Creative Window Installations Pop Up in Danbury Just in Time for Spring!
WHAT'S TRENDING?
CREATIVE WINDOW INSTALLATIONS
PRESENTED BY CULTURAL ALLIANCE OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT
POP UP IN DOWNTOWN DANBURY JUST IN TIME FOR SPRING
Whether literal, philosophical, or humorous, the new Accessible Art: In the Windows installations, presented throughout downtown Danbury by the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut, are all about Light. The creative pop ups (what's trending?) have arrived just in time for Spring and are sure to cause some chatter and chirping as we see CityCenter blossom. A short walking tour highlights five installations, with more to come. Start by visiting @287 Gallery, the home of the Cultural Alliance, 287 Main Street, Danbury, currently showing works by Robert L. Ferrucci and Anthony Masina, then on to the Windows:
The Bearing of Light The Lightness of Being by Chris Plaisted (New Milford), an ethereal, introspective reflection on Pulitzer Prize winning author Edith Wharton' s comment: "There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." ESCAPE to the Arts, 293 Main Street
A tryptich, Dancing in the Dark, It's A Party, and Promises of Spring by Jane and Herb Herschlag (Danbury), a gala revue, complete with glittering disco ball, streamers, and reflections of the melting snow. 40 White Street
Distant Communication by Royal Scott (Brookfield), the indescribable communication only hinted of when describing the closeness of siblings or of a mother to a child. Says the artist, "I hope to entice the observer into first thinking about non-verbal dialog and then observing it in their lives." Virtual Density, 4 Liberty Street
Simplified by Renato and Alicia Ghio (Danbury), a high contrast photograph taken a step further and a floor above. "My second floor studio in downtown was the perfect venue to do so," noted Renato. RmediA, 241 Main Street
Remembering the Flood of '55 by Ted Killmer (Danbury), a playful retake on an event that impacted Danbury 60 years ago.
"Fun and pun are in my nature," the arts whip reveals. Hodge Insurance Agency, 283 Main Street
The purpose of the In The Windows project is to activate storefront spaces, increase pedestrian activity, to grow awareness of Western Connecticut’s creative and entrepreneurial resources, and to add value to downtowns by making them more attractive to potential residents, businesses, and visitors. "This is a pilot for downtown Danbury," says Lisa Scails, Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance, "but the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut welcomes interest from downtown property owners and occupants in surrounding communities."
For information about the Accessible Art project, call (203) 798 0760 or visit artswesternct.or