Growing Local Culture

Growing Local Culture By Clara Rose Thornton In the world of accelerated cities where art is accompanied by glitz and the role of creativity holds a lofty position above day-to-day life, a sentiment like that is inexplicable, provincial, quaint. It may not be easy for those used to art being something you merely hang on a wall to understand how industry, community, agriculture and heritage—or a stout, freckled farm boy— complete the...

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David Gil

The Legacy of David Gil Celebrated in Bennington Tradition, Innovation, and Good Design: The Ceramics of David Gil at the Bennington Museum By Anita Rafael Through May 17, 2009, the first major retrospective of David Gil’s work showing the variety of ceramic products designed by Gil and produced by Bennington Potters over a period of more than 50 years. The exhibition features never-before-exhibited works created by Gil from...

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