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Celebrating Robert Kwalick’s Impact on Litchfield Arts & Culture
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Read more: Celebrating Robert Kwalick’s Impact on Litchfield Arts & CultureAfter five years of transformative vision, Robert Kwalick is retiring from his post as Executive Director of the Bantam Cinema & Arts Center and concluding his tenure as Co-Chair of the Litchfield Arts Council. Robert leaves both organizations structurally sound, vibrant, and well positioned for their next chapters—though his next chapter hasn’t yet been revealed.…
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From Tubular Steel Chairs To Brutalism: The Marcel Breuer Collection
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Read more: From Tubular Steel Chairs To Brutalism: The Marcel Breuer CollectionThe Oliver Wolcott Library invites you to a fascinating presentation exploring the legacy of Marcel Breuer—one of the twentieth century’s most influential designers and visionary architects. OWL welcomes Budapest-based art historian and curator Ágnes Anna Sebestyén to discuss the Hungarian Museum of Architecture’s incredible collection, tracing Breuer’s journey from his early pioneering furniture designs to his monumental…
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The Countdown Is On for Plein Air Litchfield
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Read more: The Countdown Is On for Plein Air LitchfieldThe countdown is on for the 3rd annual Plein Air Litchfield fine art painting festival coming in September. The 30 distinguished landscape artists chosen to participate include returning award-winners and nationally acclaimed masters who will be spreading out across our scenic hills, historic districts, and countryside to capture the timeless essence of Greater Litchfield. Save…
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Lyrical Abstraction: Steven Miller’s almost Everything Opens at Alofft Gallery
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Read more: Lyrical Abstraction: Steven Miller’s almost Everything Opens at Alofft GalleryAlofft Gallery is presenting a new solo exhibition by contemporary painter Steven Miller. Titled almost Everything, the show features a powerful, cohesive body of large-scale abstract oil paintings that find their perfect home in Alofft’s light-filled, modern architectural space at 41 West St. across from the historic Green. For Miller, the artistic philosophy guiding this collection…
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A Dialogue in Clay: Guy Wolff and Matin Malikzada at the Oliver Wolcott Library
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Read more: A Dialogue in Clay: Guy Wolff and Matin Malikzada at the Oliver Wolcott LibraryThe Jamie Gagarin Gallery at the Oliver Wolcott Library is hosting an extraordinary visual conversation in its special exhibit “Two Potters,” featuring the work of Bantam’s own legendary traditional potter, Guy Wolff, and internationally acclaimed Afghan master potter, Matin Malikzada. While their paths couldn’t have been more different, their devotion to the wheel, to the integrity of raw…
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Discover the Bantam River Cultural District:Where History, Art, and Innovation Mingle
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Read more: Discover the Bantam River Cultural District:Where History, Art, and Innovation MingleThe independent and creative spirit of the Bantam section of Litchfield, centered on the one-square-mile Borough of Bantam, has been recognized and honored with its designation by the state as the Bantam River Cultural District. When Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz and other Connecticut dignitaries gathered for a celebration of the new distinction at Bantam Borough Hall on May 15,…
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WRIT and WEFTED Exhibit and Poetry Reading at daphne:art in Bantam
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Read more: WRIT and WEFTED Exhibit and Poetry Reading at daphne:art in BantamSally Van Doren will give a poetry reading at 2 p.m. this Sunday, May 17, in conjunction with the exhibition “WRIT and WEFTED” at daphne:art, a gallery and advisory in Bantam. The exhibit, which continues through June 7 by appointment, features paintings and drawings by Van Doren and woven wire sculptures Nancy Koenigsberg. There is also a…
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2026 Inaugural Montfort Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition
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Read more: 2026 Inaugural Montfort Outdoor Sculpture ExhibitionThe 2026 Inaugural Montfort Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition of 30 installations by 20 artist/sculptors from CT, MA, and NH opens Saturday, May 16, from 2-4 p.m. at The Shrine of Lourdes in Litchfield. The exhibition is sponsored by the Litchfield Arts Council, NW CT Arts Council, Society of Connecticut Sculptors, New England Sculpture Association, and the New England Foundation…
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Celebrate the New Bantam River Arts District May 15
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Read more: Celebrate the New Bantam River Arts District May 15Alain White Field on Route 209 near Bantam Lake is the place to be May 15. It’s the opening day of the 2026 season for the Bantam Community Farmers Market, with extended hours from 1 to 6 p.m., and there’s also a celebration of the new Bantam River Arts District after the Bantam was recognized…