Art ShowS
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uKraINIaN EGG paINTING dEmo: Artist Theresa somerset shows how to decorate eggs in the highly detailed pysanky tradition. Frog hollow, burlington, sunday, April 13, noon-2 p.m. info, 863-6458.
barre/montpelier
dESIGNEr LorENa HoWard-SHErIdaN: The guest designer gives a lecture during the MFA in graphic Design spring residency. noble lounge, Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier, Tuesday, April 15, 6 p.m. info, 828-8734.
ETHaN BoNd-WaTTS: new work by the Charlotte glassblower. April 11-13. info, 922-3367. Rl photo in burlington.
BarBara LEBEr: “birches: Twists and Turns,” otherworldly acrylic paintings on Masonite by the Montpelier artist. April 10-June 1. info, 454-0141. blinking light gallery in plainfield. GrapHIc dESIGN STudENT pIN-up ExHIBITIoN: Returning students in the MFA in graphic Design program show their works. April 16-18. info, 828-8734. Alumni hall gallery, Vermont College of Fine Arts, in Montpelier. ‘SHIfT’: The MFA Class of 2014 students in graphic design show works during their spring residency. April 15-19. info, 828-8734. College hall gallery in Montpelier.
rutland area
JErEmy WITT: black-and-white and pure photography that explores the interrelationships between “the known and the unknown, space and shape, the negative and positive, the internal and the external, and darkness and light.” Reception: Thursday, April 17, 12:30 p.m. April 14-May 17. info, 468-1119. Christine price gallery, Castleton state College.
upper valley
‘SIErra cLuB WILdErNESS 50 ExHIBIT’: photographs of Vermont and new hampshire wilderness areas and other outdoor scenes. April 11-July 6. Free. info, 359-5000. Vermont institute of natural science in Quechee.
arT EvENTS camEroN vISITING arcHITEcT LEcTurE: WILLIam maSSIE: Massie’s work redefines architectural design by using the evolving capabilities of digital fabrication. Johnson Memorial building, Middlebury College, wednesday, April 9, 7 p.m. info, 443-6433. LIfE draWING cLaSSES: Classes work with professional models and focus on the long pose. preregistration advised. black horse Fine Art supply, burlington, wednesdays, 6-9 p.m. $15. info, 860-4962.
‘SLoW arT day’: based on a global initiative that aims to help people discover the joy of looking at art, curator Kory Rogers invites visitors to discuss five works of art. box lunch by reservation. pizzagalli Center for Art and Education, shelburne Museum, saturday, April 12, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. info, 985-0923.
‘aLIcE’S WoNdErLaNd: a moST curIouS advENTurE’: A touring, interactive exhibit for all ages based on the classic lewis Carroll tale. Through May 11. info, 864-1848. ECho lake Aquarium and science Center/leahy Center for lake Champlain in burlington. ‘aNoNymouS: coNTEmporary TIBETaN arT’: paintings, sculptures, installation and video by artists living in Tibet or in diaspora. ‘doroTHy aNd HErB voGEL: oN draWING’: A collection of drawings on paper represents the second half of the Vogels’ gift to the museum, and focuses on new attitudes on the medium by artists over the past 40 years. ‘EaT: THE SocIaL LIfE of food’: A student-curated exhibit of objects from the museum collection that explores the different ways people interact with food, from preparation to eating and beyond. Through May 18. info, 656-0750. Fleming Museum, uVM, in burlington. ‘THE arT of THE cENTEr for carTooN STudIES’: original artwork and publications by students, graduates and faculty of white River Junction’s cartooning school. Through April 30. info, 6562020. bailey/howe library, uVM, in burlington. caTHErINE HaLL: “hunting lodge,” subversive wall-hung trophies of animals and human heads with antlers, using plaster, resin, 3-D prints, encaustic and real horns by the burlington artist. Through April 30. info, 488-5766. Vintage inspired in burlington. cHé ScHrEINEr: “shadow between Two worlds,” 13 large-scale paintings inspired by a near-death experience and travels around the world. Through April 30. info, 863-6713. north End studios in burlington. coLLEEN mcLauGHLIN: “Climate Change happens,” photographs depicting the aftermath of flooding at burlington’s north beach in 2011. Through April 26. info, 578-2512. studio 266 in burlington. ‘crEaTIvE compETITIoN’: Artists contribute one work each for an $8 entry fee; viewers vote on their favorite during the reception, and the winner takes home the pot. The exhibit of works by local artists remains on view for the month. Through April 26. info, christyjmitchell@gmail.com. The backspace gallery in burlington.
JEN fraNcIS: “Topofeelia,” color photographs by the burlington planner, architectural/urban designer and artist that represent the bond between people and place. Through April 18. info, 862-9616. burlington College.
