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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.
SPA Studio Residency Program:
SPA is inviting emerging artists from the greater Barre/Montpelier area to apply for an 11-month studio residency program that will take place Nov. 13, 2021 to October 31, 2022. A small private studio on the second floor of the visual arts center will be provided at no charge to an emerging artist who wants to build a new body of work for exhibition. Click here for more details...
SPA is inviting emerging artists from the greater Barre/Montpelier area to apply for an 11-month studio residency program that will take place Nov. 13, 2021 to October 31, 2022. A small private studio on the second floor of the visual arts center will be provided at no charge to an emerging artist who wants to build a new body of work for exhibition. Click here for more details...
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In the Galleries:
Winter Gallery Hours:
Tues – Sat: 11:30AM-3PM Private Viewing Appts: Tues-Sat: Starting at 3:30PM (Call to schedule) Exhibits: 
IN THE MAIN FLOOR GALLERY:
January 26 – March 6, 2021 Rolling On – A salute to the ingenious qualities and uses of the wheel, the 3,500 B.C. innovation that has kept the world rolling. This show involves 21 artists and includes 2-D and 3-D works, and constructions. Exhibiting Artists: B. Amore; Tom Batey; Alexandra Bottinelli; Heidi Broner; Robert W. Brunelle, Jr.; Heidi Broner; Giuliano Cecchinelli; Theodore Ceraldi; Mark Dixon; Hasso Ewing; Lynda Knisley; Georgia Landau; Rob Millard-Mendez; John Parker; Julia Pavone; Leslie Roth; James Secor; Aaron Stein; Catrine Turillon; Janet Van Fleet; N. Wasko 
IN THE SECOND FLOOR GALLERY:
January 26 – March 6, 2021 Consider the Book – Featured work from the Book Lab artist group. Exhibiting Artists: Rebecca Boardman; Elissa Campbell; Marilyn Gillis; Dorsey Hogg; Debra Kraemer; Ann Joppe Mercure; Vera Ryersbach; Judy Sgantas; Carolyn Shattuck; Penne Tompkins; Marcia Vogler 
IN THE THIRD FLOOR GALLERY:
January 26 – March 6, 2021 Seedpods: Promises of the Future - An Exhibition of quilts by Marya Lowe 
IN THE QUICK CHANGE GALLERY:
March 2 - April 3, 2021 The Whole WHIRLD IS Upside Down Collages by Ellen Urman On view in the Quick Change Gallery, SPA’s tiny gallery made from a telephone booth on the 2nd floor. 
ARTE at AR
Presented by SPA Show 2: Getting There from Here Works by Ann Young and James Vogler On View Jan. 30 - May 15, 2021 AR Market, 159 N Main St, Barre Hrs at AR: Wed - Sat: 11am-7pm 
Virtual Exhibit:
Prints and Photomontages by Wendy James on view through July 10, 2021 All work in this virtual exhibit has been donated by the artist to raise funds for Studio Place Arts. 100% of your artwork purchase benefits SPA programs. 
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In the Media:
Studio Place Arts’ ‘Celebrate!’; Top artists offer their best for the holidays The Times Argus, Dec. 5, 2020
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
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–SAT: 11:30AM–3PM, PRIVATE VISITS BY APPT. (FREE ADMISSION)
