The Black Lens: The Five Demands (NR) ️ https://bit.ly/47WEfYZ Wed. 9/27 at 7 pm Post-screening Q&A with film subject Rosalind McLymont. Ticket Prices: Avon Members $9 General Public $14.50 Students & Seniors (Mon. - Thu.) $11 In April 1969, a small group of Black and Puerto Rican students shut down the City College of New […]
CT Pastel Society: Renaissance in Pastel 30th Annual National Juried Exhibition Arts Center East is pleased to host the 30th Annual National Juried Exhibition of the CT Pastel Society: Renaissance in Pastel. The exhibit features exceptional pastel paintings from a variety of skilled pastel artists across the country. Don’t miss this incredible display of artistry […]
Dive into highlights of the New Britain Museum of American Art's permanent collection on this hour-long Docent-led tour. Saturdays at 1 p.m.
Try painting this fall - it’s easy - just start with one color as you look at light and shadow on simple forms. Then learn how to arrange shapes on a canvas or board and see and mix colors. Go farther and explore ways of applying paint and creating a feeling of space around objects. Other artists’ works will be […]
Overcome the mystery of sewing and discover how fun and easy it can be. Learn the basics of machine sewing, including how to thread the machine and other basic operations. Practice sewing lines and going backwards before moving on to simple pieces for gift-giving. Choice of projects include a four-patch pin cushion, quilt blocks, or […]
Join a Docent-led tour through the New Britain Museum of American Art's exhibition From the Vault: Postwar to Contemporary Art. Sundays at 1 p.m. | September 24 - October 29, 2023
French Cinematheque: Contempt (1963) (NR) 60th Anniversary Tue. 10/3/23 at 7 pm ️ https://bit.ly/3QdTQwU Ticket Prices: Avon Members $9 General Public $14.50 Students & Seniors (Mon. - Thu.) $11 Trailer: https://youtu.be/TYGlHrp6XeM?si=LcVL1wjGS16GUICE Scenes from a marital breakdown between screenwriter (Michel Piccoli) and his wife (Brigitte Bardot), as both become enmeshed in the behind-the-camera struggles of […]
Join artist Mary Smeallie in a weekly watercolor class. Do you pale at the sight of a clean sheet of watercolor paper? Do you mix colors and wonder why it looks like mud? This class will demystify the somewhat intimidating medium of watercolor. We’ll start from scratch. We’ll discuss types of paper, pigments, color mixing, […]
Join artist Kathleen Smits for a Beginner Painting from Still Life class. Explore the colors of light and shadow by painting from a still life. Learn the basics of drawing shapes with paint while learning to mix colors for light and shadow, what the basic brushes do and a variety of basic brush strokes. Thursdays, October […]
