By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER The walls inside the Historic Gura Building were wallpapered with the work of local artists, and Southington photographers, painters, and more gathered to see which would be crowned champion. For years, the Southington Arts and…
By JEN CARDINES STAFF WRITER Santa paid a visit to Southington Community Cultural Arts (SoCCA) on Monday, Dec. 19. Just before the accountants close the books on 2016, a last-minute check helped balance the books. Southington Community Cultural Arts (SoCCA)…
On Wednesday, Nov. 30, residents turned out to show their appreciation for Eldon Hafford, above. The former executive director of Bread for Life was honored in a retirement party at the Gura Building that drew town officials, volunteers, and community…
By JOHN GORALSKIEDITOR A couple of visitors were leafing through John Atashian’s photographs of famous guitarists, and the sounds of The Sawtelles filtered downstairs through the crowd like the perfect soundtrack. In a room at the top of the stairs, one…
By TAYLOR HARTZSTAFF WRITER After two years of living room board meetings, the team behind Southington Community Cultural Arts (SoCCA) held their first board meeting in the organization’s new home—the Gura building in downtown Southington. With their temporary certificate of occupancy…
By JOHN GORALSKIEDITOR Professional painters exploded into the Gura Building last Saturday like a cluster of spiders scrambling to build a web. They spilled into every room, blanketing the floors with drop cloths and paint buckets. Some were climbing ladders, armed…
The Gura Building exploded into a burst of spring colors as the boarded windows of the future Southington Community Cultural Arts building began to be adorned with local artists’ work. The temporary project is meant to beautify the downtown area…
By LINDSAY CAREYSTAFF WRITER Southington Community Cultural Arts (SCCA) President Mary DeCroce has enlisted ten local artists, including herself, to create artwork to place on the plywood in the window openings at the Gura building until late April when the…
By Lindsay Carey Staff Writer The Southington Community Cultural Arts (SCCA) reached its fundraising goal and secured a lease for the old Gura Building, which it will renovate and turn into a community arts center. In 18 months, the arts…
By Lisa Capobianco Staff Writer With the Southington Community Cultural Arts (SCCA) halfway into its 18-month capital campaign to turn the old Gura Building into an arts center, the Town Council voted in approval of a DECD Grant worth $500,000…
