Burlington City Arts

06/23/2026

🧑‍🎨Make this your most creative summer yet by diving into a Summer Class at BCA Studios! Starting July 9, you can learn to DIY with our six-week introduction to Screenprinting series that will show you how to design and print your own t-shirts, posters, and more. You’ll explore a variety of techniques on how to transfer and print images using hand-drawn, photographic, or borrowed imagery on a variety of surfaces too. We’ll provide the studio equipment and basic supplies, just bring your own screen or rent one through us!

🌄Also launching on July 9, is our Landscapes class is the perfect place to hone your drawing and painting skills with a variety of materials from graphite pencils to both watercolor and water-soluble oils. Learn to create a compelling landscape painting, while developing skills in composition, color mixing, form, and color theory.

🔗Only a few spots remain for both six-week classes! Leap over to https://bit.ly/4eBREKf to register for Screenprinting or Landscapes both running on Thursday evenings July 9-August 13 from 6-8:30 PM!

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06/22/2026

🎥Roll camera! We’re back for another installment of BCA’s Community Room Close-ups, a short series where we take you on a tour of our newest event space at BCA Studios on 405 Pine Street.

BCA’s Festival and Event Coordinator Elizabeth Indorato returns to showcase all the bells and whistles of the South Ends Arts District’s new multi-use rental space.

✨️In our third installment, Elizabeth dazzles us with a vivacious demonstration of the Community Room’s professional grade AV and lighting system perfect for any special celebration–from karaoke birthday bashes to album release parties to wedding banquets! Tune in next time when we take you behind the scenes of our full commercial kitchen.

🔗When you rent this space, you support the arts so head to https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/rent-our-spaces to learn more about hosting your next gathering at the Community room and schedule your tour with Elizabeth today.

06/18/2026

🎉We’re kicking off Juneteenth weekend with another installment of Family Art Saturday this Saturday, June 20 from 11 AM – 1 PM! ⁠
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Bring your littles to the fourth floor of the BCA Center for an all-ages art making activity taking inspiration from our current Spring exhibitions “Human Impact: Contemporary Art and Our Environment” and “What’s the Difference? Sculptural Ideas.” Together we’ll explore processes and materials used by the exhibiting artists to make our own works of art! ⁠
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As always Family Art Saturday is open to all ages! Advanced registration is encouraged and drop-ins are always welcome. Head over to https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/event/family-art-saturday-34
to register and learn more and we’ll see you on Saturday for all the Juneteenth celebrations! ⁠
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Human Impact: Contemporary Art and Our Environment is supported in part by the Public Humanities Labs Initiative on Migration through the Axinn Center for the Humanities at , , Gund Institute for Environment, , and . BCA's spring exhibitions are supported in part by the Maslow Family Foundation. Hospitality sponsor: . Burlington City Arts is supported in part by & .

06/17/2026

💦 Grab your raincoat, it’s going to be a wet weekend ahead and it’s your last chance to take in our Spring exhibitions on view through Saturday June 20!

On the first floor, “Human Impact” examines our evolving connection with the environment during the ecological tipping point in which we find ourselves. Featured national and internationally recognized artists – , , .inst, , Kari Greer, , , and – invite us to consider our own powerful influence over the natural world and how we may reimagine our place within it. ⁠

Make your way to the second floor and let the hot pink walls lure you in to view “What’s the Difference?”, where you’ll be delighted by the vibrant three-dimensional works of artists and . Williams and Della Lucia leverage line, color, and form to challenge viewers to reconsider how contemporary sculpture manipulates our perceptions of space and forces us to interact with it in a different way.

Across the hallway, Iranian artist invites us to explore the psychology of displacement and migration. Drawing inspiration from fleeing her home country of Iran, Asgharpour utilizes a combination of painting, printmaking, and a series of poems and short writings to create a unified visual language to tell her story.

Sprint to the gallery! Our Spring exhibits are only on view through Saturday June 20. Stop by during our open hours this week - Wednesday and Saturday 12-8 PM and Thursday, Friday 12-5 PM! Get all the details on our current exhibitions when you head to https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/exhibitions

Human Impact: Contemporary Art and Our Environment is supported in part by the Public Humanities Labs Initiative on Migration through the Axinn Center for the Humanities at , , Gund Institute for Environment, , and . BCA's spring exhibitions are supported in part by the Maslow Family Foundation. Hospitality sponsor: . Burlington City Arts is supported in part by & . ⁠

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06/16/2026

✨️Get ready to boogie as we light up City Hall Park for a very special Juneteenth edition of our Twilight Concert series on Saturday, June 20 from 6-9 PM! 💙 ⁠
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📍Meet us in City Hall Park where opening act heats up the stage at 6 pm with a blend of African musical and dance traditions with a twist of Western pop and hip-hop influences. Representing Somalia, Congo, Tanzania, and Burundi, this group shows of their musical chops by performing in up to eight unique languages reflecting their journey from Africa to the America. ⁠
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👏🏽Next up, make some noise for award-winning, multi-digital media artist, musician, filmmaker and Boston native taking the stage at 7:30 pm! Rooted in hip-hop, his art is a continuous exploration of the black mind that tackles the political and personal. From winning five global film festivals to being named Musician of the Year for Boston’s Magazine’s Best of Boston in 2019, Cliff Notez is a brilliant artist you won’t want to miss! ⁠
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We’ll see you on the City Hall Park lawn on 6/20 for Juneteenth! Head to https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/events to check out our Twilight Concert Series and other ‘Summer in the City’ events!

