Each month, the library offers a new art exhibit for patrons to browse, in our hallway and on the east and west walls of our Meeting Room. Drop in any time during opening hours to see the work of artists in our community. If you are a local artist wishing to exhibit, please see the guidelines below:
This Month in the Gallery:
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Beverly Schirmeier
December 2nd through December 30th in the Meeting Room Gallery
Beverly Schirmeier, an award winning artist, holds a Bachelors of Fine Art from Wayne State University as well as being an alumnus from the Lyme Art Academy. She holds Elected Artist status in numerous art societies on the East coast. She has been the President of the Madison Art Society for eleven years and Secretary, Vice President and President of the Lyme Art Association.
Schirmeier’s artwork has been exhibited in galleries, public buildings, and in collaboration with other artists and in solo shows. She says she loves capturing the light in plein air paintings done on location and still life subjects. Her paintings, created in both oil and in pastels, reside in numerous collections and can be seen in regional art club shows and various other venues.
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Jan Vanderburg
Showing in the Hallway Gallery from December 2nd through December 30th
Having moved to the Long Island shoreline in 2022 from New Mexico, I’m still taken by the stunning contrast between these coastal environments and the high desert landscapes where I’ve worked for so many years.
Colors, shapes, textures and the light of the landscape are my inspirations while the printmaking process of Reduction Linocut is my medium of choice to bring these inspirations to life.
Living and traveling overseas and the US have given me a wellspring of colors and images and those very different places are evident in this show. As the print comes to life, the final product may scarcely resemble the landscape or design I started with. I constantly adjust the shapes and colors depending on what occurred when the last color was applied and if the print is progressing in the direction I want it to. It’s a continuous exploratory process and each print is a new challenge.
Artist wishing to exhibit?
Artists interested in exhibiting their work are invited to submit a proposal. Prior to scheduling a show, we also ask exhibitors to sign a hold harmless and to submit some additional details about the exhibit so that we can post the information on our website. Priority will be given to local and Connecticut artists and we request that all exhibits be appropriate for family viewing.
Exhibitor checklist:
- Submit proposal
- After a librarian confirms your exhibit date, upload a brief description of your exhibit and a representative photo. Please use jpg, gif, png, or webp formats and do not exceed 1MB in file size for your image.
- Download and sign the hold harmless. We must be in possession of both the exhibit description and the hold harmless before your exhibit begins. The hold harmless may be uploaded if you can scan the signed copy; otherwise you can drop it off at the reference desk in advance of your exhibit.