CHARTER OAK CULTURAL CENTER
MARTINIS & MORE opens January 8th at 5:30 pm. Harriet Winograd, Heather Whitehouse, Carol Kaplan and Avis Turner “explore their unique perspectives on the universal themes of being a woman.” The opening will feature live music by Charlie Parker’s Angels. The exhibit closes on February 27th. The Charter Oak Cultural Center is housed in what was the state’s oldest synagogue. Now, they are a space for visual art, music, dance, and drama. Charter Oak Cultural Center is at 21 Charter Oak Avenue.
ARTSPACE
[UN+ART]-3 opens January 10, 7-10pm in ArtSpace Gallery, located at 555 Asylum Street. The opening will feature DJ Jon Eastman; wine and hors d’oeuvres will be available. This exhibit is being billed as Hartford’s only unjuried, uncensored exhibit. The exhibit will be disassembled on January 25th.
They are asking for a $5 donation for the opening, proceeds of which will benefit South Park Inn. Guests are also encouraged to donate “personal hygiene supplies such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotion, body powder, shampoo, deodorant, feminine pads & tampons, baby diapers, hairbrushes & combs, household supplies, laundry detergent and first aid supplies.” The South Park Inn website says that the items they are most in need of are disposable razors, liquid soap, shampoo, and canned spray deodorant.
REAL ART WAYS
The TAIGA ERMANSONS exhibit opens January 15th from 6-8pm. The artist is scheduled to speak on February 5th at 6pm. This artwork is described as “contemporary samplers” done on tissues. Real Art Ways is located at 56 Arbor Street.
