North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show
North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show
NBOSS 2025
Artist Application Now Open
Outdoor Sculptures Throughout Bennington
The North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show’s mission is to encourage and share the creative, inclusive and democratic nature of outdoor sculpture with the public.
The annual North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture Show (NBOSS) highlights the work of local and regional artists in the center of the Village of North Bennington and at the Bennington Museum.
Applications for artists open at the beginning of every year and close mid-April. The Opening Reception is free and open to the public, and takes place on 48 Main Street in North Bennington, VT.
Mark your calendar today and join our Opening Reception and Party on Saturday, June 28th 2025, anytime between 4-8 PM!
You’re Invited!
NBOSS 2025
Sculptures, Hotdogs & PBR since 1997
Saturday, June 28
4:00 PM - 8:00 PM
48 Main Street, North Bennington, VT 05257
This event is accessible, free and open to the public.
NBOSS Party & Opening Reception
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VAE Campus
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Sculpture Tours
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Artist Meet-and-Greet
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Live Music
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Local Food and Beverages
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Community Celebration
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Family Friendly
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SAVE THE DATE!
28 years of NBOSS!
Historical documentary by the Bennington Museum
Meet the Curator
NBOSS Collaborators, Sponsors & Supporters
What our Community is Saying
“This is my third time to show in NBOSS. I am amazed at the energy and the wonderful setting for NBOSS and especially for Joe's generous way of working...and great organizing.
What I find most wonderful is that public space is being used for this event and works well within the community. It is a large undertaking and adds a very good reason (along with many other reasons) to make sure to get to Bennington during Summer and early Fall season.”
— Charlet Davenport, participating sculptor from Woodstock VT
“I look forward to the North Bennington Sculpture show every year! It is a wonderful exhibition and a sublime example of how art connects and creates community.”
— S.M. North Bennington Resident and attendee
“I often say that the North Bennington Outdoor Sculpture show is one of my favorite cultural summer events in Vermont.
Even though the opening is a local event, people from other places would want to come and take part in it because there is such a sense of community, but that community isn’t defined by geographic boundaries. It’s just you, being there and taking part in it. I would say that anybody who enjoys the arts would be willing to make the trip here and also see a multitude of other sculpture and art venues, all within a one-hour radius.”
— Jamie Franklin, Curator at The Bennington Museum
