Uncategorized

Local arts continue to dazzle

Staff Report
All galleries and museums require masks and social distancing unless otherwise indicated. Virtual exhibits are not listed, but they can be found at Vermont Arts Online.

Exhibit streamingVermont Arts Online — vermontartonline.org.

Bellows FallsCanal Street Art Gallery: “Art! Just in Time” is on view through Feb. 27. All are invited to 3rd Friday Gallery Night “Live with the Artists” on Facebook at 6 p.m. Feb. 19. The exhibit is the inaugural Represented Artist Group Show to present new artwork, for one month, once a year, from each of Canal Street Art Gallery’s current roster of 20 represented artists. Now celebrating its fourth year, the Canal Street Art Gallery continues sharing and appreciating new art while helping to support the artists who create it. The gallery aims to meet the promotional needs and online commerce demands of its artistic community with its announcement of expanding programming in 2021 to present 12 exhibitions. These include an increased number of solo shows, and the new Represented Artist Group Show. 23 Canal St., Bellows Falls, (802) 289-0104, canalstreetartgallery.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, canalstreetartgallery.com.

BenningtonBennington Museum: Closed, reopens April 2, (802) 447-1571, benningtonmuseum.org.

BrattleboroBrattleboro Museum & Art Center: “Figuration Never Died: New York Painterly Painting, 1950-1970,” through Feb. 14, New York artists who absorbed the lessons of Abstract Expressionism yet remained dedicated to figurative painting; “Andy Yoder: Overboard,” through March 6, inspired by “The Great Shoe Spill of 1990”; “Rachel Portesi: Hair Portraits,” through Feb. 14, tintype photographs of women; “Ice Shanties: Fishing, People & Culture” through March 6, work of Colombian-born photographer and part-time Vermont resident Federico Pardo; “Erik Hoffner: Ice Visions” through March 6, photographs of ice patterns from holes bored by ice fishermen; “Our Storied Landscape: Revealing the Brattleboro Words Trail,” through Feb. 14, drawings for a map by Cynthia Parker-Houghton, Union Station, Main Street (Route 5) and Routes 119 and 142, Brattleboro, (802) 257-0124, brattleboromuseum.org. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; admission is “pay as you wish.”

BurlingtonBCA Center: “Meg Lipke: In the Making, Feb. 12-May 15, New York artist’s colorful, shaped paintings that push the boundaries of contemporary abstraction; “Pivotal Moments: Select Works by Diane Gabriel,” Feb. 12-May 15, expressive imagery of one of Vermont’s most celebrated artists and educators, Diane Gabriel (1947-2017), Burlington City Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington, (802) 865-7551, burlingtoncityarts.com Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday. Opening, noon, Friday, Feb. 12.

UVM Fleming Museum: Currently closed due to COVID-19, (802) 656-0750 (info: 656-2090), flemingmuseum.org.

Hanover, N.H.Hood Museum of Art: Closed, virtual programming available, Dartmouth College, (603) 646-1110, hoodmuseum.dartmouth.edu.

ManchesterSouthern Vermont Arts Center: “Unmasked: Artful Responses to the Pandemic,” through March 28, artists reveal their struggles, creative breakthroughs, perspectives, and personal relationships; “Out of the Vault,” through Feb. 21, selections from SVAC’s permanent collection, 930 SVAC Drive, Manchester, (802) 362-1405, svac.org Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Sunday; admission: $10, $5 for students and seniors, free for 10 and younger.

MontpelierThe Front Gallery: Show 41, through February, group show including Cheryl Betz, Daryl Burtnett, Cathy Cone, Erica Cummings, PJ Desrochers, Alice Dodge, Hasso Ewing, Glen Coburn Hutcheson, Michelle Lesnak, James Secor, Sam Thurston, and Autumn Tomlinson, 6 Barre St., Montpelier, (802) 552-0877, thefrontvt.com Hours (limited occupancy): 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, or by appointment.

Vermont History Museum: Thomas Waterman Wood 125th Anniversary Exhibits, through March 24, Vermont’s portion of the Federal WPA collection, 109 State St., Montpelier, (802) 828-2291, vermonthistory.org Hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday; $7 admission, $20 families; $5 seniors, students and children (under 6 free).

T.W. Wood Gallery: Thomas Waterman Wood 125th Anniversary Exhibits: “Realism and Narrative: The Paintings of Thomas Waterman Wood,” Wood Room; “Social Realism to Abstraction: Paintings of the WPA Collection,” 46 Barre St., Montpelier, (802) 262-6035, twwoodgallery.org Hours: free but by appointment only. Self-guided tours (reservations required): 10-11 a.m., 11 a.m. to noon, noon to 1 p.m. Thursdays. Guided tours with curator Phillip Robertson (reservations required): 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Feb. 20, March 20, and April 17.

St. JohnsburyCatamount Arts: “StJ Art on the Street,” through Feb. 28, throughout downtown St. Johnsbury (142 Eastern Ave., 166 Eastern Ave., among many locations); for more information, go online to catamountarts.org

Northeast Kingdom Artisans Guild: Robert J. Chapla, through March 6, “Art Pilgrim,” Back Room Gallery, 430 Railroad St., St. Johnsbury, (802) 748-0158, nekartisansguild.com Hours: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday-Saturday.

SpringfieldThe Vault: Jamie Townsend, through Feb. 27, “Curvature,” work created during this past year by artist who divides his time between Vermont and Europe, Vermont State Craft Center, 68 Main St., Springfield, (802) 885-7111, galleryvault.org Hours: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday.

Editor’s note: Please send visual art listings to [email protected] or [email protected].

Avatar photo

As your daily newspaper, we are committed to providing you with important local news coverage for Sullivan County and the surrounding areas.