At the galleries
A new show featuring Julie Y Baker Albright will open at Gallery Northstar on February 8
Asian Cultural Center of Vermont and C.X. Silver Gallery
814 Western Ave, Brattleboro
accvt.org, 802 257-7898, ext. 1
2nd Sun each month: Cai’s Dim Sum Teahouse, featuring over 30 unique authentic dishes with vegetarian wheat-free and gluten-free options and an emphasis on local ingredients. Ongoing: Kiri-e: Fabric collage pictures by young women survivors of the Hiroshima aftermath. The Asian Cultural Center of Vermont is an educational resources agency dedicated to connecting people through the arts and cultures of Asia. These connections come through festivals, films, forums, exhibitions, presentations, and other community learning/sharing opportunities.
Atelier Annex
295 Main St, Chester
Ongoing: Into each life a little creative space arranging must fall. At Atelier Annex we honor each step of the process and encourage you to create space in your home that makes you both comfortable and enriched. Home should give us harmony, ease, and a belonging that transcends moments or fashion and reflects our inner sense of place.
Barbara Ernst Prey Gallery
71 Spring St, Williamstown, MA
Ongoing: Peak Season: The Colors of Barbara Prey. Ongoing: Come see watercolors by Barbara Prey, whose artwork is featured prominently in private, corporate and museum collections around the world, including the Brooklyn Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, the White House, and many more.
Barre Pinske Studio
50 First Ave, Chester
Ongoing: With beginnings as a chain saw carver in Minnesota, Barry Pinske’s masterfull skills evolved into creating wooden objects for festivals and craft fairs. Stop by the studio to see sculptures, carvings, furniture and much more.
Bennington Arts Guild
103 South St, Bennington
benningtonartsguild.org , 802 442-7838
Oct 4-Nov 18: Mary Jane Sarvis (photography, hand-painted fabrics, scarves, bags and pillows). Nov 22-Dec 31: Holiday Show.
Catherine Dianich Gallery
139 Main St, Brattleboro
Open by appointment only
catherinedianichgallery.com, 802 380-1607
Ongoing: Endangered Season: Winter in Vermont An exhibition by artists Mollie S. Burke, Joan Peters and Jude Roberts Rondeau.
Chaffee Art Center
16 South Main St, Rutland
chaffeeartcenter.org, 802 775-0356
Nov 15-Dec 23: Gingerbread House Contest. Ongoing: The gallery offers an annual out-door festival, art instruction, evening presentations of slide shows, painting demonstrations and symposiums as well as a series of performing arts events.
Chasse’ Fine Art Gallery
558 Main St, Chester
Through Winter: Winter Woodland and Brooks, scenes of quaint villages, winter scenes of Stratton and Okemo mountains and snow covered bridges.
The Chester Bookworm
330 Main St, Chester
Ongoing: The Chester Bookworm is a great store for browsing books, particularly European publications. Specializing in rare and scarce books, the shop also offers bookbinding services and a bindery.
Crow Hill Gallery
729 Flamstead Rd, Chester
crowhillgallery.com, 802 875-3763
Ongoing: The Paradise Suite, special exhibition. Ongoing: Nestled in the woods among outdoor sculptures, the gallery offers a beautiful variety of viewing spaces. Here one can view in contemplative elegance a large selection of Jeanne’s most recent works, as well as the sculpture of visiting artists.
Cynthia-Reeves New England
47 Flat Street, Brattleboro
Thru Dec 28: Choate – Chaos. Jan 3-March 1: Ray Ruseckas and Daniel Kohn.March 7-April 26: Sarah Amos and Lorrie Fredette. May 2-June 30: Dawn Black, Lionel Smit, Daniel Julian Norton and Thomas Munita.
DaVallia Gallery
78 Common St, Chester
Ongoing: Stop by the Davallia for a great selection of artwork, including paintings, sculpture, photography and much more.
Catherine Dianich Gallery
139 Main St, Brattleboro
catherinedianichgallery.com, 802-380-1607
Thru Dec 24: Endangered Season: Winter in Vermont. An exhibition by artists Mollie S. Burke, Joan Peters, and Jude Roberts Rondeau. Late spring: Exhibition celebrating 10 year anniversary of the gallery.
Epoch Gallery
4927 Main St, Manchester
epochvermont.com, 802 768-9711
Ongoing: A cooperative art and craft gallery, featuring 18 of Vermont’s finest artisans working in a variety of disciplines. Each day the gallery is staffed by one of the artisan members offering their unique view of the creative process.
