Apr
5
to Apr 6

April 5&6 OPEN STUDIOS - in partnership with NXTHVN and Yale School of Art

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Please Join us April 5 & 6 for Open Studios (12-5pm both days) and meet our Keyhole Workspace Artists in Residence!


For the second year we are thrilled to be partnering with NXTHVN and Yale School of Art for a weekend full of artistic insight! Getting to talk and see artists in their studios is a unique and exciting experience - for both the artists and the viewers- to learn more about process etc!

Besides these three locations, there is an additional special exhibition just around the block from us- 63 Audubon Street- featuring a group exhibition of local New Haven artists curated by Yale School of Art, ACES/ECA, Yale School of Management, Center for Inclusive Growth, CAW, Neighborhood Music School, Arts Council of Greater New Haven and us!!

https://newhavenopenstudios.org/

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Apr
10
7:00 PM19:00

Weird Music Night Returns to Ely Center for Contemporary Art

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Weird Music Night Returns to Ely Center for Contemporary Art
Thursday, April 10, 2025
7:00 PM
Ely Center for Contemporary Art, 51 Trumbull St, New Haven, CT
FREE and open to all!

“An audacious manifesto of chaos, care, and catharsis.”
— Cafeteria, January 15, 2025

“Weird, wacky, and wildly entertaining.”
— New Haven Independent, August 9, 2024

Weird Music Night returns to the Ely Center for Contemporary Art, offering an eclectic evening of experimental music, performance art, and unexpected happenings. Curated by artist and organizer John O’Donnell, the event provides a space for musicians to push beyond the boundaries of conventional venues while introducing visual art audiences to experimental soundscapes. Drawing inspiration from the diverse punk scenes of the 1980s and the mythology of Japanese noise music, Weird Music Night embraces a radical, genre-defying approach to performance.

An Evening of Sonic Experimentation and Visual Synthesis Join us for an electrifying night of audiovisual exploration featuring Andrei Jay and Skull Tower 4E, two groundbreaking projects at the forefront of experimental sound and image.

Andrei Jay, a visionary artist, engineer, and educator, will present interactive video synthesizers inviting participants to engage directly with live, evolving visuals. With a background in mathematics and a passion for creative coding and analog video synthesis, Andrei creates systems that transform code into color, glitches into gestures, and signal into sensation. Their work offers a rare opportunity to play inside the circuitry of visual art.

Closing the night, Skull Tower 4E—the collaborative sound project of visual artists John O’Donnell and Peter Fulop—will deliver a live performance of spontaneous sonic composition. Responding to the imagery of silent film, Skull Tower 4E constructs immersive soundscapes using violin, guitar, circuit-bent toys, and analog tape loops. Their glitch-populated audio environments shift between melody and texture, inviting the audience into a space where experimental sound meets the ghostly flicker of early cinema.

This event celebrates the intersection of technology, improvisation, and art—where visual code becomes music, and noise becomes narrative.

ALSO: The New Haven, CT musician who goes by “Funkbucket will be playing a set. In a recent interview he said, “I am always delighted to play music.” So let’s see what that is all about! How Delightful.

ALSO: There will be a listening party for Pervertert Savant’s new album “Pretentious Detention,” not to be missed!

About Weird Music Night:
Each event features a diverse lineup of artists, from avant-garde musicians and experimental noise acts to theatrical performers and multimedia creators. Expect the unexpected in an evening where sound, performance, and visual art collide.

For press inquiries, interviews, or further information, please contact:

John O’Donnell |. weirdmusicnight@gmail.com | @weirdmusicnight

Join us for an evening of boundary-pushing performance and experimental sound!

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Apr
12
to Apr 13

The Museum of Babel

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The Museum of Babel

Performance by Shyamar Iyer & Alyssa Chetrick in collaboration with Juliana Morales Carreno
April 12 & 13, 8 pm
Free and Open to all

“When it was announced that the Library contained all books, the first reaction was unbounded joy. All men felt themselves the possessors of an intact and secret treasure.”- Jorge Louis Borges


Jorge Luis Borges’ Library of Babel envisions an infinite repository of all possible books, where lone inquisitors (librarians) wander hexagonal chambers, searching for meaning in an ocean of words and orthographic symbols. In their futile quest for order, and overwhelmed by the endless permutations of knowledge, they descend into madness—“confound and confuse all things, like some mad and hallucinating deity.”

