The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Join us for a family-friendly, art-making workshop inspired by nature, outdoors in the Museum’s Sculpture Garden! Together with Aldrich Educators, learn about artist Alice Aycock’s sculpture practice, whose work will be exhibited in 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone. Then, create your own land art piece with clay and natural materials to take home, inspired by Aycock’s exploration of the earth’s surface.

$500+ members and VIP guests are invited to join us to celebrate the opening of 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone. By invitation only.

A celebration of the opening of 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone for Museum supporters. By invitation only.

Calling all teens and young adults! Join us in honor of Pride Month for this creative art-making workshop with Education Manager Lorena Sferlazza, centered around identity and power at The Aldrich!

Enjoy discounted admission this Connecticut Open House Day!

Celebrate The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum’s new exhibition 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone with a 3.1 mile run or 1.5 mile walk around downtown Ridgefield sponsored by On-Running and Ridgefield Running Company.

Visit the Museum for FREE the third Saturday of every month. Participate in a Story Time at 10:30 am, a family-friendly tour of 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone at 1 pm, and drop-in to The Studio for a guided family-friendly art-making activity from 12 noon to 4 pm.

Together, we’ll explore artwork in 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone through mindful looking and a family-friendly reading of I Will be Fierce by Bea Birdsong. Then, we'll head to The Studio with Aldrich Educators to create your very own painted affirmation posters inspired by the art and story.*

Explore the metaphorical, mixed media art-making processes of Howardena Pindell in this self-guided activity with prompts shared in The Studio!

Invite your whole family to participate in this guided tour of 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone with our Aldrich Educators!

Quest your way through The Aldrich’s Sculpture Garden to explore the world of pollination through art-making and a live action board game, with you and your family as the moving pieces!

As part of its All of the Sky: Five Poets, Five Saturdays series, The Aldrich will host five noted contemporary poets–Claudia Rankine, Mahogany L. Browne, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Nathalie Handal, and Emily Skillings–for Saturday readings held in person in the Museum beginning on July 9, 2022.

As part of its All of the Sky: Five Poets, Five Saturdays series, The Aldrich will host noted contemporary poet Claudia Rankine.

Join us for Camp Aldrich, a full-day, week-long arts experience with Museum Educators and practicing artists!

Week 1 (Grades 1-3): July 11 to July 15, 2022

Join us for Camp Aldrich, a full-day, week-long arts experience with Museum Educators and practicing artists!

Week 2 (Grades 1-3): July 18 to July 22, 2022

As part of its All of the Sky: Five Poets, Five Saturdays series, The Aldrich will host noted contemporary poet Mahogany L. Browne.

Join us for Camp Aldrich, a full-day, week-long arts experience with Museum Educators and practicing artists!

Week 3 (Grades 4-6): July 25 to July 29, 2022

Join us for Camp Aldrich, a full-day, week-long arts experience with Museum Educators and practicing artists!

Week 4 (Grades 4-6): August 1 to August 5, 2022

As part of its All of the Sky: Five Poets, Five Saturdays series, The Aldrich will host noted contemporary poet Rosebud Ben-Oni.

As part of its All of the Sky: Five Poets, Five Saturdays series, The Aldrich will host noted contemporary poet Nathalie Handal.

As part of its All of the Sky: Five Poets, Five Saturdays series, The Aldrich will host noted contemporary poet Emily Skillings.

Join us for Aldrich Artists at the Table, the Museum's annual farm-to-museum dinner in our Sculpture Garden where you will dine al fresco amongst works by Alice Aycock and Catalina Ouyang. Enjoy a cocktail hour featuring an artist-designed specialty cocktail followed by a locally-sourced three-course dinner prepared by the Museum's culinary partner Hayfields Market.