Southern Vermont Arts Center
Regional art unfolds across galleries, sculpture grounds, and mountain views
Artwork inspired by Vermont marble-carving tradition
Regional art unfolds across galleries, sculpture grounds, and mountain views Changing exhibitions occupy Yester House while more than one hundred acres of woodland, lawns, and outdoor sculpture turn the campus into a landscape visit. The institution’s long relationship with artists’ colonies and summer culture makes the setting part of the exhibition history.
Begin inside, then walk only the sculpture loop that matches weather and mobility rather than treating the grounds as decorative overflow. Gallery days and seasonal closures vary, and outdoor works may be reached by sloped or uneven paths. The view toward the Taconic and Green mountains explains why artists gathered here.
- Campus
- 100+ acres
- Building
- Yester House
- Program
- Exhibitions and sculpture
Quick guide
- Enter Yester House
- Historic rooms change contemporary display.
- Choose a trail
- Outdoor sculpture requires real walking time.
Know before you go
- Enter Yester House
- Historic rooms change contemporary display.
- Choose a trail
- Outdoor sculpture requires real walking time.
- Frame the mountains
- The campus view is part of its art history.
- Check the program
- Exhibitions and performances rotate independently.
Good to know
Gallery days and seasonal closures vary, and outdoor works may be reached by sloped or uneven paths.
Notice these
- Yester House
- Sculpture Park
- Mountain overlook