New London Art Night

On the First Friday of each month New London's art organizations welcome you as their guest as you visit and stroll down New London's colorful streets. Entertainers will also perform throughout downtown, so come explore the diversity New London has to offer!

Visit www.nlart.org for more info.

Participating Galleries:

THE GALLERY AT FIREHOUSE SQUARE ~ New London’s only Maritime art gallery!
Current Exhibitions:
As part of the second NL Art Night, THE GALLERY AT FIREHOUSE SQUARE is pleased to present an Artist Meet & Greet with Russ Kramer, Steve Lush, Del-Bourree Bach, William G. Hanson and Bob Lagasse featuring Ernest Song presenting acoustic folk music. At 6:30 American Society of Marine Artists Fellow Russ Kramer will give a presentatino about the famous boats, crews, and races that inspire his dramatic oil paintings. The discussion will offer anecdotes about the subjects, as well as a behind-the-scenes-look at the complicated development process of his paintings. Steve Lush, Del-Bourree Bach, Bob Lagasse and William G. Hanson will also be on hand to discuss their art, answer questions and offer insight into their work.

Stop in and hear the dramatic sea tales that inspire the work of these five fine artists!

Focusing primarily on maritime art from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The gallery also endeavors to support emerging artists who have an interest in marine art. 239 Bank St. 860-443-0344 www.firehousesquare.com

Kente Cultural Center ~ New London’s African American Cultural Center!
Current Exhibitions:
African Dolls dressed in various Kente cloth patterns and posed doing village "work", made by crafter Marie Collins. There will dolls for show and to purchase. Marie Collins is a local crafter living in New London.

Kente will have Rhythm For Life featuring Mama Jane and Rick Rucker drumming African Rhythms for the evening.

Promoting the African-American culture and history to society as a whole and shaping minds and nurturing self-esteem through culture, history and the arts. 219 Bank St. 860-444-1955 www.kentecultural.org

Spirit Gallery ~ Marrying fine art with body art!
Current Exhibitions:
Spirit Gallery Tattoo in New London, CT presents Life & Death a collection artwork by local tattoo artists Tommy Slocum and Jared Dale of the Groton-based tattoo shop 12 Tattoos.

New London’s only art gallery and tattoo studio showcasing paintings, sculptures, jewelry and more from both local artists and artisans to national celebrities. Also hosts art workshops throughout the year. 207 Bank St. 860-443-0484 www.spiritgallerytattoo.com

Studio 33 Art & Frame Gallery ~ Over 32 years as a custom picture frame gallery!
Current Exhibitions:
Studio 33 presents ‘Gathering Light’, the newest collection of photographs by Frank Kaczmarek. Frank is a professional biologist and freelance photographer whose nature photographs have appeared in many publications such as Nature’s Best Magazine, Sierra Magazine, National Wildlife, Nature Conservancy, and The Plant Cell.

Framed original fine art, gifts by local artisans. Featuring one of a kind jewelry -- sea glass, semi-precious stones, bead work. Also greeting cards, wooden walking sticks, books, music, pottery and more. 140 Bank St. 860-442-6355 www.studio33pictureframes.com

Hygienic Art Galleries & Art Park~ "Hygienic Art is the grandaddy of New London's indie arts scene" - The New York Times.

Current Exhibitions:
The Sixth Crossing- Hygienic Art's annual juried exhibition featuring works in all media from regional artists. This year's juror was Janice La Motta, Director at the Billings Forge Community Works in Hartford. The Hygienic will also be hosting John Fries and Craig Edwards at the Hygienic Art Galleries this Friday for the stroll.

Hygienic Art is a non-profit arts organization dedicated to creating an enriching cultural experience. 83 Bank St. 860-443-8001 www.hygienic.org

Expressiones Cultural Center~ New London’s Latin American Cultural Center!
Current Exhibitions:
Expressiones Cultural Center presents Time In a thematic exhibition exploring the experience of incarceration. Based on the performance piece by Judy Dworin, which portrays women's reappraisals of their lives and identities as they measure and consider the passage of time while serving their sentences. Written during Dworin's first artist residency in 2005 at York Correctional Institution in Niantic, Conn.

