Bennington Museum invites our community to join us on Saturday, September 6 for our annual COMMUNITY DAY. Admission will be FREE thanks to the Vermont Country Store.
10am-2pm: Back to School with Bennington Museum
· Noon: Birthday cake
12:30-2:30pm: Music by Silverback Swing
2-4pm: Annual Meeting in Paresky
· 2:45pm: Awards Ceremony
· 3:30pm: NBOSS Tour lead by Jamie Franklin
A Celebration for a New School Year
10am – 2pm
Celebrate going back to school with a visit to Bennington Museum. Have a piece of birthday cake to celebrate Grandma Moses’ 165th birthday from noon until we run out. Meet Bennington Museum educators and volunteers in the galleries for special hands-on activities.
Teachers, show us your school ID for a 20% discount in the Museum Store, enter for a chance to win a Bennington Museum gift, and stop by our School Programs Information table to learn about what we have to offer.
A Celebration for a Community Leader
2pm – 4pm
Ada and Paul Paresky Court
Refreshments and light hors d’ouevres will be served.
RSVP requested below, donations welcome ($20 suggested).
In the afternoon, the Bennington Museum Board of Trustees invites our Museum supporters to come together to review all the successes of Bennington Museum in fiscal year 2025 that you have helped to make possible.
At this meeting, which is open to members and non-members alike, we will also present the Arnold Ricks Award to an individual in recognition of exceptional contributions to the Bennington community and Bennington Museum.
The annual report will be available at this meeting, and will also be available for download and viewing online.
About the Awardee
This year we are pleased to honor a leader in the arts community, Joe Chirchirillo.
Joe moved to Vermont 20 years ago and since then, he has focused on creating outdoor sculpture. His work can be seen on permanent display at Bennington Museum, along the Riverwalk in downtown Bennington, and in the village of North Bennington. Additionally, Joe has had his work shown in NBOSS for over 20 years and has been its curator for over 10 years. During this time the show has grown in size and popularity, bringing thousands of viewers to North Bennington each year. This year marks his last year in this role and he will be passing this torch to the next generation.
“Joe’s deep connection with the Bennington Community and his drive to see NBOSS not only continue, but to thrive, have been tremendous in gathering and maintaining support for the arts in this community,” says Martin Mahoney, Executive Director of Bennington Museum. “We want to recognize and thank Joe for his willingness to collaborate and expand NBOSS during the pandemic which helped the Museum activate its grounds by encouraging guests to wander and interact with art and each other in a COVID-safe way. The program has been so successful that the Museum has continued this partnership and the NBOSS collaboration has become a visitor favorite at the Museum.”
Past awardees have included John and Michele Pagán, Bob Tegart, and Frances Holbrook. More information can be found about each on the Museum website!
Suggested donations of $20 will support our exhibition and collection program so that we can continue to engage with contemporary artists, like Joe, and bring their work to the foreground in Southern Vermont.
