Greenfield-based sculptor participating in New York art exhibit >Greenfield sculptor Joshua Ruder prepares several smaller works to be displayed at the Abstract Adirondack art gallery in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Contributed Photo >Greenfield sculptor Joshua Ruder installs his sculpture “Stargazer” at the Abstract Adirondack art gallery in Saranac Lake, N.Y. Contributed Photo
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Published: 7/21/2021 3:33:57 PM
SARANAC LAKE, N.Y. A Greenfield-based sculptor is currently showcasing his craft alongside other emerging artists in a weekly pop-up gallery in northern New York.
The Abstract Adirondack art gallery has welcomed sculptor Joshua Ruder to its group of artists exhibiting through Sept. 16 on Thursday afternoons, from 4 to 7:30 p.m., in the gardens and on the porches of the McClellan Cure Cottage at 391 Park Ave. in Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Rutland City Buildings mural by Persi Narvaez in downtown Rutland Driving to Rutland recently, I was taken aback to realize I hadn t been there in 30 years. Back then, I was a sportswriter covering high school football, and Mount St. Joseph Academy, a Catholic high school in Rutland, was a football powerhouse. I made the trip down to write about the Mounties and their hometown rivals, the Rutland Red Raiders (now called the Ravens). My view of the city was from the sidelines, literally. But teams fortunes change, as do newspaper beats, and I stopped going to Rutland. That changed in early May, when my daughter and I drove 65 miles south on Route 7 for a road trip to Rutland. With a population of roughly 15,000 people, it s the biggest city in Vermont outside of Chittenden County. Its major crossroads of routes 4 and 7, marked by Starbucks, CVS and Burger King, could be Anywhere, USA.
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Maybe you’re hankering to see art after a year of hunkering down during the COVID-19 pandemic but not yet ready to go into a building to see it. Maybe you want to experience art but also want to enjoy that perfect weather late spring in Vermont brings.
Either way, the state has plenty of outdoor spaces where you can see sculpture made by people in the artistic setting created by nature. Here’s a quick look at five such places where art meets art (all are free unless otherwise indicated):
Cold Hollow Sculpture Park
This spot in Enosburg Falls didn’t open last year because of the pandemic. The 200-acre site opens June 12 for its 2021 season, which runs through Oct. 12.
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One of the many hidden narratives of post-WWII Japan is its long-running jazz scene. This taste for the most American of art forms intensified after the war, when a crackdown on what was considered the music of the enemy ended, the interests of stationed U.S. troops helped reignite the scene, and, later, touring legends found a willing market. From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Japan was a hub of jazz invention, even if much of the music recorded was released on severely limited runs or private presses, meaning it barely traveled within the country, let alone beyond it. A half century later, the period is a cave of wonders for even for the most dedicated genre fanatic. The breadth of it may be beyond full encapsulationâthankfully, collectors Tony Higgins and Mike Peden are giving it a shot.
When doors closed in widespread response to a deadly new virus in March, arts organizations were among the first to be affected. But the virtual door swung open. A wide variety of arts content began to crop up online, from dance to theater to film â and a lot of it was free. Instead of fading away into the void of darkened stages, local arts communities found light on a new path.
Rutlandâs Paramount Theatre was forced to cancel many shows and close its doors, but a short time later it blessed Rutland with its first drive-in movie theaters in decades.