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The Connecticut Artist Treasure Hunt Is Underway

SomethingProjects has launched its first project, a statewide Connecticut artist treasure hunt called The Exchange, on view daily, through Tuesday, Nov. 1, rain or shine.

The Exchange uses GPS-tracking, QR codes, and adventuring to bring participants to 15 unique public art installations. The designated sites can be accessed through a map with GPS coordinates or by following clues and video prompts created by each of the artists. Visit www.SomethingProjects.net to learn more about The Exchange and the participating artists.

Towns in the adventure include Beacon Falls, Branford, Bridgeport, Darien, Easton, Fairfield, Hamden, Hartford, Meriden, New Haven, North Haven, Washington Depot, and Waterbury.

Artists include Jeff Becker, Easton; Meg Bloom, New Haven; David Borawski, Hartford; Susan Breen, Bridgeport; Finoula Breen-Ryan and Joy Bush, Hamden; Susan Clinard, New Haven; Jennifer Davies, Branford; Sierra Dennehy, New Haven; Ellen Hackl Fagan, Darien; Crystal Heiden, Milford; Allison Hornak, New Haven; Fritz Horstman, Bethany; Judith Kruger, New Haven; Susan McCaslin, New Haven; Adam Niklewicz, North Haven; Jen Payne, Branford; Roxy Savage, Fairfield; Max Schmidt, Meriden; Rosanne Shea, Waterbury; Kim Van Aelst, Hamden; and Jo Yarrington, Fairfield

In 2022, longtime friends and artists, Howard el-Yasin and Suzan Shutan decided to partner and launched SomethingProjects: a nomadic and provisional space providing short-term exhibitions with the goal of highlighting artists as well as introducing communities to new viewpoints and practices by state, regional, national, and international artists. As an incubator for ideas, it encourages artists to step outside their boundaries and experiment with the intersection of materials, production, presentation, and means of engagement with audience and space. Their locations will change and offer site-specific opportunities.

The Exchange is supported by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts, which also receives support from the federal ARPA.

For more information about SomethingProjects and The Exchange, visit www.SomethingProjects.net.