THE SEVEN DAYS GUIDE TO
Surrealism is the theme of this year’s South End Art Hop. But the annual art extravaganza is always at least a little surreal, right?
On Friday night, when Pine Street is closed to tra c, the neighborhood-wide revelry is a whirl of lights, music, and lots and lots of people. In the Saturday sunshine, the Kids Hop at the Burlington Farmers Market and the outdoor Artist Market at Howard and Pine streets highlight a more human side of the once-industrial thoroughfare. And on Sunday, visitors get a last chance to catch artist demos, have an unexpected conversation or impulsebuy an absurd sculpture.
The 32nd annual Hop runs Friday through Sunday, September 6 to 8, encompassing 100-plus sites, from downtown Burlington to Flynn Avenue, and more than 30 events. Find all the details — and a handy map — beginning on page 9 of this guide.
Open studios are at the heart of Art Hop: More artists than you’d think are tucked amid the South End’s former factories, working on everything from installations to crafts, papier-mâché to electronics.
We’ve profiled a handful of folks you might meet along your way.
The annual juried show at the Vaults on Howard Street is a great place to get a best-of-the-best overview of South End artistry. This year’s juror, Margaret Thatcher, is a New York City gallerist with an eye for abstraction. Read about how she chooses winners on page 19, and don’t forget to voice your pick for the people’s choice award at the festival.
As you explore, don’t devour merely with your eyes. While Hoppers once had to pack sandwiches, the days of slim culinary pickings on Pine Street are gone. Seven Days food writers have sussed out new delectable o erings since last year; read on for recommendations.
More than lobster phones and melting clocks, the surrealist movement was all about following your instincts and unlocking the subconscious to make new connections and discoveries. In that spirit, we advise you to use this guide to the 2024 Art Hop as a starting point and wander from there. You never know what you’re going to find. ➆
ART HOP 2024 GUIDE
EXQUISITE CORPUS
A visitor’s guide to five must-see open studios at Art Hop
BY IAN DARTLEY & ALICE DODGE
The surrealists invented a simple game called Exquisite Corpse, in which drawings lead to text that leads back to drawing. It’s meant to unlock one’s mind to new possibilities and wacky interpretations. That’s a lot of what the South End Art Hop is about, too: Festivalgoers have no idea what they’re going to find, but everything will take them to a new place. Surrealist-style, we explored a smattering of studios along the Art Hop route to give you a few jumping-o points for your own journey: what’s out there and who’s making it. So step out of your parlor, put on your birdcage hat and get hopping. Game on!
SYZYGY SYNERGY
artists had known each other since attending Colchester High School years ago. Atherton had been out of the art spotlight for a little while but decided, “Let’s give it a go,” he recalled. This will be his first Art Hop in 13 years.
Atherton and Whitney have been bouncing ideas o each other and getting their new digs ready for Art Hop visitors. They’re thrilled to be part of a diverse studio community. “Everyone really loves to share their knowledge,” Whitney said. “I’ve been able to learn a lot, and there’s a lot to learn!”
INFO
Syzygy Art Studio, 28 Howard St., Suite 108, tonyawhitney.com, @justinjatherton on Instagram
GENERATIVE THINKING
Jon Roberts fits right in at Generator Makerspace, where he will be the fall artist-in-residence. A graphic designer, Roberts used Generator’s plasma cutter to make steel sculptures that he installed beside Lake Champlain for the April eclipse. Their cutout vertical bands make them look almost like fences — until, seen from the correct
Tonya Whitney and Justin Atherton make for unexpected studio mates at Syzygy Art Studio in the Vaults, home to a mix of artists and makers.
One wall of their space sports Whitney’s whimsical body of work, including large, realistic coloredpencil drawings of foods such as spaghetti and meatballs. There are papier-mâché sculptures, like her “toe beans” series of cat paws growing from flowerpots. What look like moths pinned in shadow box frames are actually exquisite trompe-l’oeil cut-paper and paper-clay sculptures of the insects.
On another wall, Atherton’s cartoon drawings of quirky, dark characters mingle with his paintings and digital prints, many of which wouldn’t be out of place in a tarot deck: Red, black and white figures carry magical objects as they perform mystic rites.
Whitney used to occupy the space next door as the South End Arts + Business Association’s 2021-22 artist-in-residence. When the studio with Atherton opened up in July, she jumped on it. The two
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Above: “Any Name She Tells You Is Probably a Lie” by Justin Atherton Left and below left: Artwork by Tonya Whitney
“Eclipse Facescape” installation by Jon Roberts
angle, they resolve into faces. Phosphorescent paint made them glow in the eerie light.
That’s just the kind of project that Generator makes possible, according to Roberts, who has maintained a small studio there for about three years and will have more space this fall. He uses the metal shop, woodshop and laser cutter, as well as the common areas for larger works. “I like that it has an open structure,” he said of the makerspace. “If I have a question about, for instance, metal fabrication, there are people I can ask for free. It’s a little bit like a grad school environment.”
Roberts started out as a printmaker and was drawn to the surfaces of copper plates used for drypoint. He now paints on copper, creating haunting, dark landscapes with colors that resemble the metal’s natural range of patinas.
Some of those works will be on view during Art Hop in a few places, including Generator. The makerspace will host a members’ show of projects made there, ranging from clothing to 3D-printed objects. Outdoors, it will display “What Was It Before It Was Gone,” a site-specific work by outgoing artist-in-residence Jen Berger.
GLASS HOUSES
Terry Zigmund started working with glass in her E-1 studio on Pine Street back in 2000 and o cially opened Burlington Community Glass Studio in 2004. She’s known for her wireand-stained-glass tree pieces made to hang in windows, each one a bit di erent from the next. “Part of what’s fun about these for me,” Zigmund said, “is just the infi nite variety of colors and textures and combinations I can do with them.”
Visitors may be less familiar with the “community” aspect of Zigmund’s work. One of her projects, the Mosaic Abortion Quilt, is installed on the building’s exterior. Zigmund hosted an event where participants chose colors for their mosaic triangle based on whether they, a friend or a family member had had an abortion; together, the triangles make a kind of quilt.
The artist is planning a similar community project with the nonprofit Downtown Winooski; each square in that piece will signal participants’ relationship to the city. “I have lived in Winooski for 25 years,” Zigmund said, “and so to have that kind of engagement with my community is really, really cool.”
Zigmund clearly likes working with others. The E-1 studio has expanded over the past two decades to include a retail space, a large central work area and individual studios for eight other artists. Caleb Bjork, a former student of Zigmund’s, also makes stained glass. Visitors will also encounter Sarah Rosedahl’s chicken illustrations, Jessica Cedergren LaBonte’s pottery, and works by Emily Moore, Rodney Lowe, Phoebe Hazen Low, Susan Parente and Char Seeley.
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INFO Burlington Community Glass Studio and E-1 Studio Collective, 416 Pine St., burlingtonglass.net
“Full Moon” by Terry Zigmund
ART
A LIGHT TOUCH
Tucked away in the back lot of 257 Pine Street is a shared artistic alcove for ceramics and woodwork. The space is split by Clay Mohrman and Rory Shamlian, two independent designers who moved in last September. Now, the former yoga studio is home to their respective businesses: Clay Mohr Lighting and Rory Pots.
The artists’ works literally illuminate the studio entrance: Mohrman’s meticulously crafted wooden light fixtures and Shamlian’s hand-molded stoneware lamps. To the right is Shamlian’s studio, its tall shelves packed with her individually thrown mugs, flower-filled vases, pots and other ceramics.
Mohrman’s studio, to the left of the entryway, is a woodworker’s paradise — full of thick pieces of lumber, with dozens of hand tools mounted on the walls. Mohrman keeps his space clean: It doesn’t even smell of wood.
“Sharing this space with Clay is amazing,” Shamlian said. “It’s absolutely integral as an artist to have other people to workshop ideas with and talk through the mechanics of being a lighting designer.”
While they haven’t o cially collaborated, Mohrman and Shamlian delight in how their creative processes bounce o each other.
“Both of our work focuses on the texture of the material, the way it behaves, and that drives the design of a lot of our pieces,” Mohrman said. “We like working together. It’s nice to be a part of this small community of designers.”
INFO
RUBBER STAMPEDE
Art Hoppers will follow a winding gravel road o Flynn Avenue to Teresa Celemin’s studio. Her pink sign sits atop a door that hasn’t had many visitors — in fact, Art Hop will be the Hinesburg resident’s first open studio since she set up shop in May.
Celemin’s work takes many forms, from rubberstamped prints to wooden cutouts. Oil portraits of neckless, big-headed people hang beside painted renditions of trail cams capturing animals in the night. “I go through art phases like a kid in graduate school,” joked the artist, who trained at New York City’s Parsons School of Design.
“Inspiration is everywhere for me,” Celemin said. “Being able to be open, fearless, and not worrying about what other people will think or whether they’ll buy something is such an important hurdle for an artist to leap.”
Two years ago, Celemin’s mixed-media installation “Billy Bounty Hunter’s Trophy Wall: Abortion Heads
of Texas” won the top prize in the Art Hop juried show. While at first glance, the papier-mâché heads were almost cartoonish, the installation was a dark commentary on our post-Roe future.
Celemin drew the models for the rubber-stamped portraits that she plans to feature during this year’s Art Hop from her grandmother’s 1950s yearbooks. She doesn’t think twice about investing creative e ort into an idea that comes to her as a whim.
“I’m so excited to connect with all the visitors,” Celemin said. “I like to work alone, but my work is about being human, and those connections are so important to me as an artist.” I.D.
INFO
Clay Mohr Lighting and Rory Pots, 257 Pine St., claymohrlighting.com, rorypots.com
Teresa Celemin, Green House Annex, 180 Flynn Ave., teresacelemin.com
Exquisite Corpus « P.7
Ceramics by Rory Shamlian
Above: “Ginny”; “ ey em” by Teresa Celemin
Haystack lamp by Clay Mohrman
IT’S SO SURREAL!
