77ART Artist Residency: A miracle in Rutland

From the start, there has been incredible support from the Rutland community. Mark Foley Properties has sponsored the physical space for the residencies and housing, first at 77 Grove St., and now in the historic Ripley Opera House on Merchants Row in downtown Rutland. The residency has partnered with The MINT, a state-of -the-art communal workshop and makers-space. This gives the artists who inhabit the beehive of studios at the Opera House access to tools and machinery to expand their work.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandJuly 31, 2021Downtown Rutland, 77Art, 77 Art Center, 77 Gallery, Artist Residency, Vermont Artist, Downtown Art, Downtown Rutland Art, Rutland Vermont, Rutland Artist Residency

"Transpicuous Cloud of Unknowing" Appears on 77Art Windows

Community NewsDowntown RutlandJuly 1, 2021Downtown Rutland, Downtown Art, Downtown Rutland Art, 77Art, 77 Art Center, 77 Gallery

Chaffee announces summer BenchART for Rutland area

Community NewsDowntown RutlandApril 29, 2021Chaffee Art Center, Downtown Rutland, Downtown Rutland Art

Newest Downtown Sculpture to Go Public on Oct. 6

The latest piece in the Rutland Sculpture Trail, a marble image of Paul Harris, who founded Rotary International, will be unveiled in downtown Rutland on Oct. 6.

The bust of Harris will be the seventh in the series of downtown carvings and will be on the west side of Merchants Row, outside the Opera House.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandSeptember 23, 2020Rotary Club, Downtown Rutland, Downtown Rutland Art, Downtown Rutland Sculpture, Marble Sculpture, Carving Studio, Vermont Sculpture Center, Vermont Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, Paul Harris, Rotary Founder, Rutland Sculpture Trail

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.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandJuly 18, 201977Art, Rutland Art Residency, Downtown Rutland, Downtown Rutland Art, Downtown Rutland Partnership, Bill Ramage, Mark Foley, The Alley Gallery, MKF Properties, Rutland Vermont, Rutland VT, Whitney Ramage, The Mint, Downtown Rutland Gallery

Christian Aaron Mendoza’s ‘Exactitude’: Bridging the modern, primitive and organic

Rutland’s Alley Gallery is presenting Brooklyn artist Chris Mendoza. The exhibit, “Exactitude,” is a glimpse of the artist finding, developing and evolving his art sensibility. The diversity of Mendoza’s work makes “Exactitude” a big experience for viewers.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandJuly 15, 2019The Alley Gallery, Chris Mendoza, Rutland Art, Downtown Rutland, Downtown Rutland Art, Downtown Rutland Gallery

Downtown named one of top 14 places to visit in Vermont

New England Cable News (NECN) recently listed Downtown Rutland as a can’t-miss place to visit on vacation in Vermont during their 2019 vacation week trip to the Green Mountain State. Their list included a range of activities around the state, including mountain biking destinations, hikes to waterfalls, and the best spots for foodies and artisan beverage connoisseurs.

Community NewsDowntown RutlandJune 24, 2019Downtown Rutland, Downtown Art, Downtown Rutland Art, Downtown Rutland Partnership, Downtown Murals, Downtown Sculptures, Sculpture Trail, Vermont Exploration, Top Vermont Destinations