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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.

Stay up to date with SPA happenings. Subscribe to our email newsletter. 


In November, 2020, SPA observed its 20th year of community enrichment.  We appreciate your participation and support.

In the Galleries:
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We experienced a catastrophic flood in Barre City on July 10th, and we have been working around the clock to restore our art center.

Our galleries reopened on Wed, July 26, with regular hours:
Wed-Fri:  11:30-5 & Sat: 11:30-4.  

Please Note:  Our elevator is scheduled for repairs, along with the heating system and several other projects.


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Support SPA!
Your donations will help support SPA and offset the damages to our building by the July 10th flood that devastated downtown Barre.  We are facing repairs, system replacements, and numerous cancelled arts programs.  Thank you for supporting our efforts to bring vibrant programs to community members and visitors around the region.  SPA is a 501(c)3, nonprofit organization.  Please give what you can.


Upcoming Exhibits & Events:

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Art Social
Saturday, September 23, 2023
4:30-6PM

Celebrate the new shows at SPA and meet the artists.
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Main Floor Gallery: 
Rock Solid XXIII
Exhibit Dates:  Sept. 13 – Oct. 28, 2023
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This annual stone sculpture exhibit, since 2000, showcases stone sculptures and assemblages by regional artists and other work that depicts the beautiful qualities of stone.  Additionally, take the Art Stroll around downtown, historic Barre to view a variety of granite sculptures. 

Exhibiting Artists:
Mary Alcantara; B Amore; Taylor Apostol; Sophia Bettmann-Kerson; Paul A. Calter; Annie Caswell; Giuliano Cecchinelli; Christopher Curtis; Mark Dixon; Kerry O. Furlani; Tracey Hambleton; Bruce Hasse; Paul Marr Hilliard; John Matusz; Evan Morse; Emily H. Piccirillo; Heather Milne Ritchie; Robert Towne; Nora Valdez; N Wasko

(Featured artwork:  "Soledad/Solitude" by Nora Valdez, Indiana limestone)



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​Second Floor Gallery:
Deep Impressions:
Elinor Randall, Master Printmaker

*Extended Exhibit Dates:  Sept. 13 – Oct. 28, 2023

A survey of printmaking by Elinor Randall (b. 1932, d. 2023), representing most of the various printmaking forms that she examined in her exhibition history, stretching from 1954-2013. The exhibit is curated by the Northern New England Museum of Contemporary Art (NNEMoCA).  For information on Elinor's life and printmaking career, click here...
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​To view a slideshow of this exhibit, click HERE

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Third Floor Gallery: 
Primordial - Paintings by Kate Arslambakova
Exhibit Dates:
  Sept. 13 – Oct. 28, 2023
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This body of work is highly influenced by the surrealist movement and attempts to bring the primordial microscopic world into focus.  Kate received the 2022-23 SPA Studio Residency program award. 
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Quick Change Gallery: 
Deep Impressions:
​Elinor Randall, Master Printmaker

*Extended Exhibit Dates:  Sept. 13 – Oct. 28, 2023
​​A survey of Elinor's printmaking, representing most of the various printmaking forms that she examined in her exhibition history, stretching from 1954-2013. The exhibit is curated by NNEMoCA.  For information on Elinor's life and printmaking career, click here...

ARTE at 159 North Main
On a Mountain
Acrylic Paintings by Erik Nelson
 
Exhibit Dates:  Through September 24, 2023

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Art at Morse Block
Dream Views
Photomontages by Wendy James
An art fundraiser for SPA programs.

Exhibit Dates:  July 5 - October 14, 2023

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ARTE at 159 North Main
Autumn Pond Abstract
Paintings by Ann Young

 
Exhibit Dates:  September 26 - December 30, 2023

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Enjoy the Art Stroll, a self-guided tour of historic and contemporary sculptures around downtown, historic Barre.  Click HERE.


