“Phoenix Talks,” a free ongoing series of short talks about art, music, books and culture kicks off in style with a talk from one of the artists in our current ART IS CANDY exhibit, Steve Budington. Steve is the associate professor of painting at the University of Vermont and quite the prolific painter, musician and master gardener (there must be something Steve can’t do but we haven’t found it yet). Steve’s talk will be followed by an improvisational musical performance by the electronic artist Saint Silva, responding to the theme of the talk, “Call Shore.”

This will also be the closing reception for our current exhibit, which runs until August 18th, ART IS CANDY. There are still some of the strongest pieces in the show for sale and we would love to see these make a home in your home, so come out and take a second or third look. Payment plans are available through AfterPay, so don’t let sticker shock dissuade you from a dream piece you’ve had your eye on. We want to make art as accessible as possible while honoring the craft and calling of these incredible working artists, who have made this their career.