The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Longtime supporters Sabina and Harlan Stone were inspired to deepen their connection to The Aldrich after a 2020 visit, leading them to support the Sculpture Garden renovation. As collectors, they value the Museum’s role in introducing them to artists like Tim Prentice and LaKela Brown and cherish the community it fosters.

In this interview, artist Zak Prekop discusses the layered, process-driven approach behind his new body of work debuting in his first solo museum exhibition. Drawing from music, memory, and visual abstraction, Prekop reflects on how spontaneity and structure coexist in his paintings.

In this interview, artist Nickola Pottinger discusses her sculptural “duppies,” created from recycled materials and family heirlooms as a tribute to her Jamaican heritage. She reflects on how ancestry, spirituality, and storytelling shape her process and the mystical figures in her solo museum debut.

Written by Aldrich Teen Fellow Mae Carpenter, One Dress, 70 Years of History explores the surprising fashion legacy of museum founder Larry Aldrich. Through a vintage dress, she connects his 1950s design career to his lasting impact on contemporary art.

On Friday, November 15th, following a yearlong construction project, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum celebrated the reopening of the Sculpture Garden with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

When Larry Aldrich established The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in 1964 there was little support for emerging artists. An active art collector, he visited artists’ studios with great frequency, acquiring work and then featuring it in exhibitions at the Museum accompanied by publications.

Janine Antoni: A Conversation with the Artist Behind 'Girl Made of Butter'"

A Five-Decade Survey of Martha Diamond’s works will open on November 17 at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut.

A Garden of Promise and Dissent will debut in November.

Written by Education Manager, Maria Damato

Since 2011, The Aldrich’s Education Department has led the Common Ground program which hosts an exhibiting artist and connects them with local school children for a variety of experiences, from visiting their work in the Museum to creating artwork back in their classrooms together.

A Conversation between Director of Education Namulen Bayarsaihan and Education Assistant Antonio Paone

Written by 2024 Curatorial and Marketing Intern, Zuhra Amini.

In 1985 the group exhibition A Second Talent: Painters and Sculptors Who Are Also Photographers was presented at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Direct in scope, as the title suggests, yet decidedly challenging the perceptions regarding the medium, the exhibition’s premise is based on taking stock of the photographic work of major artists who were predominantly known as sculptors and painters.

The Aldrich’s 60th Anniversary Gala honoring Trustee and Chair Emeritus Eric Diefenbach and artist Loie Hollowell was held on April 20, 2024.

We’re thrilled to share that the renovations to our grounds and Sculpture Garden are continuing to go smoothly. This week trees were planted in the Sculpture Garden.

In February 2023, Eduardo Andres Alfonso joined the Museum as Associate Curator. We asked Eduardo a few questions about his time at The Aldrich so far and what he’s been working on.

Elizabeth Englander’s first solo museum exhibition, Eminem Buddhism, Volume 3, features new and recent works. The exhibition will be on view from April 7 to October 20, 2024, and will be accompanied by the artist’s first museum publication featuring an essay by Eduardo Andres Alfonso, Associate Curator.

Elizabeth Englander answered a few questions about her work and practice.

Layo Bright’s first solo museum exhibition, Dawn and Dusk, features new and recent works in glass and pottery made between 2020 and 2024. This show brings together several ongoing series tracking Bright’s synchronized jumps from figuration to abstraction. The exhibition will be on view April 7 to October 20, 2024, and will be accompanied by the artist’s first museum publication featuring an introduction and interview by Amy Smith-Stewart, Chief Curator.

Layo Bright answered a few questions about her work and practice.

Curatorial and Publications Manager Caitlin Monachino shares how The Aldrich has programmed public sculpture on site since the Museum's founding in 1964.

We asked Eddie Marshall, Principal and Landscape Architect at STIMSON, a few questions about how the Sculpture Garden renovation project has been going so far.

On February 26, 2024 The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to inaugurate the commencement of its Campus and Sculpture Garden Renovation Project, slated to be completed Fall 2024.