Looking for an action-packed, hands-on week of fun art-making for your children during spring break? Come join the Mattatuck Museum for Spring Break Art Scouts, a week-long art program designed for children ages 5 – 11. Young artists will explore modern art, engage in group activities, and work with guest teaching artists to develop the foundations to create for a lifetime.   ART SCOUTS: COLORFUL ABSTRACTIONS (ages 5-11) April 13-17, 2020 Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Full-Week: $75 | Per Day: $20…

Curatorial Assistant Chelsea Garth will present an illustrated lecture that explores the representation and empowerment of Indigenous people through Native-made art, the Native American activist movements of the late 1960s and 1970s, and the inclusion of Native women into both art and history. Pre-registration required. In conjunction with the exhibition of Grandmother Gestating Father and the Washita River Runs Ribbon-Like (1975) by T.C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo

Travel 100 years back in time and help us celebrate the roaring 1920s with bootleggers, suffragettes, flappers, and mobsters alike! Given current guidelines about public gatherings, The MATT will be presenting its first COMPLETELY digital Murder Mystery! Join us online* to interact with friends and Museum staff, and have some safe and intriguing fun. Watch the opening scene, interrogate the suspects, inspect the clues, and figure out WHODUNNIT!? Tickets: $10 Members | $15 Non-Members * Access to the Murder Mystery…

Challenging the Stereotype An Illustrated Lecture by Curatorial Assistant, Chelsea Garth Free In conjunction with the exhibition of Grandmother Gestating Father and the Washita River Runs Ribbon-Like (1975) by T.C. Cannon (Kiowa/Caddo), explore the representation and empowerment of Indigenous people through Native-made art, the Native American activist movements of the late 1960s and 1970s, and the inclusion of Native women in both art and history.

  Illustrated Lecture by Curator, Dr. Cynthia Roznoy Recover a part of local history which was little celebrated or identified. Hear stories about Waterbury’s leaders of the women’s suffrage movement as well as educational and social organizations that were active in moving women towards equality. This lecture presents research for Dr. Roznoy’s article, Educate Your Daughters, published in the Summer issue of Connecticut Explored magazine.   Supported in part by CT Humanities.

The Life of American Abstract Artists George L.K. Morris & Suzy Frelinghuysen Join Kinney Frelinghuysen, Director of the Frelinghuysen Morris House & Studio, for an in-depth conversation about Munition Factory, on loan from Art Bridges and part of Morris’ WWII series. Learn about the lives of American Abstract Artists George L.K. Morris and Suzy Frelinghuysen and have an in-depth conversation Pre-registration required. Held in conjunction with the July 8 day art trip to the Frelinghauysen Morris House.

Institute For American Indian Studies Museum Travel to Washington, CT for a docent-led highlights tour at the Institute for American Indian Studies Museum. Afterward, grab lunch at the G.W. Tavern for lively conversation about your experience. Limited seating for 11 people. Pre-registration required. Participants will meet in the Gaffney Place parking lot at 9:15am. Cost includes transportation and admission. Lunch not included. Return to the Mattatuck by 3pm. Support provided by Art Bridges.

Explore the visual arts and pursue your artistic future. Tour the Mattatuck’s collection and share in a group critique of your portfolio. Depart for the New Britain Museum of American Art for a lunch discussion with staff about evaluating emerging artists’ portfolios for gallery exhibitions. Meet with CCSU Art Professor, Bernadine Franco to talk about what colleges look for and portfolio building. Finish the day with a guided tour before heading back to The MATT. Lunch not included. $55 per…