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Events in September 2023 in

September 26, 2023 at 5:00 pm | Member Event

Members-Only Exhibition Tour: Yvette Mayorga: Dreaming of You

Enjoy refreshments with fellow members and a private tour of Yvette Mayorga: Dreaming of You, led by the exhibition’s curator Caitlin Monachino. Mayorga’s first solo museum exhibition on the east coast was recently named one of “The Best Art Exhibitions to See This Fall” by Vogue.


September 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm | Special Event

Aldrich Undercover

Aldrich Undercover is an art sale to benefit The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum where the artists' identities are only revealed after a work has been purchased.

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Events in October 2023 in

October 9, 2023 at 12:00 pm | Public Programs, Group Tours

Family Workshop and Tours: Indigenous Peoples’ Day - Creating Coil Pots

How can we create art and celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day? Come for a special day of tours and art-making inspired by the colossal sculptures of Raven Halfmoon.

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October 10, 2023 at 5:30 pm | Public Programs

“Getting” Contemporary Art: Raven Halfmoon

Through this three-session course, participants will engage deeply with The Aldrich’s Fall exhibitions while having access to our galleries and the Museum’s Studio learning space in private evening sessions. Designed to provoke open and dynamic dialogue, these small classes will help participants learn to analyze, interpret, and discuss the contemporary artwork on view.

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October 10, 2023 | Public Programs

"Getting" Contemporary Art: Fall 2023 Series

Through this three-session course, participants will engage deeply with The Aldrich’s Fall exhibitions while having access to our galleries and the Museum’s Studio learning space in private evening sessions. Designed to provoke open and dynamic dialogue, these small classes will help participants learn to analyze, interpret, and discuss the contemporary artwork on view.

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October 12, 2023 at 6:00 pm | Group Tours

Bilingual (Spanish/English) Curator Tour of Yvette Mayorga: Dreaming of You

Please join us for an evening tour of the exhibition Yvette Mayorga: Dreaming of You led by the curator, Caitlin Monachino, The Aldrich’s Curatorial and Publications Manager. This tour will be delivered in English and with Spanish translation and presented in partnership with The Danbury Library.

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October 17, 2023 at 5:30 pm | Public Programs

“Getting” Contemporary Art: Yvette Mayorga

Through this three-session course, participants will engage deeply with The Aldrich’s Fall exhibitions while having access to our galleries and the Museum’s Studio learning space in private evening sessions. Designed to provoke open and dynamic dialogue, these small classes will help participants learn to analyze, interpret, and discuss the contemporary artwork on view.

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October 18, 2023 at 1:00 pm | Group Tours

Seniors-Only Tour

Join us for an in-person gallery tour highlighting works from our current exhibitions, guided by Museum Educator Holly Lapine, reserved specifically for adults ages 60 and above!

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October 21, 2023 at 10:00 am | Free Admission

Third Saturdays

Visit the Museum for FREE the third Saturday of every month as part of our Third Saturdays program.

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October 21, 2023 at 10:30 am | Children and Family Programs

Story Time for Kids: I Really Want the Cake

Bring your budding artists to The Aldrich for Story Time, in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library! Together, we will explore how artist Yvette Mayorga creates bubblegum pink paintings inspired by the sweet treats her mother made when she worked as a baker after immigrating to the US. Then, we will read I Really Want the Cake by Simon Philip and move to the Museum’s Studio to create our own artwork!

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October 21, 2023 at 1:00 pm | Group Tours

All Ages Discovery Tour

Have you ever looked at contemporary art and wished you knew what it meant? Have you ever entered a museum not knowing where to start? If you answered yes, this free, interactive, and judgement-free tour of our current exhibitions guided by a Museum Educator is perfect for you!

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October 24, 2023 at 5:30 pm | Public Programs

“Getting” Contemporary Art: Chiffon Thomas

Through this three-session course, participants will engage deeply with The Aldrich’s Fall exhibitions while having access to our galleries and the Museum’s Studio learning space in private evening sessions. Designed to provoke open and dynamic dialogue, these small classes will help participants learn to analyze, interpret, and discuss the contemporary artwork on view.

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October 28, 2023 at 7:00 pm | Public Programs

RSO Quartet in Concert Inspired by Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers

We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Ridgefield Symphony Orchestra to present the RSO Quartet for a performance inspired by current exhibition, Raven Halfmoon: Flags of Our Mothers. The quartet features violinists Jorge Avilia and Mialtin Zhezha, violist Suzanne Corey-Sahlin, and cellist Nick Hardie.

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Events in November 2023 in

November 4, 2023 at 2:00 pm | Public Programs

Cookie Decorating Workshop Inspired by Yvette Mayorga - SOLD OUT

Join The Aldrich’s Curatorial and Publications Manager and owner of CM Cookies, Caitlin Monachino, for a fun afternoon of decorating specialty cutout cookies inspired by the work of Chicago-based artist Yvette Mayorga.


November 9, 2023 at 6:00 pm | Public Programs

Exhibition Talk: J. Kēhaulani Kauanui on Raven Halfmoon

Please join us for “Scales of Sovereignty, Scales of Stature: Lineal Traditions and Indigenous Endurance” a talk by activist, scholar, and radio producer J. Kēhaulani Kauanui (Kanaka Maoli/Native Hawaiian) who specializes in Native American and Native Pacific sovereignty and decolonization.

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November 18, 2023 at 5:00 pm | Public Programs

Ceramic Workshop: Inspired by Raven Halfmoon with Bracken Fern Handmade Ceramics

Join us for a special workshop with ceramic artist Bracken Feldman, the founder of Bracken Fern Handmade Ceramics. Feldman will guide participants through a two-hour hand-on workshop on the long-standing tradition of coil building, a hand-molded clay technique used by artist Raven Halfmoon to create her monumental sculptures.

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