Events for October 12th, 2008

Young Americans

The Amistad Center for Art & Culture at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art - 600 Main St. - Hartford (Downtown Hartford)

This exhibition is an exploration of individual and civic identity in large-format, chromogenic prints on display in The Amistad Center for Art and Culture.

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.

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.

"50 Years of Powwow"

Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center - 110 Pequot Trail - Ledyard

Vivid color and black-and-white photographs, combined with displays of contemporary Native American regalia, capture the pagentry and energy of powwows.

Climate Change: From Snowball Earth to Global Warming

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

Exhibition takes visitors on a journey through Earth's history of climatic changes.