The Chaffee Art Center is a community art center operated by the Rutland Area Art Association.
The Chaffee Art Center invites all art and craft vendors to apply to our 59th Annual Art in the Park Festivals. The 2020 Summer Art in the Park Festival will take place on Saturday, August 8 and Sunday, August 9. The Fall Foliage Art in the Park will be Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11. Both festivals will be held in our beautiful Main Street Park, at the Junction of Routes 4 & 7 in the heart of Rutland, Vermont.
The shows draw from all over Vermont plus tourists who travel Routes 4 & 7, with estimated attendance of over 6,000. Locals and tourists enjoy visiting the festivals to purchase gifts, enjoy the live music, and sample the specialty foods available.