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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:
Studio Place Arts re-opened on June 16th and we look forward to seeing you! We have new approaches in place to protect the health and safety of our visitors, including:
2:30-4PM private visits - adv. schedule. Sat: Noon-2PM public hours; 2:30-4PM 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. 
Exhibit Dates:
September 15 - October 30, 2020 Stone Art Inside + Out Enjoy the annual Rock Solid show in our gallery (see below), then a fall walk to view the Art Stroll sculptures outdoors. (Click on "Art Stroll" for info.) Main Gallery: Rock Solid XX - This annual stone sculpture exhibit, since 2000, showcases stone sculptures and assemblages by area artists and other work that depicts the beautiful qualities of stone. Additionally, take the Art Stroll around downtown, historic Barre and view a variety of sculptures created from granite. For info: click on “Art Stroll.” Featured Artists: Mary Alcantara, Susan Aranoff, Benjamin G. Badeau, Deborah Barnwell, Paul Calter, Jeanne Cariati, Giuliano Cecchinelli, Robert Chapla, Christopher Curtis, Nancy Diefenbach, Linda Di Sante, Mark Dixon, George Kurjanowicz, John Matusz, Heather Milne Ritchie, Nick Santoro, Anne Sarcka, Peggy Schuning, Gampo Wickenheiser, Jerry Williams, Sean Williams 
Second Floor Gallery:
RAVEL: Patterns of Thought and Connection by Autumn Tomlinson, recipient of the 2019-20 SPA Studio Residency. 
Third Floor Gallery:
Faltering Towards Nirvana by Larry Bowling -- An exploration in oil and wax. 
In the Quick Change Gallery:
Quick Changes at the Quick Change Gallery by Joe John An interactive, site-specific installation, on display through November 30, 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 Work by: Juliana Cassino Fechter; Gabriel Tempesta; Charles Ryerson On view through January 16, 2021 at Alimentari Roscini (AR Market) 159 N Main St, Barre "Grassland Pulse" by Gabriel Tempesta, oil on board 
SPA is kicking off our Holiday Member Show a little early this year to give you more time to plan your holiday gift-giving!
We are excited to offer a variety of art and hand-made crafts available for pre-order this year. Purchases may be made online or by calling the gallery at 802-479-7069. Click here to shop Art to Go! We will still be having our traditional Member Show exhibition in the galleries. Exhibit dates are Nov. 11 – Dec. 29, 2020. We look forward to seeing you at SPA! 
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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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