up July 3 to 27. mandelljcc.org.
Mark Twain House and Museum, 351 Farmington Ave. in Hartford: “For Business or Pleasure: Twain’s Summer Sojourns,” a show with artifacts from the Clemens family’s summer vacations in Old Saybrook, Elmira, New York and Dublin, New Hampshire. One of the artifacts is one of Twain’s legendary white suit coats. It runs to the end of the year. marktwainhouse.org.
Kent Library, 50 North Main St. in Suffield: Artwork by Joan Nelson is up the entire month of July. suffield-library.org.
Litchfield County
Kent Historical Society, 4 Studio Hill Road in Kent: “Sticks & Stands: An Exhibition of Candlesticks and Candlestands from Private Collections” is up to the end of summer. kenthistoricalsociety.org.
American Mural Project, 90 Whiting St. in Winsted: Mural dedicated to American working people, five stories high and 120 feet wide, is open for viewing Friday and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday noon to 5 p.m. $12, $10 seniors, $5 students, ages 4 and younger free, $25 for a season pass. americanmuralproject.org.
Five Points Gallery, 33 Main St. in Torrington: Running from to July 15: “Holding the Center Still: Redux: Debra Weisberg (in collaboration with dancer/choreographer Paula Higa),” “Family Snapshots: Nikko Sedgwick” and “A View of Humanity” Karen Bonanno, Camille Eskell, Jennifer Knaus and Gerald Saladyga. fivepointsarts.org.
James Barron Art, 17 Old Barn Road in Kent: On view to July 7: “Ghost of a Dream: without a king, everybody wants some heaven,” a show of work made from discarded lottery tickets by Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom; “Poetry for the Underdog,” a show of work by Sidival Fila, Vera Girivi, Elisabetta Maestro, Mike Ousley, Reza Shafahi, Ashley Shapiro, Janet Sobel and Elisabetta Zangrandi; and “Dawn Clements: Nothing Happens Fast” is on view. The gallery is open by appointment only at 917-514-3762. jamesbarronart.com.
Craven Contemporary, 4 Fulling Lane in Kent: Five Years” is up to July 2. Artists in the anniversary show are Alex Katz, Andy Warhol, Jonas Wood, David Shrigley, Damien Hirst, Alex Prager, Danielle Orchard, Marilyn Minter, Bruno Leydet, Daniel Murray, Mickalene Thomas and Nicolas Party. artnet.com/galleries/craven-contemporary/artworks.
Furnace Art on Paper Archive, 107 Main St. in Falls Village: “Jennifer Riley: Arches and Arrows” is up to July 9. furnace-artonpaperarchive.com.
Carol Corey Fine Art, 6 North Main St. in Kent: “She Then Turned Away” is up to July 9. The exhibit is based on a short story by James Salomon. Artists in the show are Achille Salvagni, Alexis Rockman, Barry Blitt, Cynthia Wick, Dozier Bell, Fabio Gnessi, Fitzhugh Karol, John Gordon Gauld, Kara Walker, Mark Mennin, Ned Smyth, Nicholas Howey, Richard Pasquarelli, Roz Chast, Tim Nighswander, Tina Scepanovic, Toni Ross and William Stuart. carolcoreyfineart.com.
Washington Art Association, 4 Bryan Memorial Plaza in Washington Depot: “3 Artists: Matthew Lopas, Jackie Lima & Mark Lewis” is up to July 23. washingtonartassociation.org.
David M. Hunt Library, 63 Main St. in Falls Village: “Seeing Double, Take Two: The Art of Janet Andre Block and Kate Stiassni” is up to July 14.” huntlibrary.org.
Kenise Barnes Fine Art, 7 Fulling Lane in Kent: “Brett Eberhardt and Gregory Hennen” is up to July 2. “Days I Have Held, Days I Have Lost,” a show of work by Amanda Acker, David Konigsberg, KK Kozik, Sally Maca and David Licata, is up to July 2. “The Warmth of Blue: Janna Watson” is up July 8 to Aug. 20. kbfa.com.
New London County
Gilbert V. Boro Studio 80 + Sculpture Grounds, 80 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: The sculpture grounds, with works by Boro and other artists, is on private property but is open to the public. Boro asks guests not to enter any buildings. A YouTube video about the grounds, part of the Smithsonian Channel documentary series “America: Over the Edge,” can be seen at gilbertboro.com.
