2020 EXHIBITS ~ Tentative Schedule
Glorious Mutualism, June 1 - August 9
ART from Our Own Back Yard, August 14 - September 27
Painters Choose Painters, Oct. 2 - Nov. 22
ART from Our Own Back Yard, August 14 - September 27
Painters Choose Painters, Oct. 2 - Nov. 22
GLORIOUS MUTUALISM
Glorious Mutualism:
An exploration of regenerative biodiversity:
Plant/animal/human
Biodiversity ecologist, Suzanne Simard, conducted research on what we cannot easily see, specifically the synergies, and complexities of our natural world. In her book “Hidden Life of Trees” Simard shows how trees use a network of soil fungi to communicate their needs and aid neighboring plants. Her tested theories show that trees and forests and fungi and mosses are in collaboration and that there is a secret language between them.
Michael Pollan, author of “The botany of desire” wrote about the brilliant symbiotic relationship between plants and humans. Through his research he revealed how the apple, the tulip, the potato and cannabis evolved with humans over time through mutual attraction and survival.
Explorer and author, Robert MacFarlane speaks to glorious mutualism in this way… “lichen and fungi annihilate our categories of gender. They reshape our ideas of community and cooperation. They screw up our hereditary model of evolutionary descent.
They utterly liquidate our notions of time.”
This show has been delayed, but it is too good to be canceled! At this point in time, I am hopeful and have scheduled the show from June 1 - Aug 9 in the main gallery.
We will video document and post a virtual gallery walkthrough of the Glorious Mutualism show on the SVA website. Of course, flexibility is required during this COVID-19 pandemic. SVA will continue to follow the Governor’s recommendations and guidelines for social distancing. We will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds and keep you informed of any adjustments or changes to the exhibit schedule.
The artwork speaks to life as a perpetually mysterious regenerative evolution. The art speaks to fragile connections.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Stay well. Sincerely, Erika
Glorious Mutualism at Stone Valley Arts
Schedule/Check List
An exploration of regenerative biodiversity:
Plant/animal/human
Biodiversity ecologist, Suzanne Simard, conducted research on what we cannot easily see, specifically the synergies, and complexities of our natural world. In her book “Hidden Life of Trees” Simard shows how trees use a network of soil fungi to communicate their needs and aid neighboring plants. Her tested theories show that trees and forests and fungi and mosses are in collaboration and that there is a secret language between them.
Michael Pollan, author of “The botany of desire” wrote about the brilliant symbiotic relationship between plants and humans. Through his research he revealed how the apple, the tulip, the potato and cannabis evolved with humans over time through mutual attraction and survival.
Explorer and author, Robert MacFarlane speaks to glorious mutualism in this way… “lichen and fungi annihilate our categories of gender. They reshape our ideas of community and cooperation. They screw up our hereditary model of evolutionary descent.
They utterly liquidate our notions of time.”
This show has been delayed, but it is too good to be canceled! At this point in time, I am hopeful and have scheduled the show from June 1 - Aug 9 in the main gallery.
We will video document and post a virtual gallery walkthrough of the Glorious Mutualism show on the SVA website. Of course, flexibility is required during this COVID-19 pandemic. SVA will continue to follow the Governor’s recommendations and guidelines for social distancing. We will continue to monitor the situation as it unfolds and keep you informed of any adjustments or changes to the exhibit schedule.
The artwork speaks to life as a perpetually mysterious regenerative evolution. The art speaks to fragile connections.
Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns.
Stay well. Sincerely, Erika
Glorious Mutualism at Stone Valley Arts
Schedule/Check List
- Receive or ship work to gallery : May 29 - 30 1 -4 pm or by appointment
- Show opens in main gallery : June 1
- (No opening reception to ensure the safety of all)
- Art work is transferred to Ballroom Gallery (2nd floor) : June 29
- Show ends : August 9
- Pick up work : Aug. 10 and 11 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm or by appointment
ART FROM OUR OWN BACK YARD
OPEN CALL to artists of all ages
August 14th - September 27th
Are you looking for a fun activity that will interest everyone in a group of varying ages ? Stone Valley Arts invites children with their families and artists of all ages to get outdoors, engage with nature and have fun getting creative! Explore your own back yard, hike the Slate Valley Trails, the River and Rail Trails or visit a beautiful park.
This is a great way to enjoy the outdoors, explore nature, get creative and come together in celebrating the beautiful natural surroundings of our Vermont home!
Here are a few ways to start… collect materials from the scavenger list below and make art with what you find, or about what you collect; a collage, a mobile, a shadow box, a series of drawings, photos, or paintings of what you’ve discovered. Or pick one thing from the list and create a themed art project about that one item; different color flowers, drawings of mushrooms, photos of clouds.
- Make botanical sketches, landscape paintings, a photo study of leaves.
- Press flowers, dry different plants, make rubbings from tree bark or leaves and use pieces in a mixed media project.
Scavenger hunt ideas for kids!
Find:
- A lobed leaf
- A heart shaped leaf
- A creature
- A flower
- A cloud shaped like something
- A funky shadow
- A special pebble or rock
- A seed
- A fern
- Animal tracks
- A weird mushroom
- Something bumpy
- Something fuzzy
- Something green
- A hole in a tree
- A treasure
Look up- what do you see?
Look down- what’s at your feet?
Or, find something in every color of the rainbow!
Or, pick one color and find a bunch of things in that are one color so in the end it would be series of photos or drawings connected by a theme.
You are invited to drop off your completed art projects to Stone Valley Arts at 145 East Main Street (across from the Poultney High School) Sundays 1-4 pm to be included in a community art show. Art from our own backyard, nature trails and parks will be on exhibit at Stone Valley Arts from August 14 - September 27, 2020.
For more info please contact: Erika Schmidt or Denise Letendre at : stonevalleyartscenter@gmail.com
ART AS SOCIAL COMMENTARY
Exit, Richard Weis
Artworks seen as social commentary are sparked by incidents and disruptions in our world that weigh on our souls, wake us in the middle of the night, and demand to be addressed. They are symptoms of broader questions about what it is to be human. As an artist, I sometimes find I cannot move forward in my day unless I put brush to canvas and deal with some of the darker side. Richard D. Weis, July 2020
HANDSTITCHED PICTORIAL QUILTS
Nancy Weis
"Nancy’s hand-stitched pictorial quilts were packed away for our move to Vermont in 1989 and this is the first time they have been out since we moved here."
Come see the full exhibit Now through September 27th. Nancy's quilts are in the upstairs library and Richard's paintings are in the upstairs Ballroom Gallery.
Open Gallery hours are Sundays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm and by appointment.
"Nancy’s hand-stitched pictorial quilts were packed away for our move to Vermont in 1989 and this is the first time they have been out since we moved here."
Come see the full exhibit Now through September 27th. Nancy's quilts are in the upstairs library and Richard's paintings are in the upstairs Ballroom Gallery.
Open Gallery hours are Sundays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm and by appointment.