Art Gallery Calendar
Kent has been called the "Cultural Heart of the Litchfield Hllls" and for good reason. Kent has focused on art ever since a colony of artists discovered its natural beauty in the late 19th century. Members of that colony established the Kent Art Association in 1923 and this year the organization, still going strong, is celebrating its 101st year.
The legacy of those pioneering artists is everywhere. A casual visitor to Kent will notice that art graces the walls of the Fife ‘n Drum Restaurant and of the Kent Memorial Library. A number of craft galleries also grace the town center where you can find work of some of the top craftspeople from across the country or an assortment of American, Asian, African and Pacific Island art and antiques.
Click the images (below) for more information on the current exhibits at our galleries.
(917) 797-9654
6 North Main St (Kent Barns)
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DRAWING TO A CLOSE
Drawings and works on paper by gallery artists: Elise Ansel, Dozier Bell, Daisy Craddock, Emily Eveleth, Nathaniel Aric Galka, John Guthrie, Susan Hartnett, Bill Jensen, Clay Johnson, Matthias Meyer, James Mullen, Shelley Reed, Mia Rosenthal, Rick Shaefer
We will also be holding a book sale during the show of art books from the gallery's extensive library.
Exhibit will run thru April 27, 2025
Gallery hours Thursdays - Sundays 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM or by appointment
860.927.3761
32 North Main Street
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MAGGIE SMITH RETROSPECTIVE: A Long Career
Artist reception Sat. April 19 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM
Exhibit runs through April 30, 2025
860.927.3989
21 South Main Street
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MIXED MEDIA INVITATIONAL SHOW
Join us for the Mixed Media Invitational Show! This is an amazing show that you won’t want to miss!
Featured artists include Carolyn Cohen, Amanda Lynne, Amber Maida, Heather Neilson, Justin Perlman, Regina Quinn, Andrew Riecker, Brooke Toczylowski, and Hanna Washburn.
Gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday, 1-5; Sunday, 12-4.
Exhibit runs through Sunday May 4, 2025
646.355.8142
4 Fulling Lane (Kent Barns)
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MAN’S BEST FRIEND: a dog themed group show
“Man's Best Friend" is a common title given to domestic dogs, referring to their multi-millennia-long history of close relations, loyalty, friendship, and companionship with humans. This dog themed group show brings together a curated collection of art depicting the dog by some of the most exciting contemporary artists. Artists in the show include - in order of presentation in the gallery - Maureen Dougherty, Daniel Murray, Chad Etting, Mickalene Thomas, Peter Gynd, Susumu Kamijo, Louis Fratino, Alex Katz, William Wegman, David Shrigley and Polly Shindler.
Exhibit runs thru May 4, 2025
860.592.0220
7 Fulling Lane (Kent Barns)
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CONVERT LIGHT ENERGY Kenise Barnes Fine Art is honored to present an exhibition featuring hand-painted cyanotypes by Julia Whitney Barnes and drawings by Sarah Morejohn.
Julia Whitney Barnes is well known for her innovations in Cyanotype (camera-less photographic printing process) paintings. Her multi-step process includes harvesting flora (flowers and weeds being equally important) and combining several species into a single composition on photo sensitive cotton paper.
Sarah Morejohn’s fascination with non-linear patterns in nature drives her work. Through drawing, she considers how the relationship to nature is mediated both by objective understanding and subjective imagining of it.
Exhibit runs April 26 thru June 8, 2025
860.927.5065
23 South Main Street
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FAMILIAR PLACES - Tom Yost
Due to a successful sell out show last fall, we are exhibiting a whole new collection of paintings by Tom Yost. A unique show of familiar regional landscapes from the Connecticut coast through the Litchfield Hills to the Hudson River, where the viewer has the opportunity to digitally visit the location of the painting.