Jude Griebel creates detailed figurative sculptures that visualize humans’ entanglement with the world. The landscapes, animals, and plants we affect and the waste we create all coalesce in vivid forms…    read more

Join artist Erika Ranee for a creative deep dive into letting go and seeing where the artmaking process can take you.

Artist Erika Ranee discusses her artwork in the exhibition I Don’t Like to Draw.

A test plot is a living laboratory—a small piece of land designated for experimental research and the acquisition of embodied knowledge within the fields of ecology, horticulture, and landscape architecture,…    read more

The Into Light Project, a national non-profit organization, honors the lives of individuals lost to drug addiction, using original art and personal narratives to transform the conversation around addiction.

Michaela Harlow’s installation A Certain Slant of Light invites viewers into an experience of color, light and shadow, organic shapes, and random patterns. Harlow’s work explores the expansive natural world of…    read more

Deirdre Hyde has lived in Costa Rica for 45 years, producing illustrations for conservation agencies. Over the decades, she has accumulated a massive collection of sketches, woodcuts, screen prints, and…    read more

Robin Crofut-Brittingham is a visual artist and writer whose work is often inspired by the natural world. While primarily a painter, she works across disciplines, drawing from research, storytelling, and…    read more

An afternoon of fanciful fun and delicious bites—where high tea meets the unexpected.

Travel with BMAC to discover the wonders of Peru in April 2026.

Mark Barry discusses the exhibition Petals to Metal and Other Stories.

Jonathan Ryan Storm discusses his work currently on view in the museum’s window bays.

The UMass Percussion Ensemble performs in the Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason Gallery.

A fun and flavorful workshop where art meets appetite—presented in partnership with the Brattleboro Food Co-Op.

Curator Phong H. Bui leads a gallery tour of Singing in Unison, Part 13: Homage to Meyer Schapiro.

Celebrate this year’s award winners from throughout the Green Mountain State.

Festival and potluck in celebration of the Lunar New Year. Activities for all ages.

BMAC is proud to serve as the Vermont affiliate for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a prestigious national program that recognizes and nurtures the creative talents of teen artists…    read more

Born in Milford, Connecticut, in 1954, Ray Materson grew up in the Midwest. He earned a G.E.D. and attended Thomas Jefferson College as a drama and philosophy major, but struggled…    read more

Come meet the artists and curators and celebrate the opening of new exhibits.

In October 2025, downtown Brattleboro came alive with color, creativity, and community spirit during Sucka Punch Graffiti Jam at 11 Arch Street. This three-day celebration of graffiti and hip-hop culture brought…    read more

Vermont teen artists and writers can submit their creative works to this prestigious national program.

A conversation about the Island, a 30-acre shelf of bedrock in Bellows Falls, Vermont.

BMAC is pleased to present an exciting new adventure focused on the ancient history, archaeology, contemporary indigenous life, and breathtaking natural wonders of Peru. Novelist and long-time travel guide Tim…    read more

Roger Clark Miller and Mythless bring their unique solo guitar set-ups to Union Hall in Newfane, Vermont.

Join us for a festive summer evening of art and community. Good vibes, Great cause. Don’t miss it.

Virtual tour coming soon…

It is possible that Erika Ranee can tell you the life story of every painting she has ever made. She seems to remember every pour of paint, every rotation of…    read more

Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996) trained as a scholar of Romanesque and Early Christian art, publishing seminal articles on subjects ranging from the ancient world to twentieth-century art. His writings…

Elliott Katz’s first solo museum exhibition, The Purpose of Your Trip, transforms the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center’s historic Ticket Gallery into a poignant reflection on heritage, migration, and self-invention. Katz traces his Japanese American family’s journey across North America—their migration…

Celebrate this year’s LEGO Contest winners.

A three-day festival featuring live art by local and regional graffiti artists, DJs, kids’ and community activities, and more!

Design and build an original LEGO structure, and display it at BMAC!

A collaborative dance performance that explores the politicization of access to water.

Drop by for flameworking demonstrations by glass artists, and family-friendly art activities.

Franklin Furnace Founding Director Martha Wilson joins curator Mark Waskow for a presentation and discussion.

