MANCHESTER>> Green Mountain Academy is excited to partner with the Southern Vermont Arts Center and the Manchester Historical Society to present this talk about the extraordinary history of art in our region. The talk will take place on Thursday, September 24 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm in the Southern Vermont Arts Center’s new Van Degna Gallery and online via live stream. Manchester Historical Society curator Shawn Harrington traces the evolution of art in Southern Vermont, from the early Dorset painters of the 1920s to the lasting influence of Bartlett Arkell and the founding of the Southern Vermont Artists. Through stories of artists, patrons, and the community, it explores how a regional movement grew into the Southern Vermont Arts Center and shaped a lasting cultural legacy that continues today with the vision presented in For the Love of Vermont: The Lyman Orton Collection. The enduring idea is that great art should be accessible to all. This program is free and open to all – or pay what you wish and support local history at a level that feels right to you. For more information or to register, please call 802-867-0111 or visit our website at greenmtnacademy.org.