Community Calendar

Tuesday, January 13, 2025, 2–3:30pm

Join Assistant Curator of Art, Jordan Hillman, as she leads a lecture and discussion on the works of Georges Braque.

Jordan Hillman is the Assistant Curator of Art at the Bruce Museum. Before coming to the Bruce, she was an Invited Researcher at the University of Paris, Nanterre, and an Annual Subject Fellow at the German Center for Art History in Paris. In 2023, she received her PhD in Art History from the University of Delaware with a dissertation that examined the ways in which artists subverted police authority through image making in turn-of-the-century Paris, a subject she has explored further in several lectures and publications. Previously, she was the International Fine Print Dealers Association Summer Fellow and a curatorial research assistant in the Department of Prints, Drawings, and Photographs at the Baltimore Museum of Art.

The Atelier at Flowerfield is once again offering students the opportunity to exhibit their artwork! This exhibition encourages the work of Middle and High School student artists in all visual arts (except photography/video, jewelry, or reproductions of work (i.e. Giclee’s/prints of artwork)). The exhibition will be held in The Atelier’s 2,000-square-foot gallery, which serves as both a professional studio space and an exhibition area.

Middle School and High School Student Artists may submit up to three (3) images of original artworks.

Prizes to be awarded:
• First Place: Cash prize of $150
• Second Place: Cash prize of $100
• Third Place: Cash prize of $50

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Submissions must be received no later than January 16, 2026
• Accepted works will be notified by January 23rd, 2026
• Work should be received by January 30, 2026
• Entry fee: $25 Per Student
• Accepted works must be framed or gallery wrapped and ready to hang
• Opening Reception is on Saturday, March 7th, 12 PM - 2 PM

The Atelier at Flowerfield seeks to encourage our future artists by offering classes and workshops with exceptional, professional instructors and exhibitions by students and instructors as well as local and visiting artists in Atelier Hall. Our educational offerings include free lectures, an extensive fine art library, and Scholarship and Fellowship programs for aspiring professional artists, and worthy students. We promote creativity and student success by engaging the community.

To register go to: https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheAtelierAtFlowerfield/_5thAnnualMiddleSchoolAndHighSchoolStudentArtistsAJuriedShow

The Atelier at Flowerfield is once again offering students the opportunity to exhibit their artwork! This exhibition encourages the work of Middle and High School student artists in all visual arts (except photography/video, jewelry, or reproductions of work (i.e. Giclee’s/prints of artwork)). The exhibition will be held in The Atelier’s 2,000-square-foot gallery, which serves as both a professional studio space and an exhibition area.

Middle School and High School Student Artists may submit up to three (3) images of original artworks.

Prizes to be awarded:
• First Place: Cash prize of $150
• Second Place: Cash prize of $100
• Third Place: Cash prize of $50

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Submissions must be received no later than January 16, 2026
• Accepted works will be notified by January 23rd, 2026
• Work should be received by January 30, 2026
• Entry fee: $25 Per Student
• Accepted works must be framed or gallery wrapped and ready to hang
• Opening Reception is on Saturday, March 7th, 12 PM - 2 PM

The Atelier at Flowerfield seeks to encourage our future artists by offering classes and workshops with exceptional, professional instructors and exhibitions by students and instructors as well as local and visiting artists in Atelier Hall. Our educational offerings include free lectures, an extensive fine art library, and Scholarship and Fellowship programs for aspiring professional artists, and worthy students. We promote creativity and student success by engaging the community.

To register go to: https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheAtelierAtFlowerfield/_5thAnnualMiddleSchoolAndHighSchoolStudentArtistsAJuriedShow

Please join us for the opening reception of the Bruce S. Kershner Gallery's latest exhibit, Expressions of Love: A Community Art Show. The show represents submissions from the Fairfield community with unique interpretations on the theme of love, using color, imagery, composition, personal experience and creative expression. Light refreshments will be served.