103 Artisans Marketplace
7 Pineview Drive, Chester
gallery103.com, 802 875-7400
Ongoing: Featuring fine American Craft, this art space is filled with the handmade craft of more than 100 Vermont and New England artists. Featuring photography, jewelry, ironwork, textiles, blown glass, pottery, soaps, candles, woodwork and more.
Gallery 2 and Vermont Artisan Designs
106 Main St, Brattleboro
10a-7p Mon-Sat, 11a-4p Sun
December: Exhibition with famed glass artist Josh Simpson and painter Dane Tilghman. December: Ongoing: Featuring fine art and hand-crafted gifts, at Vermont Artisan Designs and Gallery 2 you’ll also find sculptures and the works of more than 350 American craftspeople are on display. Unique jewelry, blown glass, pottery, wrought iron, pewter, turned wood, jewelry boxes, clocks, chimes and the famed Vermont Folk Rocker, are just some of the hard-to-find items available. This unusual gallery has been located in Brattleboro, Vermont, for more than 35 years.
Gallery at the VAULT
68 Main St, Springfield
galleryvault.org, 802 885-7111
Ongoing: The VAULT serves the community as an educational resource with our schedule of workshops and lectures. Both the gallery and the gift shop carry only original, juried, handcrafted local and regional artwork.
Gallery in the Woods
145 Main St, Brattleboro
Open daily 11a-5:30p, 12-5p Sun
galleryinthewoods.com, 802 257-4777
Ongoing: Gallery in the Woods is both a virtual gallery and a three dimensional place. The works here express the qualities of the human experience which are Visionary, Surreal, Fantastic, and Sacred. The living artists in this group come from a variety of places and cultures on the globe, responding to the present time on Earth with their visions of the human psyche.
Gallery North Star
151 Townshend Road, Grafton
10a-5p daily (Tuesday by chance)
gnsgrafton.com, 802 843-2465
Ongoing: Located in the heart of Grafton, GNS has been Vermont’s leading purveyor of fine art for more than 35 years. Current owners will celebrate 10 years of ownership with a new show beginning Feb 8 featuring Julie Y Baker Albright. They sold a painting of hers the very first day they opened.
The Garden Gallery: info@gardencafeandgallery.com
Rt. 11, Londonderry
gardencafeandgallery.com, 802-824-9574
Ongoing: The Gallery represents renowned artists with remarkable careers and honors. A huge body of their works is on display throughout the rooms of the Garden Café and upstairs in the spacious, airy gallery rooms. Oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, drawings, and sculpture abound. The relaxed and peaceful atmosphere of this space promotes an encompassing enjoyment of the art world. Special shows are featured throughout the year and are posted on the gallery’s calendar.
Great Hall
100 River St, Springfield
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Thru April 4: Earth as Muse: Beauty, Degradation, Hope, Regeneration, Awakening. An exhibit celebrating the beauty of the earth, while reflecting on the tensions that exist between mankind and the natural world. Exhibiting Artists include: Fran Bull, Pat Musick, Harry A Rich,
Jenny Swanson and Richard Weis.
Hunter Lea Gallery
119 Main St, Ludlow
Ongoing: A gallery and frame shop that’s sure to have something for every art style.
Indian Hill Imageworks
671 River Road, Wells
Indianhillimageworks.com, 802 325-2274
Ongoing: Indian Hill Imageworks is the studio home of New Media Artist Stephen Schaub. Private consultations as well as mentor programs are available on a very limited basis. To schedule a visit, click on “Contact Us” on the homepage.
John Zaccheo Fine Art Gallery: johnzaccheofineartgallery@
4716 Main St, Manchester Center
Johnzaccheofineart.com, 802 366 1066
Ongoing: John Zaccheo is known for his vibrant paintings of Mediterranean seaports, and his alluring flower gardens and country settings. He is a master at using a brush and a palette knife; each stroke creating color and form that explodes on canvas and captivates the viewer.
