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Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Friday 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

Special Notice:

Hartford Public Library's ArtWalk gallery is closed for construction and will reopen Monday, June 1, at 11:00 a.m.

 

Upcoming ArtWalk Shows:

... And My Heart Beats For You
Traé Brooks

ArtWalk Gallery, 3rd Floor, Downtown Library

June 1 - August 29, 2026

...And My Heart Beats For You presents new work by Connecticut-born artist Traé Brooks, whose multidisciplinary practice explores identity, memory, spirituality, and the ways we carry personal and collective grief. Through paintings, sculptural objects, writings, and video installations. Brooks reflects on how loss transforms us, reshaping the stories we hold, the bonds we form, and the ways we move through the world. 

This show is funded by the Roberts Foundation for the Arts and Suzanne Hopgood in memory of Frank Lord.

    

Above image: You will always be my best friend (Corey)

Traé Brooks

Art is Work; Work is Art
Rick Bogdan, Allen Phillips, Jon Eastman, Chris Schroeder, and Chris Cox

ArtWalk Gallery, 3rd Floor, Downtown Library

September 18 - October 31, 2026

This group exhibition features five artists who are museum professionals all working in local art institutions and private collections as art handlers.

While they work, they are informed by the workplace and the debris of their day to day operations. Inspiration arises from remnants of fabric and odd cuts of wood. There's a common denominator, that is the the value of work, conceptually, metaphysically and emotionally.