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Explore some art

SOUTH NEWFANE- Experience the Rock River Artists Open Studio Tour on Saturday, July 21, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, July 22, from 10 am to 5 pm, in Newfane and Williamsville.
This year offers a glimpse at the new works of some of the RRA’s most established artists, and also the works...

Explore area artists’ studios

NEWFANE- Rock River Artists’ 26th annual open studio tour is slated for Saturday, July 21, from 10 am to 6 pm, and Sunday, July 22, from 10 am to 5 pm. A tour that has earned its following well beyond southern Vermont, the two-day offering features 12 accomplished artists in a range of media...

Explore with author and artist

BENNINGTON- On Sunday, July 15, from 2 to 3:30 pm, the public is invited to join author Elizabeth Kolbert and Vermont artist Edward Koren as they explore Kolbert’s book, “The Sixth Extinction,” and its impact on Koren’s work in creating curious skeletal creatures in a landscape of ruined Gothic...

New art exhibit

BRATTLEBORO- A new exhibit in the Brooks House, 130 Main Street, spotlights the artwork of three Brattleboro-West Arts members. The show, titled “New Passage,” will feature paintings by Kay Curtis, Julia Eva Bacon, and Cai Xi in the Atrium Hallway Gallery. The new works will be on view through...

Hidden treasures with reception

NEWFANE- The Historical Society will host an opening reception at the Moore Free Library on West Street, on Sunday, July 8, at 3 pm, presenting historical background on the exhibit “Hidden Treasures” from artist Arthur Burton. Refreshments will be served.
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Career talk by Vermont artist

PUTNEY- Landmark College will present a free, open to the public talk by Vermont artist Jean Cherouny on Sunday, June 24, at 7:30 pm, in the Brooks M. O’Brien auditorium, located in the east academic building.
Cherouny’s talk, entitled “A Gliding Artform,” will describe how learning...

Museum is open for season

NEWFANE- The County Museum and the West River Railroad Museum are now open for the season through Columbus Day weekend in October.
The Newfane Railroad Station has recently been restored as the West River Railroad Museum. It comprises the old depot and water tank house, both of which were...

Talk on pottery

MARLBORO- On Saturday, June 23, at 4 pm, the Southern Vermont Natural History Museum welcomes Andrea Rand, of Connecticut State University, for her talk on Native American pottery. The presentation will focus on techniques used by the prehistoric native cultures of New England.
During the...

Museum is free for the day

BENNINGTON- On Saturday, May 12, from 10 am to 5 pm admission to the Bennington Museum is free for all visitors. Among the activities planned for the day is a visit by the Vermont Arts Exchange Art Bus from 12 to 4 pm where visitors can become creative with arts and crafts. Stepping into the...

Stephen Lloyd’s absent trees painting.

New art exhibit features landscapes, light

BRATTLEBORO- C. X. Silver Gallery announced a new exhibition of the paintings of Stephen Lloyd. The opening reception will be Sunday, May 6, from 4 to 6 pm.
Lloyd employs a variety of approaches in a dialogue between realism and abstraction. He is inspired by the light and landscapes of...