Sculptor Discusses His Danbury 9-11 Memorial at Carriage Barn Arts Center

Sculptor Henry Richardson Discusses 9-11 Memorial with Patrons of Carriage Barn Arts Center

Patrons of the Carriage Barn Arts Center in New Canaan, Connecticut had the pleasure of attending a reception with artist Henry Richardson on Saturday, March 22.

Richardson spoke about the creation and installation of his 9-11 Memorial in Danbury, CT and his unique method of sculpting with plate glass. This was just one in a continuing series of special events available for Angel, Patron and Supporter level members of the Carriage Barn Arts Center.

Richardson, whose work is part of the 26th Annual Spectrum art exhibit at the Arts Center through March 29, combines traditional tools of stone sculpting with recent technological innovations in bonding glass, hand cutting, hand chiseling and carefully sanding individual sections of glass which he welds into complex constructions with acrylic polymers and ultraviolet light.

The resulting forms appear light and ethereal, their mass masked by their radiance. In addition to commemorating the 9-11 victims in Danbury, Connecticut, his works give grace to the homes and landscapes of private and public collections across the country.

The Carriage Barn Arts Center, located on 681 South Ave., New Canaan, Connecticut, is the home of the New Canaan Society of the Arts. The mission of the New Canaan Society for the Arts, Inc., is to promote the visual and performing arts and to enrich the community through exhibitions, education, and cultural experiences, and to operate the Carriage Barn Arts Center.

Exhibits, lectures and educational workshops, concerts and other events are held in this adaptively reused historical building on the grounds of a former estate, now Waveny Park.

To become a member of the Carriage Barn Arts Center, or to learn more about it, visit the Carriage Barn Arts Center website. To learn more about Henry Richardson, go to his website.

Photos courtesy of Jody Christopherson; catering for this event courtesy of A Delicious Affair