Brattleboro Museum & Art Center

08/29/2026

Draw. Erase. Draw again.

Juanita Lanzo shares the inspiration behind her work and the process of building her intricate watercolor drawings through layers of making, undoing, and making again.

Discover FORMAS FEROCES Y TIERNAS on view through November 1, and join Lanzo for an artmaking workshop at the River Gallery School on Saturday, September 26, 2-4 p.m.

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Generous support for this exhibition and related events is provided by The Onda Foundation.

Juanita Lanzo
David Rios Ferreira

08/28/2026

"When depicting figures, Richard Haynes often omits facial and racial details or uses rainbow colors instead of natural skin tones. These creative choices are part of his ongoing exploration of how humans see one another. Seeing, he reminds us, is not neutral or passive. Our capacity to see is shaped by personal experience, cultural background, and knowledge. For Haynes, connecting with others depends on learning to see—and love—without condition." — Alison Crites, curator

Join Haynes and Crites for an art talk at BMAC this Saturday, August 29, at 5:30 p.m. Admission is free and walk-ins are welcome. RICHARD HAYNES: LEARNING TO SEE is on view through November 1, 2026.

Learn more:
https://www.brattleboromuseum.org/2026/03/24/richard-haynes-learning-to-see/

Richard Haynes
"Day in the Sun"
(2022), ink on archival paper, 16 x 20 inches
(2025), acrylic on board, 32 x 22 inches

"The Barn"
(2022), ink on archival paper, 16 x 20 inches
(2025), acrylic on board, 32 x 22 inches

08/20/2026

What does “home” mean when you’ve had to leave the place you once called home?

Brattleboro artist Jonathan Gitelson talks about MIGRATION/HOME, a public artwork he organized to coincide with the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The seven-panel work brings together the perspectives and artistic traditions of members of Brattleboro’s resettled refugee community, exploring migration, displacement, belonging, and the complicated meaning of home.

Created by Marwa Safa Azimi, Butunga Bibimba, Abdullah Elhan, Sean Kiziltan, and Zuhra Nadem, the panels draw on traditions including Persian miniature painting, calligraphy, Pashto poetry, Congolese embroidery, and abstract art. Together, they create a new visual language that reflects the many cultures and experiences that shape American life.

MIGRATION/HOME asks us to consider what it means to seek safety, belonging, and a place to call home in a country shaped by generations of migration.

Features Artists: Marwa Safa Azimi, Butunga Bibimba, Abdullah Elhan, Sean Kiziltan, and Zuhra Nadem

This project was made possible by the support of the Cohen Institute for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Keene State College, and a Spark! Connecting Community grant from the Vermont Community Foundation.

08/19/2026

Take your time. Look a little longer. You might be surprised by what you find!

There’s always more to discover when we slow down and really look. Whether you have 15 minutes or an hour or two, we hope you'll stop in for a slow stroll through the galleries. With Pay As You Wish admission, there’s no need to rush.

Plan your visit today:
https://www.brattleboromuseum.org/visit/

08/19/2026

What's poppin'?

Quite a lot, actually. New sculptural greeting cards and gift books from Poposition Press bring iconic works by artists like Keith Haring and Andy Warhol to life in colorful, three-dimensional form. Starting at just $8, these playful paper creations make delightful gifts, memorable keepsakes, or a fun treat for yourself. Stop by the BMAC Gift Shop online or in person and watch art spring to life.

Browse now:
https://www.artlovescompany.org/bmacgiftshop/

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08/15/2026

There’s something hiding in the hills of Putney… 👀

On Sunday, August 23, BMAC’s Hidden in the Hills series heads to Christopher Sproat’s immersive installation, Black Box, where sculpture, architecture, and symbolic objects come together to imagine the remnants of a parallel civilization.

Drawing on art history, science fiction, mythology, and the natural world, the Black Box Museum is a place of strange and familiar forms, beautiful and unsettling discoveries, and questions about what might remain long after our own civilization has changed.

🗓 Sunday, August 23, 5:30 p.m.
🎟 $10 | Free for BMAC members
Space is limited and advance registration is required.
📍 Putney, Vermont. Directions are provided upon registration.

Register:
https://www.brattleboromuseum.org/2026/07/01/hidden-in-the-hills-black-box-museum/

📸: Mary Bachmann

08/13/2026

What happens when two artists make work in conversation with each other?

In the exhibition MAGOS DE LA TIERRA (Magicians of the Land) Jacoub Reyes and Orlando Estrada's work speaks across the gallery. Reyes's "A Heavy Arc" was made specifically in response to Estrada's "Death Bell", creating a visual dialogue between the two artists and their ideas about time, history, and human impact on the planet.

In this video Reyes and Estrada talk about the connections between these works and what happens when one artist's work becomes a starting point for another.

MAGOS DE LA TIERRA is curated by David Rios Ferreira and is on view through November 1. Generous support for this exhibition is provided by The Onda Foundation.

08/08/2026

A little blacksmithing at BMAC last night. 🔥

Visitors got hands-on with Swords to Plowshares Vermont during Gallery Walk, trying their hand at forging a small keepsake while learning about the organization's work to transform decommissioned fi****ms into garden tools and works of art, and its mission to reduce gun violence and promote safe firearm storage.

Learn more about Swords to Plowshares Vermont, here:
https://www.swordsplowsharesvt.org/

📸 Grace Nelson

08/07/2026

Drop in during Gallery Walk to watch Swords to Plowshares VT transform decommissioned fi****ms into garden tools and works of art. Try your hand at forging a small keepsake while learning about the organization’s mission to reduce gun violence and promote safe firearm storage.

Swords to Plowshares Vermont will hold its annual Forging Event Friday, Aug. 7, at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center. The event will take place during Gallery Walk starting at 5 p.m. The event is free and open to all.

Read more of this story here:
https://www.commonsnews.org/issue/875/875swords_plowshares