CURRENT EXHIBITS
On view February 27 - April 10
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 1 from 2 - 4 pm
An Exhibition in Five Acts
The Lyme Art Association invites you to its historic sky-lit galleries this spring to view An Exhibition in Five Acts, a show displaying the diversity of artistic styles amongst its talented membership. Each juried show in Five Acts looks at the world through a different lens: This Land Is Your Land, Animal Kingdom, Stillness: A Still Life, Abstracted, and Faces & Figures.
This Land Is Your Land celebrates the ever-changing landscapes that surround us. Artists’ pieces express humanity’s connection to place, and explore how land shapes identity, memory, and belonging.
The animal world has long inspired creativity, symbolism, and storytelling. In Animal Kingdom, artists explore people’s relationship with animals as companions, muses, and metaphors by creating artwork that captures the beauty, spirit, and complexity of the animals that share our world.
The still life tradition has endured for centuries, offering artists a way to find meaning in the quiet arrangement and beauty of everyday objects. In Stillness: A Still Life, artists reimagine this timeless genre through classical interpretation, contemporary experimentation, or symbolic storytelling.
Abstraction opens a space for artists to move beyond representation by exploring form, color, line, and gesture as expressions in themselves. From pure non-objectivity to works that balance between the recognizable and the abstract, artworks in Abstracted push boundaries, distill ideas, and experiment with visual language while celebrating the power of art to evoke emotion, energy, and imagination.
In Faces & Figures, artists explore portraiture and figurative work in all its forms from realistic depictions to expressive interpretations. This exhibition examines how artists, through emotion, gesture, and presence, capture humanity, identity, and the stories written on the body and face.
Five Acts in on view February 27 – April 10, 2026.
National Sculpture Society’s 92nd Annual Award Winners Exhibition
The sixteen prize winning sculptures from the 92nd Annual Award Winners Exhibition on view at Lyme Art Association (LAA) in Old Lyme, CT from February 27 – April 10, 2026. The 92nd Annual Awards Exhibition opened at Brookgreen Gardens and was on view there from August 2 – October 26. The sixteen prize winning works then traveled to the NSS Gallery in NYC from November 17, 2025 – January 23, 2026.
Visit the National Sculpture Society’s website to view the list of awards: National Sculpture Society. Below is an online image gallery of the award winners. The sculptures are listed in alphabetical order.
Partner Wall Program
4A Arts: American Alliance of Artists and Audiences
During the run of An Exhibition in Five Acts, the portion of LAA’s sales from the sale of selected artwork will be donated to the 4A Arts American Alliance of Artists and Audiences.
4A Arts: American Alliance of Artists and Audiences is about grassroots organzing to transform citizens from art consumers into arts advocates. Their mission: Uniting American citizens in the recognition that arts, culture, design, and craft are essential to meaningful lives and drive robust economies. Their vision envisions a United States of America where: The inalienable right to arts and culture is enshrined into federal law; Our artistic infrastructure is supported by robust and equitable public investment and arts and culture have a seat at the legislative table at the national, state, and local levels; Artistic and cultural experiences are accessible and inviting to all Americans and considered indispensable elements of a whole life; vital components of an active, participatory citizenship; and essential pieces of America’s heritage and global identity; The labor of all who create, maintain, and celebrate our cultural ecosystem is elevated to a position of high regard commensurate with the extraordinary contribution it makes to our country.
In all of their services and programs 4A Arts embodies the organization’s values: Freedom, Accountability, Connection, Creativity and Courage.