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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. Join us and be part of a dynamic art community.
In November, 2020, SPA observed its 20th year of community enrichment. We appreciate your participation and support.
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In the Galleries:
Exhibits:
CELEBRATE!
November 10 - December 29, 2021 (On display in all three galleries) Gallery Hrs: Wed & Thurs: 11:30AM-5PM Fri & Sat: 11:30AM-6PM closed 12/2 & 12/25 NOTE: SPA reopens 12/3 at 2:30PM Our annual local arts celebration features a wide variety of art and craft created by more than 60 SPA member artists. The show is on all 3 floors of the historic SPA building and includes hundreds of one-of-a-kind-gifts for family, friends – and you! Shop local and you will support our local economy AND avoid pesky shipping problems. For more information, click HERE. 
In the Quick Change Gallery:
Vox Pop: Cartoons by Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. Oct. 18 – Dec. 29, 2021 Pen and ink drawings. Robert will be teaching Creative Cartooning: A 1-Day Intensive Workshop at SPA on Saturday, October 30 (10am-4pm). Enrollments are open! Visit our Classes page for more details... 
ARTE at AR
Presented by SPA Safety Procedures by Jason Galligan-Baldwin November 30, 2021 - February 26, 2022 Vermont-based artist AR Market, 159 N Main St, Barre Hrs at AR: Tues - Sat: 11am-7pm For more information on AR, click HERE. 
On Display at Morse Block Deli:
Time to Go by Robert W. Brunelle, Jr. October 1, 2021 – January 14, 2022 Acrylic paintings that chronicle Robert’s journeys and adventures walking to school and back home during his childhood. Morse Block Deli is located at: 260 N. Main St., Barre, VT 05641 Hours: M-F: 9am-4pm 
Enjoy the Art Stroll, a self-guided tour of historic and contemporary sculptures around downtown, historic Barre. Click HERE.
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In the Media:
Artist Austin Furtak-Cole:
2020-21 SPA Studio Resident The Times Argus, October 24, 2020 
Art speaks to our times: 'Rock Solid' XX', 'Ravel', and 'Nirvana':
The Times Argus, September 26, 2020 By Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
Studio Place Arts:
'Sheltered in Place, Artists Reveal' The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, July 4, 2020 Staff Report 
'2020 Vision': Technology abounds in Vermont art institutions
The Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Feb. 29, 2020 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
We appreciate those who have honored our 20 years of community service with letters to the editor. Thank you! Click here to read 7 letters to the editor published in The Times Argus including: (1) Anne Sarcka, Montpelier, Jan. 31, 2020; (2) Karen Lane, E. Calais, Feb. 6, 2020; (3) Jane Pincus, Roxbury, Feb. 18, 2020; (4) Jeffrey Gilbert, Plainfield, Feb. 20, 2020; (5) Jeneane Lunn, Barre, Feb. 21, 2020; (6) Larry Bowling, Barre, Feb. 25, 2020; and (7) Jody Brown, Montpelier, March 3, 2020.
Autumn Tomlinson talks printmaking and her residency at SPA
Seven Days, February 19, 2020 by Susan Larson 
Art and stone: Rutland and Barre create a living legacy
Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Feb. 15, 2020 by B. Amore 
Autumn Tomlinson Earns SPA Studio Residency
Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Nov. 23-24, 2019 Staff Report 
New Sculpture by Sean Williams Honors Stone-Cutting Community
Seven Days, October 30, 2019 By Susan Larson 
Studio Place Arts has been awarded the 2019 Times Argus Best of the Best Readers' Choice Award for Best Art School & Best Art Gallery.
Diane Sophrin:
Present Continuous: Commentary and Form Seven Days, Arts and Life, May 2019 
Art Review: Janet Van Fleet, 'Vanishment,' Vermont Supreme Court Lobby
Seven Days, May 1, 2019 by Pamela Polston *Van Fleet is one of the founding members of SPA and a resident artist 
Art Review: Teresa Celemin's 'Works on Paper,' Studio Place Arts
Seven Days, April 24, 2019 by Meg Brazill |
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201 NORTH MAIN STREET, BARRE, VT 05641 | 802.479.7069 | HOURS: WED–SAT: 11:30AM–5PM (FREE ADMISSION)
