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SUMMARY:The CORA Foundation Community Conversation with Ellen Harvey + Dan Woog
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an evening inspired by Looking for History\, MoCACT’s summer exhibition featuring Ellen Harvey’s The Disappointed Tourist. This special program brings the exhibition’s themes of memory\, loss\, and place into a local context\, inviting audiences to reflect on the spaces that have shaped—and disappeared from—our shared landscape. \nModerated by journalist and 06880 founder Dan Woog\, the conversation features an interview with artist Harvey alongside preservation advocate Ed Gerber (Historic New England). Together\, they will explore the cultural and emotional significance of lost places\, from global landmarks to beloved Westport institutions. \nFor the MoCACT Looking for History exhibition\, Harvey has created four new paintings based on local submissions: The Remarkable Book Shop\, Cedar Brook Cafe\, Bloodroot\, and Allen’s Clam House\, which will serve as a starting point for a broader community dialogue. \nThe evening will also include brief presentations from selected community participants sharing their own “lost places\,” adding personal perspective and storytelling to the discussion. As our Disappointed Tourist Guide\, Woog will present the award selections. Categories include “Place You Thought Would Last Forever\,” “What a Cool Hangout!” “Just One More Bite\,” followed by an audience vote to crown one favorite missed location.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/the-cora-foundation-community-conversation-with-ellen-harvey-dan-woog/
LOCATION:MoCA CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Fine Art (not for sale),Installation
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SUMMARY:Gallery Talk with Rick Shaefer
DESCRIPTION:In conjunction with Looking for History\, join exhibiting artist Rick Shaefer for a guided tour of Colossi on Thursday\, July 9\, at 6pm. \nDuring this one-hour walkthrough\, Shaefer will lead Museum visitors through the exhibition\, sharing insights into the inspiration\, historical references\, and creative methods that inform the works on view. Participants will have the opportunity to engage in a discussion about the artist’s concepts\, materials\, and techniques. \nShaefer’s exhibition at MoCACT includes selections from three ongoing bodies of work: the Colossi\, Refugee Trilogy\, and Liberty Dismantled series. These works collectively examine the transhistorical themes of migration\, displacement\, national identity\, and the tension between ideals of freedom and the realities of division. \nAlso on view are two short videos that offer a close read of two major drawings from the Colossi series\, The New Colossus and Siege. The videos\, created specifically for this exhibition\, offer visitors a deeper understanding of the historical precedents\, symbolism\, and formal techniques that shape the artist’s practice. Together\, these works invite reflection on the structures — both physical and metaphorical — that impact our world and our relationships with one another.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/gallery-talk-with-rick-shaefer/
LOCATION:MoCA CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Fine Art (not for sale),Installation
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SUMMARY:Opening Reception of "Making his Mark in Connecticut: The Creative Process of F. Luis Mora"
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to the opening reception of “Making his Mark in Connecticut: The Creative Process of F. Luis Mora.” To commemorate the U.S. Semiquincentennial\, the HMA presents this exhibition\, which explores the themes of the America 250 | CT Commission through the lens of an Uruguayan-born artist who settled in Gaylordsville\, CT. Featuring never-before-seen preparatory drawings alongside finished paintings\, this exhibition tells the origin story of the first Hispanic member of the National Academy of Design and his legacy in his adopted state. \nThis exhibition is curated by Dr. Cynthia Roznoy with key loans from the collection of Benjamin Ortiz and Victor P. Torchia\, Jr. and George Wall. The exhibition also includes loans from major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the Yale University Art Gallery\, the Mattatuck Museum\, the Florence Griswold Museum\, the Georgia Museum of Art\, and the Rockwell Museum. \nFree and open to the public; light refreshments served.\nThis project is supported by funding through CT Humanities\, the Wyeth Foundation for American Art\, and America 250 | CT. Special thanks to lead donor\, Elizabeth Fray.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/opening-reception-of-making-his-mark-in-connecticut-the-creative-process-of-f-luis-mora/
LOCATION:Housatonic Museum of Art\, 900 Lafayette Boulevard\, Bridgeport\, Connecticut\, 06604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Fine Art (not for sale),History,Installation
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SUMMARY:Looking for History: Connecticut Industry
DESCRIPTION:MoCACT presents Looking for History\, featuring three artists\, Rick Shaefer\, Ellen Harvey\, and Michael Borders—each presented in their own dedicated gallery space at varying intervals over the course of the exhibition from June 25 to November 15\, 2026. In recognition of the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026\, the Museum invites visitors into distinct yet interconnected conversations about our nation’s past\, present\, and potential future.
URL:https://westportjournal.com/calendar/looking-for-history-connecticut-industry/
LOCATION:MoCA CT\, 19 Newtown Turnpike\, Westport\, Connecticut\, 06880\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community,Fine Art (not for sale),Installation
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