Weird Music Night, Sept 12 7pm!

A HUGE THANK YOU!

photos by Leigh Busby

Thank you all so much for coming out to the opening reception this past Sunday! If you couldn’t make it- come visit during our open hours 12-5, We, Th & Su or by appointment!

Also we have a few fun events planned for the duration of the exhibition- details below!

WEIRD MUSIC NIGHT IS BACK!

Curated by John O’Donnell. With Fluffy Kitten, Chris Ruggiero, 2005 co, and Journal of Philosophy and Art with Yulian Jules.

Our monthly evening of experimental performances. Come say Hellooo! Wine tasting provided by Ungrafted Selections.

Suggested donation at the door.

“Weird, Wacky and Wildly Entertaining”.—New Haven Independent.

IN THE GALLERY

Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing is a group exhibition curated by Alex Santana, selected from Ely Center’s 2024 Open Call.

Featured Artists: Austin Bryant, Lauren Cardenas, Adrian Martinez Chavez, Kim Kyne Cohen, Carolina Cuevas, Melissa Dadourian, Jen DeLuna, Sebastián Cole Galván, Alondra M. Garza, Donté K. Hayes, Kristen Heritage, Sunnie Liu, Jo Lobdell, Marie-Josè, Sebastián Meltz-Collazo, Robert Mirek, Nadine Neslon, Julia Oldham, Vick Quezada, Jacoub Reyes, Samnang Riebe, Raphaela Riepl, Linda Sok, Loretta Violante, Aura Xuanyi Wang, Ying Ye

Mesoma Onyeagba

A new MFA graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago presents her first solo exhibition. Mesoma’s work delighted New Haven audiences in the Embodied Knowledge 2023 Open Call exhibition.

Flat File: Stump In Situ

After the City’s Tree Warden ordered five magnificent Sycamore trees on Trumbull Street to be cut due to disease, printmakers reclaimed the remaining stumps with eco-friendly woodcuts and public art. With Logan Bishop, Nathan Lewis, Enrique Figured, Jesse Peck and Maria Posada.

FALL EQUINOX CELEBRATION

Harvest Mandalas: Nature’s Sacred Circles
Sept 21 @ 3pm
Join social artist Nadine Nelson for the Fall Equinox to create a community labyrinth, embodying the essence of forest bathing through collaborative art. This living mandala, crafted from foraged materials and food waste, invites us to walk mindfully- reflecting on our connection to nature.
Harvest Mandalas is more than art - it’s a think tank, café and wellness lab. Create personal mandalas from natural ingredients, contemplating the circles in nature from cells to galaxies. This Sanskrit symbol of wholeness and harmony encourages reflection on health, sustainability, and our place in nature’s cycles. Through this therapeutic process, we inspire unity and environmental awareness in ourselves and our community.

PHOTOBOOK MINI FAIR

Join us for a full day of programming including a Photobook Mini fair, artist talks, new book signings, and workshops, all FREE and open to the public.

Save the Date! Sunday September 22nd, now 11-7pm. View the full schedule here.

OPEN STUDIOS 2024

New Haven Open Studios — Mark your calendars - October 5 & 6!

We are joining forces with Creative Arts Workshop.
CT Artists from our 2024 open call will be sharing their work at CAW as well as the Fall ‘24 Keyhole Workspace Residents: Miguel Mendoza, Odette Chavez and Scott Azevedo!

JOIN THE ECOCA BOARD

ECOCA’s Board seeks its next Treasurer. Might you be interested? Check out the job description.

SUPPORT ECOCA

M I S S I O N

The Ely Center of Contemporary Art’s mission is to present contemporary art exhibitions and events—challenging, conceptual, and provocative—that are inclusive, diverse and promote dialogue around global and community issues. Our work reaffirms Grace Ely’s testamentary wishes for an art center where artists, arts organizations, and the public assemble, exchange, learn, and engage through exhibitions, performances, and emerging contemporary practice

ECOCA receives support from Avangrid, City of New Haven, Community Foundation of Greater New Haven, Connecticut Office of the Arts, Connecticut Humanities, New Alliance Foundation, Wells Fargo, Yale University, and Friends of the John Slade Ely House of Contemporary Art.