The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

“The ILSSA Ballot for Twenty Twenty” is a participatory mail art project created by artists Bridget Elmer and Emily Larned in concurrence with the upcoming Twenty Twenty exhibition.

We are thrilled to present Hindsight is, a three-episode podcast series in the radio play genre to be released weekly starting on Monday, October 19.

This episode features William Webb (1834 – 1868) an African-American civil war soldier from Connecticut in conversation with Ridgefield's William Webb (1916 – 1991) who started the Ridgefield Chapter of the NAACP.

The Aldrich is thrilled to welcome Kirsten Ivey-Colson and Lynn Turner, the duo behind The AntiRacist Table.

You are invited to join educator and storyteller Jane Steinman for a fun, family friendly evening of Halloween storytelling! Jane will tell two participatory stories.

In April 1934, Ridgefield High School's Economics Class held a mock trial of Adolf Hitler.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is thrilled to announce the return of the popular series “Getting” Contemporary Artthis fall exploring a new roster of exhibitions and artist ideas.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is thrilled to announce the return of the popular series “Getting” Contemporary Art this fall exploring a new roster of exhibitions and artist ideas.

Calling all dancers! You are invited to an outdoor collaborative movement masterclass that highlights the intersections between contemporary art and dance.

This class will explore contemporary art as an interdisciplinary practice and dive into the star motif exhibited in Frank Stella’s Stars, A Survey.

Join Exhibitions Director Richard Klein and Senior Curator Amy Smith-Stewart as they delve into artist Frank Stella’s decades-long career.

Join Aldrich Educator Susie Buckley over live video chat for this month’s all ages Virtual Mindfulness and Movement.

The whole family is invited to take part in this intergenerational poetry “playshop” led by Aldrich educator Barb Jennes, Ridgefield’s Poet Laureate.

What is the relationship between art and healing? Can works of art be transcendent?

Gather your little ones for our Virtual Story Time!

Join award-winning poet Patricia Smith in a 90-minute virtual writing masterclass.

Grab your favorite cocktail or glass of wine and connect for another Aldrich virtual happy hour and drawing session!

Join us for a virtual reading and Q&A with acclaimed poet Patricia Smith, whose dazzling performances earned her the individual championship at the National Poetry Slam a record four times.

Take a deep dive into Genesis Belanger’s exhibition Through the Eye of the Needlefrom the comfort of your own home!

Visit the Museum for free the third weekend of every month!

Join Aldrich Educator Susie Buckley for a socially distanced tour of our Sculpture Garden!

Join us for a behind-the-scenes visit with Twenty Twenty artist Judith Eisler in her studio in Vienna, Austria.

This class will use the themes, techniques, and processes in Dada and Surrealism as a lens to explore Genesis Belanger’s exhibition, Through the Eye of a Needle.

Join Noah Fox, The Aldrich's Education Manager and Westport’s 2019 Horizon Award winner, for another iteration of “Getting” Contemporary Art.

Join Aldrich Educator Susie Buckley over live video chat for this month’s Virtual Mindfulness and Movement for all ages.

Contemporary artists and writers react to the world around them by creating works with the power to capture—and perhaps even change—“the now.”

Gather your little ones around the holidays for a festive Virtual Story Time inspired by the stars!

Grab your favorite cocktail or glass of wine and connect for another Aldrich virtual happy hour and drawing session!

Take a field trip through time as we dive into The Aldrich’s exhibition history!

Visit the Museum for free the third weekend of every month.

This ARTalk features Stephanie Sparling Williams, Ph.D. who is a black feminist theorist and an Associate Curator at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. This lecture explores the themes of self-determination and resistance in art made by African Americans over the last century.