Visual Art

Please join us for a guided tour of the Bennington Museum, a jewel in the crown of Southwestern Vermont's cultural heritageAn expert on the history and holdings of the museum guides us through the thirteen gallery spaces. Highlights will include permanent exhibitions of the work of Grandma Moses, Historic Bennington, Bennington Modernism, Gilded Age Vermont, Early Vermont, Fine and Decorative Art in the Center Gallery, and the Bennington Pottery Gallery, and a very special exhibition "All that Glitters...Vermont's Mineral Wealth. We also look forward to learning about LGBTQ+ contributions to the museum.MUST PURCHASE YOUR TICKET FROM MUSEUM: Here is the

Join us to celebrate the incredible holiday window displays created by local artists, community groups and business owners.Join us to celebrate the incredible holiday window displays created by local artists, community groups and business owners that helped make North Adams shine brighter this holiday season!The Awards include:Brightest LightsBest Holiday Window DisplayBest Art InstallationBest Spirit (This year’s LumiNAMA theme is “A Few of My Favorite Things”.)Enjoy tasty eats, a cash bar, DJ and other festive activities! Tickets are $20 and include 1 drink ticket each. All proceeds go toward the production of LumiNAMA.

Join us on Saturday, March 16 from 3-5 PM in the Newmark Gallery for the opening reception of Olalekan Jeyifous: Even in Arcadia…  Amid evolving environmental and cultural shifts, there emerges a space for thoughtful yet whimsical reflections on an increasingly challenging reality. The tensions between our natural and built world—amplified by intensifying climate conditions—form the backdrop for Olalekan Jeyifous: Even in Arcadia… Drawing inspiration from the Arcadian myth, the exhibition juxtaposes picturesque portrayals of idyllic pastoral life with glimpses of a retro-futurist urban protopia set within the Hudson Valley. In leveraging both the artistic and literary motifs of Arcadia,

Join us for the opening of the first institutional exhibition of the collective SHABOOM—created by artists Silky Shoemaker, Paul Soileau, and Lex Vaughn. On view from October 5, 2024–January 26, 2025, SHABOOM: PRESUMED IGNORANT takes up the golden era of '90s court tv with an installation that will be activated by the most juvenile of antics, as well as billboards and happenings in the wild co-produced by Shandaken Projects. Embracing slapstick, SHABOOM presents scenes that teeter on the edge of disaster and teem with slips, flops, and the cheapest of pleasures.  A newly commissioned performance by SHABOOM will premiere at