Sweet
On view in the Nuquist Gallery, May 1-July 31
Curator tour on Saturday, July 10 at 1 pm

​Sweet, curated by The Front gallery co-founder Glen Coburn-Hutcheson, explores the question: What does it mean for a painting, or any other work of art, to be “sweet”? Is it a good thing? How has our taste changed and stayed constant over the past 125 years since the T.W. Wood Gallery's founding? Sweet has its genesis in the genre paintings of Thomas Waterman Wood—including the newly acquired work, “In the Jelly Jar”—with the speculation that they may be too sweet for some contemporary viewers. Yet a quality of sweetness remains present, if transformed, in the art practice of six contemporary Vermont artists: Lois Eby, PJ Desrochers, Monica DiGiovanni, Deluxe Unlimited, Sam Talbot-Kelly, and Cheryl Betz. The works in Sweet present alternatives, critiques, and new tastes to sample and consider.