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After 38 years as Middlebury's flagship arts center, the Vermont State Craft Center (VSCC) at Frog Hollow closed Jan. 31 as a result of declining sales.
Although the VSCC will sell its building on Mill Street, it will continue to offer arts education classes in a venue to be determined.
A severe dip in art sales, coupled with waning support from the state as a result of the statewide budget deficit, contributed to the VSCC's decision to close the Middlebury store.
The Middlebury operation served as the flagship gallery for the VSCC. The decision to close the storefront came in early January after the nationwide economic crisis prompted a particularly sluggish holiday shopping season.
What began as an organization with three gallery locations will now be served solely by the VSCC's storefront on Church Street in Burlington. The VSCC's store in Manchester closed seven months ago, also due to a severe decline in art sales.
More than 300 Vermont artists are members of the craft center, which has provided a central venue for local art since 1971.
After 38 years of service, Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center has closed its doors due to declining sales
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