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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...

It’s not all ‘Bloom and Doom’ for New London’s Kat Murphy

 April 16, 2013; Updated: 1:39 pm

As every new mother can understand, artist Kat Murphy of New London hasn't had the space and time to create a cohesive body of work since the birth of her daughter Greta Maeve three years ago.
But...

The days to gaze

 April 16, 2013; Updated: 6:40 pm

Connecticut College will celebrate National Astronomy Day by offering the public binocular and telescopic views of the night sky on Friday, April 19, from 7:30 to 10 p.m. (rain or shine) at the Olin Observatory and the Olin Science Center.

Nautilus museum now open

 April 13, 2013; Updated: 4:46 pm

With work completed ahead of schedule, the Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571), the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, and the Submarine Force Library and Museum, the Navy's official submarine museum, has reopened, following a semi-annual...

At Lyman Allyn, an artful Courtney Love

 April 12, 2013; Updated: 1:22 am

At Friday night's opening at the Lyman Allyn Art Museum, Courtney Love — the famed rocker who's showing her drawings and paintings at the New London museum — was surrounded no matter where she moved by a dizzying crush of fans.

Some love for Love

 April 9, 2013; Updated: 5:10 pm

The entire world knows many things about Courtney Love - chiefly that she was married to Nirvana's Kurt Cobain, has had her wild days, and was/is the leader of the successful crunch-pop band Hole. But how many of you knew she was a...

Adrien Broom's current project thrives in living color

 April 7, 2013; Updated: 5:46 pm

White and red are finished. Yellow is about to begin. Green and blue are scheduled for spring and summer. Orange is waiting for pumpkin season. Purple will follow. And a rainbow will wrap it all up by next winter.

Waterfront inspires local photo show

 April 2, 2013; Updated: 4:34 pm

Despite his omni-presence throughout New London, you probably wouldn't recognize Tom Bombria - and that's because his face is always hidden behind his camera. The dude is everywhere, snapping away at all sorts of events and happenings,...

Call for fine craft artists

 April 2, 2013; Updated: 4:07 pm

The Hygienic Art Galleries, 79-83 Bank St., New London, seeks fine crafters to exhibit in its ninth annual Outdoor Fine Crafts Festival during the New London SailFest weekend on Saturday, July 13, and Sunday, July 14. The festival features cash...

ACGOW seeks entries to regional show

 March 31, 2013; Updated: 2:10 pm

The Artists' Cooperative Gallery of Westerly (ACGOW) invites area artists to enter its 20th Regional Art Exhibit, scheduled for May.

Close to 400 pieces are submitted annually with approximately 115 works selected. This year's show will be...

RISD presents the art of list-making

 March 30, 2013; Updated: 6:51 pm

Ten things you need to know about "Lists: To-dos, Illustrated Inventories, Collected Thoughts, and Other Artists' Enumerations from the Smithsonian's Archives of American Art," an exhibition at the RISD Museum of Art in Providence.

Heming's works capture The Great White North

 March 29, 2013; Updated: 6:14 pm

During Arthur Heming's life - he died in 1940 at the age of 70 - he was one of Canada's most famous artists.
His work helped to mold people's view of Canada as a place of wilderness and adventure. His...

YCBA presents Edwardian-era art

 March 24, 2013; Updated: 4:21 pm

Many Americans are quite familiar with Edwardian England, thanks to the British TV series "Downton Abbey." Fans caught between seasons of the popular show might find inspiration at the newly opened exhibition at Yale Center for British...

Call for young artists

 March 23, 2013; Updated: 4:46 pm

The submission process is underway for the 2013 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to high school students, grades 9 through 12, and the winner will be selected at the District Art Show and Competition on Friday, May 3. The...

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