Tag Archives: Ely Center of Contemporary Art

Everything and More

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Abstract art had never been my favorite. I’d always found it somewhat aloof, as if the artists were trying to keep some distance between me and their ideas. So the prospect of reviewing A Way to See Everything and Nothing

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Arthouse Flicks

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Bad news: Criterion Cinemas, New Haven’s only commercial movie theater, is shutting down.

Good news: The city’s galleries are picking up the slack. …

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Body Work

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With its creaky stairs and parquet floors, the Ely Center of Contemporary Art is a perfect venue for the work of Gary Sczerbaniewicz…

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Picking Up Threads

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Ancient tools become works of art in sculptor Yvonne Shortt’s project Picks from the Soil: Harvesting Community Narratives

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Songs of Summer

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“We are hungry and thirsty for music,” and Make Music Day is the answer, says jazz/pop/soul artist Thabisa Rich…

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Physical Therapy

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For the past three years, the Ely Center of Contemporary Art has issued an Open Call. Artists from anywhere can…

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Access Panel

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A camera travels up a stairway, around a corner, down a hall. A key unlocks a door. “Hi, everybody. Welcome to my studio,” says New Haven artist Susan McCaslin. …

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Solo Six

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Cardboard is, according to artist Henry Klimowicz, “a valueless material.” Yet what he does with it belies the statement. …

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Messages Received

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Once the site of garden parties for the well-heeled guests of Grace T. Ely, the back yard of the Ely Center of Contemporary Art is hosting once more. …

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Works from Home

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When galleries and museums are closed, the internet remains open…

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