Welcome to the Official Website of the Loft Artists Association, also known as the LAA.

Join us for Fall 2009 Open Studios Weekend!

LOFT ARTISTS ASSOCIATION FALL 2009 OPEN STUDIOS Open Studios Weekend kicks off with a party on Friday night. Live music, food and drinks with two floors of art make for a memorable evening. Swing by on Saturday and Sunday for a more leisurely tour of the studios. The artists look forward to talking with veteran gallery goers as much as they enjoy speaking with those who are looking for the first time. Every conversation brings it's own pleasures.
"During Open Studios we get to connect face to face with art lovers and other artists" says Loft Artist Susan McCaslin. "A lot of conversations happen -- it is a chance for us to get feedback on our latest work, and many visitors appreciate getting behind the scenes to talk, look and enjoy."
"Open Studios is an event where the Loft Artists offer their work for sale, but the weekend is for us as much about showing our art and discussing it with the public as it is about selling. We love talking about what we are working on and hearing what people have to say" says LAA president Alissa Siegal.


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Spring Working Studios 2009

A 3-day art event where the public can visit artists in their studios and see how they make their art. "The energy is palpable", says Alissa Siegal, president of the LAA, "people are really interested to see how artists create their work, and to watch the process unfold. Visitors can ask the artists questions about how they come up with their ideas, what it is like to commit to the life of an artist, and how it feels when they have to part with a piece they have really poured themselves into. We love talking about this stuff, and people are curious", she continues, "it is just a whole lot of fun."

 

Gathered under the roof of a former printing plant on Canal Street, the LAA is a group of professional artists of all stripes- from ceramicists to line artists and photographers, and including those who elude categorization. What unites us is a serious commitment to a life immersed in art, creating, convening with other artists, and sharing this passion with the community which houses us. LAA's Working Studios is a unique opportunity for artists and public alike to come together and share a curiosity about and love for life.

 

The Loft Artists Association, the area's largest cooperative of working artists, is a non-profit organization dedicated to building connections within Fairfield County's visual arts community as well as working to educate and involve the general public in the arts. For over 30 years, the LAA has continually reached out to the public through its members, a diverse group dedicated to sharing their appreciation of the power of art with the community they work in.

 

Admission and parking are free. Click here for directions and more information.

 

Presented with support from the Community Arts Partnership Program. Made possible with public funds from the city of Stamford, Dannel P. Malloy, Mayor

Additional support from Antares Real Estate; Harbor Point; Kim Harris; Louis J. Kuriansky Fund; The Rosenthal Family Foundation; Ivan Burns; Design Monsters; Wagner Instruments; ; and WSTC/WNLK.

 

 

Read the Press Release.


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Special Events

  • WALK & TALKS on June 12, 10:30am - 5pm Gallery OPENS early at 10:30 am for Connecticut Council on Culture and Tourism's "Open House Day"
  • ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION on June 12, 2-3pm with LAA artists "Does Size Matter?"
  • MODERN MASTERS, a monthly seminar series -- June 10th, July 15th, September 9th, October 14th and Nov 18th $120 for entire series. Contact John Newcomb, jnewk@optonline.net
  • POETRY OPEN MIC, LAA Gallery at 845 Canal • Every 4th Saturday at 3pm beginning June 2010 • Dates: 6/26, 7/24, TBA, 9/25, 10/23, 11/27 • pinkspiderpublications@yahoo.com for further information

Member News

  • Donna Hargrove "CULTURE AND IDENTITY", Mayors Gallery, 888 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT • January 6- February 26, 2010 • Reception: Jan 21 5:30-8pm
  • Amy Bilden "S.P.A.G. Open Studios", 25 France Street, Norwalk, CT; Dec 12 & 13, Jan 16 & 17, Feb 13 & 14, 12-4pm.
  • Cate Leach Art Place at the Watermark Gallery, 3030 Park Ave., Bridgeport, CT. Through Jan 4th, 2010.
  • Sandy Garnet "The Fingerprint Project", White Plains Museum Gallery Gallery, White Plains Public Library • Sept 23 - Jan 5, 2010

LAA In The News

  • "A Full View of Renee Kahn"William Squier, Fairfield Weekly Online -- 7-7-09
  • Drawing: The new economy of scale Artists find drawing is the new economy of scale by Abby Luby
    Stamford Advocate, March 8, 2009 (pdf file)
  • Keeping aloft the arts in Stamford
    by Peter Gerstenzang
    Stamford Plus Magazine, Spring 2009