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Liz Lerman on Movement and Finding Artistic Voice

by Sadie Williams Posted on November 17, 2015 at 5:06PM

make a dance or not.” So what’s next for Lerman?

Vermont Artist August Burns' Oil Painting Faces the Jury

by Rachel Elizabeth Jones Posted on November 16, 2015 at 3:50PM

was lost in art schools over the past 30 or 40 years. And that's being revived now."

Denzel Washington as a postapocalyptic badass in The Book of Eli

What I'm Watching: The Book of Eli

by Ethan de Seife Posted on November 14, 2015 at 9:01AM

The directors of The Book of Eli set a formidable challenge for themselves, and they have, as far as I can tell, met it. At no point before the “official” revelation of the film’s twist does it give any direct evidence of Eli’s blindness.

Would Sotheby's Lie? Visiting Critic Ola Wlusek Asks Big Questions

by Rachel Elizabeth Jones Posted on November 12, 2015 at 1:42PM

Second, Wlusek hinted at the absurdity that a cat painting commissioned by a millionaire would be a valued artifact today, in the context of a devastating and deadly natural disaster. "Three thousand people died, but who cares?

Little, Brown Not Sheepish About Vermont Lamb Story

by Pamela Polston Posted on November 10, 2015 at 9:24PM

," said Jennifer. "We run everything through our fans on Facebook."

Forget Caskets — the Infinity Burial Project Has Another Idea

by Sadie Williams Posted on November 10, 2015 at 4:55PM

Lee, an artist and designer, is the brains behind the Infinity Burial Project, which centers on a mushroom-spore-infused burial outfit that, according to Generator’s website, “is an unorthodox and environmentally friendly alternative to burying our dead.” Once a deceased person clad in the suit is buried, spores in the garment (with the aid of a liquid culture) begin growing on the surface of the body.

The wall painted by Champlain College students

A Mural Not Long for This World Pops Up in Burlington

by Sadie Williams Posted on November 8, 2015 at 9:04AM

all about the importance of breaking out of habits of seeing and habits of being, actually looking up and seeing the world with fresh eyes," Mills said. And what better way to see the world differently than by changing the world you see?

One of the many, many close-ups in The Passion of Joan of Arc

What I'm Watching: The Passion of Joan of Arc

by Ethan de Seife Posted on November 7, 2015 at 9:00AM

These examples just scratch the surface of the film’s unusual and potentially forbidding style. The film contains well over 1000 shots — an incredibly high figure for the late 1920s — and Dreyer deploys his style in nearly all of them in unconventional ways.

Chard deNiord, new Vermont Poet Laureate, with his wife, Liz, Gov. Peter Shumlin and Vermont Arts Council executive director Alex Aldrich

The 2015 Governor's Art Awards, and a Missing Grace Potter

by Rachel Elizabeth Jones Posted on November 4, 2015 at 10:44AM

Governor Shumlin arrived in time to instate Chard deNiord, 63, as Vermont's new Poet Laureate, a four year position, with a speech infused with the humor of small-town life and negotiable townships - Shumlin and deNiord share the experience of living in Westminster West, but begrudgingly accepting Putney as their more widely-acknowledged home. "No one stacks a better chord of wood than Chard deNiord," Shumlin said.

Throwdown winner Abby Holden of Maglianero Café

May the Best Foam Win! A Latte Art Throwdown

by Sadie Williams Posted on November 2, 2015 at 12:32PM

As Bailey aptly stated, “Being a latte art judge is kind of a funny thing, because you’re friends with everyone in the event, so you want everybody to win.” The final roundup included Matt Peterson and Logan Bouchard of Misery Loves Co., manager Abby Holden and Nate House of Maglianero Café, and Sam Machat of New Moon Café.

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