By Betty Little, Killington Arts Guild
updated
Wed, Feb 8, 2012 12:08 PM
For the first time since the Killington Arts Guild moved into
The Upstairs Gallery at Cabin Fever Gifts, The Gallery will be
totally closed. From Feb. 9-18, The Gallery will undergo major
renovations/painting. It is also the first time that a community
organization, The Rotary, has volunteered to provide assistance
with The Gallery. Key players in the Rotary painting event include:
Red Glaze, Paul Holmes, Chad Aston and The Guild President's
husband, John Brennan-all have construction and painting
experience. The walls have been painted through the years but when
The Rotary surveyed The Gallery they decided to paint everything
even the ceiling, ten feet up, and this requires staging.
This is a momentous event. All the art in The Gallery must be
removed so that the renovations can be done. Artists have been
requested to bring 3-4 pieces of new art Feb. 14 - 15 for the new
show, "Art in Your Life" so that it can opened on February 18. The
timing for the removal of art, rehabilitation and hanging of the
new show seems precise- almost like launching a rocket into
space.
How did we get to this point? Well, it goes back to 2008 when KAG
decided to participate in the Vermont Council on the Arts project
'Art Fits Vermont.' Alice Sciore saw this as a "Big Tent Event" and
worked hard to obtain business community support.
The Guild held workshops for The Rotary, The Sherburne Women's'
Club and others to turn puzzle pieces into art. Mike and Diane
Miller allowed KAG to exhibit in their parking area, the fire
department tent was obtained, Taylor Glaze organized food donated
from local businesses and the Potluck Trio agreed to play music. On
the August day this event took place everyone pitched in to make it
successful. But it rained.
Exhibitors and visitors got wet even in the tent. The Millers
offered space inside Cabin Fever Gifts - and the exhibit including
the food was moved up to the second floor. Afterwards the
Millers graciously invited The Guild to use the gallery space on a
long-term basis and a flexible contract was signed in
October.
"Art Fits Vermont" was a statewide community project that was
greater than the sum of its parts. We thank Art Fits
Killington too and thank the Millers, The Rotary, The Mountain
Times, The Sherburne Women's Club, The Sherburne Memorial Library
and many others for becoming partners with us in achieving that
goal.
On to the next stage, the next show and a bright future of Art in
Killington.
For information on the Guild: www.Killingtonartsguild.org; on the
column vtkag@aol.com.
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