Every year, the Woodstock-based Sculpture Fest seems to expand, either in space or in time.
What was once a late-summer and fall exhibition of sculpture at the Prosper Road farm of Charlet and Peter Davenport expanded a few years ago to the nearby King Farm and also has grown to include the grounds of the Woodstock History Center on Elm Street.
The first segment of this year’s Sculpturefest opens on Saturday at the History Center. At 3 p.m., sculptors Jerry Williams and Chris Miller will talk about their collaboration in the making of the new sculpture of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, that was installed atop the Vermont Statehouse last November. Williams carved a one-quarter scale model based on the original 1858 statue by Brattleboro sculptor Larkin Mead, according to a Nov. 30 account from Vermont Public Radio. Miller then carved the finished version, in mahogany.
From 4 to 6, the History Center hosts an opening reception for the “Vermont Carvers & Sculptors Exhibition,” which features work by 15 Vermont sculptors.
Subsequent Sculpture Fest shows open July 6 at Prosper Road and Aug. 24 at King Farm.
Aidron Duckworth Art Museum in Meriden opens a pair of sculpture exhibitions with a reception from 3 to 6 p.m. on Saturday: “TACTICS/BEING CLOSE” a site-specific, interactive sculptural collaboration by Lucy Pullen and Tom Butter. This first collaboration between the two artists is operated by a mechanism controlled by a viewer. And “TREE and VESSEL,” an exploration of traditional Bonsai by Norwich native Kyle Morrison, who now lives in Richmond, Vt. Both shows run through Sept. 8.
“The Tunbrige Fair,” an exhibition of paintings by Bridgewater Corners artist Rae Newell, is on view at Tunbridge Public Library. A reception is planned for 2 to 4 p.m. July 21 and the show is on view through Sept. 5.
Lebanon native Sam Wiebkin is the current artist-in-residence at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. An exhibition of her work is on view in West Lebanon’s Kilton Public Library through September.
BigTown Gallery in Rochester, Vt., hosts an exhibition of recent work by landscape painter Rob Fish. A reception is planned for 4 p.m. Sunday. Next Wednesday, BigTown opens “The Vermont Paintings,” a series by part-time Strafford artist Celia Reisman, and “The Geometric Exercises of Helen Matteson,” works by the late Thetford artist. A reception is planned for 3 to 5 p.m. on July 6.
BigTown Gallery, Rochester, Vt. “Grasp the Sparrow’s Tail,” photographs by Cathy Cone, of East Topsham, Vt., and “Pilgrimage,” mixed media paintings by Rochester artist Jason Horwitz. Through Sunday.
Zollikofer Gallery, White River Junction. Paintings and fanciful Vermont tourism posters by Burlington painter Kevin Ruelle. Through Wednesday.
Gifford Gallery, Gifford Medical Center, Randolph. Paintings by Randolph artist Nathon Bump, through Wednesday.
Aidron Duckworth Art Museum, Meriden. “Bugs About/Diagonal Science,” sculpture by Langdon Graves; “If Ever,” mixed media work by Glenn Goldberg; and “Duckworth XXXIII — Abstraction and the Infinite Plane.” Through July 21.
ArtisTree Gallery, South Pomfret. “TRIO: Exploring Dementia” features work by Betsy Goldsborough (1929-2018), Brenda Phillips (1956-2018) and Margaret McCracken (1952-2019), all of whom continued to make art despite the onset of dementia. Through July 6.
Betty Grant Gallery, Converse Free Library, Lyme. “Just People,” paintings by Liliana Paradiso. Through June.
Center for the Arts, New London. The New London Inn hosts a group photography show; Blue Loon Bakery shows watercolors by Mary Belecz and Bar Harbor Bank and Trust on Main Street shows work by Kearsarge Middle and High School students. Through July 31.
Chelsea Public Library. “Revered Vermont Libraries,” drawings in Prismacolor pencil by Woodstock artist Gary Barron. Through June 30.
Cider Hill Gardens and Gallery, Windsor. Outdoor sculpture by William Ballantyne and paintings in egg tempera and gold leaf by gallery co-owner Gary Milek.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon. Spring exhibitions include work by painter Collin Leech; photographers Joan Crimlisk and John Lehet; watercolorists Nick Mayer and Marion Blodgett; multi-media artist Stacy Harshman; and the hospital’s employees and volunteers.
Hall Art Foundation, in Reading, Vt. Shows include “Made in Vermont,” works by Vermont artists; exhibitions by Richard Artschwager and the super-realist artist Malcolm Morley. On the grounds: “English Sculptors in New England.” Admission is $10, except on the first Friday of the month.
Ledyard Gallery, Howe Library, Hanover. “Art in Wood: the White Mountains, Mt. Monadnock, and Acadia,” marquetry by Peterborough, N.H., woodworker and artist Craig Altobello. Through July 31. Altobello is slated to demonstrate his work at the library at 2 p.m. on June 30.
Library Arts Center, Newport. “ROY G BIV: a community art exhibit,” and “Doll Houses: Obsession on a small scale,” dollhouses collected and created by Newport resident Mindy Thorpe. Through July 25.
Long River Gallery, White River Junction. “Littles,” 72 small paintings by Amy Hook-Therrien, of leaves on the forest floor, and “Landscape Meditations: Pattern, Texture, and Line,” ceramics by Sheilagh Flynn. Through Sept. 2.
Main Street Museum, White River Junction. “Jack Rowell, Cultural Documentarian: Portraits of Vermont People and Other Wildlife.”
Matt Brown Fine Art, Lyme. “Sculpture and Pottery by Amanda Ann Palmer,” on Friday. A reception for the Hartland-based ceramicist is planned for 5 to 7 p.m. on June 28. Through Aug. 10.
Norwich Public Library. “Dancing into Summer,” paintings by the en plein air painting group Odanaksis. Through June.
Philip Read Memorial Library, Plainfield. “Ink Slingers,” an exhibition of cartoon drawings from the collection of New Yorker cartoonist, and Cornish resident, Harry Bliss. Through June.
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Park, Cornish. Works by Augustus Saint-Gaudens. In the Picture Gallery: “Fresco,” recent paintings by Ruby Sky Stiler, who will give a talk about her work at 4:30 on June 22 as part of a reception from 4 to 6. Admission to the park is $10 per person age 16 and above, but it’s free if you attend the reception.
Scavenger Gallery, White River Junction. “Flower Portraits,” paintings by Sue Lawrence and Andrew Williams.
Steven Thomas Inc. Fine Arts & Antiques, White River Junction. Work by Upper Valley “vintage” artists, such as Alice Standish Buell, John Semple, Horace Brown, Neil Drevitson and Robert Caulfield.
Two Rivers Printmaking Studio, White River Junction, hosts “You Are the Music,” prints by Hartford artist Joan Morris. Through June.
White River Craft Center, Randolph. The Vermont Pastel Society’s Annual Juried Exhibition. Through July 7.
Alex Hanson can be reached at ahanson@vnews.com or 603-727-3207. Send visual art news to artnotes@vnews.com.