Jud Hartmann Gallery: hartmann@midmaine.com
6 Main St, Grafton
Ongoing: Jud Hartmann’s primary artistic focus since 1983 has been a series of limited edition bronze sculptures of Native Americans called The Woodland Tribes of the Northeast – The Iroquoian and Algonkians. The work is the first attempt by an artist to depict in bronze the Woodland Tribes of the Northeast, focusing on the 17th and 18th centuries
Leigh Niland’s Studio
4 Elliot St. Suite 7, 2nd Floor
Brattleboro
603 313-7569
Open Fri-Mon 10-6p and by appointment
Ongoing: Experience all the bustle and hub-bub of Old and New Delhi in India Pictures; a solo show of Leigh Niland’s recent Drawing, Sculpture, Painting and Print inspired by three months spent living & working in India. Niland was one of four alumni selected by the Prince’s Drawing School for the 2012 India Teaching Residency sent from London to the International Institute of Fine Arts in Modinagar, India as visiting professor of art.
Long Ago and Far Away: sales@longagoandfaraway.com
4963 Historic Main St, Manchester Center
longagoandfaraway.com, 802 362-4956
Ongoing: Birds of a Feather, by Denise Wallace and Dawn Wallace. Ongoing:We are a Vermont Gallery featuring Canadian Inuit Art, Native Alaskan Art, Native American Art, and Vermont Arts and Crafts, and have been located in the same converted classic New England house since 1986.
PSCG Gallery
101 Main St, Ludlow
Ongoing: Offering fine art giclee prints for home and office decor, produced with the finest archival inks and paper for superior color, texture and longevity.
Quaigh Design Centre
11 West Main St, Wilmington
802 464-2780
Ongoing: Displaying artwork from Britain and New England—including works by Vermont woodcut artists Sabra Field and Mary Azarian—and Scottish woolens and tartans.
Mountain Painters & Artisans Gallery
Kim Ray Mural Studio
5700 Rt. 100, Londonderry
Ongoing: “Dressed to a Tea,” art created with love for babies and children.Ongoing: As a Vermont certified art education teacher, Kim has taught art at Southern Vermont Art Center, Maple Street School, Frog Hollow, Artist in Residency Programs in Public and Private Schools and children’s camps in Southern Vermont.
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.
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery
At Keene State College, Keene, NH
keene.edu/tsag, 603 358-2720
Thru Dec 8: Pressing Print: universal Limited Art Editions 2000-2010; Jan 24-March 13: Recent work by Keene State College studio and graphic design faculty. Reception Jan 23, 5:30-7:30p. Featured artists: Randall Hoyt, Yuan Pan, Lynn Richardson.
Jenny Horstman sculpture at Tilting at Windmills Gallery
Tilting at Windmills Gallery
24 Highland Avenue, Manchester Ctr
802 362-3022, http://www.tilting.com
Exciting news at Tilting at Windmills Gallery in Manchester Vermont. Terry Lindsey will become the new owner as of January 1st, 2014. A Celebration Reception will be held on Saturday, February 15th, Valentines Day/Presidents’ Weekend from 5pm -7pm. Public reception to view new works by familiar and ‘new’ artists, most of whom will be available for you to meet.
Vermont Center for Photography
49 Flat Street, Brattleboro
vcphoto.org, 802 251-6051
Dec 6-29: Members’ Holiday Exhibit and Sale, featuring dozens of local photographers of all different styles and backgrounds. Jan 3-Feb 2: Brett Simison: The Pane in Empty Rooms. Feb 7-March 2: Miska Draskoczy: Gowanus Wild.March 7-30: Uncovered: Collected Photographic Memories – A Series by Margaret Kristensen.
Vermont Institute of Contemporary Arts
15 Depot St, Chester
Opening Nov. 29: Something to Celebrate, a two-fold exhibit featuring works of the Vermont Watercolor Society titled “Out of Bounds” alongside returning VTica artists: Richard Weis, Johanne Durocher Yordan and Frieda Post. Also on exhibit will be Nancy Pulliam Weis, Miranda Updike, Laura Rideout, Irene Cole and Nicholas Kekic.
The Village Green Gallery
661 Main St, Weston, 9a-5p daily
thevillagegreengallery.com, 802 824-3669
Ongoing: Featuring the photography of Nobushi Fuji’i and showcasing works by selected Vermont artists and artisans, the cozy building next to the Vermont Country Store offers a place for visitors to savor fine art as well as to socialize.
Vermont Folklife Center
8 Main St, Middlebury
Williams River Gallery
197 Elm St, Chester
Ongoing: Offering a variety of fine art to satisfy both the novice and experienced collector. The gallery focuses mainly on American art and artists.
