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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 will be observing its 20th year of community enrichment. We appreciate your participation and support.
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In the Galleries:
We at Studio Place Arts look forward to seeing you! We have new approaches in place to protect the health and safety of our visitors, including:
3-4PM private visits - adv. schedule. Schedule your private, 30 minute visit in advance by calling us: (802) 479-7069 (Please speak with a staff member.) Keep in touch with SPA via this website, Facebook page, and Instagram. 
Upcoming Exhibits:
November 11 – December 29, 2020 ALL GALLERIES AT SPA CELEBRATE! Our annual local arts celebration features a wide variety of art and craft created by 80 SPA member artists. The show is on all 3 floors of the historic SPA building and includes hundreds of one-of-a-kind-gifts. Looking for local arts and crafts? We’ve got you covered.
Gallery Hrs for CELEBRATE: Tues-Sat: 11AM-2:30PM Tues-Sat: 3-4PM private hrs. – Call us EXPANDED HRS on Sat., Dec. 19: 9AM-5PM Closed: 11/26; 12/24 & 12/25 
Shop Online - Art to Go!
We are excited to offer a variety of art and hand-made crafts available for order this year as part of our annual Members Show. Purchases may be made online or by calling the gallery at 802-479-7069. Click here to shop Art to Go! 
In the Quick Change Gallery:
Quick Changes at the Quick Change Gallery by Joe John An interactive, site-specific installation, on display through December 29, 2020. The Quick Change gallery is a mini art venue created from an up-cycled phone booth located on the second floor of Studio Place Arts. 
ARTE at AR
Presented by Studio Place Arts On view through January 16, 2021 Work by: Juliana Cassino Fechter; Gabriel Tempesta; Charles Ryerson Alimentari Roscini (AR Market) 159 N Main St, Barre "Grassland Pulse" by Gabriel Tempesta, oil on board 
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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 — TUES–FRI: 11AM–2PM, SAT: NOON–2PM (Call for Private Visits)