Educational in nature, Expressiones wants to promote the Latin American Culture in all its manifestations by introducing such to all in Connecticut and beyond. 74 State St. 860-501-9278 www.expressiones.net

Provenance Center ~ Exploring Cultural Origins!
Current Exhibitions:

Provenance Center presents In the Garden, Works on Paper by Deng Guoyuan. Guoyuan's work offers us the opportunity to step into his garden, to share in a vision of nature made manifest by his brushwork. This is his understanding of nature, a palpable display of intellect, emotion and spirituality.

Bringing thematic exhibitions and artists from around the globe to foster cultural awareness and education. Building relationships with peace, justice and environmental advocacy groups to promote dialogue on issues critical to all of us today. 165 State St. 860-405-5887 www.provenancecenter.com

The TSETSE Gallery ~ Building Community Through Art!
Current Exhibitions:
Butterflies in Motion exhibit. On Art Night, TseTse gallery will release over 100 butterflies into The Gallery! There will be organic flowers for the butterflies to eat, donated from Fiddleheads! The purpose and theme of this exhibit is to celebrate the environment and nature, with an emphasis on going green. So during the month of May the butterflies will be flying freely throughout The Gallery.

NLart Night will also host The Ohio-Freer Collective musical group who will perform all evening and feature artist and guitarist Julio Amaro. Julio’s Kinoptik Art is part of Butterflies in Motion.

The gallery will also have children’s painting classes available where children can paint their own flower pots. Local organization FRESH will use the pots in their Community Garden.

TseTse Gallery uses creative expression to build communities. Exhibitions range from the Vasiloff Stained Glass to the heart wrenching Through Their Eyes, which explored what is like to have disabling conditions, to the Latin Hues showcasing world class, Latino artists. 190 State St. 860-447-2447 www.tsetsegallery.com

City Hall Gallery ~ New London’s City Hall has opened its doors to the arts. Many artists from the area have submitted work to hang within City Hall outside the various chambers and rooms.
Current Exhibitions: This month is the opening of City Hall Gallery itself and features the work of such notables as sculpture and painting by Dan Potter of Mystic Beast, the amazing stone mosaics of Deborah Aldo, Paintings by Denise Hickey, John Balchunas, Kat Murphy, Larry Ayer, George Grabel; and Drawings by Kelly Fitzpatrick, Matthew Goldman, Sue Robinson, Sculpture by James McKie, Lori Rembetski, and Photography by Andrew Rodgers, Viktoria Mullin.
181 State St. - http://ci.new-london.ct.us

Yah-Ta-Hey ~ A Gallery of Fine Native American Art! Featuring Authentic American Indian jewelry, pottery, sand paintings, American Indian Limited Edition Prints, fashions, and Navajo rugs. 279 State St. 860-443-3204 www.yahtaheygallery.com

Garde Arts Center ~ The region’s non-profit home for the performing arts! The nationally acclaimed historic 1400-seat movie palace and the intimate Oasis Room, host Broadway, opera, jazz and popular music, the symphony, dance, film and events of all kinds. 325 State St. 860-444-7373 www.gardearts.org

Lyman Allyn Art Museum ~ New London’s Own Museum!
Current Exhibitions:
Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists
April 10 – September 18, 2011
This intriguing exhibition will present a wide variety of portraits by artists working in recent years. Once considered retrograde, portraiture has assumed a central role in the art of our time. Artists have turned to portraiture as a major vehicle for addressing issues of identity and gender, race and class, and the advent of the information age. The show includes portraits from the museum’s collection as well as loaned works by Benny Andrews, Alice Neel, William Wegman, David LaChapelle and Barkley L. Hendricks, among others. Face Off: Portraits by Contemporary Artists will open up new perspectives on the art of portraiture for visitors.

The Subject is Light: The Henry and Sharon Martin Collection of Contemporary Realist Paintings
March 18, 2011 – August 21, 2011
This exhibition presents artworks by some of the most skilled contemporary representational artists working today. Featuring images of New England seascapes – ocean views that transcend geography and appeal to everyone, it also includes some outstanding still lifes. The organizing principle of the exhibition is the opportunity it affords the viewer to study how the best contemporary artists depict the changing effects of light in nature – whether the subject is a seascape or a still life.

1st Sunday of every month, join us for an afternoon of free admission, art activities and snacks. 625 Williams Street, New London, CT 860-443-2545 www.lymanallyn.org

The Pigeon Hole ~ A Multipurpose Art Space! Run by a small group of young artists as a gallery space and a studio for photography, screen-printing, muraling, sculpting, foundart, bike repair and more. It also provides a space for music and other events. 19 Union St.