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Event Series Artful Saturdays: Celebrating WestportREADS for Kids

Artful Saturdays: Celebrating WestportREADS for Kids

Higgins Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Kids celebrate WestportREADS by honoring the works of great artists: Saturday, January 6 – Leonardo da Vinci & Mona Lisa Portraits Saturday, January 13 – Albrecht Dürer’s Animal Sketches Saturday, January 20 – Georgia O’Keefe’s Landscapes Saturday, January 27 – Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers No registration required. The WestportREADS 2024 selection is The Art Thief […]

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Artist Reception and Lecture: ‘How Beautiful, the Universe': Astrophotography by Members of The Westport Astronomical Society

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Reception: 6-7 pm in the Sheffer Gallery Lecture by members of The Westport Astronomical Society: 7-8 pm in the Trefz Forum Discover the wonders that lie just beyond your backyard in How Beautiful, the Universe — an extraordinary art exhibition featuring more than 25 captivating works by members of the Westport Astronomical Society (WAS). Embark on a cosmic journey […]

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Event Series Artful Saturdays: Celebrating WestportREADS for Kids

Artful Saturdays: Celebrating WestportREADS for Kids

Higgins Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Kids celebrate WestportREADS by honoring the works of great artists: Saturday, January 6 – Leonardo da Vinci & Mona Lisa Portraits Saturday, January 13 – Albrecht Dürer’s Animal Sketches Saturday, January 20 – Georgia O’Keefe’s Landscapes Saturday, January 27 – Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers No registration required. The WestportREADS 2024 selection is The Art Thief […]

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Film Screening: WHAAM! BLAM! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation

The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Register Here Join us for a screening of the provocative documentary, WHAAM! BLAM! Roy Lichtenstein and the Art of Appropriation, followed by a talkback with the film's director, James Hussey, as well as producer/editor Tory Jadow. Was Roy Lichtenstein a great artist, a thief, or both? This is the question addressed by this feature documentary. […]

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WestportREADS Keynote Conversation: ‘Art Thief’ Author Michael Finkel

The Trefz Forum, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Register Here Michael Finkel, author of the 2024 WestportREADS selection, The Art Thief, joins us live in the Trefz Forum to talk about his book with Ive Covaci, chair of WestPAC. Hear about the true-crime tale of the world’s most prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole, never for money, but for personal treasure and […]

Event Series Artful Saturdays: Celebrating WestportREADS for Kids

Artful Saturdays: Celebrating WestportREADS for Kids

Higgins Room, The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Kids celebrate WestportREADS by honoring the works of great artists: Saturday, January 6 – Leonardo da Vinci & Mona Lisa Portraits Saturday, January 13 – Albrecht Dürer’s Animal Sketches Saturday, January 20 – Georgia O’Keefe’s Landscapes Saturday, January 27 – Vincent Van Gogh’s Sunflowers No registration required. The WestportREADS 2024 selection is The Art Thief […]

Free
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Verso University's CT Art Trail Series: Yale University Art Gallery: Munch/Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression

Komansky Room, The Westport Library

In celebration of Verso University's exploration of the CT Art Trail, join us on January 31 at 11 am for a presentation from the Yale University Art Gallery. The talk will focus on the exhibit "Munch/Kirchner: Anxiety and Expression"  by Freyda Spira, the Gallery's Robert L. Solley Curator of Prints and Drawings.

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Artist Reception and Talk: Lucy Krupenye, ‘Zen Meditations’

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Award-winning sculptor Lucy M. Krupenye, whose Zen Meditations will be on display at the Library from January 12 through March 12, will be in conversation with Miggs Burroughs. There will be a reception held in the South Gallery from 6 to 7 pm, followed by a talk in the Trefz Forum from 7 to 8 pm. […]

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WestportREADS: Looting Through the Ages

Komansky Room, The Westport Library

Register Here From Egyptian tombs to Mesopotamian palaces and Mexican pyramids, art has been stolen from its original owners and contexts for reasons including personal gain, use as war trophies, upholding political agendas, and more. In this slide presentation, Dr. Marice Rose will discuss the theft and looting of antiquities in ancient times and the […]

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Artist Reception: ‘Awakenings,’ Photographs by Terry Tannen

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Join us for an artist reception with Terry Tannen, whose Awakenings is on display in the Jesup Gallery, January 12 to March 12. Tannen was born and raised in Connecticut. After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design, she pursued a career in corporate design and branding working for iconic graphic designer Herb Lubalin, NBC […]

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Verso University CT Art Trail Series: Yale University Art Gallery: Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design

Komansky Room, The Westport Library

Join us on February 28 for the second* Verso University exploration of the CT Art Trail with the Yale University Art Gallery. The talk, by John Stuart Gordon, the Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Curator of American Decorative Arts, will focus on the exhibit Sheila Levrant de Bretteville: Community, Activism, and Design, on view from February 16 through June 23,  2024.

Event Series Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Over four sessions join 25 year veteran of marketing, design, and innovation, Randy Herbertson, for a comprehensive overview of the current world of Graphic Design. Class will meet on Wednesdays, from March 6 through March 27, 4-5:30 pm, in the Library's Brooks Place program room. Participants will gain insight into the dynamic requirements and demands of today's design industry, uncovering personal creative strengths and an understanding of competencies needed in contemporary graphic design, as well as an understanding of the profound impact of design on audiences and society. Below is an overview of what will be covered each week.

$25
Event Series Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Over four sessions join 25 year veteran of marketing, design, and innovation, Randy Herbertson, for a comprehensive overview of the current world of Graphic Design. Class will meet on Wednesdays, from March 6 through March 27, 4-5:30 pm, in the Library's Brooks Place program room. Participants will gain insight into the dynamic requirements and demands of today's design industry, uncovering personal creative strengths and an understanding of competencies needed in contemporary graphic design, as well as an understanding of the profound impact of design on audiences and society. Below is an overview of what will be covered each week.

$25
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SmART: Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner

The Westport Library 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT, United States

Register Here Join us for the first in a series of in-depth conversations about art and artists hosted by Westport's own Stacy Bass. In this kickoff event, Stacy and Bobbi Coller will engage in a lively, illustrated conversation exploring the fascinating relationship between Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner, viewing examples of their vibrant work and tracing […]

Event Series Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Verso University Presents: Topics in Contemporary Graphic Design

Over four sessions join 25 year veteran of marketing, design, and innovation, Randy Herbertson, for a comprehensive overview of the current world of Graphic Design. Class will meet on Wednesdays, from March 6 through March 27, 4-5:30 pm, in the Library's Brooks Place program room. Participants will gain insight into the dynamic requirements and demands of today's design industry, uncovering personal creative strengths and an understanding of competencies needed in contemporary graphic design, as well as an understanding of the profound impact of design on audiences and society. Below is an overview of what will be covered each week.

$25
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