Hop right in! The South End Arts + Business Association (SEABA) is incredibly honored to host the 32nd annual South End Art Hop in Burlington. Expect pops of color and creativity oozing out of every business and artist studio door!
Enjoy a mile of choose-your-ownadventure-style exploring and shopping at more than 100 locations in the South End Arts District. Prefer to stick to a schedule? Turn to the “Hoppenings” page for insights!
SEABA closes a portion of Pine Street for pedestrians only on Friday night until 10 p.m.! Saturday brings a Kids Hop starting at the Farmers Market from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. and a large Artist Market at Howard and Pine streets until 4 p.m. SEABA-curated buildings feature art by more than 100 artists that stays on view for three months, to visit in person and purchase online at seaba.com/shop!
Use this official program as a reference for what the South End Arts District has to offer this weekend — and all year round.
The South End Art Hop is the most magical weekend of the year, filled with opportunities to make unique connections and directly influence an artist’s creative path. As we have watched the South End Arts District blossom, we are mindful of positive growth and keeping the historic buildings filled with artist studios. Take this opportunity, while all doors are open, to show your support and meet your neighbors. Be well, buy art, and I’ll see you out there!
CHRISTY MITCHELL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
HOW TO BUY ART
The 32nd annual South End Art Hop is an excellent time to purchase a new piece of art!
THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING THE ARTS. IT HAS A LASTING EFFECT ON AN ARTIST’S CAREER!
THANK YOU
The success of SEABA is directly influenced by the dedication and encouragement of our team, sponsors, collaborators and board of directors. The SEABA staff have gone above and beyond to make sure every artist and business is supported and represented. Thank you to each and every one of you who has taken the time to construct a vision of a thriving South End Arts District!
An extra-special thank-you to the Vermont Arts Council, Burlington City Arts, the City of Burlington and our individual contributors, who support SEABA’s work year-round to represent our creative community.
BUYING ART FROM SEABA’S CURATED EXHIBITIONS
Purchasing artwork has never been easier! Every piece featured in SEABAcurated buildings is also for sale online at seaba.com/shop. You buy the work online, and the piece is then marked as sold! Leave the work on the wall, and SEABA curators will pack the piece for you to pick up within two weeks. SEABA is serving as a representative to these artists and is happy to assist with all requests!
Questions may be sent to curation@seaba.com.
BUYING ART FROM SOUTH END ART GALLERIES
The South End Arts District features work in other dedicated exhibition spaces, small businesses and artist studios. Local artists of all ages work in an array of mediums. Look for signage on how to purchase directly from the establishment.
COMPLIMENTS ARE FREE
Speak up when you are impressed or intrigued. Artists have been working hard to share what they’re making! Take a moment to follow their social media pages, websites and newsletters for updates. Liking and sharing online may lead to further sales!
COMMISSIONING A CUSTOM WORK
Artists may supplement their practice by taking in commission work. Collaborating with a patron can be rewarding, though it’s often challenging when you are also living up to others’ expectations. Know that your support is valuable, and being involved in the process may come with a higher price tag. Make sure that you both know the expectations!
TAKING PICTURES
Finding work that you enjoy is a great reason to document it and remind yourself whom to support later. Ask whether you may take a picture in a gallery or studio. It is often encouraged that you tag the artist’s social media page if you choose to share online, so grab that business card!
SEABA CURATION
The curation program continues well after Art Hop! SEABA-curated sites in historic buildings in the area feature artwork year-round with quarterly rotating shows. Visit seaba.com/shop next time you want a unique piece of art!
OUR MISSION
SEABA promotes the interdependence between art and business to enhance the vibrant, creative and diverse community of the South End Arts District.
OUR VISION
The South End Arts District is where artists, entrepreneurs, businesses and communities thrive, supported by programs and services that enhance opportunity for all.
SEABA BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Danielle Altenburg - President
Liz Ford - Vice President
Scott Anderson - Secretary
Henry Sinkula - Treasurer
Laura Treu
Alex Germek
Thea Heck
Katie Greene
Ted Lawrence
SEABA TEAM
Christy Mitchell - Executive Director
Juli Badics - Curator
Savanah Tebeau-Sherry - Curator’s Assistant
Kristen Eaton - Outreach Coordinator
David Magnanelli - Art Hop Graphic Designer
Luke Awtry - Art Hop Photographer
Orleans Events - Food Vendor Coordinator
Anna-Lena LaFountain - Volunteer Coordinator
Alex Reeves, Dan Ribaudo, Desmond O’Neill, Nate Hicks, Robbie Michaelson - Projection Artists
CONTACT US
outreach@seaba.com | 802-859-9222
28 Howard St., Ste. 303, Burlington, VT 05401 seaba.com
MEMBERSHIP & DONATING
SEABA is a small nonprofit arts organization dedicated to the interests of the South End Arts District and surrounding creative community of artists. To join in on the fun, visit seaba.com/ become-a-member. It takes a lot of work to create a family-friendly, free-to-attend art festival! Want to contribute? Visit seaba.com/donate. We appreciate your support!
HOP How to
SEABA-curated artwork is available for viewing in person for up to three months at the Maltex Building, the Innovation Center, Speeder & Earl’s Coffee, ArtsRiot, Media Factory, and the Vaults. Enjoy and support the work online in a buy-it-now marketplace at seaba.com/shop.
The street closure on Friday night from 5 to 10 p.m. takes place from Kilburn to Howard streets, along Pine. Those streets are still open, so look for flaggers to help you drive around via St. Paul Street. Mascoma Bank and the Maltex Building will be a highlight, so park at the bike valet with Local Motion at the Barge Canal and enjoy a pedestrian-only zone!
The juror’s selections and winners of the SEABA Art Hop Juried Show are displayed on all three floors of the Vaults building at 28 Howard Street. View all submissions and vote for your favorite piece in the People’s Choice Awards at seaba.com/juried throughout the weekend!
The Kids Hop starts at the Burlington Farmers Market on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a Youth Market! Complimentary goodie bags courtesy of Burlington Electric Department can be found at the manager’s tent for families to take home. Bunny hop around the South End afterward, with lots of kids’ activities at seaba.com/kids-hop.
The SEABA Artist Market returns to the Dealer.com lot at the corner of Howard and Pine streets on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 60 artist vendors on-site will have an array of items for everyone on your list, so meet the artists and shop directly from the source!
On Friday and Saturday evenings, we encourage you to cruise through the South End Arts District from sundown to 10 p.m. Look for lighting projections by Vanish Works, supported by the Burlington Electric Department. Rock down to “Electric Avenue” next to BED for a shortcut to hundreds of pieces of art at the Innovation Center!
The STRUT! Fashion Show was a success this May and returns on April 5, 2025, at Hula! Stay tuned for calls to designers this October and for tickets next year.
FRIDAY, SEP. 6, 5-10 P.M.
SATURDAY, SEP. 7, 10 A.M.-10 P.M.
SUNDAY, SEP. 8, 11 A.M.-4 P.M.
The 32nd annual South End Art Hop is a celebration of all the hard work and creativity that add vibrancy to the area!
COVID-19 & EEE SAFETY
The entire South End Arts District takes community safety seriously. Follow any posted signage on mask wearing and capacities. Utilize hand-sanitizing stations or bring your own. If you are not feeling well or have been in contact with someone with COVID-19, please stay home. Follow all guidelines to keep safe from EEE. Most Art Hop sites are indoors or take place during daytime hours. Take precautions in the evening by using approved insect repellent and wearing long sleeves and pants. You may enjoy all SEABA exhibitions online, and curated exhibitions are on view for up to three months should you wish to avoid the crowds or evenings during Art Hop weekend.
PARKING & TRANSPORTATION
A shuttle with 22 seats — including one wheelchairaccessible seat — is available the entire Art Hop weekend on a loop to five large areas with art to visit and parking. Pickup starts at the Maltex Building at 431 Pine Street, with four floors of art and paid parking in the back. Find the biggest art location and free parking at the second pickup, at the Innovation Center at 128 Lakeside Avenue. Then it’s off to Sears Lane at the Generator Makerspace, followed by Switchback Brewery and surrounding art studios at 180 Flynn Avenue. The final stop is Burton at 180 Queen City Park Road, with their employee art show and the largest parking area in the South End. Note that Burton will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, and the shuttle to that location may end early unless requested. We ask that you walk and bike when possible and be mindful of pedestrian thoroughfares. Free bike valet parking by Local Motion is available at the Barge Canal at 377 Pine Street on Friday and Saturday!
HUNGRY?
Food is provided by a number of food truck vendors, selected by Orleans Events and the South End Get Down. Visit all of the wonderful South End Arts District restaurants and breweries now and all year round!
TRASH, RESTROOMS & WATER
Please help us keep our city beautiful by taking your food items with you or using our provided compost, recycling and waste containers. Restrooms are located inside each SEABA-curated building, large public building, restaurant and bar. The Vaults at 28 Howard also has water fountains to fill containers!
ACCESSIBILITY
SEABA has indicated which sites are accessible on the program map. Find Art Hop sites at seaba.com/arthopsites; if the member has added accessibility info, there will be a section called “accessibility notes.”
An accessible shuttle is available to five areas from Howard Street to Queen City Park Road and can accommodate one wheelchair and 22 passengers. If a fellow attendee will be dropping you off, note that Pine Street will be closed between Kilburn and Howard on Friday but will be open to traffic on Saturday and Sunday.
The parking lot behind the Maltex Building is at one end of the densest few blocks of the Art Hop. (This is a paid, privately owned lot.)
If you’d like to start with just one building, the Soda Plant (on Pine Street, between Kilburn and Maple) is accessible from the building’s north lot and has many Art Hop sites indoors and food trucks outside.
Hoppenings
Check seaba.com/arthoppenings
ALL WEEKEND
#13 Generator Makerspace, Artist-inresidence showcase: Jen Berger.
