Image: Detail from Set Drop for Guys and Dolls (The Sewer) by Bill Ramage, 1998, acrylic
Exhibits & Events
NNEMoCA exhibits are curated and produced by the Museum and through collaborations with guest curators. The focus of our exhibitions: feature the work of notable artists and incorporate works from The Collection in novel and revelatory ways.
Ongoing Long-Term Installations
NNEMoCA at The Hub
The Hub is a beautiful new meeting and co-working space in Rutland, Vermont. NNEMoCA selected, curated, and installed works from our Collection in the common areas of this new facility in order to activate this space.
The works are on view and available to the public during regular business hours.
The Hub is located at 67 Merchants Row, 2nd Floor, Rutland, Vermont.
There was an Open House during the Spring Open Studio Weekend presented by the Vermont Crafts Council on May 24th and 25th of 2025, with a Reception on Sunday, May 25th from 1:00 – 6:00 PM at The Hub.
NNEMoCA at S.E.A.B.A.
NNEMoCA, through its President, has had a long history and relationship with the South End Arts & Business Association (S.E.A.B.A.).
This organization is the presenting organization of The South End Art Hop, the largest visual art event in Vermont.
Beginning in 2003, the S.E.A.B.A. undertook a series of art-centered fund raising and community building events. Works of art were solicited from association artist members and friends, within certain specific themes.
Works created as part of these projects and selected from NNEMoCA’s Collections are on display at the S.E.A.B.A. Offices at The Vaults Building on Howard Street in Burlington, Vermont.
This installation also features works related specifically to The South End Art Hop.
Past Exhibits & Events
Remembering the Artwork of Ray Brown at Front Four Gallery
Front Four Gallery and the Northern New England Museum of Contemporary Art (NNEMOCA) presented an exhibition celebrating the life and work of Vermont artist Ray Brown (1940–2020).
Featuring Brown’s bold later-life abstract color-field paintings alongside Vermont barn landscapes and other works, the exhibition highlighted the remarkable evolution of his decades-long career.
The opening reception was on September 5 from 5–7 PM with light refreshments and charcuterie. Mark Waskow, founder of NNEMOCA and longtime friend of Brown, was in attendance. The exhibition was on view August 27–September 21, 2026 at Front Four Gallery in Stowe.
See photos of the exhibit and read more here.
Ray Brown at The Gallery at CVMC -Transformative Moves II
NNEMoCA is pleased to announce an exhibition of the works of beloved Central Vermont artist, the late Ray Brown at The Gallery at Central Vermont Medical Center (CVMC). Ray and his wife Jody owned and ran The Drawing Board in Montpelier for many decades, and an artist community and resource center developed around it.
This may be the last complete retrospective survey show of the artwork of the community treasure that is Ray Brown. There was an opening reception on Thursday, June 4th from 4:30 – 6: 00 PM. The exhibition was on view until July 18, 2026, at The Gallery at CVMC, 130 Fisher Road, Berlin, VT 05602.
Read more about the show here.
Founded on Artists’ Books: Franklin Furnace 50th Anniversary Tribute
A selection of artists’ books from the 1970s as well as a complete run of Franklin Furnace’s self-created zine: The Flue commemorating the founding years of this great organization.
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – Sunday, November 2, 2025, 4:00 PM
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Read the Curatorial Statements here
See photos of the Exhibition here
Nye Ffarrabas: Truth is a Verb!
A survey exhibition of Nye Ffarrabas’ Black Thumb Press as well as other iconic works from this seminal yet still UnderKnown artist.
Collecting Art….What About It?...
A panel discussion with Mark S. Waskow, President, Northern New England Museum of Contemporary Art (NNEMoCA); Edie Simon, Board Member, The Current, and others…
What does one need to be an art collector? Is it only for the well-heeled? Is there a right way and a wrong way? How does one determine value? Should art be acquired for particular locations? How does one start? What does patronage mean in 2024?
View the event video recording here.
