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Events Calendar

Events that educate and create an impact on culture.

Upcoming Events

  • Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Multiple Dates
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Thu, Oct 03
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Oct 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Finances with Phillip
    Finances with Phillip
    Finances with Phillip
    Thu, Oct 03
    Motley Study
    Oct 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Motley Study, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Motley Study, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Amistad Black Market
    Amistad Black Market
    Amistad Black Market
    Sat, Oct 12
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Oct 12, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 12, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Math in the Museum
    Math in the Museum
    Math in the Museum
    Sat, Oct 12
    Hilles Gallery
    Oct 12, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hilles Gallery, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 12, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hilles Gallery, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Multiple Dates
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Thu, Nov 07
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Nov 07, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 07, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Amistad's Curator's Corner
    Amistad's Curator's Corner
    Amistad's Curator's Corner
    Thu, Nov 07
    outside museum shop
    Nov 07, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    outside museum shop, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 07, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    outside museum shop, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Thicker Than Water - Artist Talk
    Thicker Than Water - Artist Talk
    Thicker Than Water - Artist Talk
    Sat, Nov 23
    Avery Court
    Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
    Avery Court, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
    Avery Court, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Juneteenth Gala Celebration 2024
    Juneteenth Gala Celebration 2024
    Juneteenth Gala Celebration 2024
    Sat, Jun 15
    Hartford
    Jun 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    “It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day and I am feeling good.” – Lyrics from I am Feeling Good sung by Nina Simone Be prepared to experience A New Day! at The Amistad Center for Art & Culture’s 33rd Juneteenth Gala.
  • Juneteenth Family Day: Through the Diaspora (Free Admission)
    Juneteenth Family Day: Through the Diaspora (Free Admission)
    Juneteenth Family Day: Through the Diaspora (Free Admission)
    Sat, Jun 08
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Jun 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Join us for Juneteenth Family Day as we celebrate with various cultural artists, fun activities, and our first Sensory-Friendly Safe Space for youth and adults with autism, and other neuro-divergent individuals!
  • The Pennington Lecture with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University professor and New York Times best-selling author
    The Pennington Lecture with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University professor and New York Times best-selling author
    The Pennington Lecture with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University professor and New York Times best-selling author
    Thu, Feb 08
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Feb 08, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Feb 08, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and New York Times best-selling author, talks about his forthcoming book, We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For (Harvard University Press, April 2024).
  • 2024 Harmonies & Healing Concert with Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    2024 Harmonies & Healing Concert with Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    2024 Harmonies & Healing Concert with Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    Wed, Jan 24
    Rehoboth Church of God
    Jan 24, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Rehoboth Church of God, 1170 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002, USA
    Jan 24, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Rehoboth Church of God, 1170 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002, USA
    This concert marks the 95th Anniversary of the first gallery showing of Black art in the City of Hartford and is a revival of the popular Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s winter community concert series from the early 2000s. Free Admission.
  • SNAP! Photography Student Exhibition Curator Talk: "There is Always Something Left to Love"
    SNAP! Photography Student Exhibition Curator Talk: "There is Always Something Left to Love"
    SNAP! Photography Student Exhibition Curator Talk: "There is Always Something Left to Love"
    Fri, Jan 12
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Jan 12, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jan 12, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    A talk about the work from teen students in/around Hartford created in the Amistad Center’s SNAP! Photography program showing in a first-time exhibition in the Wadsworth Atheneum.
  • ANNUAL MEETING
    ANNUAL MEETING
    ANNUAL MEETING
    Wed, Nov 15
    The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
    Nov 15, 2023, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 15, 2023, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Please join us for refreshments and to hear about The Amistad Center’s plans for the future.
  • Voices of Veterans: Buffalo Soldiers and Beyond - Film Screening and Reception
    Voices of Veterans: Buffalo Soldiers and Beyond - Film Screening and Reception
    Voices of Veterans: Buffalo Soldiers and Beyond - Film Screening and Reception
    Sat, Nov 11
    Hartford
    Nov 11, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 11, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    As we recognize and honor the significant sacrifices in service and contributions of veterans, please join us for the premiere of a special and powerful documentary film.
