Friday, September 23rd, 5:00-7:00 pm. Works Progress Administration (WPA) Exhibit Opening Reception with refreshments and speakers at the Gallery on 46 Barre St. Montpelier. VT
September 20th through November 11, 2016
The T.W. Wood Gallery’s joint exhibit in partnership with the Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin of the WPA will highlight our outstanding collection of paintings and prints with over 90 pieces of artwork on exhibit for viewing at both locations! The Gallery is the sole repository for the State of Vermont for the WPA artwork that employed many out of work artists during the Great Depression. The WPA collection spotlights a dramatic moment in American history as the nation struggled and sparked relief projects to help create a new economy.
Free WPA Speaker Series all at the T. W. Wood Gallery, 46 Barre Street in Montpelier, VT.
1.Thursday, September 29th, 12:00-1:00 pm. The T.W. Wood Gallery and the Federal Art Collection with Artist and Educator Phillip Robertson - The history of the T.W. Wood Gallery and the acquisition of the Federal Art Collection of the Works Progress Administration.
2.Friday October 7th, at 7:00 pm. Art During the 1930’s and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) with Art Historian Debbie Tait -Learn about the history of the WPA and its artists and the uniqueness of the program and the times the art depicted.
3.Friday October 21st, at 7:00 pm. Artists and the Works Progress Administration with Artist Billy Brauer. Learn about the WPA, its history and the imagery of the time. Billy will share a brief history of the W.P.A and the imagery of the period. Billy will focus his presentation on his personal involvement as a print maker with the Associated American Artists Gallery and the WPA artists that he knew.
4.Thursday, November 3rd , 7:00 pm. Devin Coleman, Vermont State Architectural Historian will discuss New Deal murals around the state and some New Deal buildings as well,
5.Thursday, November 10th 5:00-7:00 PM Closing .
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