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‘Deck the Walls’ Now on View at Lyme Art Association Alongside New ‘Inside Story’ Exhibit: Opening Reception, Nov. 23

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Happy Little Trees, an oil painting by Jacqueline Stella, is part of the “Deck the Walls” exhibit. Image courtesy of Lyme Art Association.

OLD LYME–The Lyme Art Association (LAA) celebrates the return of a festive holiday favorite and a new exhibit showcasing the art of interior spaces. 

The Association in a press release said Deck the Walls is back with heartwarming artwork with fun themes, vibrant colors, and playful mediums that remain true to LAA’s representational roots. 

Brechin Morgan, Rooms by the Sea, acrylic. Image courtesy of Lyme Art Association.

Additionally, 3D art by the Society of Connecticut Sculptors will be displayed throughout the gallery, along with a solo show from Faripour Forouhar in the Mile Brook Gallery. 

Live music will be performed on select weekends during the show’s run.

Also on display is LAA’s newest exhibit, Inside Story. The show invites viewers into the quiet drama of interior spaces: the rooms, corners, and thresholds that shape daily living. 

A reception for Inside Story will be held on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 2 to 4 p.m.

All shows are on view Nov. 14 through Jan. 1, 2026.

Lyman Allyn Art Museum Unveils ‘Allison Gildersleeve: Here Somewhere,’ on View Through Jan. 18, 2026

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The signature work of Allison Gildersleeve’s exhibition at the Lyman Allyn Museum is ‘Split Screen’, 2024, oil on canvas. The image above shows a detail from the painting. Photo courtesy of Lyman Allyn Museum.

NEW LONDON – On Friday, Oct. 10, the Lyman Allyn Art Museum hosted an opening reception for its newest exhibition, “Allison Gildersleeve: Here Somewhere.”

The collection – described by the museum as a series of richly layered paintings in which “time is not sequential, and location is not fixed” – will be on view through Jan.18, 2026.

The museum in a press release said Gildersleeve was raised in a colonial farmhouse surrounded by woods in southeastern Connecticut. The artist returns to the familiar settings of her childhood — wooded areas, home interiors, open highways, and backcountry roads — to show that repeated visits to the same place invariably result in wildly divergent depictions. 

“I paint environments as they present themselves to me: as dynamic, ever-changing places thick with anticipation, dread, happiness, calm,” Gildersleeve said. “These are experiential landscapes — settings filled with the presence of human activity and emotion even though no people are painted within them. I use photographs I have taken in the same locale over a tenyear period as source material, but the paintings are never derived from just one take.” 

The opening reception is free for museum members. Non-members are $10. To register, call 860-443-2545 ext. 2129 or email info@lymanallyn.org.

This exhibition has been made possible with support from an anonymous foundation. Funding is also provided by the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Office of the Arts. 

Lyme Art Association Hosts ‘Paint The Town’ Contest, Sept. 6; Evening Reception, Sale Follow

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Artists will be painting ‘en plein air’ all over Old Lyme today. Their work will then be on view and for sale at a reception this evening at the Lyme Art Association. Photo courtesy of the LAA.

Artists, Prepare Your Easels to Paint ‘Plein Air’; Art Lovers, Help Celebrate

OLD LYME — On Saturday, Sept. 6, “Paint the Town: Plein Air Painting from Dawn to Dusk” celebrates a day of creation and an evening of appreciation at the Lyme Art Association (LAA.)

The event will begin with the LAA’s plein air competition as artists scatter across Lyme, Old Lyme and East Lyme to capture the region’s unique beauty. It will culminate when they bring back their work to the Association for awards, an art show, and reception.

The rain date is  Sunday, Sept. 7. 

All paintings must be made the day of the competition within the borders of the three towns. Prizes include $300 for first place, $200 for second place, $100 for third place, as well as three Awards of Merit and a People’s Choice Award. 

An awards presentation at 5:15 p.m. will follow jurying from 4:30 to 5 p.m. by artist Eileen Eder. A registration fee of $30 includes participation in the plein air competition and tickets for the artist and one guest at the reception. 

Reception and Art Sale

Artists and art lovers will converge at the Lyme Art Association on Sept. 6 for a celebration of ‘plein air’ painting.

The art show and reception, from 5 to 7 p.m., will include an exhibit of the artists’ work, hors d’oeuvres, and live music by Ramblin’ Dan Stevens. Attendees are invited to vote for their favorite piece in the People’s Choice Award. All art is available for purchase. 

All are welcome. Reception tickets are $10. 

Register here for the competition or the reception.