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Published: January 9, 2009
Openings this week
AVA Gallery: Trina Schart Hyman, Jan. 9-Feb. 1, paintings by late winner of Caldecott Award for her illustrations of children's books, 11 Bank St., Lebanon, N.H., (603) 448-3117, www.avagallery.org. Opening reception, Friday, Jan. 9, 5 to 7 p.m.; "Remembering Trina," Sunday, Feb. 1, 2 to 4 p.m.
Middlebury Town Hall Theater: Robert Crystal, through Feb. 28, large-scale pottery murals, Middlebury, (802) 388-1436, www.townhalltheater.org. Opening reception, Friday, Jan. 9, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Studio Place Arts: John Hanna, Jan. 10-16, A Sculptor's Retrospective, a group of the late artist's stone and wood sculptures, in collaboration with Barre Historical Society and Aldrich Public Library, 201 N Main St., Barre, Vt., (802) 479-7069, www.studioplacearts.com. Public reception, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2 to 4 p.m.
New exhibits
Gifford Gallery: Jen Gross, through Feb. 18, photographs by Randolph artist and teacher, Gifford Medical Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, (802) 728-7000.
Kellogg-Hubbard Library: Michael Shumacher, January, paintings works exploring patterns in nature, 135 Main St., Montpelier, (802) 223-3338, www.kellogghubbard.lib.vt.us.
Kismet: Jesse Ahee LaVasco, January, "Women, Symbols, Stone," pastel images, 209 Barre St., Montpelier, (802) 223-8646.
Major institutions
Burlington Firehouse Gallery: Veiled Lineage, through Feb. 14, Terry Hauptman and Jerry Geier explore concepts of ancestry, heritage and tradition, Burlington City Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington, (802) 865-7551, www.burlingtoncityarts.com.
Middlebury College Museum of Art: 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: Sympathy for the Devil, through Jan. 11, "Art and Rock and Roll since 1967"; Lynne Marsh, through Feb. 8, three video installations 2004-2008, 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: Warhol Live, through Jan. 18, music and dance in Andy Warhol's music, 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.
Current exhibits
(Partial listing)
BigTown Gallery: Modern Treasures for the Holidays, through Jan. 31, work by Pat dipaula Klein, Charles Spurrier and Stina Köhnke, Route 100, Rochester, (802) 767-9670, www.bigtowngallery.com.
Capitol Grounds: Jason Mallery, January, "Timeline: 2-1/2 Dimensions," mixed media paintings and photography, Green Bean Art Gallery, State Street, Montpelier, (802) 223-7800.
Furchgott-Sourdiffe: Winter Exhibition, through Jan. 31, 16th annual featuring mixed media prints by Rutland artist Carolyn Shattuck, 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.
GRACE Gallery, Grass Roots Art & Community Effort (GRACE), The Old Firehouse, Route 15, Hardwick, 472-6857, www.graceart.org. Hours: Tuesday-Thursday, 10 to 4, or by appointment.
Hyde Collection: California Impressionism, through Jan. 18, paintings from the Irvine Museum, 161 Warren St., Glens Falls, N.Y., (518) 792-1761, www.hydecollection.org. Admission is free (donations accepted).
Kismet: Jesse Ahee LaVasco, January, "Women, Symbols, Stone," pastel images, 209 Barre St., Montpelier, (802) 223-8646.
The Shoe Horn: Cherie Staples, "Images of Light and Sky," photography; Langdon Street, Montpelier, 229-9409.
Tunbridge Public Library: George Lawrence, through Jan. 31, paintings by Tunbridge artist, Route 110, Tunbridge, (802) 889-9404.
Vermont Arts Council: 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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