The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly, Not For Sale - A Documentary
Sunday, September 14, 2025 at 3:00 pm
A Schedule Change - Now Sept 14, 3 PM
Tony Carretta will speak about him and his experiences in representing him.
PLEASE NOTE: We are rescheduling this event to Sunday, Sept 14 at 3 PM. Please join us then.
‘The Art of Failure: Chuck Connelly, Not for Sale’ is the HBO documentary of the rise and fall of Chuck Connelly; in the 1980's a major up and coming talent in the New York art scene along with Julian Schnabel and Jean-Michel Basquia.
Connelly ended up alienating every collector and gallery owner he worked with. This documentary follows the life of this brilliant yet enigmatic painter, who now sees his career fading. Driven by desperation Connelly hires an actor to pose as a young, upcoming artist to sell Chuck's work to galleries and art dealers.
The film provides an intimate and often troubling character study of Connelly, a working-class guy from Pittsburgh who holds "traditional" beliefs that art, above all, is about personal expression and craftsmanship.
Shot over six years, this dramatic and entertaining documentary explores a painter's passion for his work, despite being his own worst enemy.
The documentary won an Emmy at the 30th annual event in 2009 for the 'Outstanding Arts & Culture Programming' category
Following the film curator, gallerist and artist Tony Carretta will speak about his years representing Connelly’s work, how he came to be involved with the HBO release as well as answering questions about the film and how it relates to all artist’s in their artistic quest.
Tony will also be bringing 2 works of art by Chuck Connelly for viewing.
We ask that you provide a donation at the door.