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Local Events of Interest
February 15 - May 27, 2018
Andrew Buck: Quarry - Real Art Ways 56 ARBOR ST, HARTFORD CT
Artist Talk: Sat., April 14, 4 PM.
Exhibit: February 15 - May 27th, 2018 - 2-9 PM
From Real Art Ways' webpage: Andrew Buck’s sense of the term “landscape” is inspired by the writings of John Brinkerhoff Jackson. “He went back to the source word, the German landschaften, which referred to that which results when ‘man’ reconfigures and uses the land, in essence creating his own landscape on the natural landscape,” says Buck.
Real Art Ways Executive Director Will K. Wilkins says, “Andrew Buck’s work is abstract, specific, tactile and spirited. There is a lot going on in what seems like straight-forward landscape.”
Buck is interested in the documentary aspects of his work, but he also cites abstract expressionism as an inspiration. Says Buck, “The sheer size of the space of most quarries is awe-inspiring in a strange manner. That is, that these spaces are man-made, not natural. Many of them are otherworldly in both appearance and in actual experience. The overwhelming silence enhances the experience.”
Artist Talk: Sat., April 14, 4 PM.
Exhibit: February 15 - May 27th, 2018 - 2-9 PM
From Real Art Ways' webpage: Andrew Buck’s sense of the term “landscape” is inspired by the writings of John Brinkerhoff Jackson. “He went back to the source word, the German landschaften, which referred to that which results when ‘man’ reconfigures and uses the land, in essence creating his own landscape on the natural landscape,” says Buck.
Real Art Ways Executive Director Will K. Wilkins says, “Andrew Buck’s work is abstract, specific, tactile and spirited. There is a lot going on in what seems like straight-forward landscape.”
Buck is interested in the documentary aspects of his work, but he also cites abstract expressionism as an inspiration. Says Buck, “The sheer size of the space of most quarries is awe-inspiring in a strange manner. That is, that these spaces are man-made, not natural. Many of them are otherworldly in both appearance and in actual experience. The overwhelming silence enhances the experience.”
March 3-4, 2018
Meriden Mineral Club www.lmscc.org
They will have a display area where club members showcase their collections. There will be a kids table with games and prizes, a cabbing demonstration and more.
Saturday, March 3rd 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, March 4th 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
They will have a display area where club members showcase their collections. There will be a kids table with games and prizes, a cabbing demonstration and more.
Saturday, March 3rd 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, March 4th 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
November 11, 2017 - April 1, 2018 (ongoing)
Treasures of the Earth: Mineral Masterpieces from the Robert R. Wiener Collection - Bruce Museum in Greenwich, CT
Treasures of the Earth will take visitors on a tour of the breathtaking splendor, wonder, and science of minerals. Approximately 100 dazzling specimens from the exceptional Robert R. Wiener Collection will be on display, ranging from enormous interconnected cubes of pyrite to dazzlingly clear crystals of selenite to fiery red hexagons of vanadinite. Robert R. Wiener, Chairman of Maxx Properties, has built this comprehensive collection over the past four decades. Truly global in span, it includes minerals from localities in Madagascar, China, Peru, Australia and beyond. Many examples of unusual crystal forms, rare combinations of multiple minerals growing together, and eye-catchingly enormous specimens are all featured. Visitors will learn how minerals gain their key properties such as color, crystal shape, luster, and size, and how they play a critical role in everything from nutrition to smart phone assembly.
The Bruce Museum is open Tuesday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
Treasures of the Earth will take visitors on a tour of the breathtaking splendor, wonder, and science of minerals. Approximately 100 dazzling specimens from the exceptional Robert R. Wiener Collection will be on display, ranging from enormous interconnected cubes of pyrite to dazzlingly clear crystals of selenite to fiery red hexagons of vanadinite. Robert R. Wiener, Chairman of Maxx Properties, has built this comprehensive collection over the past four decades. Truly global in span, it includes minerals from localities in Madagascar, China, Peru, Australia and beyond. Many examples of unusual crystal forms, rare combinations of multiple minerals growing together, and eye-catchingly enormous specimens are all featured. Visitors will learn how minerals gain their key properties such as color, crystal shape, luster, and size, and how they play a critical role in everything from nutrition to smart phone assembly.
The Bruce Museum is open Tuesday - Sunday, 10 am - 5 pm.
April 7-8, 2018
New Haven Mineral Club www.newhavenmineralclub.org
New Haven Mineral Club's 45th annual with 21 Top Notch Dealers.
WHERE: Amity Middle School, 100 Ohman Ave, Orange, CT 06477
WHEN:
Saturday, April 7th - 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, April 8th - 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM
New Haven Mineral Club's 45th annual with 21 Top Notch Dealers.
WHERE: Amity Middle School, 100 Ohman Ave, Orange, CT 06477
WHEN:
Saturday, April 7th - 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
Sunday, April 8th - 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM