Vermont artist Woody Jackson's black and white cows have traveled all over the world-on the sides of Ben & Jerry's ice cream trucks and containers, on T-shirts, and note cards. Those cows are what many people envision when they think about Vermont. Jackson joins us to talk about his artwork and inspiration.

VPR's Jane Lindholm talks with Brent Bjorkman of the Folklife Center and painter Kathleen Kolb about the traveling exhibit, Art of Action.

More than 150 people attended an emotional meeting in Rutland Tuesday night to decide the future of the Chaffee Art Center.

The solid mass of "blue states" in the northeast spells concern for Republicans and we examine what can be learned from these trends. Also, issues of social class are explored through a theater performance, and artists transform old books into sculptural pieces in a provocative exhibit.

There's a big difference between earning minimum wage and making enough to live comfortably, or even make ends meet.  Many Vermonters struggle while making much more than minimum wage. Colin Robinson is director of the Vermont Livable Wage Campaign. Art Woolf is an associate professor of economics at the University of Vermont and principal in Northern Economic Consulting. They spoke with VPR's Jane Lindholm about getting by on low wages.

Everyone knows the photobooth experience. You sit down, alone or with some friends, the machine snaps some pictures, you wait a tantalizing three minutes, and out pops the strip of photos, saved for posterity. Vermont photographer Nakki Goranin celebrates this medium in her new book, "American Photobooth". Goranin spoke with VPR's Neal Charnoff.

The Vermont Ballet Theater School is bringing their full-length production of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker to the Flynn Mainstage.

The artistic accomplishments of five women artists of Vermont are on display at Rutland's Chaffee Art Center.

More and more seniors are turning to adult day centers as a way to remain independent. The centers offer daily respite for caregivers, and provide meals, activities, and in Vermont, medical services. However, funding is a challenge. Medicaid covers a majority of expenses, but a recent MetLife study cites Vermont as having the highest adult day costs in the country. We look at what those numbers mean, and how adult day centers fit into the future of elderly care.

Authorities in Burlington say they've suspended their search for a sailor missing in Lake Champlain since last weekend.