Walter Wick (b. 1953) Mirror Maze from I SPY Fun House, 1993 Pigmented Inkjet photograph, 50 x 36 in. (c) Walter Wick Studio

Bruce Museum
One Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT

http://brucemuseum.org/

• New Exhibition! Coming Full Circle: The Greenwich Art Society Celebrates 100 at the Bruce Museum, on view February 11 – April 1, 2012.
• Sunday, February 12, 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Astronomy Family Day.
• Tuesday-Friday, February 14, 15, 16, 17, 10:30 am. School Vacation Workshops: Fine Arts in Greenwich for grades 1-3.
• Monday, February 20, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. The Museum is open for the President’s Day Holiday.
• Thursday, February 23, 12:30 – 1:15 pm. Look and See for Young Museum Visitors: Can You See What I See? For children ages 3-5 with an adult.

Bruce Museum
One Museum Drive
Greenwich, CT
October 8 and 9, 2011
10am-5pm

The popular Bruce Museum Outdoor Arts Festival, which takes place on the grounds of the Museum, is a juried event featuring more than 85 artists from 20 different states across the country. Paintings, drawings, original prints, mixed media pieces, sculpture and photography are all available for purchase directly from the artists.

From 12 noon to 4 pm both days there will be live music by the band Ubuntu, a rootsy rock ensemble, as well as classical solo guitarists Ed Wright and Annalisa Ewald. A children’s drawing contest and family art activities are offered free inside the Museum, and a variety of food choices will be available outside. At 2 pm both days, pastel artist Carol Boucher will give a pastel drawing demonstartion and will invite audience participation. Her booth is set up right in front of the Museum entrance.

Opening Reception

Art to the Avenue
Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut
May 5-30, 2011

In its fourteenth year, Art to the Avenue is again upon us.  Stroll down the Avenue and take in this beautiful Art Show.  The show runs until the end of May.  Click here for printable version of map.

Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive
Greenwich, Connecticut

June 4, 2011 – June 26, 2011

The Bruce Museum in Greenwich CT, will be presenting the second annual, “iCreate!”Teen Art Exhibition, from Saturday, June 4, 2011, through Sunday, June 26, 2011. The exhibition will be on view in the Bruce Museum’s Bantle Lecture Gallery and will feature approximately 30 prize-winning artworks by regional high school students. Organized by the Bruce Museum’s Youth@Bruce, the show will consist of a juried selection of two-dimensional pieces including paintings, drawings, mixed media, and hand-drawn or hand-painted digital works. Students must first register for the competition at www.youthbruce.com, and then will email three digital pieces to mlendenmann@brucemuseum.org. Youth@Bruce is working with the Bruce Museum’s Volunteer Program Manager Mary Ann Lendenmann, who will contact area high school art departments, distribute fliers, and update news on their “iCreate” Facebook group for those interested in participating. Last year over 160 entries were received from students throughout Fairfield and Westchester counties.

An independent three-member jury will be judging the work and will award cash prizes of $500, $250, and $100 for the top three entries. The original art of the top 30 winning entries will be mounted in the Museum’s Bantle Lecture Gallery. Digital images of all the artists’ entries will be shown in a slide-show, together with local high school students recorded music, presented on an iPad framed and mounted in the gallery.

Audubon Greenwich
613 Riversville Road
Thursday, February 24, 2011
12:00-2:00pm

 Audubon At Home Art Lecture and Lunch Series

 John James Audubon is widely considered one of the greatest naturalists and artists of all time. Since 1823, when Robert Havell created the first copies of John James Audubon’s watercolor images of the Birds of America, people have marveled at their beauty and spent millions to own them. Audubon’s original watercolors are now a priceless part of America’s cultural heritage, kept under the strictest of curatorial conditions at the New-York Historical Society. However, over the past 190 years, various reproductions of the Havell series have been created. Each version has served a specific purpose for bird lovers and art lovers alike, as well as for the art market. While in 1850 a collector could buy the complete Havell portfolio for about $1,000, in December 2010 a bound edition sold at auction for approximately $10 million!

In 2010, renowned naturalist art expert and dealer, Joel Oppenheimer, obtained exclusive rights from the New-York Historical Society to reproduce an historic issue of the complete watercolor works of John James Audubon’s Birds of America. This first edition marks a unique opportunity for collectors to own actual-size fine art prints of Audubon’s original watercolors. By mutual agreement between the New-York Historical Society and Oppenheimer Editions, this exclusive printing will not be duplicated for a minimum of seventy-five years. Utilizing the most advanced imaging technology available, the prints are made with archival pigments on acid-free imported watercolor paper. As a result, the images are virtual recreations of the originals in the Historical Society’s famous Audubon collection.

The high resolution scans created for these editions will be the first to be included in a new digital archive of Audubon’s watercolors, “a resource for both conservators and art historians,” notes Louise Mirrer, President and CEO of the New-York Historical Society. “This edition will also allow more of Audubon’s audience to witness these great images in person.”