The Museum of Babel is a reimagining of Borges’ labyrinthine vision, where the Ely Center of Contemporary Art transforms into his library. Narrator and movement artist Shayama Iyer and violinist Alyssa Chetrick become the inquisitors—figures in an endless, circular journey toward an unattainable truth.

The performance draws a parallel between Borges’ library and the digital abyss of the internet: an infinite archive where knowledge, misinformation, and surveillance intertsect. The lone librarian mirrors the modern researcher, navigating a vast and shifting epistemological landscape, often under the watchful eye of unseen forces.

As institutions of science and evidence-based knowledge are increasingly defunded, the very foundations of dialectical growth and objective truth stand at risk. Without the scaffolding of peer-reviewed research, freedom of language, and rigorous inquiry, we risk becoming lost in an endless hall of mirrors, unable to distinguish insight from noise. 

Through movement and sound, The Museum of Babel explores the struggle to find clarity in an overwhelming and fragmented reality—where the search for meaning is a Sisyphean act. Meaning is not found in solitude but rather from collective dialogue. By resisting the forces that seek to surpress the spaces of dialect, we find our way through the library—not alone, but with each other.

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Apr
13
1:00 PM13:00

Anni Albers inpsired necklace workshop led by Luke Atkins

Sunday, April 13, 1-3pm
51 Trumbull Street, New Haven
Free and Open to all. This is a drop-in event.

Join us Sunday, April 13th 1-3pm for the last of our Tin-themed workshops in celebration for our upcoming 10th Anniversary Benefit Gala!

Using recycled silk sari ribbon and metal washers, create a beautiful necklace inspired by Anni Albers- led by jeweler Luke Atkins.

Get your tickets and wear your necklace to the gala for a night full of fun and art!


A generous donation by the Albers Foundation, this print, by Anni Albers, along with one by her husband Josef Albers, will be up for auction at ECOCA’s 10th Anniversary Benefit Gala!

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Apr
13
2:30 PM14:30

Artist Talk & Reception for Amartya De

Please join us for the reception on Sunday, April 13, 2:30-4:30pm, to see the completed installation followed by a discussion guided by photographer Elle Perez at 4:30pm.

Maidan & XX, a two part solo exhibition of photographer Amartya De. 

On March 9th, viewers are able to begin their investigation into the photographic installation in its starting point with only a handful of photos on view. Over the weeks leading up to April 13th, De will be printing negatives in the Ely Center Basement Darkroom that he spent the previous year creating as well as making archival digital prints. Viewers will get a glimpse into De’s process which has grown out of his years growing up in Kolkata and the time he has spent travelling across the United States. Highlighted in Maidan & XX is a juxtaposition of time and space so viewers have a longer spectral dimension that holds their time - forcing them to be in the moment and retrospective simultaneously.

The photographs in this exhibition were mostly taken in 2023 but the film was only processed in February of 2025. “This latency became an inevitable part of my practice over time as I learnt the capabilities of the medium and the underlying subject matter and its relationships with formal compositional strategies, capacity, and the theme of national identity, borders, friendships and alienation.”

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Apr
26
5:00 PM17:00

10th Anniversary Benefit Gala and Art Auction

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 The Ely Center of Contemporary Art is turning 10!!

The Ely Center is 10!

Help us celebrate with the 10th Anniversary Benefit Gala

April 26th, 5-8pm @ CitySeed 162 James Street, New Haven, CT

We're celebrating by hosting our first Gala Benefit on April 26! Please join us for a live art auction, hosted by Guy Bennett and a silent Auction of selected and donated works. Bid on works by local artists while enjoying drinks and hors d'oeuvres, live music, a photo-booth, in CitySeed's new location.

Put on your festive, sparkling, and metallic attire and come celebrate with us!

Each ticket includes the After Party from 8-10pm.

