Mallett Art Gallery
ON VIEW NOW:
Opening Reception: Thurs. March 21st | 4:00 – 5:00 PM
On View: March 7 – April 28, 2023
- Thurs. 3/21 Positive Affirmation Card Workshop (2:00-4:00pm) in the cafeteria, supplies provided, hosted by Capital’s Women’s Group.
- Thurs. 3/21 Artists Reception (4:00-5:00pm) Meet the artists, share your Affirmation cards with refreshments, sponsored by the DEI Committee.
Poetic Botany calls to an 18th-century movement in which botany (the study of plants) became the subject of poetry, cultivating relationships between art and science, made visual in books, artworks, and gardens. For this 113th Women’s History Month (March) three local black femme artists are displaying their work in the Mallett Gallery to provide insight where the body meets botany in contemporary art.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
- Ashley Innocent (Hartford, CT) shares a body of work responding to connections of the natural world and the human body; ultimately personifying nature and exploring the essence and energy of color, emotions, and beauty that we see and feel often. IG: ashley.thecreator
- Amaya Jade (Windsor, CT) is drawn to the interconnectedness of flowers, symbolizing life, death, and love. Flowers, in their cyclical nature of life and death, serve as powerful symbols in her acrylic and oil pastels. IG: feyerelotus
- Bizzie Ruth (Hartford, CT) displays En Rouge, a set of five photographs of Amaya Jade, channeling filmmaking, photography, and graphic design to celebrate the beauty of black and brown communities. Bizzie is also Founder and Director of THE PHOTOBOOTH, her art curation company. IG: @bizzier_
UP NEXT:
Drop Off: Deliver ready-to-hang artwork on Th. 5/2 (8am-8pm) or Sat. 5/4 (9am-1pm)
Pick Up: Pick Up artwork on Th. 8/22 (8am-8pm) or Sat. 8/24 (9am-1pm). Email if you need an alternate plan.
MISSION:
The mission of the Mallett Gallery is to support the arts at Capital and in the community. Gallery programming celebrates heritage and expression, often in dialog with the efforts of Capital’s neighboring museums, theaters, music, and historic places.
VISIT US:
Free and open to the public:
M/T/W/T/F. 8:00am-8:00pm
Sat. 8:00am-1:30pm
Sun. closed
Mallett Art Gallery
CT State Capital Campus
950 Main Street
Hartford, CT 06103
PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
Fall 2023
Arts Potluck: Student Art Show
On view: Dec. 7 – Jan. 26, 2024
more information: here
The Power of the Elements: Art Connection Studio
Opening Reception: Fri. Sept. 29th | 4:00 – 7:00 PM
On view: Sept. 1 – Nov. 1, 2023
Spring 2023
Asian Influence: Student & Community Art Show
Opening Reception: Mon. May 1st | 12 PM
On view: April 24 – Aug. 10, 2023
Enter your art online by Sun. April 23rd here.
What Looms: the Hartford Artisans Weaving Center
Opening Reception: Wed. March 22nd | 12 PM
On view: March 7 – April 14, 2023
more information at: www.weavingcenter.org
Fall 2022
Art of the Divergents: Student Art Show
Opening Reception: Wed. Dec. 7th | 12 PM
On view: Dec. 7 – Feb. 15, 2023
Enter your art online by Sun. Dec. 4th here.
With and Against the Grain
Tom Crain and Ben Parker
Closing Reception: Sat. Dec. 3rd | 12 PM
On view: Jul. 21 – Sat. Dec. 3, 2022
Spring 2020
29th CRT Show: National Arts Program
in partnership with Community Renewal Team, Inc.
Awards Ceremony: Sat. Feb. 22nd | 11 AM
On view: Feb. 13 – March 4, 2020
CT Women’s Hall of Fame: Rise Up Sisters
Jeanne Ciravolo: The Body Politic
On view: Jan. 22 – Jan. 31, 2020
Fall 2019
Spotlight: Open Studio Hartford
Opening Reception: Wed., Nov. 20th | 1 – 2 PM
Open Studio Hartford Weekend Stop: Sat., Nov. 16th | 9 AM – 1 PM
On view: Nov. 13 – Dec. 9, 2019
with: A.D. Bloom, Genti Bushi, Barbara Hocker, Suzanne Levy, Kathi Packer, Sarah Rohlfing, Angela Schenk, Eric Urquhart, Anthony Zito
Pedro Martin Declet & Pedro Valentin
Opening Reception: Wed., Oct. 9th | 1 – 3 PM
On view: Oct. 2 – Nov. 11, 2019