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Denis Versweyveld: Paintings and sculpture focused on the interplay of shape, composition and texture in common still-life objects. Through July 31. Info, 862-1001. Left Bank Home & Garden in Burlington. ‘From Our Hearts and Minds’: A group exhibit of local artists in a variety of mediums. Through August 29. Info, 862-4584. St. Paul’s Cathedral in Burlington.
f Graziella Weber-Grassi: “Who’s Past?,” new artwork made from antique portrait photography. Reception: Friday, August 1, 5-8 p.m. Through
call to artists ARToberFest 2014 Call for Art: Seeking visual art for Waterbury’s ARToberFest celebration of art, music and local brews. Deadline: September 14. Full details at acrossroads.org/ artoberfest/. Downtown Waterbury. Info, info. acrossroads@gmail.com. Call to Artists for GEMS: Artists are invited to join the gallery and submit pieces to the annual exhibit of artwork in a small format, November 7 to December 28. Deadline: October 26. Specs, entry form and info at bryangallery. org. Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100. A Call to Artists of All Kinds: The Daily Planet is looking for artwork for our three rooms. Dining Room: smaller pieces based on nature and architecture. Greenhouse: open to edgier art and photography. Bar: larger works on canvas and eclectic pieces. All styles welcome. Deadline: August 20. Please contact art@dailyplanet15. com. The Daily Planet, Burlington. Info, 862-9647.
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Call to Artists: ‘Orange (Is the New Studio)’: For the launch of our new, 1,600-square-foot studio at 208 Flynn Avenue (with an orange paint job), we’re soliciting artworks in any media on the theme of “Orange.” Send images of artwork (1200 px min. longest side) to mail@reciprocitystudio.com. Deadline: July 18. Exhibit is August 1-25. Reciprocity Studio, Burlington. Info, 585-797-8620. Call to Artists: Think Square: Established and emerging artists in the Chittenden East Supervisory Union school district are invited to interpret the square in artwork of any medium or size, and to submit one or two pieces for an exhibit to be hung in the Jericho Town Hall September through December. Deadline: August 15. Info and registration forms: blgreene@ myfairpoint.net or 899-2974. Jericho Town Hall. Info, 899-2974. Canvas Peace Project: Artists are encouraged to contribute works about the women of South Sudan for a fundraising event to take place at Burlington’s Skinny Pancake in October. More info and registration online at canvaspeaceproject. org. The Skinny Pancake, Burlington, through October 1. Festival of the Arts Call to Artists: Seeking fine artists and artisans interested in showing and selling their work during the outdoor Festival of the Arts in Jeffersonville on August 9. Deadline: July 30. More info at cambridgeartsvt.org, or by calling Monica at 633-2388. Cambridge Arts Council. ‘Finding a Common Thread’ Call to Artists: Seeking 2-D and 3-D contemporary fiber works for an exhibit to launch in September. Mixed media acceptable. Submit up to four digital images to janetensia@gmail.com along with dimensions and description of work and artist statement. Deadline: August 29. Jury notification by September 3. Chandler Gallery, Randolph. Info, 730-6992. Hoodoo Voodoo: Hoodoo Voodoo, on October 25, will be an evening of fall/harvest/Halloweeninspired dance and performance art at the Rose
August 31. Info, 355-5418. Vintage Inspired in Burlington. ‘Impressions’: Fran Bull, Jordan Douglas and Cameron Schmitz explore in multiple media the markings of humankind, from the ridge patterns on fingers to trails on the landscape. Through July 20. Info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro Gallery, BCA Center, in Burlington. Innovation Center Group Show: Works by Brian Sylvester, James Vogler, Kari Meyer, Kim Senior, Longina Smolinski, Lyna Lou Nordstorm and Gabe Tempesta on the first floor; Holly Hauser, Jacques Burke, Jason Durocher, Cindy Griffith, Teresa Davis and Tom Merwin on the second Street Artist’s Co-op. Please contact Jamie at jamieanicks@gmail.com if you would like to present your piece at this event. Rose Street Co-op Gallery, Burlington through October 1. Info, 399-7514. Lake Champlain International Film Festival Call for Entries: The inaugural film fest is accepting short and feature-length films by students, amateurs and professionals alike. All disciplines and genres welcome. Deadline: August 31. Entry form and other info at lcifilmfest. org. The festival will be November 15 and 16 at the Strand Theatre. Strand Theatre, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Info, 518-563-1604. New Self-Portraits: For an exhibit titled “Mirror, Mirror,” the Darkroom Gallery in Essex is soliciting photographic self-portraits that capture “your true essence,” or your alter-ego. How does the selfie trend interact with contemporary photography? Juried by Amy Arbus. Deadline: September 3. Info at darkroomgallery.com/ex61/. