Upcoming Events:
May 21st, 7-9pm: Third Thursday Figure Drawing
Join us for our monthly figure drawing session! We’ll have an experienced nude art model doing a series of short and long poses.
Price: $20 person. Please bring your own supplies and materials (no photography). Snacks and beverages available. There will several large drawing boards available.
10 artists max—in order to attend, please contact host Phil Bowman to RSVP at qbird8@gmail.com.
June 7th, 5pm: FILM CLUB
PRINCESS MONONOKE (1997) written & directed by Hayao Miyazaki.
A Japanese animated historical fantasy film set in the Muromachi period of Japanese history, the film follows Ashitaka, a young Emishi prince who journeys west to cure his cursed arm and becomes embroiled in the conflict between the forest of the gods and a nearby town—as well as the feud between Lady Eboshi, the town's leader, and San, a human girl raised by wolves.
Gallery opens at 4pm; film begins at 5pm sharp. Informal discussion to follow.
Run time: 133 min.
Rated PG-13 for depictions of stylized but graphic scenes of combat and demonic possession. May not be appropriate for very young children. Viewers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
June 18th, 7-9pm: Third Thursday Figure Drawing
Join us for our monthly figure drawing session! We’ll have an experienced nude art model doing a series of short and long poses.
Price: $20 person. Please bring your own supplies and materials (no photography). Snacks and beverages available. There will several large drawing boards available.
10 artists max—in order to attend, please contact host Phil Bowman to RSVP at qbird8@gmail.com.
July 5th, 5pm: FILM CLUB
A GIRL WALKS HOME AT NIGHT (2014) directed by Ana Lily Amirpour.
Promoted as the first Iranian vampire Western, A GIRL WALKS HOME AT NIGHT takes place in the fictional Iranian ghost-town "Bad City" and depicts the doings of a lonesome, skateboarding vampire. Preying primarily on menacing misogynists, the protagonist (Sheila Vand) slinks through the streets of “Bad City,” maintaining her own code of moral justice deep into the hours of darkness. But when she meets Arash (Arash Marandi), a down-and-out hipster, she finds her thirst for blood quenched by his companionship.
Gallery opens at 4pm; film begins at 5pm sharp. Informal discussion to follow.
Run time: 101 min. Rated R for violence and drug use. 18+ unless accompanied by an adult.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
July 16th, 7-9pm: Third Thursday Figure Drawing
Join us for our monthly figure drawing session! We’ll have an experienced nude art model doing a series of short and long poses.
Price: $20 person. Please bring your own supplies and materials (no photography). Snacks and beverages available. There will several large drawing boards available.
10 artists max—in order to attend, please contact host Phil Bowman to RSVP at qbird8@gmail.com.
July 19th, 5-8pm: Opening Reception for SCRIPTIVE, Illuminations & Calligraphic Works by Candace Jensen & Sarah La Puerta.
Previous Events:
May 10th, 5pm: FILM CLUB
Pierrot le Fou (1965) dir. by Jean-Luc Godard.
From the master of French New Wave cinema, a romantic crime drama starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina. Godard's tenth feature film, the plot follows Ferdinand, an unhappily married man, as he escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean sea with Marianne, a young woman chased by OAS hit men from Algeria.
Run time: 110 min. Rated PG13. Color. French audio with English subtitles.
Gallery opens at 4pm; film begins at 5pm sharp. Informal discussion to follow.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
April 16th, 7-9pm: Third Thursday Figure Drawning
April 4th: 5pm: Film Club (NOTE: typically this event takes place every first Sunday; this month we’ve shifted it to Saturday due to Easter).
Brazil (1985) Directed by Terry Gilliam.
Sam Lowry (Jonathan Pryce) is a harried technocrat in a futuristic society that is needlessly convoluted and inefficient. He dreams of a life where he can fly away from technology and overpowering bureaucracy, and spend eternity with the woman of his dreams. While trying to rectify the wrongful arrest of one Harry Buttle (Brian Miller), Lowry meets the woman he is always chasing in his dreams, Jill Layton (Kim Greist). Meanwhile, the bureaucracy has fingered him responsible for a rash of terrorist bombings, and Sam and Jill's lives are put in danger.
Run time: 142 minutes. Rated R.
Gallery open at 4:00pm, snacks & refreshments etc.
Film begins at 5pm sharp, informal discussion to follow.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
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Sunday, April 12th, 5 - 9pm:
ANALOG 4 EVA Opening Reception
ANALOG 4 EVA is a group exhibition of film photography from Vermont and beyond, curated by Benjamin Aleshire. Down with A.I. slop, and long live the old ways! Featuring work on silver gelatin, wet plate collodion, cyanotype, color film, and more by Jordan Douglas, Hannah Carpenter Pitkin, Kevin Bubriski, Steve Schaub, Nick Grandchamp, Jon Testa, Kat Hall St. Peter, Eddy Pula, Clare Welsh, and Albo Greene.
Free, snacks and refreshments, etc.
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April 16, 7-9pm: Third Thursday Figure Drawing
Join us for our monthly figure drawing session! We’ll have an experienced nude art model doing a series of short and long poses.
Price: $20 person. Please bring your own supplies and materials (no photography). Snacks and beverages available.
10 artists max—in order to attend, please contact host Phil Bowman to RSVP at qbird8@gmail.com.
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Open Studios!
VT Craft Council’s Open Studio Weekend: May 23rd and 24th, 10am - 5pm. More details TBA.
