OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY, PART 2

City Gallery’s popular Open Studios group show continues with OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY PART 2 on view from November 6 - November 22. There will be an Artists Reception on Saturday, November 7, 2-4 p.m.

City Gallery has served as a collective of innovative contemporary artists from the New Haven area for more than 20 years,. It is a member-run gallery featuring a wide range of visual media: painting, sculpture, photography, papermaking, fiber art, printmaking, and mixed media.

OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY PART 2 is a chance to meet and see the work of all of the City

Amy Arledge - encaustic/mixed media artist
Judy Atlas - painter
Meg Bloom - sculptor
Phyllis Crowley - photographer
Jennifer Davies - fiber artist
Roberta Friedman - painter
William Frucht - photographer
Rita Hannafin - textile artist
Barbara Harder - printmaker
Rob Jacoby - painter
Sheila Kaczmarek - sculptor
Kathy Kane - painter
Catherine Lavoie - textile artist
Beatriz Olson - painter
Tom Peterson - photographer

These members of City Gallery are carefully selected for their accomplishments as artists, their ability to commit to maintaining a successful member-run gallery, and their fit with the group. All have distinguished resumes and have exhibited widely, and many also teach in the New Haven artistic community.

City Gallery’s exhibits rotate on a monthly schedule, giving the community an opportunity to see works by many artists in a variety of styles throughout the year. In addition, the gallery occasionally hosts special events and shows by guest artists who help to make New Haven a vibrant regional center for the arts. These shows include the critically acclaimed SERVED: Wrongful Convictions & the Death Penalty with guest artist Toby Lee Greenberg, MOSAIC, featuring Yale School of Architecture graduates; and the recent exhibit of Muriel Stockdale’s renowned mixed-media United States flag series, E Pluribus, celebrating the country’s 250-year anniversary.

The Open Studios @ City exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Amy Arledge, The Sunbather, 2025, driftwood, ink, birch bark, 18” x 9” (Copy)

Beatriz Olson, Goddess Reunion, mixed media (acrylic, paper, wood), 14 x 11 x 1.5" (Copy)

Catherine Lavoie, Niagara, vintage, hand-woven Thai silk, hand painted cotton, hand guided machine stitching, 90" x 38" (Copy)

Jennifer Davies, Phragmites, 47 x 24, leaves, handmade paper (Copy)

Phyllis Crowley, Coral Strip, pigment print (Copy)

Rita Hannafin, Poppy, textile art, 24" x 36" (Copy)

Robert Jacoby, Jane 2, Acrylic on canvas, 30” x 26” (Copy)

William Frucht, Coney Island, May 2026, archival inkjet print from digital photograph, 12" x 18" (Copy)

City Gallery is excited to be part of OPEN STUDIOS NEW HAVEN being held throughout New Haven during the month of October. All 15 City Gallery artists will participate in OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY, on view from October 2 through October 25. There will be an Opening Reception on Saturday, October 3, 2-4 p.m., with Artist Talks by William Frucht and Beatriz Olson.

For more than 20 years, City Gallery has served as a collective of innovative contemporary artists from the New Haven area. It is a member-run gallery featuring a wide range of visual media: painting, sculpture, photography, papermaking, fiber art, printmaking, and mixed media.

OPEN STUDIOS @ CITY is a chance to meet and see the work of all of the City Gallery members:

City Gallery’s exhibits rotate on a monthly schedule, giving the community an opportunity to see works by many artists in a variety of styles throughout the year. In addition, the gallery occasionally hosts work by guest artists who help to make New Haven a vibrant regional center for the arts. These shows include the critically acclaimed SERVED: Wrongful Convictions & the Death Penalty with guest artist Toby Lee Greenberg, MOSAIC, featuring Yale School of Architecture graduates; and the recent exhibit of Muriel Stockdale’s renowned mixed-media United States flag series, E Pluribus, celebrating the country’s 250-year anniversary.

The members of City Gallery are carefully selected for their accomplishments as artists, their ability to commit to maintaining a successful member-run gallery, and their fit with the group. All have distinguished resumes and have exhibited widely, and many also teach in the New Haven artistic community.

Additional OPEN STUDIOS NEW HAVEN events are being held throughout the city all month long, including Creative Arts Workshop, Eli Whitney Museum & Barn, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, Erector Square, Institute Library, Kehler Liddell Gallery, Marlin Works, NXTHVN, and in West Haven and Westville. Information on all the events can be found at OpenStudiosNHV.org.

The Open Studios @ City exhibit and events are free and open to the public. City Gallery is located at 994 State Street, New Haven, CT 06511. Gallery hours are Friday - Sunday, 12 p.m. - 4 p.m. or by appointment. For further information please contact City Gallery, info@city-gallery.org, www.city-gallery.org.

Amy Arledge, The Sunbather, 2025, driftwood, ink, birch bark, 18” x 9”

Beatriz Olson, Goddess Reunion, mixed media (acrylic, paper, wood), 14 x 11 x 1.5"

Catherine Lavoie, Niagara, vintage, hand-woven Thai silk, hand painted cotton, hand guided machine stitching, 90" x 38"

Jennifer Davies, Phragmites, 47 x 24, leaves, handmade paper

Phyllis Crowley, Coral Strip, pigment print

Rita Hannafin, Poppy, textile art, 24" x 36"

Robert Jacoby, Jane 2, Acrylic on canvas, 30” x 26”

William Frucht, Coney Island, May 2026, archival inkjet print from digital photograph, 12" x 18"

NOVEMBER 2026

OPEN STUDIOS
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OPEN STUDIOS
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