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School building remains open while GAC Office, Gallery and Shop building closed, October 6-13.

The GAC Office, Gallery and Shop building will be closed for the week of October 6-13 for extensive duct work cleaning. The School building is unaffected by this cleaning and will remain open. Our staff will be stationed in the School lobby during the week from 10am-4pm to help with student and visitor needs. All […]

This Thursday, Friday & Saturday: Designers Circus Pop-Up

Designer’s Circus Pop-Up Shopping Event Shopping Days: Thursday, Oct 2, 10am-5pm Friday, Oct 3, 10am-5pm Saturday, Oct 4, 10am-3pm Ready to refresh your fall wardrobe? This Thursday, October 2 through Sunday, October 5, our gallery transforms into a pop-up boutique filled with racks of stunning clothing and accessories you won’t want to miss. Designers Circus, […]

Register Now: Early Oct Weekend Workshops

Upcoming Weekend Workshops for Adults & Kids TERRIFYING PAPER TOYS HALLOWEEN WORKSHOP (KIDS ages 8+) Saturday, Oct 4, 1:00-3:00pm Instructor: Anne Benkovitz Get ready for some spooky, hands-on fun! In this workshop, kids will design and build their very own Halloween paper creatures—from creepy monsters to silly ghouls. Using both blank and pre-colored templates, young […]

Designer’s Circus Pop-Up Shopping Event

Ready to refresh your fall wardrobe? The Circus is coming! Next week, the trucks roll in and transform our gallery into a pop-up boutique filled with racks of stunning clothing and accessories you won’t want to miss. Designers Circus, Boston’s premier destination for fashion at 50–90% below boutique prices, brings you unique, limited-edition styles from […]

Teen Events This Week: Middle School Drop-In & Teen Art Club

Free Drop-In Workshop for Middle School Students Tomorrow! Wednesday, September 24, 1:15 – 3:15pm Middle School students are welcome to drop in to work on art projects for the afternoon with instructor Carole Firth. They can also do independent exploration with materials on hand. Adams Middle School students can walk or take Bus 24 to […]

Guilford Art League in the Gallery, New Artist in Lobby, Frontier Knives, Volunteer for Designers Circus

IN THE GALLERY The Guilford Art League’s 77th Annual Juried Exhibit & Sale is the Gallery from September 8 – September 27. The show, juried by Laura Leonard, features work by Connecticut artists in all media including oils, watercolor, pastels, acrylics, sculpture, collage, mixed media, printmaking, and photography. Gallery hours: Monday – Saturday, 10am-4pm, Sunday […]

Get Creative This Halloween at Guilford Art Center!

Expanded Lineup of Spooky-Fun Workshops for Kids This Halloween season, Guilford Art Center is offering even more ways for kids to get into the spirit of creativity and fun! We’re offering five brand-new Halloween workshops designed for children ages 4 and up. Kids will have the chance to make imaginative, hands-on projects to celebrate the […]

Call for Artists: Guilford Art Center’s Holiday Expo 2025

Are you a maker of beautiful, handcrafted work? We’d love to invite you to show and sell your work at one of the shoreline’s most anticipated and well-attended holiday shopping events — Holiday Expo 2025 at Guilford Art Center! We are now accepting applications from Connecticut / local / New England artists and makers working […]