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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. SPA opened its doors in 2000 following extensive renovations of a fire damaged, historic structure, the Nichols Block, which presented an opportunity to bring more creative programming to our region.
Join us and be part of a dynamic art community. We look forward to your involvement.
Stay up to date with SPA happenings. Subscribe to our email newsletter.
Join us and be part of a dynamic art community. We look forward to your involvement.
Stay up to date with SPA happenings. Subscribe to our email newsletter.
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In the Galleries:
CELEBRATE!
Show Dates: November 5 -December 27, 2025 Seasonal Gallery Hours: Wednesdays - Saturdays: 10:30AM-4PM BONUS SHOPPING DAY - We will be open an extra day for last minute gifts! Tuesday, Dec. 23, 10:30AM-4PM Join us for shopping and hot chocolate CLOSED: Wed. & Thurs. December 24 & 25 Additional visits by appointment. Check the SPA website for changes in gallery hours. Enjoy a 3-floor fine art and craft extravaganza with work made by more than 75 SPA member artists. The show is creatively displayed in our historic building and it includes a wide variety of hand-made, decorative and functional items that are wonderful gift choices for family, friends - and yourself! Food Drive: We encourage you to participate in our gallery food drive. When you visit SPA, please bring shelf-safe food donations and we will deliver these items to the local food shelf at Capstone Community Action. 
ART at Morse Block
The Cat in the Window by Robert W. Brunelle, Jr. A show of 12 acrylic paintings at the Morse Block. Exhibit Dates: November 12, 2025 – February 20, 2026 (Morse Block Deli: 260 N. Main St., Barre, VT | HRS: Mon-Fri 8am-3pm) 
ARTE at 159 North Main
Chocolate Sprinkle Carrot Cake by James Secor November 19, 2025 – March 1, 2026 Vibrant, imaginative takes on familiar spaces and objects. The show includes 11 acrylic paint on canvas works, large and small. 159 N. Main St., Barre, VT (Pearl Street Pizza / AR Market) HRS: Tues-Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-2PM Upcoming Exhibits - 2026
Exhibit Dates: January 21 – February 28, 2026 IN THE MAIN GALLERY ALL TALL – A group show involving freestanding and suspended sculptures surrounded by very vertical wall work, curated by Janet Van Fleet. IN THE SECOND FLOOR GALLERY Layers of Her Creative Spirit by Marianne Mullen – Mixed media collages and other layered works. IN THE THIRD FLOOR GALLERY Nesting by Kristine Chartrand – Drawings and installations that explore the tension between the inner turbulence of motherhood and the outward realities of raising children. IN THE CLASSROOM & QUICK CHANGE GALLERY Building on a Legacy by Ray Brown A Silent Auction fundraiser of drawings, prints and paintings by the late Ray Brown to benefit the SPA Building Resiliency Fund. On-Line Auction: Jan. 24 – Feb. 13, 2026 Pop-Up Show: Jan. 21 – Feb. 13, 2026 Art Social Sat., January 24, 3:30-5PM Meet the artists & performance by John Lackard Live Blues in the Classroom. WINTER OPEN STUDIOS Sat., February 28, 1-3PM 
Enjoy the Art Stroll, a self-guided tour of historic and contemporary sculptures around downtown, historic Barre. Click HERE.
_____________________________________________________________ MORE INFO ON SPA: Follow us on Social Media. Stay up to date with SPA happenings. Subscribe to our email newsletter. Check out our Calls to Artists opportunities. Contact us: (802) 479-7069 or send an EMAIL 
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In the Media:
Thank you!
Studio Place Arts has been voted Barre-Montpelier Times Argus Best of the Best 2024 Readers' Choice Award Winner for:
Artist Pamela Wilson's Practice Includes Clay and Community
Seven Days, August 21, 2024 by Alice Dodge 
Kristen Dettoni Brings Ciphers and Spies to Studio Place Arts
Seven Days, July 10, 2024 by Alice Dodge 
'Violaceous' & 'An Exuberant Journey': The color purple and Anne Sarcka at SPA
The Times Argus/Rutland Herald, May 11, 2024 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
At Studio Place Arts in Barre, a Group Exhibit Highlights Embroidery
Seven Days, April 10, 2024 by Pamela Polston 
‘Up & Down, In & Out’: ‘similar in a way to making a line or brushwork’
The Times Argus, March 30, 2024 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent 
Studio Place Arts invites Artists and Viewers to 'Head for the HIlls' by Gina Tron Seven Days VT February 14-21, 2024 
SPA Upstairs: Erika Lawlor-Schmidt and Jessica Scriver respond
The Times Argus, February 3, 2024 by Mary Gow Arts Correspondent |
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201 NORTH MAIN STREET, BARRE, VT 05641 | 802.479.7069 | SEASONAL GALLERY HOURS: WED–SAT: 10:30AM–4PM (FREE ADMISSION)
