Montpelier, Vt. (PRWEB) July 30, 2013 -- Arts festivals and celebrations of creative pursuits canvas Vermont's landscape well into fall foliage season. It’s no surprise, seeing that Vermont ranks seventh out of the 50 states in the per-capita number of artists in the workforce, fourth for visual artists, and first for writers. Visit a small town festival to experience creative crafters; journey to a music festival in the mountains and stroll through public parks of the Green Mountain State, adorned with outdoor art exhibits.
Here’s a selection of the hundreds of performing arts, visual arts and creative economy events in the VermontVacation.com Travel Planner. Please visit the Vermont Arts Council online or in Montpelier to learn more about Vermont’s vibrant arts culture.
VISUAL ARTS
Catamount Prowl
Now – October 26, Bennington
Catamountprowl.com/
Exposed
Now – October 15, Stowe
Helenday.com/exposed
Jericho Plein Air Exhibit
Now-August 11
Emilegruppegallery.com/
Art of the Animal Kingdom XVIII
Now - August 25, Bennington
Thebennington.org/
Vermont Festival of the Arts
August 1-Labor Day,
Vermontartfest.com/
Southern Vermont Art and Craft Festival
August 2 – 4; Bennington
Craftproducers.com
52nd Annual Art in the Park Festival
August 10 – 11; Rutland
The Chaffee Art Center invites you to its annual fine arts and crafts fair held in Main Street Park. Chaffeeartcenter.org
International Sculpture Symposium
August 23 – September 22, West Rutland
Westrutlandartpark.com/
Fall 2013 Watercolor Show
August 30 – September 27, Newport
Memphremagogcollaborative.com
Killington Hay Festival
Labor Day- Columbus Day
Discoverkillington.com/
South End Art Hop
September 6 – 8, Burlington
Seaba.com
Of Land & Local
September 27 – December 7, Statewide
Burlingtoncityarts.org/oflandandlocal/
Tenth Annual Vermont Fine Furniture, Woodworking & Forest Festival
September 28-29, Woodstock
Vermontwood.com
The Manchester Fall Art and Craft Festival
October 4-6, Manchester
Craftproducers.com
Vermont Open Studio Weekend
October 5-6, statewide.
Vermontcrafts.com
PERFORMING ARTS
Yellow Barn’s Summer Season
Now – August 3, Putney
Yellowbarn.org/
Marlboro Music Festival
Now – August 11, Marlboro
Marlboromusic.org/
Hills Alive! Festival of Performing Arts
Now-August 10, Southern Vermont
Hillsalive.org/
The Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour
Now – August 18, Statewide
Smirkus.org/tour/index.html
Burlington Ensemble Summer Serenades
Now – August 11, Champlain Valley region
Burlingtonensemble.com/
Festival of Fools
August 2-4, Burlington
Burlingtoncityarts.org/Festival_of_Fools/
The August West Fest
August 11, Jay
Augustwestfest.com/
Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival
August 17-25, Champlain Valley region
Lccmf.org
21st Annual New World Festival
September 1, Randolph;
Chandler-arts.org
Vermont Swing Dance Championships
September 13 – 15, Stratton Mountain Resort
Vermontwestcoastswing.net/
Grand Point North Festival
September 14 – 15, Burlington
Grandpointnorth.com/
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Made in Vermont Music Festival
September 20-30, Statewide
Vso.org
Vermont Fringe Fest
Sept. 21 – 23, Brattleboro
Facebook.com/VermontFringeFest
Brattleboro Literary Festival
Oct, 3-6, Brattleboro
Brattleboroliteraryfestival.org/
CREATIVE ECONOMY
Burlington Ruby Conference
August 3-4, Burlington
Burlingtonruby.com
Independent Television and Film Festival
September 25-28, Dover
Itvfest.com/
Champlain MakerFaire
September 28-29, Shelburne
Champlainmakerfaire.com/
HackVT
October 11-12, Winooski
Hackvt.com
Vermont International Film Festival
October 11-20, Burlington
Vtiff.org/
StoryHack
October 19-20, Burlington
Hackvt.com/
TechJam
October 18-19, Burlington
Techjamvt.com/
BakuretsuCon12
November 1-3, Colchester
Bakuretsucon.org/
Woodstock Digital Festival
November, Woodstock
Woodstockdigital.com
Jen Butson, Vermont Tourism & Marketing, http://www.vermontvacation.com, 802.522.7323, [email protected]
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