Noah Webster House To Host Special Art Exhibit In West Hartford

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society will present a new exhibition of original oil paintings by West Hartford artist Christopher Straus from March 5 through April 30.

Titled “Hope on the Horizon,” the exhibit will feature Straus’ landscapes, floral scenes, and sunsets.

An opening reception is scheduled for Thursday, March 5, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the museum, located at 227 S. Main St. The event is open to the public.

Organizers said visitors will have the opportunity to meet Straus and purchase original paintings, gift cards, and limited matted giclée prints in the museum’s West Hartford Gift Shop.

Straus has studied at the West Hartford Art League and has painted alongside other local artists.

Over the past 14 years, he has developed a following for brightly colored works that draw on family photographs.

He is selective about the images he paints and closely edits each composition before beginning work, according to organizers.

Straus has held five solo exhibitions and participated in collaborative shows across Connecticut.

His artwork also appears on greeting cards sold at Good Cause Gifts locations in West Hartford and Berlin.

Organizers said Straus, who has intellectual and motoric special needs, “hopes guests will visit the exhibit and leave with a smile and refreshed sense of hope.”

The Noah Webster House interprets the life and accomplishments of Noah Webster and operates his 1747 boyhood home, a National Historic Landmark, on South Main Street.

The West Hartford Historical Society maintains archives and artifacts documenting three centuries of town history.

The museum and exhibit spaces are open Monday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More information is available at noahwebsterhouse.org or by calling 860-521-5362.