The Shelburne Museum Fall 2015 symposium considers our relationship to working landscapes in an exploration of our historical, artistic, literary and personal relationships to place. Held in conjunction with the special exhibition Eyes on the Land.
Eyes on the Land is a partnership between the Vermont Land Trust, the Shelburne Museum, owners of conserved land, and visual artists. This unique project explores how our landscape can be viewed and experienced through a variety of artistic lenses.
Thirteen Vermont artists have been connected with conserved properties that represent the breadth of the Vermont Land Trust’s work throughout the state: dairy operations, vegetable farms, working forests, riverways, and recreational public lands. Artists have been given a year to develop a relationship with their property. Working with differing mediums and aesthetic approaches (painting, video, photography, conceptual art, and environmental sculpture), the artists are each creating a "visual essay" that explores their personal response to these protected places.
