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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:
Exhibit Dates: May 11 – June 25, 2022
Gallery Hrs:
Wed-Fri: 11:30AM-5PM Sat: 11:30AM-4PM Additional visits by appointment. 
Main Gallery:
Now You See It This show involves illusion art that plays with perception of space and depth through paintings, sculptures and other works. (Featured artwork by Carleen Zimbalatti) 
2nd floor gallery & online:
Art Silent Auction to benefit SPA YOUR BIDS: View items in person and online (see below link). Bid in person, by telephone (until 11:45AM on June 17th) and email or online. For SPA Art Auction: Click here Bidding concludes Friday, June 17 at Noon. (Featured painting by James Secor) Thank you to these Silent Auction supporters! Click Here. 
3rd floor gallery:
Vibrations Dance of Color and Form by Maggie Neale 
In the Quick Change Gallery:
Mount Mansfield Sketchbook Plein air paintings by Paul A. Calter Exhibit Dates: July 6 - Aug. 19, 2022 The Quick Change Gallery is a re-purposed, vintage telephone booth, located on the 2nd floor of SPA. 
ARTE at AR
Presented by SPA Walking with Gaia paintings by Matt Larson June 14 – August 19, 2022 AR Market, 159 N Main St, Barre Hrs at AR: Tues - Sat: 11am-7pm For more information on AR, click HERE. Featured artwork: Spell of rue and earthsmoke Upcoming Exhibits:
July 6 – August 20, 2022 
Main Gallery:
That Cat Some feline lovers think cats are living sculptures. The Egyptians thought of cats as gods, shipyards put them to work to protect food stocks from vermin, others have viewed them as symbols of bad fortune. Cats inspired T.S. Elliott to write poetry while Mark Twain provided prose. This show will include a variety of work about domestic cats and their people (Featured artwork by Janet Van Fleet) 
Second Floor Gallery:
Letting Go: A Work in Progress Artworks by Michelle Lesnak, SPA Studio Residency recipient. 
Third Floor Gallery:
Brushwork Barre Representing the everyday places and iconic structures of Barre, Vermont. Artworks by Tracey Hambleton, SPA Studio Residency recipient. 
Enjoy the Art Stroll, a self-guided tour of historic and contemporary sculptures around downtown, historic Barre. Click HERE.
SPA thanks the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing for its support in 2022. Follow SPA on Social Media: Would you like to receive our email updates or do you have questions? Call: (802) 479-7069 or send an EMAIL 
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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)
