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Gallery exhibits and public programs in
the form of symposia, lectures, training sessions, and
workshops bringing current research to broad and diverse
audiences are among the principal ways in which ICR
fulfills its mission of joining scholarship with community-based
activities. Our exhibits, events, and performances illustrate
Connecticut's rich diversity of cultures and traditions.
Link to Connecticut
Cultural Heritage Arts Program
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Harvest
ornaments used in festivals around Connecticut,
on display in ICR's Gallery during the exhibit Polonia
w Connecticut: Polish American Traditional Arts.
Photo: L. Williamson |
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Polonia w Connecticut:
Polish-American Traditional Arts
December 7, 2000 - March 31, 2001
An exhibition presenting works of art made by hand in
the Polish folk tradition, and used in Polish homes in
Connecticut today.
Press
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Left: Marek Czarnecki's icon of Our Lady of Czestachowa.
Egg tempera with gold leaf on wood panel. |
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Mano
a Mano: Puerto Rican Traditional Arts From Island to City
July 1, 1999 - October 15, 1999
An exhibit showcasing 15 traditional craft forms practiced
on the island of Puerto Rico.
Press
Release
Left: Detail from a Madonna and child by master artist
Celestino Avilés. Photo: Crafts Development Office,
PRIDCO, PR |
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Sur Bois: Franco-American
Woodcarvers of Northern New England
October 10, 1998 - December 31, 1998
An exhibit presenting traditional Franco-American woodcarving,
a pursuit with a long history in New England.
Press
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Left: Detail from Louis St. Gelais' carving of boy/petit
sculpteur sur bois. Photo: Gary Samson, UNH/Franco-American
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Herencia
Taina: Legacy and Life
May 3, 1997- November 1, 1997
An exhibit presenting a wide range of traditional arts
illustrating Taino heritage.
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Left: Detail from grourd carving by Graciela Quiones-Rodr’guez.
Photo: Phillip Fortune |
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The
Ties That Bind: Cambodian, Lao and Vietnamese Wedding
Traditions in New England
June 30, 1995 - September 15, 1995
An exhibit showcasing artifacts, displays of food, and
traditional wedding clothes arranged in three sections.
Press
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Left: Detail from photo of Cambodian wedding. Photo: Cecily
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Living
Legends: Connecticut Master Traditional Artists
September 29, 1994 - December 30, 1994
A traveling exhibit of Connecticut's master traditional
artists representing 12 distinct cultural groups.
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Left: Detail from photo: Phillip Fortune |
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Destination
Connecticut Arts: Visionary Landscapes
December 6, 2002 - March 2, 2003
An exhibit recognizing Connecticut's beauty and its long
tradition of landscape artists.
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Focus
on 4: Hartford, New Britain, Bristol, Waterbury
June 29, 2000 - October 13, 2000
An exhibit of new works by artists from four cities in
the Urban Artists Initiative,
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Reinventing
Urban Areas Through the Arts
November 6, 1997 - January 14, 1998
An exhibit of works by selected artists from the Urban
Artists Initiative, formerly known as the the Inner City
Cultural Development program. Press
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Left: Detail from True, False, True, 1997, by Margaret
Plaganis. Mixed media. |
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Career
Dolls: What I Want To Be When I Grow Up
February 28, 1998 - March 31, 1998
Twenty young girls from Hartford made life-size dolls
to represent themselves and their career dreams as part
of the curriculum for ICR's Urban Women Against Substance
Abuse program.
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Vision,
Voice, Remembrance: The Hartford AIDS Memorial Exhibit
December 5, 1996 - February 28, 1997
An exhibit focusing on a community altar constructed by
the public as a memorial to those who have died of AIDS.
Press
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Left: Detail from collage by artist and exhibit curator
Salvatore Scalora. |
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