Altered January Schedule and Highlights! A note from Gary Peterson from the Bijou Theatre "It's Complicated" Exhibit at City Lights Gallery extended until January 20 "Absorption and Reflection" Exhibit at…
Bridgeport Art Trail December Highlights! Holiday Popup at the Artcade Pechakucha Night Live at the Bijou Recording Lion HeART Gallery Abstract Impressionist Group Show Artists Talk: "It's Complicated"Exhibit at City…
Bridgeport Art Trail Weekend Highlights! Music of the Art Trail listings Pechakucha Night Live at the Bijou "I Am Bridgeport" Portrait Project! The Bijou Theatre Highlights The Dragonfly Poetry Exchange…
Bridgeport Art Trail Weekend Highlights! "Family Friendly on the Art Trail" listings Love, Laughs and Lyrics Improv Show at BPT Creates "The Secret World of Honey" at the NEST Arts…
Bridgeport Art Trail Opening and Closing Highlights! "It's Complicated" Opening Exhibit at City Lights Gallery "Inheriting the Well" Play Reading at the Bijou Beer Brunch with Art at Berlinetta Brewery…
Bridgeport Art Trail at a Glance! "Painting My Demons" featuring the art of Eliana Mesa Opening Reception lionheART Opening Reception Info on the upcoming Oddities Bizarre And our October Arts…
"Creative After Hours" by the Arts Alliance of Stratford Bridgeport Film Fest opens submissions for short films, screenplays, music videos and more! PechaKucha Night Bridgeport- Pitch Your Stories Now! And…
"Painting My Demons" features the art of Eliana Mesa. Rick Reyes solo acoustic performance during the event. Four Bridgeport-based Artists Receive $5000 Artists Respond Grant! Artist Spotlight: Rick Reyes, Musician…
NeoLatinisiimo opens 9/18 at City Lights A Special Thanks to Eve Liptak Recap of the Bridgeport Art Exhibit in Torrington, Airplanes and Dirt Naps, 20 yrs after 9/11 and surviving…
Bridgeport Art Exhibit in Torrington, Airplanes and Dirt Naps, 20 yrs after 9/11 and surviving Covid NeoLatinismo at City Lights Bridgeport Art Trail Storytelling Exchange BPT200 - Greater Bridgeport Symphony…
A "Larger than Life" story event for adults 8/29, at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre, HMA reopens with Big Bash on 9/2, and more on our arts calendar. Read the issue…
Greater Bridgeport Pride, Bpt, CT Recap and Photos August events at Bijou Theatre CT, Downtown Cabaret Theatre, and The Klein Live storytelling at Pechakucha-Bridgeport - Aug 29 All in our…
The Greater BPT Pride team is making up for lost time. The 10 yr. anniversary celebration was put on hold last year, so instead of a one day annual, there…
Greater BPT Pride Celebration and Outwork Exhibit 7/30+31 ARTcade Vintage and Artisanal Vendors BPT Film Festival Special Interviews and more! Read the Issue Here
BRIDGEPORT ART TRAIL/SAVOR CITY BUSKERS activate downtown Bridgeport with FREE live music Monday, June 21 & Saturday, June 26. BPT ART TRAIL ARTISTS, LIVING HISTORY MAKES THE FRONT PAGE. WPKN…
Greater Bridgeport Pride 2021 Outworks Call for Art Storytelling Exchange Jane + Laurayne’s Walk 2021 Mary and Eliza Freeman Mural Unveiling Bridgeport Film Festival and more! READ IT HERE
ARTcade May 23: Art/Design/Vintage/Live Music/Demos Pandemic Art and Here Comes the Sun Exhibits Virtual PechaKucha - Food for Thought, May 19 The Bijou Theatre Greater Connecticut Youth Orchestra at The…
THIS SATURDAY, April 24 - Spring Back Downtown Party Colorblends Spring Garden Earth Day film screening at HMA WPKN Benefit Concert at the Bijou Theatre April events calendar and more…
