Art

Item Description

Nop's Old Barn, by Sandy Pierce

Acrylic on Canvas

16"x12"

Many of you may recognize this barn on Route 7, south of East Middlebury.  Its unique form and precarious structure turns heads as folks pass by.

Artist Sandy Pierce of Rochester delights in documenting these relics of active farming from year's past.  Sandy lives in Rochester, Vermont and has been an art teacher, painter, and craftswoman all of her life.  Sandy is the daughter of two artists and proud mother-in-law of Bridge School silo painter Chris Murray.

Note: the painting is still being finished. It will be delivered with a simple wood frame. No glass. 

Item can be picked up at Bridge School or shipped at highest bidders expense.

Item Special Note

The items available on our online auction will continue to be bid upon at our LIVE EVENT on June 7 from 5:30-8:30pm at the Bridge School in Middlebury, Vermont. 

When the online auction closes on June 5th the highest online bidders become "absentee bidders" and you will have a "Bid Clerk" representing you and your highest bid at the live event. We want to make sure you have a chance to take home an amazing art piece, even if you can't be present at the event. 

Details about the LIVE event: 

On Friday, June 7 from 5:30-8:30pm, Bridge School presents Bridge to Summer, a celebration of the Art of Learning and a summer salutation. Vermont’s own LC Jazz ensemble will play classic big band music at this community-wide outdoor event, which also features an online and live auction of original art and prints from local artists and supporters. The evening of dancing, bidding, dinner and sipping will also honor local artist Chris Murray’s Bridge School Silo Mural: “We’re different, we’re the same, we’re all beautiful!”

LC Jazz is a twenty-member, non-profit organization that believes in giving back to our community. Since 1992, the band has donated thousands to music scholarships at Vergennes, Mount Abraham, and Middlebury Union High Schools. Bridge to Summer will support the band’s mission, as well as kick off Bridge School’s Future 40 Capital Campaign, as the school approaches its 40th anniversary in 2020.

Admission $10 for adults at the door. Kids 12 and under free. Dinner from Sabai Sabai Thai available to purchase at affordable prices, with inexpensive, gluten, vegan, and vegetarian-friendly options. Shacksbury Cider and Red Clover Ale Company will sell adult beverages. Non-alcoholic drinks and dessert sold by Bridge School. Parking is available next door at Woodchuck Hard Cider.

Doors open at 5:30; music begins at 5:45.