BRATTLEBORO — Eight new exhibits open at the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center on June 22, featuring intriguing and diverse artmaking techniques, media and themes, from “sci-fi Sufism” to the power of water, from the mythic qualities of animals to environmental wake-up calls. Five different curators have brought these exhibits to life, including museum director of exhibitions Sarah Freeman, who describes the new line-up of art and artists as “one of abundance and offering.” The exhibits include “The In Between” by Susan Brearey and Duane Slick, “SpaceMosque” by Saks Afridi, “The River Between” by Ilana Manolson, “Stemming the Tide” by Jessica Straus, “Personal Nature” by Mishel Valenton and Benedict Scheuer, and “From Home/To Home” by Sandglass Theater.
Two new outdoor exhibits — “A Night at the Garden” by Vanessa Compton and “The Wounding” by Lee Williams — opened in May. The museum closes its doors on June 16 to install the new exhibits and reopens at 10 a.m.
June 22. All are welcome to attend an opening celebration with the artists and curators at 5:30 p.m.
June 22. DJ Wooly Mar will spin tunes, Taza Afghan Foods will offer a delicious array of free food, and The Stone Church will provide beverages. Acclaimed folk musicians Tim Eriksen and Peter Irvine will play a set at 7:30 p.
m. The diversity of work in these exhibits, and the potential for surprise, wonder, and encountering the unfamiliar, is typical of Brattleboro Museum & Ar.
