On Friday, September 2nd, Bennington, Brattleboro, Montpelier, and Burlington’s art venues stay open late to welcome art lovers as part of monthly art celebrations.
BENNINGTON
First Fridays
5-8PM
From July to October, the Better Bennington Corporation produces an art and activity-filled First Friday event in Downtown Bennington, 5-8PM. The Art Walk features work by area artists in stores, restaurants, and galleries. There’s also live music, retailer specials and special events, a gallery tour, and more! First Friday Programs are available at the Better Bennington Welcome Center at 215 South Street and at participating venues.
First Friday is also “Pay-What-You-Wish” Night after 5PM at the Bennington Museum. For September’s First Friday, they invite you to join them in celebrating the birthday of Anna Mary Robertson “Grandma” Moses with a slice of birthday cake and, at 5:30PM, a guided tour of the Moses Gallery. At 6:30PM, join Independent Critic and Scholar of American Modernism, Karen Wilkin, and Curator at Bennington Museum, Jamie Franklin, for a conversation about Milton Avery and his work. “Milton Avery’s Vermont” is on view at the museum through November 6 and the speakers will share some of their insight about this great American modernist and the work he created based upon his summers spent in southern Vermont, 1935 through 1943.
For more information about First Friday, call the Better Bennington Corporation at (802) 442-5758 or visit the First Fridays.
BURLINGTON
First Friday Art
5-8PM
First Friday Art is a monthly, community-wide event where dozens of art venues across Burlington host openings, exhibitions, and happenings. The event is free and open to anyone. Most venues are open from 5-8PM, but some are open earlier or later. Art Map Burlington is the official guide to First Friday Art, pick up your copy around town.
“New Registrations”, at Frog Hollow on the Church Street Marketplace, explores the medium of printmaking with a focus on materials and processes not normally associated with the craft. Co-curated by Rob Hunter, Frog Hollow’s Executive Director, and Mark S. Waskow, Founder/Director of The Waskowmium, the show features work by John Anderson, David Bumbeck, Bill Darling, Bill Davison, Jeff Feld, Leslie Fry, Philip Godenschwager, Rick Hayes, Carol MacDonald, Michele Ratte, Sue Schiller (image above), Daryl Storrs, Claire Van Vliet and Carleen Zimbalatti.
Find out what else is going on during Burlington’s First Friday Art at Art Map Burlington‘s
BRATTLEBORO
Gallery Walk
5:30-8:30PM
Brattleboro’s monthly First Friday celebration of the arts offers 30 to 40 exhibit openings at galleries, eateries, and other venues in the downtown and a few satellite locations nearby. Many offer meet-the-artist receptions, some with refreshments, and a few present live music. Visit the Walk website for a map and complete listings with examples of the art on display as well as feature articles for the month; a printed version of the Walk guide is available at all venues, a number of other downtown locations, the I-91 Welcome Center, and many local lodging options. Official Walk hours are 5:30 to 8:30, but many venues are open earlier, and a few remain open later. Most exhibits run all month long; see listings for more details and venue contact information.
September’s Gallery Walk includes five shows at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, including Babette Bloch’s sculpture show, “Flora and Fauna”. Bloch’s wall reliefs, Magnolias, are created from marine-grade stainless steel, while her Egrets, fully three-dimensional sculptures, are are an animating presence in BMAC’s Sculpture Garden, with its recently cleared view overlooking the Connecticut River.
MONTPELIER
Art Walk
4-8PM
Downtown Montpelier showcases work by Central Vermont artists at over 20 venues. The Art Walk has a food-related theme to highlight local food producers. September’s theme is cheese. Pick up a guide book at any of the participating venues. Montpelier Alive produces the Montpelier Art Walk.
At the Vermont Surpreme Court, Artist Reception for Tom Wies’ “Elusive Element” will take place 5-7PM. Inspired by passages from Willa Cather’s novel, The Song of the Lark, photographer Tom Wies exhibits shots from travels in Scandinavia, Serbia, Ireland, and various sites across the United States such as Zion National Park, the Four Corners, and the Grand Escalante-Staircase. MORE
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