Visit Kent Barns on the second Saturday of every month from May to October for a fun-filled day of flowers, food, and exploration. Our outdoor markets feature local growers, makers, and artisans with regionally sourced goods. Our shops, galleries, and eateries have new exhibitions and inventory. Enjoy everything we have to offer on this special day!
Featured Events
10:00-1:00 Kent Flower Market at RT Facts
10:00-2:00 Community Farmers Market & Swyft Shop
10:00-5:30 Art Galleries & Shops - New Exhibitions and Inventory
11:00-2:00 Live Music Under the Big Maple Tree
Learn about exciting new pop-ups, author/artist talks, and workshops by following us @kentbarnsct and Shops at Kent Barns on Facebook.
Alex Katz's "A Bit of Everything" at Craven Contemporary. Alongside the gallery show, there is also an online exclusive on Artsy "A Bit of Everything II".
"A Bit of Everything" is exactly as it sounds: a curated selection of prints including flowers, trees, landscapes, and portraits, all in Katz's instantly recognizable style. As Calvin Tomkins wrote for New Yorker Magazine in August 2018 "his paintings make us see the world the way he sees it, clear and up close, with all but the most essential details pared away".
Hours & Contact Info:
Saturdays 11 am - 5 pm and Sundays 12 pm - 5 pm.
cravencontemporary@gmail.com
(646) 355-8142
The House of Books located at 10 N. Main Street in Kent, CT offers a well-curated selection of books, gifts, and a continuous lineup of impressive events. Located adjacent to Wilson's Bakery & Cafe make it easy to grab a great new read and then head over for a delicious breakfast or lunch. Visit House of Books for all their exciting new literary events.
Phone: 860-927-4104
Email: info@houseofbooksct.com
Website : houseofbooksct.com/events
NEW WELLNESS CLASSES in 2024
The space above the House of Books has two wellness professionals offering movement and yoga classes. For more information visit their links:
Kent Yoga and Body Works
Movement Learning Resources, Inc.
My Olympics
Up against the challenge of producing work miles away from the action, Cedric pushed creativity and image-making to an Olympic record pace!
“Every photograph is an entry in a collective diary, a story, a piece of the photographer’s soul.”
FotoDiary is a dynamic space dedicated to the art of contemporary photography. The gallery thrives on community, welcoming all photographers and image enthusiasts eager to explore. Inspired by “Les Rencontres de Arles,” it is a destination where you can see, share, and springboard new projects. Making creative work does not have to be a solitary pursuit; on the contrary! Our extensive collection of photography books is always available to those looking to be inspired.
fotodiarykentd@gmail.com
3 Old Barn, Kent - CT 06757
Paintings by Susan English, Julie Gross, Audrey Stone
August 31 - October 13, 2024 reception August 31, 4 - 6, public invited
You know, the real world, this so-called world, is just something you put up with like everybody else. I’m in my element when I’m a little bit out of this world: then I’m in the real world – I’m on the beam. Because when I’m falling, I’m doing alright. When I’m slipping, I say, ‘Hey, this is interesting.’ It’s when I’m standing upright that bothers me… I’m slipping most of the time. I’m like a slipping glimpser. - William DeKooning
A slipping glimpser. Someone who slides along a beam of light finds the eternal in the transitory and communicates it to the rest of us – to de Kooning, that is what it meant to be an artist. It’s almost impossible to find a better definition.
Don't hesitate to contact Lani Holloway, Associate Director, Lani@kbfa.com, 860 560 3085 with inquiries or to arrange a preview of the exhibition.
Join us on the Second Sunday of the summer months for Ore Hill Tea Service.
We will be tasting single-origin teas and house blends while also exploring tisanes from our partners at Rock Cobble Farm. Each tea and tisane will have a curated snack prepared to enhance the flavors of the beverage, allowing us to highlight the fresh seasonal produce and products from locally sourced farms.
Visit the link to book for the next service.
or call 860 592 0404
Elise Ansel: Works on paper, Opening reception: Saturday, September 14, 2024, from 4 to 6
Carol Corey Fine Art is pleased to present an exhibition of new works on paper by Elise Ansel. Opening Saturday, September 14, with an artist reception from 4 to 6 pm, the show will remain on view through October 20, 2024.
Elise Ansel is a “visual translator, taking paintings by the Old Masters and rendering them in a contemporary artistic language, shifting them from figuration into abstraction, transforming their meaning and message”.[1] For Ansel, the act of painting represents an alternative way of seeing, allowing her to engage in an intimate dialogue with her source and to comprehend it on a more profound level.
This new body of work is sparer than before. “Her economy of means in communicating so much makes this latest work stand out like visual haikus.” [2] At the same time, she “combines visual spareness with immense sensuality. She has an astonishing ability to distill the intensity of paintings by Old Masters…and their chiaroscuro effects into a few boldly expressive and incredibly sensual gestures.” [3] The current works reference Bellini, Ruysch, Carpaccio and Memling.
THE GALLERY IS OPEN FROM THURSDAY TO SUNDAY
11 TO 5:30
Fragmented Beauty by Meghan Larimer
Thursday, September 26th through Sunday, October 20th
Peggy Mercury 9 Maple Street, Unit 2 Kent Barns Kent, CT
Fragmented Beauty is a selection of work by Brooklyn-based collage artist, Meghan Larimer. The work pulls glamorous faces and feminine forms from editorial tear sheets and adds a twist of chaotic surrealism in the form of cut and torn layers, creating new imagery and meaning entirely.
Join us for a collage-making workshop led by Meghan on Saturday, September 28th.
meghanlarimer.com @papercutcollages
For more information email info@peggymercury.com or please send us a DM on Instagram @itspeggymercury
Hours & Contact Information:
Thursday through Sunday 11 am- 6 pm
info@peggymercury.com