On Friday, April 2nd, there will be an opening celebration for the *Art Energy Art Exhibit*, at the River Garden in Brattleboro, during Gallery Walk, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. This exhibit will present work produced at the March 6th Art Energy event plus other art on the theme of Vermont's energy future. During the opening there will be two stations (clay and fabric) offering visitors an on-the-spot, hands-on opportunity to create art that will be added to the exhibit. Entertainment will include a skit by The Coyote Players and live music by Julian Gerstein and friends. Robbie Leppzer, a film maker working on grass roots responses to the Vermont Yankee issue, will be filming the opening celebration.

On March 6th the River Garden was filled to capacity. People came from the greater Brattleboro area, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts to express their feelings about Vermont's energy options for the future. Everyone was invited to participate regardless of age, skill level, or opinion. "A community happening" would be a good way to describe this public art event.

Musicians, poets, and storytellers offered entertainment from a stage in the far corner of the room as adults and children worked together on their art projects. Some decorated cloth with designs, words, color or images. These pieces of fabric will be assembled as flags hanging from the ceiling of the River Garden. Others made paintings and drawings. Some worked in collage and mixed media. There also were stations to print wood blocks, decorate paper doves, or create handmade political buttons with pictures and words. At the clay tables, some people created windmills, solar panels and other objects to add to a large clay installation started by Alan Steinberg. You can view a 3 minute video on You Tube made by Jerry Stockman at > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGWzhcxU5Q

Anyone with art that they would like included in the Art Energy Art Exhibit should email artnrg@sover.net <mailto:artnrg@sover.net> or call 254-3530. The exhibit will be in the River Garden during the month of April. Exhibitors can arrange to reclaim their work during the first week of May by calling or emailing the contact information listed in this paragraph.

Contact information:
Alan Steinberg artnrg@sover.net
Judy Zemel 802 - 254 - 3530

digital images of art work and people engaged in art activities at the 3/6 event are available