Siyazama: Traditional Arts, Education, and AIDS in South Africa
April 17, 2009 - June 26, 2009
120 art works made in traditional South African styles by rural craftswomen to carry messages about AIDS prevention.
Left: Shallow basket (imbenge) made of wrapped telephone wire.
From
the collection of the Michigan State University Museum.
Photograph by Pearl Yee Wong, all rights reserved.
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Connected Threads
December 1 - December 19, 2008
An interactive community arts installation to commemorate World AIDS Day featuring
quilt squares, wall hangings, and community altar.
Left: Detail from exhibit banner by Lisa Gibson.
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Ancestors: Day of the Dead Celebration
October 24 - November 21, 2008
A multi-media exhibit featuring ten New England artists and curated by
Guatemalan artist Balam Soto.
Left:
Detail from paper mache installation by Balam Soto.
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A Life in Stone: the Cape Verdean Stonemasonry Tradition in Eastern Connecticut
April 4 - June 14, 2008
An exhibit of photographs and Cape Verdean stonemasonry from the
Norwich, Connecticut area.
Left: Photograph of stonemason José Santos.
Photo: Richmond Jones, 2007.
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Celebration of Life: Affirmation, Remembrance, Activism
November 30 - December 21, 2007
A multi media exhibit featuring work by people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS.
Left:
Detail from painting by Miguel Gonzalez.
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RAP It!
November 16 through November 26, 2007
An exhibit of artwork by peer health advocates conveying HIV prevention and harm reduction messages.
Left: Detail from Wood Nymph, a collage/sculpture by Danielle.
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Weavings of War: Fabrics of Memory
October 27, 2006 - January 13, 2007
60 textiles from war-torn countries around the world.
Left: Detail from El Encadenamiento (The Chaining). Chilean arpillera (story embroidery). Violeta Morales. Mixed fabrics, hand-appliquéd.
Image courtesy of Vermont Folklife Center.
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At Face Value
September 24, 2006 - October 13, 2006
Urban Artists Initiative veteran Lori Sikorski displays eight portraits.
Left: Detail from Hattie, by artist Lori Sikorski.
Charcoal on gesso canvas.
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 New Work from Connecticut Prisons
April 24, 2006 - June 2, 2006
The Annual Show of new work from the Prison Arts Program.
Left: Detail from Greenhouse, by artist Yong Mi Olsen, #327169.
Ball-point pen, Pencil & Colored Pencil on Bristol Board.
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List of Featured Artists
 Rollin' and Dustin' in Hartford: Pathways to Urban Life Styles
February 16, 2006 - March 17, 2006
An exhibit of 13 7' panels, disseminating almost 10 years of research on youth drug use in Hartford through comic art.
Left: Detail from panel 1, by artist Kyle Young.
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10 Years: An Exhibit of Work Past and Present
June 2, 2005 - June 27, 2005
Original work by Victor Pacheco, inspired by identity and cultural issues.
Left: Detail from the series of stoneware busts, "Facades Project," by artist Victor Pacheco.
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Giving Women Power Over AIDS
April 26, 2005 - April 28, 2005
A traveling exhibit designed to raise awareness of HIV and new prevention technologies such as microbicides.
Left: Detail from prize-winning photo-essay, "In Her Mother's Shoes."
Artist: Betty Udesen of The Seattle Times.
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 Living Spaces: A Multimedia and Interdisciplinary Program
March 27, 2003 - May 30, 2003
An Exhibition, Performance and Talk that Explores the Relationship Between Art, Research and the Physical and Imagined Spaces of our Environment.
Left: Detail from Living in America #2 (1 of 4 panels), by artist Deborah A. Simmons. Acrylic on wood.
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 Career Dolls: What I Want To Be When I Grow Up
February 28, 1998 - March 31, 1998
Twenty young girls from Hartford made life-size dolls to represent themselves and their career dreams as part of the curriculum for ICR's Urban Women Against Substance Abuse program.
