NEW CANAAN— A new exhibition at the Silvermine Arts Center offers a celebration of both the organization and the American semiquincentennial, looking at how artists have shaped cultural identity on both a local and national level.

A Place for Artists will be on view through Aug. 20th. The exhibition features archival photographs, artwork that represents generations of Silvermine artists, and a look at the center’s current outreach and educational programs. The center was started in 1908 and organized in 1922, and features a guild of artists, art school, and galleries.

“Historically and in the contemporary art world, Silvermine has never been defined by a single style or movement,” the Silvermine Arts Center said in a statement. “A wide range of artistic styles and disciplines is on view in A Place for Artists. Realists, abstractionists, sculptors, printmakers, ceramic artists, photographers, and multimedia artists can all be found here.”

Notable highlights in the exhibition include George W. Picknell’s historic landscape painting A Bend in the Silvermine as well as work from current guild members. For more information on the exhibition, click here.

Expanded coverage of Fairfield County cultural events is made possible with support from the Fairfield University Quick Center for the Arts