Image: Chandler Gallery, Randolph, St. Johnsbury
Chandler Center for the Arts is presenting ‘Bringing It All Together: From Then To Now,’ a retrospective of Vermont artist Phil Godenschwager at Chandler Gallery in Randolph. The exhibition opened on July 25, 2026, and remains on view through September 6, coinciding with the 34th Annual New World Festival. It is free and open to the public.
The exhibition brings together work from across Godenschwager’s decades-long career, including stained glass, sculpture, ink drawings and photographs documenting large-scale public sculptures. Rather than focusing on a single medium, the presentation is intended as a broad survey of the artist’s creative range and working methods.
Among the works listed by Chandler are a six-sided glass gazebo, a presidential-themed putting green and a selection of three-dimensional sculptures. The exhibition also includes intricate ink drawings that reflect Godenschwager’s roots in cartooning and illustration, alongside photographs of several landmark public projects. Together, the works trace an artistic practice that moves between architectural forms, objects, drawing and public-scale sculpture.
The show is part of Chandler Center for the Arts’ visual-arts program. The Randolph nonprofit presents exhibitions alongside live music, theater, comedy, community events and youth programs. Its gallery schedule lists regular hours from Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.; the venue will also be open during the New World Festival on September 6. The exhibition’s public reception took place on the opening date from 5 to 7 p.m.
A related fundraising initiative centers on Godenschwager’s stained-glass work ‘Who Owns the Sun?,’ created in 1996. Chandler says the artist donated the window to support future renovations and the sustainability of the gallery. According to the gallery’s published description, the work incorporates scrap glass shards and a painted and fused glass head, and was made from a salvaged stained-glass window rescued from a New York City church. It measures 28 inches wide by 27 inches high and is being offered through a raffle hosted by Chandler Center for the Arts.
The retrospective’s final scheduled day is September 6, when Chandler’s New World Festival runs from noon until 11 p.m. The gallery is located at Chandler Center for the Arts, 71 North Main Street, Randolph, Vermont.
