Art Show to support Granby Land Trust
All are invited to enjoy the Granby Land Trust’s 2023 juried art show, Celebrating New England’s Natural Beauty, from Oct. 26 through Nov. 26 at Lost Acres Vineyard in North Granby. Held in partnership with the Granby Artists Association, this will be the 16th annual show. Please join us to celebrate New England’s natural beauty, and enjoy a glass of Lost Acres Vineyard wine.
This year’s show will open on Thursday, Oct. 26, with a reception from 5 to 8 p.m. open to all. All art is available for purchase, with a portion of sales benefiting the Granby Land Trust.
Opening night typically draws as many as 150 people, making this a fun night out on the town. All are welcome to join us for complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine—one complimentary glass per person—while you socialize with friends, meet the artists, enjoy the show and hopefully add an original piece of artwork to your collection. Nearly $5,000 in awards will be presented to artists.
Submissions will be juried by Amy Kurtz Lansing, curator at the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme. Lansing has worked with contemporary artists on exhibitions and site-specific commissions and frequently serves as a juror for Connecticut arts organizations. The Granby Land Trust show is highly selective and only the best art is chosen.
The Land Trust is grateful to all its award underwriters and particularly to its event sponsors: Mark and Barb Wetzel and Ted Cormier of ALIRT Insurance Research, LLC for their ongoing loyal support of the show.
To date, the Land Trust has protected more than 3,220 acres of open space, forests, wildlife habitat, agricultural land, water buffers, ecologically sensitive areas and scenic vistas in Granby. GLT President Rick Orluk says, “We hope that this show reminds people of the beauty of the natural world, and inspires them to help us protect it.”
The show will run through Sunday, Nov. 26, at the Lost Acres Vineyard Art Gallery, 80 Lost Acres Road, in North Granby. Gallery hours are Friday and Saturday from 12 to 6 p.m.; Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit granbylandtrust.org
We hope everyone can find some time to come enjoy this beautiful and diverse collection of fine art in one of Granby’s most beautiful (manmade!) settings.
Artists can access a prospectus on our website; go to GranbyLandTrust.org and click on “Events.”
To learn more about the work of the Granby Land Trust or to learn about other upcoming GLT events, visit GranbyLandTrust.org and follow us on social media.
To support the preservation of Granby’s rural character, become a member of the Granby Land Trust. Family memberships start at $30. To join, go to GranbyLandTrust.org and join online, or mail a check to us at P.O. Box 23, Granby, CT 06035.
GLT Annual Meeting for members
All current Granby Land Trust members are invited to the 2023 GLT Annual Meeting and Potluck Supper on Sunday, Oct. 15 at the Holcomb Farm’s North Barn Pavilion.
At this year’s meeting, a representative from the Connecticut Land Conservation Council will be on hand to award the group’s 2023 Excellence in Conservation Organization Award for an Outstanding Project to the Granby Land Trust for our work with community partners—the Salmon Brook Historical Society, the Friends of Holcomb Farm and the Town of Granby—to protect both the 45-acre Wilcox Farm complex (in 2021) and 277 acres of the 311-acre Holcomb Farm (in 2022).
3–5 p.m. Tour the Wilcox House and Barn. Volunteers from the Salmon Brook Historical Society will open the circa 1800 Wilcox House and 1857 Barn for tours from 3 to 5 p.m. Come see the newly restored pantry, furnished with items found in the house that match what was listed in Sadoce Wilcox’s 1833 estate inventory; and the impressive 300-year-old loom, which was used by the Wilcox Family to create woolen cloth at the earliest stages of the Industrial Revolution in America. Located on the banks of the West Branch of the Salmon Brook, this beautiful home’s future was unclear before the GLT stepped in to purchase it. The SBHS has done amazing work to restore the house and barn since accepting it from the Land Trust in 2021.
4 p.m. Tour the Holcomb Tree Trail. Eric Lukingbeal, who serves on both the Granby Land Trust Board of Directors and the Friends of Holcomb Farm Board of Directors, will lead a tour of the Holcomb Tree Trail Arboretum at 4 p.m. Comprised of both mature and newly-planted trees, the Holcomb Tree Trail takes you up the hill across the road from Holcomb Farm, giving a beautiful view not only of the many varieties of trees but also of the valley below. Designed, installed and maintained entirely by Friends of Holcomb Farm volunteers, the Tree Trail is managed as an arboretum to be enjoyed by all. The entirety of the trail is now protected by a conservation easement held by the Granby Land Trust.
5 p.m. Potluck Dinner. Back by popular demand—bring your favorite side dish, salad or dessert. We will provide the main dish. Please let us know what you’re bringing so we can plan accordingly.
6 p.m. GLT Annual Meeting and Award Presentation. Learn about recent activities, elect new board members and celebrate our land trust heroes. The CLCC award presentation will take place during the meeting.
Watch your email for more information and a registration link, or go to granbylandtrust.org and click on “Annual Meeting” to learn more! RSVP by Oct. 9.