Highlight from the Live Auction selections will include works by Anni Albers, Josef Albers, Ken Grimes, Roberto Lugo, Mario Moore, Mark Mulroney, Clara Nartey, Kim Weston and a Philadelphia Cultural Getaway weekend (curator led private tours, studio visits) with accommodations. 

Live Auction will begin promptly at 7pm.

Silent Auction features works by Faustin Adeniran, Scott Azevedo, Hayne Bayless, Joan Fitzsimmons, Brian Kaspr, Adam Niklewicz and MANY MORE!

Events will include a live Steel Band, aluminum origami demo Workshop with Sok Song, and a Photo-booth from Statement Sets with a rack of festive metallic wears.

Gala Tickets before April 1 is $85, after April 1 $125. ($35 of the Early bird price ticket is tax deductible and $75 of the full price ticket is tax deductible.)

Purchase tickets here.

Young Artist Ticket price $50 ( 35 and younger), after April 1 $85. Includes the After Party. $35 of the Early bird price ticket is tax deductible and $75 of the full price ticket is tax deductible.)

Purchase tickets here.

AFTER PARTY: Come join us for the Gala Benefit After Party!!!! Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door. 8-10pm The celebration will continue with dancing, dessert and drinks. Festive metallic and dazzling attire encourage. Hosted by John O'Donnell artist/professor and founder of Weird Music Night!

Purchase tickets here.

Gala Committee : Helen Kauder, Emily Weiskopf, Aimée Burg, Deborah Hesse, Anna Bresnick, Annie Stutzman, Paul Clabby, Tamiko Collier, Colleen Coleman.

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Mar
30
1:00 PM13:00

March 30: Tin Can Luminaries Workshop

March 30, 1-3 pm
This event is free and open to all but with limited space. Walk ins welcome, but to reserve your spot emailvaburg@elycenter.org

This one of many in a series of workshops to celebrate ECOCA turning 10!

Help the 10th Anniversary Benefit Gala crew create punched tin can lantern that will light up our Gala on April 26th! This workshop will teach you how to make your own tin can luminarie.

A special thanks to Alphabet Academy & The Nest for supplying us with their cans!

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Mar
23
1:00 PM13:00

March 23, 1-3pm: Impressions & Assemblage with Aluminum & Copper : Emily Weiskopf

This is the 2nd in a series of workshops to celebrate ECOCA turning 10!

Guided by artist Emily Weiskopf we will be using found tin and copper in conjunction with printmaking processes such as embossments and Chine-collé to create paper and metal assemblages and collages. Come experiment to create 2D or 3D works.

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Mar
9
1:00 PM13:00

Opening Reception

Sunday March 9, 1-3pm

Join us fort he opening reception of the new exhibitions at the Ely Center!

Tin There, Done That, a group exhibition kicking off the celebration of ECOCA turning 10! Tin/Aluminum, the traditional material for a 10th wedding anniversary, represents ECOCA’s marriage of fostering contemporary arts in New Haven and the charitable legacy of Grace T. Ely in her Elizabethan mansion.

A Desire Path, inspired by the unplanned trails that humans create despite extensive planning. This group exhibition features the works of Jessica Bottalico, Annie Ewaskio, Jessica Fallis and Sydney Kleinrock. Each artist navigates their practice similarly to such a structure, finding moments in natural settings to get to their destinations; planned or unplanned, cyclical or straight.

Stone Screen, a solo exhibition of Anita Maksimiuk in the Flat File gallery. Maksimiuk uses migration and urban elements to represent her experience as a first-generation American. Maksimiuk uses imagery that includes parts of the American Southwest, Eastern Europe and everything that make up the five boroughs of New York City, which she calls home.

Maidan & XX, a two part solo exhibition of photographer Amartya De. On March 9th, viewers are able to begin their investigation into the photographic installation in its starting point with only a handful of photos on view. Over the weeks leading up to April 13th, De will be printing negatives in the Ely Center Basement Darkroom that he spent the previous year creating as well as making archival digital prints. Viewers will get a glimpse into De’s process which has grown out of his years growing up in Kolkata and the time he has spent travelling across the United States. Highlighted in Maidan & XX is a juxtaposition of time and space so viewers have a longer spectral dimension that holds their time - forcing them to be in the moment and retrospective simultaneously.

