In the Main Gallery:
Masks:Concealing, Revealing, Celebrating
A group show featuring tribal, performance, celebratory, animal and decorative masks, and art exploring why people use masks

September 5-27, 2003
Curated by Andrea Stander

Opening Reception: September 20, 4-6 PM. The reception features Commedia Dell'Art performers from Effecto Meraviglioso and a mask-making workshop

Exhibiting Artists: Cindy Blakeslee, Lian Brehm, Steve Bronstein, Pria Cambio, Annie Caswell, Cassandra Corcoran, Veronica Day, Phil Gambardella, Colette Genest, Angie Grace, Ellis Jacobson, Georgia Landau, Marie Lapre Grabon, Abby Manock, Andrea Markinson, James McNamara, Julie Normand, David Powell, Gabriel Quirk, Sandy Raynor, Cully Renwick, Susan Russell, Judith Salmon, Andrea Stander, Martha Stein, Donna Tillison, Janice Walrafen

Supported by: Culver Oral & Maxilofacial Surgery, KeyBank and Vermont State Employees Credit Union

 

In the Second Floor Student and Community Gallery:
mixed whirled
A mixed media show by robyn peirce of Montpelier

Reception: September 6, 4-6 PM

 

In the Main Gallery:
Canada:
French-Canadian Artists
Artwork by French-Canadian Artists and Artists of French-Canadian Descent

Exhibiting Artists: Christine Audet, Lorrie Fredette, Collette Genest, Collette Gosselin, Lisette Gosselin Cote, Ann LaBerge, Marie LaPre Grabon, Jean-Marie Martin, Danielle Morin, Yvette Muise, Nathalie Sanche & Angelo Sorrentino

Sponsored by: Northfield Savings Bank

Support by: Fecteau Homes, Canadian Club, Lajeunesse Construction

Multi-Cultural Views:
Four INTERNATIONAL exhibits on Three Floors

August 8-30, 2003

Opening Reception: Friday, August 15, 5-8 pm
Followed 8-9:30 pm by a Slide-Lecture presentation by
Robert Manning:
The Life, The Times, The Art of Frida Kahlo, Kathe Kollowitz, and Georgia O'Keeffe

 

In the Second Floor Student and Community Gallery:
Haiti:
Alternative for Children from Poor Families group
An Exhibit Organized by Bob Belenky and Andrea Stefani
Paintings, and ironwork by Haitian artists and photographs by Bob Belenky

Exhibiting Artists: Bob Belenky, Julio B., F. Gusdase, R. Millehomme, Josnel Pierre, Xavier Renel, Saincilus J. Smael, M. Wingtan, Rody Xavier
August 8- 30, 2003

 

In the Second Floor Classrooms:
Commonwealth of Dominica:
Children's paintings from the Dominica Art Project
Paintings by children from four schools provided art instruction and materials by the Dominica Art Project, directed by Faye D. Kass
August 8- September 27, 2003

In the Third Floor Gallery:
Denmark:
IRONICON
Assemblages by
Hans Kragh-Jacobsen
Sponsored by
THE SAVOY THEATER
August 8-September 27, 2003

In the Third Floor rear Gallery:
Small Songs
paintings by
Cully Renwick
Held over for a second month: August 8-30, 2003

In the Main Gallery:
Cruising
A show celebrating wheels and the spirit of the open road
July 11-August 2, 2003
Opening Reception: July 11, 2003 5-8 PM

Exhibiting Artists: Debra Adelson, Jenny Argie, John Brickels, Chelsie Bush, Rodney Dickson, Gary Duehr, Ruth Hagearty, Nick Jakubiak, Ann LaBerge, Dan Lambert, William Landmesser, Nettie Locke Rogers, Juliea Masaoka, Lincoln Mudd, Steph Nelson, Minda Novek, Nina Parris, Mick Petrie, David Powell, Kathleen Preston Knight, Shabnam Sadr, michael smith, Aaron Stein, Dorothy Sucher, James Teuscher, Ann Young

