First Thursdays at Wadsworth Atheneum

ABOUT: Enjoy free admission to the Wadsworth Atheneum on the first Thursday of every month. This time, "Celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions with live music, fall-themed cocktails, and drawing in the galleries. Discover Peter Waite: Social Memory, Paintings 1987–2025 with the artist and explore the cultural significance and transitional nature of public spaces. Learn about Gerald Incandela’s distinctive photographic process, which conceptually merges drawing and photography, while he discusses his new exhibition."

Participants are encouraged to register in advance here. Please also make sure you have joined our Discord server and checked in with #free-art-night-november-6 for more details.

GENERAL INFORMATION:

• CHILDREN: Children may be allowed depending on age and temperament. Please reach out to host Rhye to discuss.
• ANIMALS: No pets are allowed at this event.
• ACCESSIBILITY: Accessible Entrance is located at 29 Atheneum Square North. It's accessible to visitors with limited mobility, wheelchairs, and strollers. A limited number of on-street handicap parking spaces, as well as non-handicap but nearby spaces, are available in front of the museum on Main Street, and behind the museum on Prospect Street. If street parking is unavailable, visitors may be dropped off immediately adjacent to the accessible entrance on the corner of Atheneum Square North and Prospect Street.
• FOOD: Limited drinks and snacks will be available for purchase. We suggest you eat something beforehand just in case!
• SUBSTANCES: As always, this is a substance-free event to support our friends in recovery. Please do not plan on purchasing alcoholic beverages of any kind or consuming cannabis in any form. Thanks for understanding!
• PARKING: On-street kiosk parking is available on the streets neighboring the museum. We suggest carpooling if possible.