Receptions

This evening is all about you, our members, whose passion and support make everything we do possible. Our Members Mingle is about connecting with fellow photography enthusiasts, sharing your inspiration, and participating in the vibrant energy that makes the Griffin Museum such a special place. And what better way to celebrate you than being with other members and seeing the work of our Manifest Destiny exhibition! This is an opportunity for all of our featured artists to have a moment to take in the exhibition and meet each other.

Eat, drink and be merry! Get ready for an evening of

Come meet artist and poet David Hummon and see his unique ink and wash drawings of familiar (and not so familiar) Winchester scenes, at Winchester's community bookstore, Book Ends. This special reception is part of Art in August. Refreshments served, free admission, come to look or to buy!

Come meet oil painter Joan Baldwin, and see her beautiful paintings, at the new Church Street location of the fine home design studio, Bespoke of Winchester. This special reception is part of Art in August. Refreshments served, free admission, come to look or to buy!

Come meet artist Jui-Lan "Juily" Su at the Winchester architecture and interior design studios of Leslie Saul and Associates. Juily spent more than 30 years in biomedical research. Her artwork includes mixed media and acrylic painting in modern and abstract styles.This special reception is part of Art in August. Refreshments served, free admission, come to look or to buy!

Come meet three talented artists at Winchester's art center, Studio on the Common. See beautiful watercolors by Carolyn Latanision, NWA, gouache paintings and cyanotypes by Mary Garrity, and unique jewelry by Juliette Kopala. This special reception is part of Art in August. Refreshments served, free admission, come to look or to buy!

Come meet Winchester painter Lucia Rubini at her studio and classroom downtown. On display will be her own artworks and those of her students. This special reception is part of Art in August. Refreshments served, free admission, come to look or to buy!

Come meet Wendy Jo New, maker of fine contemporary jewelry, and Sue Whitten Clark, creator of beautiful textile art, at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Commonwealth Real Estate on Church St. This special reception is part of Art in August. Refreshments served, free admission, come to look or to buy!

A special Art in August reception features Lucia Rubini at her studios Rubini Art, 22 Park St. The gallery shows numerous works by Lucia Rubini as well as works by her students.

Lucia Rubini was born in Bari, Italy (the capital of the Puglia region, on the Adriatic coast). ​She attended the Academy of Fine Arts and completed her studies at the Art Academy of Boston. In 2010 she opened a personal gallery: the "Rubini Art", an exhibition center and a place of education for young modern art lovers, with numerous subjects, such as the equestrian environment, historical figures, biblical and a

The public is invited to meet Wendy Jo New, maker of fine contemporary jewelry, and Holly Khalil, creator of beautiful oil paintings and block prints on Thursday, August 20 at Bespoke of Winchester, 27 Church St..

Wendy Jo New produces fine contemporary jewelry and other metal designs primarily in the precious metals of gold, silver, palladium, and platinum. These are often further defined with the addition of texturing, gemstones and other unique lapidary, or resin inlay. Her work has been described as "Clean. Crisp. Geometric. Architectural. Subtle elegance." She finds designing and

Join us at the Griffin Museum for an afternoon presentation with photographers Jessica Hays and Melinda Hurst Frye as they discuss their current exhibition and the ideas shaping their work.

Bringing together two distinct photographic practices, as Above so Below explores the vision and questions around land use, stewardship, and shared resources. Hayes and Frye consider how we inhabit the landscape -- how land holds memory, labor, extraction, care, and consequence. Through their individual approaches, they reflect on the ways environments are shaped by human presence and policy, and how