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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:
Current Exhibits:
Exhibit Dates: March 12 - April 19, 2025 Art Social: Saturday, March 22, 4-5:30PM Performance by the Northfield Fiddlers UPDATE - Gallery Hours Thurs., April 3, 2025 SPA will have shorter hours on Thursday. We are open only from Noon-4PM 
Main Floor Gallery:
Silver Lining Artists celebrate 25 years of SPA with the color silver Exhibit Dates: March 12 - April 19, 2025 (Above: Work by Matt Neckers) 
Second Floor Gallery:
Walls & Windows Paintings by Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. Exhibit Dates: March 12 - April 19, 2025 
Third Floor Gallery:
Underground Outside Mixed media installations by Katherine Coons Exhibit Dates: March 12 - April 19, 2025 
Quick Change Gallery:
The Power of Line by Beth Campo Exhibit Dates: March 12 - April 19, 2025 
ARTE at 159 North Main
Symbiosis II Works by Michele Johnsen Through May 3, 2025 159 N. Main St., Barre, VT (Pearl Street Pizza / AR Market) HRS: Tues-Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-2PM 
ART at Morse Block
Town & Country by Tracey J. Hambleton Plein air paintings of historic buildings and scenes in the greater Barre area On display: January 15 – May 5, 2025 (Morse Block Deli: 260 N. Main St., Barre, VT | HRS: Mon-Fri 8am-3pm) Upcoming Spring Exhibits:
Show Dates: April 30 – June 14, 2025 Art Social: Saturday, May 10, 4-5:30PM 
In the Main Floor Gallery:
The Bard – Artworks honoring the influential writer William Shakespeare. Show Dates: April 30 – June 14, 2025 (featured image: Puck by Ann Young 
In the 2nd Floor Gallery:
Art It Up - Silent auction to benefit SPA programs (on-line/in-person). Show Dates: April 30 – June 14, 2025 
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 
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)
