Arts

Stop by the Pettee Memorial Library lawn to take part in a workshop to create braided rugs from upcycled T-shirts.

Tons of fun during the stroll

WILMINGTON- Come to downtown on Saturday, August 17, from 5 to 7 pm, for the second of this summer’s Village Strolls. The theme of the stroll is “Up-cycling” and will feature many ways to creatively reuse and recycle common objects.
Be sure to pick up a
“recycle bingo” card at one...

Looking for vendors

WILMINGTON- The eighth annual Bright Lights Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, December 7, at Historic Memorial Hall. This popular holiday market features quality and unique gifts.
To apply contact Haley Frano at brightlightsmarket@gmail.com or (843) 714-1111. Applications are due by the...

Town Hill Pottery set up shop during a previous art and craft festival.

Enjoy a fun-filled weekend at the art and craft festival

BENNINGTON- Craftproducers presents the 41st annual Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival on Saturday, August 3, the festival will be open from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sunday, August 4, from 10 am to 4 pm.
Special events and activities include over 100 exhibitors of fine art, artisan...

Artists and crafters wanted for fair day

TOWNSHEND- Artists and crafters are being sought for the annual Grace Cottage Hospital Fair Day Arts and Crafts Show scheduled for August 3 on the Common.
This one day pop-up shop features an eclectic array of fine art, prints, photography, pottery seconds, glass, wood, fiber, and more...

Summer open studio this weekend

READSBORO- Vermont artists Mary Angus and Bill LeQuier, of Readsboro Glassworks, will hold a summer open studio on Saturday, July 27, and Sunday, July 29, from 10 am to 5 pm, as part of the Deerfield Valley Blueberry Festival.
Visitors are invited to stop in to see their beautiful...

Annual open studio tour

NEWFANE- The Rock River Artists 27th annual open studio tour will be held on Saturday, July 20, and Sunday, July 21, from 10 am to 6 pm. The tour features 17 accomplished artists in a range of media from inlay to functional pottery; thread on fabric to collage.
The RRA Open Studio Tour...

Circus performance tackles larger issues

BRATTLEBORO- The New England Center for Circus Arts is a leading education center supporting the development of circus as a performance art form.
On Friday, June 28, at 7:30 pm, NECCA’s Company in Residence participant One World Circus will present “Webs,” a circus confronting sexualized...

Jackson Tupper

Opening party for exhibit

BENNINGTON- The 22nd annual North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS) will be hosting an opening party for the exhibition on Saturday, June 29. The reception will take place from 4 to 8 pm (rain or shine) at the Vermont Arts Exchange campus at 48 Main Street and throughout the village. The...

Ben Parks’ photograph “From The Small Hours.”

Art center shares work of 20 photographers

MANCHESTER- The Southern Vermont Arts Center has announced an exhibition of 20 photographers from the United States, Singapore, and Japan who use motion picture film to create still images.
“Everything is Still: Photographers Working in Motion Picture Film” is curated by artist Stephen...

“Icy Blue,” a sea-urchin-like creature or a hot-air balloon, floats in an aqua environment. Vertical strands of white and yellow beads, cosmic hailstones perhaps, make up its surface pattern. Lacy swirls of tinier dots, along with vaporous-looking areas of the titular hue, fill the background.

New art exhibits open this weekend

BRATTLEBORO- Six new exhibits open at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center on Saturday, June 22, at 11 am, through September 23. An opening reception, free and open to all, will take place the same day at 5:30 pm.
The new exhibits include the summer-themed “Ocean’s Edge,” consisting of...