#66 Vermont Wooden Flute Co., Sound healing demo with Brian Merrill.
#27 Bluebird Fairies, Fairies of St. Francis with Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup.
#93 The S.P.A.C.E. Gallery, Artist market.
#63 AO Glass, Live glassblowing demos.
FRIDAY
SEABA Art Hop street closure, Pine St. from Kilburn to Howard. 5-10 p.m.
#19 & #56 SEABA Light Hop, Maltex & BED, projections by Vanish Works. 5-10 p.m.
#59 Mascoma Bank Deck, Patio party with Adventure Dinner. 5-10 p.m.
#8 Media Factory, Art Hop artist opening reception. 5-7 p.m.
#1 Switchback Beer Garden & Tap House, DJ Love Doctor. 5-8 p.m.
#12 Burton Employee Art Show, Opening reception. 5-9 p.m.
#41 SEABA Residency, Artist Misoo Bang studio reception kick-off. 5-10 p.m.
#70 Coal Collective at the Pinery, Broccoli Bar, DJs at the Barge Canal. 5-10 p.m.
#80 The Pub at Citizen Cider, Music/ artist market. 5-10 p.m.
#85 Studio4, Artist/maker market. 5-11 p.m.
#90 Conant Metal & Light, Rocket ship show! Live music starts at 5:30 p.m.
#7 Burlington Taiko Space, Taiko show & try! 5:30, 6:30, 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m.
#17 Green State Dispensary, Free show: Tiger Strike EP release party. 6-8 p.m.
#58 The Center for Women & Enterprise, The Dot Hop, interactive dot painting. 6-8 p.m.
#95 Democracy Creative, First Friday Black artist showcase. 6:30-8:30 p.m.
#29 Sambatucada!, Samba street dance, street closure at Pine & Howard. 7-8:15 p.m.
#8 Media Factory, Screening of Crowdsourced VT: Toy Story. 7 p.m.
#101 Venetian Cocktail & Soda Lounge, Art collecting with Mark Waskow. 7-9 p.m.
#61 ArtsRiot, Free concert series: Thea Wren. 7:30-10 p.m.
KIDS HOP POP-UPS! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 7
Burlington Farmers Market, 345 Pine St.
Kick off your bunny hop at the Burlington Farmers Market, 345 Pine Street, with its annual youth vendors market! Pick up your complimentary Kids Hop goodie bag courtesy of Burlington Electric Department at the manager’s tent and visit seaba.com/ kids-hop for all the stops!
Heart Song Aerial Healing Arts, Roving Bike Cart, Farmers Market & Pine Street
Bike bodega: mobile art station.
9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Taiko Space, 208 Flynn Ave., Ste. 3G
Drums, hands on! Shows and kids ’n’ parents’ classes. 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Aikido of Champlain Valley, 257 Pine St.
Martial arts for kids and families.
9:30-10:30 a.m.
BCA Studios, 405 Pine St. Family make-and-take. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
#54 Play Attention! (by Davis Studio) Hat Bop at Art Hop runway show. 8:15 p.m.
#78 Pine Street Studios, “The Hole in the Fence” party; music by MAD. 9 p.m.
SATURDAY
#74 Kids Hop!, Burlington Farmers Market and various locations. 9 a.m.2 p.m.
#20 SEABA Outdoor Artist Market, Dealer.com, Howard and Pine streets. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
#69 Preservation Burlington, Walking tour: Pine Street’s history & architecture. 10-11:15 a.m.
#15 Fourbital Factory, Sew and print a tote. $50; registration required. 10 a.m.-noon.
#5 Teresa Celemin Art Studio, Rubber-stamping demo throughout the day. Noon-3 p.m.
#62 The Burlington Music Dojo, Dye-it-yourself Dojo T-shirt tie-dye! Noon-2 p.m.
#14 Lake Champlain Chocolates, Free chocolate tasting. Noon-4 p.m.
#112 Railyard Apothecary, Flower crown make-and-take. Noon-5 p.m.
#70 Coal Collective at the Pinery, Tobin Ellsworth, DJ XAVWAX, NYAAKE the DJ. Noon-10 p.m.
#87 Aikido of Champlain Valley, Martial arts workshop/demo. 12:30 p.m.
#7 Burlington Taiko Space, Djembe adults hands-on workshop! 12:301:30 p.m.
King Street Laundry/Vermont Community Wash and Learn, 72 King St.
Sock puppet hop: make a fun sock puppet to bring home. 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Fourbital Factory, 750 Pine St. #2 Design a Beanie Contest. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Center for Women & Enterprise, 431 Pine St., Ste. G01
The Pennant Passport, scavenger hunt. 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Railyard Apothecary, 270 Battery St. Flower crown make-and-take. Noon-5 p.m.
Iskra Print Collective, 47 Maple St. #112
Iskra Print Collective x Davis Studio screen printing workshop. 1-4 p.m.
Amalgamated Culture Works, 420 Pine St. Live screen printing. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
#59 Mascoma Bank Deck, Patio party featuring Grace Palmer, solo performance. 12:30 p.m.
#69 Preservation Burlington, Walking tour: Pine Street’s history & architecture. 1-2:15 p.m.
#80 The Pub at Citizen Cider, Jazz trio and artist market. 1-4 p.m.
#95 Democracy Creative, ilLOOMination! Drop-in community weaving. 1-6 p.m.
#8 Media Factory, Screening of Crowdsourced VT: Star Wars. 2 p.m.
#7 Burlington Taiko Space, Drum skinning demonstration. 2-4 p.m.
#47 Amalgamated Culture Works, Live screen printing. 2-6 p.m.
#79 Ron Hernandez Studio, Pine St. mural artists talk and tour with Carolyn Bates. 2:30 p.m.
#59 Mascoma Bank Deck, Patio party featuring the Grace Palmer Band live. 6-8 p.m.
#62 The Burlington Music Dojo, Student concert with Blake Matteson! 9-9:45 p.m.
#61 ArtsRiot, Free concert series: Solar Circuit. 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
SUNDAY
#102 Brio Coffeeworks, Drag Story Hour, Emoji Nightmare & Katniss Everqueer. 10:30-11:30 a.m.
#7 Burlington Taiko Space, Djembe tuning and skinning demo. 11 a.m.4 p.m.
#61 ArtsRiot, Free concert series: Cal Humberto, Bullfrog, Three Piece Meal. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
#27 Bluebird Fairies, St. Francis sings his Canticle of the Sun with Edward Burke. 2-4 p.m.
#41 SEABA Residency, Artist winner announcement. 2 p.m.
OFF THE BEATEN PATH
#117 Champlain College Art Gallery, Stories in game development, interactive. Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
#116 Hotel Vermont, View local art in the lobby and book
SEABA Artist Market
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Art by Anna-Lena art-by-anna-lena.myshopify.com
Artwork by Chelsea artworkbychelsea.com
The Astral Space theastralspace.com
Barb Crandall Jewelry
Barnes Made barnesmade.com
Behemoth Artworks behemothartworks.etsy.com
Blue Moon Bling & Bella Bonneau Studio instagram.com/bluemoonbling
Bosisi Designs instagram.com/bosisidesigns
Bradley Grimard instagram.com/closingtime98
Carol’s Sunshine Cards & Big Bob Clark’s Bobisms carolssunshinecards.com bigbobclarksbobisms.com
Cato & Company catoandcompany.com
Compliment Coins complimentcoins.com
Daisy Does Art daisydoesart.com
Duke Ayers ayerdrone.com
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Fourbital Factory/4T2D 4t2d.com
Fox and Raven Studio foxandravenstudio.com
Freak Flag Productions instagram.com/ freakflagproductions
Gabriele Baumann gbfusedglass.com
Gartdenofeden instagram.com/gartdenofeden
Giancarlo Filippi giancarlofilippi.com
Hazelbuds Clay Co. hazelbudsclay.com
HoneyBee Heather honeybeeheather.com
Imperfect Clay Co. imperfectclayco.com
jenjems jenjemsvt.com
Jill Brooks jillflorence.com
Julia Morrison Costes morrisonjulia.art
kismet made kismetmade.com
La-Sol Designs
Laurel Clark
Lindsey’s Studio lindseycentracchio.com
Lucy Rollins Art lucyrollins.com
Maenadic Moonglow maenadicmoonglow.com
Magnanelli Design Company davidmagnanelli.com
Meejy Handmade meejyhandmade.com
Melissa Shappy Art melissashappyart.com
Metal Nomad/Elin Joy metalnomad.com
Mike Smiles mikesmiles.net
Northern Vermont Clay Guild vermontclayguild.org
Olivia Stone Botanicals etsy.com/shop/ oliviastonebotanical
Open Door Prints opendoorprints.com
Penni Rand Photography & Crafts pennirandphotography. weebly.com
Root Studio rootstudiovt.com
The Sammo Fund samscribbler.com
Simpatico Designs instagram.com/ simpaticodesignsvt
Soijen Illustrations soijen.com
Songbird Illustrations songbirdillustrations.com
Sophia Dengler Art etsy.com/shop/ sophiadenglerart
Stitched Sarcam instagram.com/ stitched_sarcasm
Studio 413 VT studio413-vt.com
Susannah Sakal-art susannahsakal.com
Suspicious Duck suspiciousduckvt.com
Swamp Cottage Studios swampcottagestudios.com
Theiayf instagram.com/_theiart_ Wild Woogs wildwoogs.com
Woolf Den Homestead woolfdenhomestead.com
Zimi Collections zimicollections.com
1. SWITCHBACK BEER GARDEN & TAP HOUSE
160 Flynn Ave., ADA accessible, switchbackvt.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. noon-9 p.m., Sun. noon-9 p.m.
