This year our yearly get-together will be at the Westford Hill Distillery. All members and spouses are welcome Potential new members are also welcome. Come have some fun with your local artist neighbors! Please bring a piece of your art to display, with easels for wall art. There will be a table for sculptures to … Continue reading "Member’s Fun Night!"
Our monthly council meeting will be held at the Ashford Senior Center. The public is always welcome to attend - as are any current or potential members who would like to help out! This meeting will focus on our annual Holiday Artist Market.
The Central Connecticut Woodturners will be holding a free Pen Turning Event on Saturday February 15th, 2025, from 10-2:00 at Knowlton Memorial Hall/Babcock Library, 25 Pompey Hollow Road, Ashford, CT. Mark your Calendars and bring a friend : The club supplies all materials, and will guide you in turning your own pen, which will be … Continue reading "Pen Turning Workshop Feb 15, 2025"
Our annual Summer's Palette will again be held at Westford Hill Distillers. Artists, Food Trucks, Drinks and gorgeous flowers in bloom - this event has it all! Browse through the gardens of this historic property, and talk to more than 30 local artists about their work. Try your hand at painting en plein air or … Continue reading "A Summer’s Palette – June 28th, 2025 rain date June 29th"
Our members will exhibit in September at the Vanilla Bean Café in Pomfret. The month-long show presents an opportunity to shop ahead for the holiday season. Plan on a treasure for yourself or a beautiful gift to give.
Jillson Square Park & Shaboo Stage, Willimantic, CT Sept. 13th, 11am-4pm – Rain or Shine Floods are impacting lives everywhere this year, and help has been limited. Come support a vital art community of Asheville, NC, as it continues to recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Helene. More than 300 artists, suffered catastrophic damage—many lost their … Continue reading "Artists for Asheville Fundraiser"
The very popular Ashford Area Arts Council’s “Holiday Artist Market” event will be in its 9th year, with more than 20 local artisans both days. With joyful with upbeat acoustic music on the stage, enjoy a holiday shopping experience and see what our ample community of artists and craftsmen has been creating. So much variety … Continue reading "Holiday Artist Market – Nov. 15th-16th, 2025"
Woodturning with Central Connecticut Woodturners Kayla and Bailey February 7th 10am to 2 pm. 25 Pompey Hollow Road, Ashford CT. Learn about the art of woodturning. Members from Central Connecticut Woodturners will help guide you with turning your own beautiful wooden pen. This is a FREE event for ages 10 and up. Donations are welcome. … Continue reading "Pen Turning Workshop, Feb. 7, 2026"
NEW EXHIBIT OPENING 2/28/26, 6-8PM WITH ARTIST STEVE GERLING Show runs 2/726-3/29/26. Steve Gerling has been irresistibly drawn to nature for as long as he can remember. A walk across his yard is never just a walk—it’s an opportunity to notice a leaf uncurling in spring, a bumblebee burrowing into a blossom, or morning light … Continue reading "Art Opening February 28- Steve Gerling"
Last Day to enter for our A Summer's Palette show.
A SUMMERS’ PALETTE is the Ashford Area Arts Council’s annual art and craft show on the grounds of the Westford Hill Distillers in Ashford CT. The show is a well attended … Continue reading "A Summer’s Palette Art Show June 27, 2026, Rain date 6/28"
Our 5th annual AAAC members show at the Vanilla Bean Café 2926! We’ll be bringing 2-4 of our art pieces to hang starting at around 2:00 on July 28th and then … Continue reading "Group Show at the Vanilla Bean 7/28-8/24 2026"
