Accessible Art Series Comes to Danbury

The advent of Spring always brings with it new inspiration, and for the Cultural Alliance of Western Connecticut, it means the arrival of a new round of its 9th annual Accessible Art series, opening Monday, April 11th. The year-long, multi-site program, made possible, in part, by the Fairfield County's Community Foundation, continues to blossom with works by Samantha Amoroso (Middletown), Maressa Gershowitz (Danbury), Leticia Hixon (Stormville, NY) , Chris Kiely (Danbury), Stephanie Kix (New York, NY), Elisabeth Levy (Bethel), Chris Plaisted (New Milford), and Mary Margaret Walsh (Danbury). The exhibitions will run through Tuesday, June 14th, as the Cultural Alliance celebrates its 10th anniversary. Hours at the venues vary, so call ahead. For more information about Accessible Art, call (203) 798 0760 or visit www.artswesternct.org (All exhibitions are subject to change.)

Here's what has inspired the eight artists featured in the Cultural Alliance's Spring Accessible Art shows:

Samantha Amoroso

Bethel Train Station, 13 Durant Avenue

"Kitchen tiles, striped sweaters, and spotted blankets, childhood stress."

Maressa Gershowitz

"Can Imagine That"

Danbury City Hall, 155 Deer Hill Avenue, (203) 797-4511

"No photoshop, no flash, no strobes, just me and the camera looking at the world."

Leticia Hixon

Danbury Public Library, 170 Main Street, (203) 797-4505

"Seeds in fertile soil whether that is a garden or someone's mind. Then I nurture and watch them grow."

Chris Kiely

Visual Impact, 12 Finance Drive, (203) 790-9650

"The beauty in vacant buildings - the solitude, tranquility, nostalgia, and sometimes eeriness of forgotten places."

Stephanie Kix

Bethel Public Library, 189 Greenwood Avenue, (203) 794-8756

"Limitations. Life shouldn't be limited. I want unrestrained freedom in expressing and questioning."

Elisabeth Levy

"Candlewood Kiss: An Alternative View of a Beloved Lake"

Filosa/Hancock Hall, 31 Staples Street, Danbury, (203) 794-9466

"Shooting [photographs] with a passion."

Chris Plaisted

"Experiments"

Hodge Insurance Agency, 283 Main Street, Danbury, (203) 792-2323

"Steel, concrete, plaster and copper, self-expression."

Mary Margaret Walsh

"Moving Into Color"

CityCenter Danbury, 268 Main Street, (203) 792-1711

"Reinventing myself. Hopefully with more compassion, humor, and spirit."