• Gerald K. Stoner (steel sculpture)
2. LIZ BUCHANAN COLLAGE ART
180 Flynn Ave., the Green House, antelopedance.com/lizs-virtual-art-show
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Liz Buchanan Collage Art (collage, mixed media)
3. LONGINA SMOLINSKI ART STUDIO
180 Flynn Ave., the Green House, longinasmolinski.com
Fri. all day, Sat. check with business, Sun. check with business
• Longina Smolinski (painting, jewelry)
4. NANCY STALNAKER WATERCOLORS
180 Flynn Ave., the Green House, nancystalnaker.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Nancy Stalnaker (watercolor, prints)
5. TERESA CELEMIN ART STUDIO
180 Flynn Ave., the Green House, left-side annex, teresacelemin.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Teresa Celemin (artistic rubber-stamping, oil)
6. CITY MARKET
207 Flynn Ave., ADA accessible, citymarket.coop
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Keilani Lime (mixed media)
7. BURLINGTON TAIKO
208 Flynn Ave., Ste. 3-G, ADA accessible, burlingtontaiko.org
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Burlington Taiko (taiko, djembe)
• Djembe repair & tuning (folkloric craft)
8. MEDIA FACTORY
208 Flynn Ave., Ste. 2G, ADA accessible, mediafactory.org
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Anne Gregson Rendino (etching, mixed media)
• Bellcate Visual Arts (ceramics, mixed media)
• Cedar Santiago (mixed media, digital art)
• Dara Theodora (oils, mixed media)
• David Ricketts (color pencil, mixed media)
• Elissa Koop (sculpture, papier-mâché)
• Ellen Afzelius (photography)
SITES+ ARTISTS
• Emma Riesner (polymer clay, mixed media)
• jasonartaccount (acrylic)
• Jim Bruce (oils, mixed media)
• Johnine Hoehn (ceramics)
• Kathleen Tumulty (pen & ink)
• Kristin McCole (wood, paint)
• Linda Finkelstein (mixed media, collage)
• Linsey Brunner (mixed media)
• Poetic Rituals (mixed media)
• TheaWH (photography)
• Thomas Case (woodblock prints)
• Tina Escaja & Todd T. Brown (mixed media)
• Tomomi Ueda (acrylic, watercolor)
• Tony Scarpinato, Scarp_art802 (acrylic, oil)
• Wild Embrace IRD (collage, mixed media)
9. HOWARD CENTER ARTS COLLECTIVE
208 Flynn Ave., Flynndog Gallery, ADA accessible, howardcenter. org/community-education/ howard-center-arts-collective/ Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Group show — more than 30 artists! (multimedia)
10. ETHOS ATHLETICS
208 Flynn Ave., Ste. 2-Z, ADA accessible, ethosathleticsvt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Member artists (mixed media)
11. FILE TOWER
208 Flynn Ave., ADA accessible Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Bren Alvarez + Marie Davis
12. BURTON SNOWBOARDS
180 Queen City Park Rd., ADA accessible, burton.com
Fri. 5-9 p.m., Sat. 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Burton Employee Art Show (group exhibition, opening reception Friday)
13. GENERATOR MAKERSPACE
40 Sears Ln., ADA accessible, generatorvt.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. all day, Sun. closed
• Jen Berger (residency show)
• Jon Roberts (sculpture, mixed media)
JURIED SHOW
Visit the Vaults at 28 Howard Street to view three floors of artworks selected by our Art Hop juror, Margaret Thatcher. All submitted works and the awards for the top three artist winners are on view online. You can weigh in, too! People’s Choice Award voting takes place during Art Hop weekend only at seaba.com/ juried, and the artist with the most votes also wins prize money!
14. LAKE CHAMPLAIN CHOCOLATES
750 Pine St., ADA accessible, lakechamplainchocolates.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. check with business, Sun. check with business
• Sarah Lavoie (photography)
15. FOURBITAL FACTORY/4T2D
750 Pine St., #2, ADA accessible, 4t2d.com
Fri. closed, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. check with business
• 4T2D (apparel)
16. THE SANDBOX
688 Pine St., Ste. C, ADA accessible, sandboxvt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. check with business, Sun. closed
• Community makerspace (sewing, mixed media)
17. GREEN STATE DISPENSARY
699 Pine St., ADA accessible, greenstatedispensary.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• 21-plus cannabis dispensary (goods, products)
18.
INNOVATION CENTER
128 Lakeside Ave., ADA accessible, innovationcenterofvt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Alan Hugh Chandler (photography)
• Ashley Stagner (printmaking, woodcut)
• The Awetist (acrylics, mixed media)
• Barbara A Crandall (acrylic, gouache)
• Brooke Henry (watercolor)
• Carol Dallas (oil)
• carol leinwohl (watercolor, digital photo)
• Cassandra Gengras (acrylic, fiber arts)
• Ceili Seipke (encaustic, photography)
• Claire Kavanagh (acrylic, mixed media)
• David Boss (photography)
• Deana Allgaier Studio (watercolor)
• Donna Bister (photography)
• Elise Fuerstman (gouache, mixed media)
• Emily Anderson, Bluebird Fairies (paper, marker)
• Erica Victoria (oil, acrylic)
• Giovanina Bucci (acrylic)
• Grace Longmore (oil paint, graphite)
• Heather Wilson (multimedia)
• Helen Kurdyukova (oil)
• Jeffrey Trubisz (digital photography)
• Jill Brooks (gouache, mixed media)
• Joanne Gravelin (acrylic, gouache)
• Karen Schaefer (oil, mixed media)
• Kat Rousseau (acrylic, graphite)
• Kathy Black (oil)
• Katie Peck (acrylic, mixed media)
• Kimberlee Forney (acrylic)
• Kyle Masters (graphite, ink)
• Liv Smith (linocut, mixed media)
• Magnolia Mahakian (acrylic)
• Marlena Compton (ink, paper)
• Michelle Black, Taking Shape (wood)
• Mike Rosen (photography)
• Mills Artistry, Elizabeth Elkins (acrylic)
• Miranda Syp (acrylic)
• Pamela Hunt (photography)
• Patrick “Bruno” Tracy (digital illustration)
• Penni Rand (photography)
• Pete Boardman (wood, acrylic)
• Pievy Polyte (acrylic)
• Pilar R Paulsen (mixed media)
• Rachael Josephine Dayton (acrylic, watercolor)
• Rachel Martone (linocut, drawing)
• Roxann E. Henry (oil)
• Sharon Radtke (photography)
• Susannah Sakal (wood, mixed media)
• Suzanna Miller (acrylic)
• WabiSabi Art, Krissie Zambrano (acrylic, ink)
19. BURLINGTON ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT
585 Pine St., ADA accessible, burlingtonelectric.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 4-10 p.m., Sun. all day
• Vanish Works (outdoor projections)
20. SEABA ARTIST MARKET
1 Howard St., ADA accessible, seaba.com/arthopmarket
Fri. closed, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. closed
• SEABA member artist market (60 outdoor vendors, see page 13)
21. STEPPERS EARLY LEARNING CENTER
75 Hayward St., ADA accessible, steppingstoneschildrencenter.com Fri. open, may close early, Sat. check with business, Sun. check with business
• Incredible children ages 2-5 (acrylic, clay, fiber)
22. ALCHEMY JEWELRY ARTS
2 Howard St., alchemyjewelryarts.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Connie Coleman Fine Jewelry (jewelry)
• Darcy Feralio (collage, printmaking)
• Finley McNamara (jewelry)
• Kristian Brevik (lanterns, zines)
• Lamarche Fine Jewelry (jewelry)
• Nicole Loiselle (mixed media, watercolor)
• Sylvan Maia Jewelry (jewelry)
• Tabitha Henry (ceramics)
23. JODI WHALEN STUDIO
4A Howard St., 1st Fl., ADA accessible, jodibeingjodi.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Jodi Whalen (silk screen)
MEET THE JUROR MARGARET THATCHER
Since its inception in 1998, Margaret Thatcher Projects has been located in the West Chelsea arts district in New York City. Thatcher Projects presents a mix of internationally established artists alongside promising young talent. The gallery focuses on abstract painting and process. Over an almost 20-year history, the exhibition program has broadened to encompass both abstract and figurative idioms, all united by a pivotal attention to concept.
24. THE ART LOFT COLLECTIVE
4 Howard St., bradlutzart.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Aleyna Feinberg (painting, mixed media)
• Brad Lutz (acrylics, mixed media)
• Dillon Reuben (acrylic, mixed media)
• Jenn Roberts (acrylic, watercolor)
25. WINGSPAN STUDIO
4A Howard St., maggiestandley.com Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Elysia Doty (mixed media, acrylic)
• Maggie Standley (mixed media)
26. JULIE A. DAVIS FINE ART STUDIO
4 Howard St., julieadavis.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. closed
• Julie A. Davis (painting, mixed media)
27. BLUEBIRD FAIRIES
4A Howard St., 3rd Fl., bluebirdfairies.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Emily Anderson (fairies, fiber art)
28. BIG HEAVY WORLD
4 Howard St., Ste. A-8, ADA accessible, bigheavyworld.com Fri. all day, Sat. check with business, Sun. closed
• Tiny Museum of Vermont Music History (display)
29. SAMBATUCADA!
4 Howard St., sambatucada.org Fri. open, may close early, Sat. closed, Sun. closed
• Sambatucada! (Afro-Brazilian street band)
30. RACHEL MORTON SCULPTURE
4 Howard St., basement, rachelmorton.art Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. closed
• Rachel Morton (clay)
31. VERMONT SINGING DRUM
4 Howard St., ADA accessible, vermontsingingdrum.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Tim Danyliw (musical steel drums)
• Sharon Webster (mixed media, sculpture)
32. NEW NEW ART STUDIO
4 Howard St., linktr.ee/newnewartstudio Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Kevin Donegan (sculpture, installation)
• Susan Smereka (collage, mixed media)
33. MARIGOLD GALLERY
4 Howard St., Ste. I-12, marigoldgalleryvt.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Giovanina Bucci (acrylic, mixed media)
Throughout most of the 1980s, Margaret Thatcher served as administrator of Dia Art Foundation, working to develop the institution’s public programs, including “The Lightning Field” (Walter De Maria), Chamberlain Gardens (John Chamberlain), the Dan Flavin installation at Bridgehampton and various other projects. In the 1990s, until opening the gallery in 1998, Ms. Thatcher curated pop-up exhibitions in private and public spaces and acted as adviser to art collectors building new contemporary collections. Margaret comes to us by recommendation from Mark Waskow, a longtime arts supporter, collector and SEABA contributor.
