EXHIBITION OPENING
Enduring Creativity: Celebrating 125 Years of the New Haven Paint & Clay Club
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Reception, 5:30–7:30 pm
New Haven Museum | 114 Whitney Avenue | New Haven, CT 06510 US
The exhibition will feature over 50 works of art and objects drawn from the Club’s significant permanent collection and archives. Included works will span the years from the Club’s inception through today. Founded in 1900, the New Haven Paint & Clay Club is one of New England’s oldest, continuously active, arts organizations, and the oldest in Connecticut.
Learn more about the Club and its history.
The exhibition runs through June 28, 2025.
(image) John Niemeyer, Summer Landscape, 1900, oil on canvas, Collection of the New Haven Paint & Clay Club
We're Celebrating our 125th Anniversary! /
Here’s the link to Eventbrite, to reserve your seat: Eventbrite Reservations
Announcing the NHP&CC 2025 124th Juried Exhibit /
The 124th Juried Exhibit will be held from March 31st through April 26th, 2025 at the Creative Arts Workshop.
The Juror will be Stephanie M. Heydt, PhD, New Britain Museum of American Art.
Reception to be held on Sunday, April 6th from 1-3 pm.
Drop off will be Friday, March 28th from 3-5 pm and Saturday, March 29th from 9-12 pm. Pick up will be on Friday April 25th from 3-5 pm and Saturday, April 26th from 10-12 pm.
*Audubon Street will be closed to traffic on Saturday, March 29th due to a market festival. Please try to drop off Friday if possible or early Saturday.
NHP&CC winter Show at the Zahn Gallery /
The NHP&CC will have a winter Show at the Zahn Gallery at Middlesex Hospital from December 9th through February 28th. A reception will be held on December 11th from 5-6:30 pm. The art pieces in this show are priced just right for holiday shoppers to buy something special for someone or themselves!
Woodland Perception Oil on canvas, 20x24, $475
ACTIVE MEMBERS WINTER SHOW & SALE! /
THE NEW HAVEN PAINT & CLAY CLUB ANNOUNCES AN ACTIVE MEMBERS WINTER HOLIDAY SHOW & SALE AT THE VALENTINE H. ZAHN COMMUNITY GALLERY IN WESTBROOK, CT
PLACE: Valentine H. Zahn Community Gallery, The Gallery at Middlesex Health Shoreline Medical Center, 250 Flat Rock Place, Westbrook, CT 06498
SHOW DATES: December 9, 2024 through February 28, 2025 Click HERE for prospectus.
A great article about Frederick Lester Sexton, artist and past president. /
Click here to read this article.
2024 Select Members Exhibit opens this Friday! /
2024 Active Members Exhibit! /
The annual fall Active Members Exhibit is currently scheduled for this coming August and September at the Silpe Gallery at the University of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Avenue Hartford, West Hartford, CT 06117. The juror will be Florin Ion Firimita. Drop off on August 17th from 1-3 pm and the 18th from 10-12 pm. Reception is September 7th from 1-3 pm. Pick up is Friday, September 27th 3-5 pm and Saturday, September 28th 10 am -12 noon, The exhibit will run from August 19th to September 27th. The prospectus will be emailed to all members. Click here for prospectus.
NHP&CC Annual Meeting is Sunday, May 5th! /
123rd Annual Juried Art Exhibit Now Open! /
March 18 – April 12, 2024 at The Gallery at Guilford Art Center, 411 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437. This Year’s Juror is Kathryn Myers, Professor of Painting, The University of Connecticut at Storrs. Awards Up to $4000 in prizes and purchase funds for the NHP&CC’s Permanent Collection
Guilford Art Center hours: The Gallery at Guilford Art Center is open on Mondays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM, and on Sundays from 12 noon to 4 PM
Reception Sunday, March 24, 1 to 3 PM, with awards presented at 2 PM.
2024 Selected Members Exhibit Artists /
Works from this years Selected Member Artists are now on view! Click HERE
*Not all pieces will be on display at the upcoming exhibit at the Lyme Art Association.
123rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition 2024 /
Submission runs from January 7th through February 3rd. Enter at OnlineJuriedShows.com.
