In his 1757 work A Philosophical Enquiry, the statesman and philosopher Edmund Burke considered the concept of the Sublime, noting that certain experiences supply a kind of thrill, mixing fear and… read more
The contemplation of celestial things will make a man both speak and think more sublimely and magnificently when he descends to human affairs. — Marcus Tullius Cicero The nitrogen in… read more
John Newsom’s powerful and intricate paintings created as album art for Forest of the Happy Ever After by American rapper and Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Killah Priest conjure allegorical scenes of nature and renewal.
Welcome to The Living Room! This spring, 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… read more
Throughout much of her work, Samira Abbassy has sought to reveal how the human form embodies internal or psychological states. The figures in her work serve as archetypes rather than… read more
These recent works are a continued exploration of the contrast between ambiguity and specificity. The space between the two creates a stage for new visual narratives. Applying layers of paint… read more
Michael Smoot’s work explores ideas of interconnectedness and probes the systems and structures we have put in place to fulfill our needs. We are individuals, but we exist as part… read more
Displaced abundance. That’s how artist Aurora Robson views our plastic debris problem. It’s an incredibly powerful way to reframe such an insidious global issue. We tend to think of abundance… read more
Home Bodies brings together the work of artists Fawn Krieger and David B. Smith. Krieger and Smith layer, collide, and collapse physical materials and visual forms to reimagine ceramics and… read more
Art Costa takes us into a world of strange, sightless creatures that inhabit the darkest depths of the ocean. Costa makes his forms from reclaimed cardboard, paper mache, and a… read more
Tearing, cutting, binding, stitching, rolling, the artists in Paper Made manipulate paper to create diverse works that challenge our preconceptions of paper as solely a substrate for the drawn or… read more
My work gives viewers a glimpse of how I observe my surroundings, both natural and constructed. I share these glimpses through tangible creations, made from both gathered natural artifacts and… read more
In Where Things Set, Roberley Bell’s sculptures and drawings share space, allowing us to see the conversations that take place between these distinct yet related bodies of work. Drawing is… read more
In 2021, my husband and I moved into a 1957 Cape Cod house in West Brattleboro that looks like an Alec Egan painting. The outside of the house is simple… read more
A celebration of imagination and ingenuity featuring kids’ drawings turned into glass sculptures.
On June 25, 1983, fourteen years after the Stonewall Uprising in Greenwich Village, the first Lesbian and Gay Pride March in Vermont took place in Burlington. From the beginning, the… read more
They say you can take the girl off the island, but you can never take the island out of the girl. This statement perfectly describes Anina Major. In I Land… read more
Each of Cathy Cone’s painted tintype portraits begins with a photograph or scan of a tintype from her personal collection, which she has been amassing since the late 1970s. Cone… read more
Juan Hinojosa’s work is informed by his family’s immigrant experience. The lush colors and riotous imagery belie a sense of longing for comfort and acceptance. Hinojosa’s collaged figures are travelers… read more
“The subway drawings were, as much as they were drawings, performances. It was where I learned how to draw in public. You draw in front of people. For me it… read more
CONTENT WARNING: The works of art in this exhibition address mental illness and suicide. Artist and archivist Mitsuko Brooks creates two-dimensional mixed-media collages and sculptures made of found objects. Many of… read more
It is said that before we were painting on the walls of caves, we were painting on ourselves—that our bodies were our first canvases, and that in marking, decorating, and… read more
This installation is an iteration of the larger series of BLACK POWER WAVE drawings that I began in 2016. Originally I set out to use the relationship we all share… read more
The Landscape Stares Back occupies a small green space near the museum. The brilliant color of the benches invites you forward to take a seat, to experience space as you… read more
Often when something has “gone bad,” it gives rise to something new, but it can be hard to appreciate new growth in the shadow of our disappointment. I like the… read more
Renate Aller uses large-format photographic installations to create “picture windows” that invite the viewer to enter into an immersive visual environment. Aller offers us images of breathtaking landscapes, and we… read more
When I think of my grandfather, I imagine a man displaced from his home in Hawaii, collecting stones in the Southwestern landscape with the rising moon above. I never knew… read more
We Feel Our Way Through When We Don’t Know features the works of Mariel Capanna, Cheeny Celebrado-Royer, Oscar Rene Cornejo, Vessna Scheff, Gerald Euhon Sheffield II, and Lachell Workman. Feeling… read more
Spores dusted across your cheeks like freckles have launched from the Ordovician age. A lungful of exhaust is ancient sunlight baked into Mesozoic ferns. We are sedimented with the past…. read more