Sponsored by: Good News Garage and Walker Dealerships
Support by: Granite Hills Credit Union, Stone's Service Station, Town & Country Honda, Wayside Restaurant

 

In the Second Floor Student and Community Gallery:
Hubcap Poetry :
Hubcaps and Hubcap Poetry by Newton Baker's 4th Graders from Union Elementary School in Montpelier
July 11-August 2, 2003

 

In the Third Floor Gallery:
A species turns over in its sleep
paintings by
David Johansen
July 11-August 2, 2003

 

In the Third Floor rear Gallery:
Small Songs
paintings by
Cully Renwick
July 11-August 30, 2003

 

In the Main Gallery:

Fun and Games:
A show inspired by toys, games, frolic and fun, and an early summer playground
Exhibit Dates: June 6-July 5, 2003
Opening Reception: June 14, 2003, barbeque party with games, art, community fun 3-9 PM

Exhibiting Artists: Susan Ahlstrom, Virginia Barry, Cindy Blakeslee, Ken Bridges, Robert W. Brunelle, Jr, Sami Buffington, Janet Cathey, Carol Collins, Carol Day, Cathy Dellinger, Timothy Fisher, Nancy Hanson, Nicholas Hecht, Jane Horner, Connie Kite, Georgia Landau, Marie LaPre Grabon, Wilma Lovely, James Nace, Maggie Neale, David Pagani/Child Light Toys, Cully Renwick, Phil Robertson, Delia Robinson, Ginny Sassaman, Eva Schectman, Lynn Spencer, Jennifer Stewart, Samn Stockwell, Ken Tucker, Mark Tucker, Janet Van Fleet, Dan Wetmore, Alice Wing, Charles Woodard, Ann Young

Sponsored by: Vermont Lottery
Support by: Community National Bank, Ben & Jerry's, Vermont Pure Springs

 

In the Second Floor Student and Community Gallery:

Not Your Father's National Geographic:
Digital Collages by
Marion Riley
Exhibit Dates: June 6-July 5, 2003

In the Third Floor Gallery:

Serious Crafts Of Whimsey
Mixed Media works by
John B. Paterson
Exhibit Dates: June 6-July 5, 2003

 

 

In the Main Gallery and Third Floor Gallery: (Above right, bodycast by Beth Simon)
Embodiment
An Exhibit in Connection with Women's Work Month
Curated by Olivia Gay

With generous support from: Concept 2, Zutano, and Ladies Workout Express 

Exhibit Dates: May 2-May 31, 2003
Opening Reception: Friday, May 2, 5-7 PM

Exhibiting Artists: Linda Anderson, Anthe Athas, Katie Back, Karen Blazer, Pria Cambio, Melissa Casey, Judith Chalmer, Patricia Fontaine, Olivia Gay, Nelda Haley, Susan Hartung, Jessica Holmberg, Francoise G. Hultzapple, Donna Iverson, Jehrusha Keene, Georgia Landau, Michelle Lohen, Janet MacLeod, Martha Manning, Matuschka, Robin Peirce, Julie Ruth, Shab Sadr, Erica Partington Sears, Constance Eger Schneider, Sofia Shatkivska, Josephine Spilka, Beth Simon, Danielle Taylor, Susan Templeton, Joan Thompson, Annie Van Avery, Janet Van Fleet, Janice Walrafen, Marianne Weill, Ann Young

In the Second Floor Student and Community Gallery:
Work by Hannah Hamilton
U-32 Branching Out student mentored by Maggie Neale

In the Main Gallery and Third Floor Gallery:
The Home and Garden Show
Sponsored by: Cabot Creamery, Inc
With generous support from: Nelsons Ace Hardware, Sears, and the Vermont Arts Council

Exhibit Dates: April 4 – April 26, 2003
"Tea Party" Opening Reception: Friday, April 11, 5-8:00 PM