34. TRACY CIANCIOLA
4 Howard St. Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Tracy Cianciola (printmaking)
35. DRUMMING BEETLE
4 Howard St., drummingbeetle.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Rebecca L McDonald (textile)
36. BIGNOSE ARTS
4 Howard St., bignosearts.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Gordon Rowe (mixed media)
37. CLAUDE LEHMAN POTTERY
4 Howard St., claudelehmanpottery.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Claude Lehman (pottery)
38. GREEN DOOR STUDIO
4 Howard St., Ste. G-1, ADA accessible, greendoorstudiovt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Jesse Miles (acrylic, assemblage)
• Scottie Raymond (aerosol, mixed media)
• Steve Sharon (abstract expressionist)
• Will C. (acrylic, aerosol)
39. KITTY BADHANDS
28 Howard St., alleyway, ADA accessible, kittybadhands.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Kitty Badhands (fiber, clothing)
40. SYZYGY STUDIO
28 Howard St., #108, ADA accessible, instagram.com/syzygybtv
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Justin Atherton (painting, illustration)
• Tonya Whitney (papier-mâché, illustration)
41. SEABA RESIDENCY STUDIO — MISOO BANG
28 Howard St., #107, ADA accessible, misoo.org
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Misoo Bang (Korean traditional painting, drawing)
42. PROJECT OBJECT VINTAGE
28 Howard St., #106, ADA accessible, povintage.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Tessa Holmes (painting, collage)
43. SARAH NOEL CERAMICS
28 Howard St., #105, ADA accessible, sarahnoelceramics.space
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Joe Smith (clay, sculpture)
• Sarah Noel (ceramic)
44. THE VAULTS — SEABA ART HOP JURIED SHOW
28 Howard St., 1st & 2nd Fl., ADA accessible, seaba.com/juried Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Adam Wager (wood, mixed)
• Alan Hugh Chandler (photography)
• The Awetist (mixed media)
• Britton Blanchard (ceramic)
• Ceili Seipke (mixed media)
• Chelsea Kuiper (acrylic)
• Corey Burdick (photography)
• Cynthia Cagle (oil)
• David Ricketts (mixed)
• Edwin Adrian Nieves (photography)
• Elena Lazo-Meyer (mixed media)
• Emily Moore (oil)
• Jake Barakat (acrylic)
• Jay Gilbert (ink, mixed media)
• Jeffrey Trubisz (digital photography)
• Joanne Gravelin (gouache )
• Juli Badics (oil)
• Longina Smolinski (acrylic)
• Maggie Standley (mixed)
• Matt Larson (mixed media)
• Pamela Hunt (photography)
• Penni Rand (photography)
• Seb Sweatman (acrylic)
• Tonya Whitney (colored pencil)
• Tracy Cianciola (monotype)
45. KATE DONNELLY
28 Howard St., #211, ADA accessible, katedonnelly.net
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. closed
• Kate Donnelly (mixed media)
46. THE VAULTS — DIRECTOR’S CUT
28 Howard St., 3rd Fl., ADA accessible, seaba.com/juried Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Christy Mitchell (mixed media)
• Dakin Fuller (cut paper)
• Emily Treasure Greene (wooden beads, mixed)
• Erin Bundock (mixed media)
• Jacquie O’Brien (mixed media sculpture)
• Julian Cardinal (oil)
• Maia Eskenazi (oil)
• Orah Moore (altered photography, graphite)
• Rebecca Padula (oil, cold wax)
• Sharon Lamb (oil)
• Teresa Celemin (rubber stamps)
• Tonsenia Yonn (mixed media)
47. AMALGAMATED CULTURE WORKS
420 Pine St., cultureworksvt.com Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Amalgamated Culture Works (screen printing)
• Ben Merrylees (apparel, prints)
• Mean Folk (apparel, Fri & Sun)
• Parker Pitone (apparel, prints)
• Pepo Press (apparel, accessories)
• Permanent Hue (apparel)
• PTSD Garage Sale (custom apparel)
• Suzy Valkai (screen-printed apparel)
48. GIVE WAY TO FREEDOM
420 Pine St., outside Amalgamated, ADA accessible, givewaytofreedom.org Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. closed
• Red Sand Project (interactive installation, sculpture)
49. E-1 STUDIO COLLECTIVE
416 Pine St., E-1, ADA accessible, burlingtonglass.net Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Burlington Community Glass Studio, Terry Zigmund (stained, fused glass)
• Caleb Bjork (stained glass)
• Cedar Tree Pottery, Jessica Cedergren LaBonte (pottery)
• Char Seeley (fabric, wood)
• Emily Moore (oil, watercolor, pastel)
• Phoebe Hazen Low (gouache paintings)
• Rodney Lowe (oil, mixed media)
• Sarah Rosedahl (prints, paintings)
• Susan Parente (clay, mixed media)
50. WEINSTEIN HOME SERVICES, LLC
418 Pine St., G-3, ADA accessible Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. check with business
• Amey Radcliffe (found objects, recycled materials)
• Jason Weinstein (mosaic, tie-dye)
• Manny Neuzil (Earth-inspired jewelry, stone stack pottery)
51. RIVEN STUDIO
4 Howard St., C-1, entrance near
420 Pine St., ADA accessible, riven.co Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Mal Maïz (music)
52. THE HIVE ON PINE
420 Pine St. Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• At the Root, LLC (printmaking, mixed media)
• Big Girl Company (ceramic sculpture)
• Bobby Bauer (acrylic)
• Corrine Yonce (mixed media)
• Josie Bunnell (printmaking)
• Linsey Brunner (painting, mixed media)
• Marie Davis (acrylic-clay jewelry, sculpture)
• Pia Zapata (screen printing, jewelry)
• Rachel Grossman (mixed media)
• Sarah Letteney (pen & ink)
• Zia Grannis (watercolor)
53. STERLING HARDWOODS
422 Pine St., ADA accessible, sterlingfurnitureworks.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Elizabeth Bunsen (cyanotype, eco-dying, slow stitch)
• Marc Leone/Noah Burton (custom wood furniture)
• Matthew Yezuita (prints, pinback buttons)
54. PLAY ATTENTION! (BY DAVIS STUDIO)
404 Pine St., ADA accessible, playattention.fun Fri. open, may close early, Sat. closed, Sun. closed
• Hat Bop at Art Hop
55. THE LAMP SHOP
424 Pine St., ADA accessible, shopthelamp.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Misty Twiss (mixed media, fun stuff)
56. MALTEX BUILDING
431 Pine St., ADA accessible, vermontrealestate.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Abigail Mercier (acrylic, watercolor)
• Andrew Dudka (screen print, acrylic)
• Bruce Hasse (wood, stone)
• Cate Nicholas (photography)
• David Griffin (oil, graphics)
• Elena Lazo-Meyer (oil)
• Elizabeth Cleary (acrylic, mixed media)
• Ellen Montgomery (acrylic)
• Germaine Persinger (photography)
• Giancarlo Filippi (acrylic)
• Guy Derry (printmaking, mixed media)
• James Yousey (acrylic, oil)
• Jay Gilbert (ink, watercolor)
• Jazz Heath (gouache, mixed media)
• Jean Kelly (oil)
• Jen Blount (acrylic)
• Jodi Whalen (silk screen)
• Kristina Pentek (photography)
• Linda Blackerby (acrylic, mixed media)
• Lindsey Centracchio (oil)
• Martha Hull (acrylic, mixed media)
• Matt Larson (acrylic, mixed media)
• Matthew Gustafson (photography)
• Michael Chase (acrylic)
• Michael Harrigan (metal)
• Michael J. Coleman (photography)
• Michelle Garcia Aguilar (acrylic, oil pastel)
• Nikolai Thabit (oil)
• Sam Jaspersohn (acrylic)
• Sara Elliott (mixed media)
• Savanah Tebeau-Sherry (screen print)
• Susi Ryan (fiber art)
• Teal Doggett (collage, printmaking)
• Theia Y. Frank (photography)
• Todd Cummings, Forest City Designs (mixed media, digital)
• Tom Wright (oil, charcoal)
57. KATE KENNEDY PT — WHOLE BODY DECISION MAKING
431 Pine St., Ste. 201, ADA accessible, katekennedypt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
• Amber Novak (7 Wonder Wellness)
• Brittany McManamey (somatic experiencing)
• Caroline Boone (Wood Pigeon Wellness)
• Kate Kennedy (CST, classes)
• Mindy Cohen (PT, CST)
58. CENTER FOR WOMEN & ENTERPRISE
431 Pine St., Ste. G1, ADA accessible, cweonline.org/vermont
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. check with business, Sun. check with business
• Dot Painting (interactive)
59. MASCOMA BANK WITH ADVENTURE DINNER
431 Pine St., ADA accessible, mascomabank.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Grace Palmer (folk-rock, pop)
• SEABA member artist (display)
60. SPEEDER & EARL’S
412 Pine St., ADA accessible, speederandearls.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
• Alex Costantino (acrylic)
• Erin Bundock (acrylic)
• Lucy Rollins (drawing, screen printing)
61. ARTSRIOT
400 Pine St., ADA accessible, artsriot.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Andrew Prendimano (markers, dyes, mixed media)
• Bruce R. MacDonald (stainless steel light sculpture)
• Carin Palsrok-Lilly (monotype, mixed media)
• Jenn DeAngelis (recycled sculpture)
• Kirstin LaMonde (acrylic)
• Will C (aerosol, acrylic)
62. THE BURLINGTON MUSIC DOJO
416 Pine St., burlingtonmusicdojo.com Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Luke Awtry (analog, digital photography)
63. AO GLASS
416 Pine St., ADA accessible, aoglass.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• The AO Glass team (glass)
64. TOVE WEAR
416 Pine St., ADA accessible, tovewear.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Tove Ohlander (denim wrap skirts, watercolors)
65. DEDALUS WINE
388 Pine St., ADA accessible, dedaluswine.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Wylie Garcia (painting)
66. VERMONT WOODEN FLUTE COMPANY
388 Pine St., Studio B, behind Dedalus, ADA accessible, vermont-wooden-flutecompany.myshopify.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Brian Merrill (flutes, mixed media)
67. GREAT HARVEST BREAD CO. BAKERY + CAFE
382 Pine St., ADA accessible, greatharvestburlington.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. check with business, Sun. closed