April 24 - Spring Back Downtown Party Pandemic Art/Here Comes the Sun at City Lights and Ursa Gallery, The ARTcade. WPKN Benefit Concert at the Bijou Theatre April events calendar…
Save the Date: Pandemic Art/Here Comes the Sun at City Lights and the ARTcade - April 24 Divine Knowing Exhibit Women's Month Programming BPT Story Exchange with Nina Lesiga The…
The Bridgeport Film Fest Dazzle - A Garden of Glass at the Beardsley Zoo Claude Desir Jr solo exhibit closes March 13 Tell your story with Poetic Soul Arts, Women's…
Giving Day 2021 Powered by Fairfield County's Community Foundation BPT Artists in the news International PechaKucha Day Black History Month Programming WPKN gets a new home and more! Read the…
Bridgeport PechaKucha represented at International PechaKucha Day on Feb 20. We feature Rev. Ina Anderson as Artist of the Month. Plus special Black History Month programs and cultural events. Click…
IN THIS ISSUE Good wishes from City Lights/Bridgeport Art Trail Feliz Navidad turns 50 Thank You to Bridgeport's US Postal Service and essential workers (News12) Bridgeport Story Exchange "sometimes i…
IN THIS ISSUE Shop local holiday arts guide Artist Feature: Adger Cowans at the Whitney Museum "AFrikan SnowPeople" Installation at the Beardsley Zoo The Writer's Group Play Reading by Bridgeport…
In This Issue: Save the Date - BAT 2020 11/5-11/15, Call for Artists and Content - Bridgeport Art Trail Vision 2020, Support Bridgeport Artist Stipends with Crowdfunding Match, Where ART…
IN THIS ISSUE: Honoring Covid19 Heroes on Patriot's Day, "Scream and Shout" Exhibit, Support Bridgeport Artist Stipends with Crowdfunding Match, Save the Date - BAT 2020 11/5-11/15, September Part…
IN THIS ISSUE: Save our Stages First Responders Installation, Support the 2020 Bridgeport Art Trail Artist Stipends with Crowdfunding Match, Call for Artists - "Color it In" Public Art Project,…
IN THIS ISSUE: Public art in Bridgeport with Liz Squillace, BAT 2020 plans an adapted online/onsite arts celebration this November, Beardsley Zoo photography exhibit, Save our Stages Act, and your…
IN THIS ISSUE: Black Lives Matter Mural, Outworks and Pride in Bridgeport, “Rumors of War” and Confederate Memorials Discussed, Meet City Lights Summer Intern Luis Lopez- COA Artists' Workforce Initiative Grant, News…
BPT Art Trail News- June 2020: In a Special Feature BAT News Explores the Monuments of Richmond Virginia, Make Music Day BPT, Outworks & Pride BPT, Arts Events
BPT Art Trail News- May 2020, Part 2- A Special Message from BPT Art Trail, Make Music Day June 21, Calls for Art, Virtual Programs, and Reopening Updates!
In this issue we highlight artists and gig-economy workers, provide updates on virtual programs and resources, and explore what the future of the arts during and post Coronavirus/Covid-19 looks like. …
BPT Art Trail News-April 2020, Part 2: CT Artists Respond Grants, Call for Artists to Create Teaching Videos, Remembering Actor Brian Dennehy, Artists during Covid-19
Check out our latest issue for more information on funding opportunities through CT Office of the Arts, read our special "Artists during Covid-19" interviews, learn about virtual events, & more!…
BPT Art Trail News-April Part 1: Funding resources for artists impacted by Covid-19, special virtual exhibits and events, Q&A with BPT Musicians, and more!
BPT Art Trail News – March Part 2: A Special Message, Walking With The Wild Woman Archetype Virtual Exhibit, Online Events, Women Who Create Feature, and More!