Artist Laura Chasman and BMAC Director of Exhibitions Sarah Freeman discuss the exhibition Here Today, Gone Tomorrow.

Walking tour and discussion of Making Space, with the curator and exhibiting artists.

Paul Tuller gives a guided tour of his Japanese House in Dublin, New Hampshire, originally built for BMAC in 1987.

Ensemble Amphion Baroque presents masterpieces from France and Germany.

Join a lively discussion with like-minded art and book lovers at the next BMAC Reads.

Artist Emily Noelle Lambert leads a collage workshop in connection with the exhibition Making Space.

Sebastian Smee reads from and discusses Paris in Ruins at this Brattleboro Literary Festival event.

Guitarist and composer Roger Clark Miller performs new music for solo electric guitar ensemble.

Take a guided mushroom foray, then enjoy hand-tossed wood-fired pizzas with your freshly foraged toppings.

We are deeply grateful to the individuals listed below for their generous gifts made in connection with BMAC’s June 20, 2025, Summer Garden Party honoring Patrick and Marcelle Leahy (photos…    read more

Thank you for your generous gift to the Patrick and Marcelle Leahy Fund for Photography, in support of photography exhibitions and programs at BMAC. You will receive an email confirming…    read more

Acrobats and aerialists from New England Center for Circus Arts perform outside the museum at 6 & 6:45 p.m.

The word “space” contains multitudes. It can imply our physical surroundings, the place in our minds where imagination lives, or an idea of distance or time. It can mean a…    read more

Come meet the artists and curators and celebrate the opening of new exhibits.

Franklin Furnace has been a pioneer among organizations that support and promote avant-garde artists working in new and nontraditional mediums. While Franklin Furnace’s current programming focuses on conceptual and performance…    read more

An annual spectacle and crowd favorite, the Domino Toppling Extravaganza returns to Brattleboro for the 18th year in a row.

Drop by between 5 and 8 p.m. for family-friendly artmaking activities, Fluxus line dancing, and a chance to check out exhibits.

Honoring Patrick and Marcelle Leahy over summer libations, al fresco dinner, and live jazz.

Laura Chasman captures an art world that is increasingly transient and on the move. She paints fleeting moments observed at art fairs over the years with quickly rendered brushstrokes, showing…    read more

This summer, we’ve temporarily transformed the museum’s Mary Sommer Room into a comfy space for visitors to hang out, read, chat, and enjoy rotating displays of community artwork. I Am…    read more

Drop by between 5 and 8 p.m. for family-friendly artmaking activities and a chance to check out our new exhibits.

Mark Barry is a painter and a sculptor. His dual approach to artmaking allows for deeper exploration, with each medium informing the other. By shifting between painting and sculpture, Barry…    read more

Jonathan Ryan Storm is a Vermont-based artist working in both paint and textiles. He creates undulating compositions that simultaneously trick and soothe the eye. Storm works intuitively, following his hand…    read more

Celebrate artist Nye Ffarrabas’s 93rd birthday at this Fluxus-inspired community party.

Chard deNiord and D. Nurkse read from their recent poetry collections.

Windham County educators are invited to an after-work mixer at the museum. Drop by for drinks, apps, live music, and of course art!

The exhibition, Contemporary Ukrainian Folk Art: The Matrix of Resilience, stirred our curiosity about the folk art traditions of Brattleboro’s refugee and immigrant community. We set out to explore any…    read more

Grumbling Gryphons Traveling Children’s Theater presents Anansi, the Trickster Spider: A West African Folktale.

Join us for an online conversation in connection with Carl E. Hazlewood: Infinite Passage.

Design and bake focaccia inspired by Ukrainian folk art with the Brattleboro Food Co-Op at this family-friendly workshop.

Tour an art-infused private home and property in Marlboro, Vermont.

Curator Sophia Sushailo and several Ukrainian artists discuss the exhibition Contemporary Ukrainian Folk Art: The Matrix of Resilience.

Fluxus artist Nye Ffarrabas and curator Mark Waskow discuss Ffarrabas’s exhibition, Truth IS A Verb.

Tune in for an online discussion with Danish illustrator, author, and film director John Kenn Mortensen.

