Past Exhibits: 2018
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CELEBRATE!
SPA Holiday Season Show Enjoy this 3-floor fine art and craft extravaganza with work created by more than 80 Studio Place Arts (SPA) member artists, and CELEBRATE 3X: (1) Find one-of-a-kind handmade gifts & treasures; (2) Support local artists and crafts people and fortify our local economy; & (3) Boost the programs for all ages and abilities at SPA, your nonprofit art center. You’ll find special items for the household, holiday ornaments, jewelry, wearables, cards, and much more. And take them home for others (or yourself)! Expanded hours in Dec. Show Dates: Nov. 13 – Dec. 27, 2018 Reception: Sat., Nov. 17, 4-6PM SPECIAL NOTE: See below for activities during the holiday season on Wed., Dec. 26 & Thurs., Dec. 27, 2:30-4:30PM) Featured Artists: Mary Admasian, Sarah Albert, Jessica Avery, Deborah Barnwell, Tom Batey, Alexandra Bottinelli, Larry Bowling, Ray Brown, Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr., Amy Burns, Sarah Burns, Pria Cambio, Elissa Campbell, Juliana Cassino Fechter, Mark Catman, Robert Chapla, Krista Cheney, Anne Davis, Marilyn Davis, Sande French-Stockwell, Angela Gola, Kim Goodling, Judy Greenwald, Toni Hartrich, Mark Heitzman, Karen Henderson, Emily Higgins, Noam Hessler, Rob Hitzig, Joy Huckins-Noss, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Joyce Kahn, Melinde Kantor, Linda Kiniry, Leslie Krogh-Wisner, Mary Jo Krolewski, Georgia Landau, Marie LaPre Grabon, Matt Larson, Michelle Lesnak, Dennis Lucas, Jeneane Lunn, Tinka Theresa Martell, Paul McMillan, Orah Moore, Hannah Morris, Maggie Neale, Elizabeth Nelson, Tuyen Nguyen, Lyna Lou Nordstrom, Almuth Palinkas, Dian Parker, Julia Pavone, Ruth Pope, Quinn Premont, Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams, Ned Richardson, Linda Richman, Heather Ritchie, Leslie Roth, Charles Ryerson, Nick Santoro, Anne Sarcka, Susan Sawyer, Kristin Schuyler, Sandra Shenk, Jayne Shoup, (michael smith), Kathy Stark, Kelley Taft, Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, Mary Thulman, Annie Tiberio, Nancy Tomczak, Rob Towne, Catrine Turillon, Ellen Urman, Janet Van Fleet, John Weaver, Pamela Wilson |
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Rock Solid XVIII - Finding the Quiet - TENSION September 18 - November 3, 2018 Main Floor Gallery: Rock Solid XVIII - This annual stone sculpture exhibit, since 2000, showcases stone sculptures and assemblages by area artists. The show includes 2-D works that show the beautiful qualities of stone. Additionally, visitors are invited to take the Art Stroll around downtown, historic Barre to view a variety of sculptures created from granite (at this website, click on "visit" for a slide show and link to the map). Exhibiting Artists: B Amore; Tom Batey; Larry Bowling; Jeanne Cariati; Giuliano Cecchinelli; Giuliano Cecchinelli, II; Robert Chapla; Christopher Curtis; Nancy N. Diefenbach; Mark Dixon; Kerry O. Furlani; Kim Goodling; Paul Marr Hilliard; Robert Hitzig; George Kurjanowicz; Heidi Lague-Lyons; Matt Larson; Sabrina Leonard; John Matusz; Lynn Ocone; Heather Ritchie; Nick Santoro; Rene Schall; Athena Petra Tasiopoulos; Robert Towne; Gampo Wickenheiser; Sean Hunter Williams Second Floor Gallery: Finding the Quiet by Linda Finkelstein - works in rust, eucalyptus and indigo Third Floor Gallery: TENSION: a site-specific installation by Tuyen Nguyen and Misook Park examining the socio-cultural issues of gun violence, on view September 18-November 3, 2018. At the conclusion of the exhibit, SPA artist Pamela Wilson directed a solemn dance performance involving the disassembly of TENSION in remembrance of the mass killings at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in October, 2018. Participating artists: Pamela Wilson, Tuyen My Nguyen, and Alana Rancourt Phinney. |
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July 10 - August 24, 2018:
Main Floor Gallery: Scorched - Artwork that feels the burn. A group show illustrating the effects of heat and fire. Featured Artists: Deb Barnwell, Tom Batey, John Baymore, Alex Bottinelli, Daryl Burtnett, Ted Ceraldi, Robert Chapla, Hasso Ewing, Stephanie Gordon, Laura Graveline, Darren Higgins, Emily Higgins, Patty Hudak, Ann Johnston-Miller, Jason Mallery, Paul McMillan, Rob Millard-Mendez, Orah Moore, Tuyen Nguyen, Linda Richman, Lia Rothstein, Fred Rudi, Michael Smith, Axel Stohlberg, Ellen Urman, Janet Van Fleet, Norma Wasko, Pamela Wilson, Kenneth Winter Second Floor Gallery: Storm: Nihilists, Anarchists, Populists and Radicals - Paintings and drawings by Nitya Brighenti Third Floor Gallery: Ode to Common Things by Julia Pavone. Found object paintings |
