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Experience Studio Place Arts (SPA), a vibrant, three-floor, non-profit community visual arts center in historic downtown Barre, Vermont. Our mission is to enrich people around the region by making the visual arts accessible to everyone through education, art exhibitions (free of charge), and contact with working artists. SPA opened its doors in 2000 following extensive renovations of a fire damaged, historic structure, the Nichols Block, which presented an opportunity to bring more creative programming to our region.
Join us and be part of a dynamic art community. We look forward to your involvement.
Stay up to date with SPA happenings. Subscribe to our email newsletter.
Join us and be part of a dynamic art community. We look forward to your involvement.
Stay up to date with SPA happenings. Subscribe to our email newsletter.
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In the Galleries:
PLEASE NOTE: The elevator in the SPA building is not functioning; we are waiting to be scheduled for parts and repairs. If you need to use the elevator, please send us an email and we will let you know when the repairs are completed. We are sorry for any inconvenience to you. Spring Exhibits:
Show Dates: April 30 – June 14, 2025 Art Social: Saturday, May 10, 4-5:30PM 
In the Main Gallery:
The Bard - Works by 22 artists honoring William Shakespeare. Show Dates: April 30 – June 14, 2025 Featured art: Puck (A Midsummer's Night Dream) by Ann Young 
In the 2nd Floor Gallery:
ART IT UP! - Silent auction to benefit SPA programs (on-line/in-person). Bidding concludes June 6, 4PM. Show Dates: April 30 – June 6, 2025 Click here to view the auction catalog & bid online... 
In the 3rd Floor Gallery:
A Single Point in Time – Retrospective exhibit for the late Michelle Saffran (1957-2023). Show Dates: April 30 – June 14, 2025 Michelle Saffran Biography 
In the SPA Classroom:
Empty Bowls Project - Pop-Up Ceramics Show by students at Barre City Elementary & Middle School Show Dates: Fri & Sat., May 9 & 10 This show is a preview for the Empty Bowls Dinner at the Old Labor Hall on Thurs., May 22, 5:30-7PM 
ARTE at 159 North Main
Outside the Box Paintings by James Vogler Oil on cardboard pizza boxes Exhibit Dates: May 6 - July 27, 2025 Artist Statement: I am interested in investigating relationships between abstracted forms, shapes, color and light. Often there is a cartoon aspect to the forms, which I feel compelled to include. The combinations of these elements infuse my work with a curious ambiguity. 159 N. Main St., Barre, VT (Pearl Street Pizza / AR Market) HRS: Tues-Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-2PM 
ART at Morse Block
Fungus Along the Way Photographs by Krista Cheney Discovering a lush variety of mushrooms while hiking the trails of Vermont and Maine. Exhibit Dates: May 12 - August 8, 2025 (Morse Block Deli: 260 N. Main St., Barre, VT | HRS: Mon-Fri 8am-3pm) Summer Season Shows at SPA
Exhibit Dates: June 25 - August 15, 2025 Main Floor Gallery: Sharpen Your Pencils! - Drawings and assemblages that celebrate the humble pencil. Second Floor Gallery: The Travelers - Photography by Orah Moore and Barbara Flack Third Floor Gallery: Paintings by Juliana Fechter Art Social: Saturday, July 5, 4-5:30PM (PLEASE NOTE: SPA is closed from June 15 - June 24 for the construction of these new exhibits.) 
Enjoy the Art Stroll, a self-guided tour of historic and contemporary sculptures around downtown, historic Barre. Click HERE.
SAVE THE DATE: October 4, 2025 Beaux-Arts Ball & Banquet to celebrate 25 years of SPA!
MORE INFO ON SPA: Follow us on Social Media. Stay up to date with SPA happenings. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Check out our Calls to Artists opportunities. Contact us: (802) 479-7069 or send an EMAIL 
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In the Media:
Thank you!
Studio Place Arts has been voted Barre-Montpelier Times Argus Best of the Best 2024 Readers' Choice Award Winner for:
Artist Pamela Wilson's Practice Includes Clay and Community
Seven Days, August 21, 2024 by Alice Dodge 
Kristen Dettoni Brings Ciphers and Spies to Studio Place Arts
Seven Days, July 10, 2024 by Alice Dodge 
'Violaceous' & 'An Exuberant Journey': The color purple and Anne Sarcka at SPA
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, May 11, 2024 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
At Studio Place Arts in Barre, a Group Exhibit Highlights Embroidery
Seven Days, April 10, 2024 by Pamela Polston 
‘Up & Down, In & Out’: ‘similar in a way to making a line or brushwork’
The Times Argus, March 30, 2024 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
Studio Place Arts invites Artists and Viewers to 'Head for the HIlls' by Gina Tron Seven Days VT February 14-21, 2024 
SPA Upstairs: Erika Lawlor-Schmidt and Jessica Scriver respond
The Times Argus, February 3, 2024 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
'Head for the Hills': SPA artists take you outdoors
The Times Argus, February 3, 2024 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
In 'Every Which Way,' Jessica Scriver's Paintings Reflect on Directions
Seven Days, January 31, 2024 by Alice Dodge 
Water Logged, but Red Hot! SPA's brick-by-brick fundraiser
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, January 20, 2024 
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201 NORTH MAIN STREET, BARRE, VT 05641 | 802.479.7069 | GALLERY HOURS: WED–FRI: 11:30AM–5PM & SAT: 11:30AM-4PM (FREE ADMISSION)
