Avon Then & Now is a community art challenge and part of Avon’s America 250 celebration of the semi-quincentennial anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Residents are tasked with creating their own original art piece based on a topic from the Farmington Valley’s rich history. There are five categories of submission, with prizes! Students […]
The Avon Free Public Library presents the Spring Chess Club! Select Thursday nights at 6:30 p.m., enter the Children’s Department Art Studio and begin your journey through the world of chess, a fun strategy game played all over the world. Learn to command your forces, protect your king, and rule the board. Play against your […]
Join us for a virtual conversation with Seth Lerner, Assistant Art Director at Kensington Books in New York City, and learn how a book cover is created! What goes into the design? Do the artists have to read the book? What factors are important? What happens if everyone hates the designs? Seth will share the […]
