Art Exhibits
Area museum and gallery listings
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March 20: Lucinda Mason (Supreme Court): An exhibit of works by Lucinda Mason opens on Thursday, March 26, 5 to 7 p.m., at the Vermont Supreme Court in Montpelier. |
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Published: March 20, 2009
Art Events
Friday, March 27: Montpelier Art Walk – fifteen art venues, ranging from galleries, restaurants, shops, and government buildings, 4 to 8 p.m., (802) 223-7680; www.lazypear.com.
Saturday, March 28: Studio Place Arts Annual Gala – Find your long-lost "lucky" football jersey, pull out your pom-poms, and get ready to have some fun. The Annual Gala takes place at the same as an art exhibit in the main gallery called, "Whole New Ball Game," which features sports-themed art. The Annual Gala provides much-needed support for the educational programs and exhibits at SPA, $15 advance/$25 day of event, 7 to 9 p.m., (802) 479-7069.
Openings this week
Capitol Grounds: Patricia Laurin, through March 31, photography, "Images of Machu Picchu and Beyond," images of the Crystalline City and other areas in Peru, Green Bean Art Gallery, State Street, Montpelier, (802) 223-7800. Art Walk reception, Friday, March 27, 5 to 7 p.m.
Johnson State College: Cindy Ludlam, March 16-28, "Art of Impermanence," Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson, (802) 635-1469, www.johnsonstatecollege.edu. Live Kirtan and artist's reception, Saturday, March 21, 7 p.m.
Lazy Pear Gallery: Montpelier artists, through May 31, new work by painters Mary Admasian and Frank Woods, along with stone sculptor Jeane Wolfe,154 Main St., Montpelier,(802) 223-7680; www.lazypear.com. Montpelier Art Walk reception, Friday, March 27, 4 to 8 p.m.
Vermont Supreme Court: Lucinda Mason, March 24-May 1, paintings, 111 State St., Montpelier, (802) 828-0749. Artist's reception, Thursday, March 26, 5 to 7 p.m.
New exhibits
Bennington Museum: David Gil, through May 17, "Tradition, Innovation and Good Design," ceramics by the founder of Bennington Potters, 75 Main St., Bennington, (802) 447-1571, www.benningtonmuseum.org.
Furchgott-Sourdiffe: Group show, through April 28, "The Littlest Birds Sing the Prettiest Songs: a Group Show of Small Treasures" 86 Falls Road, Shelburne, (802) 985-3848, fsgallery.com. Hours: 9:30 to 5:30 Tuesday-Friday, 10 to 5 Saturday.
Major institutions
Burlington Firehouse Gallery: Combat Paper, through April 10, featuring Vermont artists and paper-makers from Burlington’s Green Door Studio, Iraq war veterans Drew Cameron, Jon Turner and Eli Wright creating a living installation; Annie Tiberio Cameron, through March 28, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” photography, Burlington City Arts, 135 Church St., Burlington, (802) 865-7551, www.burlingtoncityarts.com.
Fleming Museum: Hugh Townley, through March 22, “Against the Grain,” 60 works by one of America’s most original wood sculptors; Objects of Power and Identity, through May 17, curated by UVM’s Museum Anthropology class from the permanent collection, 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; $5 admission, $10 family, $3 students and seniors.
Helen Day Art Center: The Shape of Things, through March 21, “Johnny Swing and the Best of Vermont Design 2009,” School Street, Stowe, (802) 253-8358, www.helenday.com. Hours: noon to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
Middlebury College Museum of Art: Confronting History, through April 19, contemporary artists envision the past, including Kara Walker, Enrique Chagoya, Ellen Gallagher, Robert Gober, Glenn Ligon, William Kentridge and Adrian Piper; Doug and Mike Starn, through April 19, “Art Now,” enlarged photomicrographs of snowflakes; 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: Claude Tousignant, through April 26, “A Retrospective,” Montreal-born light of abstraction; The Collection, through Aug. 16, “Some Installations,” 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: Van Dongen, through April 19, “Painting the City Fauve,” first major retrospective of Kees van Dongen (1877-1968), 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.
Studio Place Arts: Whole New Ball Game, through April 18, multi-media exhibit explores motion and emotion of athletic competition; Second Floor: Silent Auction, to benefit SPA programs; Third Floor: Cameron Schmitz, paintings and drawings, 201 N Main St., Barre, Vt., (802) 479-7069, www.studioplacearts.com. Hours: 10 to 5, Tuesday-Friday; noon to 4, Saturday. Annual gala, $25 ($15 in advance), Saturday, March 28, 7 to 9 p.m.
