This is Vermont's “Year of the Arts,” and Brattleboro Time Trade (BTT) and the Arts Council of Windham County (ACWC) will host a fundraising event and art show.
This year also marks the 20th anniversary of Gallery Walk.
The first-ever Spring Forward Extravaganza and Fundraiser, hosted by BTT in conjunction with the ACWC, is one of the main attractions of the Friday, March 6 Gallery Walk.
John Dimick, a Guilford painter and co-president of the ACWC, is helping to organize this event at the River Garden. As part of the 35th anniversary of Student Art Month, the ACWC showcases the art of Windham County students.
“If you're an artist and you become involved in something like this, then you have some responsibilities to it as well - to the success of the show and to the success of your artwork,” Dimick says.
While Dimick considers this event important to encouraging arts among youth, he also considers it a part of an overall celebration of the challenges that the town of Brattleboro has overcome in recent years, like the years-long rehabilitation of the Brooks House after a 2011 fire.
The Spring Forward Extravaganza and Fundraiser opens at 4:30 p.m. The Snaz, a local pop band of growing renown made up of high schoolers, headlines the musical performances, which also include Jesse Lepkoff and Luz Elena Morey.
The event will feature a silent auction as well as food produced by local members of BTT and Dosa Kitchen, which will offer South Indian fare. Various activities and games for people of all ages will be available throughout the evening.
Brattleboro Time Trade provides a forum to facilitate the exchange of goods and services to benefit the community, creating a system that connects unmet needs with untapped resources.
The Arts Council of Windham County is an all-volunteer organization that has worked to strengthen the environment for artists and arts organizations in Windham County since 1975.