Connecticut Exhibition

Through April 6: The Art of Joy Brown, a retrospective tracing Brown’s work, from tiny clay figures to clay-headed puppets, to small statues and wall tiles, to the monumental work found in public spaces. Hear Joy Brown speak, along with documentary filmmaker Eduardo Montes Bradley who is completing a film about Brown, Thursday, March 6, 7 p.m. Free and open to the public.

March 21–May 10: A House Divided: Photography and the Civil War, an exhibition documenting aspects of the Civil War as seen through the lens of the most gifted artist-photographers of 19th century America. All works are from the collection of Michael Mattis and Judith Hochberg. The exhibition is organized by art2art Circulating Exhibitions. Opening reception: Thursday, March 20, 5–7:30 p.m. Lecture on
Civil War soldiers: Thursday, March 10, 5:30 p.m., Paul A. Cimbala, Professor Emeritus,
Fordham University.

Bellarmine Hall Galleries, through April 12: Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut. This exhibition explores Tonalism in Connecticut from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast. Walsh Gallery (Quick Center), through March 29: To See This Place: Awakening to Our Common Home. To See This Place, curated by Al Miner and David Brinker, presents work by Athena LaTocha, Mary Mattingly, and Tyler Rai, three contemporary artists looking at environmental threats and climate change.

March 9–April 20: Tin There, Done That: Adria Arch, Adam Brent, Tamara Dimitri, Madison Donnelly, Terry Feder, Lesley Finn, Elli Fotopoulou, Deborah Greco, Shanti Grumbine, Nate Heiges, Tom Kutz, Hillel O’Leary, Maria Markham, Sok Song, Alixe Turner, Shane Ward, Christina Wood. A Desire Path: Jessica Bottalico, Annie Ewaskio, Jessica Fallis, Sydney Kleinrock. Stone Screen: Anita Maksimiuk. Maidan: Amartya De. Reception: Sunday, March 9, 1–3 p.m.

The Bruce Museum is a world-class institution offering a changing array of exceptional exhibitions and educational programs that cultivate discovery and wonder through the power of art and science. Opening March 6: On Thin Ice: Alaska’s Warming Wilderness. Opening April 4: Isamu Noguchi: Metal the Mirror. Through April 27: Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist. Kenji Nakahashi: Strange Beauty. Ongoing: The Art of Work: Painting Labor in Nineteenth-Century Denmark. Nature’s Impressions: The Modernist Landscape. Hockney/Origins: Works from the Roy B. and Edith J. Simpson Collection. Tara Donovan: Aggregations. Gabriel Dawe: Plexus no. 43. The Robert R. Wiener Mineral Gallery. Permanent Science Galleries: Natural Cycles Shape our Land. Admission: Adults $20, Students/Sr. Citizens $15. Free for children under 5; free on Tuesdays.

The Gallery’s encyclopedic holdings range from ancient times to the present day and represent cultures from around the globe. Through January 5: The Dance of Life: Figure and Imagination in American Art, 1876–1917. Opening February 21: David Goldblatt: No Ulterior Motive. Free and open to the public.

March 3–April 12: Dream Murals: Public Art with Hartford Art School Alumni invites six artists to paint their dream murals on the walls of Silpe Gallery. The painting process is open to the public. Closing reception and artist talks: Friday, April 4, 4–6 p.m. March 6–April 12, Joseloff Gallery: How Can the Grid Deal with a Messy World? is a multimedia exhibition of work by graphic designer Silas Munro that explores the grid as a design tool with ties to the artist’s Ugandan heritage. Opening reception: Thursday, March 6, 5–7 p.m. Artist talk, Wilde Auditorium: Wednesday, March 26, 5–6:30 p.m. April 19-27: The first round of BFA Thesis Exhibitions features Illustration in Joseloff Gallery and Visual Communication Design in Silpe Gallery.