Snake House VT is dedicated to supporting underrepresented artists through exhibitions, performances, screenings, and other events and projects.
We promote the exchange of ideas through unique programming, embracing work that presents challenging and provocative contemporary content that is outside of, or directly eschews, the predominant commercial system.
Recognizing that many existing systems of power, including arts organizations, grant privilege and access unequally, we seek to engage with artists and their work without regard to, and with respect of, their race, class, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, gender identity & expression, geography, citizenship status, religion and mental or physical ability.
We love discourse that disposes of patriarchal and antiquated hegemonies, and the radical notion that art can be a space for equity and difficulty, quiet success and epic failure. We also love a good sense of humor.
Our projects include Single Channel VT which explores the moving image and time based media through Artist Curated Screenings and an Annual Video Festival.
Artist Curated Screenings highlight the history, practitioners, and genres of the moving image and time based media. Each event showcases the work of an artist who also presents the work of another artist they are inspired by, or in conversation with.
The Annual Video Festival is a curatorial project where we invite submissions through an international open call. Over a two day period we present work that responds to current themes and discourses in time based media.
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- Single Channel International Video Festival 2024 screening
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- Shori Sims, “Two Story Home”. 2023. Video still, image courtesy of the artist.
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- Sawsan AlSaraf, “Tomorrow you will become a magic ney, I said but you did not hear me.” 2017. Video still, image courtesy of the artist.
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- Lisa Crafts, “Portrait of Atmospheric Scientist.” 2018. Animation still, image courtesy of the artist.
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- Kate Donnelly, “Lift”. 2022. Performance still, image courtesy of the artist.
