Burlington artist Gregg Blasdel grew up in Belle Plaine, Kan. — near Wichita, he explains, referencing a more recognizable geographical point. Similarly, his enigmatic sculptural installation, “Bounty,” registers proximity and distance at once, marking time and place, the familiar and unfamiliar.... Read more

The new Quench Artspace in Waitsfield has the polished look of many urban contemporary galleries: cement floors, plenty of light and fresh white walls to showcase the art. At a recent opening reception for its inaugural exhibition, visitors are greeted by the soft sounds of a jazz combo and then treated to food and wine courtesy of Moretown’s Fiddleheads Cuisine. Quench owner Peter Nielsen takes it all in.... Read more

Visitors to the “Adam Putnam: Magic Lanterns” exhibition now at the BCA Center will no doubt be drawn to the show’s eponymous “lanterns” installed in the front and back rooms of the gallery — “Untitled (Red Hallway)” and “Untitled (Green Hallway),” respectively. The devices, which date to the 17th century and much later figured in early motion-picture development, here project unpeopled architectural interiors upon the walls.... Read more

If you were unable to travel this summer, and simply daydreamed about distant landscapes, the exhibition “Outdoor Excursions” at the BCA Center offers a destination predicated on the possibility of those dreams. New York-based art critic and independent curator Gregory Volk has brought the work of 13 internationally recognized artists to Burlington for a show comprising videos, drawings, photographs, paintings and sculpture. Installed on three floors of the venue, the works collectively suggest the inherent potential of place, and art, to transport and transform.... Read more