ARTISTS’ RECEPTION:  5pm – 7pm Saturday, June 3rd 

Join  us at Stone Valley Arts as we celebrate the work of 8 American Abenaki Artists. These Artists have woven together their heritage into traditional and contemporary American Abenaki Fine Art, available for  viewing, interaction, and for purchase. The Artists Reception is a special opportunity to meet some of the artists behind this diverse body  of work and connect with local native community.

Celebrating  Abenaki Arts, Heritage, and Culture is a multi-year project that is focused on creating opportunities for non-Abenaki individuals to begin a journey of gaining insights and understanding about a resilient and creative people who were the first humans to live on this land, which is now known as Vermont. 

Through  the display of art and a series of collateral offerings of workshops, lectures, artist interactions, storytelling, and music, Stone Valley Arts hopes to open eyes, build bridges, and enrich each viewer, listener, and participant.  

“As someone who greatly values my own Polish heritage and all it has to offer,” says SVA executive director, Diane Bargiel, “I am captivated by what I am learning about the values, philosophies, talents, and traditions of our Abenaki neighbors whose ancestors have been here for over 13,000 years.  I might be a little biased, but it seems to me that the Arts offer great ways to kind of ‘shake hands’ with each other.” 

The Celebrating Abenaki Arts, Heritage, & Culture Art Show will be open at Stone Valley Arts from May 31 – July 30, 2023.

More  workshops will be hosted by Stone Valley Arts this summer of 2023. Stay tuned on our Facebook page or check our website’s Event’s calendar and/or register for our email announcements at www.stonevalleyarts.org  for upcoming workshop dates!

It  is in gratitude that we announce that Celebrating Abenaki Art, Heritage, & Culture events are supported by Vermont Humanities & the New England Foundation for the Arts

Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Vermont  Humanities or the New England Foundation for the Arts.  

This  project is funded in part by the New England States Touring program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies. 

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