A Studio Tour, Famed Landscapes And Good Friends

A couple of fun art events are happening this weekend in our corner. One is the "The Artist and The Object," which opens at the

Sharon Historical Society with a party Friday night, followed by studio tours of "8 Artists of Sharon & Beyond" on Saturday and Sunday. The show at the society, on the Green in Sharon, kicks off with a fundraiser on Friday, 6-8 p.m. Curated by Sharon residents Stephanie Plunkett, deputy director and chief curator at the Norman Rockwell Museum, and former gallerist Lynn Kearcher, the show examines some of our regional artists’ "deep relationship with the object"; each contributing artist will lend the actual object depicted in the work displayed. The party includes an open bar and finger food. Reservations are required. Tickets are $35. The show will remain on view at the society through Sept. 1. On Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29, eight artists will open their studios to visitors from noon-5 p.m. Participating artists include Ellen Griesedieck, Eric Forstmann, Richard Rothschild and Peter Steiner from Sharon; Don Gummer and James Meyer from Salisbury and Ira Barkoff and Duncan Hannah from Cornwall. Tickets for the two-day tour are $40. For tickets to the party or the tour, call 860-364-5688.

The White Gallery has an exciting event planned for Saturday, 4-6 p.m., when it will locally premier "Landscapes Through Time," the first in a new 13-part CPTV/PBS series by landscape painter and lecturer David Dunlop, who will be present for a Q &A after the viewing. In the show, Dunlop travels to locations of famous artists, such as Turner and Monet, and shows viewers how they transformed their vision into a familiar painting. The White Gallery is located for now at the rear of the Boathouse Restaurant, at 349 Main St. in Lakeville. Visitors are asked to park at the White Gallery across the street. Come early to view the current show, "The Art of the Print—Works on Paper." Wine will be served at the event. Seating is limited, so RSVP at 860-435-1029 or thewhitegalleryart@sbcglobal.net. For further information, visit www.thewhitegalleryart.com.

An important event that’s underlaid with sadness is a fundraiser for beloved former Millbrook School photography teacher Jacques Charlas, who recently suffered a debilitating stroke. On Saturday, June 28, 4-7 p.m., "Works by Friends" will offer pieces for show and sale from more than 20 artists, including Murray Zimilies, Kardash Onnig, Paul Chaleff, Bill Hardy and many others. All proceeds will go to help assist Charlas with his care. The event is at

Millbrook School’s Warner Gallery in Millbrook, NY. For information, call Bill Hardy at 845-677-8261, ext. 166 or bhardy@millbrook.org. For directions, go to www.millbrook.org.

Elsewhere, around and about:

A juried art show sponsored by the Housatonic Vallery Art League opens today, Thursday, June 26, with an artists’ reception tomorrow, Friday, 4:30-6 p.m. at Dewey Memorial Hall, 91 Main St. in Sheffield, MA. Through July 13. Hours: Daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Fridays until 6 p.m.

Last chance to see Craig Harbison’s lush, close-up views of Roman statues at Chaiwalla Tea Room in Salisbury. Harbison, who lived for several years in Rome, now teaches at the University of Massachusetts. The photographs are simple yet complexly elegant. Through Sunday, June 29. Hours: Friday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Salisbury artist Karen Stone shows fine paintings at the offices of John Harney Associates on Academy Street. Through September 30. Daily, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tel.:860-435-4600.

Last-chance weekend for a great show, "Nature: Themes and Variations," at Lakeville’s Argazzi Art, with works by Emily Buchanan, Ann Coulter, Michael Kessler, Kathy Moss and Stephanie Peek. Through July 1. Hours: Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tel.: 860-435-8222. At Morgan Lehman Gallery, Cornwall figurative painter Robert Andrew Parker shows paintings through July 6. Hours: Friday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. www.morganlehmangallery.com/ct. Tel.: 860-435-0898.

Northern Exposure Gallery in West Cornwall on Main Street has a group show, "Town and Country." Hours:Thursday-Sunday, noon-5:30 p.m. Tel.: 860-927-3319. "Girls Girls Girls" is an interesting and provocative show at the iogallery, Cornwall Bridge, where works by pinup artist Olivia join paintings, drawings and sculpture by eight other women artists, all exploring the female form. Through July 20. Hours: Thursday-Monday, noon-5 p.m.www.theiogallery.com Tel.:860-672-6631.

In Kent, contemporary realist painter Robert Lenz has 40 pieces on display in "New Illusions" at the Morrison Gallery on Old Barn Road. Through June 29. Hours: Wednesday-Saturday, 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Sundays, 1-4 p.m. wwwthemorrisongallery.com. Tel.:860-927-450i.