The Lyme Art Association
What's Happening Soon!
The online galleries for 1st Impressions, A Warm Glow and Congratulations are now on the website. Click below the links to view.
Sign up for winter workshops and classes!
ONLINE Natural Science Illustration Courses starting in January (see video below!)
Pet Portraiture: Workshop with Catherine Puccio January 25 – 26
The Sky is Made of Water: Workshop with Lisa Miceli February 8 – 9
Palette Knife with Howard Park February 22 – 23
Captivating Portraiture with Mike Laiuppa March 8 – 9
Thank you to our partners and sponsors for their generous support for the Lyme Art Association!
Did you know that Old Lyme, CT has a deep artistic heritage? With a shared history as cornerstones of the American Impressionist movement, the Lyme Art Association and FloGris Museum are two of the most historic art destinations in New England. Enjoy a day out in Old Lyme to see what compelled great artists to make it their home – and still does today! Visit ExploreOldLyme.com to learn more.
Join the LAA family! Become a member of one of America’s most longstanding and respected art associations. Artists and supporters alike are eligible for membership. Benefits include eligibility to enter shows, discounts on educational programs, and the joy of membership in a community that values art.
Thank you Niantic Neighbors Magazine for featuring our Executive Director in your December issue! Click here to read.
Art Demo schedule coming soon.
January 25 at 3 PM: Bob Potter Art Talk: Wondrous Strange – The Wyeths N.C. Wyeth, Andrew Wyeth and Jamie Wyeth
February 1 at 2 PM: Mike Laiuppa and Brian McClear Art Talk: Photography Talk for Artists – FREE EVENT, but RSVP required.
March 1 at 3 PM: David Oat Art Talk: Colonial Gravestones & The Stories They Tell
All Art Talks are $10/person, unless noted otherwise.
Coordinated by Maura Cochan, the Lyme Art Association is proud to have a plein air painting group that meets weekly on Monday mornings to paint outdoors in the spring and summer time. Maura finds a wonderful selection of landscapes, farms, town views, nature centers, marine and seascape locations in and around Old Lyme for the group to paint at.
Check out our collection of videos, where our Lyme Art Association artists talk about what makes LAA special to them: Videos
Also, check out our selection of recorded art talks on our Previous Art Talks page: Previous Art Talks
Generously supported by PARJE Public Art for Racial Justice Education. Next date December 22nd featuring the art of Vashti Harrison!
New ONLINE Natural Science Illustration Courses starting in January! Sign up today.
Highlights from
Lyme Art Association's Fall Classes
New England Landscape & Renaissance in Pastel Reception
Exhibitions
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
January 10 – February 20
First Impressions:
33rd Annual Associate Artists Show
Congratulations
The New Elected Artists Show
A Warm Glow Exhibit
Upcoming Exhibitions
February 28 – April 10
An Exhibition in Four Acts:
Structural – Spring Ahead – Weather or Not – Abstracted
(open to all members)
Jane Penfield Solo Show
It is the ideal gallery . . . . Greater appropriateness, beauty of proportions and refinement of taste hardly could be found . . . . Truly an artist’s gallery, built for and by and with artists.
The New York Times Book Review and Magazine
August 14, 1921
Create Art
Whether you are a beginner, are looking for a master class to burnish your skills, or just want to find a group of friendly artists to paint with in the studio or outdoors, the Lyme Art Association has a program for you.
Events
From our exhibit receptions, to our artist gatherings, to our fundraisers, Lyme Art Association events are art-centric, bringing together people who believe that art is vital to well-being and enjoyment of life.
