Tag Archives: Ely Center of Contemporary Art

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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Messengers

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“The medium is the message,” Marshall McLuhan famously proclaimed back in 1964. …

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In the Club

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Ernst Weber has been posing on the dais for almost three hours. …

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