Lofink Goes Hands-On to Help ‘Soup for Good’
by Pam Johnson, Senior Staff Writer, Shore Publishing, October 18, 2018 As the new resident potter for Guilford Art Center (GAC), Dana Lofink is going hands-on to help a great cause, GAC’s sixth annual Soup for Good. She’s had a hand in making many of the unique pottery bowls that will be given away as […]
Denise Isaac: A Model Volunteer for GAC
by Pam Johnson, Senior Staff Writer, Zip06 July 03, 2018 If the creative minds at Guilford Art Center (GAC) could craft a model volunteer to help the non-profit inspire and promote community participation in the visual arts, they’d design someone just like Denise Isaac. A Branford resident of 11 years, Denise has lived in several […]
At Guilford Art Center: Art is for everyone in this class
By Sarah Page Kyrcz, March 13, 2018 Googly eyes, shiny jewels, pipe cleaners, swatches of fabric and bright, multicolored feathers are neatly arranged on long tables awaiting the start of the Guilford Art Center Unified Art Class. Within minutes after taking their spots around the horseshoe-shaped table, there is no order at all as the […]
Filling GAC’s Artistry is a Joyful Job for Albergo
By Pam Johnson, Shore Publishing, November 15, 2017 Talk about work you love—Elena Albergo has the joyful job of finding the best inventory possible to fill a unique shoreline shopping destination, Artistry at Guilford Art Center (GAC). Now through Sunday, Jan. 7, Artistry’s array of holiday gifts beckons from GAC’s gallery. It also spills into […]
Best Artisans Jewelry Store: The Shop at the Guilford Art Center
by Kelly Goddard, Shoreline Times Jewelry pieces made from enamel, ceramic, semi-precious metals and stones, glass and silver sparkle in the lighted cases and shelves of The Shop at the Guilford Art Center. Everything from necklaces, bracelets, earrings and rings, The Shop has it all. “We have a very broad range of different types of […]
Burnham Lands Inspiring Residency at Guilford Art Center
By Pam Johnson, Zip06, October 10, 2017 Just weeks into her new role, Tori Burnham will throw herself in to directing GAC’s Bowl-a-Thon this Saturday, Oct. 14. Working with GAC potters, Tori will add her whimsical style to a potters’ production line of hand-crafted bowls. “I’m really excited; it’s going to be a big day,” […]
Guilford Arts Center shows its stuff at age 50
By Joe Amarante, New Haven Register, July 21, 2017 The latest exhibit in this art-loving shoreline town is “The Friday Night Painters Show Their Stuff” in the Mill Gallery at the Guilford Art Center, which gives us works by “a feisty, dedicated, close-knit group of painters, some of whom have been working at GAC since […]
Making a Masterpiece at the Guilford Art Center Annual Craft Expo
The Guilford Courier, July 2017 The Guilford Art Center held its annual Craft Expo this weekend on the Guilford Green. Here, Claire Leu (left) holds up her colorful scarf which she created with the help of Julian Dresser (right). Shibumi Silks offered expo patrons the chance to create their own original silk scarfs. ( Read […]
GAC Celebrates Exhibit with Opening Reception
The Guilford Art Center’s opening reception of the faculty and student art exhibit on Friday, February 3. • See a photo gallery from the event here.
Good for GAC: Resident Potter Monica Hewryk
By Pam Johnson, Senior Staff Writer, Zip06 Published October 19, 2016 As the new Resident Potter at Guilford Art Center (GAC), Monica Hewryk feels a bit like a kid in a toy shop. That suits her playful style with clay and her joyful approach to collaborating with others perfectly. The New Britain resident and newly […]