Norwich Arts Center, 60 Broadway: The annual members show is up to July 29. norwicharts.org/exhibits.
Lyme Academy of Fine Arts, 84 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “Cirque De La Vie,” a show of work by Bo Bartlett is up to June 30. lymeacademy.edu.
Florence Griswold Museum, 96 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “Object Lessons in American Art: Selections from the Princeton University Art Museum,” including work by Mary Cassatt, Marsden Hartley, John Singleton Copley, Minor White, Rande Cook, Henry Inman, Renee Cox, David Drake, Titus Kaphar, Rembrandt Peale, Sarah Perkins, Georgia O’Keeffe, Grace Hartigan, The Guerrilla Girls, Asher Brown Durand and others, is up to Sept. 10. flogris.org.
Mystic Museum of Art, 9 Water St.: “From Crisis To Color: Derrière Le Miroir / Behind The Mirror” is up to Sept. 24. mysticmuseumofart.org.
Mystic Aquarium, 55 Coogan Blvd.: “Dino Seas: An Immersive Journey” is on view. mysticaquarium.org.
Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “The Beauty Within,” young artists’ perspectives on people in their lives, is up to July 16. lymeartassociation.org.
Cooley Gallery, 25 Lyme St. in Old Lyme: “It’s a Spring Thing” is up to July 8. cooleygallery.com.
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, 213 Pequot Ave. in Mystic: The 112th annual juried exhibition is up to July 22. ctacademy.org.
Slater Memorial Art Museum on the grounds of Norwich Free Academy, 305 Broadway: Jac Lahav’s “The Great Americans” series, including images of notable Norwich residents such as David Ruggles, Sarah Harris Fayerweather and Samuel Ashbow Jr., runs to Sept. 8. slatermuseum.org.
Thames River Gallery, 239 Bank St. in New London: “Passion,” featuring work by 13 artists, is up to July 15. The artists are Thomas Adkins, Gwen Basilica, Hilaire Cote, Alison C. Ives, Ray Johnson, Jr., David McKay, Lisa Miceli, T.R. Mockler, Brechin Morgan, Dominic Moriarty, Howard Park, Len Swec and Susan Van Winkle. facebook.com/thamesrivergalleryct
Hygienic Art Galleries, 79 Bank St. in New London: “Destinations,” art by Katie Jurkiewicz, Margaret Freedman and Nathan Katz, is up to July 22. hygienic.org.
Lyman Allyn Art Museum, 625 Williams St. in New London: “Small Wonders: Insects in Focus” is up to July 23. “Barkley L. Hendricks in New London” runs to Sept. 3. “John T. Hill: Random Access” is up to Sept. 10. lymanallyn.org.
Mystic Seaport Museum, 75 Greenmanville Ave.: “Alexis Rockman: Oceanus” is up until April 2024. mysticseaport.org.
New Haven County
Gallery at the Institute Library, 847 Chapel St. in New Haven: “Oasis,” a group show, is up to Sept. 16. institutelibrary.org.
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, 51 Trumbull St. in New Haven: “Embodied Knowledge,” a group show, is up to July 30. “Nail Art Gallery” is up to July 30. elycenter.org.
Kehler Liddell Gallery, 873 Whalley Ave. in New Haven: “KLG 20th Anniversary Exhibition” is up June 29 to July 30. kehlerliddellgallery.com.
Perspectives Gallery @ Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, south entrance, in Hamden: “Where Beauty Resides” is up to Sept. 6. Artists are Eoin Burke, Heide Follin, Katie Jurkiewicz, Clara Nartey and Patty Weise. elycenter.org.
Guilford Art Center, 411 Church St.: “For Your Consideration: ArtSpace Flatfile” is up to July 30. guilfordartcenter.org.
Yale University Art Gallery, 1111 Chapel St. in New Haven: “In a New Light: Paintings from the Yale Center for British Art” is up to Dec. 3, while the British Art museum is closed for conservation. “Thinking Small: Dutch Art to Scale,” a show of 17th-century artworks, is up to July 23. artgallery.yale.edu.
