The Gayle Garrison Gallery

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The Bennington Arts Guild

103 South Street, Bennington, VT, 

will have a full schedule of exhibitions starting with a group show in May by members of the Guild. The opening reception for that show will be:

5 – 8 pm on Friday, May 3 - all are welcome.

White Flowers (Oil), by Jackie Kelly

June 7 marks the start of a show of Zentangle-inspired art in both 2 and 3 dimensions. Zentangle is a method of repeated, meditative, abstract patterning. Among those exhibiting will be Sadelle Wiltshire, CZT,and Ann Coakley, CZT, both certified teachers of the Zentangle method.

In July Bennington ceramic artist Joshua Primmer will exhibit his sculptural and functional stoneware while Jeanne Marklin of Williamstown, Mass., will show her hand-dyed art quilts.

In August a trio of well-known Vermont artists will have a combined show. Mary Angus will exhibit her blown and etched glass alongside Ellie Roden‘s pressed flower art and Stacie Mincher‘s jewelry and other accessories made from recycled zippers and vintage fabrics.

In September, coinciding with PleinAir Vermont 2013, Bennington artist Tony Conner will show his watercolors and they will be accompanied by ceramics by North Pownal artist Teru Simon.

From October 4 – November 18, MaryJane Sarvis will show her art photography and hand-painted fabrics, scarves, bags and pillows.

To wrap up the year, the Bennington Arts Guild will host its Annual Holiday Show of work by Guild members. For more information about the gallery or opening receptions visit www.benningtonartsguild.org.

Holiday Art Show

Angel Ornaments

Trinket Box

The Bennington Arts Guild’s annual Holiday Art Show opens on Friday November 23 and runs till the end of December. The show is a great opportunity to find unique, locally produced, hand made gift items in a range of prices. On display will be jewelry, cards, paintings, pottery, turned wood items, sculpture, hooked rugs and more from 21 local artists.

The Bennington Arts Guild will participate in the Hometown Holiday Celebration on Saturday November 24 and will host an Open House on Sunday December 2. Both events are from 1 – 4 pm and are open to the public and include free refreshments.

The Guild’s gallery is at 103 South Street in Bennington, VT.

New show combines hooked rugs and art porcelain

Small Vases

The Bennington Arts Guild will present a joint exhibit by two of its member-artists from October 6 to November 17 – hooked rugs by Dan Barber and porcelain vessels by Colleen Williams. An opening reception with refreshments will be held Saturday October 6 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the gallery at 103 South Street, Bennington, VT.

Both artists, each of whom formerly worked in the field of architecture, will show new work that celebrates the season in southern Vermont.

Arlington, VT, artist, Dan Barber, recycles used clothing to form his rug wall-hangings. He pulls loops of yarn or fabric through a stiff woven base to create scenes of everyday life in a small New England town, a collection he calls “My Town”.

Winter

With an emphasis on form and surface design, Colleen Williams, of North Adams, MA, presents intricate, textural, patterned designs onto hand-built, colored porcelain forms, celebrating autumn. Surfaces are achieved by layering porcelain, using a resist and water-etching.

New show combines paintings and carpet-bags

The Bennington Arts Guild will host a joint show by members Judith Kniffin and Paula Kautz-LaPorte during September. An opening reception with refreshments will be held on Saturday September 15 from 5:00 to 8:00 pm and is free and open to the public. The Guild’s gallery is at 103 South Street in Bennington, Vt.

North Bennington artist Judith Kniffin’s series of oil paintings are all organized on a single theme – decay. She paints old buildings, rusted metal, discarded glass and paper, as well as organic matter, in all their altered colors and softened shapes. Initially inspired by old rhubarb leaves, which had shriveled, changed color and formed an arresting design on the ground, her work explores the beauty of a generally-ignored part of the life cycle.