Exhibiting Artists: Mark Abare, Rob Bailey, Heidi Broner, Steve Bronstein, Jill Brown, Robert Brunelle, Sandra Buck, Amanda Canavan, Chet Cole, Gabriel Cole, Cathy Dellinger, Jim Eaton, Chris Esten, Lorrie Fredette, Bruce Gratz, Richard Gross, Nancy Hanson, Chris Jeffrey, Georgia Landau, Yasuko Leahy, Dawn Littlepage, Greg MacMartin, Sue Martin, Don Marcille, Derek Metevier, Heather Milne, Maggie Neale, Patricia Parsons, Alan Paschell, Jane Pincus, Ruth Pope, Charlotte Potok, Sandy Raynor, Liisa Reid, David Sawyer, Lynn Sibley, Kate Smith, Lochlin Smith, John Snell, Wendy Soliday, Amy Storey, Janice Taylor, Ikuji Teraki & Jeanne Bisson, James Teuscher, Julie Ann Thayer, Trudy Thomas, Anne Tondu, Mark Tucker, Ellen Urman, Janet Van Fleet, Brad Vietje, Janice Walrafen, Helen Wolfel, Louise Wolfel, Ann Young

In the Student & Community Gallery on the Second Floor:
People Looking for Answers to Life
Exhibit Dates: April 4 – April 26, 2003

An exhibit of projects made in two sessions at Studio Place Arts.
Spaulding High School tenth grade English students and current and former women from the Dale Correctional facility talking and making art about how "big things can change our life forever and small things too."A project of YES - Youth Engaging Society which brings us together to strengthen ourselves and our community

In the Third Floor Gallery:
Paintings by Regis Cummings
Expressive, figurative works with a strong narrative component
Exhibit Dates: April 4 – April 26, 2003

In both the Main Gallery and the Third Floor Gallery:
My World:
A Youth Photography Exploration
Personally relevant photography by central Vermont-area elementary and high school students
Curated by Mark Tucker
Sponsored by: Ben and Jerry's Homemade
With generous support from: Vermont Arts Council, Bob's Camera, and Flashback Photo

March 7-29, 2003
Opening Reception: Friday, March 7, 2003, 5-8 PM
Featuring music by Mike Heath and Ben and Jerry's ice cream!

In Colomb's Country Cafe:
Exploring Pastel & Oils:
An exhibition by the students of Joy Huckins-Noss

March 7-29, 2003

Exhibitors: Judy Greenwald, Sandra Ershow, Linda Kiniry, Toni Hartrich, Paul Beck, Robin Garcia, Lucy Petrie, Jan Avery, and Cynthia McPhetres

 

In the Third Floor Gallery:
Baghdad, Iraq - January, 2003:
Photographs by Terry J. Allen

 

In both the Main Gallery and the Third Floor Gallery:
Puttin' on the Dog
Canines on Parade

January 24-February 22, 2003

Opening Reception Friday, January 31, 5-8 PM

Exhibitors: Renee Alyson McElvie, Edward Andrzejewski, Owen Bissex, Carol Block, Libby Cagle, Rhoda Carroll, Anne Davis, Veronica Day, Cathy Dellinger, Sarah Hauser, Tracy Henrickson, Carol D. Heslin, David Johansen, Jessica Keller Liljegren, David Klein, William Landmesser, Margot Lasher, Julie Longstreth, Carolyn McAdams, Melissa Meredith, Kevin Muente, Maggie Neale, Louise Peterson, Delia Robinson, Anthony Sini, (michael smith), Carolyn Stellatella, Miranda Syp, Mark Taylor, Mary Thompson, Mark Tucker, Sandra Williams

In the Main Gallery and the Third Floor Gallery:
Take It Home
The 3rd Annual Holiday Member’s Show

Sponsored by: Kimball & Storrow, Attorneys at Law
and Kimball, Sherman & Ellis

December 6, 2002 – January 11, 2003
Reception and CD Release Party for Fur on Your Lips:
The Love Songs of Beanie the Singing Dog
Friday, December 13th, 5 – 8

