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f KATHARINE MONTSTREAM: “Swimming Holes,”
new paintings in oil and watercolor of northern Vermont’s favorite spots, including Warren Falls, Bingham Falls, the Potholes and hidden river bends. Reception: Friday, May 11, 5:30-8 p.m. May 11-June 18. Info, 862-8752. Montstream Studio in Burlington.
chittenden county
f BERNHARD WUNDER & THOMAS VOGELSANG: “Vermont and Beyond: Landscapes, Macros and Abstracts,” photographs taken in the Green Mountain State. Reception: Thursday, May 10, 6-8 p.m. May 10-June 3. Info, 899-3211. Emile A. Gruppe Gallery in Jericho.
barre/montpelier
f STANLEY FOLSOM: “Vermont Trains and Stations,” detailed drawings. Reception and artist talk: Friday, May 11, 6 p.m. May 11-July 5. Info, 426-3581. Jaquith Public Library in Marshfield. f VSC & VCFA ALUMNX EXHIBITION: “It went like this: the skyline was beautiful on fire,” works by 24 alumnx created in response to contemporary political upheaval, juried by Meg Onli. Reception: Saturday, May 12, 5-7 p.m. May 10-June 1. Info, 635-2727. Alumni Hall Gallery, Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier.
middlebury area
PAT LAFFIN: “SOLO unaccompanied,” altered artworks and assemblage by the prodigious collector of 18th- and 19th-century ephemera and antique papers. Reception: Saturday, May 12, 3:30-5:30 p.m. May 12-June 8. Info, 453-6309. Tourterelle in New Haven.
upper valley
f KATE BURNIM: “Tracks + Spaces In-between,” oil and mixed-media paintings by the Montpelier artist. Reception: Saturday, May 12, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, May 12, noon-6 p.m., and Sunday, May 13, noon-3 p.m. Info, 792-5771. Towle Hill Studio in Corinth.
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northeast kingdom
f ‘A COMMON THREAD: STITCHES AND STORIES FROM FIBER ARTISTS NEAR AND FAR’: Fiber works by Northeast Kingdom artists. Reception: Friday, May 11, 5-7 p.m. May 11-July 28. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport. NORTHERN VERMONT UNIVERSITY-LYNDON SENIOR VISUAL ARTS SHOW: An annual exhibition of works in a variety of mediums by graduating students. May 11-20. Info, Sylvia.Plumb@ NorthernVermont.edu. Quimby Gallery, Northern Vermont University-Lyndon in Lyndonville.
Tatiana E. Zelazo
brattleboro/okemo valley
‘ENGLISH SCULPTORS IN NEW ENGLAND’: Outdoor sculpture by world-renowned British artists David Annesley, Richard Deacon, Nigel Hall, Gary Hume, Richard Long and Marc Quinn. ‘MADE IN VERMONT’: A group exhibition of new and recently completed paintings, works on paper and sculpture by Vermont artists. ‘THE SOLACE OF AMNESIA’: More than 30 paintings, photographs, works on paper and sculpture by some 25 artists that address human alienation from the natural environment, curated by artist Alexis Rockman and Katherine Gass Stowe. May 12-November 25. $10. Info, 952-1056. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.
randolph/royalton
EDWARD KOREN: “Bearing Witness,” lithographs from the celebrated New Yorker cartoonist’s “Thinking About Extinction” series. May 16-June 16. Info, 767-9670. BigTown Gallery in Rochester.
ART EVENTS ART BOP: The second annual community event featuring displays from local artists, live music and refreshments. Fairfax Community Library, Saturday, May 12, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Info, 849-2420. ARTIST TALK: ODILI DONALD ODITA: The Nigerianborn, Philadelphia-based painter discusses his work and process. Bennington College, Tuesday, May 15, 7 p.m. Info, 440-4507. BIG & MESSY ART SPACE: A weekly child-led, process-based open art space featuring mural painting, light and shadow play, and more. River Arts, Morrisville, Sunday, May 13, 10 a.m.-noon. $5 suggested donation. Info, 888-1261.
IAN AND MARGOT BALDWIN FAREWELL POP-UP EXHIBITION: Sixty works by the artist and longtime Upper Valley resident Ian Baldwin, accompanied by works from local artists and students of the Center for Cartoon Studies. Reception: Friday, May 11, 5-8:30 p.m. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, Friday, May 11, 5-8:30 p.m., Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and Sunday, May 13, noon-4 p.m. Info, 295-5901. MUSEUM GUIDE TRAINING: Historian Jane Williamson leads a three-hour lecture, discussion and tour program exploring 200 years of Robinson family history. Though designed for tour guides-intraining, the public is invited to attend; preregistration required. Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, Saturday, May 12, 9 a.m.-noon. Info, 877-3406. OPEN STUDIO FIGURE DRAWING: An all-levels drop-in workshop featuring a live model. River Arts, Morrisville, Tuesday, May 15, 3-5:30 p.m. $10. PAUL CALTER CELEBRATION: A ceremony honoring the artist’s new addition, “Trillium,” to the Aiken Native Plants Garden. Vermont Statehouse, Montpelier, Wednesday, May 9, 4-5:30 p.m. Info, 828-0749. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP: THE ARTIST PROPOSAL: Meara McGinniss guides participants in preparing the materials needed for a successful artist proposal. Artists should bring their artist statement, CV, images of work and a website link, if applicable, to discuss in the workshop. BCA Center, Burlington, Wednesday, May 16, 6-8 p.m. $25. Info, 865-7166. ‘SITETIME: CORDWOOD: BREATHING’: A performance investigating the process of drying cordwood. Part of the evolving installation
COMMUNITY ARTS OPEN STUDIO: A weekly workshop in which children with caregivers are invited to make their own self-directed art projects using a diverse assortment of art supplies. AVA Gallery and Art Center, Lebanon N.H., Saturday, May 12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Info, 603-448-3117. DROP-IN PRINTMAKING: An open studio for aspiring and working printmakers, with some materials provided. River Arts, Morrisville, Sunday, May 13, 1-3 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, info@ riverartsvt.org.
