BRATTLEBORO—Last winter, more than 1,000 people attended the inaugural Artful Ice Shanties exhibit, presented by the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) and Retreat Farm. Visitors saw ice shanties shaped like a giant iridescent fish, a black die with moon-shaped dots, a seascape with a three-dimensional octopus, and more. .
BRATTLEBORO An artful ice shanties event presented last year by Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm is back again this time with a full schedule of
BRATTLEBORO — An artful ice shanties event presented last year by Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and Retreat Farm is back again — this time with a full schedule of
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Brattleboro Museum & Art Center partners with Retreat Farm in an artistic celebration of New England’s fishing traditions
Vermont Business Magazine Most New Englanders have seen ice shanties on frozen lakes, but few, if any, have seen an ice shanty shaped like a fish not to mention a stovepipe hat, a wishing well, or a wedge of cheese. The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center (BMAC) and Retreat Farm present all this and more in the inaugural Artful Ice Shanties Design-Build Competition, an outdoor celebration of the delightful possibilities of winter.
Over a dozen artistic and ingenious ice shanties will be on view at Retreat Farm from February 13 to 28. Visitors are encouraged to check them out anytime between dawn and dusk, and to pair their visit with ice skating on the Retreat Meadows (conditions permitting) or walking, snowshoeing, or cross-country skiing on the trails at Retreat Farm. All activities are free and open to the public. Masks and so