Arts, Dining & Entertainment

Circle painting comes to Chandler Gallery in Randolph

Saturday, Jan. 23 at 10 a.m. — RANDOLPH — “Create and Communicate with Color” at Chandler Gallery’s Circle Painting Festival and Pop Up Exhibit, Jan 22-24. Hiep Nguyen, the California founder of Circle Painting, will be visiting Randolph to demonstrate and teach his mindful and collaborative approach to creating art. His philosophy is “Art For All and All For Art!” His joyous and inclusive teaching style has worked with hundreds of thousands of people of all ages in 10 countries.

Hiep, Chandler Gallery, and the Vermont Art Teachers Association invite anyone who loves color to join for a participatory community Circle Painting festival at Chandler Gallery on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. that is free of charge. Wear your less-than-best clothes, as participants will be working on a large scale collaborative painting project. All levels of artists are welcome.

The artwork from the festival and a training session for Vermont art teachers will be on display at the Gallery from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 23 and Sunday, Jan. 24 in a special pop-up exhibit. There will also be an art party for circle painting artists and everyone in the creative community on Saturday, Jan. 23 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Gallery with refreshments and entertainment.

There will be a Circle Painting training session with Hiep Nguyen for artists and educators at the Gallery from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22. This professional development activity is sponsored by the Vermont Art Teachers Association to celebrate art education and the creative spark in everyone. Register (space is limited) online at vtartteachers.org.

Chandler Center for the Arts and Gallery are located at 71-73 Main Street, Randolph.

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