Family Day: Cartooning

Quick Center for the Arts 200 Barlow Road, Fairfield, CT

Join us for cartooning tutorials, designed for ages 4-10, in the Museum's Walsh Gallery! Each session will begin promptly at 12:30 p.m. and again at 2:30 p.m.  Supplies and light refreshments will be provided.  **Please note: This event is in-person only and the activities are exactly the same as the Family Day on October 14.** […]

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Art in Focus: unknown Chinese artist, “Sichuan Qin Player”

Bellarmine Hall Galleries 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Each event in our Art in Focus series offers a chance for an informal discussion centered around a single art object, led by Curator of Education and Academic Engagement Michelle DiMarzo. Join us for an in-person discussion of Sichuan Qin Player, an earthenware statue by a Chinese artist from the 3rd century BCE. Bring your […]

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Virtual Art in Focus: unknown Chinese artist, “Sichuan Qin Player”

Fairfield University Art Museum 200 Barlow Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Each event in our Art in Focus series offers a chance for an informal discussion centered around a single art object, led by Curator of Education and Academic Engagement Michelle DiMarzo. Join us for a virtual discussion of Sichuan Qin Player, an earthenware statue by a Chinese artist from the 3rd century BCE. Bring your […]

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History Bites | Arthur Szyk: From Yiddishkeit Illuminator to Yankee Satirist

Fairfield Museum and History Center 370 Beach Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

How did a newly landed Polish Jewish artist transform his brush and ink pen into powerful anti-Nazi propaganda weapons in the months before Pearl Harbor? Through scathing editorial cartoons and anti-fascist satires, Szyk came to be recognized by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt as a true “soldier in art.” Philip I. Eliasoph, PhD, Professor of Art […]

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Exhibition Tour: “In Real Times: Arthur Szyk-Artist and Soldier for Human Rights”

Bellarmine Hall Galleries 1073 North Benson Road, Fairfield, CT, United States

Join us in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries for a special tour of the exhibition In Real Times. Arthur Szyk: Artist and Soldier for Human Rights with Michelle DiMarzo, PhD, Curator of Education! Please note: This event is in-person only and space is limited.  Please register via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tour-in-real-times-arthur-szyk-artist-and-soldier-for-human-rights-tickets-631689729987   This event is in conjunction with the […]

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