Milton Avery, “Mountain and Meadow.” At the Bennington Museum.
Bennington Center for the Arts
44 Gypsy Lane, Bennington
10a to 5p, Tue-Sun (Closed Mon)
http://www.thebennington.org, 802 442-7158
Currently: The Small Works Show, consisting of works 11 x 14 or smaller. Annual show allows our artists and patrons the privilege of being able to purchase a piece of art and take it home with them the same day. Currently: Wildscapes, juried by Donald Demers. Includes landscapes, seascapes, and scenes that portray each artist’s love for this wonderful world we live in. Currently: The Hunters, an exhibit hand-picked by Curator Elizabeth Small from the extensive permanent collection of The Bennington. The theme of this show is hunters: think wolves, lions, tigers, eagles, hawks, and a secretary bird. Currently: The Hunted, to go along with The Hunters. Water fowl, deer, bison, and even the great rhinoceros fall prey to the hunt. Currently: Birds. Features birds of all different shapes and sizes arranged into a colorful and unique flock.
Bennington Museum
75 Main St, Rte. 9, Bennington
10a to 5p (closed Wed)
http://www.benningtonmuseum.org, 802 477-15
Thru Nov 6: Milton Avery’s Vermont. First exhibition focusing on the work of this great American modernist draws on his summers spent in southern Vermont from the mid-1930s through the mid-1940s. Sept 3-Oct 10: 1863 Jane Stickle Quit. The quilt that inspires quilters all over the world is be on its yearly display at the Bennington Museum. Brought to the museum 60 years ago, the Jane Stickle Quilt is only shown briefly each year due to the fragility of the fabric. Sept 24: Lynne Bassett: “Herstory” in Civil War Quilts, 3p. Looking at the Civil War through textiles allows us to understand the experience of the war in different terms than the usual analysis of battle strategy and heralding of military heroes. Sept 24: Artist Reception with Duane Michals, 6p. Oct 15: Community Day, Celebrating Art, 10a-5p. Artist reception with Leslie Parke, 3p. Thru Oct 30: Duane Michals: Photographs from the Floating World. Exhibition features vibrant color photographs by this groundbreaking artist created in and around Cambridge, N.Y., in the past decade. Thru Oct 2: Something About Summer: Paintings by Mark Barry. Vibrant exhibition of recent paintings by artist Mark Barry; images of the everyday life he spends with family and friends in Maryland and Vermont, both locations he calls home. Thru Dec 31: Particle/Wave, Photographs by Leslie Parke. The artist’s photographs of the past three years grapple with the Modernist concerns with abstraction and surface but bring this forward into a 21st-century digital language. Nov 8: Music at the Museum, Leonard Bernstein Celebrated, 2p. Bennington College’s Allen Shawn, who recently published a biography of Leonard Bernstein, is joined by pianist Elizabeth Wright, cellist Maxine Neuman, and violinist Joana Genova to perform compositions by Bernstein, including some written while he studied at Harvard. Free and open to the public as part of the Music at the Museum Series, which is generously sponsored by Alison Nowak and Robert Cane. Nov 25-Dec 31: The Festival Reimagining Grandma Moses. Join us as the annual festival of the season celebrates the creativity of wide range of artists as they respond to the works of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses at Bennington Museum. Included in this work one might find collage art, paintings, textiles, videos and more. Surprises will delight visitors in the galleries, as well as those who join us at the Gala on Dec 3 and on Family Day, Dec 10.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon St., Brattleboro
11a to 5p (Closed Tues)
http://www.brattleboromuseum.org, 802 257-0124
Thru Oct 23: Up in Arms: Taking Stock of Guns. Exhibit delves into our relationship with guns and explores the influence they have on visual artists. Thru Oct 23: Chaos and Light: Jamie Young. With dense fields of swooping brushstrokes and glancing lines, Jamie Young articulates abundant, tumultuous, encroaching vegetation. Thru Oct 23: Union Station: Gateway to the World. Images and stories of Brattleboro’s Union Station, home of BMAC, on the 100th anniversary of its opening. Thru Oct 23: Flora and Fauna: Babette Bloch. Birds and flowers have been seen for millennia as spiritual and emotional touchstones. In almost every culture, birds and flowers are endowed with powerful symbolism. Thru Sept 26: Your Space: Imagination Station. Visitors of all ages are invited to design and display their own imaginary destinations in the museum’s Ticket Gallery. Sept 2-Oct 23: House/Home: A Work in Progress. John Willis’ photographs of houses and homes in Native American communities shine a harsh light on income equality in our country. Sept 18: Hidden in the Hills: Chuck Ginnever Studio & Sculpture Grounds, 4p. Sept 21: Panel Discussion: Artists Taking Stock of Guns, 7p. Oct 6: Panel Discussion: Guns in our Community, 7p. Oct 7: Opening Reception: Windows to Creative Expression, 5:30p. Oct 7: Walk With Me: The Trials of Damon J. Keith, 8p. Oct 20: Artist Talk: Kyle Cassidy, 7p. Nov 18-20: Ninth Annual LEGO Contest and Exhibit. Design and build an original LEGO structure, and display it at BMAC.
Clark Art Institute
225 South St., Williamstown, Mass
10a to 5p, Tuesday thru Sunday
http://www.clarkart.edu, 413 458-2303
Thru Oct 10: Splendor, Myth, and Vision: Nudes from the Prado. Featuring 28 Old Master paintings from Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid. The exhibition explores the role of the nude in European painting in the 16th and 17th centuries and the collecting and display practices of the Spanish royalty. Thru Oct 10: Sensing Place: Reflecting on Stone Hill. This exhibition asks us to consider the idea of place by tracing the history of Stone Hill—a prominent geological feature located in the heart of Williamstown—and exploring the meanings it holds. Opening Dec 10: Japanese Impressions: Color Woodblock Prints from the Rodbell Family Collections. Ongoing: Thomas Schutte: Crystal.
Hildene Estate
Route 7A, Manchester
http://www.hildene.org, 802 362-1788
Robert Todd Lincoln built his Georgian Revival mansion in 1905 in the scenic village of Manchester. It became home to only Lincoln descendants until 1975, longer than any other Lincoln residence. It is the Great American Story.
Park-McCullough House
One Park St., North Bennington
Open through Oct
http://www.parkmccullough.org, 802 442-5441
The Park-McCullough House is one of the finest, most significant, and best preserved Victorian Mansions in New England. Built in 1864-65 by attorney and entrepreneur Trenor Park (1823-1882), the House was designed by Henry Dudley, a prolific New York architect of the popular firm of Diaper and Dudley. It is an important example of a country house in the Second Empire Style and incorporates architectural features of the Romantic Revival style.
The Nature Museum at Grafton
186 Townshend Road, Grafton
http://www.Nature-museum.org, 802 843-2111
Sept 24-25: 8th Annual Fairy House Festival. Visitors will follow a nature path sprinkled with charming fairy houses, where the acorn cap dinnerware and shelf fungi table remind them to walk sprightly on the earth. Visitors then return to The Nature Museum to create their own fairy dwellings in the gardens. 10a-4p.