The 123rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition Announced! /
March 18 – April 12, 2024 at The Gallery at Guilford Art Center, 411 Church Street, Guilford, CT 06437. This Year’s Juror is Kathryn Myers, Professor of Painting, The University of Connecticut at Storrs. Awards Up to $4000 in prizes and purchase funds for the NHP&CC’s Permanent Collection
Guilford Art Center hours: The Gallery at Guilford Art Center is open on Mondays through Saturdays from 10 AM to 4 PM, and on Sundays from 12 noon to 4 PM
Reception Sunday, March 24, 1 to 3 PM, with awards presented at 2 PM.
Online Submission Dates January 7 through February 3, 2024. Enter through Online Juried Shows.
2023 Active Members Exhibit /
Once the exhibit opens, all works will be displayed on the 2023 Active Members Exhibit page.
New Recent Discoveries Page /
Every now and then works by artists who were associated with the New Haven Paint & Clay Club and are no longer with us appear on the open market or are brought to the Club’s attention by individuals who prize these works in their personal collections. This new section of the Club’s website will feature some of these recent discoveries. See our latest discovery of works by Trafford Allpass here.
New Haven Paint and Clay Club 2023 Selected Members Exhibition /
The New Haven Paint and Clay Club announce their 2023 Selected Members Exhibition, an event that showcases artists who were specially selected from our Annual Juried Exhibition by juror, Kate Henderson. Included in this exhibition are Peggy Bekeny, Katya Lebrija, Ruth Sack, Anita Soos and Rosemary McClain. The exhibit will be held at the Lyme Art Association, 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371. The exhibit will run from Wednesday, July 19th through Thursday, August 10th. A reception will take place Sunday, July 23rd from 1-3 pm. The Lyme Art Association will be open Wednesdays through Sundays 10-5 pm. Go here to see more images from our artists.
Speaker Program and End of Exhibit Reception /
We invite you to see our 122nd Annual Juried Exhibition and listen to Greg Shea, past president of NHPCC and Senior Preparator at the Yale Center for British Art, speak on “Making Art Work”.
122nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition Reception /
Our reception this past Sunday was a great success. Visit our 122nd Annual Juried Exhibition page to see all the entries, the winners and the work purchased for our permanent collection.
122nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition Reception, May 14th from 1-3 pm. /
New Haven Paint and Clay Club 122nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition
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CORRECTION! The pick up date, May 29th, has been changed to May 31st, 1-3 pm
The New Haven Paint and Clay Club announce their 122nd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, an annual event that highlights the art of regional artists. The New Haven Paint & Clay Club, Connecticut’s oldest continuously active arts organization, holds a long history of promoting the visual arts throughout New Haven and beyond. Through its sustained support of the visual arts and artists for over a century, the NHP&CC has become a well-known and respected asset for the community as a whole.
Showcasing the work of its members and regional artists through annual exhibitions, the New Haven Paint & Clay Club actively supports, encourages, and promotes exploration of and involvement with the visual arts in the Greater New Haven area and beyond. The club further engages local communities by sharing loaned artworks from its permanent collection, offering merit awards, scholarships, free programs and lectures, and other art related activities.
This year’s exhibit will be held at the Ely Center of Contemporary Art at the John Slade Ely House, 51 Trumbull Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510. The exhibit will run from Monday, May 8th through Saturday, May 27th. The reception will take place Sunday, May 14th from 1-3 pm. There will be multiple awards in excess of $4000 announced at the opening reception. The Ely Center of Contemporary Art will be open Monday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday 12-5 pm and Thursday from 3-8 pm. The juror for this exhibition is Robert Burns, the executive director of the Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, Connecticut.
Peter Seltzer Interview now available! /
Award winning artist, Peter Seltzer, has had paintings in oil and pastel exhibited at numerous public venues including the Butler Institute of American Art (OH), the New Britain Museum of American Art (CT), the Noyes Museum of Art (NJ), Canton Museum of Art (OH), National Arts Club (NYC), National Academy of Design (NYC) and the Salmagundi Club (NYC). His work is represented in the permanent collections of the Butler Institute of American Art, the New Britain Museum of American Art, Harvard University (MA) and the New Haven Paint and Clay 100+ year collection (CT).
Read our interview with Peter here.