Arts

Renate Aller stands with one of her photographs.

Exhibit-related events throughout January

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center will present several events in connection with “The Space Between Memory and Expectation,” an exhibit of large format photographs by Renate Aller of mountains, glaciers, trees, the ocean, and other natural landscapes, paired with a site-...

Museum features snowboard artist in new exhibit

VERMONT - Scott Lenhardt is the artist behind the Vermont Ski and Snowboard Museum’s new exhibit “Scott Lenhardt; Artistic Contributions to Burton Snowboards 1994 to Present.” Lenhardt, a fine artist from West Rupert, will be talking about his work on the virtual Red Bench Thursday, January 19, ...

Last year’s winning duck stamp featured a green-winged teal by Madison Grimm, 15, from South Dakota. US Fish & Wildlife

Submit stamp designs for national contest

VERMONT - The annual statewide Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program is underway. The US Fish and Wildlife Service invites students from pre-K to 12th grade to create designs featuring ducks, swans or geese in their natural habitats. Designs are judged in four age categories with...

Emma P., artist-in-residence for 2022, taking pictures for digital tintypes.

Youth artist residency

BRATTLEBORO - In-Sight Photography Project is accepting applications for its 2023 Youth Artist Residency Program. Building on the pilot program from last winter, In-Sight is offering three to five local youths from 15 to 18 years old a unique opportunity to dive into an independent photography...

Ornaments by Jen Violette

Unique hand-blown glass

WILMINGTON - Local glass artist Jen Violette will be exhibiting her unique and colorful hand-blown glass items at the Bright Lights Makers Market Friday, December 9, from 3 to 6:30 pm and Saturday, December 10, from 10 am to 4 pm at Memorial Hall downtown. On display will be a large variety of...

Exhibit on mysterious tales, auction

BENNINGTON - Looking for a fun family outing over the holiday? Want to step into the art world to find the perfect gift for a special friend? Whatever the reason, Bennington Museum is here.
On Friday, November 25, Bennington Museum will open their annual winter exhibition and closed-bid...

“Free Ukraine,” pastel by Alla Potashnikova Hiser.

Five artists selected as juried show winners

BRATTLEBORO - Five artists were selected as winners of the annual Vermont Pastel Society juried member show now on display at Vermont Artisan Designs.
“Free Ukraine,” a pastel by Alla Potashinikova Hiser, of Charlotte, won the $300 first prize. “Snow Patterns,” by Katrina Thorstensen, of...

Halifax artist’s work on display

JOHNSON - Vermont Studio Center’s Red Mill Gallery show “As If Through It All” by Halifax-based Taraneh Mosadegh, will run until Wednesday, November 30. To schedule a gallery visit email gallery@vermontstudiocenter.org or call (802) 635-2727, ext. 211.
Mosadegh is an Iranian-American...

For last year’s Artful Ice Shanties exhibit, the Wardsboro School’s third and fourth grade classes designed a shanty that educated attendees on animals’ winter survival strategies. File photo

Register for Artful Ice Shanties 2023

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm are now accepting entries for Artful Ice Shanties 2023. Registrations will be accepted until Friday, December 16.
The Artful Ice Shanties outdoor exhibit is a place-based celebration of artistic talent, creative...

BMAC’s 2022 climate change artists in residence. Left to right: Andrea Stix Wasserman, Elizabeth Billings, and Evie Lovett.

Artists in residence showcase climate art

PUTNEY - In response to the ongoing climate crisis, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center recently created an artist residency program to support artists seeking time and resources to engage with the profound questions and challenges presented by climate change. Over the past year Elizabeth...