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MAIYA KECK: Gestural oil and acrylic paintings by the Rhode Island School of Design graduate. Through June 30. Info, 244-7801. Axel’s Gallery & Frame Shop in Waterbury. ‘THE SAFETY OF OBJECTS: A VISUAL DISCOURSE BETWEEN FATHER AND DAUGHTER’: A juxtaposition of Royal Academy of Art member Michael Craig-Martin and his daughter, Vanity Fair photographer Jessica Craig-Martin. Also see 12 original 1960s modern sculptures returned to the grounds after 25 years away. Through September 3. Info, 583-5832. Bundy Modern in Waitsfield.
middlebury area
‘1968: THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING’: Prints, photographs, videos, paintings and sculpture from the mid-1960s through the early 1970s that reflect some of the more visible divisions within the art world of the turbulent era. ‘JUST KIDS: PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE NICHOLAS GIFT’: Photographs of children drawn from every corner of the globe and representing a broad spectrum of social and economic circumstances. Through August 12. Info, 443-5007. Mahaney Center for the Arts, Middlebury College. ‘BIRDS, BEES AND BUTTERFLIES IN THE LAND OF MILK AND HONEY’: A group exhibition of art and poetry organized by artist and avid gardener Klara Calitri. Through July 8. Info, 382-9222. Jackson Gallery, Town Hall Theater, in Middlebury. ‘FISH & FEATHER’: Wildlife paintings by Nick Mayer and bird carvings by Gary M. Starr. Through July 1. Info, 238-6607. Art on Main in Bristol.
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JOHN CROSS: “American Wood Sculptor John Cross: A Contemporary Figurative Folk Artist,” whimsical wood carvings by the Middlebury College alum. ‘OUR TOWN: LOVE, JOY, SADNESS AND BASEBALL’: Thirtysix historic photographs from the museum’s archives, curated by retired National Geographic photographer James P. Blair and Sheldon archivist Eva GarcelonHart. Through July 8. Info, 388-2117. Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History in Middlebury.
KILEIGH HANNAH: “Halcyon Days,” nature-inspired abstract paintings by the Colchester artist, whose preferred media include traditional acrylic, graphite, table salt and homegrown sodium borate crystals. Through July 29. Info, 917-686-1292. Steven Jupiter Gallery in Middlebury. RICHARD W. BROWN: “The Last of the Hill Farms: Echoes of Vermont’s Past,” black-and-white photographs documenting the state’s fading way of rural life. Through June 23. Info, 388-4964. Vermont Folklife Center in Middlebury. ‘THE WAY WE SEE IT’: Abstract, mixed-media works by Jane Davies and dreamlike landscapes by Alexis Serio. Through June 30. Info, 458-0098. Edgewater Gallery at Middlebury Falls. ‘THE WAY WE SEE IT’: Floral photographic studies by Kirsten Hoving and paintings on wooden sheets by Michele Kishita. Through June 30. Info, 989-7419. Edgewater Gallery on the Green in Middlebury.
rutland/killington
upper valley
‘AIR WORKS’: An exhibit that explores the properties of air and the science behind its everyday use and includes a 3D air maze, hover table, chain-reaction machine, paper airplane launcher and air-operated bottle organ. Through September 3. Info, 649-2200. Montshire Museum of Science in Norwich. CAROL LIPPMAN: “Seen/Unseen,” prints by the artist who splits her time between West Newbury and Syosset, N.Y. Through June 30. Info, 295-5901. Two Rivers Printmaking Studio in White River Junction. NATELI BOZE & BECKY COOK: “Miss Match: Pixels to Paint, Photos Re-Imagined,” a collaboration of the photographer Boze and painter Cook. Through June 30. Info, 649-1047. Norwich Public Library. STACY HOPKINS: “Rebirth,” a solo exhibition of nonjewelry works by the artist and jewelry designer. Through June 30. Info, scavenger.gallery@gmail. com. Scavenger Gallery in White River Junction.
‘BARN ART’: A collection of works from 31 artists in celebration of the functional architectural gems. Through June 16. Info, 247-4295. Compass Music and Arts Center in Brandon.
STEPHANIE GORDON: Encaustic paintings by the Piermont, N.H., artist. Through August 31. Info, 295-4567. Long River Gallery & Gifts in White River Junction.
DARRYL LAUSTER: “For the Time Being,” recent works in marble and bronze by the Texas artist. Through June 30. Info, 438-2097. The Carving Studio in West Rutland.
northeast kingdom
DAVID FIFIELD: “Head in the Clouds,” recent abstract paintings. Through June 29. Info, 247-4956. Brandon Artists Guild. MARY FRAN LLOYD: “Life in the Abstract,” 31 paintings using acrylic paint and collaged paper. Through August 9. Info, maryfranart@aol.com. Rutland City Hall.
champlain islands/northwest
f ‘ABSTRACT CONSTRUCTIONS: SOLID & LIGHT’: Mixed-media “Landscape Constructions” by Edwin Owre and glass “Abstract Landscapes” by Holly Rae Taylor. Reception: Friday, June 15, 5-8 p.m. Artist talk: 6 p.m. Through July 15. Info, 355-2150. GreenTARA Space in North Hero.
