Arts, Culture, and Entertainment

  • 10/22 Benton Hosts Opening Reception This Afternoon

    We hope to see you at this afternoon's reception at the Benton!

    From 4:30 to 7 pm, we'll be celebrating the opening of these new exhibitions:
    The 49th Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition    
    Sacred Sisters: In Praise of Art and Poetry  

    Admission is free.
    Food * Cash Bar * Live Music

    The 49th Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition honors the creativity of the permanent faculty in the Art and Art History Department of the School of Fine Arts at UConn — Judith Thorpe, Edvin Yegir, Olu Oguibe, Alison Paul, John O'Donnell, Ray DiCapua, Pamela Bramble, Kathryn Meyers, Brad Guarino, Charles Hagen, Laurie Sloan, Frank Noelker, Jennifer Wheeler, and Blake Shirley. 

    Sacred Sisters:  In Praise of Art & Poetry is a collaboration between visual artist Holly Trostle Brigham and award-winning poet Marilyn Nelson whose works together explore issues of gender and creativity, religion and history, and the connections between text and image. 

    THE WILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
    University of Connecticut
    The School of Fine Arts
    245 Glenbrook Road
    Storrs, CT

    www.benton.uconn.edu

    For more information, contact: THE BENTON at 860-486-4520