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Mar
9
11:00 AM11:00

Pop Rivets: A Hands-On Workshop in Box-Making with Aluminum

Pop Rivets! – A Hands-On Workshop in Box-Making with Aluminum

lead by Madison Donnelly

Limited to 8 participants- to secure your spot email aburg@elycenter.org

March 9, 11am

This is the 1st in a series of workshops to celebrate ECOCA turning 10!

This workshop explores the process of working with aluminum sheeting to create folded, unique riveted boxes. Participants will learn basic techniques for cutting, folding, and fastening thin-gauge aluminum, using pop rivets as structural connectors.

The session will cover:

-Snipping and folding aluminum into box forms
-Drilling and riveting to create secure connections
-Incorporating text and imagery by cutting letters from aluminum cans for collage

This free family-friendly workshop is designed for all skill levels and offers an introduction to aluminum as a creative material. No prior experience is necessary. Materials provided.

After, stay for the opening reception of

Tin There, Done That, 1-3pm

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Closing Reception
Feb
23
2:00 PM14:00

Closing Reception

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Join us Sunday, February 23, 2pm for a workshop to celebrate the final day of our current exhibitions. Artist/Activist Perla Mabel @platanoperls and local organizations (such as Bosomii and the New Haven Pride Center ) will be running an informational meeting and workshop on how to use art as resistance. Mabel will show easy and accessible ways for printmaking your own resistance fliers!

Free and Open to All!

Closing exhibitions:
Florenciendo en La Obscuridad
The Fall ‘24 Keyhole Workspace Residency Exhibition
Scott Azevedo, Miguel Mendoza & Odette Chavez-Mayo

Seeing Red w/ Land Acknowledgement
Krystyna Printup

Conuco
Perla Mabel
w/ Artist talk guided by Howard el-Yasin on February 2 at 2pm

Through a Glass Darkly
Peter Brown - curated by David Borawski

Nature is Flawed
Kristi Arnold in the Flat File room - curated by John O’Donnell

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Feb
16
2:00 PM14:00

Wish Upon A Star

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Join the Fall ‘24 Keyhole Workspace Artists Scott Azevedo, Miguel Mendoza and Odette Chavez-Mayo for Wish Upon A Star.

Let’s come together as a community to celebrate revolutionary love and wish for a better future while making paper stars.

The stars will contain letters of love created during the workshop and will be placed into the Altar work that is part of their exhibition “Florenciendo en La Obscuridad” on view through February 23rd.

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Feb
13
7:00 PM19:00

WEIRD MUSIC NIGHT

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Please note in case of heavy snow: Storm Date of Feb 20, 7pm

February 13, 2025

FREE

Get Ready for The Night Before Valentine’s Day Costume Party!

Join us for a night of wild creativity, experimental music, and unforgettable vibes at Weird Music Night! Celebrate the eve of Valentine’s Day with costumes, art, and performances that will set your heart on fire.

Dress Code: Your weirdest & wildest Valentine’s Day costume!

Expect an eclectic lineup of sound-based projects, art performances, and surprises that embody the Weird Music Night ethos: experimental, unexpected, and unapologetically fun. Whether you’re a romantic, a rebel, or something in between, this is your night to shine!

Bring your friends, your creativity, and your energy. Let’s make this a pre-Valentine’s celebration to remember!

Phantasmata Traumata is a performance collective that crafts strange and compelling experiences, merging eerie aesthetics with a rough-hewn, otherworldly charm. Their work is steeped in 19th-century mysticism, evoking a haunting ambiguity that is as terrifying as it is captivating. Drawing on elements of costume, coded symbols, and conceptual storytelling, the group utilizes drapery, paper-mâché creations, and hand-crafted masks to construct immersive performances that blur the line between the real and the surreal. Through their enigmatic narratives and tactile, visual language, Phantasmata Traumata conjures a sense of the uncanny, leaving audiences entranced by the mysterious worlds they summon.