  • Gardens and Galleries: Hip Hop at 50
    Gardens and Galleries: Hip Hop at 50
    Gardens and Galleries: Hip Hop at 50
    Thu, Nov 02
    600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 02, 2023, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 02, 2023, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture!
  • The Wiz Film Screening, Tour and Activity - October 28 and 29 at 2 pm
    The Wiz Film Screening, Tour and Activity - October 28 and 29 at 2 pm
    The Wiz Film Screening, Tour and Activity - October 28 and 29 at 2 pm
    Sat, Oct 28
    The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Oct 28, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 28, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    As part of our new Love Overflowing: Home and the Decor of Freedom exhibition, join us to watch this iconic and vibrant musical, The Wiz, is where the yellow brick road becomes a metaphorical passage to self-discovery and belonging. FREE POPCORN
  • Juneteenth Celebration
    Juneteenth Celebration
    Juneteenth Celebration
    Sat, Jun 17
    Amistad Center @ the Wadsworth Atheneum
    Jun 17, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Amistad Center @ the Wadsworth Atheneum , 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 17, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Amistad Center @ the Wadsworth Atheneum , 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Juneteenth 2023 - Saturday, June 17, 2023 Tickets on sale April 1, 2023.
  • Juneteenth Family Day
    Juneteenth Family Day
    Juneteenth Family Day
    Sat, Jun 10
    Hartford
    Jun 10, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 10, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Juneteenth Family Day on Saturday, June 10 from 12 to 4 pm. Gather with us outdoors for festivities, live performances, drumming, crafting and more! FREE to attend. Bring the family! Fun for all ages!

  • Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Multiple Dates
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Thu, Oct 03
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Oct 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Finances with Phillip
    Finances with Phillip
    Finances with Phillip
    Thu, Oct 03
    Motley Study
    Oct 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Motley Study, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 03, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Motley Study, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Amistad Black Market
    Amistad Black Market
    Amistad Black Market
    Sat, Oct 12
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Oct 12, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 12, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Math in the Museum
    Math in the Museum
    Math in the Museum
    Sat, Oct 12
    Hilles Gallery
    Oct 12, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hilles Gallery, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 12, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hilles Gallery, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Multiple Dates
    Amistad Tours: Portraits of the African Diaspora
    Thu, Nov 07
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Nov 07, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 07, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Amistad's Curator's Corner
    Amistad's Curator's Corner
    Amistad's Curator's Corner
    Thu, Nov 07
    outside museum shop
    Nov 07, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    outside museum shop, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 07, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    outside museum shop, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Thicker Than Water - Artist Talk
    Thicker Than Water - Artist Talk
    Thicker Than Water - Artist Talk
    Sat, Nov 23
    Avery Court
    Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
    Avery Court, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM
    Avery Court, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
  • Juneteenth Gala Celebration 2024
    Juneteenth Gala Celebration 2024
    Juneteenth Gala Celebration 2024
    Sat, Jun 15
    Hartford
    Jun 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 15, 2024, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    “It’s a new dawn. It’s a new day and I am feeling good.” – Lyrics from I am Feeling Good sung by Nina Simone Be prepared to experience A New Day! at The Amistad Center for Art & Culture’s 33rd Juneteenth Gala.
  • Juneteenth Family Day: Through the Diaspora (Free Admission)
    Juneteenth Family Day: Through the Diaspora (Free Admission)
    Juneteenth Family Day: Through the Diaspora (Free Admission)
    Sat, Jun 08
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Jun 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 08, 2024, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Join us for Juneteenth Family Day as we celebrate with various cultural artists, fun activities, and our first Sensory-Friendly Safe Space for youth and adults with autism, and other neuro-divergent individuals!
