The Polish-American modernist artist Elie Nadelman (1882-1946) is best known for his sculptural exploration of pure form. Nadelman’s sculptures range from idealized heads and animals to subjects drawn from everyday life.

source: Bruce Museum, Greenwich

© Estate of Elie Nadelman. Photo: Paul Mutino.

Bruce Museum Presents—Thought Leaders in the Fields of Art and Science is a pilot program designed to attract and present major and emerging individuals, on compelling subjects of relevance and interest, to the visitors and patrons of the Bruce Museum community and to the greater town of Greenwich. It is a significant complement to our exhibits and public programming in support of our mission: to promote the understanding and appreciation of Art and Science to enrich the lives of all people.

JANUARY

January 9, 2020, Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Bruce Presents: Duchamp to De Kooning, Kahlo to Koons: 100 Years, 100 Works of Art. Can a single work of art symbolize a year in history? Renowned art historian Dr. Agnes Berecz faced this dilemma while writing 100 Years, 100 Artworks: A History of Modern and Contemporary Art, which presents and thoroughly details one work for art to sum up every year between 1918 and 2008. Join Dr. Berecz – along with Katja Zigerlig, Vice President of Fine Art, Wine & Collectibles at Berkley One – for an interactive discussion of the criteria that guided the choices found in the book. In a twist, the audience will be invited to vote on 10 artworks – one for each decade covered in the volume.

Bruce Museum Presents—Thought Leaders in the Fields of Art and Science

Bruce Museum Presents—Thought Leaders in the Fields of Art and Science is a pilot program designed to attract and present major and emerging individuals, on compelling subjects of relevance and interest, to the visitors and patrons of the Bruce Museum community and to the greater town of Greenwich. It is a significant complement to our exhibits and public programming in support of our mission: to promote the understanding and appreciation of Art and Science to enrich the lives of all people.

JANUARY

January 9, 2020, Thursday, 6:30 – 8:30 pm. Bruce Presents: Duchamp to De Kooning, Kahlo to Koons: 100 Years, 100 Works of Art. Can a single work of art symbolize a year in history? Renowned art historian Dr. Agnes Berecz faced this dilemma while writing 100 Years, 100 Artworks: A History of Modern and Contemporary Art, which presents and thoroughly details one work for art to sum up every year between 1918 and 2008. Join Dr. Berecz – along with Katja Zigerlig, Vice President of Fine Art, Wine & Collectibles at Berkley One – for an interactive discussion of the criteria that guided the choices found in the book. In a twist, the audience will be invited to vote on 10 artworks – one for each decade covered in the volume.

Source: Bruce Museum webpage

Over 100 juried artisans showing one-of-a-kind ceramics, wearable art and a huge array of other fine arts and crafts will be featured at the 7th Annual Norwalk Art Festival on Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, rain or shine. Admission to the Norwalk Art Festival is free.

Artists will exhibit original works of art in a wide variety of media – painting, photography, ceramics, jewelry, fiber, mixed media, sculpture, printmaking and drawing will be some of what presented.

There will be children’s art activities, live music, museum tours at a discounted price and poetry readings scheduled through out the weekend.

Come and enjoy this event with your family!

Andres Ruh from ExpresArt News

*Source: Greenwich Patch website

Come to Bruce Museum and get hands on with art and science. See everything from artwork by the Avery family to live baby sharks!

During the Summer Family Day, guests will be able to play with imagination playground blocks, create their own postcards or art work, and learn all about sharks.

The Swimming with Sharks and Art event is for all ages and is free with admission to the the museum.

Fore more museum hours and more information visit brucemuseum.org

photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash

Andres Ruh from ExpresArt News

*Source: Bruce Museum website

Come and enjoy Epic Uno’s paintings, prints and installations at the Bendheim Gallery, an evolution from graffiti to abstract.

Epic Uno captures the movement of lines and shapes and explores a new style finding freedom and balance in the abstract. Epic has over 10 years of experience as graffiti artist, and is also a successful package designer, corporate identity specialist and illustrator. He has worked and collaborated with many companies including Cannondale, Nickelodeon, Coach and Nike.

Admission is free.

From May to June 19 “Time and Place”, the exhibit at the Flinn Gallery features works by four artists who present individual impressions of spaces they encounter in their daily lives. Each transmutes perceptions with a different style and creates works that reflect the interests, concerns, and beliefs that drive their creativity.

Frances Ashforth’s paintings of horizons, rock formations, and nature’s motion highlight her environmental focus. Lori Glavin paints abstract recollections of her domestic and garden worlds with attention to the accumulated clutter that inevitably attaches to familiar surroundings. Justin Kim uses his memories of specific places and reconstitutes colorful scenes according to his perceptions of the experience. Shona Macdonald presents reflective landscapes of nature’s transience that are almost ethereally charged. The paintings invite viewers to regard familiar spaces in new ways.

For more information please visit https://flinngallery.com

Andres Ruh from ExpresArt News

*Source: Greenwich Magazine website and Flinn Gallery website.

Andres Ruh, president of the Embracing Art Volunteer Team will be swimming laps at the Greenwich YMCA pool on Sunday April 28th at 11am. His goal is to raise funds to continue with the Guillermo Barreto Scholarship program 2019-2020, and help children in the CT area who dream of expressing their creativity through art.

Come and support him on this event and click here to donate to this cause.

Remember, any small contribution can make a huge impact.

Come, have some fun and get your hands on with art at the Bruce Museum.  Children 4 and up and their families will be able to sketch sculptures inspired by the Museum’s collections and exhibitions.

Art Adventure is free with admission and does not require advanced registration.*

Andres Ruh from ExpresArt News

*Source: Greenwich Patch, Bruce Museum website.

Masterpieces from the Museum of Cartoon Art is showcasing more than 100 original works celebrating the history of this unique art form in America. There are representations of all the cartoon genres, including comic strips, newspaper panels, comic books, editorial cartoons, magazine cartoons, caricature, illustration and animation. The artwork is on loan from The Ohio State University Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

The centerpiece of the exhibition is a recreation of the Museum of Cartoon Art’s Hall of Fame. Thirty-two artists were elected to this prestigious group between 1975 and 1997 including Walt Disney, Milton Caniff, Chuck Jones, Rube Goldberg, Al Capp, and Herblock.

The first institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of cartoon art, the Museum of Cartoon Art was opened in Greenwich in August 1974. Founded by cartoonist and longtime Greenwich resident Mort Walker, it moved to Port Chester/Rye Brook, NY, in 1977, reopened in Boca Raton, FL, in 1996, and donated its collection to the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum in 2008.

Masterpieces from the Museum of Cartoon Art promises to provide an entertaining and educational experience for visitors of all ages and, for those who remember the institution during its time in the area, a nostalgic rediscovery of what the museum had to offer.*

For more information please visit www.bruecemuseum.org

Andres Ruh from ExpresArt News

*Source: www.brucemuseum.org