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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.
Studio Residency Program
Since 2015 SPA has offered an annual Studio Residency Program to an emerging artist in the Barre/Montpelier area. The next deadline for applications is Friday, June 30, 2023. For information, click here.
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In the Galleries:
Exhibits & Events:
Main Floor Gallery:
One + One is Greater than Two May 10 - June 24, 2023 Works by 29 artists that depict multiples, patterns and relationships. 
SECOND FLOOR GALLERY
ART IT UP! Annual silent auction to benefit SPA programs. View and bid in person or on-line, including “Buy-It-Now!” options. Begins Sat., May 13. Final bids at 4PM on Fri., June 16. BIDDING: You may bid in person at SPA OR submit a bid via email or call us to bid. In addition, you may submit a "Buy-It-Now!" bid using the Paypal function at our website. Click here to view the auction... 
THIRD FLOOR GALLERY
2nd Tuesday: A Thirty-year Conversation About Art - May 10 - June 24, 2023 Works by 8 artists. Join them for Art Group on June 13 (contact SPA to sign up). 
QUICK CHANGE GALLERY
Escape May 31 - June 24, 2023 Mandalas by Sharon Galligan 
ARTE at 159 North Main
On a Mountain Acrylic Paintings by Erik Nelson Exhibit Dates: Through August 12, 2023 
Art at Morse Block
Buen Provencho Digital photographs (2019-2023) by Christine Henninger Exhibit Dates: April 4 – July 1, 2023 
EVENT:
Dana Robinson Concert Fri., June 9, 7-8PM Suggested door donation: $10-20 (SPA galleries open at 6:30PM) INFO on Robinson: www.robinsongs.com 
Barre Heritage Festival 2023
Water & fire are integral forces in the long life of the Nichols Block – now home to our region’s art center Studio Place Arts (SPA). This image shows the flood of 1912 and our Nichols Block (on far right). We’ve experienced high waters many times in our 23 years here! Come and tour SPA exhibits before, during, and after the Festival. Bring your stories of epic forces in Barre – who knows, you may spark a creative future art show. Families may join in the fun at Mathewson Playground on July 27. Click HERE for information about our Mural Art Party. (Wear your painting clothes! For ages 5-10 yrs. with an adult.) Also, take the Art Stroll around historic, downtown Barre. Click HERE for information. Gallery Hrs: Wed-Fri: 11:30-5, Sat: 11:30-4 
Enjoy the Art Stroll, a self-guided tour of historic and contemporary sculptures around downtown, historic Barre. Click HERE.
SPA thanks the Vermont Department of Tourism & Marketing for its support in 2022. Follow SPA on Social Media: We post "Calls to Artists" for future shows at our "Galleries" page (see scroll-down menu). Do you have questions? Call us: (802) 479-7069 or send an EMAIL 
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In the Media:
In 'Queer Visions,' LGBTQ+ Artists Explore Contours of Identity
Seven Days, April 19, 2023 by Pamela Polston 
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: WED–FRI: 11:30AM–5PM / SAT 11:30AM-4PM (FREE ADMISSION)