Logan Bishop is a Connecticut-based artist and poet who explores the intersections of personal experience, pop culture, and the raw beauty of everyday life. His poetry draws from observations, encounters, dreams, nightmares, humor, and desires, weaving fragments of dive bars, eavesdropped conversations, and music into vivid and striking narratives. Logan describes his poetic practice as akin to being a "word synthesizer vampire," extracting meaning and energy from the world around him. Deeply connected to his visual art practice, his writing and art feed one another, creating an honest dialogue about real places and moments. Whether through words or imagery, Logan's work aims to resonate with audiences, leaving them to think, “Dude, that’s cool—that hits hard.”

Nadine Nelson, a celebrated New Haven-based artist, chef, and community organizer, will present her performance, Love Letters for Bob Marley as part of Weird Music Night at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art. Known for her innovative approach to blending art, food, and social activism, Nelson has established a reputation as a visionary who uses her talents to engage and empower communities. Her performance at Weird Music Night promises to be a heartfelt and thought-provoking tribute to Bob Marley, blending her characteristic use of storytelling, community engagement, and artistic exploration.

Samuel Leaf is a Connecticut-based indie musician and songwriter whose work blends introspective lyricism with ambient, lo-fi melodies. Drawing inspiration from folk, alternative rock, and experimental soundscapes, Samuel crafts songs that explore themes of identity, longing. Known for his DIY ethos, Samuel writes, records, and produces much of his music independently, reflecting his commitment to maintaining creative authenticity.

Ryan Gurry & Red: Collaborative Performance, two distinctive voices in the experimental art and performance scene, are set to join forces for an unforgettable collaborative performance. Together, they will explore the intersection of sound, movement, and visual storytelling, creating a shared sensory experience that defies categorization.

Special Thank You’s to Ungrafted Selections & That Sound Game for sponsoring this programming

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Jan
26
2:00 PM14:00

Florenciendo en La Obscuridad - Keyhole Workspace Residency Fall ’24 Cohort: Artist talk guided by Marissa Del Toro

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Join us in conversation with Marissa Del Toro and the Keyole artists!

Sunday, January 26 @2pm

51 Trumbull St

New Haven, CT

Free and Open to all

Serendipity emerged throughout the residency, as the artists found unexpected moments of overlap in their work and life, especially through their shared heritage. Mendoza was born and raised in Mexico, only moving to the States in adulthood; Chavez-Mayo was born in Mexico and raised in Texas, and Azevedo is American-born and has been chipping away at the mysteries of his Mexican grandparents.

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Opening Reception: January 26 1-3pm
Jan
26
1:00 PM13:00

Opening Reception: January 26 1-3pm

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Join us for the Opening Reception for:

The Fall ‘24 Keyhole Workspace Residency exhibition: Scott Azevedo, Miguel Mendoza & Odette Chavez-Mayo
Artist talk guided by Melissa Del Toro

Solo exhibition for Krystyna Printup

Solo exhibition for Perla Mabel

Solo exhibition for Peter Brown - curated by David Borawski

Solo exhibition for Kristi Arnold in the Flat File room - curated by John O’Donnell

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Opening Reception for Resplendent: Magic in Everyday Life
Jan
24
2:30 PM14:30

Opening Reception for Resplendent: Magic in Everyday Life

Join us for the opening reception for RESPLENDENT: Magic in Everyday Life at the Perspectives Gallery at Whitney Center on Friday January 24 at 3:00 pm. There will be artists talks with Eileen Eder & Brian Flinn at 2:30pm.

The participating artists in RESPLENDENT: Magic in Everyday Life uncover beauty in what others may overlook. A hike in the woods, the reflection on a vase, an unexpected angle, or a familiar place become portals to fantastical worlds—capturing magic and dazzling the imagination.

The featured artists are Carol Boyoucos, Eileen Eder, Brian Flinn, Samantha Hayslett, and William Meddick. Curated by Debbie Hesse, Technical Curator is Steven Olsen.

Perspectives Gallery @ Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, South Entrance, Hamden, CT 06517

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Jan
9
7:00 PM19:00

Weird Music Night- Start 2025 off right! Jan 9, 7pm

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Start your new year right and don’t miss the first WEIRD MUSIC NIGHT of 2025!