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Tell Me - Beyond Words - Jack Rowell: Cultural Documentarian
May 22 - June 30, 2018 Opening Reception: May 24th from 5:30-7:30 Expanded Hrs - Open Studio Weekend Sat., May 26 - 10AM-5PM Sun., May 27 - Noon-5PM Main Floor Gallery: Tell Me - Artwork that explores language and communication. Curated by Janet Van Fleet. Featured Artists: Tom Batey, Tim Brookes, Joe Cariati , Ted Ceraldi, Michael Chaney, Sara Biggs Chaney, Mark Dixon, Linda E. Jones, Walter Kopec, Matt Larson, Gary Miller, Matthew Monk, Julia Pavone, Michelle Saffran, Diane Sophrin, Axel Stohlberg, Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, James Teuscher, Dana Walrath, Pamela Wilson, Wosene Second Floor Gallery: Beyond Words: Artworks by the Book Arts Guild of Vermont. Books can take on a language of their own, as shown in the multimedia work of this group of artists that use shape, structure, and materials to get their message across. Featured Artists: Jill Abilock, Hope Baker-Carr, Sally Blanchard-O’Brien, Rebecca Boardman, Elissa R. Campbell, Nina Gaby, Marilyn Gillis, Dorsey Hogg, Bonnie Hooper, Debra Kraemer, Jane Ploughman, Maryann Riker, Vera Ryersbach, Nancy Stone, Marica Vogler Third Floor Gallery: Jack Rowell: Cultural Documentarian - photographs from 5th generation Vermonter Jack Rowell's 30+ year career as a photographer. |
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Pleased to Meet You - Silent Auction - Feast of Fools
March 27 - May 12, 2018 BASH (Big Arty SPA Happening) Friday, April 20th from 7-9pm In the main floor gallery: Pleased to Meet You! This show involving 20 local artists brings to life fantastical, imaginative creatures and beings of the non-human variety. Featured Artists: Tom Batey, Kristian Brevik, Robert W. Brunelle, Jr., Teresa Celemin, Linda Finkelstein, Mike Heffernan, Alexandra Heller, Georgia Landau, Todd Logan, Rob Millard-Mendez, John Parker, W. David Powell, Leslie Roth, Kyle Sikora, Matthew Sylvester, Athena Petra Tasiopoulos, Robert Towne, Mike Turner, Janet Van Fleet, Tyler Vendituoli In the second floor gallery: Silent Auction to benefit SPA Programs: Artwork, crafts, antiques and many other items are on display starting March 27. Bidding concludes at the BASH on April 20th. In the third floor gallery: The Feast of Fools by Hannah Morris - Painted collages and soft sculpture installations exploring the intersection of the sublime, the absurd, and the mundane in recognizable moments and places. Special Event: BASH (Big Arty SPA Happening) Friday, April 20th from 7-9pm Enjoy great art, music & eats – and help raise funds for SPA art programs. Musical performance by Old Rocket, a Southern Old-Time String band including Dana and Susan Robinson, and special guest Tom MacKenzie. Cash bar. April 20th BASH Performances: Old Rocket (Main Floor) Old Rocket is the Southern Old-Time Stringband iteration of the folk duo, Dana and Susan Robinson. Dana and Susan play rockin', soulful, passionate old-time music predominantly from North Carolina and West Virginia. With special guest Tom MacKenzie. Jairo Sequeira (Third Floor) Jairo will perform an eclectic selection of acoustic Latin American and Jazz music. |
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Golden - Shape Shifting - Shockwave January 30 - March 17, 2018 Reception: Saturday, Feb. 3rd from 3-5pm Main Floor Gallery: Golden: A group exhibit with work in a variety of media exploring the many aspects of aging. Featured Artists: Ted Ceraldi, Mark Dixon, Hasso Ewing, Juliana Cassino Fechter, Marilyn Gillis, Kim Goodling, Juliana Halpert, Lynda Knisley, Marie LaPre Grabon, Celia Liberman, Rachel Morton, Julia Pavone, Jane Pincus, Kristin Schuyler, Janet Van Fleet, Dana Walrath, N. Wasko, Ann Young Second Floor Gallery: Shape Shifting by Rosalind Daniels: Photographs of abstracted shapes and light. Third Floor Gallery: Shockwave: A collection of dynamic art and poetry by contributors to Shockwave Magazine, an arts collective through Community Development Services at Washington County Mental Health Services. |
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In addition to the show listed above, Studio Place Arts presents: Herding in All the Usual Places… And Then Some Paintings by Robert Chapla Is a parking structure merely a concrete corral? Urban and rural herding differences are on display in this show of 18 oil and acrylic paintings by Vermont artist Robert Chapla. For more information on Robert Chapla, visit: www.robertchapla.com Exhibit Dates: December 18, 2017 - April 15, 2018 On display at the Morse Block Deli, 260 N. Main St., Barre |
