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Arts News for May 24, 2018
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Explore the Art Studios of Vermont
The forecast calls for creativity this holiday weekend, as art and craft studios across Vermont open their doors for the Vermont Crafts Council's
Spring Open Studio Weekend. This annual event, supported, in part, by a grant from the Vermont Arts Council, attracts visitors from the entire New England area.
The self-guided tour will include more than 179 sites featuring the work of glassblowers, jewelers, printmakers, potters, furniture makers, weavers, ironworkers, painters, sculptors, quilt makers, and wood carvers. Many participating galleries will host talks and feature special exhibits in conjunction with this event.
The Vermont landscape is bursting with new growth. Now is the perfect time to get out and travel some unexplored back roads, discover a new artist, and find the perfect work of art to add to your collection. Create an adventure!
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Council Increases Support for Individual Artists
Creation Grants offer artists the time, space, and materials essential to developing fresh ideas and exploring new directions in their work. Beginning this June, the Arts Council has increased Creation Grant awards from $3,000 to $4,000.
"When we provide direct support to artists they, in turn, give us the inspiration and transcendence that we all need in our lives," commented Executive Director Karen Mittelman. "Those shifts in perspective that allow us to see, feel, and imagine beyond our personal joys and struggles are central to the arts and vital for the survival of our shared civic life."
The increase will take effect in the current grant season, and applications are due June 28. Find out how to apply.
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School's (Almost) Out for Summer!
When the school year comes to a close, kids need some splashing-in-the-water and soaking-up-the-sun time. But how about some creative exploration time? There are numerous arts camps across the state offering everything from "Flash Mobs & Pop-Up" to "Claymation & Comics," with some "Big & Messy" fun along the way.
Below are some of the Vermont arts organizations with excellent children's programs. Take a look. You might just wish you were a kid again!
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South Pomfret
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Burlington
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Johnson
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Stowe
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Strafford
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Brattleboro
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Woodstock
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Manchester
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Morrisville
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Vermont Museums Welcome Military Families
This summer, museums in Vermont will offer free admission to the nation's active duty military personnel and their families as part of the Ninth Annual Blue Stars Museum program. Blue Star Museums is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in collaboration with Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums nationwide. Free admission will be available from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day.
Currently, 13 Vermont museums are participating, and the organizers hope to see that number grow. Museums interested in participating should email
bluestarmuseums@arts.gov.
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Bismark State College and Humanities North Dakota invite submissions of new, ten-minute plays that engage with the question "What Happened to the American Dream?"
Get the details.
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Studio Place Arts (SPA) encourages artists to submit a proposal for solo or small group shows to be considered for the 2019 season. The deadline is
June 15.
More information.
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Vermont Arts 2018 Featured Events
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ArtisTree Community Arts Center
May 25
South Pomfret
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Walker Farm
through May 26
Weston
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Town Hall Theatre
May 25
Woodstock
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multiple venues
May 24 to June 10
multiple locations
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River Arts
through June 19
Morrisville
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Middlebury College Museum of Art
May 25 to August 12
Middlebury
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Downtown Bennington
May 26
Bennington
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Bennington Museum
May 27
Bennington
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Dorset Playhouse
May 25, 26, 27
Dorset
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Brandon Artists Guild
through June 26
Brandon
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Brandon Music
June 2
Brandon
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The Organ Barn
May 27
Guilford
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T.W. Wood Gallery
through June 29
Montpelier
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Highland Center for the Arts
June 7
Greendboro
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Brattleboro Music Center
June 9 and 10
Brattleboro
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Where Goodness Gets You
"We support what enriches our lives - and our community arts organizations deserve appropriate facilities." That's one of the ideas Executive Director Mary Greene put forth when she told us the success story of the Brattleboro Music Center. The facility is beautiful, well equipped, and of service to the community. Mary offers her perspective in this week's Featured Story, "
A Classic(al) Example."
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The Vermont Arts Council is funded, in part, by a grant from the
National Endowment for the Arts
, which requires a 1:1 match from the Vermont State Legislature. Council grants, programs, and statewide arts promotion would not be possible without the critical funding provided by these government agencies.
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