Over the course of 30 years, Beth Galston’s artistic endeavors flowed in two directions: working outdoors to integrate sculptural, architectural elements into the landscape, and inverting her process by massing… read more
Frank Jackson’s exhibition combines memory, improvisation, and the residue of materials that are time-sensitive and fragile to generate abstract landscape paintings. This act of place/space-making references both an interior time… read more
Mie Yim’s work offers a window into the mind of an artist who is constantly questioning and challenging herself. From earlier work featuring soft focus creatures with sweet exteriors but… read more
This exhibit brings together artwork by Abenaki artists of the Champlain Valley and Connecticut River Valley regions to illustrate the Abenaki relationship to water, our awareness of water as a… read more
Felt is an ancient material, predating woven cloth. Used for utilitarian purposes such as clothing, rugs, saddles, hut coverings, and even armor, it has also been employed for centuries for… read more
Polychrome wooden statues and wall reliefs have been made in cultures around the world for millennia. Sachiko Akiyama breathes new life into this tradition. Each sculpture possesses a self-contained, contemplative… read more
A waffle iron, a yellow bicycle, a piece of toast: These are just a few of the delicately rendered objects in Yvette Molina’s constellation of paintings, each representing a memory… read more
From her early sculptures through her later and better-known work in paint, Louisa Chase (1951–2016) strove to create her own fantasy worlds in visual form. After training in printmaking while… read more
In his first solo museum exhibition, Roberto Visani forms and reforms art historical depictions of enslaved people through research, digital modeling, and laser-cut cardboard segments. What results are semi-fragmented, semi-abstract,… read more
Dislocations disrupt family ties and rootedness to place. Familial histories become opaque and obscured. However, these ruptures can never completely sever our connections to place or family. We find clues… read more
Between Worlds is a year-long installation in the large window bays extending across the front of BMAC. Delita Martin reimagines the identities and roles of Black women in the context… read more
Working across different mediums and materials, Mildred Beltré Martinez presents a diverse body of work evoking a complex range of feelings and possible readings. The exhibit is best experienced as… read more
It’s not that often that a technological innovation causes as much excitement or controversy in the art world as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). An NFT is a cryptocurrency token with associated… read more
Michael Abrams is known for misty, layered vistas suffused with light. His ability to capture atmospheric conditions imbues each painting with such tactility that the mist seems to extend between… read more
Bearing the weight of white supremacist history, William Ransom’s sculptural installation creates a transitory provisional state, rife with an inherent unease and uncertainty. Ransom’s massing of slender wood strips bent… read more
In 2017, BMAC—a non-collecting, contemporary art museum—accepted a gift of 314 objects spanning 4,000 years of history and originating from dozens of cultures across the globe. We did so with… read more
“Who knows what form the forward momentum of life will take in the time ahead or what use it will make of our anguished searching. The most that any one… read more
B. Lynch employs a variety of creative means in creating her universe. Chief among them is puppetry—a melding of the plastic and performing arts. Lynch’s characters and environments are a… read more
This exhibition presents and explores Women and Animals, a new body of work that Natalie Frank (American, b. 1980) produced at Dieu Donné, Brooklyn, New York, with a Pollock Krasner… read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit Dating back to the Ancient Egyptians and used across cultures for millennia, the obelisk is a reverential memorial, commemorating the dead, representing kings,… read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit Delano Dunn’s Novelties presents the viewer with two bodies of work that explore things we hold dear—family, love, comfort, tradition, and connection—and things… read more
Curated by New York-based painter John Newsom and accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue, this exhibition comprises paintings, sculpture, and installation art that depict aspects of venturing into unknown lands and territories.
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit I’m drawn to the edges of paintings. Centers of paintings tend to be highly worked and are the focus of the viewing experience…. read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit Sequences: Ode to Minor White explores how the aesthetic and philosophical seeds sown by the late modernist American photographer Minor White (1908-1976) can… read more
Take a tour of the exhibit here The collaborative exchange between artist and curator is likely to reveal unusual connections. The discoveries made in organizing Charlie Hunter: Semaphore extend beyond… read more
In this installation, moving sculptural forms reflect and play off one another, creating an immersive experience that is both transporting and meditative.
A celebration of imagination and ingenuity featuring kids’ drawings turned into glass sculptures.
