The Gallery 

Free and open to the public.


the gallery at hca

Engage with striking exhibitions by renowned artists in HCA’s bright and comfortable gallery, awash with natural light, clean lines, and the wood, leather and stone textures of Vermont.

Free and open to the public:

Thursday - Sunday | 12 PM - 4 PM
Maureen O’Connor BurgessGallery Curator

Current Exhibition

LIFE & ART: A Retrospective of Work by Ed Epstein 
MAY 24 - JUN 29 | Thu - Sun | Noon - 4PM

Portrait of the Artist at the Side of the Road, Route 40 Indiana, August 1953

Forty three years ago, in 1982, I put together a “premature retrospective” of my work at the Wood Art Gallery in Montpelier. Now, at the age of 88, I see this show as, finally, a true and “mature” retrospective. You may know me as an artist, a musician, a boat-builder, a granite engraver, an illustrator, a stove-maker or that old guy riding my bike around Montpelier.

As an artist and musician, I’ve always been on the move from one world to another, and back, allotting my time and energies as best I could to the demands of life, my love of music, and urge to build and create things. Looking back, I see my work as a travelogue, a diary, of my life’s journey, and an ongoing experiment with a variety of media.

I’ve used pencils, charcoal, pastels, watercolor, acrylic and oil paint, etching plates, scratchboards, chosing the media because it met a practical need – it seemed to work in my situation and it suited my subject.

I’ve recorded the places I’ve been…Cape Cod, Tuscany, Sicily, Spain, Vermont, New York City, the Caribbean, Venice, Greece, Trinidad — and painted and sketched the scenes and people I’ve encountered along the way. Musicians “at work,” boats and buildings, streams and shorelines, flowers and trees, people acting naturally or posing for a portrait – all have caught my eye.

                                                                                                                                                                                                         - Ed Epstein 

 

 

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We would love to hear from you. Please complete and submit the HCA Exhibition Submission Form.

Please note HCA’s exhibition schedule is planned 1-2 years in advance. Each submission is thoughtfully reviewed and artists will be contacted for exhibition if selected. Exhibitions typically are six weeks in duration and are offered year round. Opportunities include solo and group exhibitions. The deadline for submissions is rolling and reviewed biannually.

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