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November 17, 2024 at 12:00 pm | Free Admission, Public Programs

Community Day in Celebration of the Sculpture Garden

Sunday, November 17 | 12 noon to 5 pm
Free admission; pre-registration encouraged
General Registration

The community is invited to join us for a free afternoon at The Aldrich to celebrate the opening of the newly renovated campus and Sculpture Garden!

Join us for a first look of the Sculpture Garden featuring a landscape tour led by Landscape Designer Abby Fuller of Stimson Studio and a highlights tour of the exhibition A Garden of Promise and Dissent, which spans the Museum's galleries and grounds! Bring your little ones to Storytime, inspired by the work of artist Martha Diamond, and then join Aldrich Educators for a drop-in printmaking workshop featuring seasonal produce in the Studio inspired by the exhibition Miles Huston: Overshoot. Ross Artisanal Bakery & Cafe will also have a pop-up on site with food and drinks for sale!

Schedule of Events:

12:30 pm: Storytime for Little Ones

1 pm: Landscape Tour with Abby Fuller of Stimson Studio

2 pm: Highlights Tour of A Garden of Promise and Dissent

3 pm: Landscape Tour with Abby Fuller of Stimson Studio

3 to 5 pm: Drop-in Studio activity


Funders

Generous support for Community Day is provided by J.McLaughlin; Sandra Juliano, Realtor; and Ross Artisanal Bakery and Cafe.

Funders

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Community Day Storytime

Bring your budding artists to The Aldrich for Story Time, in collaboration with the Ridgefield Library! Together, we will explore the work of artist Martha Diamond, whose brand-new exhibition at The Aldrich features paintings of buildings. Then, we will read the story Windows by Julia Denos, illustrated by E. B. Goodale. Finally, we will gather in the studio to paint buildings and windows!


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September 4, 2024 to January 6, 2025 | Leir Atrium

Miles Huston: Overshoot


October 31, 2024 to March 16, 2025 | Leir Gallery, Klein Kenealy Gallery, Project Space, Sculpture Garden

A Garden of Promise and Dissent


November 17, 2024 to May 18, 2025 | Camera Obscura, Opatrny Gallery, Sound Gallery, Bridge Gallery, South Gallery, Balcony Gallery

Martha Diamond: Deep Time