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Met·a·noi·a (noun): A transformative change of heart; especially a spiritual conversion.

One thousand and eighty hand-thrown ceramic bowls, each containing a miniature fractured landscape, hundreds of hand-painted leaves woven through a paper and clay forest, twelve puppets, and a trilogy of videos set in a fictional art gallery constitute works that explore the transformative power of color.

“Metanoia” will culminate on January 16, 2016 when Meyer will offer all 1,080 red ceramic bowls from the exhibit to the public. Participants will have the opportunity to receive a bowl and in exchange make a donation toward the rebuilding of the Ky-Nying Shedrub Ling and Nagi Gompa monastery and nunnery, located in the Kathmandu valley of Nepal.

A massive earthquake devastated Nepal in April of 2015. Meyer, who lived in the country in 2007, was moved to create a work to benefit a place for which she feels profound love. The color of the bowls is rooted in the vermilion powder (“sindoor”) that adorns sculptures at sacred sites in Nepal. Each bowl is filled with a mix of sindoor powder, red sand, and occasional clay remnants that are symbolic of the land in a country that needs to be rebuilt.

Elizabeth Enders: Come In!

Elizabeth Enders welcomes you to an exhibition of works spanning more than four decades of her career. Come In! is an inviting look at art that aims to acquaint viewers with Enders’ vision of the hidden magic in everyday experiences. Throughout her career, the New London native has engaged with written language, mark-making, and natural elements to create works that transform commonplace realities into fields of color, mood, and emotion.

The exhibit is presented in collaboration with the Lyman Allyn Art Museum. Charlotta Kotik, Curator Emerita of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum, curated the exhibition in its entirety, with each venue hosting a distinct collection of Enders’ work.

Artist and Author Joe Fig’s Book Talk

When walking through a museum it is easy to forget that the perfectly hung paintings and well-lit sculptures are products of a long and arduous process. They are the end result of creative inspiration, but also a myriad of physical and logistical details. It is these details—aspects of an artist’s daily routine—that motivated Joe Fig to embark on a life-long exploration of the working lives of his fellow professional artists. Over the years he has interviewed more than 120 leading contemporary artists. On Thursday, October 22 starting at 6 PM, Joe Fig will be speaking about the evolution of his work and the insights he has gained which are published in his new book Inside the Artist’s Studio. A book signing will follow the lecture.

Joe Fig is an artist and author known for his works that explore the creative process and the spaces where art is made. His paintings and sculptures are exhibited internationally and can be found in numerous museums and leading private collections. He is represented by Cristin Tierney Gallery in New York. Fig works and lives in Connecticut’s Farmington River Valley.

This event is free and open to the public.

Other People’s Stories

Other People’s Stories celebrates the way that our favorite tales evolve with every telling, whether they’re stories our parents told us about their parents, stories our friends told us about ourselves, or the far-fetched boasting of a neighborhood raconteur.

There are only two rules for Other People’s Stories: (1) No notes! Tell it as you remember it; make up the parts you forget. (2) No first-hand knowledge! Tell something that someone else told you.

Who will be telling these stories? A revolving crowd of Hartford area regulars, first timers, and maybe YOU!

If you’ve got someone else’s story that you love to tell, we’d love to hear from you. Drop us a message at otherstorieshartford@gmail.com. We’re definitely looking for submissions.

Even if you have no interest in telling a story, put it on your calendar now, then come to listen. You won’t want to miss it.

The event is free, and open to all.

Improvisations :: Arcade

Curator musicians Joe Morris and Stephen Haynes join their invited guests for freely improvised music, created in real time. The listening environment encourages intimate and deep contact with the music, the musicians, and other audience members.

On Sunday, November 15 we continue our fifth Improvisations music series with fresh talent under the title Improvisations::Arcade. Sunday’s event features Brad Barrett (bass) and Andria Nicodemou (vibes).

BRAD BARRETT is a bassist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator born in Florida, raised in Texas, and currently residing in Boston Massachusetts. He is involved in projects ranging from jazz, bluegrass, folk, flamenco, and a variety of world musics. Brad is also an active member of the international avant garde/improvised music community and has performanced with Jason Moran, Julian Lage, Joe Morris, Kenwood Dennard, Bob Moses, Nate Wooley, Ingrid Laubrock, Agusti Fernandez, and Peter Evans.

ANDRIA NICODEMOU is an important emerging musician in the avant-garde, experimental, improvised, free jazz music idioms in the USA and Europe having worked with musicians such as Joe Morris, Anthony Coleman, Ikue Morri, Tayler Ho Bynum, Tatsuya Nakatani, Ab Baars, Anne La Berge.

Future Events:

SUNDAY DEC 13 | 3 PM: Dan Blacksberg (trombone), Daniel Levin (cello), Brandon Lopez (bass), Stephen Haynes (cornet), Joe Morris (guitar).

SUNDAY JAN 24 | 3 PM: Yasmine Azaiez (violin), Adam Matlock (accordion), Stephen Haynes (cornet), Joe Morris (guitar).