Exhibits
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Published: September 5, 2008
BigTown Gallery: Still Life, Sept. 6-Oct. 7, work by Gerald Auten, Varujan Boghosian, Margaret Kannestein, Ben Frank Moss, Rosamond Purcell, Susan Walp, Route 100, Rochester, (802) 767-9670, www.bigtowngallery.com. Opening reception, Saturday, Sept. 6, 5 to 7 p.m.
Chaffee Art Center: Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, Sept. 12-Oct. 29, installation/sculpture; Women to Watch, photographs by Bethany Bond, Lynne Jaeger Weinstein, Luciana Frigerio, Tarrah Krajnak and Wilka Roig organized by the Vermont Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts (artist talk with Tarrah Krajnak and Wilka Roig, Thursday, Oct. 2, 7 p.m.), 16 S. Main St., Rutland, (802) 775-0356, www.chaffeeartcenter.org. Opening, Friday, Sept. 12, 5 to 8 p.m.; artist talk with Kathryn Lipke, Thursday, Sept. 25, 7 p.m.
Windham Art Gallery: Tim Wood, through Sept. 28, featured artist, Main Gallery; Around Town, Sept. 4-28, group show by artist-members, 69 Main St., Brattleboro, (802) 257-1881, www.windhamartgallery.com. Opening reception, today, 5 to 8 p.m.
Capitol Grounds: Linda Maney, September, "Color and Movement," abstract works, Green Bean Art Gallery, State Street, Montpelier, (802) 223-7800. Reception, Friday, Sept. 26, 4 to 8 p.m. (in conjunction with Montpelier Art Walk).
Fleming Museum: Stooks, Stacks, and Sheaves, through Dec. 19, "Agricultural Landscapes in America, 1850-Present"; Buddha in Paradise, Sept. 16-Dec. 19, Tibetan Art from the Rubin Museum, University of Vermont, 61 Colchester Ave., Burlington, (802) 656-0750 (info: 656-2090), www.flemingmuseum.org (e-mail: fleming@uvm.edu). Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 1 – 5 p.m.; $5 admission, $10 family, $3 students and seniors. Opening reception for fall exhibitions (regular admission), Thursday, Sept 25, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center: Jules Olitski, through Nov. 16, "An Inside View," prints 1954-2007; Sabra Field, "The Pandora Suite," prints by Vermont artist; Robert Flynt, "Highlights and Darks," photographs; Walter Collier Nicolai, "What Remains in an Artist's Life," installation; Kaori Hamura, "Dream Seasons," illustrations, Union Station, Main Street (Route 5) and Routes 119 and 142, Brattleboro, (802) 257-0124 or visit www.brattleboromuseum.org. Hours (daily except Tuesday): 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $4 for adults, $3 for seniors, $2 for students.
Helen Day Art Center: Made in China, Sept. 19-Nov. 22, curated by Jaquie Leven Mauer and Lillian Mauer (opening reception, Friday, Sept. 19, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; Exposed! through Oct. 11, annual outdoor sculpture exhibition, School Street, Stowe, (802) 253-8358, www.helenday.com. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Middlebury College Museum of Art: Tombs, Temples, Palaces and Tea, through Dec. 7, ceramics in Asia and beyond; Robert F. Reiff Gallery of Asian Art, ongoing, recent acquisitions and loans explore a wide range of Asian artistic traditions; Ancient Mediterranean and Early European Art, ongoing, survey of early Western art, ranging from its origins in ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia to Classical Antiquity and Europe through the 15th century; European and American Art, ongoing, Western art from the Renaissance to the end of the 19th century;, Middlebury College Center for the Arts, South Street (Route 30), Middlebury, (802) 443-5007, www.middlebury.edu/museum. Hours: Tuesday-Friday, 10 to 5; Saturday and Sunday, noon to 5 (closed Mondays); free admission.
Montreal Museum of Contemporary Art: The Québec Triennial, through Sept. 8, major exhibition representing the current state of Quebec art, Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, 185 St. Catherine St. West, Montréal, (514) 847-6226, www.macm.org. Hours: 11 to 6 Tuesday-Sunday, 11 to 9 Wednesday (open Mondays June 24-Sept. 7); admission $8, $6 for seniors, $4 for students (free 6 to 9 Wednesday).
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Yves Saint Laurent, through Sept. 28, first retrospective of 40 years spanning Maison Haute Couture Yves Saint Laurent; American Prints, through Sept. 18, between World War I and II; Refus Global 60 Years Later, through Dec. 7, recent acquisitions, Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal, 1379 and 1380 Sherbrooke St. W., Montreal, (514) 285-2000, 1-800-899-MUSE (6873), www.mmfa.qc.ca. Hours: 11 to 5 Tuesday; 11 to 9 Wednesday-Friday; 10 to 5 Saturday-Sunday (closed Monday); admission $15 Canadian (half price 6 to 9 Wednesday), $7.50 for students and seniors; $3 for 12 and younger.
Southern Vermont Arts Center: Janet Fish, through Sept. 23, "Into the Light," paintings by American Realist; Diana Walker, through Nov. 30, "Photojournalist," West Road, Manchester, (802) 362-1405, www.svac.org. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 to 5; Sunday noon to 5; admission $8, $3 for students.
