BELLOWS FALLS, Vt. — Visitors and residents of Rockingham will have the opportunity to view artist/artisan studios as they stroll the historic downtown of Bellows Falls during the Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend on May 25-26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
“We’re organizing a local effort in conjunction with the highly successful VT State Craft Weekend to draw attention to the unique artistic offerings to be found in Rockingham/Bellows Falls,” said Rockingham Arts and Museum Project (RAMP) founding director Robert McBride. “We’ve spent over 20 years integrating artists and the arts in the organic revitalization of downtown Bellows Falls and the surrounding area and are proud of the integral role artists play culturally and economically by sharing their talents with the community.”
Participating artists include Robert McBride, paintings; Phyllis Rosser, paintings and wood sculpture; Chris Sherwin, unique collectible, hand-sculpted-blown glass; Cathy Tretler, Dellamano Glassware, handpainted functional glassware; Canal Street Art Gallery, cooperative gallery exhibiting local artists. Their current exhibit: “Listen to the Wind” by artist Charles Norris-Brown, who is an Exner Blk resident artist. Clare Sullivan Adams, printmaking and fused glass artist has her studio in Cambridgeport.
Project Space 9 Gallery located in the Exner Blk at 9 Canal Street in downtown Bellows Falls will have additional brochures/maps and information about the participating artists’ studios. The Exner Blk is a historic pressed-tin clad building that was renovated and opened in 2000 providing ten affordable live/workspaces and six retail spaces.
Bellows Falls is a walkable community. Park your car and explore the artists studios, as well as shops and eateries around the downtown square. There is plenty of all-day parking at the Amtrak train station, a short, two block walk crosses over the oldest chartered canal in the United States (1792-1802) brings you by the Exner Blk and into the downtown square.
For more information and accessibility questions please contact RAMP 802-463-3252 or email [email protected] (please put in subject line Open Studio Weekend).
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