Expressions of Love can be viewed in the Kershner Gallery from January 10 through February 28, 2026, during regular Main Library hours.

If you love the crust, the crunch and the char of New Haven pizza you won’t want to miss the behind the scenes curator’s tour of the“Pronounced Ah-Beetz” exhibit with co-curator Jason Bischoff-Wurstle, at the New Haven Museum, on Thursday, January 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. The tour is free with regular museum admission.

Register here: simpletix.com/e/curator-s-tour-of-pronounced-ah-beetz-exhi-tickets-251064

From Frank Pepe’s original hat to celebrity-signed pizza boxes (including Gwyneth Paltrow and Yogi Berra!) you’ll be amazed at the collection of memorabilia relating to New Haven’s renowned pie. “Pronounced Ah-Beetz” shows the fun, the flavor and the history of Elm City pizza, including its origin as an affordable means of feeding workers in the fields of Italy, and how it became the food of the poor in the U.S. The Italian migration to New Haven gave way to Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana, which gave birth to Sally’s Apizza. A mile away, Tony’s Apizza became Modern.

The Atelier at Flowerfield is once again offering students the opportunity to exhibit their artwork! This exhibition encourages the work of Middle and High School student artists in all visual arts (except photography/video, jewelry, or reproductions of work (i.e. Giclee’s/prints of artwork)). The exhibition will be held in The Atelier’s 2,000-square-foot gallery, which serves as both a professional studio space and an exhibition area.

Middle School and High School Student Artists may submit up to three (3) images of original artworks.

Prizes to be awarded:
• First Place: Cash prize of $150
• Second Place: Cash prize of $100
• Third Place: Cash prize of $50

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Submissions must be received no later than January 16, 2026
• Accepted works will be notified by January 23rd, 2026
• Work should be received by January 30, 2026
• Entry fee: $25 Per Student
• Accepted works must be framed or gallery wrapped and ready to hang
• Opening Reception is on Saturday, March 7th, 12 PM - 2 PM

The Atelier at Flowerfield seeks to encourage our future artists by offering classes and workshops with exceptional, professional instructors and exhibitions by students and instructors as well as local and visiting artists in Atelier Hall. Our educational offerings include free lectures, an extensive fine art library, and Scholarship and Fellowship programs for aspiring professional artists, and worthy students. We promote creativity and student success by engaging the community.

To register go to: https://www.cognitoforms.com/TheAtelierAtFlowerfield/_5thAnnualMiddleSchoolAndHighSchoolStudentArtistsAJuriedShow

Sunday, January 18, 2–4pm

In partnership with the Avon Theatre, the Bruce Museum invites you to the screening of Loving Vincent.

This animated biographical film tells the story of the last days of the notorious painter told through his paintings.

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Fee: Free with admission. Registration is required.

Tuesday, January 20, 2026, 6–7:30pm

Before heading home after a long workday, join us for a lively and engaging evening at the Bruce Museum! Grab a slice of pizza, a refreshing beer, and get ready to flex your brainpower with our fun-filled trivia game, moderated by Museum staff.

Bring your friends or come solo—everyone’s welcome to this exciting after-hours event that promises laughter, learning, and a little friendly competition.

Price: $10 includes pizza and a drink.

On our annual Family Day, we invite families to explore our collections and buildings with storytelling and art-making activities for all ages. Enjoy learning more about the art right here in New Haven.

Free and open to the public.

Join us on Thurs., Jan. 29, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. (snow date Feb. 5, 2026, 5:30 p.m.) as we debut the Whitney Literary Society, an informal, bimonthly book discussion delving into the colorful history of New Haven. Each Whitney Literary Society event will cover a new book. For details click here: newhavenmuseum.org/52580-2/

The first discussion will include several chapters from “The Case of the Piglet's Paternity: Trials from the New Haven Colony, 1619-1963” by Jon C. Blue on, which explores judicial trials in the early New Haven Colony.