Person of the Week: A Place to Be Their Creative Selves
By Pam Johnson, Zip06, May 16, 2023 When Danielle Bargh couldn’t find a creative club supporting local teen artists, she reached out to Guilford Art Center (GAC), which welcomed Danielle to found the club she envisioned. The Guilford High School (GHS) junior, lifelong art lover, and self-taught digital artist now leads GAC’s Teen Art Club. […]
Watching the Wheel
Instructor Debbie Staub, left, lends a helping hand with student Marian Gryzlo’s project during her ceramics class at the Guilford Art Center on Feb. 6. (Photo by Wesley Bunnell, The Courier)
The Guilford Craft Expo is back after a three year break
By Connor Lewis, WFSB, July 2022 The weather couldn’t be better for an outdoor art show. The Guilford Craft Expo runs from today through Sunday. It is 80 degrees and sunny. It doesn’t feel hot at all in the shade with the low humidity. There are over 170 artists featuring woodworking, jewelry, clay, fine […]
Thousands expected to turn out for Guilford Expo July 15-17
by Sarah Page Kyrcz, Shoreline Times, July 11, 2022 With temperatures anticipated to be in the high 80s, into the 90s this coming weekend, chocolatier Edward Heller of Chocolate Moonshine DC is planning to bring fudge to Craft Expo 2022. “Because of the weather the only thing I’ll be bringing with me is our fudge.” […]
Hens-Kaplan Helped Make GAC ‘A Happy Place’ for Many
PERSON OF THE WEEK By Pam Johnson/Zip06.com, April 6, 2022 When Suzanne Hens-Kaplan retires in June as Guilford Art Center (GAC) chief financial officer and operations director, it will be knowing that, for 18 years, she’s helped GAC to become a “happy place” for many. During her tenure, non-profit GAC also grew, and has succeeded […]
Through GSB, Randy Sonzoni Supports GAC
By Pam Johnson/Zip06.com, December 15, 2021 One of the wonderful aspects of working at community-oriented Guilford Savings Bank (GSB) is the opportunity to get involved in the community as a volunteer, says GSB Assistant Vice President-Human Resources Supervisor Randy Sonzoni. As a member of GSB’s Non-Profit Committee, and as someone who has turned his love […]
Daily Nutmeg: Shopping Center
Written and photographed by Kathy Leonard Czepiel. One of the area’s best venues for holiday shopping may also be one of its best-kept secrets. Guilford Art Center’s annual popup shop, located just off Route 77 in Guilford, is filled for the season with American handmade crafts just waiting to be wrapped in festive paper and […]
Guilford Art Center Holds Soup for Good to Go Fundraiser
The Guilford Art Center held Soup for Good to Go on December 6, which offered a choice of three homemade soups, bread, a small bottle of wine, a sweet treat, and a reusable cloth bag of choice. Proceeds benefit the Guilford Art Center and Community Dining Room in Branford. • See images from the event, […]
It’s in the Bag: Creative Support for ‘Soup for Good TO GO’
By Pam Johnson/Zip06.com November 18, 2020 “It’s a beloved event that’s reinvented for this year, and we hope that its equally beloved this way,” says Amy Peters of Guilford Art Center’s (GAC) Soup for Good TO GO, set for Sunday, Dec. 6, from 2 to 4 p.m. at GAC. The popular annual gathering and fundraiser […]
Mindfulness in the Arts
Elán, Summer 2020 Written by Jen Matteis Art pulls us into its world, viewer and artist alike. When we enjoy artwork — be it a painting, a sculpture, or a sandcastle at the beach — it draws us, grabs and holds our attention, and maybe tells us something about ourselves that we didn’t know. To […]
