The Current: 2025 Summer Opening Festival

The Current Presents: 2025 Summer Opening Festival
Saturday, July 12, 2025 | 4:00 - 7:00 PM
Stowe, Vermont
 

STOWE, VT – The Current is pleased to invite the public to its 2025 Summer Opening Festival, a vibrant community celebration taking place on Saturday, July 12, 2025, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM.

This free event marks the opening of It often rhymes, our summer indoor exhibition, and the return of Exposed, our highly anticipated annual outdoor sculpture exhibition.

Festival Schedule:
● 4:00 PM – Indoor reception with hors d'oeuvres and refreshments.
● 4:30 PM – Guided walking tour through town featuring artist talks in front of the Exposed sculptures.
● 5:30 PM – Lawn celebration at The Current with live music by violist and composer Kenji Bunch, local beer courtesy of The Alchemist, wine courtesy of Commodities, ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s, and pizza from Piecasso.
 

About the Exhibitions:
It often rhymes
Art has always been a voice for the people - challenging power, illuminating injustice, and imagining what democracy could be. Inspired by the quote often attributed to Mark Twain, “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it does often rhyme,” this exhibition explores how contemporary artists question and reclaim national symbols while responding to pivotal events in our nation’s history that still reverberate today. Curated by Rachel Moore, featured artists include: Robert Buck, Janie Cohen, Nicholas Galanin, Ellen Rothenberg, Dona Ann McAdams, Hank Willis Thomas, and For Freedoms (Hank Willis Thomas and Emily Shur in collaboration with Eric Gottesman and Wyatt Gallery of For Freedoms).
 

Exposed 2025
Curated by Rachel Moore, Exposed 2025 features both invited artists and artists selected through a competitive, juried open call. This year’s invited artists include Chakaia Booker, Christopher Curtis, and Woody De Othello. Open call artists John Crawford, Marcel Regueiro, and Christopher Yockey were selected by distinguished jurors DJ Hellerman, Deputy Director & Senior Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, and Lucas Cowan, Curator at Large for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Curator of the Millennium Park Foundation in Chicago.
 

Learn More:
Event Information | RSVPs Appreciated:
https://www.thecurrentnow.org/events-list-1/2025-openingfestival
Media Contact: Kelly Holt, Gallery Manager: gallery@thecurrentnow.org | +1 802 253 8358
 

About The Current:
The Current offers year-round education opportunities for youth and adults, hosts monthly public talks and programs, and produces major contemporary exhibitions and installations featuring the work of internationally-, nationally-, and locally-recognized artists. Our goal is to make the visual arts inclusive and accessible to all, regardless of socioeconomic status. Our exhibitions and events are open to the public, free of charge. We offer tuition assistance and full scholarships to ensure artists of all ages are able to participate in our classes.
 

Sponsors of the 2025 Summer Opening Festival include:
The Alchemist Brewery and The Alchemist Foundation
The Ashley Family Foundation
Cushman Design Group
Drs. Leslie Abrahmson + Fred Rossman
Diane Arnold + Dean Goodermote
Dr. Frank + Mrs. Elaine Ittleman
Genser Insurance
Gunnel Clarke + John DeVillars
Mountain View Vacations
Spruce Peak Cares
The Oakland Foundation
Town of Stowe
Union Bank
Vermont Arts Council & National Endowment for the Arts
 

In-Kind support includes:
The Alchemist Brewery
Ben & Jerry’s
Commodities
Floor Coverings International of Vermont
Green Mountain Inn
Piecasso
Stackpole & French Law Offices
The Stowe Reporter / Stowetoday.com
 

The Current is your center for contemporary art. Exhibitions of acclaimed international and emerging artists. Adult and youth art classes and private lessons. School tours, film screenings, lectures, outdoor exhibitions, and summer art camps. All brought to you through the generous support of our sponsors, our grantors, and members like you.

Gallery Hours: 10am-5pm, Monday - Friday, Saturday 10am-3pm
Office Hours: 9am-5pm, Monday - Friday
thecurrentnow.org
+1 802 253 8358