BarnArts began in 2012 as a grassroots effort to enhance the cultural life of our small rural community. We have since produced, presented, and conducted an ever-increasing variety of theatrical, musical, and community offerings. BarnArts enriches the entire region by providing opportunities to engage with the arts as both a viewer and active participant. Our slogan, “Building Community through Art” is the essence of our ongoing work to stimulate, challenge, and offer real opportunities for participating in arts.

Our annual programs include:

• Four Community Theater productions, including our popular 3-week BarnArts Summer Youth Theater camp for youth ages 8-18.
• Arts-in-Schools programming with visiting musicians, including our twice-yearly Global Music Residency which embeds international artists in our community for 6-10 days of school workshops and public events.
• Masquerade Jazz & Funk Winter Music Carnival, with local and regional professional artists performing with budding high school musicians.
• Feast and Field Music Series, an 18-week curated outdoor music series set on a working farm May-September with a world-class lineup that balances genre, gender, and race, and features international bands alongside our home-grown local talent.
• Barnard Street Dance, a free community event highlighting local talent and presented in partnership with town organizations.
• Holiday Cabaret, an intimate seasonal celebration of food and dancing with BarnArts singers and a swing band.
• Winter Carols, a free community celebration of local music, featuring adult and youth chorales who receive 5-weeks of free choral training with a professional conductor.

For updated programming info, please visit our website.