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 Vision, Voice, Remembrance: The Hartford AIDS Memorial Exhibit
December 5, 1996 - February 28, 1997
An exhibit focusing on a community altar constructed by the public as a memorial to those who have died of AIDS. Exhibit Curator: Salvatore Scalora.
Left: Detail from collage by artist and exhibit curato
Connecticut Cultural Heritage Arts (CHAP)
 ¡Que Bonita Bandera!: The Puerto Rican Flag as Folk Art
July 11, 2003 - September 12, 2003
An exhibit that highlights the symbol of the flag featuring a variety of folk and community-based art forms.
Left: Detail from Mural on Park Street, Hartford, by Victor Pacheco
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 Polonia w Connecticut: Polish-American Traditional Arts
December 7, 2000 - March 31, 2001
An exhibition presenting works of art made by hand in the Polish folk tradition, and used in Polish homes in Connecticut today.
Left: Marek Czarnecki's icon of Our Lady of Czestachowa. Egg tempera
with gold leaf on wood panel.
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 Mano a Mano: Puerto Rican Traditional Arts From Island to City
July 1, 1999 - October 15, 1999
An exhibit showcasing 15 traditional craft forms practiced on the island of Puerto Rico.
Left: Detail from a Madonna and child by master artist Celestino Avilés.
Photo: Crafts Develo The Ties That Bind: Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese Wedding
Traditions in New England
June 30, 1995 - September 15, 1995
An exhibit showcasing artifacts, displays of food, and traditional wedding clothes arranged in three sections.
Left: Detail from photo of Cambodian wedding. Photo: Cecily Cookpment Office, PRIDCO, PR
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 Sur Bois: Franco-American Woodcarvers of Northern New England
October 10, 1998 - December 31, 1998
An exhibit presenting traditional Franco-American woodcarving, a pursuit with a long history in New England.
Left: Detail from Louis St. Gelais' carving of boy/petit sculpteur sur bois.
Photo: Gary Samson, UNH/Franco-American Center, NH
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 Herencia Taina: Legacy and Life
May 3, 1997- November 1, 1997
An exhibit presenting a wide range of traditional arts illustrating Taino heritage.
Left: Detail from grourd carving by Graciela Quiones-Rodriguez.
Photo: Phillip Fortune
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 Auspicious Signs: Tibetan Arts in New England
May 11, 1996 - December 1, 1996
An exhibit celebrating Tibetan cultural traditions with hand-crafted items by regional Tibetan artists.
Left: Detail from picture frame carved by Ngawang Choedar. Photo:
Phillip Fortune
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Living Legends: Connecticut Master Traditional Artists
September 29, 1994 - December 30, 1994
A traveling exhibit of Connecticut's master traditional artists representing 12 distinct cultural groups.
Left: Detail from photo: Phillip Fortune
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Urban Artists Initiative (UAI)
 10 Cities/10 Years
February 8, 2004 - March 7, 2004
An Exhibit Celebrating the Ten Years of the Urban Artists Initiative
Left: Cubaseleepmap, candy & digital print, by Diane Barcelo.
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List of Featured Artists
Destination
Connecticut Arts: Visionary Landscapes
December 6, 2002 - March 2, 2003
An exhibit recognizing Connecticut's beauty and its
long tradition of landscape artists.
Exhibition
Brochure (PDF)
 Focus on 4: Hartford, New Britain, Bristol, Waterbury
June 29, 2000 - October 13, 2000
An exhibit of new works by artists from four cities
in
the Urban Artists Initiative.
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Release | List
of Featured Artists
 Reinventing Urban Areas Through the Arts
November 6, 1997 - January 14, 1998
An exhibit of works by selected artists from the Urban Artists Initiative, formerly known as the the Inner City Cultural Development program.
Left: Detail from True, False, True, 1997, by Margaret Plaganis.
Mixed media.
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