Along with the community memorial altar composed by Laura Maranon on view during the exhibit, as a tradition to honor passed loved, the closing event celebrates “El Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead,” a post Halloween tradition. The evening begins with a reception and face painting at City Lights gallery. As a group, […]
In recognition of national breast cancer awareness month, City Lights is featuring our Board Secretary, Dr. Camelia Lawrence, a breast surgeon affiliated with Hartford HealthCare and City Lights' Art Instructors Robin Gilmore and Suzanne Kachmar in ART BRA 2019. This special program is limited to 12 women who are ready to turn bras into ART […]
Among the City Lights programs that we look forward to producing regularly is the Biennial exhibit Latinisimo, which recognizes Hispanic heritage month and is curated by the passionate and talented artist, Yolanda Vasquez Petrocelli. This year she has renamed the exhibit NEO-Latinisiiimo to reflect the richly diverse stories and Latinx people who migrate and live […]