BPT Art Trail News – February 2020 – Featured artist Adger Cowans at The Smithsonian and Virginia Museum of Art. Plus, our February special events calendar
VISUAL ART Fiber: An Arts Exhibition Saturday, August 31, 2019 Gallery Hours: 7PM-Midnight Live installation and exhibit featuring works by Ari Serrano and Elisha Brockenberry. Refreshments provided by Two Roads.…
This August Bridgeport's arts and culture scene stays hot with a public art installation, 9th annual SAMESEX exhibition, disco at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre, and storyteller series "Not Your Mama's…
Explore our Bridgeport Pride feature. Plus, special programming July 27th: Bridgeport Arts Festival, Artists Talk, and CL Vintage Sidewalk sale! VIEW OUR SPECIAL FEATUREBRIDGEPORT PRIDE, AN ARTFUL CELEBRATION
JULY SPECIAL PROGRAMMING Bridgeport is heating up! Signature events this July include: Bridgeport Pride, An Artful Celebration and Pride Walk, Downtown Thursdays Concert Series, Bridgeport Arts Fest! Check out event…
City Lights/Bridgeport Art Trail thanks the CT Office of the Arts for their ongoing support and partnership. Make Music is a free celebration of music around the world on June…
The city is heating up this June with artist talks, live music, community programs and more! Plus, mark you summer calendar for special events: Make Music Day June 21, Barnum Festival,…
Summer is just around the corner and Bridgeport is heating up! May ends with two exhibit openings next week. Plus, live concerts, call for artists/musicians, and exciting community events! Save The DateMake…
May is underway with a full calendar of new art exhibits, spring performances at The Klein and Bijou Theatre, live shows at the Downtown Cabaret Theatre, and so much more.Plus,…
It's a year of milestones for the Bridgeport arts and cultural initiatives! Following the 10th Annual Bridgeport Art Trail, join us in celebrating City Light's 15th Anniversary. An integral part…
Spring into the season with a full calendar of arts and cultural events!Visit exhibits on view, hear personal storytelling, see live music and theatre, and join for a powerful evening…
Dreaming of spring?We have an exciting calendar to help get you through these last winter weeks. Full art class calendar, new exhibitions including hand-beaded works at City Lights, and NEST Arts Factory…
A short month with a busy calendar, February comes to a close with film, lectures, and more. Plus, March into next month with the WPKN Music Mash, Sister Act, PechaKucha Storytelling…
"ART TO GO" BILLBOARD PROJECT: February 2019 - Shanna Melton VIEW OUR CLASS CALENDAR HERE FEBRUARY 2019 CURRENT EVENTS - PART 1 VISUAL ARTS - NEW EXHIBITS/EVENTS Forgotten Panoramas by…
"ART TO GO" BILLBOARD PROJECT: January 2019 - New England Ballet Company JANUARY 2019 FEATURE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: TAKE AN ART CLASS! VIEW OUR CLASS CALENDAR HERE…
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2019! After a successful Bridgeport Art Trail 2019, the city is ringing in the new year with new exhibition openings, live music, film, dance, theatre, and more!…
We are grateful for those who together produced, attended and supported Bridgeport Art Trail 2018. Reflect on the event with a special feature issue! READ THE STORY HERE
Thank you for helping make Bridgeport Art Trail 2018 a success! We couldn't have made it to 10 years without all of the amazing artists, members of the creative community,…
The Bridgeport Art Trail is a citywide arts venue open house celebrating its 10th year! Attendees are invited to mingle with creative community and see how industrial and storefront spaces…
OCTOBER EVENTS 2018 - PART 2 VISUAL ARTS - NEW EXHIBITS/EVENTS Migrant's Alphabet Exhibit City Lights Gallery, Bridgeport On View: 10/4/18 - 10/18/18 DESCRIPTION Curated and produced by Jane Davila Sponsored…
NEXT MONTH! Bridgeport Art Trail Nov. 8-11, 2018! Celebrate a decade of arts and culture in this city. Stay tuned for announcements on events and developments as we start our countdown…
SAVE THE DATE... Bridgeport Art Trail Nov. 8-11, 2018! Friends, we are less than two months away from our 10th annual Bridgeport Art Trail. The 2018 line-up of programs is nearly…
"ART TO GO" BILLBOARD PROJECT: SEPTEMBER City Lights is on the go, building momentum for its 10th annual Bridgeport Art Trail, city-wide arts celebration by initiating new public art program:…