To learn more about John James Audubon, his ornithology, and his art, attend the opening of the Audubon At Home Art Lecture and Lunch Series. Joel Oppenheimer will present an insightful lecture on Audubon’s finest pieces, guide you through the various editions that have been created, highlighting their significance and value, and discuss the watercolors themselves and his process that has made them available to collectors on a very limited edition. Examples of the Oppenheimer Audubon watercolors collection will be on display and available for purchase before and after the lecture and lunch.

There is no charge for this event. Lunch will be served and RSVPs are required. For more information or to register, please contact Jeff Cordulack at jcordulack@audubon.org or 203-869-5272 x239. http://greenwich.audubon.org

Greenwich Arts Council
Bendheim Gallery
299 Greenwich Avenue
Greenwich, Connecticut
January 14 – February 12, 2011
10:00am to 5:00pm

The Greenwich Art Society presents its annual juried exhibition. Works in all media are displayed, and the selection of art for exhibition and cash prizes will be made by a nationally distinguished juror. This year’s juror is Nora Lawrence, Assistant Curator in the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC. All works in the exhibition will be for sale.

For more information about the show, call 203.629.1533

Garden By The Sea - Ilse Gordon

Greenwich Historical Society
39 Strickland Road
Cos Cob
203.869.6899

Exhibit: June 23 – August 11, 2010

Seeking to walk in the footsteps of the American Impressionist art colony painters, Ms. Gordon, a Cos Cob resident sets her paintings in lush gardens and along local shores, and reinterprets these artists’ visions, incorporating European Impressionist, Japanese and graphic influences in her work. Her varied subject matter chronicles the passage of time, the few remaining farms in town, the ever-changing movement at Greenwich Point, and the course of the sun in its infinitely subtle gradations of shadow and light.

An opening reception for the exhibition is planned for June 24 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., and Ms. Gordon will host an on-site gallery talk on July 11 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. All works featured in “Greenwich Revisited: One Hundred Summers Later” will be available for purchase.

An exhibition of more than 24 pastels and oil paintings entitled “Color within Color – Landscape and Still Life” opened January 11, 2010 at The Gallery at Greenwich Tavern. The exhibit showcases the work of Rowayton artist Betty Ball.

Ball has been working professionally as a designer and a fine artist since receiving her BFA from The Rhode Island School of Design in 1978. She exhibits her work in local galleries in the northeast, and has won numerous awards for both her fine art and design. When not painting en plein air, Ball works in her Rowayton studio.

Greenwich Tavern owners Moe Gad and Rafael Palomino agree that combining great food with beautiful artwork is a winning combination. With the assistance of Leslie Mueller, a local designer, artist and host of Cablevision’s award winning program “Art & Style”, The Gallery has been created within Greenwich Tavern to showcase the artwork of local artists.

The “Color Within Color” exhibit will run through February 28. Gallery hours are 11:30am – 10:00pm daily. The Gallery is located at 1392 East Putnam Avenue and can be contacted by calling 203.698.9033 or visiting http://greenwichtavern.net/.

“I am particularly fascinated with the layers of color that define shape and create the beautiful atmospheres that I find so compelling in my subjects. By moving from landscape to still life, and from paint to pastel, I am able to see each with a fresh vision. As a landscape painter, I have been fortunate to have access to the rich natural beauty of local land trust properties. The landscapes of Darien, New Canaan, and Rowayton are featured in this show; as well as the fields of Shelburne Farms, Vermont.” Betty Ball

About Greenwich Tavern
Greenwich Tavern comes from a desire to offer an affordable, comfort-style dining experience. An American menu and lively, comfortable bar will take guests back to the days when this location was a Greenwich institution. Chef Rafael Palomino’s menu offers traditional American dishes using fresh, high-quality ingredients, and combine a ‘down-home’ sensibility with a luxury flair.  Much of the menu emphasizes small-plates and sharable items. Signature dishes include caramelized salmon, grandma’s mac’n cheese, and braised Angus short ribs.

The New York Times critic Patricia Brooks recently gave the Greenwich Tavern an “Excellent” rating.

Located in Old Greenwich, CT at 1392 East Putnam Avenue, it is recommended to call for a reservation 203.698.9033 or go to http://greenwichtavern.net/

Bruce Museum
One Museum Drive
28th Annual Outdoor Festival
Columbus Day Weekend
Saturday, October 10
Sunday, October 11
10:00am-5:00pm

The Outdoor Arts Festival is a juried event featuring more than 90 artists selected from across the country.  The paintings, photography, drawings, prints, sculptures, and mixed media pieces are also available for purchase. There will be live music on both days as well as a variety of food choices. Many fun, educational family activities will be offered, including a children’s drawing contest and entertainment geared towards a younger audience.