Opening Reception for "Now Is The Time" Art Exhibit - Bridgeport Art Trail Weekend

20 artists interpret this provocative theme, presenting art that reacts to the times and issues of their choosing, or the actual condition and our contemporary relationship with time. Among the inspirations is the quote “There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear… This is precisely the time when artists go to work. That is how civilizations heal.” (Paraphrased from Toni Morrison.)

View a variety of visual expressions, mediums, and materials, from metal and fiber to works on paper. Highlights include an illustration by artist/poet Shanna Melton, a contemplative photography series by Joan Fitzsimmons, and  “Renewal 1,000,000 A.D.” by Joseph Fekieta. This absurd installation depicts a time far into the future when decayed plastic has finally returned to carbon, renewing life itself.  Exhibit runs through January 10, 2027.

Exhibiting artists: Joseph Annino, Marcio Arteaga, Mary Bailey, Carlos Biernnay, Byron Bigelow, Joseph Fekieta, Joan Fitzsimmons, Lilah Heyman,  Suzanne Kachmar, Daniel Lanzilotta, Iyaba Ibo Mandingo, Shanna Melton, Larry Morse, Yolanda Vasquez Petrocelli, Lindsay Randolph, Scott Schuldt, Ellen Tresselt,  Rita Valley, and Joan Wheeler.