VTica opens Carbonetti exhibit

The gallery at the Vermont Institute of Contemporary Art was wall-to-wall with visitors on Saturday evening, May 5, for the opening of a month long display of the works of Jeanne Carbonetti, an internationally known water colorist who lives in Chester.  VTica, at 15 Depot St. in Chester, is open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. The Carbonetti exhibit, The Power of Beauty: Introducing the Paradise Suite, is a combination of her figurative and landscape works and runs through June 17.  The opening of the Carbonetti exhibit was also used as the formal grand opening of VTica, which has been holding exhibits and events since December. Click on any photo to launch gallery.

Lively discussions abound amid Jeanne Carbonetti’s colorful artwork at VTica on Saturday, May 5./photos by Shawn Cunningham

Two visitors study the works of artist Jeanne Carbonetti on display at VTica.

Abby Raeder, executive director of VTica, speaks with Wendy Schwarz of Healing Experience in Chester.

Michael and Jessie Alon with their son. The Alons own DaVallia Art and Accents on the Green.

Ashley Hensel-Browning carries her daughter Aurora as she takes in the exhibit.

Ann Curran of Chester, left, shares a laugh with artist Jeanne Carbonetti, also of Chester, whose work is on display at VTica through June 17.

Lonnie Lisai, of Lisai’s Grocery, and Leah Cunningham, a sophomore at Green Mountain Union High School.

Robert Sarly, right, president of VTica, and his web designer, Kathleen Cournoyer.

From right, Sheldon Ghetler of the Stone Hearth Inn and Bill Ackerman of the Vermont Country Store.