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Updated 1/10/2024

Center for Arts and Learning

  • V

    VT

Institution/Business Type: Arts Center

The Center for Arts and Learning (CAL) is a thriving hub for the arts in Central Vermont. We work in partnership with our founding organizations the Monteverdi Music School, and the T.W. Wood Gallery to provide a safe, accessible place to create, study, and share our creative pursuits. 

CAL rents two dozen studio space for local artists, writers, musician, and nonprofits. These studios provide safe, comfortable all-hours workspace. Within the facility, the music school operates six practice rooms with pianos, drums, and group practice space. These rooms are utilized by faculty for private lessons, community groups for rehearsals, and community members for drop-in practice sessions. 

Also within the facility, the T.W. Wood Gallery maintains three professional galleries--one for the Thomas Waterman Wood collection, one for the WPA  collection, and one rotating contemporary art gallery. Their teaching staff produce after school and summer camp arts instruction for children and youth. They have newly added an adult arts curriculum as well. 

The Art Resource Association manages curation of the first floor shared common room and the hallway with a group show that rotates every two months. CAL staff curate the second floor common room with visual art from the community at large. 

Other groups that utilize this building include: The Vermont Crafts Council, Good Girl Production, Green Mountain Youth Symphony Orchestra, The Summit School, Friends of the Winooski, and the Green Mountain Film Festival. 

In 2024, CAL will manage the bi-monthly Montpelier Art Walk program. Annually, it hosts a 24-Hour Comics challenge. CAL will continue with printmaking classes in The Pull Room, its community printmaking space that was built in 2023. This may also include screenprinting as well. 

 

Find Me

Phayvanh Luekhamhan (she/her)
Job Title: Executive Director
Phone: 802-595-5252
Address:
46 Barre St
Montpelier, VT 05602

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About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2012

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Arts Center

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Independent

Year Founded:

2012

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Multi-Disciplinary

Additional Disciplines:

  • Visual/Crafts - Textile Weaving

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Art Sales
  • Arts Instruction / Lessons
  • Community Arts
  • Exhibitions
  • Venue Rental
  • Fiscal Sponsorship
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
Events Per Year: 25

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Businesses
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Immigrant Populations
  • Nonprofits
  • People with Disabilities
  • School Groups
  • Teens
  • Artists

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • State

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who use a wheelchair and have limited mobility

The Center for Arts and Learning has a LULA elevator with ground-floor accessibility and an accessible bathroom.

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Affiliations and Accomplishments

Special Designations

Designated Arts Community:

  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Four-County Creative Zone

Special Designations

Designated Arts Community:

  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Four-County Creative Zone

Venues for Rent/Use

Private Studios
Venue Address: 46 Barre Street Montpelier, VT 05602
Venue Phone: 8025955252
Venue Type: Art Studio
Venue Fee Range Minimum: $250
Venue Fee Range Maximum: $1200
Venue Capacity: 1
Venue Accessibility: Facility is physically accessible (such as parking, entrances, accessible restrooms, seating, backstage).
Venue Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Venue Features: Exhibition Walls, WiFi
Additional Comments: These are unfurnished rooms they each have electricity, heat, windows, and a locking door. Renters may also use the shared spaces, including the kitchen, bathrooms, elevator and parking spots.
The Pull Room
Venue Address: 46 Barre Street Montpelier, VT 05602
Venue Phone: 8025955252
Venue Type: Studio Classroom
Venue Fee Range Minimum: $25
Venue Fee Range Maximum: $250
Venue Capacity: 12
Venue Accessibility: Facility is physically accessible (such as parking, entrances, accessible restrooms, seating, backstage).
Venue Seasons: Spring, Summer, Winter, Fall
Venue Features: WiFi
Trained Crew Available: Yes
Union Crew Available: No
Additional Comments: The Pull Room is Montpelier's community print making studio. It is equipped with a Whelan Express Pro etching press, a Richeson Baby Press and a small tabletop etching press. There is a full screen printing set up. Whiteboard, sinks, storage.