Rutland Landlord Partners With Artists to Spur Creative Economy

The 77ART Residency was born out of an unusual alliance between Rutland businessman and property owner Mark Foley Jr. and retired Castleton University art professor and artist William Ramage. The residency is only the latest way in which Foley — with Ramage's help — is turning empty commercial spaces into places to create and exhibit contemporary art, at virtually no cost to the artists themselves.

Building a bridge between art and community

77 Art Center, now located at the Opera House on Merchants Row, will welcome 42 national and international artists to Rutland over the course of three month-long sessions — 14 each in June, August and October — a 600% expansion from its pilot year in 2018.

New galleries "pop up" in Downtown Rutland

Community NewsDowntown RutlandOctober 2, 2018pop up gallery, Ed Epstein, Nitya Brighenti, Mareva Millarc, Christine Holzschuh, Fran Bull, Bill Ramage

Vermont Galleries Celebrate Open Studio Weekend with Extended Hours, Receptions

Venture downtown this weekend to The Alley Gallery and RUVT Gallery (formerly known as the Opera House Gallery) for the Vermont Crafts' Council Spring Open Studio Weekend, which features 220 artists at 179 sites across Vermont.