Housatonic Museum of Art, #9
Bert Chernow Galleries
900 Lafayette Blvd., Bridgeport, CT
203-332-5052
housatonicmuseum.org
Hours:
Monday – Friday: 8:30am – 7pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed
Closed all state and federal holidays.
The Housatonic Museum of Art (HMA) is home to one of the premier college art collections in the United States. Its collection offers students and the community alike the opportunity to view works that span the history of art from the ancient to the contemporary. Unique to the Housatonic Community College campus, this permanent collection is on continuous display throughout the 300,000 square foot facility, offering a rare opportunity for both art enthusiasts and casual observers to view and interact with the art on a daily basis.
The Museum, founded by Burt Chernow, Professor Emeritus (1933-1997), is dedicated to the presentation, preservation and interpretation of objects of artistic or historic value. The collection provides a basis for exhibitions and educational programs for faculty, students and the public; for research and study by scholars, historians and curators, for special lectures and symposia, and for cultural and educational enrichment of the academic community and public-at-large. Under the direction of Jennifer Reynolds-Kaye, the Museum also presents lectures, programs and changing exhibitions in the Burt Chernow Galleries, and continues to be recognized as a major cultural resource for the Greater Bridgeport area and the region.
Bridgeport Art Trail 2024 Schedule
Thursday, November 7
8:30 am to 8 pm | Arwe Journey - Twentieth-Century Afri-Caribbean Migration
In this exhibition, the artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo tells the story of the Afri-Caribbean migration to Europe and North America in the twentieth-century through his paintings and sculptures. On view for the first time as a full series, his sixty-one part painting series, Arwe Journey, depicts the history of the Windrush Generation as inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s Great Migration series and August Wilson’s plays. The back gallery continues the story, showing the ancestral and spiritual roots of Mandingo’s artwork. He pays special homage to the incredible strength and impact of Black women who he credits as nurturers, survivors, and leaders in his life and beyond. This exhibition is curated by Suzanne Kachmar of City Lights Gallery with support from the Housatonic Museum of Art staff.
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm | Bridgeport Art Trail Kick-off with Arwe Journey - Twentieth Century Afri-Caribbean Migration
Burt Chernow Galleries, Housatonic Museum of Art
Start your annual city-wide open studios art celebration off right with free food and music! Experience a night like no other with reggae, calypso, and AfroBeats while feasting on Caribbean cuisine. Connect with the current exhibition of artwork by Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and meet the artist himself. Free & open to the public; RSVP here: https://bit.ly/HMA-arwe-BAT-RSVP
8:30 am to 7:00 pm | On Display: HCC Student Artwork
Weekdays from 8:30am to 7pm, closed on the weekend
See the artwork of Housatonic Community College art students on display at Lafayette Hall.
8:30 am to 7:00 pm | On Display: Reimagining Little Liberia - Restoration & Reunion Housatonic Museum of Art (left corridor)
Weekdays from 8:30am to 7pm, closed on the weekend
Connecticut’s African American legacies are rich, layered. From land to sea, countryside to cityscape, African and Native Americans contributed to the development of this region – only to have their own stories omitted from official histories. Bridgeport’s “Little Liberia” (1821-1899) was even ignored on maps. Art, artifacts and scholarship tell this story. Little Liberia, deeply connected to a Black Atlantic network, created opportunities for CT’s Black and Native Americans beyond the denigration of slavery and servitude.
Friday, November 8
8:30 am to 7 pm | Arwe Journey - Twentieth-Century Afri-Caribbean Migration
In this exhibition, the artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo tells the story of the Afri-Caribbean migration to Europe and North America in the twentieth-century through his paintings and sculptures. On view for the first time as a full series, his sixty-one part painting series, Arwe Journey, depicts the history of the Windrush Generation as inspired by Jacob Lawrence’s Great Migration series and August Wilson’s plays. The back gallery continues the story, showing the ancestral and spiritual roots of Mandingo’s artwork. He pays special homage to the incredible strength and impact of Black women who he credits as nurturers, survivors, and leaders in his life and beyond. This exhibition is curated by Suzanne Kachmar of City Lights Gallery with support from the Housatonic Museum of Art staff.
8:30 am to 7:00 pm | On Display: HCC Student Artwork
Weekdays from 8:30am to 7pm, closed on the weekend
See the artwork of Housatonic Community College art students on display at Lafayette Hall.
8:30 am to 7:00 pm | On Display: Reimagining Little Liberia - Restoration & Reunion Housatonic Museum of Art (left corridor)
Weekdays from 8:30am to 7pm, closed on the weekend
Connecticut’s African American legacies are rich, layered. From land to sea, countryside to cityscape, African and Native Americans contributed to the development of this region – only to have their own stories omitted from official histories. Bridgeport’s “Little Liberia” (1821-1899) was even ignored on maps. Art, artifacts and scholarship tell this story. Little Liberia, deeply connected to a Black Atlantic network, created opportunities for CT’s Black and Native Americans beyond the denigration of slavery and servitude.