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Contact us:
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In the Media:
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'You're Absolutely Spineless' at Studio Place Arts Celebrates Invertebrates 
Seven Days, July 19, 2023
by Pamela Polston

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'Deep Impressions': Elinor Randall, master printmaker
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, July 15, 2023
by Mary Gow, Arts Correspondent 


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'You're Absolutely Spineless': No backbone  for 27 of region's artists
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, July 15, 2023
by Mary Gow, Arts Correspondent 

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In 'One + One Is Greater Than Two' at Studio Place Arts, Artists Find Strength in Numbers
Seven Days, May 24, 2023
by Pamela Polston

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'One + One  Is More than Two': Vermont artists think in multiples
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, May 20, 2023
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent

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In 'Queer Visions,' LGBTQ+ Artists Explore Contours of Identity
Seven Days, April 19, 2023
by Pamela Polston

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Art Review:
'Beacon of Light' at Studio Place Arts Chronicles the American Experience
Seven Days, March 29, 2023
By Pamela Polston

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Visual Art Review
Beacon of Light: 20 SPA artists explore today's issues
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, March 25, 2023
By Mary Gow

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Barre Honors Sue Higby for 20 Years of Leadership at Studio Place Arts
Seven Days, February 8, 2023
by Pamela Polston

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'Whir, Clank, Beep': SPA artists move in unimaginable ways
Times Argus/Rutland Herald, January 28, 2023
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent

Sue Higby's 20 years...
Times Argus/Rutland Herald
January 29, 2023
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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Leslie Roth's Companion Animals are Knit with Wit
Seven Days, December 14, 2022
by Pamela Polston

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Studio Place Arts Celebrates the Season With a Ginormous Show
Seven Days, December 7, 2022
by Pamela Polston

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Barre Becomes a Ray Brown Town in a Huge Retrospective Exhibit
Seven Days, October 12, 2022
by Pamela Polston

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'Transformative Moves: Ray Brown': Celebrating the life and work of esteemed Montpelier artist
The Times Argus, Rutland Herald, October 1, 2022
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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Studio Place Arts: Rock Solid XXII brings stone to life
The Times Argus, September 24, 2022
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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'That Cat' at SPA: Artists reflect their passions, serious and silly
The Times Argus, July 23, 2022
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 


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Mount Mansfield Sketchbook by Paul A. Calter
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, July 9/10, 2022

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'Now You See it': Illusions explore perceptions at SPA
Times Argus/Rutland Herald, June 4, 2022
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent

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What You See Isn't Necessarily What You Get in This Studio Place Arts Exhibit
Seven Days, May 25, 2022
​by Pamela Polston

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US!: Forward-looking exhibit at Chambers
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, May 7/8, 2022



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'Drip!' at SPA: Celebrating our need for water
Times Argus/Rutland Herald, April 2-3, 2022
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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Athena Petra Tasiopoulos Inventively Manipulates Space in Encaustic Collages
Seven Days, March 30, 2022
by Pamela Polston


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'Face It' at Studio Place Arts Promotes the Portrait
Seven Days, February 23, 2022
by Pamela Polston

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SPA's 'Face It!': Artists take off our masks -- for a moment
Times Argus/Rutland Herald, Feb. 5, 2022
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent

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The Art of Trash
Times Argus/Rutland Herald, Feb. 5, 2022
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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Rock Solid XXI: SPA celebrates Vermont's art of stone
Times Argus/Rutland Herald
September 18-19, 2021
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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SPA Expands Studio Residency Program 
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald,
​September 11-12, 2021
Staff Report

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‘The Parade is Coming!’: SPA artists celebrate celebrating
The Times Argus, August 5, 2021
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 



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Preview: Vermont
Cranbrook Connections

​Art New England, May/June 2021
by B. Amore

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SPA celebrates ‘Cranbrook Connections’: Honoring art critic Marc Awodey (1970-2012)
The Times Argus, May 15, 2021
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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Studio Place Arts: Artists and Community Rally for Art Center
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, May 1, 2021

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'Getting There from Here': ARTE at AR by SPA
The Times Argus, Saturday, April 3, 2021

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Embodying the Art Spirit: Mark Waskow as Collector
​The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, March 20, 2021
by B. Amore Arts Correspondent

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Review: Vermont
Getting There from Here: Paintings by Ann Young and James Vogler

Art New England, March/April 2021
by Dian Parker

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SPA's 'Up & Away': Everything that flies but Superman
The Times Argus / Rutland Herald, March 27, 2021
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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'Rolling On at SPA: Art that keeps the world moving
The Times Argus, Jan. 30, 2021
by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 

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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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