The conference-center
aesthetic of downtown Burlington’s labyrinthine Main Street Landing complex lends a particular poetry to “UnderCurrent,” the
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first solo exhibition of Highgate-born Tatiana E. Zelazo. Two of the four series on view — “BlindSpot” and “HomeComing” — implicate the ubiquitous, impersonal Venetian blind. The form comes loaded with associations of light and dark, of hiding and voyeurism, and often of anonymous spaces. For Zelazo, the window dressing becomes a tool for intimate paintings and digital photographs relating to her experiences with bipolar disorder and to her life as the spouse of an active-duty member of the military and the mother of two children. In the acrylic canvases of the “BlindSpot” 76 ART
series, soft bars of white light strike a fragmented female figure, at times appearing like an Xray. The digitally altered photographs of “HomeComing” feature domestic scenes similarly disrupted by bars of white space. The technique is a potent one: a sincere invitation to look inside the formational structures of the artist’s life to see what can be seen. Through June 30. Pictured: “BlindSpot #1.”
“Site-Time: Cordwood,” a collaboration of Erika Senft-Miller, Nancy Winship Milliken and Michael Zebrowski. Vermont Arts Council Sculpture Garden, Montpelier, Friday, May 11, 5-7 p.m. Info, michael. zebrowki@jsc.edu. STITCH & BITCH!: Hang out and stitch/work on your fiber arts in good company. BYO materials and projects. Words & Pictures, Essex Junction, Wednesday, May 16, 6-8 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Info, wordsandpicturesvt@gmail.com. STUCK ON YOU: CREATIVE COLLAGE: Cristina Clarimon-Alinde leads this weekly course in the expressive and spontaneous style of art-making. Williston Central School, Thursdays, 6-7:30 p.m. $8 per class. Info, 876-1160. VAC ARTS IMPACT GRANTSEEKER WORKSHOP: Arts organizations planning to apply for a Vermont Arts Council grant are encouraged to learn about the application process and best practices in this workshop designed for both new and experienced grant writers. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 16, 1-2:30 p.m. Info, 828-3291. VAC CREATION & DEVELOPMENT GRANTSEEKER WORKSHOP: Individual artists planning to apply for a Vermont Arts Council grant are encouraged to learn about the application process and best practices in this workshop designed for both new and experienced grant writers. Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury, Wednesday, May 16, 3-4:30 p.m. Info, 828-3291. WORLD COLLAGE DAY DROP-IN WORKSHOP & PEACE TILES DEMO: Celebrate the art form with community and hands-on collage-making activities. Materials are provided, but guests can also bring their own. Children under 13 must be accompanied by legal guardian. Local 64, Montpelier, Saturday, May 12, noon-8 p.m. Info, 595-0605.
ONGOING SHOWS burlington
f CHITTENDEN COUNTY SENIOR ART SHOW: An annual exhibition of works by graduating local high school seniors. Closing reception: Wednesday, May 30, 6-7 p.m. Through May 30. Info, 859-9222. Art’s Alive Gallery @ Main Street Landing’s Union Station in Burlington. CRAIG LINE: “Reflections,” photographs printed on aluminum. Through May 31. Info, 229-5621. Mirabelles Café & Bakery in Burlington. ‘FLOURISH’: Thirty-one works by Vermont artists with disabilities, featuring painting, drawing, photography, ceramics, textiles and mixed-media sculpture and assemblage. Through June 30. Info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant Gallery in Burlington. ‘FROM ACROSS THE DISTANCE: SELECT VIDEO WORKS FROM THE BARJEEL ART FOUNDATION’: Video works by London-based Palestinian artist Larissa Sansour, Iraqi-Finnish artist Adel Abidin and Jordanian-born artist Lawrence Abu Hamdan. Each shares a portrait of urban capitals imagined during a past, present or future moment of political and social instability. ‘VOX POPULI’: Portraiture that aims to capture the character and inner psyche of people who, despite sharing divergent perspectives and voices, find commonality through our shared image. The exhibition features recent painting and sculpture by Vermont-based artists Catherine Hall, Misoo Filan, Harlan Mack, Nathaniel Moody, Ross Sheehan and Susan Wilson. Through June 10. Info, 865-7166. BCA Center in Burlington. GEEBO CHURCH: “Small Landscapes,” oil paintings. Through July 31. Info, 860-4972. Black Horse Gallery in Burlington. THE GOLD BROTHERS: Works in multiple media by siblings Robert, Steve and Dennis Gold. Through May 31. Info, 651-9692. VCAM Studio in Burlington. ‘HEART & HOME’: Fair Housing Month exhibition featuring works by local artists, collage by local New American teenagers and paintings from elementary schoolers. Featured artists include Iraqi American painter Sabah Abbas and Haitian American Pievy Polyte. Through May 31. Info, mellisa.cain@gmail. com. ONE Arts Center in Burlington.