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Amistad Black History Month Tour: Black Representation in the Wadsworth
Amistad Center For Art & Culture 600 Main Street, HartfordThe tour will focus on works from both Amistad and Wadsworth collections that are created by or about people of African descent.
Divine Design: Ramadan Breaking the Fast Celebration
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main St, Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesJoin Us!
Free
Uncomfortable Conversations
The Amistad Center’s Uncomfortable Conversations Series invites artists, scholars, and community members to address important topics that promote meaningful dialogue and understanding. This session focuses on voting rights, access, participation, and registration in the United States. It aims to foster open discussion and highlight pathways toward progress. April 4, 2025, Uncomfortable Conversations: Voting Rights, Access […]
Free
Exhibiting Forgiveness | An Evening with Titus Kaphar
Amistad Center 1310 SW 2ND CT, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesThe Amistad Center, Wadsworth Atheneum, and Brother Carl Hardrick Institute present an evening with renowned artist and filmmaker Titus Kaphar, featuring his critically acclaimed film, Exhibiting Forgiveness. The program is made possible by the generous support of the Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation Fund at the Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford Foundation Black Giving Circle Fund, […]
Coffee with a Curator for Members: Yoruba World
Join us for an intimate conversation over coffee, tea, and pastries in BMuse Café, followed by a gallery talk with Sarah Clunis, curator of Yoruba World and executive director of The Amistad Center for Art & Culture. Dr. Clunis shares insights into the cultural significance of the featured works, as well as the power of art to […]
Film & Discussion: Hale County This Morning, This Evening
5pm exhibition viewing of (Un)Settled: The Landscape in American Art | 6pm film followed by discussion This portrait of Black life in Alabama’s Black Belt weaves moments of work, play, and reflection through unscripted scenes to challenge traditional depictions of the American South. Followed by a discussion with the film’s director and Rodneyna Hart, deputy director of The […]
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Comedy Night with Rob Santos
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main St, Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesComedy Night with Rob Santos, Wednesday, September 24, 2025Join comedian and storyteller Rob Santos for a powerful night of humor, heart, and healing. Through laughter and lived experience, Rob explores mental health, identity, and resilience in a performance that’s as real as it is uplifting. Concession stand available. Doors Open | 5:00 PM Comedy Show […]
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Curator’s Corner Gallery Talk Wendel A. White : Manifest | Thirteen Colonies
Join us for a compelling Curator’s Corner Gallery Talk with Dr. Sarah Clunis, Director of The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, as she offers insights into the critically acclaimed photography exhibition, Wendel A. White: Manifest | Thirteen Colonies, curated by Ilisa Barbash, Visual Anthropologist at The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. This striking […]
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SNAP! Photography Artist Talk and Reception
Amistad Center For Art & Culture 600 Main Street, HartfordJoin us for a vibrant evening celebrating the next generation of photographers! The SNAP! Photography Residency brings together Hartford-area teens to explore storytelling through the lens. During this special Artist Talk & Reception, the 2026 cohort will share their creative process, inspirations, and the powerful narratives behind their images. Enjoy light refreshments, connect with emerging […]
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LONG WEEKEND
America Turns 250 & Harford Answers Be sure to stop by the Amistad Center for your Connecticut250 passport! For five days, Hartford becomes a living stage. LONG WEEKEND is a city-wide festival celebrating history through the lenses of Film, Art, Music, Culture, and Technology. It's a modern gathering rooted in the place where America first […]
Exhibition Meet & Greet: Rebel | Revolt | Resist
The WadsworthRodneyna Hart, Interim Executive Director of The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, shows the ways artists have reflected on resistance— from collective uprisings to quiet, everyday acts of defiance— in pursuit of dignity, justice, freedom, and self determination. Meet in The Amistad Center galleries. Registration encouraged. Presented as part of The Wadsworth’s American Art […]