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Awarded Best Art Gallery & Best Art School Times Argus Readers' Choice Best of the Best 2019 (These annual awards did not continue in 2020/21.) |
Fall Gallery Hours:
Wed-Fri: 11:30AM-5PM
Sat: 11:30AM-4PM
Additional visits by appointment.
Exhibits:
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ART SOCIAL: Thurs., Sept. 23, 5-6:30PM Join us at SPA to view 4 new shows and meet many of the exhibiting artists. Masks are required by all attendees. Either before or after visiting SPA, head to the AR Market for some AR-t SOCIAL specials. (AR Market is at 159 N Main St., a few steps from SPA) Main Floor Gallery: Rock Solid September 15 - October 30, 2021 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 crafted from granite. Exhibiting Artists: Sophie Bettmann-Kerson; Ray Brown; Larry Bowling; Paul A. Calter; Jeanne Cariati; Giuliano Cecchinelli; Giuliano Cecchinelli, II; Christopher Curtis; Nancy Diefenbach; Mark Heitzman; Paul Marr Hilliard; David Hurwitz; John Matusz; Heather Ritchie; Nick Santoro; René Schall; Rob Towne; Wolf Whitney; Gampo Wickenheiser; Sean Williams Vermont-based artists For information about the Art Stroll, click HERE. |
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Second Floor Gallery: Moves by Austin Furtak-Cole September 15 – October 30, 2021 A collection of scratch drawings depicting ambiguous figures playing, dancing, trying, thinking, and moving freely. The show teases at how physical forms can make meaning by moving through and holding space. Austin Furtak-Cole received the 2020-21 SPA Studio Residency Program award. Vermont-based artist For more information on Furtak-Cole, click HERE. |
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Third Floor Gallery: Crafted Narratives by Rob Millard-Mendez September 15 – October 30, 2021 Rob Millard-Mendez did not have the courage to become a stand-up comedian, but his sculptural works are fueled by his love of low-brow humor, absurdity and wordplay. The sculptures in this exhibition nod to high craft, but they take significant inspiration from folk art and outsider art. Indiana-based artist For more information on Millard-Mendez, click HERE. |
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In the Quick Change Gallery: In the Current by Gail Skudera September 15 - October 16, 2021 "I am interested in how we see and what we see -- by looking through the screen of a computer or an iPhone, and how that influences our perception." Maine-based artist For more information about Skudera, click HERE The Quick Change Gallery is a tiny art venue made from a vintage phone booth. |
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ARTE at AR
Presented by SPA Show #4: A Way From Reality Abstract Paintings by Meryl Lebowitz On view August 20 - November 20, 2021 Vermont and California-based artist For more information on Lebowitz, click HERE. AR Market, 159 N Main St, Barre Hrs at AR: Tues - Sat: 11am-7pm For more information on AR, click HERE. |
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Virtual Exhibit:
Prints and Photomontages by Wendy James on view through October 1, 2021 SPA is pleased to present a virtual exhibit of giclee prints and black and white photomontages by Wendy James. James' colorful giclee prints (reproductions of original paintings) depict vibrant, urban scenes and landscapes. For her black and white photomontages, James adopts more of a surrealist approach. James says: “I have always had a fascination with dreams. Many of my black and white photomontages are surreal environments ... I play with distorting perspective, often flipping between birds and worm view. I love the strong angles of human-made forms matched with endless skies. My process involves pouring through old negatives and new digital images. I use Photoshop to blend unlikely combinations. I try to match edges seamlessly to make the unreal more believable.” All work in this virtual exhibit has been donated by the artist to raise funds for Studio Place Arts. 100% of your artwork purchase benefits SPA programs. Massachusetts-based artist For more information on James, click HERE. Click here to view the exhibit... |
Work by Wendy James
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Upcoming Exhibits:
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In the Quick Change Gallery:
Vox Pop: Cartoons by Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. Oct. 18 – Nov. 20, 2021 Pen and ink drawings. |
Pen and ink drawings by Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr.
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CELEBRATE! November 10 - December 29, 2021 Exhibited on all three floors at SPA SPA invites member artists to show their favorite works from the year in an annual show, CELEBRATE, which has taken place from mid-November to the end of December every year since 2000. For information about being involved in this show that attracts more than 90 Vermont artists and craftspeople annually, click HERE. The SPA galleries have expanded hours in December. Vermont-based artists |
Annual SPA Members Show, 2020
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Works by Ned Richardson
January 25 – March 5, 2022 Second Floor Gallery For the past few years Richardson has been working with images generated by a deep learning system called a Generational Adversarial Network (GAN) that is trained on my own work. This endeavor began with my perceiving a connection between the living forest networks which surround my home and the digital and technological networks that surround us all and seeking to understand and visualize both landscapes as one. |
Artworks by Ned Richardson
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Call and Response
January 25 – March 5, 2022 Third Floor Gallery To motivate creativity during the long months of social isolation, the Photographers Workroom began a visual exchange of 'call and response' imagery to maintain much-needed connection. The Photographers Workroom is a group of 8 Vermont Artists: Nancy Banks, Christie Carter, Rosalind Daniels, Lisa Dimondstein, Marcie Scudder, Kent Shaw, Peggy Smith, Shapleigh Smith Click here to learn more about the Photographers Workroom |
Photographs by Marcie Scudder (L), Lisa Dimondstein (R)
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The late Ray Brown stands with one of his abstract paintings.
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Are you interested in showing your artwork at SPA? To visit our Calls to Artists page, click here.
Summer Gallery Hours:
Wed-Fri: 11:30AM-5PM
Sat: 11:30AM-4PM
Additional visits by appointment.
All visits to SPA are free of charge.
Would you like to receive our email updates or do you have questions?
Call: (802) 479-7069
or send an EMAIL
Summer Gallery Hours:
Wed-Fri: 11:30AM-5PM
Sat: 11:30AM-4PM
Additional visits by appointment.
All visits to SPA are free of charge.
Would you like to receive our email updates or do you have questions?
Call: (802) 479-7069
or send an EMAIL
