Spring is coming early to SVAC’s Elizabeth de C. Wilson Museum, in an annual celebration of PreK-12th grade student art that will be on view from Saturday, March 4 through Saturday, April 22, 2023. Art from the Schools 2023 will begin with a special week highlighting the region’s most advanced young artists. The High School Spotlight opens Saturday, March 4 and runs through Saturday, March 11.* This exhibition will feature work by Long Trail School’s International Baccalaureate Students as well as advanced art students from Arlington Memorial High School, Burr and Burton Academy, and Poultney High School.

*After a short gallery closing from March 12–17 to reorganize, work by hundreds of PreK-12 students will be on the walls through Saturday, April 22.

Art from the Schools allows students the meaningful learning experience of presenting in a real art gallery, and it brings guests the joy of seeing the vibrant creativity of young artists at work. The Wilson Museum will be filled with drawings, paintings, and sculptures created by students from more than 20 area schools and homeschools. SVAC gratefully acknowledges the teaching, curating and logistical work of the many wonderful art teachers who contribute their time and care to these exhibitions.

High School Spotlight: A Showcase of Selected Artwork
Exhibition on view: Saturday, March 4–Saturday, March 11
Closing Reception: Saturday, March 11 • 2–4 p.m. – PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE

Art from the Schools 2023 (PreK-12):
Exhibition on view: Saturday, March 18–Sunday, April 23
Opening Reception (including Wilcox Ice Cream bar!): Saturday, March 18 • 2–4 p.m.

*March 12–17: The Wilson Museum will be closed for installation of AFTS.

Participating Schools:
Arlington Memorial Middle High School
Burr and Burton Academy
Cavendish Town Elementary School
Currier Memorial School
The Dorset School
Fair Haven Union High School
Fiddleheads Farm and Forest School
Fisher Elementary School
Flood Brook School
Homeschoolers
Long Trail School
Manchester Elementary Middle School
Maple Street School
Middletown Springs Elementary School
Mount Anthony Union Middle School
The Mountain School at Winhall
Northshire Day School
Poultney High School
Pownal Elementary School
Red Fox Community School
Shaftsbury Elementary School
Southwestern Vermont Supervisory Union Art Therapy Program
Stratton Mountain School
Sunderland Elementary School
Vermont School for Girls, New England School for Girls (VPI)
Village School of North Bennington
Wells Village School
West River Montessori School
And More!

Special thanks to:
Earth Sky Time Community Farm
Manchester House of Pizza
Mulligan’s of Manchester
Sam’s Wood Fired Pizza
Shaw’s Manchester
Subway
Willoughby’s Depot Eatery
Wilcox Ice Cream
The Works Café

Photography by Abby Raeder