Susan Powell Fine Art, 679 Boston Post Road in Madison: “Summer in New England” is up to Aug. 12. Artists are Kathy Anderson, Del-Bourree Bach, Harley Bartlett, Paul Batch, Paul Beebe, Peter Bergeron, Zufar Bikbov, Kelly Birkenruth, Deborah Chabrian, David Dunlop, Laurie Flaherty, Neal Hughes, Tom Hughes, Carol Jenkins, Jim Laurino, Andrew Lattimore, James Magner, Anne McGrory, Leonard Mizerek, Deborah Quinn-Munson, Dennis Sheehan, Jeanne Rosier Smith, Katie Swatland, George Van Hook, Sandra Wakeen and Laura Westlake. susanpowellfineart.com.
Palestine Museum US, 1764 Litchfield Turnpike, Suite 200, in Woodbridge: The museum of works by Palestinian artists is open by appointment only at palestinemuseum.us.
New Haven Museum, 114 Whitney Ave.: “Factory,” which documents the history of the former New Haven Clock Company factory, is up through the fall. newhavenmuseum.org.
City Gallery, 994 State St. in New Haven: “Textures and Elements: Joy Bush, Jennifer Davies, Esthea Kim, Tom Peterson” is up July 7 to 30. city-gallery.org.
Mattatuck Museum, 144 West Main St. in Waterbury: “Blurring Boundaries: The Women of American Abstract Artists, 1936 – Present” is up to Sept. 3. Artists are Perle Fine, Esphyr Slobodkina, Charmion von Wiegand, Irene Rice Pereira, Alice Trumbull Mason, Gertrude Greene, Ce Roser, Irene Rousseau, Judith Murray, Alice Adams, Merrill Wagner and Katinka Mann. “Ancestral Heirloom: The Art of Ifeyinwa Joy Chiamonwu” is up to Aug. 20. The historical exhibit “Waterbury’s Soap Box Derby” is up to Jan. 30, 2024. “Apollo’s Mirror: Recent Art by Thomas McKnight” is up to Sept. 3. mattmuseum.org.
NXTHVN, 169 Henry St. in New Haven: “Common Practice: Public Access,” an exhibit of “the impact of basketball as a cultural medium and its capacity for community building,” runs to Sept. 3. It features work by Anwulika Anigbo, Jeanne Matoussamy-Ashe, Kevin Couliau, Daniel Ramos, Robin Rhode, Paul Anthony Smith, Ashley Tillery, Shan Wallace, D’Angelo Lovell Williams and others. nxthvn.com.
Fairfield County
Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 258 Main St. in Ridgefield: “Prima Materia: The Periodic Table in Contemporary Art” is up to Aug. 27. “Amy Brener: Harbingers” is up to Sept. 3. “Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers” is up to Jan. 7. aldrichart.org.
The Glass House, 199 Elm St. in New Canaan: “Mark Mennin: Processi,” an exhibit of work by the master stonecarver, is up to Dec. 15 theglasshouse.org.
Bruce Museum, One Museum Drive in Greenwich: “American Modernism” and “Then is Now: Contemporary Black Art in America” are up to July 9. “Penguins: Past and Present” is up to Aug. 6. “Material Matters: The Sculptures of Elie Nadelman” is up to Sept. 24. “The William L. Richter Collection” is up to Oct. 15. “Connecticut Impressionism” is up to March 17, 2024. “Gabriel Dawe: Plexus No. 43” is up to Feb. 1, 2026. “Mark Dion and Alexis Rockman: Journey to Nature’s Underworld” is on view. brucemuseum.org.
Center for Contemporary Printmaking in Mathews Park, 299 West Ave. in Norwalk: “14th Biennial International Miniature Print Exhibition” is up to Aug. 20. contemprints.org.
The CAMP Gallery, 190 Main St. in Westport: “In the Mix,” a group exhibit, and “Alone With her Head: Mabelin Castellanos” are up to July 29. thecampgallery.com.
MoCA Westport, 19 Newtown Turnpike: “Richard Tsao: The Constant Gardener” and “Sao: Inner Landscapes” are up June 29 to Aug. 20. mocawestport.org.
Saugatuck Train Station, 1 Railroad Place in Westport: A lenticular portrait of Olympic silver medalist and Westport resident Julia Marino, created by Miggs Burroughs, is on exhibit until summer 2023.
