Past Exhibits: 2021
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Main Floor Gallery:
The Parade is Coming! July 7 - August 19, 2021 This vibrant show involves more than 24 artists and it includes works on the walls and a lively parade of floats and marchers down the center of the gallery. Exhibiting Artists: Heidi Broner; Robert Waldo Brunelle, Jr.; Anne Davis; Martha Elmes; Chris Esten; Juliana Fechter; David Klein; Aaron Scot Ingham; Lynda Knisley; Georgia Landau; Marya Lowe; Dennis Lucas; Paul Markowitz; Christian Schoenig; Julia Pavone; Sarah Rosedahl; Leslie Roth; Toni-Lee Sangastiano; Kristin Schuyler; Aaron Stein; Robert Towne; Catrine Turillon; Janet Van Fleet; N. Wasko; Lulu Wootton Vermont and Virginia-based artists. Art Social: Thurs., July 15, 5 – 6:30PM Meet the artists involved in our summer shows and enjoy a Quartet from the Vermont Fiddle Orchestra. PLEASE NOTE: Masks required for all Art Social attendees. Vermont Fiddle Orchestra performers: Susan Reid, VFO Asst. Music Director; Andrew Jackson; Lexi Shear; and Sandy Kerin-Weaver. |
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Second Floor Gallery: The Eternal Return July 7 - August 19, 2021 Mixed Media Artworks by Michelle Lesnak that invite viewers to ponder the mystery of the places and figures portrayed. Vermont-based artist |
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Third Floor Gallery:
Deconstructed Landscape by Kate Fetherston July 7 - August 19, 2021 Interpreting landscape with an abstract eye, these paintings explore the felt experience of color, light, seasons, and place. Vermont-based artist For more information on Fetherston, click HERE. |
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In the Quick Change Gallery:
Animal Kingdom Paintings & Sculpture by local teen artist, Claire Isabelle Through August 20, 2021 This teen artist is from central VT. The Quick Change Gallery is a tiny art venue made from a vintage phone booth. |
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SPECIAL EXHIBIT:
In the Classroom: Randall Neal: Paintings and Drawings August 5-14, 2021 Art Social: Sun., August 8, 4-5:30PM (masks required by all) SPA Classroom, first floor Click here to read Randall Neal's Artist Bio... Vermont-based artist |
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ARTE at AR Presented by SPA Show #3: Color Contours Featuring work by: Alex Costantino & Clark Derbes On view through Aug 14, 2021 Vermont-based artists For more information on Costantino, click HERE. For more information on Derbes, 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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In the Quick Change Gallery:
Metamorphoses: Drawings by Noam Hessler Through July 28, 2021 Vermont-based artist. The Quick Change Gallery is a tiny art venue made from a vintage phone booth. |
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In the main floor gallery & classroom: May 11 - June 26, 2021 Cranbrook Connections The Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan is known as one of the preeminent centers of education in fine art, crafts, design, and architecture. SPA is honoring the late Marc Awodey, local artist, art critic, and friend, who attended Cranbrook, with an exhibit of work by artists in the greater Vermont area who also attended Cranbrook. Exhibiting Artists: Marc Awodey; Elizabeth Billings; Ray Brown; Kristen Dettoni; Tom Driscoll; Oona Gardner; Louise Glass; Marianne McCann; France Menk; R.G. Solbert; Jennifer Swanson; Aron Temkin; Andrea Wasserman |
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In the second floor gallery: May 11 - June 25, 2021 Silent Auction to Benefit SPA programs |
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In the third floor gallery: May 11 - June 26, 2021 Digital Natives: Art of Central Vermont’s Next Generation A showcase of visual and experiential artwork by students of the Digital Media Arts program at the Central Vermont Career Center. To view a video about this show, click HERE. For more information about the Digital Media Arts program at the Central Vermont Career Center, click HERE. |
