It’s hard to escape the bare butts in John Douglas’ current exhibit at Burlington College. Like the steelworkers in The Full Monty, produced by Lyric Theatre last weekend, he lets it all hang out in some of his images.... Read more

Committing to another person — for life — can be pretty scary. But Brennan Guerriere and Michelle Peters figure they’ve got the fright stuff. And that’s not a typo: The couple are getting married this Saturday dressed as Frankenstein and, of course, the Bride of Frankenstein. Peters’ father will walk her down the aisle in the guise of Dr. Frankenstein. The other family members are keeping their outfits a secret until the big day.... Read more

Burlington metal sculptor Kat Clear has another oversized work to add to her growing list of credits (the last was a 40-foot quilt for Fletcher Allen Health Care). This one’s a lobster, dubbed Libby the Langosta — the Spanish word for the critter — that’s mounted on the side of the aptly named Langosta Lounge in Asbury Park, N.J.... Read more

Electrical boxes, parking lot walls, skate ramps: These have been some of the “canvases” for Clark Derbes, whose bold, geometric works enliven the public art landscape of downtown Burlington. For a project at Johnson State College last month, Derbes chose a different surface: pavement. That is, on a courtyard and walkway near the Visual Art Center. With the help of “students from a smattering of different art classes,” he created a painting you can walk on.... Read more

When season brochures and newsletters arrive from our favorite arts organizations, most of us look at the pictures and read what interests us, but we don’t necessarily think: Wow, what a beautiful brochure! Nope, we pretty much take these printed pieces for granted. And that must be a source of chagrin to the graphic designers who apply talent and many hours to make them attractive, readable, easy to navigate and typo-free.... Read more

Another week, another art gallery. Seriously, it seems we’re always hearing about a new visual art venue popping up, and with the requisite “economy be damned” attitude. Then again, there’s never been a particularly great time to launch a gallery in Vermont, so why not now?... Read more

Last March, the Shelburne Museum invited eight artists and artisans from around the country to visit, choose an artifact from its collections, and make a new piece of art that the old one inspired. The results of that aesthetic challenge are sumptuously described in a 14-page feature in the September issue of The Magazine Antiques.... Read more

Turning Japanese? Not so much, but four artists from Vermont are certainly turning their sights toward Japan this winter.... Read more

We noted in early August that Steve Conant of Burlington’s Conant Metal & Light had called on artists to create chairs for a Design/Build Challenge benefiting the South End Art Hop and ReCycle North. And, boy, did they.... Read more

A sour economy has added a note of uncertainty to all aspects of arts funding this year, from stock portfolios to charitable donations to ticket sales. A year ago, we wondered about the effect these conditions would have on performing arts presenters such as Burlington’s Flynn Center and the Paramount in Rutland, which were planning a new season even as the markets slid south. ... Read more