New England Watercolor Society Marks 135-Years with the 2020 Signature Members Show. The New England Watercolor Society is one of the oldest watercolor societies in the nation. Its 2020 Signature Members Show, which takes place in February at the Guild of Boston Artists, is a continuation of its solid 135-year history. The Society’s first exhibition was held in 1885. It began as the Boston Watercolor Society. The inaugural show featured nearly 50 works from over a dozen artists. Among them were F. Childe Hassam, Thomas Allen, Charles Henry Sandham, John A. Fraser, George R. Barse Jr., Phillip Little and Ross Turner. Its earliest members included Frank W. Benson, John Singer Sargent and Andrew Wyeth. Then, as now, the New England Watercolor Society’s raison d’être was to establish and “promote excellence and diversity in watercolor and to bring exceptional paintings, both … [Read more...] about Inspiring The Next Generation: Watercolor Society’s Annual Boston Show Precedes Move
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CONTEMPORARY CONNECTICUT: TIFFANY GLASS, RIVER WALKS, FRESH VIEWS BECKON
The summer months in Connecticut serve up a bounty of art, music and beautiful vistas that makes it easy to find a destination for all of these checkpoints within easy driving range. As a teaser for the summer, I set off in early June for the Mattatuck, Lyman Allyn and Florence Griswold museums, where I found each flourishing with imaginative exhibitions and plenty of enrichment activities. The MATT, as it’s known, has long dipped into the industrial history of the Naugatuck Valley, a region known for its clocks, watches and rubber, as well as its waves of immigrants. While the downtown-based museum is undergoing a significant expansion, it has been using this time to display to the public the charms of Rose Hill, the Henry Austin — prominent 19th century Connecticut-based architect — designed estates once occupied by the Scovills, the Chases and the Weltons, leading 19th century … [Read more...] about CONTEMPORARY CONNECTICUT: TIFFANY GLASS, RIVER WALKS, FRESH VIEWS BECKON