Arts

Ann Coleman’s painting decorate some of Eco-tique’s space.

Meet-the-artist reception

DOVER- There will be a meet-the-artist reception for Ann Coleman at The Gallery in Eco-tique Saturday, January 18, from 2 to 6 pm. Coleman will show some new winter pastel scenes that are sure to make viewers’ hearts skip with joy and wonder. Sample Eco-tiques organic wines and local cheeses...

Unique pottery on exhibit at library

WARDSBORO- The Wardsboro Library will exhibit unique pieces of pottery created by Erin Stewart and Will Finkel. The exhibit will carry over through the month of January.
Finkel took his first pottery class when he was 5, and never looked back. He has spent the majority of his life working...

River Gallery School offers sequencing workshops as a staff wellness activity. Sequencing is a highly accessible approach to painting, steeped in mindfulness and flow states. The Farm School staff recently came to RGS to do a workshop, led by David Graham.

Art classes for everyone

BRATTLEBORO- For nearly four and a half decades, River Gallery School has been a home of art. A home a stranger might pass, feel compelled to enter and brush the dust from the hidden spaces of the mind. A place where one might explore deeper ways of being human, for there is nothing more human...

SVMC Art Collection Coordinator Sarah Jolivette (left) and SVMC Director of Women’s and Children’s Services John Gottung, RT (center), with artist Susana Aldanondo.

Artist donates several framed works to hospital

BENNINGTON- The Women’s and Children’s Services Department at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center received a donation of four framed posters and one work on canvas from internationally recognized visual artist Susana Aldanondo.
Aldanondo embodies in her work the joy found in the human...

Kids Can Cook!

Williamstown, Ma- The popular Kids Can Cook! class returns to the Clark Art Institute on Friday, December 27, from 11 am to 12:30 pm.
Constellation Culinary Executive Chef Chris Gouty instructs children ages 5 to 10 in the art of decorating cakes. Children will learn how to roll out and...

Wood engraving on paper by Asa Cheffetz, “Summer Sabbath.”

Printmaker’s art displayed

BENNINGTON- Through December 30, the meticulous work of printmaker Asa Cheffetz (1896-1965) will be displayed at the Regional Artists Gallery of the Bennington Museum.
His wood engravings served as printing plates and from those came beautiful prints. Inspired by the Vermont countryside,...

Glass artists open studio to share art

Readsboro- Artists Mary Angus and Bill LeQuier will host their 36th annual Holiday Open Studio on two weekends, December 14 and 15 and December 21 and 22, from 10 am to 5 pm. Visitors are invited to stop in to see Angus and LeQuier’s beautiful handblown glass, enjoy a cup of hot mulled cider, and...

Craft fair

WARDSBORO- On Sunday, December 8, the Wardsboro Town Hall on Main Street will be open from 11 am to 3 pm for the annual craft fair.
The craft fair features a variety of locally-made crafts including some new products this year. Cookies will be for sale by the dozen with lots of varieties...

Craft fair offers something for everyone

WILMINGTON- Forget large box stores and manufactured goods this holiday season. Shop local at the eighth annual Bright Lights Craft Fair at Memorial Hall on Saturday, December 7, from 10 am to 4 pm.
The craft fair will feature unique, hand-crafted items made by local artisans. This is the...

Holiday pop up shop sells crafts

READSBORO- Readsboro Hometown Redevelopment, the nonprofit that owns the Bullock Building, has created a new temporary business within its walls; a holiday pop-up store featuring its own inventory and contributions from several area craftspeople.
The shop’s hours are Thursday through...