MUSCLE closes on Thurs, SAP and Trash to Fashion receptions on Fri

THIS WEEK

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE

Closing Reception for MUSCLE, Thursday, July 24, 5-7pm
50 Orange Street, New Haven

Curated by JLS Gangwisch and partnering with the New Haven Pride Center

Featuring the work of Joseph Annino, Kelsey Archbold, Finley Doyle, Ana Maria Farina, Diego Horisberger, David Kuehler, Kayce Lewandowski, Caronline McAuliffe, Michael Morgan, Cate Solari, Matthew Towers and Yves François Wilson

MUSCLE is an in person exhibition celebrating Pride located at the New Haven Pride Center, 50 Orange Street, New Haven. MUSCLE has a soft opening this Friday, June 20, and a closing reception July 18th! The Pride Center’s hours are Mon-Fri 10am-5pm.

Celebrate with us this Friday, July 25, 5-7pm

Please join us in celebrating the new work that our Summer Apprenticeship Program has created over the past 3 weeks!
Guided by Lauren Flaaen 11 NHPS High School students have learned varying textile skills, using primarily recycled/second hand fibers to create 2 site specific installations. They will receive a certificate of completion and a stipend for all their hard work, presented by Holly Maxson, the NHPS Supervisor of Performing and Visual Arts!

Delicious food provided by Nadine Nelson

Free and Open to all!

Reception for Trash to Fashion Pop-Up Exhibition Friday, July 25, 5-7pm

Around the corner at 63 Audubon is the Trash to Fashion Pop-Up Exhibit! See the amazing designs by:
Tea Montgomery
Donald Carter
Soule Golden
Derek Faulkner
Susan McCaslin
Faustin Adeniran
Ragi
Tinaliah Designs
Rebekah Fraser

Trash to Fashion is funded by: The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven & Grass Roots Fund Trash to Fashion is supported by: Lotta Studio, Dwight Hall at Yale & Ely Center of Contemporary Art

PAPER MAKING

Thank you for all who came out to the Paper Making Workshop w/ local artist Olivia Lynn
this past Sunday!

ON VIEW

“IT’S IN OUR NATURE”
the the Spring ‘25 Keyhole Workspace Artists in Residence

The Ely Center of Contemporary Art is pleased to present “It’s In Our Nature”, the Keyhole Residency exhibition, inspired by different aspects of nature such as human interaction, natural beings and the whimsy associated with it. This group exhibition features the artwork of Issac Canady, Cynthia Celone, and Jean-Pierre Solis-Sanchez, who are resident artists here at the Ely Center and have been working on this show since March. The show will be open from July 13th to August 24th.

Body’s First Architecture
curated by Tamar Ettun & Leeza Meksin

Body’s First Architecture brings together artists working in many media, including sculpture, installation, video, photography, textiles, painting, wearable art, and performance. The inherent nature of working with textiles includes weaving, sewing, joining, mending and repairing.

Working in this way now offers a surprisingly new (yet ancient) approach to engaging with our world’s problems. The work of mending textile and sewing pieces together, literally and figuratively creates connection and interconnectedness rather than tearing things apart.

Meanwhile, the softness and malleability of fabric stands in contrast to the rigid, unyielding geometry of our dwellings, helping us find a way to heal through touch, playfulness, color and the hand-made.

Featuring the work of Anindita Dutta, Ann Hamilton, Florencia Escudero, Hanna Woo, Leeza Meksin, LoVid, Michelle Segre, Molly Zuckerman-Hortung, Rachel Hayes, Rose Nestler, Sheila Pepe, Sheila ReStack, Sopheak Sam, Suzanne Mcclelland & Alix Pearlstein, TAITAI xTina, Tamar Ettun and Tsedaye Makonnen

WIDOW BUNNY

Widow Bunny, a solo exhibition in our Flat File gallery, is a heartfelt documentation of puppeteer Anatar Gagné’s grieving process after she unexpectedly lost her husband, Dave Gagné, last year.

“On August 15, 2024 my husband was killed in a motorcycle accident. My world was torn apart and life as I knew it ended. My late husband, Dave Gagné was known for his antics, among many other things. He had a pink bunny costume that he had been wearing for over 20 years for Halloween and sometimes he’d use it to crash a party or a wedding. I decided to wear the pink bunny costume while I eulogized him and “Widow Bunny” was born.”
-Anatar Gagné

Read the article in the Arts Paper on WIDOW BUNNY

FLEX:// is the first exhibition in a relaunch of Digital Grace, the Ely Center’s online exhibition space, now with an instagram account that will feature interviews with the artists! The interviews will be released throughout the run of the exhibition. Follow the new Instagram account HERE.

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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.

PLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGE

Closing Reception for MUSCLE, Thursday, July 24, 5-7pm50 Orange Street, New Haven