The Cardboard BerniniThe evening includes complimentary wine, beer and hors d'oeuvresTickets: $20 in advance and for members / $25 at the doorThe evening will feature a VIP Reception and Q&A with artist James Grashow and director Olympia Stone. A film that examines the life and work of artist James Grashow as he spends four years building a giant cardboard fountain, with the intention of putting it outside to dissolve. Inspired by the baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, and propelled by a crucial event documented in the film, Grashow is driven to experience the process of creation and loss by making an extraordinary artwork that will be destroyed in the end. This film follows Grashow’s journey, as he questions life's fragility and the artistic process.   Held in partnership with Connecticut Film Festival and Some Things Fishy Catering.  « Back to Calendar