Shawn Dumont Shawn DumontJuly-October 2026 Shawn Dumont is an artist, educator, and organizer based in Charlotte, Vermont, whose work grows out of a close connection to place, family, and community. Working across printmaking, installation, and collaborative projects, he explores how shared values take shape in the physical world, not as abstract ideas, but as something lived, built, and passed between people. His practice moves fluidly between studio work and public engagement, shaped as much by time spent teaching, parenting, and organizing as it is by time spent making. Much of Dumont’s recent work focuses on Vermont’s land-based culture, where stewardship, cooperation, and long-term responsibility are embedded in everyday life. His Peace Sign Project reflects this approach. What began as a simple act of documenting peace signs across the state with his children has grown into a book and exhibition, tracing a quiet but widespread visual language of care, resistance, and hope. Across his work, including his role in founding the Shelter Cultivation Project, teaching at Iskra Print Collective, and curating community-driven exhibitions, Dumont creates frameworks for participation that bring people into closer relationship with place and with one another. As noted by Art New England, his work reflects a “thoughtful approach to place-based artmaking.” Workshops
Allyson Cook Allyson CookJuly-September 2026 Based in South New Jersey, Allyson Cook (A.Lynne) is an artist, designer, and educator. For the past ten years she has taught graphic design at a public high school, a career that provides the ideal rhythm to pursue her dual passions as a fine artist and outdoor athlete. Allyson’s work explores the connection between dreams, memories and the natural world. Her work is rooted in en plein air observation. She primarily uses colored pencil on toned paper to create vibrant but soft imagery. Her process begins with a direct encounter with the land. Hiking with her art supplies is the norm, even through the backcountry. She often uses a stream-of-consciousness approach while weaving together observed plants, animals and landscapes. The results are sometimes surreal, reflecting dreams or shared memories that have been altered from a literal reality. This is Allyson’s second residency with the National Park Service. The first was at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve in 2024. Allyson is looking forward to her time at Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. Vermont has long been a cornerstone of her personal and creative life. She’s a Jersey girl, but has spent many summers on the shores of South Hero and many winter weekends skiing at Mount Snow. The Green Mountains have long been her favorite place to escape. Studio Hours
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Last updated: March 24, 2026