April 2024 in the Crowell Gallery
Windham Central Supervisory Union Children Exhibit
April 4 – April 29, 2024
Artists Reception, Thursday, April 4, 2024, 3:30 – 5:00 pm
The Unified art teachers (art, music, library, PE/health) in the Windham Central Supervisory Union have been collaborating this year in connection to this year’s Red Clover Book ‘Listen’, by Shannon Stocker. The book was read to all students before they embarked on various multi-disciplinary projects.
“Listen” is a biography about Evelyn Glennie, a world-famous deaf percussionist who paved the way for equitable access to the arts for individuals with disabilities. She has had an amazing career; winning Grammy awards, being knighted by the Queen and performing in countless music halls around the world. Her ability to feel the vibrations of sound so adeptly allowed her to excel in a field that, at first, did not include her because of her disability. She was able to truly listen with her WHOLE body when she was making music– moving her audiences to do the same. She is quoted as saying, “losing my hearing made me a better listener.”
Work will range from 3D “touchboard” reliefs meant to engage viewers through sight AND touch, handmade instruments, abstract paintings created by students in response to sound and music, and photographs/videos of students experiencing sound baths and playing their hand-made instruments.
May 2024 in the Crowell Gallery
Ahren Ahrenholz
May 4 – 31, 2024
Artists Reception, Saturday, May 4, 2024, 1:00 – 3:00 pm
I Construct Objects
It is a process of arranging materials and an
inquiry into the elements of a visual vocabulary.
The materials used are of no iconic significance.
I’m questioning properties of line, mass, density,
texture, color and the way light is reflected and
absorbed.
Each object poses questions.
What are the visual, tactile elements involved?
What exists in perception beyond literal meaning?
What is the essence of iconic vs. symbolic form?
The objects presented are artifacts of this inquiry.
Ahren Ahrenholz lives and works in Dummerston, Vermont. This will be his first exhibit at the Crowell Gallery.
2024 Gallery Schedule
- January— Crowell Art Collection
- February— Crowell Art Collection
- March— David Parker – Wildlife Photography
- April— Area School Children Exhibit
- May— Ahren Ahrenholz
- June— Art Among Friends
- July— Monadnock Area Artists Association
- August— Barbara Garber
- September— Gayle Robinson
- October— Nora Daniel
- November— Jessica Bigaj
- December— Jen Woods
Interested in exhibiting your art at the Crowell Gallery? Email crowellartgallery@gmail.com for information.
Gallery History
The Crowell Gallery at the Moore Free Library in Newfane, VT was opened to the public on September 2, 2000. It houses an outstanding collection of contemporary Southern Vermont artists. The permanent collection is on view each winter (usually in January and/or February). For the rest of the year, the gallery hosts special monthly exhibits by local artists. The gallery also serves as a venue for public programs and meetings.
Robert and Muriel Crowell funded the renovation of the Moore family’s 1890 post and beam barn. The work was performed by local artisans Dan and Gary MacArthur. A gift in 2004 from the Wolf Kahn and Emily Mason Foundation provided tensor lighting for the gallery.
About Robert L. Crowell
Robert L. (Bob) Crowell, former head of the Thomas Y. Crowell Company (which later became part of Harper Collins Publishers), was the grandson of the company’s eponymous founder. Thomas Y. Crowell began publishing books in 1876 and was the first U.S. publisher of Tolstoy and Gogol. Bob joined the company as a salesman in 1931, was elected treasurer in 1937, and rose to head the company in 1938. Under his leadership, the company published Roget’s International Thesaurus, the Frank Heller detective series and numerous art and children’s books.
Bob served as a trustee of the Moore Free Library from 1976 to 2001 and was President of the board for five of those years. As the Moore Free Library’s primary benefactor, he funded scholarship programs, literary awards, and library renovations. He passed away June 29, 2001.