Paul Stone, “Barnstorm.” Oil on canvas. Stone’s solo show opens at Gallery North Star in Grafton on Oct. 4.
Ann Coleman Gallery
7 North Main St, Wilmington, 10a-5p daily
http://www.artistanncoleman.com, 802 378-7090
Thru October: Ann Coleman’s watercolors inspired by nature and the outdoors of New England can be viewed at Quaigh Designs, 11 W Main St, Wilmington.
Bennington Arts Guild
103 South St, Bennington
http://www.benningtonartsguild.org , 802 442-7838
Sept 4 & Oct 2: Bennington “First Fridays.” Nov 22-31: Bennington Art Guild Holiday Show.
Catherine Dianich Gallery
139 Main St, Brattleboro
Open by appointment only
http://www.catherinedianichgallery.com, 802 380-1607
Sept 4-6: Progressive Performance Festival. Produced by Vermont Performance Lab, this year’s festival presents three works by critically-acclaimed artists that touch on themes of social justice and cultural memory, and shift the way we relate to our hand-held devices.
Chaffee Art Center
16 South Main St, Rutland
http://www.chaffeeartcenter.org, 802 775-0356
Thru Oct 17: Love of Kinship. Annual all member exhibit. Sept 4-Oct 31: Love of Fantasy. In honor of the historic 1960s. Nov 6-Dec 18: An Exhibit of Passion. Whether its environmental issues, your significant other, parenthood, or exploration, we want to know what you are undoubtedly passionate about.
Robert L. Crowell Art Gallery
At Moore Free Library
http://www.moorefreelibrary.wordpress.com, 802-365-7948
Oct 1 thru 29: Lauren Watrous – Painting From Life: Nature Abstractions, Landscape Journals, Nature Studies and Still Life . The works in this show, done between 2012 and 2015, will include drawings and paintings on paper and panel, in pencil, ink, watercolor, acrylic and oil. Opening Reception Saturday, Oct 3 from 1 to 3pm. Nov 1 thru 30: Matthew Peake, Barbara Baker-Bury, Scott J. Morgan. Opening Reception Saturday, Nov 14 from 1 to 3p.
Gallery 2 and Vermont Artisan Designs
106 Main St, Brattleboro
10a-7p Mon-Sat, 11a-4p Sun
http://www.vtart.com, 802 257-7044
Ongoing: Daryl Storrs art and jewelry.
Gallery at the VAULT
68 Main St, Springfield
http://www.galleryvault.org, 802 885-7111
Thru Sept 16: Steampunk Show. Steampunk is a mix of Victorian fantasy and fun with some science fiction thrown in as well. It is retro/futuristic, gear/steam related.
Gallery in the Woods
145 Main St, Brattleboro
Open daily 11a-5:30p, 12-5p Sun
http://www.galleryinthewoods.com, 802 257-4777
Thru Oct 31: Upcoming in September: Gallery in the Woods in Collaboration with Brattleboro Museum introduces the work of Terry Hauptman, Vermont poet-bard and artist. Hauptman paints mixed media scrolls and individual works all based on a spiral. Opening reception, Sept 4, 5:30-8:30p. (See also story about Hauptman this issue.)
Gallery North Star
151 Townshend Road, Grafton
10a-5p daily (Tuesday by chance)
http://www.gnsgrafton.com, 802 843-2465
Oct 4-Nov 1: Paul Stone Solo Show.
Great Hall
100 River St, Springfield
http://www.Facebook.com/GreatHallSpringfield, 802 885-3061
Opening Oct 3: Feathers and Fur: Portraits of Field, Forest and Farm, with nine award-winning artists. Opening reception features Christine Mix demonstrating how to draw animals and VINS demo with live hawks and an owl. Cider, cider donuts and seasonal fare with live country music. Artists include: Richard CoFrancesco, Donna Ellery, Rick Hearn, Lesley Heathcote, Jennifer Maharry, Christine Mix, Robin Truelove Stronk, Jamie Townsend, Adelaide Tyrol.
Jud Hartmann Gallery
6 Main Street, Grafton
http://www.judhartmanngallery.com, 802 843-2018
Mid-Sept and daily thru foliage season: Gallery features Jud Hartmann’s limited edition bronze sculptures of Native Americans called “The Woodland Tribes of the Northeast — The Iroquoian and Algonkians.” By appointment or by chance at other times.
Hunter Gallery of Fine Art and Hunter Artworks
74 Main St and 56 Townshend Rd, Grafton
http://www.hunterartworks.com, 802 843-1440
Sept 5: Artist reception for water color artist Gary Eckart, 5-7:30p. October will feature watercolor artist Peter Jeziorski, and the gallery will have their year-end art discount sale.
Rockingham Arts and Museum
7 Canal St, Bellows Falls
Ongoing: Revitalizing the community by developing awareness of the arts, creating vitality in the community with the arts, and demonstrating that the arts favorably impact the local economy.
Springfield Vermont Art and Historical Society
The Miller Art Center
9 Elm Hill, Springfield
http://www.springfieldartandhistoricalsociety.org, 802 885-2415
Ongoing: A historical museum, art gallery, nonprofit, and much more.
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery
At Keene State College, Keene, NH
http://www.keene.edu/tsag, 603 358-2720
Celebrating its 50th anniversary. Sept 4-Dec 6: Jules Olitski: Lakes, Mountains, Seas. Sept 19-Oct 21: Retooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection. Sept 19-Dec 6: Angus McCullough: Float.
Vermont Center for Photography
49 Flat Street, Brattleboro
http://www.vcphoto.org, 802 251-6051
Sept 4-27: Sarah Malakoff: Second Nature. “My photographs are a collection of private spaces that ask the viewer to imagine the people who inhabit them.”