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction. ‘A Photographer’s View of Land and Light’: Photographers are invited to join the gallery (by July 31) and submit images to a landscape-photography exhibition, September 12 to November 2. Deadline: August 29. Specs, entry form and info at bryangallery.org; click on “call to artists.” Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville. Info, 644-5100. ‘A Portrait of Vermont’ Call to Artists: Northern Vermont artists, show your work depicting Vermonters in our next exhibit at the 99 Gallery and Center in downtown Newport. All media welcome. Submit photos via email to dpeel@vtlink.net by August 10, or call 323-7759 for more info. Please include a brief statement of your thoughts on the subject. The 99 Gallery and Center, Newport. Info, 323-7759. Seeking Crafters, Vendors and Artisans: “Handmade and homegrown” is the theme for the 10th annual Harvest Fair & Craft Show, benefiting the Bowen Walker Fund. Registration deadline: September 1. For info, email PittsfordHarvestFair@comcast.net or call Elizabeth, 483-9972. Pittsford Village Green. Info, 483-9972. Spirit Animalz: Call to artists: Send images of work you wish to be considered and a three- to five-sentence bio to oneartscollective@ gmail.com. $25 hanging fee for accepted artists. Deadline: July 25. Burlington Beer Company, Williston. Vergennes Call to Artists: The monthly downtown art walk seeks artists to show their works in local galleries and businesses, the third Thursday of every month through October 16. Contact info@creativespacegallery.org or visit vergennesdowntown.com/mainstreet/ vergennes-art-walk for details. Multiple locations, Vergennes, through October 1. ‘Wheel’ Call to Artists: Send submissions of your photographic discovery of the wheel to a juried exhibit: automotive images and anything else that rolls. Juror: London-based Darren Heath. Deadline: August 6 at midnight. Submission details at darkroomgallery.com/ ex60. Darkroom Gallery, Essex Junction. Info, 877-3686.
floor. Curated by SEABA. Through August 31. Info, 859-9222. The Innovation Center of Vermont in Burlington. Jacques Burke: Paintings, sculpture and digitally enhanced photography from the Milton artist. Mareva Millarc: Abstract paintings in oil, acrylic, ink and mixed media. Curated by SEABA. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington. JB Woods: “Walking in Vermont,” colorful photographs curated by SEABA. Through August 31. Info, 658-6016. Speeder & Earl’s: Pine Street in Burlington.
f Julia Luckett: Photographs that capture the daily lives and struggles of Nicaraguan coffee farmers. Reception: Friday, July 18, 5-7 p.m. Through July 31. Info, 861-3155. Karma Birdhouse in Burlington. Justin Atherton: “A Macabre Kind of Cute,” drawings and prints by local artist Justin Atherton that explore the lighter side of monsters, aliens and other creatures that enjoy cupcakes. Through July 31. Info, 318-2438. Red Square in Burlington. Leo Hinton Retrospective: Leo Hinton, born in Bloomfield, Vt., in 1934, bounced around foster homes as a child; in adulthood, he was a barber, auctioneer and storeowner and didn’t pursue drawing until he retired. This exhibit includes his watercolors, acrylics and pen-and-ink drawings made over the last few years. In the Pickering Room. Through July 30. Info, 865-7211. Fletcher Free Library in Burlington.
examples made between 1790 and 1900. Beach Gallery. ‘Painting a Nation’: A showcase of the museum’s best 19th-century American paintings. Webb Gallery. ‘Trail Blazers: Horse-Powered Vehicles’: An exhibit of 19th-century carriages from the permanent collection that draws parallels to contemporary automotive culture. Round Barn. Nancy Crow: “Seeking Beauty: Riffs on Repetition,” quilts by the acclaimed textile artist, who incorporates printmaking into her work. Hat and Fragrance Textile Gallery. Patty Yoder: “The Alphabet of Sheep,” whimsical rugs made with extraordinary, realistic sense of detail. Patty Yoder Gallery. Through October 31. Info, 985-3346. Shelburne Museum. Lorraine C. Manley: “Summer in Vermont,” a collection of acrylic paintings by the Milton artist. Through July 31. Info, 862-5724. Lake Champlain Access Television in Colchester. Maria Sengle: Illustrations with an aquatic life theme by the industrial designer and winner of Magic Hat’s Labels for Libations contest. Through July 31. Info, 658-2739. The ArtSpace at the Magic Hat Artifactory in South Burlington. ‘Perilous Pigeons’: An exhibit of artworks honoring the now-extinct passenger pigeon. Through August 31. Info, 434-2167. Birds of Vermont Museum in Huntington.
Lyna Lou Nordstrom: Colorful monotypes and editioned prints by the local artist. Through July 31. Info, 383-1505. New Moon Café in Burlington.
