Gallery 53

06/01/2026

Choose-Your-Own-Dates Studio Sessions
. . for Mosaics & Fused Glass Workshops!

We hear you: you’d love to take a class BUT life gets in the way! Vacations, dental appointments, car pools, you name it. That’s why we’re offering a “choose-your-own-dates studio sessions” for mosaics and fused glass jewelry.

Here’s how it works: you register for Studio Sessions online. Start right away or after your vacation. Need to skip a week for lunch with the girls? No problem, join us the following week. Easy. Flexible. And Fun! Register now at https://www.gallery53.org/artclasses.html

05/31/2026

🎨 Call for Young Artists! 🇺🇸
2026 Student Art Exhibit: “Imagine America!”

Open to students ages 10–18 in Meriden, Wallingford, Berlin, Cheshire, North Haven, Southington, Durham & Middlefield

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States by sharing your creative vision of America—its culture, history, and heritage!

🖌 Enter up to 2 original artworks
💰 $300 in cash awards
📅 Entry Deadline: June 19, 2026

Ready to participate?

🔗 info & online entry: https://www.gallery53.org/studentart.html

✨ This is your chance to have your art seen and recognized!

Sponsored by Meriden Rotary Club, Connecticut, USA

05/31/2026

🇺🇸 CALL FOR ARTISTS: America the Beautiful 🇺🇸

Gallery 53 is launching a new exhibit series celebrating our nation with America the Beautiful, a landscape art exhibit inspired by the diverse scenery of the United States.

From mountains and coastlines to cityscapes and rural vistas, artists are invited to interpret the American landscape in any style—from realism to abstraction. Accepted media include painting, drawing, mixed media, digital art, photography, and sculpture.

🖼️ Exhibit Dates: July 9–30, 2026
🎉 Opening: July 9, 6:00–7:00 PM
🎨 Judge: Linda Boisvert-DeStefanis

Online entries due June 23.

For details and online entry: www.gallery53.org/2026landscapeexhibit.html

05/30/2026

We need your help! We are trying to win this year’s “Readers’ Choice” contest from the Record-Journal. The contest is based on nominations by consumers like you – your nomination really counts!

It would be great if you could please take a moment to nominate GALLERY 53 for COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION. We are in the COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS & NONPROFITS category. You can nominate every day, so please come back and nominate daily NOW thru JUNE 5th!

Vote here: https://www.ctinsider.com/recordjournal/best/vote

05/29/2026

These pretty pansies make us smile every time we walk into the gallery! 🌸 THANK YOU to Linda Cioffi for generously donating and planting them!

05/28/2026

“Portrait Study #1” by Ivy Strauss, on exhibit at our 2026 Fiber Art Exhibit: The Fabrics of America through May 28th. This Textile, Patchwork & Quilting piece can also be seen in the virtual exhibit online at https://www.gallery53.org/2026fiberexhibit.html

05/28/2026

“Colorful Harvest” by Theresa Marchant-Shapiro, on exhibit and for sale at our 2026 Fiber Art Exhibit: The Fabrics of America through May 28th. This Quilted Collage can also be seen in the virtual exhibit online at https://www.gallery53.org/2026fiberexhibit.html

05/27/2026

Good news! If you missed yesterday's online entry deadline, we've extended it until TOMORROW 5/28. A few of our regularly exhibiting artists mentioned that since the original deadline was right after the holiday weekend, it was easy to miss. Soooo, new deadline, enter NOW at https://www.gallery53.org/2026birdsbloomsentry.html

🌸🕊️ TODAY 5/26 is the DEADLINE TO ENTER our 2026 Birds & Blooms Art Exhibit 🕊️🌸

Celebrate spring with our Birds & Blooms exhibit, highlighting artwork featuring birds, flowers, and the vibrant world around us.

🎨 Call for Art
We welcome paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, digital art, and sculpture that capture this theme.

📅 Online Entry deadline: May 26th

Get all the details and enter online:
https://www.gallery53.org/2026birdsbloomsexhibit.html

05/27/2026

Renovations, exhibits, classes, fundraisers . . . we’ve been busy! Read all about it in our May 2026 eNewsletter: https://conta.cc/4v0aZv5

05/26/2026

🌸🕊️ TODAY 5/26 is the DEADLINE TO ENTER our 2026 Birds & Blooms Art Exhibit 🕊️🌸

Celebrate spring with our Birds & Blooms exhibit, highlighting artwork featuring birds, flowers, and the vibrant world around us.

🎨 Call for Art
We welcome paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, digital art, and sculpture that capture this theme.

📅 Online Entry deadline: May 26th

Get all the details and enter online:
https://www.gallery53.org/2026birdsbloomsexhibit.html