Join us incelebrating the work of these students at an opening reception on Saturday, October 23,2010 from 5:00 to 7:00. This event is free and open to the public.

The Silpe Gallery at the Hartford Art School will host The Hartford Art School in Sicily. This group exhibition features the photography and paintings of students who participated in the Spring 2010 special topics study abroad courses offered by the Hartford Art School. These courses require spring semester break travel to Sicily, Italy. Students then complete a series of works based on the travel period research.

The exhibition will run from Saturday, October 23rd to Thursday, November 4th

Silpe Gallery
Hartford Art School
University of Hartford
200 Bloomfield Avenue
West Hartford, CT 06117

Gallery Hours –
Monday - Friday 9am-4pm
Saturday & Sunday 11am-5pm

Hugh Ferris is an American artist well known for his perspective drawings of buildings and architecture.
More of his work can be seen here.

Ross Racine draws aerial views of neighborhoods and communities. His work is done freehand directly on the computer and printed, they include no photographs or scanned elements.

Maria Kalman is an illustrator, artist, author, and designer in New York City. She is responsible for The Principles of Uncertainty, a great book that I recieved as a gift, and the illustrated version of The Elements of Style. Her current blog is part of the Opnion section of the New York Times website and his entitled And the Pursuit of Happiness. The above images are from that blog.

The Joseloff Gallery at the University of Hartford recently opened Nancy Graves, Insipired Visions. The show includes paintings, drawings, and sculptures and will be on view until the 28th of June. Here is an excerpt about the show from the gallery.

Paralleling her development as a sculptor are paintings, watercolors, and drawings that possess their own unique language while reflecting her constantly evolving preoccupation with various forms and subjects that resurface in her sculpture.