New Canaan, CT | Day Trip to New Canaan: Onera Foundation & The Glass House

Join ArtTable for a day trip to New Canaan Connecticut.

Our day begins with a Executive Director & Curator-Led Tour of America Abroad: Art, Architecture, and Diplomacy at the Onera Foundation. Presented on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the United States and FAPE’s 40th year of operations, the exhibition offers rare public access to artworks typically seen only at US embassies—spaces not generally open to the public—and explores how art and architecture have shaped the United States’ diplomatic presence abroad from the Cold War to today. It draws from FAPE’s Site-Specific, Print, and Photography collections and includes maquettes of sculptures commissioned for major embassies, as well as works by leading American artists including Carmen Herrera, Jasper Johns, Ellsworth Kelly, Sol LeWitt, Roy Lichtenstein, Julie Mehretu, Martin Puryear, Robert Rauschenberg, Ed Ruscha, Joel Shapiro, Frank Stella, Carrie Mae Weems and many others. A replica of the 1823 William J. Stone engraving of the Declaration of Independence—gifted from David M. Rubenstein to FAPE in 2013, one for each US embassy—will also be on view. A parallel section focuses on the evolution of US embassy architecture, featuring buildings designed by leading midcentury architects such as Edward Durell Stone and Walter Gropius, alongside more recent contributions by firms including Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) and KieranTimberlake, among others.

In the afternoon, we will visit The Glass House and Galleries for a two hour tour. The tour tour includes access to 5 structures – the Glass House, Brick House, Painting Gallery, Sculpture Gallery, and Da Monsta – with a three-quarter mile walk over paths (gravel and paved) and grass. To mark the centennial of Robert Rauschenberg’s birth, The Glass House together with the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation proudly presents Tomashi Jackson and Robert Rauschenberg: The Catch One. Featuring newly commissioned paintings by Jackson in dialogue with works by Rauschenberg from the historic site’s permanent collection, the exhibition contributes to a global slate of 2025–26 initiatives that reexamine Rauschenberg’s legacy, honoring his expansive creativity, spirit of curiosity, and commitment to change.

Itinerary:

11am: Curator-Led Tour of America Abroad: Art, Architecture, and Diplomacy at the Onera Foundation

12pm: Break for Lunch

1pm: The Glass House & Galleries Tour

For questions about access or to request accommodations please contact us at [email protected].

Program Admission:

• ArtTable Members – $50
• ArtTable Member Guest – $55
• General Admission – $60

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All program registration fees go toward event expenses and administrative costs for the organization.