CELEBRATE!
​November 17 - December 30

​CELEBRATE!
An annual local arts celebration since 2000 that features a wide variety of art and crafts created by Studio Place Arts (SPA) member artists. The show involves more than 75 local artists and artwork is imaginatively exhibited on all 3 floors of the historic SPA building in downtown Barre.  Shop local!
Rock Solid XVI, In Our Hands, November and Equinox to Solstice
September 20 - November 5
In the main floor gallery:
Rock Solid XVI:  Giuliano Cecchinelli
A lifetime show that includes a variety of sculptures, models, and sketches by this master sculptor who was trained in Carrara, Italy as a young boy, and who has devoted his artistic career to working from granite in Barre.

In the second floor gallery:
In Our Hands – An environmental art and architecture exhibit by artist and designer Shannon Lee Gilmour using post-consumer plastic.
 
In the third floor gallery:
November and Equinox to Solstice - Paintings and Daily Sketches by Paul Calter

Exhibit Dates:  September 20 – November 5, 2016
 
Reception:  Thursday, September 22, 5:30-7:30PM
​
Visionary Conspiracy - Soft Bomb Barre - Paintings, Sculptures and Fiber Art by Gloria Lynn and Family
July 26 - August 27
Picture
Visionary Conspiracy, Main Floor Gallery
In the main floor gallery:
Visionary Conspiracy – An exhibit of fiber artwork by 14 Vermont members of the nationally renowned Surface Design Association.  Their artwork will include traditional and sometimes unconventional pieces made using an arsenal of threads, textiles, wool, needles and looms. 

Gallery Talk on Sat., August 13 at 3PM with artist Eve Jacobs-Carnahan

Exhibiting Artists: Judy B. Dales, Rosalind S. Daniels, Elizabeth Fram, Marilyn Gillis, Karen Henderson, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Ruby Leslie, Marya Lowe, Lyna Lou Nordstrom, Almuth Palinkas, Leslie Roth, Ellen Spring, Sharon Webster, Betsy Wing

Around historic, downtown Barre: 
Soft Bomb Barre:
Around downtown Barre, there will be an array of fiber art installations and soft, colorful “explosions”, special exhibits, talks, a moving pop-up weaving studio, and more.  (Ask us for a special Heritage Festival “passport” for children who would like to find hidden soft sculptures on July 30.)

Where are the Soft Bomb Barre installations?
Click here for a guide.

THANK YOU: 
We greatly appreciate the support provided by National Life Group and the Vermont Community Foundation.  In addition, we appreciate the many collaborators associated with organizing this large, community-wide event.
 
In the second floor gallery:
Interior Soft Bombing:  Photographs depicting the beautiful qualities of fiber, photographs of the “Soft Bomb Barre” installations along with a map, and a group of back strap looms created by Pamela Wilson that may be used at SPA or taken outdoors
 
In the third floor gallery: 
Paintings, Sculptures & Fiber Art by Gloria Lynn & Family
1 - 2 - 3 - Φ:  Math and Art - 4 x 4 x 4 x 4 - Sacred Cliffs - June 7-July 16, 2016
Picture
Big Red, detail. John Anderson. 1 - 2 - 3 - Φ: Math and Art, Main Floor Gallery
In the main floor gallery:
1 - 2 - 3 - Φ:  Math and Art – a group exhibit about the inspiration of mathematical concepts in art.
Exhibiting Artists: John Anderson, Daryl Burtnett, Tom Batey, Nancy Benerofe, Paul Calter, Ted Ceraldi, Roz Daniels, Robert Fathauer, Mark Gonyea, Chris Jeffrey, Mark Lorah, Mimi Magyar, Liz Nelson, Justin Paluba, Matthew Ramada, Nick Santoro, Bhakti Ziek, Carleen Zimbalatti
 curated by Jody Brown and Janet Van Fleet

In the second floor gallery:
4 x 4 x 4 x 4 – Photographs by Holly King; Patricia Lyon-Surrey; Michelle Saffran; and Jackie Smith
 
In the third floor gallery:
Sacred Cliffs by Matt Larson - Images of Mukuntuweap (Zion Canyon) in iron, silver, and gold

Click here to see a video about our current shows. 
Opening Reception:  Fri., June 10, 5:30 – 7:30PM
Encountering Yellow - SPA Silent Auction - Vermont Landscape Through Time - April 26 - May 29, 2016
Main fl gallery:  Encountering Yellow
2nd floor: Silent Auction to benefit SPA programs.
Third fl gallery:
Vermont Landscape Through Times by Carolyn Enz Hack
main floor gallery:
Encountering Yellow - The gallery shines with yellow artwork in a variety of media.

