Spirited: Prohibition in America
April 5 – May 25, 2018 In a tumultuous era spanning thirteen years, Americans could no longer manufacture, sell, or transport intoxicating beverages. Prohibition was now a part of the Constitution, holding the same status as freedom of speech and the abolition of slavery. Ratified in 1919, the 18th Amendment stirred up a passionate and […]
Coloring New London
November 18, 2017 – January 21, 2018 This Wonderment season brings family-sized fun to the Lyman Allyn! Our newest exhibit, Coloring New London, covers the gallery walls in gigantic coloring book “pages” for people of all ages to color. The exhibit features scenes drawn from historic New London postcards and paintings in the museum’s collection. […]
On Another Note: The Intersection of Art and Music
December 2, 2017 – March 11, 2018 Music has become a constant companion to our daily lives. There is no escaping it. In elevators, in waiting rooms, in restaurants, and through our ear buds, our lives are lived with a sound track as background noise. Visual artists are no different than the rest of us […]
What’s New? Modern and Contemporary Art at the Lyman Allyn
October 7, 2017 – April 1, 2018 Focusing on modern and contemporary paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, and photographs, this exhibit highlights key recent acquisitions to the Lyman Allyn’s collection. Eclectic and varied, the show offers an overview of some of the subjects, styles, and concerns of artists working from the second half of the 20th […]
Pati Hill: Photocopier, A Survey of Prints and Books (1974-83)
November 4, 2017 – March 4, 2018 This exhibition considers the first phase of the cross-disciplinary art of Pati Hill (1921-2014). Although her exploration of the copier, which she called “a found instrument—a saxophone without directions,” did not begin until the early 1970s, Hill is regarded as a pioneer due to her singular approach and […]
Impossible Utopia
September 2- October 20, 2017 Each of the works presented in this exhibition has particular meanings and feelings embedded. Their narrative is linked to situations that occurred around the time these pieces were mere thoughts and had yet to be executed. In the creative process of making his art, Guido Garaycochea returns to his obsession […]
Urban Realism in American Art (1890 – 1940)
July 8 – September 10, 2017 Drawn largely from the collection of Barbara Belgrade, this exhibition of paintings and works on paper explores the vitality and vision of American art at the turn of the 20th century. In a time of sweeping change, artists of the so-called Ashcan School focused on urban life, painting the energy […]
Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints: Popular Art of the Northeast of Brazil
September 1- October 20, 2017 A traveling exhibition from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Bandits & Heroes, Poets & Saints explores how the ancient cultures of Africa blended with indigenous and colonial Portuguese traditions to form the vibrant and complex cultural mosaic of modern Brazil. Engaging photographs and works of popular art, including sculptures, […]
Deer in the Headlights: Man vs. Nature
September 2 – October 29, 2017 Artist Billi Kid brings his witty and streetwise commentary to the subject of environmental impact in our Near :: New series of contemporary artists. Deer in the Headlights addresses issues related to environmental and sociological concerns regarding one of our most precious resources, our wildlife. Billi Kid reinterprets 20 […]
In Their Shoes
June 2 – July 30, 2017 In celebration of Safe Futures 40th anniversary, the New London-based organization will be mounting an exhibition in Lyman Allyn’s Glassenberg Gallery, entitled In Their Shoes. The exhibition springs from the question, “how can a pair of shoes or 170 pair of shoes bring awareness and HOPE to the survivors of domestic violence?” […]