FALL 2022 NEWS & UPDATES

The f-Stops Here & Playful Propaganda II Exhibition

Highlight: f-Stop Juror Whitey Morange

An Evening with Author Steven Ostrowski

Pass the Guitar

Thank A Vet

An Evening with Author Christian Livermore

The f-Stops Here & Playful Propaganda II Exhibition

PHOTOS BY VINNIE SCARANO

Thank you to everyone who showed support for our local artists at the Opening Reception! Our two shows, The f-Stops Here, and Playful Propaganda II are currently on view until November 4th.

The f-Stops Here ? features statewide and regional photographers who have submitted their work and were chosen by this year's juror, Whitey Morange.

Congrats to Our 2022 Winners!

First Place Winner - Ardie Harrison

Second Place Winner - Anna D. Shaw

Third Place Winner - Rick Welsh

Honorable Mention - Mattias Lundblad

Honorable Mention - Arthur Backstrom

Honorable Mention - Jud Perkins

Adie Dela Cruz returns to the Hygienic for Playful Propaganda II. Also known as "The World Is My Playful Propaganda," this exciting exhibition explores the diversity of everyone around the world. 195 different drawings of country outlines Adie produced during the year will be displayed on the walls.

"My mind tends to wander and think out of the box these days, and the big irony is I also restrict my creativity within that same box," says Adie.

Check out the selected highlights and be sure to visit Hygienic Art! #SupportLocalArtists #BuyArt

Hours:

Thursday from 12-7 PM
Friday from 12-7 PM
Saturday from 12-7 PM
Sunday from 12-4 PM

Exhibition On View Until November 4th 2022!

WHITEY MORANGE

Highlighting The f-Stops Here 2022 Juror

Richard "Whitey" Morange is a painter, printmaker, and film photographer who lives in Gales Ferry. He taught art history, studio art, and photography for 37 years. He retired in 2012 from Belmont Hill School, having been department chairman there for over 20 years. He has served as president of both the Art Association of New England Prep Schools and the Photographic Historical Society of New England and was three times a judge in the Scholastic Art Awards program in Massachusetts.

An Evening with Author Steven Ostrowski

Join us on October 15th from 5-6 PM for an hour of poetry with Author, Steven Ostrowski at the Hygienic Art Gallery. He will read sections from his book, "Persons of Interest."

In "Persons of Interest," Steven Ostrowski explores a variety of persons, some famous and some not, who not only have interested him from adolescence on, but who have influenced him, motivated him, baffled him, angered him, and loved him.

Date: TONIGHT!
Time: 5-6 PM
Location: 79 Bank Street, New London CT 06320

Pass the Guitar

Our annual Pass the Guitar concert to benefit the New London Homeless Hospitality Center returns to the Hygienic Art Park! Doors open at 6:00 PM.

Ten acts will each pass the guitar to the next in the spirit of care for our area's most vulnerable neighbors and will include DOGBITE, David Horst, Bruce McDermott, and more! ? ? ?

All donations are appreciated and will directly help those in need of emergency housing and permanent housing assistance at the New London Homeless Hospitality Center. Donations can also be made at nlhhc.org/donate.

Tickets:
$20 in advance
$25 at the door

Cash bar available

Date: TONIGHT!
Doors Open: 6:00 PM
Show Starts: 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Location: Frank Loomis Palmer Amphitheater
79 Bank Street, New London CT 06320

Thank A Vet

On Friday, November 4th at 7 PM, Hygienic Art will present Thank a Vet. Multi-instrumentalist and storyteller, Tom Callinan will perform patriotic songs that he developed after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.

His repertoire spans the course of American history from colonial days to the present, along with his original compositions.

This program will include songs and stories about past soldiers and the wars they fought in and also contemporary pieces honoring today's veterans.

Tom has appeared on ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," CNN's "Earth Matters," and the PBS children's show "Shining Time Station" starring Ringo Starr. Excerpts from two of his original songs were included in an Emmy-Award-winning documentary, "A Connecticut Yankee in Red Square."

Following Tom's performance, and just in time for Veterans Day will be an opportunity for veteran soldiers to sign up for A Soldier's Story, a FREE creative writing program.

Date: Friday, November 4th 2022
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Hygienic Art Gallery
79 Bank Street, New London CT 06320

An Evening with Author Christian Livermore

Join us on November 19th from 5-6 PM for an hour of reflective essays with Author, Christian Livermore at the Hygienic Art Gallery. She will read sections from her memoir, "We Are Not Okay."

Christian Livermore grew up a shy little girl in a turbulent family sunk in poverty, violence, substance abuse, and mental illness. In "We Are Not Okay," Livermore's deeply personal and moving essays explore what it means to grow up poor in America and ask whether it is possible to outrun the shame it grinds into your bones. She excoriates the inhumanity in how the United States treats its poor and asks the nation to confront how growing up poor in America brutalizes us and warps our perspective on ourselves, on other people and on the world.

Book Reading will be presented by Trina Charles, Executive Director of Step Up New London.

Date: Saturday, November 19th 2022
Time: 5-6 PM
Location: 79 Bank Street, New London CT 06320

Thank You to Our Wonderful Sponsors!

Astor Place
Barry Levinson
Bodenwein Public
Benevolent Foundation
Byrnes Agency Insurance
Chelsea Groton Bank Foundation
Chester Kitchings Family Fund
City of New London CDGB
City of New London Office of Community Development
Connecticut Humanities
Connecticut Office of the Arts
Edward & Mary Lord Foundation
Frank Loomis Palmer Fund
Michael Stryker
New London Music Festivals, Inc.
SBA
Spindrift Guitars
State of CT DECD
Office of the Arts
UBS Financial Corporations
Victoria and Charles Glassenburg Fund
Yale New Haven Health
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital

Hygienic Art

The largest cultural arts center in New London and leader in the arts, entertainment, tourism, and economic industries.Hygienic Art has presented more than 500 art exhibits, 275 music and cultural events, and youth educational programs annually over the past two decades. As a non-profit organization, we work to improve the quality of life of New London and the region.

Our Mission
Hygienic Art’s mission is to inspire, enrich, and instill a sense of community by promoting a free public art forum with events to stimulate economic development, tourism and educational projects for the City of New London and surrounding areas.
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