BWA's Group Events
Art Connects US: BWA flag finds long-term home
Tapestry created in 2017 hangs in BMH's Richards Building
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.: In 2017, 14 Brattleboro-West Arts members created an 8-by-5-foot tapestry titled Art Connects US to share a positive message about the current political climate with the community.
Now, thanks to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital, the flag-inspired tapestry has found a new long-term venue in which to display it, in the hallway to the right of the entrance to the hospital's Richards Building.
Based on the American flag, the mixed-media piece comprises 13 stripes and one rectangular field, each its own work of textile art by a BWA artist that gives voice to issues ranging from immigration to the environment to women’s rights. More about the flag's journey.
Seven BWA members' work at Amy's Bakery Arts Cafe
Exhibit through late winter at 113 Main St.
BRATTLEBORO: On view at Amy’s Bakery Arts Cafe at 113 Main St., through late winter is a group exhibit of artworks by members of Brattleboro-West Arts. Included are paintings, encaustics, pastels and fiber work by Kay Curtis, Cyndi Ferrante, Stephen Lloyd, Sharon Myers, Walter Slowinski, Jen Wiechers and Jessica Weitz .
Latest exhibit at Brooks House Atrium Hallway Gallery
New Passage show continues
BRATTLEBORO: The Atrium Hallway Gallery in the Brooks House offers a new group show that will run through January, with an exhibit spotlighting the artwork of six members of Brattleboro-West Arts.
Titled New Passage, the ongoing show’s latest offerings demonstrate the diverse talents of BWA members, from oil paintings by Cyndi M. Ferrante, acrylic paintings by Stephen Lloyd and watercolors by Maisie Crowther to encaustic paintings by Jen Wiechers, colored porcelain mounted on wood by Naomi Lindenfeld and prints by Kay Curtis.
Treat yourself to a visit to the Atrium Hallway Gallery at 132 Main St., and spread the word!
The exhibit is at the invitation of fellow Brattleboro-West Arts members Petria Mitchell and Jim Giddings, owners of the Mitchell ● Giddings Fine Arts gallery. Its Annex exhibit space occupies the main part of the Atrium. They collaborated with the Brooks House management to create a venue in the hallway to showcase local artists.
New England House features work of 6 members
Ongoing
Work of six BWA members is on display at New England House, 254 Marlboro Road in Brattleboro. The artists whose work is featured are: Maisie Crowther, Lesley Heathcote, Stephen Lloyd, Greg Moschetti and Walter Slowinski.
Individual Members' Events
Fragments: Karen Kamenetzky and Sharon Myers
Show runs through March 23 at Mitchell Giddings Fine Arts
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.: 2025's first exhibit at Mitchell ● Giddings Fine Arts focuses on artists who collage fragments to create new, distinctive objects. The show features work by Brattleboro-West Arts members Karen Kamenetzky and Sharon Myers, as well as other artists Paul Bowen, Lauren Pollaro, Jessie Pollock, Erika Radich, and Larry Simons.
The artists gather and collage sundry, often unexpected materials to be incorporated into their work to create new and distinctive objects. Karen Kamenetsky adds dye and paint to her fiber wall hangings, and creates dimension and textures through the process of wet felting, while Sharon Myers’s cut geometric pieces of colorful cloth contrast with linear, wavy patterns in her fabric pieces.
The gallery at 181-183 Main St. is owned by fellow BWA members Petria Mitchell and Jim Giddings More details about the show here.
Glasstastic: Josh and Marta Bernbaum at BMAC
20 glass artists bring children's imaginary creatures to life through Nov. 1
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.: The Brattleboro Museum and Art Center is teeming with fantastic creatures conjured up for the museum’s biennial GLASSTASTIC exhibition. Last fall, the museum asked kids in grades kindergarten through sixth grade to submit drawings and descriptions of imaginary creatures and received over 1,000 submissions — from as far away as Alaska.
A talented and generous group of 20 glass artists, including BWA members Josh and Marta Bernbaum, pored over all the drawings and descriptions, mesmerized and entertained. Each one faced the difficult task of selecting a single creature to transform into glass sculpture. The resulting exhibition celebrates the imagination of the kids who participated and the care and ingenuity of the artists who faithfully rendered each creature’s distinguishing features in glass.
The museum is at 10 Vernon St. in downtown Brattleboro. The museum is generally open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, except during holidays and special closures.
Kay Curtis, Cyndi Ferrante at All Souls Church
Harmony Collective show on view through March 30
WEST BRATTLEBORO-All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church is partnering with Harmony Collective to present Welcome to the New Year! This collaborative exhibit includes the work of 16 local artists who are members of the collective, including Brattleboro-West Arts members Kay Curtis and Cyndi Ferrante.
According Curtis, Harmony Collective's founder and coordinator, the Collective "was formed five years ago to bring together artists and promote the arts in Brattleboro. It includes artists who work in a variety of styles, [...] both abstractly and representationally," in a variety of media. "We are thrilled to bring this dynamic display to the West Village Meeting House to welcome in 2025."
Welcome to the New Year! will be on exhibit at All Souls U.U. Church in the West Village Meeting House through March 30. All Souls Church is located at 29 South St., just off Route 9, in West Brattleboro. Visit ascvt.org/harmonycollective for hours and details about the other participating artists.
Kris McDermet at Brattleboro Music Center
Through June 15
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.: Textile creations by Kris McDermet are on display through June 15 in the
Esta Broutsas Smith Lobby and concert hall foyer of the Brattleboro Music Center, 72 Blanche Moyse Way.
Her work, including hooked and braided rugs and wall hangings and felted wool and paper sculptures that incorporate lights and audio, will be on view to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and during concerts for ticket holders. In photo to the left (click to enlarge): Kris McDermet with her work. From Left to Right: “Map of Connections,” “Awakening” with lighting by Tim Mathiesen, “Quiet Beauty” and “Saving Sweet Song Birds” with sound by Tim Mathiesen
New works by Greg Moschetti
Exhibit updated at Windham Wines
BRATTLEBORO, Vt.: Landscape painter Greg Moschetti has his ongoing exhibit to showcase five fresh pieces at Windham Wines, 972 Putney Road, Brattleboro, Vt.
For hours and details about the shop, visit windhamwines.com
Journeys: The Life and Work of Jackie Abrams
New book chronicles the legacy of her creative and social justice work
The much-awaited Journeys: The Life and Work of Jackie Abrams, edited by artist and friend Beth Hester, is now available! This 52-page, image-rich book brings awareness of the fiber artist's remarkable voice through the forms and artwork she created over the past four-and-a-half decades. Through text and photos, the book documents the innovative basketry, open-handed teaching approach, social justice work, and Jackie Abrams's wide-ranging influence on the world of contemporary art in her personal, artistic, and professional journeys.
Readers can also flip through it electronically here.
Find out more about current and ongoing exhibits featuring Jackie's works.