Arts

Art show at the Crafts Inn during a previous Memorial Day weekend.

Art show

WILMINGTON- Artists will gather on the front lawn of the historic Crafts Inn to exhibit paintings, prints, jewelry, and more on Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, from 10 am to 5 pm each day.
Artists include painter Ann Coleman, of Whitingham, with her pastels and prints of local...

FOLLOW THE YELLOW SIGNS TO OPEN STUDIOS

DEERFIELD VALLEY- Yellow signs will once again dot the Vermont landscape over Memorial Day Weekend, leading visitors to the workspaces of craftspeople and artists who will open their studios for the Vermont Craft Council’s 27th annual Spring Open Studio Weekend.
Open Studio Weekend is a...

Joseph Diggs stands with his painting “Chalk Line Baller” from the exhibit “Proud 2 Be American.”

“Proud 2 Be American” exhibit

Brattleboro-The paintings that make up Joseph Diggs’ “Proud 2 Be American” celebrate and memorialize several generations of the artist’s African American and Cape Verdean family. The exhibit is on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) through June 16.
Diggs was born in...

It’s time for the next antiques and collectibles appraisal day

BRATTLEBORO- Brattleboro Area Jewish Community will hold its fifth annual Antiques & Collectibles Appraisal Day, a mini-version of “The Antiques Roadshow,” on Sunday, May 19, from 1 pm to 5:30 pm at 118 Elliot Street.
Six appraisers, specialists in their fields will be present to...

Robert Frost museum reopens

Shaftsbury- The Robert Frost Stone House Museum has re-opened for its second season under Bennington College’s stewardship. During May, the museum will be open Friday through Sunday from 10 am to 4 pm.
Entrance to the grounds and trails is free. For museum admission rates and summertime...

Free admission day at Bennington Museum on Saturday, May 11

BENNINGTON- On Saturday, May 11, from 10 am to 5 pm, admission to the Bennington Museum is free for all visitors, and the lineup for engagement is outstanding. At 11 am, join senior photographer for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC, Eileen Travell, and Bennington Museum’s curator Jamie...

Art exhibit covers large topics

BRATTLEBORO- “Nuclear Family,” an exhibit of new work by Amy Bennett, features small paintings that tackle large topics, including marriage, child rearing, and female identity.
The smallest painting in the exhibit, “Problem Child,” is less than three inches high and four-and-a-half inches...

Watercolor exhibit

BRATTLEBORO- Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts, 183 Main Street, presents “David Rohn: Watercolors,” a gallery-wide exhibition of paintings spanning more than four decades. An artist opening reception will take place Saturday, April 27, from 5 to 7 pm, and the gallery will host an artist talk on...

Museum celebrates “Connections” in exhibit

BRATTLEBORO- On Wednesday, April 24, at 7 pm, the Brattleboro Museum and Arts Center presents Jackie Abrams and Deidre Scherer, who will discuss their collaborative work in the exhibit “Connections.”
The latest installment in the BMAC’s occasional dialogue series of collaborative...

Comics drawing workshop

WILMINGTON- On Thursday, April 18, at 1 pm, the Pettee Memorial Library will host a comics drawing workshop for children in grades 4 to 6.
The hour-long workshop will be followed by free time to continue working. Children will learn to design a main character or superhero, choose a color...