River Gallery School

Photo by Bob George
4-1989 Rick Campman, co founder of The River Gallery School of Art

Join us on July 3rd for the Gallery 34 exhibit opening "Shared History: Bob George Photographs Through the Decades" where you will be transported back through Brattleboro's 1980's - today. Bob will have prints for sale for only $50 and all proceeds support River Gallery School!
Learn more here:
https://rivergalleryschool.org/robert_george/

Teen Summer Camp: Weekend Workshop Gelli Plate Printing
Aug 1 + 2, 9am - 1pm

This offering for students ages 12-18, focuses on Gelli printing. Students will use gelli plates made of flexible squares of clear plastic, to ink and then print from. This process includes transferring printed imagery onto these inked plates to produce subtle imagery. On the second day we'll use textured materials such as leaves, tea bags and fabric to produce beautifully layered monotypes. Students will come away with a collection of unique prints.

Tuition Assistance is available!
https://rivergalleryschool.asapconnected.com/ =325352

Our offices will be closed today in observance of Juneteenth, but Mend + Stitch is still happening at 34 Main Street from 11:30am-1:30pm. Pop on in!

Tween + Teen Summer Camp: Board Games!
July 20 - 24, 9am-noon

This offering will introduce students to a variety of board games including: dice games, card games, worker placement games, and tile placement games. We'll explore the rules of each game and different styles of play. Then students will have the choice to make a game that emulates a style of play, or they can invent an original game that highlights their own rules and regulations. The emphasis will always be on creating original works of art, through drawing and painting game boards, as well as making dice and game pieces out of clay and found objects. Finally we will make a game box to store all of your artwork and game pieces.

For ages 9 - 16
https://rivergalleryschool.asapconnected.com/ =325327
Tuition Assistance is Available

Tween + Teen Summer Camp: Illuminated Trash!
July 13 - 17, 1-4pm

This offering invites students to explore multiple ways of reusing items that are destined for the trash or recycling bin! Projects include:
Bookbinding: making sketchbooks using old discarded hardback books.
Making Paints: we will create our own handmade watercolors using tiny scraps of soft pastels, and we'll explore clever uses for small bits of fabric.
We'll also work together on a collaborative Installation, a work of art that will be permanently installed at our local transfer station of Ferry Road.

For ages 9 - 16
https://rivergalleryschool.asapconnected.com/ =325329

Tuition Assistance is Available

Teen Summer Camp: Weekend Workshop Relief Printing with Upcycled Clothing
June 25 + 26, 9am - 1pm

In this offering for students ages 12-18, we will dive into printmaking. Students will carve relief plates and print them onto upcycled clothing. They can bring in t-shirts, sweatshirts, bags or jackets to print on; as well as make patches that they can sew or pin onto clothing. Each student will print on several articles of clothing and make a small edition of original prints that can be used as cards, gifts or be framed as beautiful artwork!

https://rivergalleryschool.asapconnected.com/ =325351
Tuition assistance is available!

Gallery 34's July 3 Gallery Walk is featuring Bob George who has captured Brattleboro over the span of 40 years! The exhibit will open from 5-8pm and many of his prints will be for sale for only $50 as we celebrate our 50th year! All proceeds go to River Gallery School of Art.
Stop by for amazing photography + a history lesson!
Photo by: Robert F George

Join us the next First Friday on July 3rd from 5 - 8 pm for the exhibition opening:
Robert George – A Shared History

Our mutual love of town, its children and streets, its painters and builders; its small monuments and shifting light, its moments of rest and labor run through Robert F George photographs. He draws us in from the margins, toward places and faces we might otherwise overlook. His camera moves from curbside to canopy, delighting in unexpected compositions and offering quiet meditations on passing seasons.

For those connected to River Gallery School, Bob has been a steady presence. While artists turn inward to their work, he attends to the wider world, reminding us of the community that sustains us.

His images suggest that every artwork, whether still life or landscape, holds the qualities of a portrait. Together, his photographs and the life of RGS form a living record of place and time.

Bob is generously donating all proceeds to support River Gallery School’s 50th anniversary fundraising efforts. His work reminds us to look carefully, to notice one another, and to honor the quiet exchanges that shape our shared history.

The exhibition will run until August 31, 2026.

Photos by Bob George:
1) 3-2016 River Gallery School
2) 5-2014 Canal St
3) 7-2003 New Steel Over the Whetstone

ART & EXPLORATION with Brooks Memorial Library

Looking for a creative and engaging way to spend your Tuesday afternoons this summer?

Join us for Art & Exploration with the Library, a free book group and art-making program designed especially for seniors! Together we'll explore inspiring readings, enjoy thoughtful conversation, and create art in a welcoming community setting.

FREE!

To register, contact Brooks Memorial Library:
(802) 254-5290
[email protected]

Come discover new ideas, connect with others, and make art together!