Design Observed
Design Observed Living Lightly on the Land by Katherine Cox When Walter Fogg and Dan Filler built their house in South Newfane eight years ago, they had no idea they were on the leading edge of a new movement in home building that celebrates smaller, more efficient housing. They just wanted a house that was affordable, energy efficient, and easy to maintain. “We’re both minimalists,” said Dan, a teacher, “and we wanted to live within...
Three contemporary artist couples
Three Contemporary Artist Couples When art is the family business, it raises some interesting questions. Does competition enter into the relationship? Or does the financial success of one mean more money to buy both of them more time to make art? And most of all, how does it affect their relationship? To find out, we talked to three successful art couples: Sara Gay and Alan Klebanoff, Manchester; Elise and Payne Junker, Chester and...
What’s New
Painting by Frederick Faviano Gander Gallery in Manchester Hosts Official Opening and Reception The Gander Gallery, a new fine art gallery located at 4716B Main Street in Manchester Center, will host an opening reception on September 17, from 4 to 6 p.m. All are welcome. Owned by Manchester resident Adria Schozer, the Gander Gallery is dedicated to showcasing the work of both established and emerging regional artists, selected for...
Talk of the Arts
Foraging the female identity: Celebrating women, considering the relationship between women and food, and meditating on the mystery of creativity. If you haven’t had a chance to visit the Southern Vermont Arts Center and the exhibition of Elizabeth Torak’s The Feast of Venus I, I urge you to do so. I believe the reaction by the public to the opening was a surprise to the Arts Center. Visitors stood around in complete awe at the...
Talk of the Arts
Celebrating New Possibilities…People and Places…Reinventing, Collaborating, Repurposing By Lynn Barrett, publisher/editor We talk to Brandon resident and folk artist Warren Kimble about his art and his life at a time when the Bennington Museum celebrates 150 years of Grandma Moses with its largest Moses show in a decade. He talks about the popularity of folk art and how he has helped his small town community be a place where an...
What’s New
What’s New The Monadnock Fine Art Gallery Relocates — The Monadnock Fine Art Gallery opens with a new exhibit in its new home at Anthony Toepfer Jewelers, located at 50 Central Square, Keene. Marlborough fine artist, Mary Iselin’s new works entitled, “A Mother’s Gift” will be on exhibit through June 12. Mary Iselin’s paintings will also be featured in the windows of Anthony Toepfer Jewelers during the 18th annual Art Walk in...
Making it as an artist in Vermont
Making It as an Artist in Vermont by Anita Rafael New artists’ alliances are bursting on the scene—all with similar missions—to work together and to work smarter and to welcome and engage audiences in new and dynamic ways. Just as farmers and fresh-food enthusiasts have found each other at farmers’ markets—artists and art-lovers are finding each other at open studio tours, in guilds and galleries, and at public events and festivals....
Neighbors join forces to buy a dairy farm
Neighbors Join Forces to Buy a Dairy Farm by Katherine P. Cox Savvy Vermont cheese lovers on the lookout for the next best thing may have noticed some new artisan cheeses on the block—with the imprint of the Vermont Farmstead Cheese Company. What they may not know is that Vermont Farmstead is unique—a community-owned dairy and cheesemaking operation, the first in the state. Established a little more than a year ago, the company was...
Marketplace
Marketplace Advertiser links: Eddington House Inn — Pangea Restaurant — Newfane Country Store — Progressive Performance Festival — Building a Better Brattleboro — Beadniks — New England Youth Theatre
Farmers Markets
Farmers’ Markets Every Tuesday: Rutland Downtown Farmers’ Market, Depot Park, 3-6p, 802 747-4403. Bennington Walloomsac Farmers’ Market at the Bennington Station, 10-1p, 802 442-8934. Every Wednesday: Farmers’ Market, Food Co-op Parking Lot, Brattleboro, 10-2p, brattleborofarmersmarket.org. Woodstock Farmers’ Market, on the Green, 3-6p, woodstockvt.com. Every Thursday: Poultney Farmers’ Market, Main St, 9-2p, 802 287-2460. Townshend...
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