The Gift of Art at The Paul Gervais Gallery

The Paul Gervais Gallery will open the holiday show "A Gift of Art" on Sunday, November 22 from 2:30 - 5:00. This is the third year the gallery will hold this show, featuring work of area artists all priced at or below $500 and perfect for gift-giving. Paul Gervais, gallery owner, stages a beautiful show every year with work from a diverse group of artists who work in all mediums. In addition, the storefront of the gallery, Building Blocks Art Supplies, has art supplies and specialty items for gift-giving for the creative adults and children on your list. Don't miss "The Gift of Art" and Building Blocks this holiday season.

Herm Freeman at Ridgefield Guild of Artists

Herm Freeman currently has a show in the Upstairs Gallery at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists. There are only a few days left to check it out, so please go! Herm's paintings transport you to place far away from New England, to the memory of a European vacation. The show closes November 15.

Noelle Carr exhibit "A Veterans Memorial Garden" at Ridgefield Library

A Veterans Memorial Garden is an exhibition of paintings by Noelle Carr to honor American Veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and the global war on terror.

The opening reception is Saturday, November 7 from 3-5 pm, and the show will run through November 29.

A Veterans Memorial Garden will include an A Million Thanks receptacle for visitors to leave their own letters of thanks to the troops that will be sent at the close of the exhibit.

Please join Noelle in her efforts to support Wounded Warrior Project and donate by clicking here.

Art of Caring Juried Show at Boehringer Ingelheim

On Friday, June 12 Boehringer Ingelheim hosted The Art of Caring 2009 Juried Show. It is an evening featuring work by more than 100 prominent artists, with live music and a wonderful buffet donated by some of the area's finest restaurants. Proceeds from the evening benefit Regional Hospice of Western CT. The featured artist this year was Tarol Samuelson, an award-winning self-taught painter, graphic designer, and trouve objet artiste. This is my second year showing and participating in this event, and it is truly a wonderful night. Thanks to Boehringer Ingelheim for hosting, and all the volunteers and artists who made the event possible.

Ridgefield Guild of Artists Wild Things

The Ridgefield Guild of Artists has a new show that is a tribute to internationally acclaimed artist and illustrator Maurice Sendak. The show features work created by area artists and inspired by Mr. Sendak's classic children's book Where the Wild Things Are. The show runs from May 31 - July 2, 2009, with an opening reception on Sunday, May 31 from 3-5 pm.

Bedlam Show at Ridgefield Guild of Artists Features New Work by Noelle Carr

Bedlam opens Saturday, April 4 at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists. This show is a members show that is meant to showcase the creativity of the guild membership as a whole. "A Mother's Love" (shown on left), a new painting by Ridgefield, Connecticut artist Noelle Carr will be on exhibit at the Bedlam show until April 18. There will be an opening reception and party on Saturday, April 4 from 5-7 pm.

The Abstracted Eye at Wilton Library

The Abstratced Eye, a show featuring five artists from the Silvermine Guild of Artists, will be on exhibit at Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road, Wilton, CT, through February 27. The show features Nancy McTague-Stock, Jeremy Saladyga, Alan Shulik, Marjorie Wolf, and Torrance York. Each of the artists uses photography to create abstract images of objects from everyday life.

Greenwich Arts Council 92nd Bendheim Member Juried Exhibition

The 92nd Bendheim Member Juried Exhibition is open from February 5 - February 28 at the Greenwich Arts Council's Bendheim Art Gallery, 299 Greenwich Ave, Greenwich, CT. This show features members of the Greenwich Arts Council, and has been judged by Paul Master-Karnik, their new executive director. For more info please call 203-629-1533

Call for Artists: Cameraworks at Ridgefield Guild of Artists

The Ridgefield Guild of Artists is accepting entries for the Cameraworks juried photography exhibition. The juror is Nat Trotman of the Guggenheim Museum. The deadline for submissions is March 18, and the show will run from April 26-May 22, 2009. Artists may submit up to five entries. For the prospectus go to http://www.rgoa.org/ or call 203-438-8863.

Radius Show at Ridgefield Guild of Artists

The 2009 Radius show is currently on exhibit through March 7 at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists. This year's Radius finalists are Caroline Harman, David Ottenstein, Jane Rainwater, Wayne Toepp, Raissa Venables, and Jennifer Wroblewski. Radius is a program developed by the Ridgefield Guild of Artists and the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum to exhibit emerging artists from Connecticut and Southeastern New York.Wroblewski

Radius ARTalk with Ridgefield Guild of Artists and Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

A free Radius ARTalk will take place this Sunday, February 8, beginning at 2:00 pm at the Dayton Room of the Ridgefield Library. Featuring the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum's Curator Monica Ramirez-Montagut, and Ridgefield Guild of Artist's Exhibitions Director, Debra Browne, this talk will continue with a walk-through at the Guild where one of the two Radius exhibitions is mounted.

This ARTalk will take us behind the scenes for a view into the process of selecting artists for Radius, an artist development program co-organized by the Ridgefield Guild of Artists and Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum now in its tenth year.

Martha Talburt at Building Blocks Gallery

Building Blocks Gallery just opened a new exhibit of work by Martha Talburt. The show is titled FACES, and is a collection of portraits created by Ms. Talburt. The show runs through March 1, 2009. The gallery is located at 49 Ethan Allen Highway in Ridgefield.