Art in Focus: Unknown French Artist, Diptych: Scenes from the Life of Christ and the Virgin, ca. 1350-1400, ivory

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

Discover the intricacies carved in this delicate devotional object, on long-term loan from the Metropolitan Museum of art! Join Curator of Education Michelle DiMarzo for an informal conversation in the galleries, or online via The Quick Live.   Image: Unknown French Artist, Diptych: Scenes from the Life of Christ and the Virgin, ca. 1350-1400, ivory. […]

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Meditation and Mindfulness in the Museum

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

Join Jackie DeLise, master certified meditation and mindfulness teacher and stress management expert, for a guided meditation class in the tranquil Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Jackie will share ancient wisdom for your modern lifestyle, and will guide you in becoming your true self. No prior experience necessary - learn how to cultivate inner calm, clarity, peace […]

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Gallery Talk: A Landscape Artist Responds

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

Suzanne Chamlin, Associate Professor of Studio Art and an artist whose own practice focuses on landscape, will offer her reflections on the paintings on view in the exhibition Dusk & Dawn: Tonalism in Connecticut on Friday, January 31 at 12 noon in the Bellarmine Hall Galleries. Space is limited. (Note: Professor Chamlin’s work was featured […]

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Opening Reception: Dawn & Dusk: Tonalism in Connecticut

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

This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, and John Francis Murphy. Tonalism is a transitional movement that grew out of and reacted to the Hudson River School of painting and laid the groundwork for […]

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Art in Focus: John Francis Murphy, Sleepy Hollow, 1885

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

Our spring 2025 Art in Focus series begins with a piece from the new exhibition Dusk & Dawn: Tonalism in Connecticut! , or online via The Quick Live. About the Exhibition: This exhibition explores Tonalism in the United States from the 1880s to the early 20th century, through artists from the Northeast such as George […]

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