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Arts News for July 18, 2019
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Two Years in Tree Time
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SiteTime : Cordwood : Slumping
Photo by Renee Greenlee. |
"Although separate and without eye contact, we felt connected, just like trees connect and create a complex system. Slumping was a meditation on tree time--nature can't be rushed, only observed and joined."
So said Erika Senft Miller about the opening performance for
SiteTime : Cordwood in October 2017. The installation in the Council's Sculpture Garden made by Erika, Nancy Winship Milliken, and Michael Zebrowski has changed since then. The final iteration,
Sharing, is on display in the Garden and the Spotlight Gallery. Time lapse video, screen prints, and other artifacts are up through August 30.
Find out more in this week's featured story,
Sliding Into Tree Time.
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John Killacky: Arts and the Creative Economy
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Photo by Frederic Silberman.
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John Killacky has been a passionate advocate and supporter of the arts in Vermont for more than a decade. Now that the Vermont legislative season is over, Rep. Killacky has been getting out into the community--particularly to arts events.
In a recent commentary published in The Other Paper, John noted that he was reminded on his road trips of "how essential cultural organizations are to the vitality of each of their communities, and how the arts are, in fact, economic drivers in urban and rural economic development."
In the article, John cites a recent Vermont Creative Network study showing that the creative economy in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom employs 3,327 individuals, 9.4% of the workforce of 35,500. He also states that "As a legislator, I feel Vermont can do more for the arts."
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Levitt AMP Music Series Grant
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Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series at Dog Mountain.
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The third season of the
Levitt AMP St. Johnsbury Music Series is underway, promising a full lineup of national and regional acts throughout the summer. This successful program held at Dog Mountain is funded, in part, by the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation.
The Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for its 2020 music series. Funding is available to small and mid-sized towns and cities across the U.S. Fifteen grantees will be awarded $25,000 each in matching funds to produce a free outdoor concert series. Grant applications are due by September 20.
Find more information about Levitt AMP grants.
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Registration is open for the
Vermont Community Leadership Summit on August 12. Register to share success stories, gain new skills, and build a vision for the future of community leadership in Vermont.
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Vermont Arts Council Executive Director
Karen Mittelman will present a reading during
Bookstock 2019. The festival takes place from July 26 to 28 in Woodstock.
Learn more.
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Our Town Grants support projects that integrate arts, culture, and design activities into efforts that strengthen communities by advancing local economic, physical, and/or social outcomes. the deadline is August 8
Find out how to apply.
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Dorset Theatre Festival
through July 27
Dorset
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Cold Hollow Sculpture Park
July 20
Enosburg Falls
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Clemmons Family Farm
July 20
Charlotte
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Bryan Memorial Gallery
July 20
Jeffersonville
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multiple venues
July 20 to 28
Stowe
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Persons Auditorium
Marlboro College
July 20 and 21
Marlboro
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Brattleboro Music & Arts Center
July 20
Brattleboro
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Grange Theatre
July 18 to 20
South Pomfret
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Northern Daughters Gallery
July 18 to August 31
Vergennes
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Old West Church
July 21
Calais
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Shelburne Farms
July 21
Shelburne
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Wardsboro Town Hall
July 20
Wardsboro
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Bridge Street and other locations
July 19 and 20
Waitsfield
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Soapbox Arts
July 20
Burlington
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Brownington Congregational Church
July 21
Brownington
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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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