Since 2011, the Hunt Library ArtWall has showcased local professional and emerging artists living in the Northwest Connecticut community and throughout the Tri-state area, from Boston to New York City.
The ArtWall provides important income for both the Hunt Library and the exhibiting artists. A purchase of art is a gift to both.
Due to these extraordinary times, the ArtWall will not hold formal exhibition receptions until further notice. We will, however, continue to exhibit new art that can be seen during library operating hours and on this page.
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COMING IN MARCH…
SMALL TOWN BIG TALK
A portrait of Falls Village, CT in photography and conversations
SMALL TOWN BIG TALK is an interactive art exhibit that will include portraits of community members paired with quotes from conversations with them, when they were asked:
Where do you feel a sense of belonging? What are some of your hopes for our town and our country? What is a belief you hold that has changed over time? What are some of your concerns about the future? Have you ever felt misunderstood?
If you would like to be a subject, fill out the form and you’ll be contacted to set an appointment.
The SMALL TOWN BIG TALK team is
Rebecca Bloomfield, Photography
Adam Sher, Interviews
Meg Sher, Administration
SMALL TOWN BIG TALK is a civic art project supported by a grant from
Bridging Divides, Healing Communities
a fund of Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
ArtWall to Go!—Artists’ Work for Sale
You can reserve art for purchase by clicking on an artwork’s title, linking you to our ArtWall email to let us know your interest. Art may be paid for, preferably by check, and picked up at the Hunt Library when an exhibition has ended its run. In most cases, purchases are made directly between the buyer and the artist, unless otherwise instructed in our email reply. Once the artist receives payment, they will give a donation to the Library. A portion of all art sales benefit the Library.
EXTENDED THROUGH FEBRUARY 2021!
TWELVE BY TWELVE: The Falls Village Edition
Marsha Altemus John Atchley Robert Cronin
Sergei Fedorjaczenko John Hodgson Jason Bailer Losh
Louise March Sarah Martinez Ken Musselman
Gayle Shanley Jude Streng Kathy Wismar
Honoring the Life and Work of Lillian Lovitt
For the past nine years, the Hunt ArtWall’s annual 12X12 exhibitions showcased over 100 artworks all measuring 12×12 inches by more than 70 artists and priced at $100 each. In normal times, a crowd of more than 120 guests would await the “unveiling” of the exhibition and vie for their favorite pieces.
Faced with modifying 12X12 during the pandemic, the Hunt ArtWall committee invited a “cohort” grouping of twelve artists who live in Falls Village and have been active participants in Hunt Library events. This year’s version of the exhibition has been titled “Twelve by Twelve” and will feature one work by each invitee, with dimensions and prices according to each artist’s discretion.
Encompassing painters, photographers, and sculptors, the twelve artists are Marsha Altemus, John Atchley, Robert Cronin, Sergei Fedorjaczenko, John Hodgson, Jason Bailer Losh, Louise March, Sarah Martinez, Ken Musselman, Gayle Shanley, Jude Streng, and Kathy Wismar.
This exhibition is dedicated to Lillian Lovitt, a sculptor who for years has generously shared her skills and insight with the Hunt Library ArtWall and with the Falls Village-Canaan Historical Society. Lillian died earlier this year, and one of her works will be on display as a memorial tribute to her life and art.
Lillian Lovitt and Robert Cronin at a Hunt ArtWall reception
TWELVE BY TWELVE—Work on Display
click titles to open email for purchasing
Marsha Altemus
EARLY MORN ON BEEBE HILL
2020, pastel, 13.5×17.5, $250
John Atchley
LAKE MICHIGAN #14, 2/3
2012, archival ink jet photograph, 42×42, $2000
Robert Cronin
#41
2012, acrylic on paper, 30×22.5, $1200
Sergei Fedorjaczenko
OUTGOING TIDE
2020, oil on canvas, 12×36, $300 – SOLD
John Hodgson
JAY
2018, acrylic on canvas, 40×30, $850
Jason Bailer Losh
SCULPTURAL COMPOSITION B/Y/R/O, 2/3
2018, acrylic and Dorland wax on linen, 36×24, $800
Lillian Lovitt
UNTITLED
brass and wood, NFS
Louise March
NOCTURNAL SKY OVER LAND AND SEA
2020, copper, brass, wire, 60×36, NFS
Sarah Martinez
EARTH AND SKY
2020, acrylic on canvas, 30×24, $650
Ken Musselman
VILLAGE BY THE FALLS: YOUR BEST FACE FORWARD
2020, acrylic on canvas, 30×40, $1739 – SOLD
Gayle Shanley
OCTOBER KINGDOM
2020, acrylic on canvas, 12×12, $150 – SOLD
Jude Streng
CONNECTION
2020, acrylic and wax crayon on canvas, 16×12, $500
Kathy Wismar
CALIFORNIA
acrylic on canvas, 12×36, $350