Kenny Rivero uses found paper–flyleaves, album liners, pages from a family photo album–for this collection of evocative drawings. The work has a finite lifespan, conveying the ideas of passing time, personal narrative, and the documentation of fleeting moments and interactions.
Miles Chapin, Clare Elliott, Anna Schuleit Haber, Amy Jenkins, Colleen Kiely, Cathy Osman, and John Willis (in collaboration with poet Robin Behn and musician Matan Rubinstein) explore the symbolic potential of flowers, gathering light from within to create meaning from loss.
On the 100th anniversary of The Brownies Book, Jennifer Mack-Watkins’ works on paper celebrate the beauty, importance, and complexity of positive representation of African American children.
Sometime late in 2018, BMAC Director Danny Lichtenfeld approached me with a proposal to redo the outdoor window treatments at the Museum. I found the prospect of working with the… read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit The ice shanty towns that spring up on Vermont’s frozen lakes and ponds are markers of the seasonal communities they harbor each winter…. read more
BMAC is proud to serve as the Vermont affiliate for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a prestigious national program that offers exhibition opportunities and scholarships to young artists and writers. From… read more
Click here for a virtual tour. ARTIST STATEMENT There are scores of solid, practical reasons not to be an artist, but luckily there are also some advantages. Being an artist… read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit I’ve loved snowflakes since the day, as a child, I learned that no two are alike—millions and millions of them in a storm… read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit Brattleboro artist Cynthia Parker-Houghton was commissioned to create a map as a companion piece to the Brattleboro Words Trail, which consists of audio-based… read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit Since the beginning of human history, hair has held cultural and symbolic meaning. It is a marker of ethnicity, social class, identity, gender,… read more
Take a virtual tour of the exhibit FIGURATION NEVER DIED by Karen Wilkin, curator Adventurous painting in New York during the 1950s was generally seen as synonymous with abstraction, especially… read more
I explore naturally occurring events that are often considered ordinary, mundane, or unwanted. Whether it is traffic patterns, rock formations, cricket calls, or the structure of dreams, I strive to… read more
Silvestris, adjective (Latin): “found/situated/living in woodlands.” Pink Ladyslipper, Trout Lily, and other signs of spring are evident earlier than usual here in Vermont, thanks to Wesley Fleming’s exquisitely detailed glass… read more
The moment I saw one of Steven Rose’s gently swaying fluorescent light fixtures, I was intrigued and amused. Transforming a mundane, industrial object of lackluster design into an art object… read more
Coffee & Conversation is a multimedia project that aims to change the way people think about homelessness. The project was started in Brattleboro in 2015 by artist Liz LaVorgna, in… read more
Stuart Copans’ artwork speaks through the simple tools and materials of everyday life: paper, scissors, postcards, and stamps. The art he creates moves quietly around the world through a distribution… read more
Bright Light in the Dark: The Work of Alison Wright “The light! It’s so beautiful,” she said breathlessly. “I’ve got to catch the light before it changes!” She kicked off… read more
Who do you see when you see me? For centuries, portraiture has been used to celebrate the politically and socially powerful, but there is also a rich history of artists… read more
Intertwining people and place, Ask the River, a community-wide art project, empowers us to reconnect with the Connecticut River and the water that flows through it. Ask the River started… read more
BMAC is proud to serve as the Vermont affiliate for the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, a prestigious national program that offers exhibition opportunities and scholarships to young artists and… read more
Gordon Meinhard’s work in this series modulates between painting and drawing. Even in paint, his art retains the immediacy and freshness of a drawing. The background and the central figure… read more
Hovering above the ground, dark and dense, Fafnir Adamites’s installation of felted wool and burlap feels overwhelming and potentially suffocating. Adamites’s process of combining the wool and burlap creates a… read more
Observed/Abstract surveys the career of painter Thelma Appel, a founder of the Bennington College Summer Painting Workshop. During the 1960s and 1970s, Appel painted large landscapes imbued with the energy… read more
By Rail is a suite of twelve intimately scaled abstract paintings by southern Vermont artist Doug Trump. Although small, these works have a rugged physicality that invite us in for… read more
María Elena González’s Tree Talk is a multisensory, multimodal rumination on nature and art. The basic building block of the installation is the birch tree—its bark, its presence in the Maine woods, and… read more
This exhibit consists of steel sculptures on view outside the museum (May 1 – November 5, 2019) and works on paper displayed in the South Gallery (June 22 – September… read more
At noon on November 18, 1883, the American and Canadian railroads implemented four continental time zones—Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific—as a means of synchronizing time. Previously each town and city… read more
Born in Boston in 1932, David Plowden spent over six decades photographing America’s disappearing landscapes and the vestiges of its industrial heyday — steel mills, locomotives, bridges, skyscrapers, small towns…. read more
Looking at Blue is a full-body experience. Entering the gallery, we drop into a world of deeply saturated blue punctuated by shimmering, swirling shapes that radiate from multiple vanishing points…. read more
In the 1980s I often attended performances at P.S. 122, the seminal venue for avant-garde performance in New York. As an artist and curator, I found inspiration, talent, and a community of intense purpose.
