Arts

Art by Edvard Munch is on exhibit at the Clark Institute.

Art lovers will scream for this exhibit

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- The summer season begins at the Clark Art Institute with the opening of “Edvard Munch: Trembling Earth” on Saturday, June 10. The Clark is the only US venue for this important new exhibition.
“Trembling Earth” features brilliantly hued landscapes, stunning figure...

Bands sought to compete in Pink Floyd Cover Contest

VERMONT- “Floydian Slip,” a syndicated radio program produced in Shelburne and devoted to British rock band Pink Floyd, has opened submissions for its 11th annual Surrogate Bands Pink Floyd Cover Contest.
Musicians are invited to submit their own recordings of Pink Floyd songs. Host Craig...

College hosts annual reading series

BENNINGTON- From Thursday, June 8, to Friday, June 16, critically acclaimed, award-winning authors and faculty of the Bennington College Writing Seminars will host Writers Reading, a hallmark evening reading series during the MFA program’s summer residency. All readings are free and open to the...

DayMares and NightDreams

BRATTLEBORO- “DayMares and NightDreams: A Surreal Circus” comes to the New England Center for Circus Arts.
In between waking and sleeping lies the land of the surreal where people walk upside down, hang from their toes, and bend over backward.
The performances are Friday, June 2, at...

Art grants available

VERMONT- The Vermont Community Foundation has new funding available for projects and events in the visual, performing, musical, and literary arts.
This grant program is made possible by a Vermont Community Foundation fundholder and aligns with the foundation’s goals to improve health and...

Elizabeth Atterbury, “Calendar 15, 2022,” chine collé and embossment with hand cut copper plates on Somerset.

Atterbury’s work on display in free exhibit at Clark Art Institute

WILLIAMSTOWN, MA- The Clark Art Institute continues its art in public spaces program in 2023 with a yearlong installation presenting the work of contemporary artist Elizabeth Atterbury
“Elizabeth Atterbury: Oracle Bones” is a free exhibition on view in the Clark Center’s lower level and in...

Sofia Alvarez to speak at Bennington College

BENNINGTON- Bennington College has announced that playwright, screenwriter, and director Sofia Alvarez ‘07 will address the class of 2023 commencement at 10 am on Saturday, June 3. In addition, the faculty speaker will be Professor of Art History J. Vanessa Lyon and the senior student speaker...

Art guild exhibits at Crowell Library

NEWFANE- For the month of May the current exhibition in the Crowell Gallery features 22 members of the Saxtons River Art Guild. The artists work in various media, including watercolor, oils, acrylics, and colored pencil.
This is the third exhibition at the Crowell Gallery for the guild....

Arts and crafts festival is back for its 26th year in Bennington

BENNINGTON- The 26th Mayfest Arts and Crafts Festival returns to town for this annual rite of spring. Main Street, School Street, and Pleasant Street will be closed to vehicle traffic and filled with over 95 vendors offering juried crafts and specialty food on Saturday, May 27, between 10 am and...

Local artists ready to open their studio doors Memorial Day weekend

DEERFIELD VALLEY- The 31st annual Vermont Spring Open Studio weekend will be held during Memorial Day weekend on Saturday, May 27, and Sunday, May 28, from 10 am to 5 pm each day. Visitors will have the opportunity to plan a tour that brings them through the small towns of Vermont to studios...