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January 15, 2023 - March 31, 2023

GRACE Gallery Exhibit

Please join us Friday February 24, 2023 6pm-8pm for a Gallery Talk at 6:30pm with a reception to follow.

Be inspired by a collection of artwork from our GRACE Gallery Archive that showcases "Objects of Inspiration" painted or drawn by selected GRACE Heritage Artists Elaine Baldwin, Sidney Bemis, Larry Bissonnette, Ken Bridges, Ester Brown, Rowena Burnor, Mary Ann Casey, Ritchie Delisle, Merril Densmore, Berta Diller, Lawrence Fogg, Dot Kibbee and Maggie Smith.

Learn about what specific object or tool that was important to these particular artists and explore how inspirational energy can be expressed or represented on a canvas using basic design skills. See how objects like wheels, musical instruments, types of machinery and objects from nature serve as sources for inspiration for these artists to create or be creative. Also observe how the artworks become "Objects of Inspiration" themselves as the viewers experience them and reflect on their designs or compositions.

Enjoy viewing these selected pieces in The GRACE Gallery, at 59 Mill Street in Hardwick, VT, now through March 31, 2023 or visit the exhibit online through our Digital Archive (https://www.artworkarchive.com/profile/gracevt/exhibition/current-exhibit-objects-of-inspiration). Private Gallery & Archive Tours are available. All artwork is available for sale and your purchase directly supports the creative programming, workshops, and activities hosted at GRACE and presented by the local, non-profit arts organization, the Rural Arts Collaborative. Help us continue to cultivate vibrancy in our local region by purchasing your favorite piece today! We truly appreciate your support and hope you enjoy the artwork!

For more information about purchasing artwork or scheduling your visit to The GRACE Gallery or Archive, please email exhibitions@ruralartsvt.org





Exhibition contents

  1. Woman/Mask by Ken Bridges, Image 16.

    Ken Bridges

    Woman/Mask, c. 2003

    Pastels and watercolor on carboard

    15.5 x 11.5 x 0.125 in (39.37 x 29.21 x 0.32 cm)

  2. Winter is Here by Lawrence Fogg, Image 5.

    Lawrence Fogg

    Winter is Here, 2014

    acrylic on canvasboard

    11.75 x 15.75 x 0.125 in (29.85 x 40.01 x 0.32 cm)

  3. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 13.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 2000

    Acrylic on Masonite

    16 x 24 x 0.25 in (40.64 x 60.96 x 0.64 cm)

  4. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 4.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 1998

    Acrylic on Masonite

    16 x 32 x 0.25 in (40.64 x 81.28 x 0.64 cm)

  5. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 5.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, 2000

    Acrylic on Masonite

    24 x 32 x 0.25 in (60.96 x 81.28 x 0.64 cm)

  6. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 7.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 1997

    Acrylic on Masonite

    16 x 24 x 0.25 in (40.64 x 60.96 x 0.64 cm)

  7. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 1.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 2000

    16 x 24 x 0.25 in (40.64 x 60.96 x 0.64 cm)

  8. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 7.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 1997

    Acrylic on board

    24 x 48 x 0.25 in (60.96 x 121.92 x 0.64 cm)

  9. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 9.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 1999

    Acrylic on board

    24 x 48 x 0.25 in (60.96 x 121.92 x 0.64 cm)

  10. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 68.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 1996

    acrylic on board

    24 x 32 x 0.25 in (60.96 x 81.28 x 0.64 cm)

  11. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 70.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 2000

    acrylic on board

    24 x 32 x 0.25 in (60.96 x 81.28 x 0.64 cm)

  12. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 76.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, c. 2000

    Acrylic on Board

    24 x 30 x 0.25 in (60.96 x 76.2 x 0.64 cm)

  13. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 77.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, 2000

    acryic on board

    31 x 35 x 0.25 in (78.74 x 88.9 x 0.64 cm)

  14. Untitled by Merrill Densmore, Image 81.

    Merrill Densmore

    Untitled, 1999

    acrylic on board

    24 x 32 x 0.25 in (60.96 x 81.28 x 0.64 cm)

  15. Untitled by Rowena Burnor, Image 93.

    Rowena Burnor

    Untitled, 2000

    watercolor and marker on paper

    11.5 x 15 in (29.21 x 38.1 cm)

  16. Untitled by Rowena Burnor, Image 94.

    Rowena Burnor

    Untitled, 1999

    watercolor and marker on paper

    13 x 20 in (33.02 x 50.8 cm)

  17. Untitled by Rowena Burnor, Image 102.

    Rowena Burnor

    Untitled, 1999

    watercolor and marker on paper

    18.5 x 25 in (46.99 x 63.5 cm)

  18. Untitled by Sidney Bemis, Image 107.

    Sidney Bemis

    Untitled, c. 1990

    mixed media on paper

  19. Untitled by Sidney Bemis, Image 111.

    Sidney Bemis

    Untitled, c. 1995

    graphite on paper

    13.5 x 17 in (34.29 x 43.18 cm)

  20. Untitled by Janet Smith, Image 111.

    Janet Smith

    Untitled, c. 1995

    paint on paper

    12 x 18 in (30.48 x 45.72 cm)

  21. Untitled by Mary Ann Casey, Image 1.

    Mary Ann Casey

    Untitled, c. 1995

    marker on paper

    6.5 x 8 in (16.51 x 20.32 cm)

  22. Untitled by Mary Ann Casey, Image 8.

    Mary Ann Casey

    Untitled, 1998

    marker on paper

    6.5 x 8.5 in (16.51 x 21.59 cm)

  23. Untitled by Berta Diller, Image 4.

    Berta Diller

    Untitled, c. 1984

    Paint on canvas board

    12 x 16 in (30.48 x 40.64 cm)

  24. Untitled by Berta Diller, Image 9.

    Berta Diller

    Untitled, 1988

    Paint on canvas board

  25. Untitled by Ester Brown, Image 6.

    Ester Brown

    Untitled, c. 2005

    Acrylic on Illustration Board

    12 x 14 in (30.48 x 35.56 cm)

  26. Untitled by Elaine Baldwin, Image 5.

    Elaine Baldwin

    Untitled, 1994

    watercolor and marker on paper

    9 x 12 in (22.86 x 30.48 cm)

  27. Untitled by Elaine Baldwin, Image 6.

    Elaine Baldwin

    Untitled, c. 2000

    paint, marker, and pen on paper

    12 x 18 in (30.48 x 45.72 cm)

  28. Untitled by Elaine Baldwin, Image 9.

    Elaine Baldwin

    Untitled

    9 x 12 in (22.86 x 30.48 cm)

  29. Untitled by Ken Bridges, Image 1.

    Ken Bridges

    Untitled, c. 2003

    Pastels and crayon on cardboard

    7.25 x 11.75 x 0.125 in (18.42 x 29.85 x 0.32 cm)

  30. Untitled by Ken Bridges, Image 4.

    Ken Bridges

    Untitled, c. 2003

    Pastels and watercolor on carboard

    10 x 10.75 x 0.125 in (25.4 x 27.31 x 0.32 cm)

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