The Artists' Journal — Connecticut
Perseverance: Three Artists Work through Stressful Times
Art Show Artist Community Connecticut Exhibit Gallery New Haven
Artist Elbert Hubbard once said “art is not a thing, it is a way.” For City Gallery artists Susan Newbold, Ruth Sack, and Michael Zack, art has been the way to work through 2020 — a creative process through which to interpret the layers of challenges we’ve all faced over the past year. PERSEVERANCE: THREE ARTISTS WORK THROUGH STRESSFUL TIMES will be on view from January 2 - January 31, Saturday & Sunday, 2PM - 4PM or by appointment. Artists will be in the gallery on January 2 (Michael Zack), January 3 (Ruth Sack), and January 31 (Susan Newbold).Susan Newbold’s...
Coping: Responding through Art
Connecticut Coronavirus COVID-19 Exhibit Gallery Hartford County
Recent events have brought immense social and societal upheaval, to which no one is immune; and people have long looked to art as a way of coping with, expressing, understanding, and escaping from change in the world we live in. The new exhibit at Arts Center East, Coping: Responding through Art, showcases how artists are responding to global issues, from Environmental Awareness and Natural Disasters, to Politics and Government, Racial, Social, and Economic Inequality, Gender Identity and Representation, Mental Health, and more.
Artists’ Cultivate Hope, Caring during COVID-19 Crisis
Artist Community Connecticut coronavirus covid-19
COVID-19 has turned the world upside down. Amidst the initial chaos and uncertainty, heroes have risen. We are truly grateful to those on front lines—first responders, the medical community, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, restauranteurs… the list goes on. It is because of them that we have hope… and know that, united, we can make it through the storm and ultimately sail calmer seas. For me, the upside in all of this is that it is truly wonderful to see communities come together--supporting each other, local businesses and individuals. And, as always, many in the creative community have stepped up—determined to...
New Project Brings Art Into View
Art Show Artist Community Connecticut Exhibit Gallery
The pulse of any city lies in the heartbeat of its Main Street. People travel on these thoroughfares all hours of the day and night--attracted by a plethora of eateries, offices and retail spaces that line these city streets. Amidst these thriving communities, however, there are always a handful of storefronts in transition; vacant spaces with empty windows that sap energy from an otherwise vibrant scene. From Seattle to San Francisco, New York to L.A -- major metropolises across the country are exploring creative ways to transform these empty spaces into works of art -- literally. Putting Art In View in Danbury...