QUARTERLY QUOTE  Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once (they) grow up. Pablo Picasso Despite the new thick blanket of snow making us doubt it, Spring has officially begun. Hopefully our metaphoric budding will involve creativity in pastel painting. Hub activities have continued throughout winter. Two workshops are being offered this year, one coming soon. The Members’ Exhibition is close at hand and the Juried Show will be coming in Autumn.  Continue reading below for more details. CALENDAR OF 2024 UPCOMING EVENTS: Apr 17, 2024: Spring Board Meeting ..read more

VPS-Newsletter January 2024  QUARTERLY QUOTE  If you get tired, learn to rest, not quit. Banksy A new year has dawned, and with every new year can come resolutions for doing new things, whether starting a new pastel, or painting in a style or manner that is new for us, or painting a new subject, or doing whatever “new” means to us. But whether something new or not, we hope we all can be moved to paint anew this year! Hub activities have continued throughout fall and into winter. Two workshops are being offered this year. The Members’ Exhibition and Juried Show dates and venues have ..read more

QUARTERLY QUOTE  Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. Pablo Picasso We are anticipating a great reception for our Juried Show this Friday, October 6. The Members’ Exhibition “People’s Choice Award” will be decided soon. Hub activities have continued throughout summer and into autumn. Our Annual Members’ Meeting via Zoom is coming up later this month Continue reading below for more details. CALENDAR OF AUTUMN 2023 UPCOMING EVENTS: Jun 4-Oct 8, 2023: Members’ Exhibition (ME) at Park McCullough House in North Bennington, VT Sep 1-Nov 18, 2023: Juried Show (JS) at Long R ..read more

VPS Newsletter July 2023  QUARTERLY QUOTE  An artist is not paid for their labor but for their vision. James Whistler We had a fabulous reception for our Members’ Exhibition at Park McCullough House Hub activities have continued throughout spring into summer. Our last workshop for 2023 is coming. Our Juried Show is currently accepting submissions. Continue reading below for more details. CALENDAR OF SUMMER 2023 UPCOMING EVENTS: Jun 4-Oct 8, 2023: Members’ Exhibition (ME) at Park McCullough House in North Bennington, VT Sep 1-Nov 18, 2023: Juried Show (JS) at Long River Gallery in W ..read more

QUARTERLY QUOTE  Art wasn’t supposed to look nice; it was supposed to make you feel something. Rainbow Rowell Most VT communities have low CoViD infection rates, and with warmer weather in sight, VPS artists are getting together in person again. Hub activities have continued throughout the winter. Three VPS-sponsored workshops are coming in 2023. A Juried Show and a Members’ Exhibition are being planned for this year.   Continue reading below for more details. CALENDAR OF SPRING 2023 UPCOMING EVENTS: Apr 19, 2023: VPS Board Meeting via Zoom May 19-23, 2023: Tony Allain Workshop, Be ..read more

QUARTERLY QUOTE  A picture is a poem without words. Horace The CoViD variants haven’t left us, so with winter upon us, we may need to mask up again, and/or we may need to use Zoom for meetings, especially with some of our members traveling to warmer climes. Nevertheless, let’s keep getting together! Hub activities have continued throughout the fall. Three VPS-sponsored Workshops are coming in 2023. A Juried Show and a Members’ Exhibition are being planned for the coming year.   Continue reading below for more details. CALENDAR OF 2023 UPCOMING EVENTS: Apr 19, 2023: VPS Board Meetin ..read more

QUARTERLY QUOTE  Art is the only serious thing in the world. And the artist is the only person who is never serious. Oscar Wilde The CoViD Omicron variant continues to pester us, and now with cooler weather calling us indoors for art-making, we may be going back to masking up, or Zoom meetings, or getting a booster and taking some risk. Hub activities have been variable over the summer. One more VPS-Sponsored Workshop is coming. Our Juried Show is hanging October through November.   CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: Oct 7-Nov 18, 2022: VPS Juried Show at Vermont Artisan Designs, Brattle ..read more

QUARTERLY QUOTE  Art is a line around your thoughts.    Gustav Klimt CoViD cases continue to decline, so some of us are feeling safer about meeting indoors, and with summer weather here and outdoor meeting possible, there is ample time and space to get together to make art, view art, and talk art. Hub activities are returning to the frequency of pre-CoViD days. Two more VPS-Sponsored Workshops are coming up. We have a Members’ Exhibition hanging now and a Juried Show planned for October.   Continue reading below for more details. CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS: Jun 10-Jul 22 ..read more

QUARTERLY QUOTE  The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is—it’s to imagine what is possible.  Bell Hooks CoViD cases are greatly diminished now, and mask mandates are being rescinded. People are starting to meet indoors more confidently. Moreover, with spring being here, by the calendar, at least, and with the promise of warmer weather, we can be outdoors again for painting alone, but also for painting together. Hub Activities over the winter have really ramped up. One VPS Workshop has happened and two more are coming up. We have two exhibitions upcoming this ye ..read more

QUARTERLY QUOTE  Artwork is a representation of our devotion to life. Agnes Martin We’ve entered a new year, but Covid has not left us, so meeting in person will be challenging again. Thankfully, we now have lots of experience with virtual gathering, so let’s keep meeting that way if artists feel it’s safer than in person. Regional hubs met regularly during the summer but since the Delta surge, and now with the Omicron variant emerging, hubs will have to resort to zoom forums again to stay connected. Our next board meeting via Zoom is in April.   Continue reading below for more det ..read more