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 The
Carving Studio and Sculpture Center is located at the head of two hundred
acres of former marble quarrying and manufacturing facilities. From the
early 19th century, skilled workers were recruited from Canada and Europe to
meet market demand for marble to build a new nation. The Green Mountains
were at the heart of the thriving stone industry. Vermont marble was shipped
around the country and world for buildings, monuments and sculpture. Many
employment opportunities existed for quarrying, fabricating and carving
stone, as well as in related supportive infrastructure.
 Today, inactive quarries and former manufacturing facilities offer a
fantastic landscape for the imagination. The Carving Studio and Sculpture
Center has expanded programming to include exploration of most sculptural
media. The former company store of the Vermont Marble Company serves as the
center for workshops, lectures, communal dinners and special events.
 A sculpture garden greets the first time visitor prior to their discovery of
site-specific installations mingled among post-industrial ruins. Workshop
participants work side by side with people of all ages and experience. Our
Artist in Residence program encourages exchange of technical skills and
aesthetic viewpoints with sculptors from around the world. One and two
person exhibitions in our Gallery feature artistic excellence in
contemporary sculpture.
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