Hartford Art School
Galleries
Exciting experiences await you at The Hartford Art School Galleries
The Hartford Art School Galleries encompass the Joseloff Gallery, the Donald and Linda Silpe Gallery, the Helen S. Kaman Print Study Center, and the Art on Campus initiative. Our purpose is to launch conversations, expand creative thinking, and kindle engagement with our community through the lens of contemporary art. From thematic and retrospective exhibitions featuring globally renowned artists to experimental collaborations, a variety of exhibitions are on display year-round. We are free and open to the public—a hub for everyone in the community to gather, learn, and imagine through art.Coming Soon: Dream Murals and Black Grids
Dream Murals: Public Art with Hartford Art School Alumni
Silpe Gallery
March 3 – April 12
In this community-focused exhibition, we give over the gallery walls to six alumni of the Hartford Art School to paint their dream murals. Participating artists Peter Albano (BFA '09), Lindaluz Carrillo (BFA '16), Vaughn Fender (BFA '05), Sophie Groenstein (BFA '22), Chris Piascik (BFA '05 and MFA '15), and Sophy Tuttle (MFA '19) will demonstrate the transformative power of public art while mentoring current HAS students. The painting process is open to the public beginning on March 3. The public is encouraged to visit often to track the artists’ progress.
Artist Panel and Closing Reception*: Friday, April 4, 4–6 p.m.
*Sponsored by the Alumni Advisory Council
Silas Munro: How Can the Grid Deal with a Messy World?
Joseloff Gallery
March 6 – April 12
Designer Silas Munro, the 2024-25 Georgette and Richard Koopman Distinguished Chair in the Visual Arts for the Visual Communication Design Department, presents the latest iteration of his ongoing project Black Grids with the exhibition, How Can the Grid Deal with a Messy World? Through video, printmaking, fabric, collage, and more, Munro explores the grid as a design tool with deep ties to the artist’s Ugandan heritage, where he locates the roots of Black liberatory forms. On this occasion, Munro is creating a new site-specific wall drawing in conversation with the University of Hartford’s own wall drawing by Sol Lewitt, on permanent display outside the entrance to Joseloff Gallery.
Opening Reception: Thursday, March 6, 5–7 p.m.
Koopman Artist Talk: Wednesday, March 26, 5–6:30 p.m. followed by a community dinner