Featuring the sounds of: Brian Ember, Fluffy Kitten, Bent Light

7 pm - Always Free and Open to All

The Ely Center of Contemporary Art invites you to the next installment of Weird Music Night, a monthly event curated by artist, performer and professor John O’Donnell. On Thursday, January 9th, 2025, at 7:00 PM, join us for an evening of experimental sound, performance art, and puppetry that challenges conventional boundaries and celebrates the unexpected.

Featured Performances:

● Black Metal Pac-Man by John O’Donnell: Opening the night is an innovative multimedia performance featuring a live projection of O’Donnell playing the iconic Pac- Man video game, accompanied by a driving drum track. This piece explores the intersections of nostalgia, sound, and new media, while paying homage to the cultural significance of the 1980s.

● Brian Ember with Mara D. Batts on Cello: Experience the emotive and genre-blending artistry of Brian Ember as he delivers a captivating performance of original compositions. Joined by cellist Mara D. Batts of Mara and the Dead Batteries, their collaboration promises a deeply resonant musical journey, blending classical influences with experimental innovation.

● Fluffy Kitten presents "Keep it Down Up There!": A delightful puppet show by Kimberly Van Aelst, this performance combines puppetry, performance art, and materials like paper and wood to tell the story of a two-story apartment building, a new neighbor, and a very disgruntled cat. Expect humor, creativity, and unexpected twists.

● Bent Light: The duo of Michael Slyne and Russell Linder crafts immersive soundscapes that bridge experimental and melodic worlds. With atmospheric audio maps and guitar-based explorations, Bent Light’s performance is a transformative experience that invites audiences to journey into warm corners of mystery.

Refreshments provided by Ungrafted Selections

Created/Curated by John O’Donnell

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Dec
8
1:00 PM13:00

Printmaking with Legos Workshop

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Join us for a tactile, family friendly printmaking workshop
Sunday December 8, 1-3pm - free drop in event

Using flat lego pieces and a 5” x 5” base plate we will easily and safely create amazing relief prints- inspired by Beth Klingher’s mosaics and Ronnie Rysz’s linoleum prints from “To The Touch” and “No Relief”

All materials provided- but we recommend wearing clothes you don’t mind getting a little bit messy!

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Opening Reception November 10, 1-3p
Nov
10
1:00 PM13:00

Opening Reception November 10, 1-3p

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Please join us for the opening reception of new exhibitions:
To The Touch
Curated by Deborah Hesse

Regan Avery, Marsha Borden, Melanie Carr, Grayson Cox, Leila Daw, Gangwisch, Gregory Patrick Garvey, Beth Klingher, Yin Mei, Dana Prieto, Ben Quesnel, Cate Solari

Reflection
Curated by Moshopefoluwa Olagunju

Merik Goma, Remy Sosa

Be Longing

Shanti Grumbine, Frank De Leon Jones

Dude Portraits

Leigh Busby

Self Taught: Bula, Serge D,Bill Healy, Karen Karen, Richard Knowels
Curated by Michael Shortell & Emily Weiskopf

FlatFile Exhibition

Ronnie Rysz

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Halloween Mask making w/ Soule Golden
Oct
20
1:00 PM13:00

Halloween Mask making w/ Soule Golden

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It was so much fun last year we are bringing it back!
Join us again for a Sunday Funday with costume designer Soule Golden!

Use trash to make your very own mask for Halloween Fun!

Have some cool bits and pieces you have been saving for just the right project? Bring it and pair it with the materials we have on hand!
Already have a costume started but it needs a finishing touch? We may have just the thing!

Sunday, October 20th 1-3pm
Free and Open for all ages
This is a drop in event

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Weird Music Night
Oct
17
9:00 PM21:00

Weird Music Night

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Weird Music Night Returns!

Thursday, October 17 at 7pm.

Featuring: Michael Slyne, Russell Linder, James Burke, Daisy Cross, Pervert Savant

with special guest Black-Metal-Pac-Man

Refreshments provided by Ungrafted Selections.

