New Pond Farm to Hold Art Show

New Pond Farm Education Center, 101 Marchant Road in Redding, Connecticut will be hosting its 9th Art Show and Preview Party. This biennial event showcases the artwork of regional artists using the theme of nature and agrarian life inspired by New Pond Farm. The Preview Party will be held on Friday, June 2nd from 6-8PM, tickets are $50 each and include a $25 art purchase credit. Participants will have the opportunity to visit the art show and mingle with the artists while enjoying a signature cocktail, local wine, brew and festive bites. Our subsequent “Art Week” will run from June 3rd -11th with daily gallery hours of 11am –5pm and will feature a silent auction, art demonstrations, plein air painting opportunities and activities for children and adults. Admission to the gallery, auction, demonstrations, lectures and classes are free. All art is for sale with proceeds to benefit our programs.

New Pond Farm Education Center is comprised of 102-acres of pastures, woodlands, and wetlands that was originally owned by Carmen Mathews, an actress of stage, screen and television. Carmen, wanting to share this beautiful setting with others, started a small residential camp for inner city children in 1975. By 1985, she opened the doors to her year-round environmental education center. In 1995, she bequeathed the land and building to the New Pond Farm Education Center and procured a conservation easement given to the Redding Land Trust. At present day, New Pond Farm is a comprehensive education center and working farm which hosts over 5,000 children from neighboring schools each year for hands-on field trips and offers seasonal programming for children, adults, teens and families focusing on the five areas of environment, agriculture, local history, astronomy, and the arts.

We look forward to sharing this idyllic place where people can be immersed in its beauty and be inspired to become good stewards of the land. •