Artist Yeon Ji Yoo and curator David Rios Ferreira discuss the exhibition Wish You Were Here.

Join a lively discussion with like-minded art and book lovers at the first event in a new series: BMAC Reads.

Chris Sherwin and Nick Kekic transform two children’s drawings of imaginary creatures into sparkling glass sculptures.

Come meet the artists and curators and celebrate the opening of six new exhibits.

Pysanky artist Jenny Santa Maria leads two hands-on workshops in the traditional Ukrainian folk art of egg decoration. 

Dr. Pierre Losson on The Return of Cultural Heritage to Latin America

Vermont teen artists and writers can submit their creative works to this prestigious national program.

Exhibition Dates: October 26, 2024 – March 8, 2025 Press release(s): 10/10/24 – Four New Exhibits Open at BMAC on Oct. 26 11/18/24 – BMAC offers curator tour of “The Noise of Us”…    read more

At 92, Nye Ffarrabas, formerly Bici Forbes Hendricks, occupies a significant place not only in the postmodern art world but also in our global cultural zeitgeist. During the early and…    read more

A conversation about the rich history, present, and future of the Island, a 30-acre shelf of bedrock in Bellows Falls, Vermont.

Artist Tara Geer leads a drawing workshop encouraging participants to use all their senses in creating art.

Create two-dimensional prints with LEGOs at First Proof Press.

Vermont-based collage artist Vanessa Compton discusses her work, currently on view in the museum’s window bays and Spotlight Gallery.

Adrienne Elise Tarver and curator Daricia Mia DeMarr discuss Roots, Water, Air.

I can’t remember what I was searching for—or what the algorithm had me chasing—one sleepless night, when I stumbled into the exquisitely creepy world of John Kenn Mortensen’s Sticky Monsters….    read more

This exhibition is a partially site-specific project that considers the historical origins of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center building. The former train station embodies the idea of movement, which…    read more

Entering Yeon Ji Yoo’s meticulously crafted world feels like stepping into a vivid yet elusive dream whose beginning you can’t quite recall. In Wish You Were Here, Yoo masterfully balances…    read more

Folk art is a powerful testament of cultural self-determination and the right of a nation to exist. Despite Ukraine’s tumultuous history and the systematic cultural genocide inflicted by colonial authoritarian…    read more

Visit Brattleboro’s outdoor display of wild, wonderful art at Retreat Farm.

The artists and curators featured in Desire Lines lead a walking tour and discussion of the exhibit.

Drop by between 5 and 8 p.m. to check out the museum’s new exhibits and enjoy family-friendly artmaking activities.

Curator Elissa Watters leads a walking tour and discussion of the exhibit The Noise of Us.

Photographer Susan Mikula and curator Charlie Hunter discuss Mikula’s exhibit, ISLAND.

Drop by between 5 and 8 p.m. to check out the museum’s new exhibits and enjoy family-friendly artmaking activities.

Recognizing outstanding young visual artists and writers from all across Vermont.

The UMass Percussion Ensemble performs in the Wolf Kahn & Emily Mason Gallery.

Festival and potluck in celebration of the Lunar New Year. Activities for all ages.

We’re throwing a party to celebrate four new exhibits. Join us!

Bid generously on exclusive art experiences, vacation getaways, fine wine, handcrafted jewelry, and more!

Recognizing outstanding young visual artists and writers from all across Vermont.

Your imaginary creature could be turned into a glass sculpture and exhibited at BMAC.

They’re baaaaack! For the seventh time in 14 years, BMAC is teeming with fantastic creatures conjured up for the museum’s biennial GLASSTASTIC exhibition. Last fall, we asked kids in grades…    read more

Celebrate this year’s LEGO Contest winners.

Sandglass Theater’s annual gala celebration at BMAC also includes a ticket to the premiere of their newest work, “Feral,” at New England Youth Theater.

Design and build an original LEGO structure, and display it at BMAC!

Enter to win an original pastel painting by Wolf Kahn.

Why do we draw? What compels us to make a mark? As children, we draw before we read and write. As adults, even those of us who “don’t do art”…    read more

Bring your little ones to the museum for art activities designed for young children and their caregivers.

Bring your little ones to the museum for art activities designed for young children and their caregivers.