live art
resident artists & studio space

SPA rents studios to working artists and art collectors at reasonable rates in order to provide space for creative work, art exhibition and learning opportunities about contemporary art; provide opportunities for artists and others to collaborate; and to integrate the general public with working artists and others in order to expand participation in the visual arts.  Please contact SPA if you are interested in renting studio space in the building.

Winter Open Studios at SPA
Sat., February 28, 2026
1-3PM
Enjoy the current SPA shows and visit with SPA resident artists during Open Studios.  

Annual Studio Residency Program
NEXT: 2026-27 Opportunity
SPA first tested the 11-month Studio Residency Program in the fall of 2015.  A small private studio on the second floor of the visual arts center was provided at no charge to an emerging artist in the Barre/Montpelier area to build a new body of work for exhibition.  The Studio Residency Program continues to receive significant interest and artists are selected on a competitive basis. 
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Over the years, the SPA Studio Residency Program has provided workspace for these 11 emerging artists:  Marisa Green; Joe John; Ekaterina (Kate) Arslambakova; Tracey J. Hambleton; Michelle Lesnak; Austin Furtak-Cole; Autumn Tomlinson; Tuyen My Nguyen; Hannah Morris; Athena Petra Tasiopoulos; and Shannon Lee Gilmour, with projects ranging from interactive drawings to large-scale string installations to wood block printing to deconstructed collages.

The next deadline for applications for the Annual Studio Residency Program is June 13, 2026.
For information on the application process, click HERE

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STUDIO DIRECTORY
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​Second Floor Studio Artists:
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Mackenzie Kovaka
SPA Studio Residency Recipient 2025-26
​Watercolor, Woodworking and Mixed Media
www.mskovaka.com
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Joe John
Drawings & Interactive Art​

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Georgia Landau
​Sculptural Ceramics 
Click here to read SPA's Spotlight Artist Interview
Click here to watch VT PBS 'Made Here' Video  ​

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Leslie Roth
Fiber Sculpture​
www.leslierothknits.com
Click here to read SPA's Spotlight Artist Interview

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Mark S. Waskow
Pres., NNEMoCA &
Independent Curator

Space #1:
Abstracted Figures, Anthropomorphic Characters and Others:  An examination of the human form expressed in a wide variety of media. 
Space #2:
Confronting Geometry: Works in many media that transcend the normal 2-D and/or 3-D boundaries, as well as works that express a deep connection to abstract or abstracted geometric forms.
www.nnealp.org

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Pamela Wilson
Ceramics and Fiber Art
www.pamelalynnwilson.com
​Click here to read SPA's Spotlight Artist Interview

Third Floor Studio Artists:

Larry Bowling
Oil, Cold Wax and Collage
​www.larrybowling.com​

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Juliana Cassino Fechter 
Paintings

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Hannah Morris
Collage, Soft Sculpture, Drawings
www.draw-lucky.com

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Maggie Neale: Color Musings
Paintings, Sculpture & Fiber Art
www.maggieneale.com
Click here to read SPA's Spotlight Artist Interview

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Athena Petra Tasiopoulos
Mixed Media, Encaustic & Collage
www.athenapetra.com

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Janet Van Fleet
2D & 3D Mixed Media Art
​www.janetvanfleet.com
Click here to read SPA's Spotlight Artist Interview

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