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 … Continue reading →
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 Bell Hooks CoViD cases are greatly diminished now, and mask mandates are being rescinded.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 … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable. Banksy Autumn has appeared! Vermont lifted CoViD restrictions this summer, and we were able to meet again in person, but with fall bringing us back inside and the delta … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE An artist discovers their genius the day they dare not to please. (Forgive my gender-neutral substitutions, Andre!) Andre Malraux Summer has arrived, Vermont has lifted CoViD restrictions, so we are able to meet again in person! Regional hubs … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE Art has a voice—let it speak. Rochelle Carr Spring is here, and a renewed feeling of hopefulness abounds. Let’s celebrate in whatever way we want…including by painting! Three regional hubs continue to meet regularly, via Zoom, and three … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE A true artist is not one who is inspired but one who inspires others. Salvador Dali Our first VPS Online Juried Show is still available for viewing on our website until January 31, 2021. One regional hub continues … Continue reading →
Juror Alain Picard’s Comments on the 2020 Members Show Award Winners I am honored and delighted to have served as Juror of Awards for the Vermont Pastel Society’s inaugural Members Only Online Show. I’d like to share a few comments … Continue reading →
Meeting Time and Place When: Monday, November 9, 2020, 7-8:30 p.m. Where: Remotely via Zoom, link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83883837663?pwd=amxYeFhTSnJFM2xLK1ZrTWRNa3dwZz09 We set an earlier date–October 17, 2020–before the pandemic, for those to attend who wanted to travel south for the winter, but since it is … Continue reading →
QUARTERLY QUOTE An empty canvas is the safest addiction in the world; art is the only drug that won’t kill you, instead it’ll save your life. Nikki Rowe Our first Online Juried Show will be accepting submissions October 1-31, 2020. … Continue reading →