ART ON MAIN
25 Main Street, Bristol
Call 802-453-4032, email [email protected] or visit artonmainvt.com for more info.
BRANDON ARTISTS GUILD
7 Center St, Brandon. For more info visit brandonartistsguild.org or call 802-247-4956.
Artist of the Month: Dasha Kalisz. Leicester ceramicist Kalisz currently lives in Leicester, where she operates out of her home studio. She is a public art teacher at Otter Valley and teaches occasionally at Middlebury Studio School. The event is free and open to all. On view through September.
THE CHIPMAN INN
1233 Vermont Rte 125, Ripton. For more info visit thechipmaninn.com or call 802-345-4448.
Abstract paintings by Tal Birdsey. North Branch School co-founder and director Tal Birdsey will exhibit his abstract paintings on the walls of The Chipman Inn. Free and open to all.
DAVIS FAMILY LIBRARY
110 Storrs Ave, Middlebury
Call 802-443-5494 for more info.
EDGEWATER AT THE FALLS
1 Mill Street, Middlebury
For more info visit edgewatergallery.com, call
802-458-0098 or email [email protected].
“In Formation” brings together the work of two artists who transform their surroundings through color, texture, material and process. Though their approaches are distinctly different, both Marcia Crumley and Jane Davies are interested in the moment when a source is translated into something less literal and more expressive. On view through Oct. 31.
EDGEWATER ON THE GREEN
6 Merchants Row, Middlebury
For more info visit edgewatergallery.com, call 802-989-7419 or email [email protected].
“Between” brings together the work of Vermont painters Bonnie Baird and Kathryn Milillo, two artists whose paintings emerge from remarkably different visual languages while sharing a common pursuit. Both explore how our connection to familiar places seeps inward, shaping how we perceive and embrace the world. On view through Oct. 4.
JACKSON GALLERY
68 S Pleasant Street, Middlebury
Visit townhalltheater.org/jackson-gallery or call 802-382-9222 for more info.
“The Middlebury Foods Coop Turns 50!” Explore the MNFC 50th Anniversary Memory Gallery, an exhibition celebrating the people, stories, and moments that shaped the Co-op over the last five decades. On view through Sept. 30.
JOHNSON EXHIBITION GALLERY
78 Chateau Road, Middlebury
For hours and info visit middlebury.edu/events.
Johnson Gallery hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday 10 a.m.-4 p.m. The gallery is located on the second floor of the Johnson Memorial Building (78 Chateau Rd. in Middlebury).
“You Are Here” features a combination of artistic and scientific studies of the Central Vermont landscape and geology. Included are recent works by artists Jill Madden and Dorothy Punderson and Professor Will Amidon from Middlebury’s Earth and Climate Sciences Department. On view through Sept. 25. Free and open to the public.
GRANT FINE ART
37 Green St, Vergennes
For more info visit kgrantfineart.com.
LAKE CHAMPLAIN MARITIME MUSEUM
4472 Basin Harbor Road, Vergennes
For more info contact [email protected] or 802-475-2022.
“Fragments: Voices of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain.” Combining archaeological research, shipwrecks, original artifacts, and first-person accounts, visitors can reflect on the events of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain, including the Battle of Lake Champlain, and the impact it had on people from multiple perspectives. On view May through Oct. 18.
“Parley and Protocol, War and Peace.” This exhibition by the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association brings together historical documents, maps, and art with work by present-day American Abenaki artists, sharing Indigenous perspectives on the founding of the United States. On view June through Oct. 18.
MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
72 Porter Field Road, Middlebury
For more info visit middlebury.edu/museum/exhibitions
“Michelangelo Lovelace: Art Saved My Life.” Lovelace hoped for ideas and experiences to flow straight from his mind to the canvas, as honestly and forthrightly as he could manage. Before his life was cut short by pancreatic cancer, he had shown his work from New York to Los Angles and was thrilled with what he had achieved. Taking stock of his personal journey and the sense of purpose that he found in creativity, he remarked “I’m one of those people who say ‘art saved my life,’ and it truly did.” On view Sept. 4-Jan. 10, 2027.
PHOTOPLACE GALLERY
3 Park Street, Middlebury
For more info visit photoplacegallery.com.
