Events for September 7th, 2008

Warm Winds: Connecticut Artists in the Tropics

Florence Griswold Museum - 96 Lyme St. - Old Lyme

Paintings, works on paper and and other works of art explore local artists' longstanding love of the tropics.

Reka Reisinger

Real Art Ways - 56 Arbor St. - Hartford (Parkville)

Life-sized photographic cut-outs that are rephotographed in iconic landscapes.

Double Exposure: Aerial Photographs of Glaciers Then and Now

Bruce Museum of Arts and Science - 1 Museum Drive - Greenwich

An exhibition of paired large-format photographs of mountains and glaciers,that document the story of a warming planet.

Boundless Beauty

Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 600 Main St. - Hartford (Downtown Hartford)

Six artists of explore the contemporary themes of race, beauty and representation.

Lazy Days of Summer

Photographic Exhibit. Opening reception on 07/07/2007 from 4-7 p.m. All photographs will be for sale.

Changes in Our Land

Bruce Museum of Arts and Science - 1 Museum Drive - Greenwich

The Federal Art Project in New Haven: The Era, Art and Legacy

New Haven Museum and Historical Society - 114 Whitney Ave. - New Haven (Yale University)

Documents, artworks, photographs of and sketches for murals and other public art pieces, from the 1933-34 Public Works for Art Program (PWAP), the first of several New Deal programs that offered work relief to unemployed artists.

Call for Art

Seeking local artists to apply for a solo or group show of their work. Guidelines for submission at local libraries, art aglleries and art stores, or go to: www.fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/gallery.html.

Come One Come All: The Barnum Festival

Barnum Museum - 820 Main St. - Bridgeport

An exhibit that highlights the history of the Barnum Festival and its significance to the Greater Bridgeport area.