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Upcoming Events
September 2019
Memories @ The MATT
Gallery Tour & Lunch 3rd Thursdays at Rose Hill Free Visitors are invited to participate in an engaging gallery tour and art activity developed for people with dementia and their caregivers. Complimentary lunch included. Pre-registration required. RSVP to Tina Hogan at thogan@alz.org or (860) 308-3458. This is a collaboration with the Alzheimer's Association, Connecticut Chapter.
Find out more ›Smithsonian Museum Day
Due to construction at the Museum The MATT will not be participating in Museum Day this year. Please join us next year at our newly renovated building. Don't forget to visit the Museum's listed below! Fairfield University Art Museum Fairfield, CT - Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Lyman Allyn Art Museum New London, CT - Hours: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. New Haven Museum New Haven , CT - Hours: 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Ridgefield, CT…
Find out more ›Opening Reception
Join us for an opening reception celebrating the Museum’s newest exhibition: Maryna Bilak: Caring Hands. Maryna Bilak’s art addresses the unseen process of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s Disease – in this case, the artist’s mother-in-law, Dorothy. Bilak explores the different roles that the act of caregiving requires from each person involved. Caring Hands is a series of 18 plaster casts the artist created from hands of caregivers working with Dorothy. Remarks at 2:00 p.m.
Find out more ›MIXMASTER Call for Entries
The Mattatuck Museum is seeking artist submissions for our 5th annual juried members exhibition, MIXMASTER @ the MATT. Open to submissions by residents of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont 18 years and over who are members of the Mattatuck Museum. Work must be created within the last three years and not previously exhibited in a Connecticut museum. The project is organized by Chelsea Garth. MIXMASTER @ the MATT is an exhibition that…
Find out more ›November 2019
Commodity as Art Panel Discussion
Join Melanie Carr, the curator and director of Melanie Carr Gallery in Essex, as she leads a panel discussion about the definition of art. Four panelists will debate what art is and argue for whether or not they believe Koons’ One Ball Total Equilibrium Tank should be considered a work of art. Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.
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