“Cyanotype: Process & Possibility,” a juried exhibition celebrating the enduring appeal and creative versatility of the cyanotype process. Juried by Sam Wang. This exhibition coincides with World Cyanotype Day, an international celebration of one of photography’s most beloved alternative processes. PhotoPlace Gallery will mark the occasion with a special reception, workshops, and cyanotype-focused programming on Sept. 26, bringing artists and the community together to celebrate the many possibilities of this historic and continually evolving medium. On view through Sept. 26.
PLANK ROAD ART STAND
7824 Plank Rd., Bristol
Closed for the season. Opens during the summers.
For more information visit brendamyrickart.com, call 802-458-1415 or email [email protected]
ROKEBY MUSEUM
4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh
For more info visit Rokeby.org or call 802-877-3406
“Help Each Other,” is the 2026 seasonal exhibit created by Quaker Pirate, Todd Drake. The Quaker Pirate creates art that challenges us to help one another, to be emotionally and spiritually connected, and to persist and survive in today’s world. On view through Oct. 11.
SHELDON MUSEUM
1 Park Street, Middlebury
For more info visit henrysheldonmuseum.org
“Re/Collecting — Works by Kate Gridley” features 29 selected works from Middlebury artist Kate Gridley’s “Witness Marks” series, recently exhibited at the Kent, on view alongside objects from the Museum’s collection. Paired together, these works offer insight into the connection between material objects and memory, and pose to the viewer how the acts of collecting and recollecting become enmeshed. Known for her insights into human character, the quality of light in her work, and her painting technique, Gridley maintains a studio in Middlebury, where she has lived and painted full time since 1991. An artist talk and reception will be held at the museum on Oct. 1, from 5-6:30 p.m. This exhibit was curated by Alexandra Weimer in collaboration with Kate Gridley and HSM staff. On view through Jan. 2, 2027.
“Drawing on the Archive: Tillie Walden’s Charity & Sylvia,” invites visitors into a layered conversation between past and present, pairing the Museum’s archival and object collections with Tillie Walden’s contemporary illustrations. Together, these materials illuminate the lives of one of America’s earliest documented same-sex couples, who built a shared home, tailoring business, and life in early Vermont. On view May 2-Jan. 2, 2027.
“Time Keeping.” Artifacts and archival treasures from the 18th century through today will be presented in conversation with New England contemporary artist Luciana Frigerio’s ‘Clockworks,’ the magically crafted worlds of paper theater within vintage clocks and watch housings. Showcasing stories of far-reaching possibilities in layers of time, Luciana Frigerio’s captivating mixed media collages mirror Henry Sheldon’s own passion for storytelling through paper and material culture. On view May 2-Jan. 2, 2027.
“Uncovering Wallpaper Design: 1800 – Present.” The wallpaper in the Museum’s collection tells the story of artistic process, globalization, and design tastes from the 1800s to present day. While wallpaper operates as a backdrop, bringing it to the forefront sheds light on the skill and process of creating these designs. Many the wallpapers on display are block printed. In a contemporary world where so much of production is now automated, these wallpapers invite viewers to slow down and consider the process, layers, and method on display in these prints. On view May 2-Nov. 7.
“Remembering the American Revolution.” This exhibition features objects related to the American Revolution, as well as items produced to commemorate those events, notably for the World’s Fairs of 1876 and 1926, and the U.S. Bicentennial of 1976. Collected by Henry Sheldon and community members, past and present, these artifacts illuminate how methods of commemoration and exhibition have shaped public memory, attesting to different ideas about American identity, gender roles, race, war and pacificism, rebellion or resistance, across different historical and political contexts. On view May 2-Jan. 2, 2027.
“Icy Artifacts of the Everyday.” These objects and photographs from the past speak with the “Tempestry,” an artistic display of Addison County climate data, knitted by the hands of nearly 100 current community members from locally sourced and hand dyed wool. On view May 2-Jan. 2, 2027.
SPARROW ART SUPPLY
44 Main St., Middlebury
For more info visit sparrowartsupply.com
“Farmstand Favorites.” A celebration of late summer bounty. Local artwork inspired by local farmstands, markets and orchards. On view through Sept. 30.