Art Talks – Lyme Art Association

Throughout the year, Lyme Art Association offers a variety of lectures presented by an excellent caliber of artists and art historians. Lyme Art Association’s art talks and lectures are a part of our Weekend Matinee Series of programing.

RSVPs are recommended for each art talk.

See below for schedule, times and topics.

Upcoming Art Talks

Wendy Swain: The Huntingtons and their Contributions to the Arts Art Talk

Saturday, October 5th at 3 pm
Tickets: $10 per person

Join us on Saturday, October 5th at 3 pm at the Lyme Art Association for an art talk about The Huntingtons and their Contributions to the Arts with artist Wendy Swain. Anna Hyat Huntington and Archer Milton Huntington were a power couple in every sense of the word. They had strong art backgrounds before they joined together as a married couple. Anna was the prolific and wonderful sculptor of animals and Archer, the founder of the Hispanic Society of America. This presentation is an exploration and celebration of their lives alone and then together.

Learn more about presenter and artist Wendy Swain

Wendy Swain had a career as a Spanish and French teacher in Fairfield, Oak Ridge, Tennessee and Stratford, while simultaneously having a keen interest in art. She got her degrees, including an Art History minor, from Boston University and the University of Arizona.

Wendy loves traveling around the world and sharing her travel stories with various groups as well as her family. She also continues teaching by giving tours of Central Park and creating power point presentations for libraries and senior centers.

Wendy sculpts in a studio weekly in New Canaan where she works under the tutelage of Janice Mauro and also teaches a class of sculpture in Stratford. Her interest in the Huntingtons grew out of an appreciation for the Hispanic Society of America and nearby sculptures of Anna Hyatt Huntington.

Previous Art Talks

Visit our Past Art Talks at the LAA to see a listing of previous lecture topics and speakers. The talks cover a range of topics including the Artist Process, American Art, Russian Art, Nocturns, the Plein Air art method and more.

Included is a selection of videotaped art talks presented by our member artists. Our presenters in the videotaped series include Polly Seip, Jim Laurino, Rick Daskam and Zufar Bikbov.