Tickets: Advance $20, at-the-door $25 only if advance tickets do not sell out. Doors open at 7pm. Show starts at 8pm. Philadelphia-based M’Balia is a singer who approaches jazz standards with a “fiercely individualistic style and a generous dollop of gospel grounding”, and an “ace” songwriter with a caustic wit and piquant attitude born of…
Opening Reception: Friday, June 2, 5:00-7:00pm, open to the public Artwork will be exhibited through the month of June. Vermont Arts Exchange (VAE) is pleased to announce the exhibition of drawings and paintings of local artist Joey Bishop. The Opening Reception will be held Friday, June 2nd from 5:00-7:00 pm at the Brown Cow Café,…
This camp explores the elements of nature including water and an array of art materials. Campers will be using the outdoors as their studio, creating sand and rock sculptures, making molds of the earth with plaster and building kites & flags. Fire is on the menu with safety first as they make their own…
This week sees campers engaged in mind-bending activities. They’ll be experimenting and creating like they never have before. They’ll make things that fly, float and may never come back. Ever make an edible print? Or paint plant graffiti? What about driving a printmaking machine? How about creating messges outside that only appear when it rains?…
In this VAE Camp favorite, one truly discovers a great deal about what they are actually capable of. Through a combination of tools, materials and mediums, campers go from their imagination to creating 2 & 3 dimensional artworks. Materials explored include drawing from the start to get your ideas down on paper, then choosing from…
Based out of the VAE Art Studio at the Village School of North Bennington Prepare to get messy and dig into sand, water, clay & paint. We’ll work inside and outside on group and individual projects such as painting and printing and building. Material from nature will be available to make outdoor sculpture and we’ll…
Seatbelts Not Required! Pile into the back of a station wagon and warp back to a week of old-school discovery through the math and basic physics of woodworking. Channeling a time of hands-on learning, this week will focus on building contraptions like stilts, rubber band guns and catapults out of wood. Kids will have the…
Free Downtown Concert Monday, August 14 7:00pm Front Porch of Bennington Town Office Building ~ 205 South Street Bring your own lawn chairs or picnic blankets. ZUMIX's songwriting and performance programs utilize music and writing as tools for positive youth development and violence prevention. Songwriting and performance programs are designed to help youth address the…
Back by popular demand! This week we take risks and explore being creative by challenging ourselves outside our usual zones. Be prepared to get messy, throw some paint around (literally) and work with elements while making fires, and discovering water slides. An array of power tools and equipment will be introduced as well as guest…
Friday, October 20th, 5-8 PM VAE presents an evening of live jazz with the Jeff McRae Trio, home-made pizza and chili from the kitchen and an exhibition of Halloween posters. Libations provided by Kevin's Restaurant. Donations are suggested to help with free VAE events like this party, exhibits and the parade.