Celebrate Connecticut's Historic Gardens Day at Weir Farm National Historic Site, where gardens and art go hand-in-hand. Weir Farm National Historic Site, the only national park dedicated to American painting, is a proud member of Connecticut's Historic Gardens, an organization committed to preserving and promoting historic gardens throughout Connecticut. Former Weir Farm artist-in-residence Bonnie Beers […]
Reception to celebrate more than 50 Wilton artists displaying diverse styles, media, and subjects in this two-month long annual Summer Show. A majority of the works will be available for purchase with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the library. Reception open to the public. Exhibition runs through Tuesday, Aug. 28. Wilton Library, 137 Old […]
Inspired by the upcoming New York Fashion Week, the Wilton Historical Society is presenting a fashion exhibition, A Century of Style: 1860 – 1960, which will open on Saturday, Aug. 25, and run through Oct. 6. Decade by decade, the exhibition traces evolving styles in women’s special occasion garb. From an all-white cotton lace flounced […]
“Daryl Hawk: Distant Journeys,” is a 30-year retrospective of color images from around the world by explorer and international documentary photographer (and Wilton resident) Daryl Hawk. Fifty of Hawk’s favorite images from North, Central and South America, Cuba, Patagonia, the Arctic, Antarctica, India, Ladakh, Bhutan, New Zealand will be on display in an exhibition at […]
On Saturday, Sept. 8 from 3:30-4:30 p.m., head to the Wilton Historical Society for a glass of something bubbly, and a look at a century’s worth of women’s special occasion fashions. Inspired by the upcoming New York Fashion Week (Sept. 5-12), the event will toast the fashion exhibition “A Century of Style: 1860-1960.” Guest of […]
