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 […]
Fiery competitor Parkinson forges reputation as bladesmith
by Lisa Backus, New Britain Herald, August 14, 2016 Matthew Parkinson can recall the vivid arc of sparks the first time he saw a blacksmith at work, when his parents took him to Old Sturbridge Village in Massachusetts as a child. “There were sparks flying everywhere,” the 40-year-old New Britain resident said. “It was just […]
Jasmine Gonzalez, Guilford Art Center Resident Potter, Featured in Gallery
Zip06, Published August 11, 2016 Guilford Art Center will stage an exhibition of the ceramic works of Jasmine Gonzalez, the center’s resident potter since January 2015. The exhibition is on view in the gallery Friday, Aug. 12 through Sunday, Sept. 4, with a closing reception on Thursday, Septe. 1, from 5 to 7 p.m. Gonzalez […]
VIDEO: The Art of Blacksmithing
JP Coleman, WTNH News 8 Photojournalist and Dylan Hyman, wtnh.com Staff It’s hot, it’s loud, and a bit dirty, but one Connecticut artist says it’s all he has ever known. Mace Vitale is a blacksmith at the Guilford Art Center. Mace says that while some believe blacksmithing is a dying art, it is actually very […]
From a Long Tradition, Maximum Creativity
by Pem McNerney, Living Editor, Zip06 Traditional quilts are usually made of three layers, including a cover, then the padding, then the backing. But when the craft evolves into art, it doesn’t always have to be exactly that, says Diane Wright of Guilford, a studio art quilter who is one of the curators of the […]
‘Forged in Fire’ Victors Reception, Display of Works
Guilford Art Center (GAC) will hold a reception and temporary display of works by its GAC blacksmith instructors and Forged in Fire winners, Mace Vitale and Matt Parkinson, on Thursday, Sept. 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. This event will celebrate their victories on the new History Channel series, as well as provide the public a chance […]
Guilford bladesmiths prove they’re a cut above other sword makers
AS SEEN ON FOXCT An age-old art form is in the spotlight thanks to a reality program that showcases the talents of the country’s best bladesmiths. A bladesmith is a craftsman who makes knives and swords. Mace Vitale, of Guilford, and Matt Parkinson, of Wolcott, both won the competition on the History Channel reality show […]
