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    Friday, May 31, 2024

    Where art looms large: Hygienic Grande

    Roger Bowie, right, of Waterford talks about his metal and fabric mushroom sculpture with Christina Corcoran, left, of Uncasville, and volunteer Martha Sligh, center, during last year’s Hygienic Grande for oversized artwork. (Dana Jensen/The Day)
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    You know the saying: Go big or go home.

    Well, Hygienic Grande XLV definitely goes big.

    This element of the annual Hygienic festivities focuses on large-format art, meaning sculpture, multimedia pieces or canvases that are more than five feet in size.

    Artists can sign in and install their works between noon and 6 p.m. Saturday, and they should pick them up between noon and 7 p.m. Feb. 10.

    Hygienic Grande XLV, opening reception at 7 p.m. Saturday, Large Format Art Annex, 305 State St., New London; through Feb. 9; for more info, contact Bill Dumas at billdumas@icloud.com.

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