Strewn Rhubarb Leaves by Judith Kniffin

Paula Kautz-LaPorte wove six small rugs on her floor loom to create the six carpet- bags in the show. Each purse-sized bag is made of Navajo carpet yarn on linen warp with hand-stitched seams and vintage buttons and beads used as fasteners and decorative accents. She says, “I still use the first carpet bag I made for myself in the 70’s. I made it from lovely upholstery fabric that my Uncle Dick – a master upholsterer – gave me. My current bags are even studier because they are carpet stock.”

Carpet-bags by Paula Kautz-LaPorte

North Bennington artist Judith Kniffin’s series of oil paintings are all organized on a single theme – decay. She paints old buildings, rusted metal, discarded glass and paper, as well as organic matter, in all their altered colors and softened shapes. Initially inspired by old rhubarb leaves, which had shriveled, changed color and formed an arresting design on the ground, her work explores the beauty of a generally-ignored part of the life cycle.

New joint show by Guild members Samantha Ambrose and Jami Gras

There’s a new show in the Gayle Garrison Gallery at the Bennington Arts Guild – a joint exhibit of photography by Samantha Ambrose and sculpture by Jami Gras. The show opened on Saturday, July 7, and runs through August 20 in the back rooms of the gallery at 103 South Street in Bennington, Vt.

 

Samantha Ambrose studied photography at Bennington College, currently teaches art at Twin Valley Middle School in Whitingham, Vt, and lives in Bennington. Her photography explores the role of memory in her life. Although the pictures are empty of people, they tell stories of human habitation and contain echoes of emotions from the past. Some of the Polaroids on older yellowed film are themselves emblematic of time passing.

 

Jami Gras is originally from Troy, N.Y., and now lives in Postenkill. He is self-taught but draws inspiration from sculptors like Brancusi, Giacometti, and Henry Moore to create his stylized, figurative work. He will exhibit carved stoneware clay, carved marble, and relief clay sculptures and says that “Creating sculpture helps me find balance between earth and sky.”

 

The Dragons are Coming: Community Dragon Art Show Opens May 12

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The Bennington Arts Guild invites the public to attend an opening reception for our Community Dragon Art Show to be held on Saturday, May 12, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., at the Bennington Arts Guild Gallery. Free refreshments will be available.

Seventeen area artists have contributed artwork inspired by the Chinese Year of the Dragon. Dragons will be represented in many media including fiber, oils, watercolor, pen and ink, wood, and paper. Paintings, as well as jewelry, sculpture, textiles, a kite and a book about dragons will be exhibited.

The artists exhibiting are Laura Bittel (Arlington), Kitty Farnham (Bennington), Arla Foster (Bennington), Jackie Kelly (Bennington), Paula LaPorte (Shaftsbury),  Shawn MacKenzie (North Bennington), Ray Mullineaux (North Bennington), Wes Pecor (Stamford), Ceil Petrucelli (Bennington), Rhonda Ratray (Bennington), Janet Sleigh (Bennington) Sherry Steves (Sandgate), Everley St. Peter (Shaftsbury), Vinny Thomas (Bennington), Greg Winterhalter (White Creek), and Chris & Jenny Wren (Bennington).

The Gallery is located at 103 South Street, just off the Four Corners in downtown Bennington. The show will close June 18.

Call for Art: Community Dragon Art Show at the Bennington Arts Guild

Dragon-eye Amulets by Jenny Wren

The Bennington Arts Guild announces a call for art for its Community Dragon Art show.  Local artists, both beginning and established,  are invited to submit artwork inspired by the Chinese Year of the Dragon for a Community Dragon Art Show.   To submit art for this show, which runs from May 12-June 18, complete a form on the Guild’s website at benningtonartsguild.org.  The deadline for submissions is April 20, and artwork is to be delivered between 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday, May 3 through Saturday, May 5. The Gallery is located at 103 South Street, just off the Four Corners in downtown Bennington. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, May 12, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The show will close June 18 when artwork can be picked up. For questions, contact Samantha Ambrose at samanthambrose@yahoo.com or (203) 912-9906.

The Guild also announces two new members artists: Jackie Kelly and sculptor Jami Gras.  Be sure to stop by the Guild these warm spring days and enjoy their work, as well as new pieces by the Guild’s other member artists.