Arts

Virtual workshops for artists offered this fall

Assets for Artists offers free, virtual workshops to support artists of all disciplines with the business and technical skills needed to succeed. With support from the Vermont Arts Council, workshops are free for all Vermont artists. Workshops are recorded unless otherwise noted, and all...

Barbara Ackerman, Collagraph titled AboveBelow, measures 32" x 16"

Local artist to exhibit in Boston Printmakers show

Barbara Ackerman has been accepted into the Boston Printmakers 2026 North American Print Biennial. Her work was chosen by Esther Adler, curator, Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Boston Printmakers received 2,016 entries, from which 120 works were accepted for the exhibition. The exhibition...

Ratté to discuss works by Wright, Maddrey at 118 Elliot

Painters Mary Thérèse Wright and Ellen Cone Maddrey are holding a reception at 118 Elliot titled “What are Paintings For?,” which runs through the end of October. The reception, on Thursday, September 17, runs from 5:30 to 8 pm, and will be highlighted by a discussion with Felicity Ratté,...

"The House" tells the story of the Warehouse Family Funeral Home. Story, production, and puppeteers: Sofie Krog & David Faraco.

Sandglass Theater's Puppets in the Mountains festival returns

Sandglass Theater announces the 13th edition of the Puppets in the Green Mountains (PGM) festival, which will run from Wednesday to Sunday, September 16 to 20. The festival will take place at numerous venues in Brattleboro and Putney. The theme for this year’s festival is “Endings, Beginnings...

BMAC Gala at Retreat Farm September 12

The community is invited to the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center’s (BMAC) “Small Wonders, Big Ideas” gala, being held on Saturday, September 12, at 5:30 pm, at Retreat Farm, 45 Farmhouse Square. There will be appetizers, desserts, and cocktails served; silent and live auctions; and dancing,...

Dunphy Art Studio & Gallery will be exhibiting at the Vermont Wine and Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 19. Debra Dunphy will exhibit a variety of new works depicting scenes from throughout the Deerfield Valley, including vistas like “The Approach,” oil on canvas, 30” x 40."

Debra Dunphy to exhibit at Wine & Harvest Festival

Richard Haynes photo credit Caroline Meliones

“Learning to See” at BMAC

BRATTLEBORO-Artist Richard Haynes and curator Alison Crites will discuss Haynes’s exhibition, “Learning to See,” at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on Saturday, August 29, at 5:30 pm. Admission is free. Registration is recommended; walk-ins are welcome, space permitting. To...

Top left to right: The Gaslight Tinkers, NECCA; bottom: Zara Bodé’s Little Big Band

Upcoming offerings at Next Stage Arts

Next Stage Arts will present “Twilight On the Tavern Lawn: The Stockwell Brothers,” on Sunday, August 23, at 6 pm, on the Putney Tavern Lawn, 133 Main Street. The Stockwell Brothers are an award-winning acoustic roots trio, performing three-part harmonies. Doors open at 5. On Friday, August 28...

Author discusses newly released book, Around the World in 42 Days"

Dr. Imogene Drakes’ book launch for “Around the World in 42 Days,” hosted by the Windham County Branch of the NAACP at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, will take place on Saturday, August 22, from 3 to 5 pm, and St.Michael’s, 16 Bradley Avenue. In the book, forensic scientist Drakes visits...

Marc Dalessio, The Gardens at Villa Borghese

Willow Invitational Art Show announced

Willow Vermont Retreat, 369 Dover Road, will host its fourth annual Willow Invitational Art Show, from Sunday, August 23 through Sunday, August 30. There will be a preview on Saturday, August 22; attendees must RSVP prior to the event in order to attend. There is an opening reception on Sunday...