In The Arts

Join artist Adrienne Elise Tarver and curator Daricia Mia DeMarr for a compelling online discussion about Roots, Water, Air—a site-specific multimedia exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). Taking place on Feb. 6 at 7 p.m., this free virtual event explores themes of migration, resilience, and identity, inspired by Tarver’s residency in the Azores.

Join a free panel discussion on the Bellows Falls Island, hosted by BMAC and RAMP. Experts share insights on its history, art, and cultural impact on January 25, 2025, at the Bellows Falls Waypoint Center.

Acclaimed artist Tara Geer will lead a unique workshop, Drawing from Your Senses, at the River Gallery School in Brattleboro.

Join the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm for the 2025 Artful Ice Shanties exhibition, February 15–23. Celebrate artistic ingenuity and Vermont’s ice-fishing heritage with imaginative shanties, free admission, and an awards ceremony on February 22. Registration open until December 16—sign up today!

Art enthusiasts and nature lovers alike won’t want to miss “Water: Shape and Time,” an extraordinary exhibition of palladiotypes by photographer Nick Ellison, opening at the NXT Gallery on November 16. The exhibition will run through February 9, 2025, with a special opening reception on Sunday, November 17, from 3 to 5 PM at 15 Kimball Hill, Putney, VT.

For a second year in a row, the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC), in partnership with the Vermont Glass Guild, presents Dinner on Glass, a special event that brings together glass artists and noted chefs to create a spectacular multi-course dinner cooked entirely on hot glass.

Four new exhibits exploring memory and the passage of time open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) on Saturday, Oct. 26.

Next Stage Arts screens “Family Matters: A Tour of Vermont Short Films” on Saturday, October 19 at 6:00 pm at Next Stage.

Stargazing and Zodiac systems have played a role in human imagination for millenia, and artist Edward Holland continues that tradition with the exhibition “Celestial Sea,” currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC). Holland will join curator Mara Williams for an online discussion of his work on Saturday, May 11, at 7 p.m.

Join Next Stage Arts for 'Naughty Bits,' a compelling dance-play by Sara Juli. Dive into a unique exploration of trauma and healing through Juli's personal narrative, blending dance, text, and humor. Catch this transformative performance on April 26 and 27 at Next Stage in Putney, VT.

Painting the Vision of a Hip-Hop Musician. The collaboration between hip-hop MC Killah Priest and visual artist John Newsom merges mystical lyrics with vibrant natural imagery in an exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC).

Join us for a special evening at the South Newfane Schoolhouse on Thursday, April 11 at 7:00 pm, with world-renowned, award-winning, poet, author, and Williamsville resident, Pablo Medina reading from his newly released book of poetry Sea of Broken Mirrors. Celebrated Vermont poet and publisher, Dede Cummings will join as his special guest. Proceeds from book sales at the event will be donated to the South Newfane Schoolhouse accessibility ramp project. 

Discover Art Costa's 'Sounds Deep' at BMAC, showcasing mystical deep-sea creatures in art. Join the talk on Dec. 14 for an immersive experience.

Artists, enter the 2024 Artful Ice Shanties by Dec. 15. First 15 registrations win a $200 stipend. Display your creativity in Brattleboro, VT.

Enjoy an evening of laughter with the Vermont Comedy All-Stars at Next Stage Arts on Dec 8, 7:30-9:30 PM. Featuring Julia Colasanti, Julia DiFerdinando, and more. Tickets $12-$15.

NXT Gallery is excited to announce the opening reception of "Dragon Land," an exhibition by artist and acupuncturist Sarah H. Paulson. The event will take place on Sunday, November 19th, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Aurora Robson, whose innovative works made of plastic debris are currently on view at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) in the exhibit “Human Nature Walk,” discusses her artmaking career on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7 p.m.

Join curator and artist Michelle Samour on Wednesday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m., for a tour of “Paper Made,” an exhibition at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) that challenges assumptions about how paper can be used in artmaking.

Poet Ann Gengarelly and visual artist Tony Gengarelly invite young people to bring their creativity to a poetry-writing and art-making workshop at BMAC on Sunday, Nov. 5, at 2 p.m.

As part of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) “Hidden in the Hills” series that celebrates southern Vermont artists, painter Julia Jensen opens her Westminster West studio to the public on Saturday, Oct. 21, at 3 p.m.

Landscape Artist Bob Boemig discusses his Iconic Work, 'Land Lift,' at BMAC on Sunday, October 22, at 3 p.m, with refreshments provided by Cai’s Dim Sum Catering.

Opening of Four New Art Exhibits at Brattleboro Museum and Art Center featuring ceramics, textiles, and fantastical cardboard sculpture, on Saturday, October 14, at 11 AM.

118 Elliot presents 'The Long Way', an Exhibit of Drawings by Aron Namenwirth, which will open with an artist’s reception from 5-9 PM during Brattleboro’s Gallery Walk on Friday, October 6, 2023.

The Next Stage Bandwagon Summer Series presents “dirty gospel” band Reverend Vince Anderson and his Love Choir, on Saturday, October 14th at 3:00 pm at the Putney Inn.

The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) welcomes the public to a celebratory closing party for the exhibition "Anina Major: I Land Therefore I Am," on Friday, October 6, during Gallery Walk.

On Sunday, October 1, at 3 p.m., Kahn, in partnership with the BMAC, hosts “Forage to Feast,” a local expedition to look for—and eat—edible wild mushrooms that are abundant in New England every autumn.

Gordon Clark and his Vermont Comedy All-Stars return for a night of stand-up comedy at Next Stage Arts, on Saturday, September 30, at 7:30 pm.

Next Stage Arts presents a screening of Julia Mintz’s award-winning documentary film “Four Winters,” on Tuesday, October 3, at 7:00 pm.

Cuban Pianist Dayramir González will perform at the Vermont Jazz Center on Saturday, September 16th at 7:30 PM with his quartet called Habana enTRANCé which includes James Robbins on bass, Juan Chiavassa on drums, and Taka Nikaido on percussion.

The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) presents internationally renowned percussionist Ayano Kataoka on Thursday, September 14, at 7 p.m., in a performance of “Eternity,” a work for solo vibraphone by Vermont composer Stuart Saunders Smith.