The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever. — Jacques Yves Cousteau For many, the ocean is a spiritual and emotional… read more
A celebration of imagination and ingenuity featuring kids’ drawings turned into glass sculptures.
Fire mesmerizes. For millennia humans have gathered before controlled fires to sustain life, and we have experienced out-of-control fires with horror. The sheer power of fire unleashes deeply rooted physical,… read more
Baseball, service to country, Fourth of July, and the family bar, Joe’s Twin Villa in Osterville, provide the imagery by which Cape Cod artist Joseph Diggs explores, memorializes, and celebrates… read more
Individually, artists Deidre Scherer, who creates sensitive fabric portraits, and Jackie Abrams, who weaves complex baskets, are celebrated for their unique artistic visions and rigorous studio practices. Working together for… read more
The impulse to tell stories through images is as old as humankind. Amy Bennett’s deftly rendered paintings engage us in narratives of a community. Her manipulation of vantage point affords… read more
Contemplating Sandy Sokoloff’s large-scale, vibrantly hued paintings brings back the childhood thoughts and feelings I had when peering into the opposing mirrors of double medicine cabinets—a sense of awe and wonder… read more
Orly Cogan employs vintage printed and embroidered fabrics as the substrate of her work. She repurposes these textiles as vehicles for consolidating her enduring interests in history, culture, and the… read more
Calling Vermont Teens – The Scholastic Art and Writing awards submission deadline is just around the corner.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center’s annual open call for artists’ submissions brought forth a plethora of exceptional responses. The effort to narrow down this comprehensive and talented group to exhibition… read more
On a fall evening some 25 years ago, I walked out the front door of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center with Emily Mason just as the sun was disappearing… read more
Turning a block of marble into sinuous ribbons or translucent walls may sound like magic, but it is arduous physical work. Sculptor Elizabeth Turk, using diamond-tipped pneumatic and electric grinders,… read more
Photographer and essayist Michael Poster leads a support group at Turning Point of Windham County, an addiction recovery center in Brattleboro, Vermont. He entered the project with a genuine desire… read more
In order to view the exhibition Every Day, one must walk through a gallery containing photographic portraits and stories of people in recovery from addiction. I thought it would be… read more
Angelo Arnold creates quirky objects by deconstructing functional domestic forms, such as furniture, and reassembling the constituent parts to the point of dysfunction. In his newest body of work he… read more
Terrestrial Vale is my ongoing series of silverpoint and graphite works on paper depicting fledgling plants prepared for winter with veils of garden netting. These utilitarian protective coverings, found within… read more
This exhibit and related programming are supported in part by the National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Ford Foundation, Southwest Airlines, and the Surdna Foundation through… read more
You might be surprised to learn that this installation—comprising a profusion of colorfully painted and curled strips that pile, unfurl, and tumble across the floor—is a landscape. Yes, a landscape. Debra… read more
My cartoons tell the story of things that have happened in my life. —Roz Chast This exhibit consists of 139 original illustrations from Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?, a… read more
We are delighted to bring to Brattleboro the most recent installation by pack-rat extraordinaire, artist, and inventor Steve Gerberich. Influenced by Duchamp, Calder, and Rauschenberg, among many others, Gerberich transforms… read more
Glass artist Robert DuGrenier is best known for complex chandeliers and large architectural installations fashioned from exuberant, colorful organic forms. The work in this exhibit radically departs from his prior… read more
There is something expansive and generous about an artist who is willing to include a place for the viewer in the work. No longer a detached observer, you feel empowered… read more
100 Views Along The Road is a series of elegant black-and-white watercolors of American scenes that Alfred Leslie made between 1981 and 1983. They were all painted in Leslie’s studio… read more
Glass is a material intimately connected with the ways in which humans experience the world. Perhaps because it is so common, or because it is usually transparent, we often don’t… read more
