Montpelier! Jericho and Plainfield have also been surprisingly artsy. But really it doesnt matter where you live, local shops are always looking for artists state-wide and there are a variety of levels, from the touristy art-gift shops in Burlington, stowe, and waitsfield, co-ops like thirty-odd, mid-level like rabble rouser in Montpelier, or the basic coffee shops, or endless craft fairs/farmers markets.