T.W. Wood Gallery: Four Today, through April 19, work by Alexandra Bottinelli, Deborah Hillman, Beth Pearson and Tari Swenson; South Gallery: The WPA in Vermont; Wood Room: Portraiture, from the permanent 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.
Current exhibits
Aldrich Library: Barre Supervisory Union Art Show, through March 31, showcases the creative talent of students kindergarten-12th grade, Milne Community Room and Gallery, 6 Washington St., Barre, (802) 476-7550.
Artpath Gallery: Vermont artists, through April 23, Kenji Katakura, Jason Osterhout, Linda Reynolds, James Teuscher, Wing Building, 1 Steele St., Burlington, 563-2273. Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday.
The Bee’s Knees: Carole Rosalynd Drury, through March 31, “Les Bois,” a show of paintings about the woods, 82 Lower Main St., Morrisville, (802) 888-7889.
Bennington Museum: David Gil, through May 17, “Tradition, Innovation and Good Design,” ceramics by the founder of Bennington Potters, 75 Main St., Bennington, (802) 447-1571, www.benningtonmuseum.org.
Capitol Grounds: Patricia Laurin, through March 31, photography, “Images of Machu Picchu and Beyond,” images of the Crystalline City and other areas in Peru, Green Bean Art Gallery, State Street, Montpelier, (802) 223-7800. Art Walk reception, Friday, March 27, 5 to 7 p.m.
Carving Studio 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.
Flynn Center: Muffin Ray, through March 28, “Discarded and Salvage,” Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, 147 Main St., Burlington, 652-4500, www.flynncenter.org.
Flynndog Gallery: Freedom in Creation, through April, work by northern Uganda’s children, 208 Flynn Ave., Burlington, (802) 652-9985 www.flynndog.net.
Furchgott-Sourdiffe: Group show, through April 28, “The Littlest Birds Sing the Prettiest Songs: a Group Show of Small Treasures” 86 Falls Road, Shelburne, (802) 985-3848, fsgallery.com. Hours: 9:30 to 5:30 Tuesday-Friday, 10 to 5 Saturday.
Gifford Gallery: Dr. Ken and Mary Borie, through April 1, portrait paintings and photographs by Randolph artists, Gifford Medical Center, 44 S. Main St., Randolph, (802) 728-7000.
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.
Johnson State College: Cindy Ludlam, through March 28, “Art of Impermanence,” Julian Scott Memorial Gallery, Dibden Center for the Arts, Johnson, (802) 635-1469, www.johnsonstatecollege.edu. Hours: 10 to 6 Monday-Friday, 10 to 4 Saturday.
Lazy Pear Gallery: Montpelier artists, through May 31, new work by painters Mary Admasian and Frank Woods, along with stone sculptor Jeane Wolfe,154 Main St., Montpelier,(802) 223-7680; www.lazypear.com. Hours: noon to 6 Wednesday-Sunday. Montpelier Art Walk reception, Friday, March 27, 4 to 8 p.m.
The Shoe Horn: Miranda Syp, March, “the Evolving Door,” new acrylics, Langdon Street, Montpelier, 229-9409.
Sterling College: Phillip Robertson, through April 3, “Moments in Meditation,” recent prints and paper constructions, Brown Library Gallery, Craftsbury Common, 586-7711. Hours: daily, 9 to 5.
Tunbridge Public Library: Ria Blass, through April 11, oil paintings by Norwich artist; Lisa Kippen, through April 11, recent studies by Tunbridge artist, Route 110, Tunbridge, (802) 889-9404.
Vermont Arts Council: Frank Woods, through March 31, “Kimono,” exploring the Japanese icon in a variety of media; Sculpture Garden, 2007-2009 exhibit, 136 State St., Montpelier, (802) 828-3293, www.vermontartscouncil.org. Hours: 8:30 to 4 Monday-Friday.
Vermont Governor’s Office: Gayleen Aiken, through April 1, “When Cousin Gawleen Comes, 1947-2000,” newly released paintings by the late Barre artist, Pavilion Building (fifth floor), 109 State St., Montpelier, (802) 828-3333. Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 to 4:30.
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
Vermont Supreme Court: Lucinda Mason, March 24-May 1, paintings, 111 State St., Montpelier, (802) 828-0749. Hours: 8 to 4:30 Monday-Thursday; 12:30 to 4:30 Friday. (The building will be closed on Tuesday, April 7.) Artist’s reception, Thursday, March 26, 5 to 7 p.m.
West Branch Gallery: Human Landscape, March, works by Craig Mooney and Helen Shulman, Towne Farm Lane, Mountain Road, Stowe, (802) 253-8943.
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