Shelburne Museum: Mary Cassatt, through Oct. 26, "Friends and Family," paintings, prints, pastels, drawings and letters by the American Impressionist; Warren Kimble's America, through Oct. 26, most important works from this country's most important folk artist; Quilts in Bloom, through Oct. 26, "A Bouquet of Textile Art," award-winning contemporary quilts; Design Rewind, through Oct. 26, "The Origins of Innovation," consumer products traced back to their design; Growing Green, through Oct. 26, incorporating plants in contemporary interiors, Route 7, Shelburne, (802) 985-3346, www.shelburnemuseum.org. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $18, $9 for children 6-18 (under 6 free). Tickets are valid for two consecutive days; admission is half-price for Vermont residents.
Studio Place Arts: Gifts & Passages, through Sept. 20, openings, exits, pathways and other passagesimaginatively explored in mixed media; Second Floor: SPA Teachers' Show, "Make More Art"; Third Floor: Bruce McAlpine, "The Usual Suspects: A Round-Up of Questionable Characters," 201 N. Main St, Barre, (802) 479-7069, www.studioplacearts.com. Hours: 10 to 5, Tuesday-Friday; noon to 4, Saturday.
T.W. Wood Gallery: Montpelier's Treasures: The Legacy of Thomas Waterman Wood, through Dec. 21, 107 works from the permanent collection, featuring the work of Wood, his friends and contemporaries, and pieces from the Vermont WPA collection, T. W. Wood Gallery & Arts Center, Vermont College, 36 College St., Montpelier, (802) 828-8743, www.twwoodgallery.org. Hours: noon to 4 Tuesday-Sunday; closed Monday and holidays; free.
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Bennington Museum: Art of Vermont, through Oct. 26, the State Collection on tour; 1863 Jane Stickle Quilt, Sept. 13-Oct. 13, and selected 19th century quilts from the museum collection, 75 Main St., Bennington, (802) 447-1571, www.benningtonmuseum.org. Hours: daily, 10 to 5 daily (September and October).
Bread & Puppet Museum, through Nov. 1, fantastic collection of Puppets of all sizes, from hand puppets to gigantic puppets used in parades and circuses, that fills the newly renovated 1860s barn, Route 122, Glover, (802) 525-3031, www.breadandpuppet.org. Hours: daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; admission is free.
Carving Studio: Nora Valdez, through Sept. 28, "Working with Memory," sculpture installation; SculpFest08, through Oct. 26, Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Gallery, 259 Marble St., West Rutland, (802) 438-2097, carving@vermontel.net, www.carvingstudio.org. Hours 1 to 4 Saturday-Sunday, and by appointment.
Cooler Gallery: Fearless, through September, "Two Painters, Two Sculptors, Free from Inhibitions," G. Roy Levin, Colleen McClaren, Bob Mould, Sonja Olson, 85 N. Main St., Suite 250, White River Junction, (802) 295-8008, www.coolergallery.biz. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11 to 6.
Cornish Colony Museum: The Power of Place, through Oct. 26, "Landscapes that Define the American Image," including 20 Maxfield Parrish originals, Old Firehouse Building, 147 Main St., Windsor, (802) 674-6008, www.cornishcolonymuseum.org. Hours: 10 to 5 Tuesday-Saturday, noon to 5 Sunday; $6 admission, $4 for seniors and children.
Flynn Center: In Their Own Words, through Sept. 27, "Stories from Refugees Settled in Vermont Communities," photographs and interview excerpts, Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, 147 Main St., Burlington, 652-4500, www.flynncenter.org.
Furchgott-Sourdiffe: Montage, through Sept. 9, group show by Byron Geigel and 15 other artists, 86 Falls Road, Shelburne, (802) 985-3848, fsgallery.com. Hours: 9:30 to 5:30 Tuesday-Friday, 10 to 5 Saturday.
Gallery 100: Art Horses, through Sept. 7, work by Patricia Powers, William Brian Hibbard, Erik Johnsen, and Cliff Bull, 445 Broadway (second floor), Saratoga Springs, N.Y., (518) 580-0818.
Gifford Gallery: Amelia Lincoln, through Sept. 10, images from the streets of Mexico by Plainfield, N.H., photographer, Gifford Medical Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, (802) 728-7000.
The Lazy Pear Gallery: Anna Dibble, through Sept. 15, "Canine Conundrums," new paintings, collage and sculpture, exploring the relationship of humans with dogs, 154 Main St., Montpelier,(802) 223-7680; www.lazypear.com. Hours: noon to 6 Wednesday-Sunday.
Tunbridge Public Library: Women of Watercolor, through Sept. 26, group show by Upper Valley artists; group, Route 110, Tunbridge, (802) 889-9404.
Vermont Arts Council: Vermont Festival of the Arts, through Sept. 30, sampler exhibit of various media from the Mad River Valley summer festival; Sculpture Garden, 2007-2009 exhibit, 136 State St., Montpelier, (802) 828-3293, www.vermontartscouncil.org. Hours: 8:30 to 4 Monday-Friday.
Vermont Historical Society & Museum: Freedom & Unity: One Ideal, Many Stories, ongoing, touch the past and experience Vermont's history, 109 State St., Montpelier, (802) 828-2291, www.vermonthistory.org. Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 to 4 p.m.; open Sundays through October noon to 4; closed Mondays; admission charged
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