• Evi Cundiff, Glass Pets (stained glass)
68. BCA STUDIOS
405 Pine St., ADA accessible, burlingtoncityarts.org
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. closed
• BCA teaching artists
69. PRESERVATION BURLINGTON
377 Pine St., ADA accessible, preservationburlington.org
Fri. all day, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. closed
• Preservation Burlington (walking tours)
70. COAL COLLECTIVE/THE PINERY
377 Pine St., ADA accessible, getdownvt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• The Pinery (bar, music, food)
71. CASA COLLECTIVE
377 Pine St., Ste. 2, casacollectivevt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Alexandra V Sanchez (mixed media)
• Anne Meredith Barlow Design (muralist, mixed media)
• Kylee Boutique (clothing, jewelry, home décor)
• Nectar & Root LLC (floral design)
• XAVWAX/Xavier Jimenez (vinyl DJ, mixed media)
72. ANNE MEREDITH DESIGN
377 Pine St., Ste. 2, annemdesign.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Anne Meredith (murals, mixed media)
73. BARGE CANAL MARKET
377 Pine St., ADA accessible, bargecanalmarketvt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Birdie Blue
• Cravn
• Deana Allgaier
• Dski Design
• Found and Feral
• Meadow Lane Macrame
• One World Brothers
• Stem and Node
• Three Dot Pots
74. BURLINGTON FARMERS MARKET & KIDS HOP
345 Pine St., ADA accessible, burlingtonfarmersmarket.org
Fri. closed, Sat. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Sun. closed
• Market & youth vendors (craft, market goods)
75. MARTHA HULL’S CUTE & DEADLY ART
345 Pine St., Burlington Farmers Market, ADA accessible, marthahull.com
Fri. closed, Sat. check with business, Sun. closed
• Martha Hull (quality prints of acrylic, mixed media)
• Ellen Afzelius (digital photography)
• Tracy Cianciola (printmaking)
76. HEART SONG AERIAL HEALING ARTS
345 Pine St., roving Pine St. on bike, ADA accessible, 365songbird.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Kids’ Art (drawings, songs)
77. DAKIN FULLER AT PINE STREET STUDIOS
339 Pine St., fineforager.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 4-10 p.m., Sun. check with business
• Dakin Fuller (acrylic, upcycled goods)
78. PINE STREET STUDIOS & CHAMPLAIN METALS
339A Pine St., ADA accessible Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. check with business
• The band MAD (music)
• Eric Eickman (painting, fashion)
• Iris Erickson (crochet, sewing)
• Jeremy Ayers (pottery)
• John Marius (metal)
79. AIRBRUSH RON
339A Pine St., ADA accessible, airbrushron.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Ron Hernandez (airbrush, murals)
80. THE PUB AT CITIZEN CIDER
316 Pine St., ADA accessible, citizencider.com/the-pub-at-citizen-cider
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Vendor artists (mixed media)
81. DOSTIE BROS. FRAME SHOP
308 Pine St., ADA accessible, dostiebrosframeshop.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. closed
• Dostie Bros. Collection (painting, mixed media)
82. VERMONT POSTER
Corner Kilburn St. & Pine St., outdoor tent, ADA accessible, vermontposter.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Kevin Ruelle (watercolor)
83. SKIDA HEADWEAR & ACCESSORIES
16 Kilburn St., ADA accessible, skida.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Andrea Friedman, Mai’s Fiber Art & Beading
84. KISH
277 Pine St., shop-kish.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Lorna (mixed media)
85. STUDIO4
277 Pine St.
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. closed
• Jim Bruce (mixed)
• Vendor artists (mixed media)
86. RORY POTS AND CLAY MOHR LIGHTING
257 Pine St., ADA accessible, claymohrlighting.com, rorypots.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Clay Mohrman (wood)
• Rory Shamlian (ceramic)
87. AIKIDO OF CHAMPLAIN VALLEY
257 Pine St., ADA accessible, burlingtonaikido.org
Fri. closed, Sat. check with business, Sun. closed
• Aikido members (demos, martial arts)
88. THIRTY-ODD
270 Pine St., thirtyodd.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Gretchen Verplanck, Big Girl Co. (ceramics)
• Vermont artists (all mediums)
89. HILARY ANN LOVE GLASS
270 Pine St., hilaryannloveglass.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Hilary Glass (illustration, printmaking)
90. CONANT METAL & LIGHT
266 Pine St., ADA accessible, conantmetalandlight.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. closed
• Eric LaDuc (aurora lights)
• Jason Boyd (mixed media)
• Jessica Niczyporowicz (stained glass)
• Maddie Hersam (brass, blown glass)
• Mark “Slim” Stater (salt, sand, metal)
• Matthew Tetreault (recycled materials)
• Peter Benjamin (drawings, paintings)
• Steve Conant (lighting, rocket ship show)
• Tenzin Chophel (Tibetan art, prints)
91. 219 SODA PLANT COLLECTIVE
266 Pine St., Ste. 219A, amontgomerystudio.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Annie Montgomery (oil)
• Gabriel Stadecker (architect)
• Megan M. Mann (acrylic, oil)
• Melissa Jones (oil)
• Sage Tucker-Ketcham (oil)
92. BEENANZA
266 Pine St., Ste. 103, ADA accessible, beenanzadesign.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. closed
• Bethany Andrews-Nichols (design, block printing)
93. THE S.P.A.C.E. GALLERY & ART STUDIOS
266 Pine St., ADA accessible, spacegalleryvt.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
Studio Artists
• Andrea Currie (illustration, live drawing)
• Anna Seuberling (mixed media)
• Chip Allen (acrylic, oil)
• Dorsey Hogg (paper, book arts)
• Greg Rothwell (audio, music)
• Jeff Bruno (all known media)
• Mark Eliot Schwabe (metalsmith, sculpture)
• Matt deForest Jenkins (illustrator, screen print)
• Matt Larson (mixed media)
• Melissa DeTroy (paint, color pencil)
• Morgan Bailey (mixed media, vintage clothing)
• Nikki Laxar (analog collage)
• Noah O’Leary (fiber arts)
Featured Member Artists
• AJ Humphrey (mixed media)
• Andre Beaulieu (oil)
• Andrew Prendimano (mixed media illustration)
• Anne Rendino (acrylic, mixed media)
• Annie Caswell (painting, sculpture)
• Bonnie Griffith (monoprint, mixed media)
• Cap Man (mixed media)
• Carrie Marr (paint, pen)
• Cassandra Grigware (mixed media)
• Christine Henninger (digital photography)
• Colleen Murphy (mixed media)
• Courtney Vengrin (watercolor, gouache)
• Cynthia Cagle (oil, mixed media)
• Dakin Fuller (mixed media)
• David Ricketts (mixed media)
• Dee Christie (acrylic, mixed media)
• Dominic delaBruere (pen & ink)
• Donna Ciobanu (acrylic, oil)
• Elena Lazo-Meyer (oil)
• Elisa Freeman (mixed media)
• Eric Eickmann (painting)
• Frankie Gardiner (oil)
• Heather Stearns (collage)
• Helen Kurdyukova (oil)
• Holly Hauser (mixed media)
• Isabelle Stratton (oils, acrylic)
• Jan Lawson (acrylic, pastel, collage)
• Jane Ann Kantor (collage)
• Jason Gorcoff (oil)
• Jason Pappas (sculpture)
• Jean Kelly (oil)
• Jeff Seymour (acrylic, oil)
• Jenni Bee (oil, acrylic)
• Joey Chase (ballpoint pen)
• Juli Badics (acrylic)
• Karin Small (acrylic)
• Katie Peck (mixed media, photography)
• Kram (acrylic)
• Kristen Donegan (mixed media)
• Kristin Dexter (collage, mixed media)
• Kristin Richland (acrylic, pen & ink)
• Lauren Giannullo (print, fiber)
• Lauren Hood (collage, plaster)
• Linda Blackerby (mixed media)
• Longina Smolinski (painting)
• Lucy Rollins (drawing, screen/ block prints)
• Lynn Parrish Sutton (watercolor)
• Mahntra Hennessey (analog collage, painting)
• Marian Willmott (oil)
• Martha Hull (acrylic, mixed media)
• Melissa Shappy (acrylic)
• Mike Trioli (acrylic)
• Nicole Gadouas (watercolor, ink)
• Peter Aldrich (pen & ink, markers)
• Rae Earley (gel pen illustrations)
• Rebecca Padula (mixed media)
• Robert Waldo Brunelle Jr. (acrylic, kinetic sculpture)
• Sara Elliott (mixed media)
• Sarah Rosedahl (watercolor, mixed media)
• Savanah Tebeau-Sherry (screen print, acrylic)
• Steve Sharon (acrylic)
• Susi Ryan (fiber, mixed media)
• Suspicious Duck (bootleg collectibles)
• Teresa Celemin (rubber stamps, painting)
• Tonya Whitney (papier-mâché sculpture)
• Wendy Morgan (acrylic, photography
• Zach Shaw (painting)
94. REVIVAL STUDIO
266 Pine St., Ste. 108, ADA accessible, revivalstudio.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Aaron Stein (license plates, wrecked cars)
95. DEMOCRACY CREATIVE
266 Pine St., Ste. 207, democracycreative.org Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Democracy Creative (performance, community arts)
96. PITCHFORK PICKLE
266 Pine St., Ste. 121, ADA accessible, pitchforkpickle.com Fri. open, may close early, Sat. check with business, Sun. check with business
97. MONTSTREAM STUDIO
266 Pine St., ADA accessible, kmmstudio.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Katharine Montstream (oil, watercolors)
98. CHARLOTTE DWORSHAK
266 Pine St., Ste. 120, ADA accessible, charlottedworshak.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Charlotte Dworshak (acrylic)
99. SOAPBOX ARTS
266 Pine St., Ste. 119, ADA accessible, soapboxarts.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. check with business, Sun. check with business
• Sienna Martz (textile arts)
100. GUINEP NA COCKTAIL CO
266 Pine St., Ste. 118, ADA accessible, drinkguinep.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. closed
• Mood Elevating (nonalcoholic cocktails)
101. THE VENETIAN COCKTAIL & SODA LOUNGE
266 Pine St., ADA accessible, venetiansodalounge.com
Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Music and presentations
102. BRIO COFFEEWORKS
266 Pine St., Ste. 116, ADA accessible, briocoffeeworks.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Charlie Hudson (acrylic, oil)
• Corrine Yonce (acrylic on canvas)
• Phoebe Lo (acrylic, mixed media)
103. HAYMAKER BUN COMPANY
266 Pine St., Ste. 117, ADA accessible, haymakerbuns.com
Fri. closed, Sat. check with business, Sun. check with business
• Not just buns! (bakery, restaurant)
104. JENNIFER KAHN JEWELRY
266 Pine St., Ste. 225, outer limits, jenniferkahnjewelry.com Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.4 p.m., Sun. check with business
• Jennifer Kahn (jewelry)
105. EXPLORE DESIGNS
266 Pine St., Ste. 224, outer limits, explore-designs.com Fri. all day, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Abby Huston Designs (vintage fabrics, natural fibers)
• Camielle Josephine Studio (block printing, painting)
• Emelia Prince Ruyle (hand-dyed silk clothing, vintage)
• Julianna Brazill Illustrations (prints, original illustrations)
106. PEPPER LEE CBD
266 Pine St., Ste. 221, outer limits, pepperleecbd.com Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. check with business
• Allyson Sprinkel (CBD goods)
107. PRIVATEYEZ STUDIO
266 Pine St., Ste. 221, outer limits, privateyezstudio.com Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. check with business
108. STASH FABRIC
266 Pine St., Studio 221, outer limits, stashfabricvt.com Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 10 a.m.4 p.m., Sun. closed
• Fiber selections and goods
109. CATO & COMPANY
266 Pine St., Ste. 221, outer limits, catoandcompany.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. check with business
• Cato & Company (wildflower seed paper cards, goods)
110. KARMA BIRD HOUSE
47 Maple St., ADA accessible, thekarmabirdhouse.com
Fri. all day, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. closed
• Iskra Print Collective (screen printing)
• Phoebe Lo (mural)
• Public Vintage (fashion, home, art)
• Shelter Cultivation Project (design)
111. ISKRA PRINT COLLECTIVE
47 Maple St., #112, ADA accessible, iskraprint.com
Fri. closed, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. closed
• Iskra Print Collective (screen printing)
112. RAILYARD APOTHECARY
270 Battery St., ADA accessible, railyardapothecary.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. noon-5 p.m., Sun. closed
• Flower crown making (Sat.)
113. CVOEO/FINANCIAL FUTURES PROGRAM
255 S. Champlain St., ADA accessible, cvoeo.org
Fri. closed, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. closed
• Financial literacy (education, coaching)
114. KING STREET LAUNDRY
72 King St., ADA accessible, 72kingstreetlaundry.com
Fri. open, may close early, Sat. 1-7 p.m., Sun. all day
• Corrine Yonce (mixed media)
• Elizabeth Emmet (mixed media)
115. HILTON GARDEN INN
101 Main St., ADA accessible, hilton.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• Local Vermont artists (scupture, painting)
116. HOTEL VERMONT
41 Cherry St., ADA accessible, hotelvt.com Fri. all day, Sat. all day, Sun. all day
• AO Glass (glass)
• Duncan Johnson (mixed media)
• Katie Babic (print, mixed media)
• Richard Erdman (sculpture)
117. CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE ART GALLERY
375 Maple St., CCM Building, ADA accessible, artgallery.champlain.edu
Fri. closed, Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sun. all day
• Stories in game development (interactive, video games)
• Alison Treston (collage)
• Alyssa DeBella (paint)
• Douglas Cruickshank (oils on canvas)
• Lauren Riegelman (tattooing, tattoo merch)
ART HOP 2024 GUIDE
GETTING PERSPECTIVE
Gallerist Margaret Thatcher juries the Art Hop’s centerpiece exhibition
BY PAMELA POLSTON • ppolston@sevendaysvt.com
Over a decades-long career, Margaret Thatcher (no, not that one) has worked with hundreds of artists and curated countless exhibitions. Since 1998 she’s operated her gallery, Margaret Thatcher Projects, in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood; she was an administrator at New York’s Dia Art Foundation for years before that. It’s safe to say she’s had a lot of practice saying both yes and no to artists.
When Thatcher serves as juror for this year’s South End Art Hop, though, it will be the first time she’s had to evaluate dozens of diverse submissions all by herself. “I’ve done jury shows with two or three jurors,” she said in a phone call from New York City, but none with so many participating artists.
According to Christy Mitchell, executive director of the South End Arts + Business Association, 77 artists have submitted a collective 109 pieces for this year’s juried show. The exhibition in the Vaults on Howard Street is a centerpiece of the Hop and typically remains on view for several months. The work is also featured at seaba.com.
Mitchell noted that the juror is paid a $250 stipend. Winning artists receive $500, $250 and $150 for first, second and third place, respectively. Winner of the people’s choice award receives $100.
Thatcher sounded undaunted by the task before her, and her game plan is simple: “I’m going to keep my eyes open to things that are well executed,” she said. “I’ll be looking for intention, [for] life in the idea.”
Visitors to Thatcher’s gallery or website can see that the majority of artists in her stable create contemporary abstract work. Does that predilection affect her vision as a juror? Thatcher thinks yes, but: “You can also be influenced by new ideas,” she said. “I try out things in the gallery from time to time.”
Barre-based art collector and past SEABA board chair Mark Waskow believes Thatcher will be an “outstanding” juror. After all, he picked her. “She’s very good at what she does,” he said in a phone call. “I really like her choices.”
Waskow has selected the Art Hop juror for about 24 years — a volunteer role for which he is well suited. “It just made sense, and I’ve been happy to do it,” he said. “I do go to New York all the time and am friends with many decision makers in art.”
Past jurors have included artists, educators, writers and critics, but Waskow said he usually asks a gallerist. “It’s always nice if the person is in this business [of evaluating art] in their own practice,” he
said. He searches out of state to eliminate the likelihood that a juror will personally know any of the Vermont artists. In spite of good-faith efforts to center jurying on merit alone, it’s always possible that some participating artists will feel snubbed. This year, more than 100 of them will not be in the top three. Thatcher is
I’ll be looking for intention, [for] life in the idea.
MARGARET THATCHER
sympathetic. “Artists are sensitive,” she said. “You put everything into it, and they just say no.” Her advice is to keep making art, sharing work and feedback with other artists.
There have been times when Art Hop viewers were puzzled — or even dismayed — by the selections in the juried show. Waskow conceded that a few jurors over the years picked winners based on an arbitrary theme. But individual taste is always subjective; not everyone will agree.
All nitpicking aside, he believes the juried show is essential to the Art Hop and “a good counterpoint to the rest of the event, which is unjuried and egalitarian — anyone can do it if they send in the fee and we have the [exhibition] space.”
The juried show, Waskow added, “is the only opportunity to have someone with a high degree of professionalism look at work and say, ‘Here’s what I think.’”
As for Thatcher, she said she’s looking forward to seeing the submissions. And who knows, she might even find Vermont art to show at her New York gallery. ➆
INFO
The Art Hop Juried Show, on view beginning Friday, September 6, at the Vaults, 28 Howard Street. Learn more about Margaret Thatcher at thatcherprojects.com.
“Cherry Harvest” by Juli Badics, first place 2023
“My Year of Illness” by Beatrice Lintner, second place 2023
“Garden Hose” by Caroline Siegfried, third place 2023
ART HOP 2024 GUIDE
OUT WITH A BANG
Misoo Bang reflects on her year as SEABA’s artist-in-residence
BY ALICE DODGE • adodge@sevendaysvt.com
For the past year, Vermont artist Misoo Bang has been working on “Lotus Flowers,” a series of large works, about four feet each in diameter, on shaped paper panels. Each one depicts women as bodhisattvas, many with multiple limbs. Bang’s models are primarily Vermonters of Asian ancestry, and her work celebrates their resilience and strength in the face of discrimination and adversity.
Bang has been working on the series as the South End Arts + Business Association’s 2023-24 artist-in-residence. Since last year’s Art Hop, she’s had a 325-square-foot studio in the Vaults building on Howard Street, which is owned by Unsworth Properties. James Unsworth approached SEABA in 2020 with the idea of o ering up studio space as a way to give back to the community during the pandemic.
In the first few years of the program, artists Erin Bundock, Tonya Whitney and Raphaella Brice were each awarded one year in the rent-free space. Artists are selected by a panel of SEABA board members, sta and a representative from Unsworth Properties, who give top priority to those without the financial resources to secure studio space for a major project. Next year’s resident will be announced on Sunday, September 8, 2 p.m., in Bang’s studio.