AND MARK YOUR CALENDARS for more WMN events!
November 7, December 12, January 9, February 13, March 6, April 10, and May 8

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Audubon Arts District 2024 Open Studios
Oct
5
to Oct 6

Audubon Arts District 2024 Open Studios

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Audubon Arts District
2024 Open Studios
Saturday October 5 & Sunday October 6, 12-5

Ely Center of Contemporary Art - 51 Trumbull Street
Creative Arts Workshop - 80 Audubon Street

Join us for this exciting collaboration between Creative Arts Workshop and us!

Meet the 3 current artists in the Keyhole Workspace Residency
The artists will be in their studios, eager to talk about their practices. They will have a culminating exhibition opening in January showing their work created during the Fall ‘24 Keyhole Workspace Residency.

Scott Azevedo | Odette Chavez-Mayo | Miguel Mendoza

Meet the 8 artists from our 2024 Open Call who are participating in this residency-exhibition hybrid at Creative Arts Workshop.
All 8 artists have studio tables on the second floor of the CAW gallery, and a group exhibition “NONESUCH” curated by David Borawski is on the ground floor of the gallery. Come and meet these artists in person on Oct 5 & 6 and see what they are learning and working on during their time at CAW!

Marquis Brantley | Linda Colletta | Danielle Giroux | Maria Markham | Luca McCarthy | Omar Muqbil | Dana Simmons | Jean-Pierre Solis-Sánchez

Brush and Pallette Club
The Brush and Pallette Club of New Haven has been in existence since 1902 and has been housed at their 51 Trumbull St studio since 1961. You are invited to see the current members’ works on display in the studio space for our open studios weekend. The group meets every Tuesday morning Sept-June. For more information please contact Diane Chandler, the current president: dchandler1@snet.net

For more events around New Haven Open Studios, please check out the Institute Library’s Glorious Index exhibition and the Erector Square Studios website with a full list of participating venues.

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Opening Reception Shifting Senses
Sep
27
2:30 PM14:30

Opening Reception Shifting Senses

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Join us for the opening reception of our off-site exhibition Shifting Senses at the Perspectives Gallery @ Whitney Center, 200 Leeder Hill Drive, South Entrance, Hamden, CT 06517. Curated by Debbie Hesse. Learn more here.

Featured Artists: Marsha Borden, Melanie Carr, Leila Daw, Gregory P. Garvey, Beth Klingher

Artist Talk with Marsha Borden & Melanie Carr at 2:30pm, reception to follow at 3pm.

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Photobook Mini Fair
Sep
22
11:00 AM11:00

Photobook Mini Fair

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Join us for a full day of programming including a Photobook Mini fair, artist talks, book signings, and workshops, all FREE and open to the public. Save the Date! Sunday September 22nd, 11am-7pm, at 51 Trumbull Street.

Featured Books: Marianne Bernstein: Theatre of the Everyday, Adger Cowans: Adger, Benjamin Donaldson, Ottilie Leete, and Lisa Kereszi: IN, Daniel Eugene: Metro North Secrets, Laura Wexler and Peter van Agtmael: Magnum America, William Earle Williams: Their Kindred Earth, Ruth Lauer Manenti: I Imagined It Empty

(use the link on each book title to pre-order your copy)

Schedule for the Day

  • 11 -11:50am, Amartya De will be in conversation with Art Historian/ECOCA Board Member Prof. Kishwar Rizvi.

  • 12:00-12:50pm. IN, Benjamin Donaldson, Ottilie Leete, and Lisa Keresziin conversation with writer Cindy House

  • 1-1:50pm. Magnum America, Prof. Laura Wexler, Susan Meiselas and Peter van Agtmael in conversation

  • 2-2:50pm I imagined It Empty, Ruth Lauer Manenti with Atefe Moeini, Yale Photo MFA First Year

  • 3-3:50pm Their Kindred Earth, Prof. William Earle Williams in discussion with book contributor/historian Frank Mitchell

  • 4-4:50pm Adger, Adger Cowans in dialogue with Independent Curator/Artist Shaunda Holloway

  • 5-5:50pm Theatre of the Everyday, Marianne Bernstein in dialogue with Art Historian Anne Higonnet

  • 6-6:50pm Metro North Secrets, Daniel Eugene—stay for beer & wine

    12-1pm, 3-5pm: Zine Making with Amartya De



    Please note this schedule is subject to change.


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