Each spring the Lyme Art Association’s Elected Artists display their finest work in the historic building’s sky-lit main galleries.  The 93rd Annual Elected Artist Exhibition will be on view from April 18 through June 1. The opening reception on Friday, April 25 from 6-8 pm is free to the public.  
 
The juror for the 93rd Annual Elected Artist Exhibition will be Dr. Keith Morgan, Director, Architectural Studies Program, and Professor, History of Art & Architecture and American & New England Studies, at Boston University. Dr. Morgan is the author of "Charles A. Platt," the leading scholarly study of the LAA's celebrated architect, Charles Platt.
 
This year the Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women’s Club returns with its benefit exhibition and sale of work by invited local artists, on view in the upstairs Goodman gallery and in the newly remodeled lower level galleries.
 
Over the past 27 years, the Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women’s Club Art Show & Benefit Sale has served as the organization’s largest fundraising event, with hundreds of thousands of dollars raised from the show going directly to help local charities.  This year’s two main beneficiaries are the Estuary Council of Seniors and Safe Futures.  
 
"The Lyme Art Association is extremely excited to welcome Dr. Morgan to the gallery as a juror in our centennial year. Dr. Morgan's work on Charles Platt has been a tremendous help to the Association's efforts to better understand the history of our gallery and its place in Platt's body of work. We are equally thrilled to host the annual Lyme-Old Lyme Junior Women's Club Art Show, and applaud their tireless dedication to making our region an even better place to live," states Joe Newman, the LAA’s Executive Director.  

The gala reception for the annual art show will be held on Friday evening, May 2, from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Lyme Art Association.  The opening night of the fundraising event features an art show, as well as a silent auction, accompanied by drinks, and hors d’oeuvres.
 
Both exhibitions will be on view in the Lyme Art Association’s beautiful historic galleries from April 18 through June 1.
 
About the Lyme Art Association   
 
The Lyme Art Association was founded in 1914 by the American Impressionists and continues the tradition of exhibiting and selling representational artwork by its members and invited artists, as well as offering art instruction and lectures to the community. The Lyme Art Association is located at 90 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT, in a building designed by Charles Adams Platt and located within a national historic district. Admission is free with contributions appreciated. Gallery hours are Monday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm, Sunday 1 to 5pm. For more information on exhibitions, purchase of art, art classes, or becoming a member, call (860) 434-7802.