September 26 - October 19, 2008
Coach Barn, Shelburne Farms
Daily 10 am- 5 pm
$5, Free to Members

Art Exhibition Tea & Tour
October 8, 2:45 - 4:30 pm
Tickets: $15
Please call 802-985-8686 to register

This year's artists -

Miriam Adams, Julie Y. Baker-Albright, Helene Amses, Sarah Ashe, Gail Bessette, Annelein Beukencamp-Winant, Cindy Blakeslee, Victoria Blewer, Matt Brown, Anne Cady, Frank Califano, Jane Carr, Robert K. Carsten, Tom Cullins, Annemie Curlin, Phyllis Demong, Joan Diamant, George Dirolf, Tom Dunne, Ellen Hopkins-Fountain, Claude Freeman, Peter Fried, Diana Godfrey, Bob Green, Jack Holowitz, Robert Huntoon, Anni Lorenzini, Alistair McCallum, Craig Mooney, Robert J. O'Brien, Rosamon Orford, Christina Pellechio, Gil Perry, Lucy Petrie, Dianne Shullenberger, Sally Smith, Nancy Tips, Frank Valliere, Jen Violette, Beverly Walker, and Carolyn Walton.

"New Direction" by Victoria Blewer, Hand-tinted Photograph

2008 marks the 21st anniversary of Shelburne Farms Annual Art Exhibition and Sale, which highlights the work of regional artists who interpret primarily the natural and agricultural world onto canvas and paper, and into fiber, wood and stone. Over its 20 years, it has become an important arts event in the Champlain Valley region. Hosted at the Coach Barn, the annual show displays the work of 40-45 artists. Approximately, half of the artists are invited and half are juried.

In the East Hall, "America's National Parks: A Monumental Vision, An Exhibition of Photography by American Artist and Environmentalist Clyde Butcher" will be on view.

Clyde Butcher’s black and white photographs explore his personal
relationship with the environment. The exquisite beauty and depth of his work draw the viewer into a relationship with nature. For more than 40 years, he has been preserving on film the untouched areas of the landscape.
His images are captured with an 8”x 10”, 11”x 14”, and 12”x 20” view camera. The large format camera allows him to express the
elaborate detail and textures that distinguish the intricacy of the
landscape.

“Wilderness, to me, is a spiritual necessity. When my son
was killed by a drunk driver it was to the wilderness that I
fled in hopes of regaining my serenity and equilibrium. The
mysterious spiritual experience of being close to nature helped
restore my soul. It was during that time I discovered the
intimate beauty of the environment. My experience reinforced
my sense of dedication to use my art form of photography as an
inspiration for others to work together to save nature’s places
of spiritual sanctuary for future generations.”
- Clyde Butcher

"Acadia Pinnacles, Acadia National Park" by Clyde Butcher

2009 Call for Entries will be available online in mid-winter.
The Call for Entries will be mailed to those on our mailing list in late-February.

To be added to our mailing list, please send your name and address to: Holly Brough, hbrough@shelburnefarms.org.

We are fortunate to be part of Vermont's wonderful art community, and we thank all of you for your support of the show.

Proceeds from the sale of art support our education programs.