arts

Peace Poster Contest offers $5,000 prize

DEERFIELD VALLEY - The Deerfield Valley Lions Club is once again sponsoring the International Peace Poster Contest for 11-to-13 year old students in local schools. The theme this year is “We Are All Connected.” The posters will be evaluated on originality, artistic merit, and expression of the...

The I/O Ensemble will perform at the Clark Art Institute Saturday, October 2. Photo by Keith Forman.

Free admission, events at Clark Art Institute

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA - Several events will be happening at the Clark Art Institute this weekend.
On Saturday, October 2, The Williams College Percussion Ensemble will perform Eliza Brown’s 2018 piece “Masque-Rondeau,” under the direction of Matthew Gold, as a part of the group’s continuing I/O...

Studio tours highlight Brattleboro, Marlboro art

WINDHAM COUNTY - The Vermont Craft Council’s fall Open Studio Weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, October 2, and 3, will include four craftspeople and a gallery.
Participating sites will be open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm each day, in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. Visitors...

NYT poetry critic to visit college

BENNINGTON - The Robert Frost Stone House Museum at Bennington College, in partnership with the Bennington Museum, presents an evening with The New York Times Book Review poetry critic David Orr on Friday, September 24, from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Ada Paresky Education Center at the Bennington...

Indigenous-inspired feminist art on Sage Street

NORTH BENNINGTON - The opening reception of “Las Tres Hermanas (The Three Sisters),” an exhibit featuring the works of artists Renée Bouchard, Maria Lucia Ferreira, and Patricia Burke Pedreira, will take place on Friday, September 24, from 5 to 7 pm at 29 Sage Street. Entrance is free of charge...

Mara Williams

Gala to celebrate career of longtime art curator

WALPOLE, NH - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center is holding its Fall Gala on Friday, September 24, at 6 pm, at Alyson’s Orchard. The event will include drinks, appetizers and dessert; a silent and live auction of art, wine, and vacation getaways; and live music and dancing.
The event...

Spotlight turns on magic realism

BRATTLEBORO - Latchis Arts’ Spotlight series puts its focus in September on magic realism.
A genre that combines realistic narrative with surreal elements of dream or fantasy, magic realism is a trending style that includes the Academy Award winners for best picture in 2015, “Birdman,” and...

BMAC holds online talks

BRATTLEBORO - The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center will present two online conversations this week.
The first is with artist Erick Johnson and BMAC chief curator Mara Williams about “Double Take,” an installation of Johnson’s oil paintings and photographs, on Thursday, September 23, at...

Sci-fi film showcases VT talent

MANCHESTER - The Western Terrestrials’ film “The Ballad of Ethan Alien,” a 75-minute sci-fi musical created entirely during the pandemic, will be shown at Town Green on Wednesday, September 8. Special musical guest Bob Stannard will make an appearance.
“The Ballad of Ethan Alien” is a film...

Bill Ledger’s “Saigon” will be available for bids.

Photography auction

BRATTLEBORO - In-Sight Photography Project will be hosting an on- and offline auction throughout September, opening during an open house for Gallery Walk on Friday, September 3, from 5 to 8 pm. All proceeds benefit the In-Sight Scholarship program.