Bennington Area Creative Scene
Bennington, Vermont is ranked #4 in the country as "most arts vibrant community" with populations up to 50,000 people
- Data Arts at SMU
"Bennington, a jumble of artsy shops and cafés that have a jittery beat-poet buzz, spiced up with some highly regarded museums"
- Yankee Magazine
Bennington Museum exhibit named The Best Art of 2014 "This year's best exhibitions ranged from the eagerly awaited blockbusters to pleasant surprises all throughout the country"
- Wall Street Journal
"Inclusive and sincere direction is the tone for the 17th annual North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit"
- Artscope, New England's Culture Mag
Arts
Bennington Performing Arts Center
BPAC is downtown Bennington’s cultural cornerstone. It is home to two resident theater companies: Oldcastle Theatre Company, a professional regional theater company, and Bennington Community Theater, devoted to creating community through theater. In addition, we offer educational opportunities through classes and lecture series as well as a wide variety of arts programming. BPAC is a community space for arts enrichment and celebration of our diversity. Go to bpacvt.org/calendar to see what’s coming up next. Or call us at 802.447.0564.
Berkshire Dance Theatre
Established in 1982, Berkshire Dance Theatre, Inc. is a 501c-3 non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the joy of dance, music and art to our surrounding communities.
At BDT our students acquire a love for dance, music and art that will last a lifetime. We aim to develop the mind and body while kindling the imagination, developing coordination, and encouraging a confident and outgoing personality.
Dollhouse and Toy Museum
Museum features miniatures of all sorts, dolls, dollhouses, puppets and now has an exhibit called Vermont MoMA (galleries of all types of art in miniature!)