Westport Historical Society Presents A New Exhibit: Framing the Past, Present and Future

Westport’s

graceful old farmhouses, wooded landscapes and scenic beaches and inlets have

long found favor with artists, and starting next month the town will celebrate

the 20th anniversary of the awards it bestows as a special thank-you

to these creative residents.

As part of the tribute, the Westport Historical Society will host “Framing

the Past, Present and Future: 20 Years of The Westport Arts Awards,” which

opens Sept. 27 and runs through Jan. 2.  

In all, the retrospective will feature more than 45 original works —

paintings, drawings, illustrations, comics, etchings, photographs and

sculptures on loan from regional museums, private collections, the Town of

Westport, the Westport Schools Permanent Art Collection and the artists

themselves. 

The artist lineup includes Stevan Dohanos, Jak Kovatch, John Steuart

Curry, James Daugherty, Arthur Dove, George Hand Wright, Kerr Eby, Robert

Lamdbin and Hardie Gramatky to James and Laura Fraser, Stanley

Bleifeld, John Held, Paul Cadmus, Jean Woodham, Jordan Wolfson, Howard Munce

and photojournalist Lynsey Addario among others.

“Framing the Past” is being organized by the Westport Historical Society and

the Westport Arts Advisory Committee (WAAC), which selects the annual award

recipients.  The exhibit will be accompanied by lectures, films and video

segments on Westport, interviews with the

artists and their recollections of colleagues, institutions, events and

traditions that shaped Westport’s

artist community. 

Join us on September 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 for the opening

reception of Framing the Past, Present and Future: 20 Years of the Westport

Arts Awards.

For more information visit our website: http://westporthistory.org