First Friday To Feature “The Cartells”

The New Britain Museum of American Art‘s signature First Friday event is to feature “The Cartells” for December.

First Friday this month is to be held on Friday, December 3, 2021. It is from 5:30pm to 8:00pm at the Museum.

“The Cartells” say that they are,

A band transcending the boundaries of style and able to adapt to virtually any performance situation, The Cartells have built a reputation for being the band of choice for concerts, nightclubs, & private functions of all kinds, and is one of the most popular bands in Connecticut.

The band says that, “Jazz, swing, motown, R&B, rock and roll, popular music of all styles are equally represented,” in it musical repertoire.

The Museum calls its popular First Friday event its, “signature social event, featuring live music, art, food, spirits, and good friends. New Britain’s best Happy Hour, since 1995!”

“Visitors can also explore our collection with 30-minute docent led drop-in tours at 6 p.m. at every First Friday.”

The Museum says that, “Tickets to each First Friday are limited to 250 guests,” with tickets $7 for Museum members and $12 for non-members. Information on how to purchase tickets, and other attendance information, is on the Museum’s website.

A world-class art museum in the heart of New Britain, the New Britain Museum of American Art says that its,

collection represents over three centuries of the major artists and movements of American art. Today it contains over 8,400 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, videos, and photographs.

Among collection highlights are colonial and federal portraits, Hudson River School landscapes, and American Impressionists. Strengths of the twentieth-century collection include works by members of the Ashcan School; significant representation by early Modernists; and ambitious examples of Regionalist painting, including Thomas Hart Benton’s celebrated five-panel mural, “The Arts of Life in America” (1932).

Post-war highlights also include examples of Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop and Op art, Conceptual art, and more. We continue to acquire contemporary works by notable artists, in order to capture the dynamic and evolving narrative of American art.

The New Britain Museum of American Art sits alongside New Britain’s historic Walnut Hill Park, at 56 Lexington Street.