Colors of August

October 28, 2011 Community

COLORS OF AUTUMN  Autumn, with its dazzling display of color has inspired artists for eons and one would be hard pressed to find a better example of this than in the show Colors of Autumn currently on display at the Festival Gallery in Waitsfield. Twenty-seven Vermont artists, mostly from the Mad River Valley, have come [...]

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DERELICT Makes It Into National Show

September 12, 2011 Events

Gary recently found out that his watercolor painting DERELICT was accepted into the North East Watercolor Society’s 35th Annual International Exhibition. There are two reasons behind the painting of DERELICT. Old barns are disappearing far too quickly as are the Mail Pouch Tobacco signs that once graced the barns. Mail Pouch Tobacco painted barns free or [...]

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The Mad River Valley Is Open

September 1, 2011 Community

A flood just can’t beat the people of Vermont and the Mad River Valley. While work continues at a feverish pace at many locations, most of the Mad River Valley is back in business. We lament the temporary loss of three favorite restaurants (Tracks at the Pitcher Inn in Warren and Mint and the Green [...]

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Update on the Flooding in the Mad River Valley

August 30, 2011 Community

The river is not quite so mad today, but what is left is a mess in the towns of Waitsfield and Moretown. Bridges are gone but the locals are finding back roads to make it around detours, hundreds of locals and tourists have turned out to help clean and the Valley is coming back to [...]

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Flooding in the Mad River Valley

August 29, 2011 Community

Yesterday’s visit by the hurricane Irene brought a great deal of rain and wind to the Mad River Valley and Vermont resulting in pockets of severe damage. Fortunately, Moosewalk Studios and Gallery and Lincoln Gap Road escaped harm and remain damage-free. The villages of Waitsfield and Moretown seemed to have taken the worst hits with [...]

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Artists Invade Moosewalk

August 19, 2011 Community

Five artists will be invading Moosewalk for the Vermont Festival of the Arts annual Open Studio Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21. Throughout the Mad River Valley galleries, shops and especially artists will be opening their doors to welcome guests. For many, this is the only opportunity of the year to get [...]

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Mad River Valley Gearing Up For Festival

July 16, 2011 Community

The 14th annual Vermont Festival of the Arts is gearing up for a gala ‘kick-off’ on Monday, August 1. Part of the pre-Festival activity is the weekly presence at the Saturday Farmers’ Market  in Waitsfield. Each week the Festival tent welcomes guests to observe artists at work, garner information about Festival events and activities and [...]

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Moosewalk in Japan

June 15, 2011 Community

Moosewalk Studios and Gallery are currently being featured in a newsletter in Japan. Emily Mason, a freelance writer currently living in New York City, has been writing articles about Vermont for Dutchwest Japan on a monthly basis since 2003. Dutchwest imports stoves made here in Vermont. The Japanese version of the newsletter is sent to [...]

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Surprise Visitor to Moosewalk

May 30, 2011 Events

Tony VanHassalt, one of America’s premier watercolor artists paid an unexpected visit to Moosewalk on Sunday, May 29 – the final day of Vermont Open Studio Weekend. Tony is a signature member of the American Watercolor society and is well known for his outstanding watercolor workshops. His work has won awards at numerous national shows [...]

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Annelein Beukenkamp Joins Moosewalk for Open Studio

May 24, 2011 Community

May 28 and 29 are two special days here in Vermont! The 19th annual Open Studio Weekend is celebrated throughout the state. Two days when the artists and crafters open the doors of their studios to the public. Here at Moosewalk Studios and Gallery, we look at this weekend as the official opening of our [...]

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