Throughout the Poultney Arts Day event,  Michael Scupholm and Zac Ward will bring large scale relief printmaking to Main St, Poultney.  They will be performing demos for Poultney Arts Day to allow for students, teachers and commuinity members to experience the process in action.

Bob is a community member who has many passions including smithing. He is a creative entrepreneur within our town and will be demonstrating his techniques for the  community showing his craft at REclaimED. It is his first PAD and we are so excited to have him!

Salem ceramics artist, Jordan Becker will be collaborating with Poultney High School ceramic's students in constructing a temporary wood fired raku-wood kiln and firing ceramic pieces made by students that will be inspired by Poultney’s Mainstreet.  

The firing will take place on Poutney Arts Day and people attending the festival will have the opportunity to observe the raku process and see the collaborative art pieces take shape as its is fired and assembled through-out the day.

Aja is a fibers artist that has been teaching and sharing her craft with Poultney and community at REclaimED makerspace. During PAD she will be at Porcupine Bikes sharing with the participants some fiber arts demonstrations. We are so excited to host Aja this year for PAD! 

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Bianca Amira Zanella will be @Stone Valley Arts on the lawn and engaging the community participants and students with "The Poet is In" performance. Many PHS poets via their English teacher will be crafting creative writings with Bianca along with other youths and community participants. This is her second PAD and we can't wait to hear and read what gets made this year!

Local artist Oshen B will be hosting youths to imagine how to think creatively with her magical pallet of paints that transform youths into mythical beings from thier immaginations.  

Analog makers will host tours of their space and share their process with students and youth. Limited tour space, send us an email if this is a must see on PAD! 

Thanks to all the Analog folks for supporting PAD each year!

Kerry O Furlani is an amazing artist who has been sharing her craft of slate carving w/PAD since 2017! 

While she is out of her stuido for this year on PAD, you can still find her works along Main and in Slate Quarry Park! 

We hope you check out her pieces as she is a cornerstone artist in our community. 

Thanks agian to Kerry for her contributions and support of PAD!

Stop by Slate Quarry Park for a selfie and to be emersed in an artpiece. 

Take a selfie with one of her works along Main or in Slate Quarry Park. 

The Weis studio will be open this year for small group tours! 

The studio will be also be hosting VT Open Studios the weekend that follows PAD, 5/25-5/26!

PAD is so grateful for the continued participation and contribution to the event and our arts community from the Dick and Nancy Weis !

Elizabeth is a local artist and community member who will be sharing her craft of yarn, knitting and community public works in front of one of our favorite Main Street businesses, "Everyday Flowers." Elizabeth will create a community work inspired by flora and fauna using yarn! 

John is the new board director at REclaimED and is excited to be hosting a paper making station on Main at the makerspace this year. 

He will create and explore the art of paper making for his second PAD with students and community. 

Rebecca Cook with PPL volunteers will host PAD participants in a art making journey using food as a vehicle. The Poultney Public Librarian will utilize the library's amazing mobile food cart and kitchen for the event on Main!

Participants will be able to explore and view the May Member Art show that highlights local artists' artwork, in the galleries of SVA.

Stop by during the daytime event and meet Krista Rupe, for a talk and walk around the gallery! 

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