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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.
In the Galleries:
We are currently in the process of installing new exhibits. Our galleries will re-open to the public on January 26, 2021.
Winter Gallery Hours:
Tues – Sat: 11:30AM-3PM Private Viewing Appts: Tues-Sat: Starting at 3:30PM (Call to schedule) Upcoming 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:
January 23 – February 27, 2021 Contact Tracing by Tuyen My Nguyen A site-specific thread installation that creates a visualization of how one links to many others, and the interconnectedness of a community. This show is on display in the Quick Change Gallery, a tiny white box gallery in a repurposed telephone booth located on the second floor of SPA. ![]() 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 Would you like to receive our email updates or do you have questions?
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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–FRI: 11AM–2PM, SAT: NOON–2PM (Call for Private Visits)