Vermont Vice: Regional Artists Exhibit
Participating Artists:
Paedra Bramhall, Katie Cleaver, Vanessa Compton, Rory Coyne, Peter Crabtree, Ben Demars, Danielle Galietti, Jason Galligan-Baldwin, Dylan Hausthor, Lauren Levato Coyne, n.massari, Madalyn Olson, William Ransom, Rhonda Ratray, Emily Gaimari-Robinson, Daisy Rockwell, Stacy Sherman, Jill VanOrden, Jon Verney, Christopher Volpe, Diana Vosburg, Beriah Wall
Sponsored by:
Exhibition and Closed Bid Auction benefiting Bennington Museum and Regional Artists
November 15 through December 30 (bidding ends on December 18)
Parmelee and Limric Galleries
Vermont is seen in the public imagination as an idyllic rural paradise, largely free from the darker elements of humanity. However, anyone who has lived here or studied our state’s history knows that this is not true. Vermont has always been home to many of the same issues that plague any other place settled by humans, ranging from counterfeiters, rum runners, and drug dealers to girlie shows, illicit gambling, and murder.
For this year’s Festival exhibit, artists will contribute work that explores the seedier sides of humanity, with a Vermont twist, as a prelude to our more historically grounded exhibition, Vermont Vice, which will be our major summer/fall exhibition in 2026.
How does a Closed-Bid Auction work?
The Auction: Bids placed on items in this auction will only be seen by Museum staff on the bid opening date. The opening bid on each piece will be decided by the artist. Each artist will receive 50% of their work’s sale price.
Closed-Bid Auction: The Closed-Bid Auction of exhibited artwork is open NOW and will close at 11pm on December 18, 2025. Each bidder must fill out a bid card, which will be dated and sealed in an envelope and placed in the secure receptacle provided at the entrance to the exhibit, or an online bid form. By signing the bid-card or placing a bid online the bidder is entering into a legally binding contract to purchase the work of art should he/she be the winner.
After the bidding closes, the person with the highest bid for each work of art will be declared the winner and be contacted for payment and to arrange a pick-up time by January 15, 2026, at the latest. In the event of a tie the bid placed first will be the winner. To avoid a tie, we urge people to bid an odd amount such as $501.50 rather than $500.00.