Exhibiting Artists: Jessica Avery, Tom Batey, Alexandra Bottinelli, Lian Brehm, Heidi Broner, Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr., Ted Ceraldi, Robert Chapla, Krista Cheney, Rosalind Daniels, Martha Elmes, Jan Fowler, Michael Heffernan, Lily Hinrichsen, Lisa Kippen, Marie LaPré Grabon, Sandra Maccarrone, Jason Mallery, Lynn Manning, Tinka Theresa Martell, Rob Millard-Mendez, Maggie Neale, Elizabeth Nelson, Karyn M. Neubauer, Frederick Rudi, James Secor, (michael smith), Kathy Stark, James Teuscher, Corrina Thurston, Nancy Tomczak, Janet Van Fleet, Rob Towne, Amalia Elena Veralli, David Woolf, Carleen Zimbalatti.

second floor gallery:
Silent Auction to Benefit SPA Programs
Art, crafts and certificates to local restaurants and happenings.  Bidding starts on April 26 and concludes at the BASH on May 13.

third floor gallery:
Vermont Landscape Through Time by Carolyn Enz Hack

Join us on:
Fri., May 13, 7-9PM
Big Arty SPA Happening (BASH)
Our BASH raises essential funding for our art programs - we hope to see you!  Our event coincides with the exhibit, "Encountering Yellow," and features the wonderful local 60's & 70's tribute band, The Mellow Yellow Band (main fl) and Small Change (Appalachian music, 3rd fl, 7:30-8:30PM).  For info on the main floor performance, go to:   [www.mellowyellowband.com]   Cash bar by Positive Pie.

Thank You to Our Supporters:
National Life Group; Community National Bank; Northfield Savings Bank; Concept 2; the Drawing Board; and SPA members & donors.

Thank you to our food donors:
Hunger Mt. Co-op
Hannaford Supermarket
McKenzie Country Classics
Positive Pie
Them, Us & You - Mar. 8-Apr. 16
All Galleries at SPA
THEM, US & YOU
While occupying a single earth, many generations of people have amplified their differences from others and the similarities within their own defined groups.  Rather than coalescing around the idea that “we’re all in this collectively,” these extreme “US,” not “THEM” perspectives are expressed in both radical and in socially-accepted ways.  This global, invitational exhibit involves more than 24 artists from the U.S. and around the world.
 
Exhibiting Artists
Bren Alvarez, Eskild Beck, Boris Beja, Eli C.C., Juan Carlos, Carmen, Nayda A. Cuevas, Melissan Gurrieri, André Guiboux, Ismael, Carolyn Enz Hack, Kiriaki Hajiloizis, Robyn Hasty, Mari, Matt Lee, Greta Lusoli, Nathani Luneburg, Anuk Miladinovic, Assunta Abud El Azim Mohamed, Laura Pawson, Jane Pincus, Klaus Pinter, Zoran Poposki, Dana Walrath, Jennifer Weigel, Phil Whitman, Ann Young
From the Archives of the Center for Cartoon Studies - Beyond ... - Paintings on the Tour for World Peace - Jan. 19-Feb. 20
In the main floor gallery:
From the Center for Cartoon Studies Archive
A 10th year anniversary exhibit
(main fl gallery)
From the comic strip to the comic book to the graphic novel, The Center for Cartoon Archive includes all kinds of original cartoon art.  Whether its work by Mort Walker (Beetle Bayle), Patrick McDonnell (Mutt's), Ernie Bushmiller (Nancy) or Alison Bechdel (Fun Home), the collection is a vital part of the CCS curriculum, regularly brought into the classroom and exhibited to inspire the next generation of cartoonists.

In the second floor gallery:
Beyond …
By Athena Petra Tasiopoulos
mixed media works on paper
 
In the third floor gallery:
Paintings on the Tour For World Peace
Recent Work by Andy Frost