West Hartford's USJ Art Museum Opens New Exhibit This Week

University of Saint Joseph

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A university art museum located in West Hartford will host a grand opening reception for its latest exhibit.

The Art Museum at University of Saint Joseph will open the exhibition "On Paper: Media and Techniques" with a reception on Thursday, Sept. 19, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.

The exhibition looks at the many materials and processes used to produce works of art on paper, including drawings, watercolors, and the various printmaking techniques.

Featured in the exhibition are several recent acquisitions by internationally recognized women artists, including a large lithograph by Elizabeth Murray (1940-2007), a multi-media work by Emma Amos (1937-2020), and a colorful drypoint/aquatint by Saito Noriko (born 1973).

The exhibition marks the return of regular Tuesday open hours at the museum and will be on view through Dec. 14.

The gallery containing drawings and watercolors will be rehung temporarily (Oct. 1- 12) with works of art under consideration for acquisition by the Art Museum at a Members’ Purchase Party on Thursday Oct. 10.

For more information on joining "Friends of the Art Museum" to be eligible to vote on which pieces will be purchased for the Museum’s permanent collection, see www.usj.edu/artmuseum.
The Art Museum at the University of Saint Joseph, an AAM accredited institution, is located in Bruyette Athenaeum on the University’s main campus at 1678 Asylum Ave., West Hartford.

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