Exhibitors: Sarah Albert, Genevieve Anthony, Virginia Barry, John Belding, Molly Beirne, Alexandra Bottinelli, Sandra Buck, Elissa Campbell, Pria Cambio, Rhoda Carroll, Leslie Cherrington, Joan Marie Davidson, Cathy Dellinger, Gabrielle Dietzel, Bob Dikon, Chris Esten, Paul Gruhler, Taylore Grymonnt, Barbara Gutheil, Don Heuerman, Joy Huckins-Noss, M.D. Huddleston, Emily Johansen, Marsha Kincheloe, Linda Kiniry, David Klein, Georgia Landau, Marie LaPre Grabon, Yasuko (Miya) Leahy, Betty Lord, Wilma Lovely, Elizabeth Nelson, John Paterson, Rachel Phelps, Linda Maney, Martha Manning, Mary Ellen Manock, Sue Martin, Meg McLean, Robert Murphy, Jerrie Nash, Maggie Neale, Eleanor Ott, Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams, Susan M. Russell, Charles Ryerson, Sofia Shatkivska, Bonnie Seideman, David Smith, Martin Smith, (michael smith), Ronnie Solbert, Kathy Stark, Missy Storrow, Altoon Sultan, Miranda Syp,
Diane Tetrault, Mark Tucker, Janet Van Fleet, Mary Waldo, Janice Walrafen, Fred White, Tamara Wight, Diana Winn Levine, Robert Wolff William, Karen Wynkoop

2nd Floor Hall Exhibit:
Student Work from Instructor Janice Walrafen's
Drawing l & ll Classes
Fall 2002
Exhibitors: Bob Andreoletti, Wanda Cotnoir, Darragh Ellerson,
Lynn Gage, Myrna Minranda-O'Neill, Priscilla Rossi, Mary Slater


In the Ivy Bakery-Cafe:
Center for Photographic Studies Members Show
This exhibit is a collaboration between the Center for Photographic Studies (CPS) and the Studio Place Arts "Take It Home" December Exhibit.

The photographs are the work of CPS Members, students who have taken CPS photography classes, and instructors who have taught those classes.For more information on the Center for Photographic Studies, a non-profit offering education, outreach and promotion of the photographic arts, classes, darkroom, and photography gatherings call 479 4127 or stop in upstairs, in our studio on the 3rd floor.
Exhibitors: Annie Van Avery, Michelle, Andrew Kline, Graham Pringle, William Steinhurst, Michael Wenrich

In The Main Gallery and in the Third Floor Gallery:
Clean Your Plate:
An Exhibit About Food

Reception: Friday, November 8, 5-8 pm
(following Open Studios throughout the building, 1-5 pm)
World Premiere: March of the Teapots, an animated video by Janet Van Fleet
and
What's in the Fridge? Performance Art by Olivia Gay
Exhibiting November 1-November 30, 2002

Exhibiting Artists:Irene Abraham, Marc Awodey, Jane Benjamin, Dave Blumenthal, Jude Bond, Mia Brownell, Robert Brunelle, Jr., JSJ Burke, Lewis Clark, Christine Darnell, Victoria Doria, Shawn Dell Joyce, Susan Dygert, Erin Gray, Martin Groffman, Rania Hassan, Lynn Imperatore, Caroline Jasper, Georgia Landau, Marie LaPre Grabon, Jeri MacDonald, Maggie Neale, Sally Newman, Martha Ohliger, John Paterson, Charlotte Purrington, Beverly Red, Liisa Reid, Martin Smith, Michael Smith, Ronnie Solbert, Janet Van Fleet, Sue Wall, Jennifer X-eme Koch

Sponsored by Annie's Naturals with support from the Vermont Arts Council

In the Ivy Bakery&Cafe:
Art by the Cup
Vermont Public Radio's Collection of Original Designs for the Artist Mug Series Traveling Exhibit
November, 2002
Opening Reception Friday, November 15, 5:30-7:30 PM

-Art-
In the Second Floor Community Gallery:
Freestyle Arts Association
Artwork from a Residency at SPA, October, 2002
Supported by a grant from the Vermont Arts Council
Video created during workshop "Bury Me in Barre" available for viewing and rental