‘Renascence’: Works by featured artist Barbara Wagner and 17 others who explore the revival of something that has been dormant. Through August 5. Info, 985-3848. Furchgott Sourdiffe Gallery in Shelburne.
Payne and Elise Junker: “Shadow Light,” intricately cut, decorative steel artworks by the gallery’s featured artists for July. Through July 31. Info, 863-6458. Frog Hollow in Burlington.
‘Warm Seasons’: A group show in various mediums by Jericho artists, and nonresident artists whose work connects to the town. Through August 31. Info, 899-2974. Jericho Town Hall.
Sara Bridgman: A retrospective of works by the Vermont artist. Through August 2. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery, Flynn Center, in Burlington.
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Shelley Vermilya: “Up Close,” photographs by the University of Vermont professor. Through July 17. Info, 862-8261. Flying Cloud at KSV in Burlington. Tessa Hill: Whimsical wall sculptures that celebrate the bounty of Vermont’s foraging season. Through August 31. Info, 861-2067. Nunyuns Bakery & Café in Burlington.
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‘1864: Some Suffer So Much’: With objects, photographs and ephemera, the exhibit examines surgeons who treated Civil War soldiers on battlefields and in three Vermont hospitals, and the history of post-tramautic stress disorder. Through December 31. Arthur Schaller: “Billboard Buildings,” an exhibit of original collages by the Norwich University architecture professor. Through December 19. Info, 485-2183. Sullivan Museum & History Center, Norwich University, in Northfield.
Amalia Elena Veralli & Anne-Marie Littenberg: “Summer’s Bounty,” photographs of vegetables printed on high-gloss aluminum by the Vermont artists. Through August 31. Info, 985-9511. Rustic Roots in Shelburne.
‘Al- Mutanabbi Street Starts Here’: A traveling group show of book art inspired by a 2007 car bombing in a historic book-selling district of Baghdad. Through October 13. Info, 454-8311. Eliot D. Pratt Library, Goddard College in Plainfield.
Carol Norton: “Turning In/Turning Out,” multilayered, atmospheric oil paintings depicting natural scenes. Through August 30. Info, 985-8222. Shelburne Vineyard.
f Amanda Franz: “Contours of the Space Between,” paintings and sculpture by the Plainfield farmer and artist. Closing reception: Wednesday, July 16, 6-10 p.m. A theater and clowning workshop is at 7:30 p.m. Through July 16. Info, 454-4662. Plainfield Community Center Gallery.
Evelyn McFarlane & Students: Oil paintings by the craft-school instructor and her students. Through August 28. Info, 985-3648. Shelburne Craft School. ‘In a New Light: French Impressionism Arrives in America’: Paintings by Monet, Manet, Degas and other French impressionist masters from the museum’s permanent collection. Through September 1. Info, 985-3346. Pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, Shelburne Museum. Libby Davidson: Fifty plein air watercolor paintings the artist completed in a year for her 50th birthday. Monochromatic Exhibit: A group exhibit of local artists with a one-color focus. Through July 31. Info, 879-1236. Artists’ Mediums in Williston. ‘Like No Other Sculpture Show on Earth’: Sculptures, sited outdoors, by Chris Thompson, Kevin Donegan, James Lentz, Leslie Fry, Caroline McAuliffe, Aimee Hertog, Gene Childers, Ruth Shafer, Susan Luss, Charles Bergen and SAW artists. Open Thursdays and Fridays 4-7:30 p.m. Through August 29. Info, 425-2152. Pizza on Earth in Charlotte. ‘Lock, Stock and Barrel’: The Terry Tyler collection of Vermont firearms includes 107 rare
Andy Newman: An exhibit of portrait and landscape paintings. Through August 24. Info, 728-9878. Chandler Gallery in Randolph. Cindy Griffith, Marcia Hill & Anne Unangst: Three central Vermont artists display work inspired by the area. Through July 31. Info, 229-4326. City Center in Montpelier. Corrina Thurston: Detailed pet portraits in colored pencil, and graphite drawings. Through August 3. Info, 223-1431. Tulsi Tea Room in Montpelier. Diana Mara Henry: Black-and-white photographs of one-room schoolhouses in Vermont by the famed photojournalist, with text by Middlebury College sociology professor Margaret Nelson. Through October 15. Info, 828-2291. Vermont History Museum in Montpelier. DJ Barry: The Middlesex artist shows his latest stencil-and-spray-paint works. Through August 31. Info, 225-6012. Sweet Melissa’s in Montpelier. Eleanor Kokar Ott: “Spirit Images,” an exhibit of colored drawings. Through July 31. Info, 223-3338. Kellogg-Hubbard Library in Montpelier.