BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) – A longtime Brattleboro, Vt., art gallery is closing, another victim of the slow economy.

Members of the nonprofit Windham Art Gallery say they will close at the end of this month.

The gallery opened 20 years ago, when a group of area artists joined to create a public space where they could show their work.

The gallery gets its income from selling art work, from state and federal grants and a fundraising campaign. All were down.

The gallery will close, but organizers tell the Brattleboro Reformer the Windham Art Gallery will continue to operate as a group. Artists hope to organize traveling exhibitions in the future.
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Information from: Brattleboro Reformer

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