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JuNE Ivy: “30 Days past september,” collage works by the local artist that employ vintage ephemera in fresh new compositions. Through May 31. info, christyjmitch ell@gmail.com. Feldman’s bagels in burlington. KaSy prENdErGaST: Minimal abstract paintings by the local artist. Through May 2. info, 578-7179. Courtyard Marriott burlington harbor. KaTE doNNELLy: “A period of Confinement,” work created during a residency at burlington City Arts, in which the 2013 barbara smail Award recipient explores the routines of everyday life through performance, sound and video. Through April 12. info, 865-7166. maKE-a-WISH arT proJEcT: paintings by young artists with life-threatening illnesses who received “wishes” from Make-A-wish Vermont and commemorated the experience. Through April 13. info, 865-7166. Tr ErIcSSoN: “Crackle & Drag,” a portrait of the artist’s mother conveyed through photo-based work, sculptural objects and moving images. Through April 12. info, 865-7165. bCA Center in burlington. KaTE GrIdLEy: “passing Through: portraits of Emerging Adults,” life-size oil paintings by the Vermont artist. Through April 12. info, 652-4500. Amy E. Tarrant gallery, Flynn Center, in burlington.
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KaTE TEScH: “Aging beauty,” gigantic acrylic portraits that reveal the universal process of aging. in conjunction with Full Circle Festival. Through April 30. info, 724-7244. The gallery at Main street landing in burlington. ‘LIKENESS’: portraits in a variety of media by Vermont artists. Through May 27. info, 735-2542. new City galerie in burlington.
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‘maNIpuLaTEd, aLTErEd aNd dESTroyEd’: Repurposing discarded materials, local artists including w. David powell, Aaron stein, John brickels and other explore America’s love of the automobile, examining the past and creating dialog for the future. Through April 26. info, christyjmitchell@gmail.com. The s.p.A.C.E. gallery in burlington.
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marcIa HILL & cINdy GrIffITH: landscape paintings in pastel and oil by the Vermont artists. Curated by sEAbA. Through May 31. info, 859-9222. VCAM studio in burlington.
dEIdrE ScHErEr: “Finding Center: paper and Fabric work,” works in thread and fabric, and paper weavings that address aging and mortality, in conjunction with the Full Circle Festival. Reception: saturday, April 12, 5-8 p.m. Through April 30. info, 859-9222. sEAbA Center in burlington.
mIdorI HarIma: “Roadside picnic, Chapter Two,” an installation that continues a previous one in the gallery, and features cast street refuse, mobiles and a paper sculpture of a tree. Reception: Friday, April 11, 5-8 p.m. Through April 30. info, 363-4746. Flynndog in burlington.
ESSEx arT LEaGuE SprING arT SHoW: Members of this local artists’ group say goodbye to winter with an exhibit of refreshingly seasonal work. Through April 26. info, 660-9005. Art’s Alive gallery in burlington.
NyIKo BEGuIN: “Erase head,” mixed-media works by the burlington artist that explore themes of obsolescence and permanence through the reconstruction of disappearing media formats. Through April 9. info, 617-935-5040. livak Fireplace lounge and gallery, uVM Dudley h. Davis Center in burlington.
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opEN STudIoS: studio art students share their works in progress and demonstrate painting, drawing, printmaking and sculpture as part of the annual spring student symposium. Johnson Memorial building, Middlebury College, Friday, April 11, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. info, 443-3168.
‘aBSTracT TErraINS’: paintings by Tom Cullins, Elizabeth nelson and Johanne Yordan and photographs by gary hall that challenge the conventions of traditional landscapes. Through May 18. info, 865-7166. Vermont Metro gallery, bCA Center, in burlington.
J.B. WoodS: Digitally enhanced photographs that depict Vermont life. Curated by sEAbA. Through May 31. info, 859-9222. RETn in burlington.
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‘THE arT of GIvING’: More than 20 Vermont artists, including Katharine Montstream, Anne Cady, Ethan bond-watts and Rebecca Kinkead, sell paintings, sculpture, glass and photographs by silent auction to benefit the Vermont Children’s Trust Foundation. live music, food and libations as well. RsVp by March 20. ArtsRiot, burlington, Thursday, April 10, 6-9 p.m. $30. info, vtchildrenstrust.org.
burlington
JamES voGLEr: sophisticated abstract paintings by the Vermont artist. Through April 29. info, 862-1001. left bank home & garden in burlington.
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SaNd maNdaLa paINTING: Every day for a week, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., two Tibetan monks from the namgyal Monastery will create a classic mandala with grains of colored sand, only to cast it into a body of water when complete, thus demonstrating the impermanence of life. Mandala dismantling: wednesday, April 16, 5 p.m. Fleming Museum, uVM, burlington, April 9-16. info, 656-0750.
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Group SHoW: on the first floor, works by brian sylvester, Jane Ann Kantor, Kim senior, Kristine slattery, lyna lou nordstrom and Vanessa Compton; on the second floor, holly hauser, Jacques burke, Jason Durocher, susan larkin and Teresa Davis. Curated by sEAbA. Through May 31. info, 859-9222. The innovation Center of Vermont in burlington.
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