Florence Griswold Museum
Calendar of Events
Join us for our exciting offerings. Reservations required unless otherwise noted. Call (860) 434-5542, ext. 111 or email frontdesk@flogris.org.
A "*" designates a child-friendly event
*Impromptu Encounter with Art
 Every Sunday through December
1-5pm
Free with Museum admission
No reservations required
Every Sunday visitors are encouraged to try their hand painting plein air, in the open air, just like the Lyme Art Colony artists. Painters are given brushes, palette, paint, canvas, and a smock and are sent to paint down by the river or in Miss Florence's garden. All ages and skill levels welcome. There are also hands-on art projects, books, games and puzzles to enjoy. A great way to spend the day.
A "*" designates a child-friendly event.
 EXHIBITION TALK
Sunday, January 18
2pm
Nothing Gold Can Stay:
Conjuring the Past in Thomas Nason’s Prints of New England
Amanda C. Burdan, Ph.D., Catherine Fehrer Curatorial Fellow
FREE with Museum Admission
Join Burdan, curator of the Nason exhibition, for a gallery discussion regarding her selections. Explore the “modern” elements in prints seemingly filled with nostalgia for the traditions of an idealized rural New England.
 Winter Studies 2009
Fridays, February 13 through April 24
10am-12pm
20/20 Vision: Twenty Icons of American Art
Instructor: Amanda C. Burdan, Ph.D., Catherine Fehrer Curatorial Fellow
Tuition: $225 ($210 members)
Rediscover American art history through twenty iconic works of art and learn their impact on other American artists, artistic movements, and developing styles in the United States. Ranging from colonists to modernists, the twenty featured artists and their masterworks are the foundation from which Burdan will investigate how America’s artistic output reflects the social, political, and economic history of America. This 10-session course, taught by the Museum’s scholar-in-residence, will broaden your thinking on the interconnectedness of American culture over the last three centuries.
Note: No class on Friday, April 10 (Good Friday), and please save Friday, May 1 for make-up snow day.
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