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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.
In the Galleries:
Exhibits & Events
Main Floor Gallery
What's Cooking? A show that examines our lives at the kitchen counter, stove and in the dining room. (Food Donations! Bring shelf stable food donations for the Food Shelf at Capstone Community Action. Donations will be collected at the gallery front entrance.) Exhibit Dates: June 26 – August 16, 2024 (Painting by Michael Heffernan) Second Floor Gallery:
Top Secret Works by Kristen Dettoni. What if an image could communicate an actual message? See above for Artist Talk by Dettoni on June 29th. Exhibit Dates: June 26 – August 16, 2024 (Work by Kristen Dettoni) Third Floor Gallery:
Carnival of Sorts A show of collage, whittling, model-making and sewing by Jason Galligan-Baldwin; Matt Lutz; Herb Rieth; and Tyler Smith. Exhibit Dates: June 26 – August 16, 2024 (Work by Jason Galligan-Baldwin) ARTE at 159 North Main:
Arctic Neighborhood Works by Elizabeth Nelson Exhibit Dates: April 23 – August 4, 2024 Learn more... (159 N. Main St., Barre, VT | HRS: Tues-Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-2PM) ART at Morse Block
Hiding in Plain Sight II Abstract figurative works by Amy Schachter Exhibit Dates: June 3 – September 20, 2024 (Morse Block Deli: 260 N. Main St., Barre, VT | HRS: Mon-Fri 8am-3pm) (Left: Rock Solid artist Giuliano Cecchinelli carving on the SPA plaza | Center: Artwork by Joe John | Right: Artwork by Michele Johnsen)
Upcoming Exhibits:
Art Social: Saturday, September 21 from 4:30-6pm (Above: Rock Solid artist Giuliano Cecchinelli carving on the SPA plaza)
Main Gallery: Rock Solid XXIV Sept. 11 – October 26, 2024 Currently accepting Rock Solid artwork submissions through August 9th. Visit our Calls to Artists page for more details. (Above: Interactive drawing details by Joe John)
Second Floor Gallery: The Other Side by Joe John Interactive collection of drawings that ask the question, “what’s on the other side?” Joe John was the 2023-24 recipient of the Studio Residency Program at SPA. Sept. 11 – October 26, 2024 (Above: Artwork detail by Michele Johnsen)
Third Floor Gallery: Symbiosis by Michele Johnsen Michele's work visually represents the natural phenomenon of symbiosis as it speaks to our universal connectedness. Sept. 11 – October 26, 2024 Enjoy the Art Stroll, a self-guided tour of historic and contemporary sculptures around downtown, historic Barre. Click HERE.
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 |
In the Media:
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 'Rock Solid XXIII': SPA, artists transcend devastating flooding
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, September 23, 2023 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent Elinor Randall's Prints Leave 'Deep Impressions' at Studio Place Arts
Seven Days VT, September 20, 2023 by Pamela Polston 'You're Absolutely Spineless' at Studio Place Arts Celebrates Invertebrates
Seven Days, July 19, 2023 by Pamela Polston In 'Queer Visions,' LGBTQ+ Artists Explore Contours of Identity
Seven Days, April 19, 2023 by Pamela Polston |
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201 NORTH MAIN STREET, BARRE, VT 05641 | 802.479.7069 | HOURS: WED–FRI: 11:30AM–5PM / SAT 11:30AM-4PM (FREE ADMISSION)