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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:
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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)
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Upcoming Exhibits:​
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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
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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

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IN THE THIRD FLOOR GALLERY:
January 26 – March 6, 2021​
Seedpods:  Promises of the Future - An Exhibition of quilts by Marya Lowe
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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.
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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
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"Grassland Pulse" by Gabriel Tempesta, oil on board

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In the Media:
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Studio Place Arts’ ‘Celebrate!’; Top artists offer their best for the holidays The Times Argus, Dec. 5, 2020
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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Commentary: 20 Years of Community Enrichment
The Times Argus, Nov. 11, 2020

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Artist Austin Furtak-Cole:
2020-21 SPA Studio Resident

The Times Argus, October 24, 2020

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Video: Rock Solid XX - Interview with Sculptor Heather M. Ritchie

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Wanna see America's largest zipper? Of course you do. It's in Vermont
Burlington Free Press, September 29, 2020
By Brent Hallenbeck


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Art speaks to our times: 'Rock Solid' XX', 'Ravel', and 'Nirvana': 
The Times Argus, September 26, 2020
By Mary Gow Arts Correspondent


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'A Regal Couplet': Ritchie and Cambio honor SPA's 20th
The Times Argus, Sept 19, 2020

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Letter from Senator Sanders, July 16, 2020

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Studio Place Arts:
'Sheltered in Place, Artists Reveal'

The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, July 4, 2020
Staff Report 

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Studio Place Arts reopens: Barre's art and community center
The Times Argus, June 13 -14, 2020
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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Vermonting in Barre, a Day Trip Close to Home
Seven Days, June 10, 2020
by Pamela Polston

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The Lowe Down: Where are our arts?
The Times Argus, June 6, 2020
by Jim Lowe, Staff Writer

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The Mask Is the Message on a Barre Sculpture
​Seven Days, May 8, 2020
by Pamela Polston


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A Roundup of Virtual Ventures from Vermont's Creative Sector
Seven Days, April 22, 2020
by Pamela Polston 


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'Futures':
​Art and science fiction meet at SPA

The Time Argus, March 28, 2020
by Mary Gow

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'2020 Vision': Technology abounds in Vermont art institutions 
The Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Feb. 29, 2020
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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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. 

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Autumn Tomlinson talks printmaking and her residency at SPA
Seven Days, February 19, 2020
by Susan Larson

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Art and stone: Rutland and Barre create a living legacy
Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Feb. 15, 2020
by B. Amore

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20 Years of Barre's Studio Place Arts
Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Jan. 25, 2020
by Mary Gow

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SPA's 'Botanical Blitz' offers winter refuge
Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Jan. 25, 2020
by Mary Gow

Talk of the Town: 20 in 2020!
Times Argus, Jan. 23, 2020

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Autumn Tomlinson Earns SPA Studio Residency
Times Argus / Rutland Herald, Nov. 23-24, 2019
​Staff Report


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Seven Days, November 20, 2019

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New Sculpture by Sean Williams Honors Stone-Cutting Community
Seven Days, October 30, 2019
By
 Susan Larson

Studio Place Arts: Art for the People
A film by The Imagination Company, as part of a larger marketing campaign about the greater Barre area.

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'Culmination' joins growing list of public sculptures in Barre
The Times Argus, September 24, 2019

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SPA overflows with art: 'Rock Solid XIX' and more
The Times Argus, September 21, 2019
by Mary Gow

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SPA’s new Quick Change Gallery
The Times Argus, Aug 31, 2019

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SPA Residency Gives Artists a Space to Grow
The Bridge, July 24, 2019
by Sarah Davin

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‘Eye Spy’ at SPA:
Viewing from both sides of the art

Times Argus, July 20, 2019
By Mary Gow

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Studio Place Arts has been awarded the 2019 Times Argus Best of the Best Readers' Choice Award for Best Art School & Best Art Gallery. 

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"Fault Lines"
Seven Days, June 20, 2019

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Fault Lines’ at SPA:
There are walls … and there are walls 

Times Argus, May 18-19, 2019
by Mary Gow

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Fault Lines
Art New England, May / June 2019
by B. Amore

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Diane Sophrin:
Present Continuous: Commentary and Form

Seven Days, Arts and Life, May 2019

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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

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Art Review: Teresa Celemin's 'Works on Paper,' Studio Place Arts
Seven Days, April 24, 2019
by Meg Brazill

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