Dwyer Works on Display in Europe
Two works by Nancy Dwyer from NNEMoCA’s Collection were selected for inclusion in a major retrospective exhibition of her work at Kunsthalle Winterthur in Switzerland. This exhibition was held from September 8 – December 1, 2024.
Nancy Dwyer’s works often include buzzwords, aphorisms, or short, memorable phrases incorporated into the design of their compositions. She was a member of the “Pictures Generation” along with other notable artists such as Cindy Sherman and Robert Longo, and was included in an exhibition of the works from this period at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in 2009. In 1974, she co-founded Hallwalls, an influential regional art center, in Buffalo, New York. Nancy taught art at the University of Vermont from 2004-2019, and served as the Chair of the Art Department during a portion of that time.
UnderKnown Artists and NNEMoCA….
A talk presented by Mark S. Waskow, President,
Northern New England Museum of Contemporary Art (NNEMoCA)
Most artists are never ‘discovered.’ What does that mean? Does that have a bearing on creativity? What does society seem to be looking for? Why is overlooking these artists a mistake? How do fame and money intersect with quality and originality?
These questions and many others are examined in this wide-ranging talk. Also, a trailer from a movie being created about NNEMoCA by RetroMedia was shown.
Deep Impressions: Elinor Randall, Master Printmaker
Originally scheduled to run through July and August 2023, the exhibit was put on hold due to the July flooding of Barre that impacted Studio Place Arts. We are pleased to share Randy’s work with more people (and happy to report that Studio Place Arts is recovering well).
Elinor Randall (Randy), a master printer who studied under George Grosz and Marshall Glasier, made a life in Vermont in her later years. As a youngster, Randy spent much time with horses, and identified with them to the extent that she admitted to having few friends, and found herself spending most of her waking hours working with and taking care of horses. These became a dominant theme in her artwork. She connected the beast of burden role of horses with the role of women in society.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
Ray Brown: Ancora II - Italian Painting Series
A lifetime survey retrospective of the paintings, drawings, prints, and other works of the well loved local artist who created art nearly every day of his life. This was a celebration of his creative legacy. Curated by NNEMoCA and presented by Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
Ray Brown: Ancora I - Abstract Italian Tower Paintings
A lifetime survey retrospective of the paintings, drawings, prints, and other works of the well loved local artist who created art nearly every day of his life. This was a celebration of his creative legacy. Curated by NNEMoCA and presented by Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
Ray Brown: Pre-Stroke Drawings & Works on Paper
A lifetime survey retrospective of the paintings, drawings, prints, and other works of the well loved local artist who created art nearly every day of his life. This was a celebration of his creative legacy. Curated by NNEMoCA and presented by Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
Ray Brown: Pre-Stroke Paintings and Objects
A lifetime survey retrospective of the paintings, drawings, prints, and other works of the well loved local artist who created art nearly every day of his life. This was a celebration of his creative legacy. Curated by NNEMoCA and presented by Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
Ray Brown: Post-Stroke Paintings
A lifetime survey retrospective of the paintings, drawings, prints, and other works of the well loved local artist who created art nearly every day of his life. This was a celebration of his creative legacy. Curated by NNEMoCA and presented by Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
Ray Brown: Prints
A lifetime survey retrospective of the paintings, drawings, prints, and other works of the well loved local artist who created art nearly every day of his life. This was a celebration of his creative legacy. Curated by NNEMoCA and presented by Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
Ray Brown: Italian Villa Series
A lifetime survey retrospective of the paintings, drawings, prints, and other works of the well loved local artist who created art nearly every day of his life. This was a celebration of his creative legacy. Curated by NNEMoCA and presented by Studio Place Arts, Barre, VT.
Read the full Curatorial Statement here.
John Douglas: A Life Well Lived
John Douglas: A Life Well Lived
NNEMoCA’s collection includes significant works by John Douglas who died in late January, 2022. John Douglas produced a lifetime worth of substantive artwork. Douglas called himself a “Truth Activist.” His irreverent, activist beliefs and Zen-like appreciation of the world fueled his decades of creative output. Douglas unceasingly addressed injustice, hypocrisy, unjust wars, and climate change.