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The Power of Place

The premise of the exhibition “The Power of Place” at the Cornish Colony Museum in Windsor is stated in its subtitle: “Paintings that define the American image.” That’s more than a bit hyperbolic. In truth, it’s unlikely that even the grandest exhibition could distill a workable definition of the American image from the sprawling and diverse four-century-long visual feast that is American art.

That said, there is an impressive cross section of American talent, including Cornish Colony artists Maxfield Parrish, Henry and Edith Prellwitz, and Robert and Bessie Potter Vonnoh. Major 19th century artists Albert Bierstadt, William Bradford, Sanford Robinson Gifford, George Inness and Frederic Remington share the walls with later artists including Ansel Adams, Kinuko Craft, Gary Milek and Andrew Wyeth.

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Sover Scene: The Montshire engages minds of all ages

The Montshire Museum houses a dynamic collection of engaging, interactive and multi-themed natural and physical sciences displays, as well as special traveling exhibits that are accessible and fascinating to every member of the family, whether it’s the Wind Wall, the Frog Calls, the Heat Camera or the water activities outside.

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Local artists open their doors for Open Studio Weekend

More than 285 artists across Vermont will open their studio doors this weekend to the public for the 16th annual Open Studio Weekend. From Brandon, to Rutland to Castleton, 34 artists in Rutland County are participating.

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SOVER SCENE: Art that tweaks perception and purpose

On the topic of defining modern art, American conceptualist Joseph Kosuth had much to say in his 1969 essay, “Art After Philosophy,” which remains eminently relevant.

“Artists question the nature of art by presenting new propositions as to art’s nature. And to do this one cannot concern oneself with the handed-down “language” of traditional art, as this activity is based on the assumption that there is only one way of framing art propositions. But the very stuff of art is indeed greatly related to “creating” new propositions.”

Ever the steady source of new propositions, the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center recently opened “In the Zone II,” a defiant, elegant declaration of newness that had me fondly recalling my first brush with the eternal novelty of conceptual art.

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Local students’ talents on display at the Chaffee

Penguins from distant snow-covered lands stand close by peace flags that gently flutter overhead offering prayers of peace from the eighth-grade students of Barstow Memorial School. Brightly colored geckos from Fair Haven Grade School crawl along jungle tree branches.

These artistic visions are just a small part of the annual Student Art Show opening at the Chaffee Art Center Friday, from 5 to 8 p.m. Artworks from more than 600 students in kindergarten through 12th grade from approximately 33 schools and home-schooling families in Rutland County will be on display.

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