Behind the art
“My Dad’s Detritus Granite Wall,’’ by Vermont-based artist Anthony Surratt, in the group show “Lineages: Artists Are Never Alone'', at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, Vt., opening Oct. 5.
The center says:
‘‘‘Lineages’ showcases the unique voices and individual talents of 11 contemporary artists and constructs a compelling collective exposition on the diverse webs of influences and personal experiences that drive artistic expression. Spanning a multiplicity of styles, media, and points of view, the exhibition and supporting programs delve deep into the artists’ creative processes to celebrate not just their exhibited work but the powerful, enduring, yet often unseen inspirational forces behind the art.’’
The way to go
At the Southern Vermont Arts Center’s (in Manchester) Exhibition by members of the Vermont Pastel Society through Sept. 22.
1913 photo
Glassy-eyed in Vermont
This work by Mr. Bernbaum is in the show “Sand to Glass: The Nature of Glass,’’ at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, June 8-Sept. 22
Mr. Bernbaum says on his Web site:
“I am most interested in color, especially color relationships in the works I create in blown glass. Utilizing traditional Italian cane (or striping) techniques in new and personalized ways is the driving force behind most of my current designs.
“I consider the pieces I make to be documents along the way of a (hopefully) life-long journey of both refining the necessary skills and developing the patience one needs in order to create with this captivating and mesmerizing molten material.’’
The elegant court house In Manchester. It was built in 1822.
'I explore my secrets'
“Yearnings (4 men),’’ by Putney, Vt.-based sculptor Susan Wilson, at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester, through May 7
She says in her artist statement:
“My work in clay has always been about seeking to understand my place in the world. With clay I explore my secrets, dreams, fears, hopes, and my questions. Using animal and figural images, I tell stories about being together and alone, about yearning for both connection and solitude, about dreaming and waiting, and about hoping for community.
“The three-dimensionality of clay enables me to create real spaces within and outside of which I can tell these stories. These stories float between and around the figures, charging the spaces with energy and unresolved tension.
“My most recent figurative work emerges from my retirement and move to a small and vibrant town {Putney} in Vermont and to a state full of energized people working together to build caring communities. I continue the yearnings for human connections and for a vibrant community as an antidote for all the pain and alienation in the present world. My work continues to be about waiting, hoping, yearning to find that community. I am making archetypal figures with slabs of clay. I am making hollow forms that continue to imply tangible interior space where the mystery and unanswered questions reside. I am exploring polarities such as interior and exterior, solitude and community. I use juxtapositions of scale to enliven and energize my forms and to invite questions.’’
Putney General Store, built 1840–1900
— Photo by Beyond My Ken
Putney is on the west side of the Connecticut River, above the mouth of Sacketts Brook. A falls on the brook provided water power for small early mills, and it was there that the main village was formed in the late 18th Century. But because the town did not have abundant sources of water power, it was largely bypassed by the Industrial Revolution of the mid-19th Century, and remained largely rural. Putney has numerous buildings in the Federal and Greek Revival styles popular during its most significant period of growth, the late 18th to mid-19th Century.
The Theophilus Crawford House, built about 1808 and considered an important example of the Federal style.
Surreal view
“North Head Afternoon’’ (oil painting), by Evan McGlinn, at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, in its “Fall 2022 Solo Exhibitions,’’ through Nov. 6.
The gallery says the show features 10 artists representing “a wide range of mediums and styles from photography to painting to etching.’’
Mr. McGlinn's "North Head Afternoon" is “a surreal snapshot of a classic New England scene. The oil painting behind the three bottle-lined windows seems to glow from within, illuminating the space.’’
Blue roof of New England
“Mt. Washington Spring’’ (painting), by Susan Wadsworth, at Southern Vermont Arts Center, in Manchester, May 28-July 17.
Mellow there, too
“Autumn Moon on the Tama River’’ (woodblock), by Ando Hiroshige, ln the show “Ando Hiroshige Woodblock Prints,’’ through Nov. 17, at the Southern Vermont Arts Center.
Andō Hiroshige, born Andō Tokutarō in 1797, has been revered as one of the great Japanese masters of the color woodblock print, so much so that an estimated 10,000 copies were made from some of his woodblocks.
Stationary movie film
“From the Small Hours,’’ by Ben Parks, in the group show “Everything Is Still: Photographers Working in Motion Picture Film,’’ through Aug. 11 at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester (a rich and fancy town). The show looks at the the long tradition of photographers using movie film for their craft.
'Street art' in rich Manchester
“Coastal Bowl, Night Sky’’ (detail), by Matt Seasholtz, in the current show “Thriving Spaces: Street Art Meets Glass,’’ at the Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester.
The gallery says the show includes “never-before-seen works of glass and street art created for this unique exhibit.’’
Hildene, the estate of Robert Todd Lincoln.
Manchester is an affluent resort and second-home town in the southwestern part of the Green Mountain State, well known for hosting such high-end retailing as Orvis, the fishing-gear company. Departed industries include iron mines, marble quarries, mills, lumber companies and sheep for the burgeoning New England woolen business of the 19th Century.
Robert Todd Lincoln, the president’s son, helped Manchester famous by building Hildene, his grand country place, now a museum. He was drawn to the town by the gorgeous countryside and the grand Equinox House hotel, which is still there.
The Equinox House.
“View of Manchester, Vermont,” by DeWitt Clinton Boutelle (1870)