Submitted by Barbara Nair, Spectrum Gallery
(September 26, 2024) — Enjoy a weekend of art, music, and the outdoors at the Autumn Arts Festival on the Madison Town Green, Saturday, October 12, 2024 (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.), and Sunday, October 13, 2024 (Noon to 5:00 p.m.), with a Rain Date, Monday, October 14, 2024 (10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).
Presented by the Arts Center Killingworth and Spectrum Art Gallery in Centerbrook, the Festival is located at Boston Post Road/Route 1 and Copse Road. Find original artwork in oil, acrylic, watercolor, as well as photography and mixed media. Fine crafts can be found in pottery, fabric, natural and botanical materials, plus a wide selection of unique jewelry designs. Add to your own collection and find perfect gifts for the upcoming holidays. Madison Green itself is a stunning New England destination with historic homes, fine restaurants, and important modern sculpture in the area.
The Festival will have live music on Saturday with The Jan Jungden Trio: All that Jazz swinging on vocals, keyboards, flute, bass, and drums. Classic to modern jazz, Latin, swing, and a bit of R&B. On Sunday, Skylark Jazz Trio will feature accomplished musicians playing original and favorites with vocals, keyboard, and bass. Food options throughout the weekend are from HH-Stonewall Farm, Soulfully Vegan, and Bubbly Sweet, new to the Festival with Bubble Tea and original Egg Waffles. We are also pleased to announce the 2024 Autumn Arts Festival is sponsored by Renewal by Andersen, offering a range of quality windows and doors.
The Arts Center Killingworth, the non-profit Festival Sponsor, presents several annual festivals as well as offers workshops and classes for all ages and levels. Spectrum Gallery and Store, an expansion of the Arts Center, is a close visit from the Festival and is currently exhibiting Abundant Autumn (through November 9, 2024).
Spectrum showcases emerging and established artists and includes a store that offers fine crafts in mediums such as fabric, glass, ceramics, paper, pottery, jewelry, wood and more. Gallery hours are Wednesday-Saturday (Noon to 6:00 p.m.) and Sunday (Noon to 5:00 p.m.). The Gallery is located at 61 Main Street in Centerbrook. Spectrumartgallery.org. To shop online, visit Spectrum Anytime at spectrumanytime.com. For more information call (860) 767-0742.
Images above provided by Spectrum Gallery:
Time Passages, Collage, by Molly Lund
Winter Birches, Acrylic, by Deborah Churchill
Raining Polka Dots Teapot, Stoneware, by Nancy Scilipote
