We experienced a catastrophic flood in Barre City on July 10th, and we have been working around the clock to restore our art center.
Please Note: Our elevator is now working, as of October 6th. There are several more scheduled repairs, such as the heating system. We are making good progress.
In the Galleries:
A look at Featured Exhibits and Upcoming Exhibits at Studio Place Arts
Thank you to the Wolf Kahn Foundation for its support of SPA during the 2023-24 exhibition schedule.
Please Note: Our elevator is now working, as of October 6th. There are several more scheduled repairs, such as the heating system. We are making good progress.
In the Galleries:
A look at Featured Exhibits and Upcoming Exhibits at Studio Place Arts
Thank you to the Wolf Kahn Foundation for its support of SPA during the 2023-24 exhibition schedule.
Exhibits & Events
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CELEBRATE!
November 8 - December 28, 2023 All three floors at SPA A vibrant show involving more than 80 local artists. A popular holiday season destination since 2000, this show includes a diverse selection of fine art and crafts displayed creatively throughout the historic SPA building. Art Social Sat., November 11, 4-5:30PM Meet the artists and enjoy a quartet from the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra in the Classroom, including musicians Susan Reid, Sandra Kerin-Weaver, Lexi Shear & Andrew Jackson. CELEBRATE Show Gallery Hours Wed – Fri: 11:30AM-5PM Sat: 11:30AM-4PM MORE HRS! Sundays: Dec. 10 & 17, 1-4PM CLOSED: Thurs., Nov. 23 & Thurs., Nov. 30 Exhibiting Artists: Kathy Ravenhorst Adams; Kate Arslambakova; Nancy Banks; Deb Barnwell; Molly Bosley; Alexandra Bottinelli; Larry Bowling; Heidi Broner; Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.; Linda Bryan; Paul A. Calter; Elissa Campbell; Beth Campo; Eve Jacobs Carnahan; Gail Carrigan; Robert Chapla; Krista Cheney; Ginger Cloud; Alex Costantino; Karen Cygnarowicz; Rosalind Daniels; Anne Davis; Rosemary D’Elia; Todd DePerno; Linda DiSante; Martha Elmes; Kate Fetherston; James Frase-White; Sharon Galligan; Samuel Glueck; Marie LaPre Grabon; Marisa Green; Cindy Griffith; Karen Gomez; Dominique Gustin; Tracey Hambleton; Bruce Hasse; Heidimarie Holmes Heiss; Karen Henderson; Christine Henninger; Kate Kelly; Alice Kitchel; David Klein; Stephany Komen Hasse; Mackenzie Kovaka; Georgia Landau; Matt Larson; Paul Markowitz; Kathleen Merrick; Orah Moore; Marianne Mullen; Maggie Neale; Elizabeth Nelson; Tuyen My Nguyen; Julia Pavone; Kathryn Peterson; David Powell; Ned Richardson; Susan Bull Riley; Leslie Roth; Deborah Sacks; Michael Sacks; Anne Sarcka; Susan Sawyer; Amy Schachter; Kristin Schuyler; James Secor; Sandra Shenk; Jayne Shoup; Jonathan Silverman; Kathy Stark; Mary Tapogna; Athena Petra Tasiopoulos; Julie Taylor; James Teuscher; Robert Towne; Catrine Turillon; Janet Van Fleet; Norma Wasko; John Weaver; Roger Weingarten; Pamela Wilson; Gail Yanowitch; Ann Young. |
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ARTE at 159 North Main:
Autumn Pond Abstract Paintings by Ann Young Richly toned oil on canvas paintings of water shield plants found in Young’s pond during the fall season. Exhibit Dates: September 26 - December 30, 2023 (159 N. Main St., Barre, VT | HRS: Tues-Sat 10AM-6PM, Sun 10AM-2PM) |
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ART at Morse Block
Old Houses Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr., is exhibiting 14 acrylic paintings of Victorian and other vintage homes in Vermont. Brunelle is a painter, kinetic sculptor, book illustrator, art educator and political cartoonist. Exhibit Dates: October 16, 2023 – February 16, 2024 (Morse Block Deli: 260 N. Main St., Barre, VT | HRS: Mon-Fri 8am-3pm) |
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Upcoming Exhibits & Events:
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January 24 – March 2, 2024
Art Social: Saturday, Feb. 3, 3:30 – 5PM Head for the Hills – A group show inspired by our region’s dynamic landscape and its creatures, real and imagined. (Main Floor Gallery) For information and to submit a proposal, click here. Every Which Way – Paintings by Jessica Scriver (Third Floor Gallery) Truth can seem hard to come by these days and Scriver is on a quest for authenticity, committing herself fully to the possibilities of her tools and materials with process as her only guide. K is for Koan, T is for Tone – Erika Lawlor-Schmidt (Second Floor Gallery) New work, project based, site specific; prints, drawings, collage, and assemblage as personal investigation to the meaning of the word / concepts, KOAN and TONE. Koan as paradoxical inquiry or statement used in Zen Buddhism. Tone, as in sound, timbre or intonation, or as in tint, shade, color, mode of expression or mood. |
Above: Artwork by Jessica Scriver
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Above: Artwork by Erika Lawlor-Schmidt
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January 24 – February 3, 2024
Water Logged, but Red Hot (on display in the SPA Classroom) A Brick-by-Brick Fundraiser A group of artists are involved in this art-making fundraiser for SPA involving the creative reuse of damaged bricks from the foundation of our building. Silent Auction Bids will be taken during this time in-person and on-line via the SPA website. (On display in the SPA Classroom) |
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March 13 – April 20, 2024
Up and Down, In and Out: Embroidery and its Kin (Main Floor Gallery) For information and to submit a proposal, click here. Hiding in Plain Sight by Amy Schachter (Second Floor Gallery) Amy’s work provides a visual narrative that functions as a mirror through which complex relationships between the past and present are explored, serving as the connection between memory and identity. The Grand Assemblage - Assemblages by Axel Stohlberg (Third Floor Gallery) With found and collected objects, he tries to tell short stories and sometimes humorous ideas or important reflections. |
Above: Artwork by Amy Schachter
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Above: Artwork by Axel Stohlberg
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Art at the AUD
The Barre Auditorium – fondly called the “AUD” – was constructed in the late 1930’s as a federal Public Works Administration project. The “AUD” has served Barre and the region as a community center for meetings, training sessions, performances, athletic events, family celebrations, and conventions. SPA curates the artwork at the AUD and its adjacent buildings. The featured artist in the “Connector Building” located between the AUD and Alumni Hall is Juliana Cassino Fechter, thefeatured artist in “Alumni Hall” is Pria Cambio; and at the entrance to the AUD is Aaron Stein. (Featured Artwork: Dancing with the Blue Horse by Juliana Cassino-Fechter |
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