March 1: First Sunday Film Club
Yojimbo (1961) directed by Akira Kurosawa.
Gallery open at 4:00pm, snacks & refreshments etc.
Film begins at 5pm sharp, informal discussion to follow.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
Feb. 1st: 5:00pm: First Sunday Film Club
DAISIES (1966) written & directed by Věra Chytilová.
Widely regarded as a milestone of the Czechoslovak New Wave movement, the film follows two young women, both named Marie, as they engage in a series of bizarre and anarchic pranks. Originally conceived as a satire of bourgeois decadence, the film critiques societal norms and those who rigidly adhere to rules. Chytilová described the film as "a necrologue about a negative way of life." Daisies also subverts traditional gender stereotypes, redefining its heroines on their own terms. The film is noted for its critique of Communism, censorship, and patriarchy, and it was banned from theaters and export in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.
Run time: 76 minutes.
Gallery open at 4:00pm, snacks & refreshments etc.
Film begins at 5pm sharp, informal discussion to follow.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
Thurs. Feb. 19th, 7-9pm: Third Thursday Figure Drawing, hosted by Phil Bowman
**UPDATE: There has been a high amount of interest and this session is now FULL. We may be able to accomodate a few more people; if you’d like to get on the waitlist and/or RSVP for our March 19th session, please contact Phil Bowman at qbird8@gmail.com
Join us for our first monthly figure drawing session! We’ll have an experienced nude art model doing a series of short and long poses.
Price: $20 person. Please bring your own supplies and materials (no photography). Snacks and beverages available.
10 artists max.
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Jan. 4th, 5:00pm: First Sunday Film Club
WILD AT HEART (1990) written & directed by David Lynch.
A neo-noir black comedy with a stellar cast (Nicolas Cage and Laura Dern star, with Willem Dafoe, Diane Ladd, Crispin Glover, Isabelle Rosselini, and Harry Dean Stanton in supporting roles) which follows Sailor Ripley (Cage) and Lula Fortune (Dern), a young couple on the run from Lula’s domineering mother and the criminals she hires to kill Sailor. Winner of the Palme d’Or at Cannes, the film was controversial for its sexual and violent content, but has since been reevaluated by critics as a gem from the American surrealist master, David Lynch (1946-2025).
Run time: 124 min.
Rated R.
Gallery open at 4:00pm, snacks & refreshments etc.
Film begins at 5pm sharp, informal discussion to follow.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
Dec. 7th, 5:00pm: First Sunday Film Club
PARASITE (2019) directed by Bong Joon Ho.
One by one, the members of a destitute family insinuate themselves into the household staff of a wealthy couple living in oblivious privilege. By turns darkly hilarious and heart-wrenching, Parasite (2019) showcases a modern master at the top of his game. Internationally acclaimed and almost universally praised, the film received numerous accolades, including the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival and Academy Award wins for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best International Feature Film (South Korea).
Rated R.
Run time: 132 min.
Gallery open at 4:00pm, snacks & refreshments etc.
Film begins at 5pm sharp, informal discussion to follow.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
Thurs, Dec 11 the gallery will be CLOSED.
Sunday, January 4th, 5:00pm: First Sunday Film Club
Friday, March 20th, 2026
OOTSE (Order of the Spectral Ermine)—more details to come!
April, 2026: Group Exhibit: ANALOG FOREVER
May, 2026: Open Studio Weekend TBA
June, 2026: Duo Exhibit TBA.
September, 2026: Member’s Show TBA.
October, 2026: Open Studio Weekend TBA.
April 2027: Group Show TBA.
PAST EVENTS:
Oct. 4th & 5th: Open Studio Weekend
10am - 5pm. Aleshire Gallery will be an official site during the VT Craft Council’s Open Studios. Swing by to view the current exhibition and see some analog photography in action, with darkroom demos, a name-your-own-price print rummage sale, snacks & refreshments.
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Oct. 26th: Botanical Photo Workshop BORSCHT EDITION
1-4pm at Epsilon Spires, 190 Main Street in Brattleboro VT
Cost: $60 (all materials and nourishing Borscht meal included)
To attend, register at https://www.epsilonspires.org/event-info/botanical-photography-workshop-borscht-edition
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Nov. 2nd, 5:00pm: First Sunday Film Club
Stealing Beauty (1996) dir. Bernardo Bertolucci. A criminally undersung gem of Gen-X cinema, Stealing Beauty stars a young Liv Tyler as an American who arrives at an artist’s villa near Siena to stay with friends of her recently deceased mother. A lush film about a young poet’s awakening desire and the search for her true father, Stealing Beauty walked so Call Me By Your Name could run. Jeremy Irons and Rachel Weisz also deliver outstanding performances in this international co-production between Italy, France, and the UK.
Doors at 4:30pm, snacks & refreshments etc, film begins 5pm sharp.
Suggested donation $5 - $10.
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GRAND OPENING: Sunday, Sep. 21st, 5-8pm!
Stay tuned for more info about upcoming gallery openings, workshops, movie screenings, poetry readings, and more. For the latest, follow us on Instagram at @aleshiregallery.
Interested in hosting your event at Aleshire Gallery? Contact Creative Director Benjamin Aleshire at benaleshire@gmail.com.
Open Studios
Aleshire Gallery will be an official site during the VT Craft Council’s Open Studios events, Oct. 4 & 5 from 10am - 4pm, 2025.