"Of Land & Local: Watershed" Art Exhibition
Now entering its fourth year, "Of Land and Local: Watershed" continues its commitment to the creation of new work through site-specific and place-based art-making and community programming that encourages critical dialogue.
This coming August marks five years since Tropical Storm Irene hit Vermont. Water, as both an ecological fact and metaphor, will be the subject of this year's Of Land & Local exhibitions. Here in Vermont, while the effects of agriculture and climate change experienced through the Champlain Basin and traumatic flooding continue to reinforce our need for water resiliency, our lakes, rivers, and snow also represent the beauty and leisure that is an important element of the Vermont identity and economy. The increasing awareness of water highlights the complicated place it has in our world; both its necessity for sustaining life and the destructive power of water are overwhelmingly present in the history and future of Vermont.
Exhibiting artists at the BCA Center: Sean Clute, Cameron Davis, Al Larsen, Rachel Moore, Michael Zebrowski
Exhibiting artists at Shelburne Farms: Cameron Davis, John Douglas, Janet Fredericks, Brenda Garand, Karen Henderson, Rachel Moore, Jen Morris, Erika Senft Miller, Michael Zebrowski
Associated Exhibitions
As an ongoing partnership between Shelburne Farms and Burlington City Arts, "Of Land & Local: Watershed" combines the missions of both organizations and supports artist led conversations about social, ethical, and political issues impacting the Vermont landscape, culminating in exhibitions at both locations.
Lenses on the Land
Date: September 29, 2016 – October 23, 2016
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 29, 5-8pm
Concurrent to "Of Land & Local: Watershed", Shelburne Farms is pleased to present a photography exhibit featuring juried work by participants in their long-time “Lenses on the Land” program at the Farm. The exhibition will take place in the East Hall of the Coach Barn.
Vermont Metro Gallery
Date: October 7, 2016 – January 14, 2017
Opening Reception: Friday, October 7, 5-8pm
Exhibiting Artists: Casey Blanchard, Galen Cheney, John Douglas, Mark Reamy, Gail Salzman
Of Land and Local continues on the fourth floor with a selection of work which speaks directly to the sense of urgency created by rising waters. Through various mediums and imagery each artist is exploring the power of nature and how humans survive, react and respond to immediate environmental crisis’s facing our community and our planet.
"Of Land & Local: Watershed" events
Water Tasting with Sean Clute + Al Larsen
Date: Friday, August 5, 8-10pm
Location: Pine Street Studios, 339 Pine St, Burlington, VT
Between Land & Water: A site-specific performance by Erica Senft Miller during Art Hop
Date: Saturday, September 10, 5:45 and 6:45 pm (Rain date: Sunday, September 11)
Location: Community Sailing Center on the Burlington Waterfront
Shelburne Farms Exhibition Opening Reception
Date: September 29, 5-8pm
Location: Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms
BCA Center Exhibition Opening Reception
Date: October 7 Time: 5-8pm
Location: Burlington City Arts, 135 Church Street, Burlington, VT
Artist Talk and Sculpture Tour with Michael Zebrowski at Shelburne Farms
Date: October 8, 11:30am
Location: Shelburne Farms, Coach Barn
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Resiliency and Water: A Panel Discussion featuring artist Rachel Moore
A discussion centering on the human impact of changes in our landscape. A discussion centering on the human impact of changes in our landscape. Moderated by Rebecca Kneale Gould, Ph.D. Panelists include, Kelly Hamshaw, exhibiting artist Rachel Moore, and a representative of the Vermont DEC Rivers Program.
Date: October 13, 6pm
Location: Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms
Cost: Fee: Property admission ($8 adults; $6 senior; $5 children 3-17). Free to children under 3, Shelburne Farms members, Burlington City Arts members, and Shelburne residents.
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Gihon (a performance) with Sean Clute & Leif Hunneman followed by a panel discussion for BTV Innovation Week
Date: October 18, 7-9pm
Location: Burlington City Arts, 135 Church Street, Burlington, VT
Panel Discussion: The Alchemy of Science, Spirituality and the Arts - Creating a Culture of Clean Water
A discussion centering on creating a culture of clean water as part of the 2016 Of Land and Local: Watershed series, a project in partnership with Burlington City Arts. Panelists: Cameron Davis, Phelan Fretz, Mary Abele, and Reverend Nancy Wright.
Date: Thursday, October 20, 6pm
Location: All Souls Interfaith Gathering
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Watermark Screening (In Conjunction with the BCA Architecture and Design Film Series)
Date: Wednesday, November 9th, 6pm
Location: Contois Auditorium, City Hall
Artist Talk and Water Tasting
A panel of the contributing artists followed by a water tasting performance by Al Larsen and Sean Clute.
Date: November 10, 6pm
Location: BCA Center
MEMBERS EVENT: Of Land & Local Watershed Closing Party and Artmaking Activity
A panel of the contributing artists followed by a water tasting performance by Al Larsen and Sean Clute
Date: January 12, 6pm
Location: BCA Center
Please continue to check the BCA website for additional programming.
Special thanks to the Middlebury College Environmental Studies Program Senior Seminar for their contributions to this exhibition. This exhibition is sponsored by the Vermont Community Foundation
and the Vermont Department of Tourism.
BCA Exhibitions are funded in part by a grant from the Vermont Arts Council, National Endowment for
the Arts and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Farrell Distributing, Harpoon Brewery, Fluid Bar Service and Misery Loves Co. are proud sponsors of BCA Center exhibitions and events.
Photo credit: Michael Zebrowski, Observatory, 2015