The Museum of American Art in New Britain is a gem of a collection, with roots going back to the 1800s.

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Climb aboard another era at the Mystic Seaport! Come see our collection of historic vessels that span both time and culture!

Recycling is a good thing. It can even be a great thing, artistically speaking. "The Gravity of Color, Series #5" a sculpture by Lisa Hoke, is made entirely of paper and plastic cups. It's on display at the New Britain Museum of American Art, a gem of a museum in nearby New Britain, CT, and should hang there, more or less, until the cups start falling off the wall. Think of the potential for recycled art work in the garden: old tools, broken wheelbarrows, pots, seed packets, plant tags...hmmm.

Nava Lubelski (born 1968 in New York City) is a contemporary American artist. She graduated from Hunter College High School in Manhattan in 1986 and earned a BA in Russian Literature and History from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT in 1990. She spent a year abroad as a student in Moscow, Russia. Lubelski is also known for a series of flattened sculptures made from shredded and cut paper. [San Diego Museum Of Art - Thread on stained glass, 45.7 x 45.7 cm]

As We See It: The Collection of Gail and Ernst von Metzsch will feature over 80 paintings by more than 30 American artists, whose ...