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Ongoing Offers & Opportunities

Many members of the Arts & Culture Collaborative (ACC) have continuous promotions, workshops and offerings that exist beyond our monthly calendar of events.  On this special page of our website, you will find these ongoing offers and opportunities in one place.  We appreciate your support of all of our members, whether attending an in-person event or taking advantage of their perennial talents!

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Monthly Exhibits & More!

OCT 1 – 31

WOODBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY - Paintings by Seth Stevens

Seth Stevens actually started painting in 2015, after a lifetime of drawing and doodling all of his life, particularly at work. As he has continued painting, he’s found himself more interested in figural abstraction than in purely representational work. He works in both oil and gouache paints, and sometimes acrylics. The relationship of light and shadow is an important focus in his work, and Seth enjoys working with bold colors and keeping images simple to make a strong statement. He travels between Connecticut and Provincetown, MA, and enjoys capturing the landscape and feeling of both places. As a frequent participant in member shows at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Seth has been accepted in several juried shows there. His current show at the Woodbury Library is his fourth solo show, and he is delighted to be part of our artistic community and to exhibit his work in the Woodbury Library’s beautiful gallery space. He hopes his work brings people joy and reminds them of places they know and love, especially in the Litchfield hills, where he grew up.

Artist Reception: October 3 at 2 pm
Woodbury Public Library:
269 Main St S, Woodbury, CT

All are welcome!

Woodbury Library • Exhibit October 1 – 31 • During library hours • Free Event

SEPT 25 – OCT 18

BALL & SOCKET ARTS -
Drawn Together: Urban Sketchers & Visual Storytelling

Visit ACC member Ball & Socket Arts for FREE gallery hours and explore “Drawn Together: Urban Sketchers & Visual Storytelling.”

Featuring original sketchbooks from 17 Connecticut artists, this exhibition captures real places and moments through on-location drawing—creating a visual record of the communities, landscapes and everyday scenes around us:

Alex Alario (@adelealario)
Josh Alonso (ornanjes @sloppyjoshuas)    
Maryellen Considine-Woolley     
Sharon Foster (@firstgentrekkie)
A.M. Hearn
John Jackson
Alex Krofta (trianglestreet.wordpress.com @coarse_woody_debris)
John Laverack (@jlaverack43)
Shaily Menon (@shaily.mennon.art)
Claudia O’Connell
Priyanka Panjwani 
Celia Poirier  (trianglestreet.wordpress.com @trianglestreetdetour)   
Susan Schapira (@susan_schapira, susanschapirapaintings.com)
Jean Scott (@jeanscott.art)
Julia Stevenson (@juliaostevenson)
Cynthia Wallace (@cyn_firefiberfineart)   
Agnes Wnuk (@a.a.wnuk) 

Artist Talk: Sunday, October 4 at 5 pm

Regular Gallery Hours: 
12-4 pm on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Free on-site parking available.  493 West Main Street, Building 3, Cheshire, CT.

Ball & Socket Arts, Cheshire • Fri–Sun, 12–4pm • Free parking

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ACC on Creative Ground

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Browse the ACC’s full events calendar. Exhibits, workshops, fundraisers and community gatherings.

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Portrait & Caricature Artist

JT Art & Design — Judy Tourangeau

Personalized portrait/caricature commissions and live event drawing. Serving Naugatuck, CT and surrounding towns.

Ongoing Offers & Opportunities Portraits by ShawnaLee
Portrait Commissions & Instruction

Portraits by ShawnaLee

Pet, child and home portrait commissions in charcoals or oils, plus year-round art instruction.

Ongoing Offers & Opportunities Ogham Art
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Ogham Art

Specialty gifts featuring the first written form of the Irish language — art, jewelry, home decor and custom work.

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Since 2006

About ACC

Established in September 2006, the Arts & Culture Collaborative (ACC) was created to strengthen and support the arts in the Waterbury region as a central component of furthering economic and cultural development and to enhance the quality of life for area residents. Member-based, the ACC serves individual artists and performers, arts and cultural venues and organizations of all sizes as well as their audiences in the greater Waterbury region and Naugatuck Valley. 

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