Summer in the City is made possible in part thanks to Underwriters at the Pomerleau Family Foundation; Supporters , .are.myti, and ; and Community Partner

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06/15/2026

📸 They say you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. What better way to make life’s memories tangible then by diving into the world of Darkroom Photography as part of BCA’s Summer Adult Classes! ⁠
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🎞️ Join us on Wednesday nights (July 8-August 12 from 6-8:30 PM) and explore how to develop and process film in a traditional black and white darkroom while making your own silver gelatin prints. This six-week session will provide you with the tools to shoot on black and white film and create your own prints from start to finish. Bring your own manual 35mm or medium-format film camera and we’ll supply the rest! ⁠
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🔗 Ready to unlock the art of film photography? Head to https://secure.rec1.com/VT/burlington-vt/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTQyNzY1ODc= to book your spot before this class is sold out! ⁠
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06/11/2026

😎 Everybody dance now! Come out and cool off to the house and dubstep blended beats of Burlington based DJ and producer SLAYTT at our second Splash Dance of the season at City Hall Park this Saturday June 13 from 1-3 PM. ⁠
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🎶As part of BCA’s Summer in the City, Splash Dance invites kids and their caregivers to beat the heat every Saturday through 9/16 at our DJ-fueled dance party in City Hall Park’s interactive, wheelchair accessible splash fountain! Soak up the sun and fun while making a splash with friends, family, and community members alike. ⁠
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🔗Head over to https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/events to get all the details and to get the full scoop on all our Summer in the City programming! ⁠
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🎉 Upcoming Splash Dance Parties🎉⁠
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💦 June 13: SLAYTT ⁠
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💦 June 20: Juneteenth Splash Dance ⁠
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💦️ June 27: Loud Neighbors ⁠
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Summer in the City is made possible in part thanks to Underwriters at the Pomerleau Family Foundation; Supporters , .are.myti, and ; and Community Partner ⁠
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06/10/2026

🌻We may be eleven days out before the official first day of Summer but look around and you’ll notice the hallmarks of the season are all around. Lately we’ve been basking in the sunshine and feeling inspired by nature's vibrant outbursts much like this month’s Teaching Artist highlight, Camille Aylwin. We picked Camille’s brain recently on what makes her tick. ⁠
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BCA: How long have you been teaching at BCA? ⁠
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CA: This will be my first-year teaching Adult Art Classes & Summer Camp at BCA! I had my start teaching watercolor painting at the Heineberg Senior Center in Burlington six years ago and haven’t stopped teaching since. ⁠
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BCA: What medium(s) do you work in? ⁠
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CA: I mainly work in watercolor and acrylic paint but love to dabble in other mediums, too! Pastels, block printing, screen printing, handmade inks, etc. For me, switching mediums keeps the creativity flowing! ⁠
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BCA: What do you enjoy about teaching? ⁠
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CA: What I enjoy most about teaching is helping students follow their curiosity. Especially if it’s their first time trying a medium. It’s curiosity that allows them to make the first mark, takes them through the process and in the end, they might actually like what they made! ⁠
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🧑‍🎨 Embrace your creative spirit and jump into Camielle’s three-week Adult Pastels class on Thursday’s July 29-August 12, 6-8:30 pm. Learn methods of drawing with pastels, blending techniques, color mixing, with all materials provided! Get registered when you head to https://secure.rec1.com/VT/burlington-vt/catalog?filter=c2VhcmNoPTQyNzY1NDA=

06/10/2026

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06/09/2026

Party in the Gallery at Art Amplified this Wednesday, 6/10! ✨️

Pop into the BCA Center on Church Street this Wednesday, June 10, from 5-8 pm during your passeggiata stroll for the first Art Amplified of the season! Once a month, we'll be turning up the volume in the gallery with DJs, projections, live music, and a cash bar. Drop in on June 10 and catch Iva Mae setting the sonic landscape at 5 pm, with Otter Creek Band bringing some bluegrass groove at 6:30 pm. Get creative with our friends from Jonesville Print House and screen print your own t-shirt to commemorate the night. Grab your friends and come out to the BCA Center for a free and uniquely creative twist on a night on the town. More info at: https://www.burlingtoncityarts.org/event/art-amplified-featuring-otter-creek-and-iva-mae

BCA's Summer in the City programming is made possible in part thanks to Underwriters at the Pomerleau Family Foundation; Supporters Burlington Telecom, Myti, Soundtoys, and Lake Champlain Chocolates, and Community Partner American Flatbread Burlington & Mothership Brewery. Media Sponsors: Seven Days and WCAX.