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Quick Change Gallery:
Pixelation by Meri Stiles May 26 - June 26, 2021 Small hand drawings and wearable art brooches. The Quick Change Gallery is a mini art venue created from an up-cycled phone booth located on the second floor of SPA. It's the smallest white box gallery in the state! |
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Quick Change Gallery:
The Quick Change Menagerie April 7 - May 22, 2021 Small paintings by Anne Davis on display in a tiny gallery made from an up-cycled telephone booth. |
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Main Floor Gallery:
Up & Away March 16 - May 1, 2021 A group exhibit about flight, involving art subjects soaring or hovering from the walls and ceilings and some flights of fancy. Exhibiting Artists: B. Amore; Heidi Broner; Robert Chapla; Teresa Celemin; Christopher Curtis; Mark Dixon; James Frase-White; Joe John; Lynda Knisley; Nikolas Kotovich; Rob Millard-Mendez; Linda Mirabile; Elizabeth Nelson; Tuyen Nguyen; Julia Pavone; Susan Bull Riley; Leslie Roth; Susan Sawyer; James Secor; Emily Sloan; Gabriel Tempesta; Nancy Tomczak; Adelaide Murphy Tyrol; Janet Van Fleet; Carleen Zimbalatti |
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Second Floor Gallery: In Place of Absence March 16 - May 1, 2021 Woven, mixed media works by Gail Skudera |
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Third Floor Gallery: De-Functioning the Functional March 16 - May 1, 2021 Five artists explore waste, grief, desire, narrative, and communication. Featuring works by: Karen Cygnarowicz, Chiyomi McKibbin, Hannah Morris, Angela Paladino, Laura Young |
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IN THE QUICK CHANGE GALLERY:
March 2 - April 3, 2021 The Whole WHIRLD IS Upside Down Collages by Ellen Urman On view in the Quick Change Gallery, SPA’s tiny gallery made from a telephone booth on the 2nd floor. |
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ARTE at AR
Presented by SPA Show 2: Getting There from Here Works by Ann Young and James Vogler On View Jan. 30 - May 15, 2021 AR Market, 159 N Main St, Barre Hrs at AR: Tues - Sat: 11am-7pm |
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IN THE MAIN FLOOR GALLERY:
January 26 – March 6, 2021 Rolling On – A salute to the ingenious qualities and uses of the wheel, the 3,500 B.C. innovation that has kept the world rolling. This show involves 21 artists and includes 2-D and 3-D works, and constructions. Exhibiting Artists: B. Amore; Tom Batey; Alexandra Bottinelli; Heidi Broner; Robert W. Brunelle, Jr.; Heidi Broner; Giuliano Cecchinelli; Theodore Ceraldi; Mark Dixon; Hasso Ewing; Lynda Knisley; Georgia Landau; Rob Millard-Mendez; John Parker; Julia Pavone; Leslie Roth; James Secor; Aaron Stein; Catrine Turillon; Janet Van Fleet; N. Wasko |
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IN THE SECOND FLOOR GALLERY: January 26 – March 6, 2021 Consider the Book – Featured work from the Book Lab artist group. Exhibiting Artists: Rebecca Boardman; Elissa Campbell; Marilyn Gillis; Dorsey Hogg; Debra Kraemer; Ann Joppe Mercure; Vera Ryersbach; Judy Sgantas; Carolyn Shattuck; Penne Tompkins; Marcia Vogler |
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IN THE THIRD FLOOR GALLERY: January 26 – March 6, 2021 Seedpods: Promises of the Future An Exhibition of quilts by Marya Lowe |
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IN THE QUICK CHANGE GALLERY: January 23 – February 27, 2021 Contact Tracing by Tuyen My Nguyen A site-specific thread installation that creates a visualization of how one links to many others, and the interconnectedness of a community. This show is on display in the Quick Change Gallery, a tiny white box gallery in a repurposed telephone booth located on the second floor of SPA. |
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