63 Audubon

63 Audubon Street, New Haven

Soft Landing

Public reception Monday, March 30 from 5-7 pm

63 Audubon is pleased to present Soft Landing, a group exhibition featuring works by Laura Capriles, Young Grace Cho, Alec Dai, Madeline Eldridge, Ana Espinal, Lauren Flaaen, Heather Hope Gendron, Grace Han, LEV, Inkpa Mani, Gabriella Mazza, Michelle Beaulieu Morgan, Nadine Nelson, Jeff Ostergren, Raymond Pinto, Alexzandria Robin, Margaret Roleke, Sok Song, Christl Stringer, Reggie Woolery, and Gee’s Bend Quilt from the collection of Catherine Nelson.

On View: March 30 - May 6, 2026 Monday - Thursday 2-6 PM

Upcoming Events:

• Mon, March 30: 5-7 PM Public Reception
• Sat, April 11: 12-6 PM School of Art Open Studios (63 Audubon extended hours)
• Sun, April 12: 12-6 PM School of Art Open Studios (63 Audubon extended hours)
• Thu, April 16: 6-7 PM Panel Discussion
• Fri, May 1: 5-6:30 PM Weaving Workshop led by Kathleen Quaintance, Yale History of Art PhD
• Wed, May 6: 5-7 PM Closing + 63 Zine Launch

Soft Landing brings together artists working across painting, sculpture, photography, and textile-based practices to explore fabric as a site where comfort, memory, and history intertwine. From bedding and clothing to quilts and coverings, textiles exist in proximity to the body. Drawing from the legacy of Gee’s Bend quilts, the exhibition situates contemporary practices within a lineage of textile-making as storytelling. Here, fabric operates not only as material, but as metaphor: a surface that holds intimacy, carries cultural knowledge, and reflects personal and collective histories. Across the exhibition, artists engage textiles as both physical and conceptual frameworks through processes of stitching, layering, fragmentation, and repair. Some works center on domestic and familial memory, while others address broader themes of identity, labor, resilience, and power. Materials range from traditional cloth and thread to unconventional substrates such as plastic and Kevlar, expanding the language of textile beyond its expected forms. Rather than a passive backdrop, fabric emerges as an active material, one that protects records, and transforms. Together, the works invite viewers to reflect on the materials that hold us, and the histories they continue to carry.

Soft Landing was organized by Moshopefoluwa Olagunju, Yale Painting / Printmaking MFA ‘27.

What is 63 Audubon?

63 Audubon is a new community art space managed by the School of Art in collaboration with the School of Management.

The 2025-2026 year programs are booked, but if you have an idea for activating the arts and the community through 63 Audubon, feel free to reach out at 63.audubon@yale.edu.

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Past 2025 Shows

–Origins–

63 Audubon hosted a pop-up exhibition featuring works by artists in the area as part of an experimental entrepreneurial space organized by the Yale School of Art and School of Management in partnership with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, the Arts Council of Greater New Haven, Creative Arts Workshop, Ely Center of Contemporary Art, Neighborhood Music School, ACES Educational Center for the Arts, Center on Inclusive Growth, and many others.

The first pop-up show, Origins, was open during the following hours:

April 4-6 from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
April 11-13 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April 18-20 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
April 25-27 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

The second pop-up show, Origins II, was open during the following hours:

June 6-8 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
June 12-15 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
June 19-22 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
June 26-29 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

–Art as a Catalyst for Climate Action–

The Hixon Center for Urban Sustainability, in collaboration with the Yale School of Art, invited proposals for mural exhibitions in the community art space at 63 Audubon Street, on view this fall.

Art as a Catalyst for Climate Action is open during the following hours:

Sept 15-17 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sept 22-24 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Sept 29 - Oct 1 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Oct 4-8 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Oct 13-15 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Oct 20-22 from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. tentative

In addition to exhibiting their work publicly during September and October, selected artists shared their murals during the Hixon Center’s Practitioner Workshop on Public Art as a Catalyst for Urban Climate Action, which took place on September 19, 2025. Learn more at this link, including a recording of the morning presentations >

This interdisciplinary gathering brought together artists, urban planners, environmental professionals, and community members to explore how public murals can:

• Foster climate awareness and a deeper connection to nature
• Promote safer, more inclusive public spaces
• Inspire actionable climate solutions

–Drawn Together: Notes on a Shared Future–

Drawn Together: Notes on a Shared Future was an evolving exhibition featuring New Haven artists whose sketches, textiles, and structures explore creativity, futurity, and civic engagement. This exhibition explores the creative process, from concept to completion, as essential to civic life, recognizing imagination as a tool for building and belonging.

63 Audubon invites artists, civic thinkers, and builders of all kinds to contribute work that reflects visions for the future of their communities for a show that will open in late November. While the exhibit will center visual art, the call welcomes interdisciplinary perspectives and works at any stage of the creative process. In completing your submission, consider the following: What is your vision for the future of your community? That could be New Haven, your neighborhood, your family or however else you define community.

Submissions may include:

• Visual works in progress or completed (drawings, sculptures, photographs, models, etc.)
• Written reflections, sketches, or ideas for local programs or community initiatives
• Concepts that could contribute to a public program or skill-sharing workshop related to the exhibition themes

Show Dates

• Monday, October 27: Open call deadline
• Wed, November 5, 7:30 pm: Community Workshop
• Wed, December 4, 5-7 pm: Public Reception

On view until January 19, 2026

Curated by Jason Rondinelli MBA '27 and Adama Kamara MBA '27