Visual Art
‘A Farewell to the Western World’ Reflects a Dark National Moment
The expansive show at the Hall Art Foundation in Reading presents works by American artists post-9/11 and German ones grappling with a history of fascism.
‘Quaker Pirate’ Todd Drake Shares a Message of Hope
The street artist’s exhibition underlines the Quaker principles that inspired Rokeby Museum’s original incarnation as a stop on the Underground Railroad.
Vermont Gallery Shows and Events
Art Review: ‘Frederic Church in Vermont’
A comprehensive look at the landscape painter’s travels to Vermont is the last show curated by Middlebury College Museum of Art director Richard Saunders.

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Catch Carl D’Alvia’s Fun Sculptures at Shelburne Museum
The artist brings personality to formalism with “(mono)LITHS,” his series of brightly colored outdoor aluminum pieces with attitude.
A New Wing at SVAC Gives a Home to the Lyman Orton Collection
The steel-clad addition to the art center’s main building houses two different visions of Vermont: Lyman Orton’s collection and a show by Dona Ann McAdams.
Painter John Stomberg Considers ‘World Repair’ at AVA Gallery
The retiring director of Dartmouth College’s Hood Museum presents a solo show exploring Jewish philosophy, Japanese repair techniques and Pink Floyd.
New Burlington Sculptures Mark the End of Main Street Construction
A community parade heralded the installation of “Lakebone,” a new sculpture by Nancy Winship Milliken that hovers 12 feet over the new streetscape.