AUGUST FEATURE Bridgeport Art Trail Artists in the Community, Bringing Art to the People We are preparing for our 10th Anniversary of the Bridgeport Art Trail November 8th-11th. Bridgeport Art…
AUGUST FEATURE Bridgeport Art Trail Artists in the Community, Bringing Art to the People We are preparing for our 10th Anniversary of the Bridgeport Art Trail November 8th-11th. This month…
JULY FEATURED EVENT Bridgeport Pride Celebration The 2018 Bridgeport Pride celebration was held on Thursday, July 19th. It began with the opening reception for the art exhibit SAMESEX at…
Make Music Day Bridgeport June 21, 2018 Bridgeport CT joined the international Make Music Day community by participating in CT’s first statewide Make Music Day celebration (MMD-BPT). Thank you to all…
NEWS AND UPDATES SAMESEX 2018 Call for Art: June 12th All artists are invited to submit jpegs of their work for consideration by June 12, 2018. SameSex explores LGBT themes,…
NEWS AND UPDATES As the month comes to a close don't forget to save the dates for exciting programming: SAMESEX 2018 Call for Art: June 12th All artists are invited…
EARLY MAY EVENTS VISUAL ART - NEW EXHIBITS Housatonic Community College Student Exhibit Opening Reception: May 3rd at 5:30 pm Exhibit on View: May 3- May 24 DESCRIPTION The HCC…
APRIL EVENTS VISUAL ART - NEW EXHIBITS Open House & Spring Garden Celebration Saturday, April 21 at 10 AM - 6 PM Colorblends House & Spring Garden 893 Clinton Ave,…
APRIL EVENTS VISUAL ART - NEW EXHIBITS "North East Space Time” Art Exhibit Opening Reception Thursday, April 5 at 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM Schelfhaudt Gallery University of Bridgeport DESCRIPTION…
MARCH & EARLY APRIL EVENTS VISUAL ART - NEW EXHIBITS 10 Women, 10 Years Art Exhibit Opening Reception Thursday, March 22 at 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM City Lights Gallery…
MARCH UPCOMING EVENTS VISUAL ART - NEW EXHIBITS History of Woman Art Show Opening Reception: March 8th, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The Klein DESCRIPTION Works by several female artists…
FEBRUARY UPCOMING EVENTS VISUAL ART Less Guns, More Roses Hosted by CT Arts Against Violence Opening Reception February 23rd, 5-10 p.m. Blends Gallery DESCRIPTION CT Arts Against Violence brings art…
FEBRUARY UPCOMING EVENTS VISUAL ART America’s Monsters, Superheroes and Villains Schelfhaudt Gallery The University of Bridgeport Opening Reception Feb. 9th, 5:30pm-7:30pm Attendees are encourage to come in costume during opening night. On…
JANUARY/EARLY FEBRUARY UPCOMING EVENTS VISUAL ART Art Moves at City Lights Presenting the new pop-up location at City Lights Vintage 265 Golden Hill St. Downtown Bridgeport CT Artist’s Reception, Sip…
JANUARY UPCOMING EVENTS COMMUNITY PROGRAMS/BENEFITS City Council Karaoke for City Lights Gallery Friday, January 12 at 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM Germania Schwaben Society 416 Horace St, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06610…
The Bridgeport Art Trail, an annual celebration of the city’s creative community, attracted an estimated 3500 attendees during the weekend-long event. On Thursday, November 10th 2017 over 500 mingled at the Downtown Artist’s Kickoff Party at historic…
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* DECEMBER PART 1 A big THANK YOU to everyone who attended the 2017 Bridgeport Art Trail! We had tremendous participation from artists, venues, and attendees who activated the…
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IN THIS ISSUE SAVE THE DATE: Bridgeport Art Trail 2017 is scheduled for November 9-12, 2017 NEWS Thinking about how to spend the rest of your summer? How about…
IN THIS ISSUE NEWS In this issue we highlight the SAMESEX Art Exhibit, Pride March, and Variety Show taking place on Thursday, July 20th in Downtown Bridgeport. The SameSex…
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IN THIS ISSUE NEWS June's final weekend is jam-packed with great events! Plus, summer concert series and Farmer's Market calendar. In this issue: June Feature: SAMESEX Art Exhibit and…
View in newsletter format here IN THIS ISSUE NEWS Join the Bridgeport Art Trail community for an exciting June! In this issue: "Working Large" Artists Feature Connecticut Open House…
IN THIS ISSUE NEWS New exhibits, concerts, workshops, movies, calls for art and more! In this issue we also have a special segment on our May Artist's of…
MAY NEWS Mark your calendars this May! It's a busy month for Bridgeport arts and culture and we still have another newsletter in two weeks. Which is a…