When she was selected, Bang didn’t have a space large enough to complete her “Lotus Flower” body of work, and the examples she submitted, according to SEABA executive director Christy Mitchell, “were breathtaking.”
During a recent studio visit, Bang explained that her inspiration for “Lotus Flowers” came from the rise in activism against pervasive anti-Chinese rhetoric and anti-Asian hate crimes during the pandemic, including the Atlanta spa murders in 2021. Initially, “there was a spark,” she said, but since then, she’s noticed that the public dialogue about anti-Asian racism has begun to dissipate, or at least become less visible.
Her work seeks to revive that discussion, particularly given Vermont’s lack of diversity. In 2021 Bang alleged that several racist incidents had taken place at Frog Hollow Vermont Craft Gallery, where she had been the assistant manager. The gallery hired an independent investigator and found no “intentional discrimination”
I can have
12 ideas up on the wall at the same time.
MISOO BANG
occurred, but acknowledged that the incidents were hurtful and ugly.
contemporary culture. (Mickey Mouse makes an occasional appearance.) Bang wants it to be apparent that her subjects are made up of many women, “sisters” who hold up and become part of the central figure’s identity.
Many Vermonters mean well, Bang believes, but don’t always think about what they’re saying. They might greet her in Japanese (she’s Korean), she said, or give her weird “compliments” that reinforce their own preconceived perceptions of her as a “cute Asian girl.”
Countering that stereotype of smallness, Bang created a series of paintings she had started prior to her residency, called “Giant Asian Girls,” in which her models almost fill the picture plane, their scale dominating a landscape of historical buildings. For “Lotus Flowers,” Bang repurposes and reprocesses some of those pieces, photographing, printing, collaging and redrawing parts of her earlier compositions and wcombining them with new elements.
Some of Bang’s portraits have more than one head; many have multiple arms and legs, a nod to Indian or Thai depictions of supernatural beings. Bang explained that Buddhist iconography di ers by region. It combined with and absorbed local stories and traditions as the religion became popular throughout Asia.
She draws from much of this imagery in her work, using mandala-like geometries and lotus flowers and adding in elements of
Bang renders her subjects as bodhisattvas, figures who choose to remain on the earthly plane to help others but will eventually achieve full enlightenment. It is a temporary state, signifying that the women will reach peace, contentment and “an end to su ering,” as Bang put it.
In contrast to the prevalent stereotypes of quiet, submissive Asian femininity, their beatific features assert their confidence and individuality.
Buddhist ideas and tradition influence the way Bang makes her panels, too. In a previous series, she used aggressively splashed ink to explore the traumatic history of childhood sexual abuse. She kept making her work bigger: “At eight feet, I felt trapped,” she said. “Then 10 feet, 15 feet, I still felt trapped.”
She realized the right angles of her rectangular format, not the size, were
Misoo Bang in her studio
giving her that feeling of imprisonment. “Lotus Flowers” uses circular formats instead, referencing ideas of reincarnation and cyclical time.
The most traditional aspect of Bang’s work is her use of tanghwa a Korean monastic painting technique dating from the 13th century. Bang uses pulverized stone pigment, which she mixes with a binder made from animal hides, like old-fashioned rabbit-skin glue, and then applies to layered mulberry paper stretched over a birch panel.
The paper becomes fully saturated with pigment, which seeps into the fibers instead of sitting on the surface. The potential pitfalls of this method include mixing the wrong consistency of paint (the pigment flakes o ) or getting the paper too damp, leading to the strong mulberry fibers warping the wood. The result is rich, super-intense color.
To learn tanghwa , Bang has returned several times to South Korea to study with Jang Ji Myeong, one of the few women masters of the technique, which generally isn’t popular among younger Korean artists. Some of Bang’s practice pieces are on view in her Vaults studio, and the time and care required to make them is absolutely apparent in their level of detail and skill.
Tanghwa is a meditative practice, based in Buddhism. Bang’s approach is more artistic than spiritual, but she values the contemplative aspects of the process, which demands focus in each of its many steps. She describes tanghwa as “incredibly frustrating.” Combining it with media such as oil pastel in the “Lotus Flowers” series allows her to connect to tradition while keeping a sense of artistic freedom.
Bang said she’s grateful to SEABA and Unsworth Properties for her year of studio space at the Vaults, which has made a big di erence for her and her work. “Sometimes I just sit and stare,” she said. “I can have 12 ideas up on the wall at the same time.” ➆
Misoo Bang, the Vaults, 28 Howard St. #107. misoo.org
Facing page and at right: Untitled works from the “Lotus Flowers” series
SOUTH END SNACKS
New places to eat along the Art Hop trail
BY JORDAN BARRY • jbarry@sevendaysvt.com
Sure, the South End Art Hop is about the art. But the event also draws the city’s best food trucks and pop-up bars, showcasing the creativity and craft that can infuse what we eat and drink as well as what hangs on gallery walls. With so much ingenuity in one place, there’s never been a better excuse to head to the South End for a taste of what’s happening.
Pine Street construction hasn’t killed the bustling neighborhood’s vibe or stopped established businesses from growing. Since last year’s Hop, Lake Champlain Chocolates has renovated its flagship store and expanded its café offerings, including cakes, croissants and chocolaty ice cream sundaes. Myer’s Bagels became Myer’s Wood Fired when it moved from Pine Street to Shelburne Road in April 2023, and its co-owners expanded beyond bagels to wood-fired pizzas in May — something they’d offered off and on since 2013, including at that year’s Art Hop. The pies are on hiatus for September but will return as a regular Friday-night thing on October 11. ArtsRiot — which was closed last year — now serves pizza, too, including a surprising yet good kimchi-topped slice. And the South End’s spots to eat and drink just keep coming. Though Majestic
probably won’t quite be open in time for this year’s festivities, keep an eye out on the rotary for the former car rental office that a team of local industry pros will soon turn into a restaurant. (For now, admire the shiny sign that replaced its graffiti-laden predecessor, though tagging is an art form in its own right.)
Here are three new places to fuel up on biscuits, buns or pints while you hop — or any time.
BREAKFAST NOUVEAU
Haymaker Bun, 266 Pine St., Burlington, 610-4217, haymakerbuns.com
Many Hoppers start their day at the Soda Plant. This year, there’s an added reason to travel north to south along Pine Street: breakfast at Haymaker Bun’s new Burlington location.
In July, the Middlebury-based biz opened a bakery and café in the former
Tomgirl Kitchen space. A striking blackand-white mural on the wall, painted by former Haymaker barista Liv Cappello of Long Trail Studio, depicts the bakery’s two hometowns.
A 2023 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery, Haymaker is known for decadent brioche buns. Grab a cinnamon roll-inspired O.G. or one of the creative rotating flavors, such as Suns Out Buns Out, with strawberry and pistachio. Pro tip? Opt for the café’s signature breakfast sandwich, which layers a local fried egg and melty Cabot cheddar on a sliced savory bun — such as the Hot Kale, with sautéed kale, leeks and jalapeño Gouda.
If you find yourself at the Soda Plant later in the day, Haymaker’s grab-and-go lunch menu features hearty grain bowls and salads packed with seasonal veggies. Sandwiches start at 11 a.m.
The South End’s spots to eat and drink just keep coming.
The Soda Plant’s built-in community of makers immediately gave their support to Haymaker, said owner Caroline Corrente, whose business is a longtime partner of neighboring Brio Coffeeworks. The new spot serves the roaster’s hot and iced coffee, and customers are welcome to bring in espresso drinks from Brio’s café.
FIRED UP
Queen City Café, 377 Pine St., Burlington, 489-6412, queencitycafebtv.com
The Coal Collective is always an Art Hop hot spot, and Queen City Café has kept the flame burning in the old Myer’s location behind Barge Canal Market. But instead of bagels, chef Sean Richards churns out Burlington’s best biscuits.
Richards opened Queen City Café in April, and the fluffy, flaky rounds quickly took off. A breakfast sandwich with woodfired bacon and housemade hot sauce — or a vegan version on an equally impressive biscuit — will help you easel into the Hop’s happenings.
If you need a place to cozy up and recharge, the café’s luxe leather couches and spacious wooden pew seating — all designed by Barge Canal’s Adelle Lawrence and Jeremy Smith — offer a relaxed, librarylike setting. There’s top-notch cold-brew (made with Kestrel Coffee Roasters beans),
Suns Out Buns Out at Haymaker Bun
Front, from left: O.G. bun, North Star iced coffee and broccoli-cheddar bun breakfast sandwich at Haymaker Bun
as well as quick lunch items such as chicken and biscuits and fresh BLTs. If we’re lucky, Richards will flex his Tennessee-honed southern cooking muscles beyond biscuits to bring back a recent South End Get Down special: slow-cooked baby back ribs.
SWITCHED ON
Switchback Brewing’s Beer Garden & Tap House, 160 Flynn Ave., Burlington, 651-4114, switchbackvt.com
Switchback Brewing’s Beer Garden & Tap House held its grand opening on July 12, anchoring the longtime South End biz firmly in place. The brewery has had a tiny, tucked-away tasting room since 2014, but the new bar and restaurant is now the centerpiece of the 120-year-old brick building — and much easier to find. With room for 20 beers on tap, more than twice the space indoors and an
extensive outdoor patio, the tap house gives the team space to show o what else it can do.
“It’s reflective of what Switchback is now,” plant engineer Gretchen Langfeldt said. “Ale and a lot of other things.”
The brewery’s new employee-led side project, Askew Beer, is another exciting addition. The experimental brews are an outlet for brewers’ creativity, unbound by the strict parameters that come with 22-plus years of being a local staple.
Paired with a cold IPA or a beerinfused cocktail, Switchback’s jumbo Bavarian-style pretzels, crispy chicken schnitzel sandwiches, bulging BLTs and juicy smash burgers are worthy rewards at the end of a long Hop. ➆
Melissa Pasanen contributed reporting.
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