Brookfield Creates: Sidewalk Chalk Take Two 2023

Posted on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 by Shannon Riley

Brookfield Creates: Sidewalk Chalk was supposed to be just a one day affair but we love this town so much that we are committed to use our raindate this Friday to bring you another opportunity to come create with us! Join us and our fabulous commission members at the Brookfield Town Municipal Center on Friday, July 28th between 4 and 6pm. We supply the chalk and you bring your imagination! Even if you were one of the brave attendees from last week, please come again! While you are here, enjoy some of the photos from last Friday.

: Artist, Owen and his Creeper and Among Us drawings!

: Tara, Owen and Phoebe stopping to take a quick selfie

: Busy artists at work!

: Our very own Jeremy Farrell with his colorful creation

: Commission member, Anne Harding and her family.

: The start of a very fabulous fantasy drawing!

: Jillian accepting some shared chalk from a serious future artist

Brookfield Creates Sidewalk Chalk 2023

Posted on July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 by Shannon Riley

Join the members of the Brookfield Arts Commission at the Brookfield Town Hall for a free event on July 21st at 4pm. Event is open to any Brookfield resident, young or just young at heart. We supply the chalk and the sidewalk, you bring your creative energy and imagination.

The event will begin at 4pm in front of Town Hall and continue until 6pm. We hope to see you there! We’ve met some very talented chalk artists since this event started. Remember it gets hot out there, so don’t forget your sunscreen and water. We take place at the same time as the Farmer’s Market and right before the Bock & Blu, Concert in the Parks. You can make this a fun evening in the park.

Brookfield Creates Sidewalk Chalk is just one of the community outreach events hosted by the Brookfield Arts Commission. The Commission strives to bring more art experiences to the community of Brookfield. Registration is encouraged by emailing BrookfieldArtsCommissionCT@gmail.com. Rain date will be July 28th.

Come Paint Rocks with Us at the Block Party!

Posted on May 7, 2023May 7, 2023 by Shannon Riley

Join members of the Brookfield Arts Commission at their tent and paint Kindness Rocks at the Town Center Spring Block Party. Leave your rock to dry while you enjoy the rest of the venders, food, live music, games and more! Then take your rock with you to hide around Brookfield to spread Kindness. Post any rocks you find to the Brookfield CT Rocks FB group and tag Brookfield Arts Commission.

2023 Brookfield “Shorts and to the Point” Film Festival

Posted on March 2, 2023March 15, 2023 by Shannon Riley

Members of the Brookfield Arts Commission pose together on the red carpet at the 2022 short film festival.

Members of the Brookfield Arts Commission on the red carpet at 2022’s Shorts and to the Point film festival. (from left to right, Bridget O’Hara Lynch, Catherine Malek, Debbie Spaziante, Loretta Ball, and Gary Blumberg)

The Brookfield Arts Commission is excited to announce the 15th Annual Brookfield “Shorts and to the Point” Film Festival. Also returning is the Indie Afternoon short film festival. The weekend long film festival will run from Friday, March 24th to Sunday, March 26th at the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts.

Shorts & to the Point

Fri March 24 – 7:30 PM / Sat March 25 – 7:30 PM / Sun March 26 3:00 PM

Each year the Brookfield Arts Commission puts on this area favorite. Members chose a selection of Oscar nominated and other award winning short films for the festival. Additionally, they hope that you will enjoy this year’s offering as much as you have in previous years.

Regional Indie Afternoon

Sat March 25 – 2:00 PM

Last year’s highly successful independent regional filmmaker festival makes its return. Markedly, up and coming filmmakers in Connecticut and bordering states submit their films and the Commission members review the films for inclusion. The Regional Indie Afternoon block of the Brookfield Film Festival was created to provide a platform for local filmmakers to introduce their work and discuss topics from their films as well as the filmmaking process. Overall we cannot wait to see what this year has to offer our attendees!

Read-Through Indie Morning

Sat March 25 – 10:00 AM

New this year, Read-Through Indie Morning is a block of the Brookfield Film Festival created in conjunction with the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts. Specifically this will provide screenwriters an opportunity to showcase a scene from a finished script and to network with actors.

Reservations

Admission is a suggested donation of $15 cash or check. Reservations can be placed through bacreservations@gmail.com or by phone 203-740-2980. Additionally proceeds from the film festival fund scholarships for high school seniors from Brookfield pursuing a degree in the Arts.

Featured Artist Christine Lombardi

Posted on August 30, 2022August 28, 2022 by Shannon Riley

Painting of a blue boat with the words Cape May on the side. The boat is on the beach at the ocean

Christine Lombardi has been drawing for as long as she can remember. From a very young age, she created special cards for family and friends. Her work grew to be highly detailed and her intricate Christmas cards were an annual treat enjoyed by many. Christine was born and raised in Danbury, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Western Connecticut State University. The artist now currently resides in Bethel.

Through the years, Christine continued to focus her creative energies on her illustrations, developing her own style didn’t take long. She created her own set of greeting cards in 2010. In the Spring of 2018 she decided to try her hand at painting. Inspired by childhood vacations at the shore, she continues to enjoy portraying the beauty of the ocean in her work.

Lombardi’s work will be on display at Brookfield Town Hall during regular hours from September to October. Works are available for purchase by contacting Brookfield Arts Commission.