Exhibitions

MMoA’s Museum Store Holiday Gift Market is back by popular demand! Support new and returning artists and artisans this holiday season by purchasing gifts of fine art, jewelry, ornaments, soaps, and so much more!

This year’s juried exhibition is all about BUILDING BRIDGES.

Focusing on the historic importance of the titular defining features of Mystic and the inspiration they hold for artists, 100 Years of the Mystic River and the Bascule Bridge presents paintings, prints, etchings, and ephemera from the MMoA’s permanent collection, alongside works of art on loan from private collections and fellow institutions.

Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA) advances its yearlong exploration of narrative art with Missing Narratives, a special exhibition of 27 prints, paintings, and sculpture by 19 African American artists including Romare Bearden (1911-1988), Gwendolyn Knight (1913-2005), Valerie J. Maynard (b. 1937), and Robin Holder (b. 1952) on loan from the private collection of Bill and Paula Alice Mitchell.

Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA) is pleased to present Norman Rockwell’s Saturday Evening Post Covers: Tell Me a Story, organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, MA.

After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Young at Art returns to MMoA!

The year of narrative art continues at Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA) with More Than Hot Type, a special printmaking exhibition presented in collaboration with the Providence Art Club (PAC) of Rhode Island.

Mystic Museum of Art (MMoA) is honored to present a selection of contemporary quilts from Quilt National ’21, on loan from the Dairy Barn Arts Center in Athens, Ohio.

MMoA kicks off the year of narrative art with a curated selection of examples from the permanent collection, featuring never-before-exhibited sketchbooks and new donations!

A non-juried exhibition open to all MMoA Members and MMoA Elected Artists.

To celebrate our survival in the wake of so much hardship and loss over the last 18 months, the theme of the Mystic Museum of Art 2021 regional exhibition is FLOURISH.

MMoA is honored to host a solo exhibition by award-winning National Geographic photographer Michael Melford. Sponsored by the National Gallery of Fine Art.

A temporary outdoor exhibition of artwork by local students aged 4 – 21. Monday through Friday, 11am – 5pm, weather permitting.

Why do artists collect? What are they drawn to? This exhibition explores selections of MMoA’s permanent collection whose donors were themselves practicing artists.

MMoA celebrates the legacy of local artist Lil Maxwell (1921-2003) in this retrospective exhibition in the Liebig Gallery.

MMoA’s annual Members and Elected Artists Exhibition goes Virtual in 2021!

Members Past and Present pairs MMoA’s Members and Elected Artists Exhibition with a selection of the Museum’s permanent collection.

MMoA reopens the galleries with a Museum-wide exhibition of the permanent collection!

In 2020, the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts’ 109th Annual Exhibition is going ONLINE!

MMoA’s 64th Annual Themed Regional Exhibition, AMERICANA, is going ONLINE!

Photo Show 42 was originally set to run from March 13 – April 18, 2020, but was unfortunately hindered by the Museum’s forced closure in the face of COVID-19. Although MMoA was able to create a virtual version of the exhibition as it was installed in the Museum galleries, nothing compares to being able to see artwork face-to-face. Thanks to the generosity of Hartford HealthCare’s Mystic HealthCenter to support healing through the arts, Selections From Photo Show 42 lives on to benefit medical professionals, staff, and patients in the new medical building at 100 Perkins Farm Drive.

Due to the prevalence of, and as a precaution against, the spread of COVID-19, 2020’s Young at Art exhibition has been pushed back to next year.

MMoA’s physical galleries may be closed as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, but we still want to celebrate the artwork of our permanent collection, and pieces shown by artist members in past exhibitions! Take a little virtual tour from the comfort and safety of home.

MMoA’s 42nd annual juried photography exhibition continues an area tradition while also celebrating changing technology and innovative techniques.

MMoA celebrates the important gifts of art given to the Museum in 2019.

A non-juried exhibition open to all MMoA Members and MMoA Elected Artists.

Venture off the beaten path for your holiday gift needs with our inspiring and unforgettable selection of fine art, crafts, jewelry, accessories, and more. Support local artisans and give something special to your loved ones this holiday!

MMoA presents a curated exhibition of works from the permanent collection, giving a local context to Mystic Seaport Museum’s exhibition of J.M.W. Turner: Watercolors from the Tate.

MMoA’s 41st annual juried photography exhibition continues an area tradition while also celebrating changing technology and innovative techniques.

MMoA is proud to present the artwork of Floridian folk artist Ruby C. Williams in our Liebig Gallery.

MMoA presents a solo exhibition by local artist Linda DiFrenna.

Mystic Museum of Art presents its 63rd Regional Exhibition, an all-media juried show open to all artists.

An extension of Soderberg Unfurled! on display in MMoA’s Liebig Gallery.

A non-juried show open to all MMoA Members and MMoA Elected Artists.

Mystic Museum of Art hosts the 108th Annual Exhibition of the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts.

A trash-to-art contest open to all local young artists! On view at MMoA’s 15 Water Street Gallery Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays from 11am – 3pm.

A solo exhibition of the ecologically-minded works of Tekla Zweir, Chair of the Art Department at the Williams School.

The region’s biggest annual youth art exhibition is back at Mystic Museum of Art!

MMoA presents a solo exhibition of the works of sculptor Gar Waterman.

Tread off the beaten path for your holiday gift needs with our inspiring and unforgettable selection of fine art, crafts, jewelry, accessories and more. Support local artisans and give something special to your loved ones this holiday.

A solo exhibition of the works of sculptor and mixed-media artist Bryan Gorneau.

MMoA’s 40th annual juried photography exhibition continues an area tradition while new prizes represent changing technology and innovative techniques.

Mystic Museum of Art presents the weekend-only 15 Water Street Annex Event, featuring the works of award-winning elected artists Jean Dalton, Gustaf Miller, Serena Bates, and Garnet Wrigley.

A solo exhibition of 2017 Regional Show first prize winner, Sunil Howlader.

Mystic Museum of Art presents its 62nd Regional Exhibition, an all-media juried show open to all artists.