Saturday, June 29, 2-8PM
The Mountain Road Resort has been engaged in a unique program to acquire new artwork. Working closely with artist from the greater New York area, the hotel is exchanging a weekend stay at its resort for a painting, print or photograph. The work is displayed throughout the resort and for sale with all proceeds going directly in the artist pocket. This exchange program gives the artist a chance to show and sale their work along with a weekend to enjoy the beauties of Vermont.
The program has been a success with over 90 artist having already exchanged work for a stay in the hotel.
Due to the popularity of the program, The Mountain Road Resort will host its first art fair displaying its diverse and extensive collection of contemporary art. Over 80 artists, including the likes of Ghosts of a Dream, Cynthia Connolly, Tim Kent and Kaysa Johnson, will have art on display and for sale exclusively through The Mountain Road Resort. The opening reception features complimentary food and wine, entertainment for the children, and access to our pool.
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Stowe 05672
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The exhibition will feature works from:
Ghosts of a Dream
“Our sculpture and installations embody the essence of opulence while being constructed of materials that typically end up in the trash. We mine popular culture searching for discarded materials that people use trying to reach their goals. Whether it is a romance novel someone reads to transport them into a dream reality, a religious track promising the glory of eternal life, or a lottery ticket that gives the possibility of a future full of rich decadence; we use these remnants to re-create people’s dreams.”
Cynthia Connolly
“An alumna of the Corcoran School of Art (now the Corcoran College of Art + Design), Connolly documented Washington’s legendary punk rock scene from the 1980s into the 1990s, making portraits of its most committed participants and producing the photography book Banned in DC. More recently, Connolly has directed her lens toward commercial displays and details of vernacular architecture, particularly elements of our surroundings in transition or facing obsolescence. Much of this work draws on traditions established by photographer Walker Evans and California artist Ed Ruscha, both important inspirations for the artist. Connolly’s series “Letters on Top of Buildings” is rooted in childhood memories of riding in the backseat of her mother’s car, with a view across the building tops from Los Angeles’s elevated freeways. These typographic signs, which advertise resident businesses, seem like relics of a bygone era, exemplars of a more colloquial period of commercial marketing and civic pride. The twelve photographs that comprise “Letters on Top of Buildings” are a promised gift to the Corcoran’s collection.”
Kaysa Johnson
“Kysa Johnson’s paintings combine the traditions of landscape, still-life and battlefield paintings with a detailed look at the pollutants, pathogens, and pharmaceutical cures for disease in our culture.”
Tim Kent
“Born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1975 of a Turkish father and English mother, Tim Kent has been a New Yorker since 1990. The shifting cultural voices of his childhood contributed a resonant respect for tradition, but also instigated an impish imagination to skew the traditions it honors. Kent’s paintings often directly reference historical artworks, in dialogue with his favorite influences. Introducing actual historical paintings and sculptures, or altered versions, into his paintings offers a play within a play in Kent’s own work. This conversation highlights the aesthetic context of his work with the goal of engaging the spectator’s own imagination.”