  • The Pennington Lecture with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University professor and New York Times best-selling author
    The Pennington Lecture with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University professor and New York Times best-selling author
    The Pennington Lecture with Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Princeton University professor and New York Times best-selling author
    Thu, Feb 08
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Feb 08, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Feb 08, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University and New York Times best-selling author, talks about his forthcoming book, We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For (Harvard University Press, April 2024).
  • 2024 Harmonies & Healing Concert with Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    2024 Harmonies & Healing Concert with Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    2024 Harmonies & Healing Concert with Hartford Symphony Orchestra
    Wed, Jan 24
    Rehoboth Church of God
    Jan 24, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Rehoboth Church of God, 1170 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002, USA
    Jan 24, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Rehoboth Church of God, 1170 Blue Hills Ave, Bloomfield, CT 06002, USA
    This concert marks the 95th Anniversary of the first gallery showing of Black art in the City of Hartford and is a revival of the popular Hartford Symphony Orchestra’s winter community concert series from the early 2000s. Free Admission.
  • SNAP! Photography Student Exhibition Curator Talk: "There is Always Something Left to Love"
    SNAP! Photography Student Exhibition Curator Talk: "There is Always Something Left to Love"
    SNAP! Photography Student Exhibition Curator Talk: "There is Always Something Left to Love"
    Fri, Jan 12
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Jan 12, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jan 12, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
    Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    A talk about the work from teen students in/around Hartford created in the Amistad Center’s SNAP! Photography program showing in a first-time exhibition in the Wadsworth Atheneum.
  • ANNUAL MEETING
    ANNUAL MEETING
    ANNUAL MEETING
    Wed, Nov 15
    The Amistad Center for Art & Culture
    Nov 15, 2023, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 15, 2023, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
    The Amistad Center for Art & Culture, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Please join us for refreshments and to hear about The Amistad Center’s plans for the future.
  • Voices of Veterans: Buffalo Soldiers and Beyond - Film Screening and Reception
    Voices of Veterans: Buffalo Soldiers and Beyond - Film Screening and Reception
    Voices of Veterans: Buffalo Soldiers and Beyond - Film Screening and Reception
    Sat, Nov 11
    Hartford
    Nov 11, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 11, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    As we recognize and honor the significant sacrifices in service and contributions of veterans, please join us for the premiere of a special and powerful documentary film.
  • Gardens and Galleries: Hip Hop at 50
    Gardens and Galleries: Hip Hop at 50
    Gardens and Galleries: Hip Hop at 50
    Thu, Nov 02
    600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 02, 2023, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Nov 02, 2023, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop culture!
  • The Wiz Film Screening, Tour and Activity - October 28 and 29 at 2 pm
    The Wiz Film Screening, Tour and Activity - October 28 and 29 at 2 pm
    The Wiz Film Screening, Tour and Activity - October 28 and 29 at 2 pm
    Sat, Oct 28
    The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
    Oct 28, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Oct 28, 2023, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    As part of our new Love Overflowing: Home and the Decor of Freedom exhibition, join us to watch this iconic and vibrant musical, The Wiz, is where the yellow brick road becomes a metaphorical passage to self-discovery and belonging. FREE POPCORN
  • Juneteenth Celebration
    Juneteenth Celebration
    Juneteenth Celebration
    Sat, Jun 17
    Amistad Center @ the Wadsworth Atheneum
    Jun 17, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Amistad Center @ the Wadsworth Atheneum , 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 17, 2023, 7:00 PM
    Amistad Center @ the Wadsworth Atheneum , 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Juneteenth 2023 - Saturday, June 17, 2023 Tickets on sale April 1, 2023.
  • Juneteenth Family Day
    Juneteenth Family Day
    Juneteenth Family Day
    Sat, Jun 10
    Hartford
    Jun 10, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Jun 10, 2023, 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Hartford, 600 Main St, Hartford, CT 06103, USA
    Juneteenth Family Day on Saturday, June 10 from 12 to 4 pm. Gather with us outdoors for festivities, live performances, drumming, crafting and more! FREE to attend. Bring the family! Fun for all ages!
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