Carriage Barn Arts Center, Waveny Park, 681 South Ave. in New Canaan: “The Flower Show” is up to July 8. Artists are Betty Ball, Nancy Breakstone, Christian Peltenburg Brechneff, Lynne Byrne, Dianna Cantania, Jennie Carr, Kevin Ford, Ellen Hoverkamp, Heather Jones, Brian Kaspr, Lori Leckliter Slotkin, Laney Lloyd, Martie MacKay, Julie Bowers Murphy, Tim Nighswander, Kristin Pierce, Molly Scott, John Starinovich, Payton Cossel Turner and Carlyle Upson. carriagebarn.org.
Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road: “War, Maps, Mystery: Dutch Mapmaker Bernard Romans and the American Revolution” is up to July 9. fairfieldhistory.org.
Heather Gaudio Fine Art, 78 Elm St. in New Canaan: “Gustavo Bonevardia: Structured Survey” is up to June 10. “Kathleen Kucka: Strange Attractor” is up to July 18. heathergaudiofineart.com.
Fairfield University Art Museum, 200 Barlow Road in Fairfield: “In Their Element(s): Women Artists Across Media” is in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries to July 15. Artists in that show are Laurie Simmons, Bea Nettles, Donna Ferrato, Linda Stein, Elaine Cameron-Weir, Althea-Murphy Price, Maya Freelon and Sonya Clarke. fairfield.edu/museum.
Silvermine Arts Center, 1037 Silvermine Road in New Canaan: “Queerwerks,” art by LGBTQ artists, is up to July 13. silvermineart.org.
The Gallery at Still River Editions, 128 East Liberty St. in Danbury: “Flag Bearers: Jennie Carr, Keisha Rollins, Roxy Savage, Mark Savoia and Rita Valley,” a show of flags and flag-like motifs, is up July 8 to Sept. 29. stillrivereditions.com.
Tolland County
Ballard Institute Museum of Puppetry, at 1 Royce Circle at UConn in Storrs: “Myths, Legends, and Spectacle: Masks and Puppets of Ralph Lee” will be on view to July 9. bimp.uconn.edu.
William Benton Museum of Art, 245 Glenbrook Road at UConn in Storrs: “In/Outside,” work that ponders what it means to be an outsider or an insider, is up to July 30. “Encounters with the Collection: Celebrating Art by Women” is up until July 28, 2024. benton.uconn.edu.
Arts Center East, 709 Hartford Turnpike in Vernon: “Ekphrastic Extravaganza: Art & Poetry” is up to July 22. artscentereast.org.
Middlesex County
Wesleyan Potters, 350 South Main St. in Middletown: “20/20 Two Decades of Crystalline, Fire and Metal,” pottery and jewelry by Steven Bernard and Cindy Koniushesky, is up to Aug. 13. wesleyanpotters.com.
Katharine Hepburn Museum, at the Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center at 300 Main St. in Old Saybrook: Artifacts from the life and career of Katharine Hepburn are on permanent display. thekate.org.
Spectrum Art Gallery, 61 Main St. in the Centerbrook section of Essex: “Nature Celebrates” is up to July 8. Artists are Kelly Taylor, Linda Hallinan, Lisa Ludwig, Victoria Williams, Paul Baldassini, Megan Emily Ely, Suzanne Sholly, Yudit Barr, Phil Atiyeh, Brian Dudek, Zili Zhang, Robert Thomas, Scott Camphausen, Mallorie Ostrowitz, Dianne Roberts, Paul Essenfeld, John Lamirande, Lyn Harper, Elayne Stratz, Emily VanDerMaelen, Jessica Dickens, Kristie Foss and Sandra Huber. spectrumartgallery.org.
Chester Gallery, 76 Main St.: “The Art of Books and the Written Word” is up to July 20. Artists are Michael Toti, David Schulz, Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, A-N-D, Madeline Djerejian, Sean Kernan, Cheryl Seaver, Jan Cummings Good, Peter Good, Skip Hine, Ben DiNino and Michael Theise. visit-chester.com.
Windham County
Top Shelf Gallery at Fletcher Memorial Library, 257 Main St. in Hampton: “Skies and Silhouettes: Jennifer Zern” is up in July and August. fletchermemoriallibrary.org.
Susan Dunne can be reached at sdunne@courant.com.
