GMALL – Vanish: Disappearing Icons of a Rural America

MANCHESTER, VT>> Green Mountain Academy for Lifelong Learning (GMALL) is excited to present the screening of Vanish: Disappearing Icons of a Rural America. The program will take place on Thursday, August 14 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm at Southern Vermont Arts Center’s Arkell Pavilion. Equal parts art, history, and storm chasing, Vanish is a feature length documentary film that chronicles the road-trip adventures of fine art photographer Jim Westphalen as he races against time and the unrelenting elements to capture the extraordinary beauty of aging barns, one room schoolhouses, grain elevators, prairie churches and all the classic structures that our country’s rural heritage was built upon. The film also features deep-dive interviews with preservation experts as well as the passionate people who strive and struggle to save these fading treasures, sharing their intimate stories of dreams, loss and triumphs. Jim Westphalen will take questions from the audience following the film. His work will be on exhibit in a solo show in the galleries at SVAC. Tickets are $20 per person. For more information or to purchase tickets, please call our office at 802-867-0111 or visit greenmtnacademy.org.