‘CELEBRATION OF VERMONT ARTS’: A group exhibition featuring works by more than 80 Vermont artisans, with a focus on those from the Northeast Kingdom. Through July 8. Info, 533-2045. Miller’s Thumb Gallery in Greensboro. ‘A COMMON THREAD: STITCHES AND STORIES FROM FIBER ARTISTS NEAR AND FAR’: Fiber works by Northeast Kingdom artists. Through July 28. Info, 334-1966. MAC Center for the Arts Gallery in Newport. ‘EARTH LIKE’: Works by Jake Harnish and Brittany Miracle. Through July 15. Info, 563-2037. White Water Gallery in East Hardwick. ELIZABETH NELSON: “Symbolic Landscapes From The Book of Changes,” oil paintings based on the Chinese oracular text. Through June 18. Info, 525-3366. Parker Pie Co. in West Glover. ‘LOCKED DOWN! KEYED IN! LOCKED OUT! KEYED UP!’: An exhibition examining the long human relationship to the lock and key, its elegant design and philosophies and practices of securing, safeguarding, imprisoning, escaping and safecracking throughout the ages. Through April 30, 2019. Donations. Info, claredol@sover. net. The Museum of Everyday Life in Glover.
RICHARD BROWN: Black-and-white photographs of nostalgic Vermont landscapes and people. Through December 31. Info, 748-2372. Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium in St. Johnsbury. SUSAN ABBOTT: “One Way, Many Paths: An Artist Walks the Camino,” paintings inspired by the artist’s journey along the historic pilgrimage El Camino de Santiago. Through July 8. Info, info@highlandartsvt. org. Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro.
f ‘WATER IS LIFE’: Works celebrating water by Northeast Kingdom artists. Reception: Friday, June 15, 4-6 p.m. Through July 28. Info, 748-0158. Northeast Kingdom Artists Guild in St. Johnsbury.
brattleboro/okemo valley
ALFRED LESLIE: “100 Views Along the Road,” black-and-white watercolors of Americana made between 1981 and 1983. Through June 17. GLORIA GARFINKEL: Interactive sculpture that invites viewers to explore the relationships between colors. Through June 17. GOWRI SAVOOR: “We Walk in Their Shadows,” sculptures and drawings depicting a journey across boundaries. Through June 17. RICHARD KLEIN: “Bottle in the River,” sculpture made from found and salvaged glass. Through June 17. STEVE GERBERICH: “Best of ‘Springs, Sprockets & Pulleys,’” kinetic sculptures by the artist, inventor and packrat. Through October 8. SUSAN VON GLAHN CALABRIA: “Hereandafter,” still life paintings by the former BMAC education curator. Through June 17. Info, 257-0124. Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. BRUCE CAMPBELL: “Thinking the Cosmos: Kinetic Sculpture,” intricate wire sculpture inspired by Alexander Calder. Through June 24. Info, 251-8290. Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts in Brattleboro. ‘GIVE & TAKE’: Collaborative collages of images and words by poet Gordon Korstange and painter Matt Peake. Through June 29. Info, 869-2960. Main Street Arts in Saxtons River. ‘HOPE AND HAZARD: A COMEDY OF EROS’: A group exhibition curated by American artist Eric Fischl featuring approximately 65 artists and more than 80 paintings, photographs, works on paper and sculptures selected from the Hall and Hall Art Foundation collections. ‘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. Through November 25. Info, 952-1056. Hall Art Foundation in Reading.
manchester/bennington
‘BRIGHT IDEAS’: An exhibition exploring collaboration, innovation and legacy, featuring works by Seline Skoug, Barbara Sarvis, Melissa Richard, Nate Massari, Patty Smith, Michael Smoot and Misa Chappell. Through July 13. Info, 442-0713. The Lightning Jar in Bennington. TIMOTHY GREENFIELD-SANDERS: “Identity: The Women’s List,” large-format portraiture exploring the concept of identity in contemporary American culture. Through June 24. Info, 362-1405. Southern Vermont Arts Center in Manchester.
Edward Koren Celebrated for his original
style and heartwarming, hairy characters, the Brookfieldbased New Yorker cartoonist currently exhibits more sobering works in the Projects Gallery of Rochester’s
BigTown Gallery. “Bearing Witness” features a series of the artist’s haunting lithographs contemplating history, demise and extinction. Here, Koren’s scraggly-faced critters are 74 ART
anguished skeletons roaming about landfills, architectural ruins and the bony graveyards of their kin. Through June 16. Pictured: “Thinking About Extinction VI.”