2022 Vermont Arts Awards Announced |
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“The Vermont Arts Council is proud to honor and celebrate the creative practice and accomplishments of these six extraordinary artists,” said Arts Council Executive Director Karen Mittelman. “Together, they exemplify the rich, vibrant, and diverse artistic landscape across Vermont.”
We are thrilled to honor the recipients of the 2022 Vermont Arts Awards (pictured clockwise, R to L): Jarvis Green, Larry Bissonnette, Christal Brown, Eugene Uman, Judy Dow, Robert Resnik.
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New Grantees Announced in Three Programs |
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Sanba Zao (pictured) leads a drumming workshop at the Tunbridge Elementary school through the Global Music Residency program at BarnArts, which brings international artists into Vermont public schools for performances and workshops. BarnArts was awarded an Arts Impact Grant to support the residency program. Photo: Myra Hudson
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New! Grants Offered for Creative Aging Programs |
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The Vermont Arts Council is offering a new grant program to provide meaningful arts learning experiences for older Vermonters, hoping to ease the social isolation that sometimes arrives as people age.
Creative Aging Grants provide up to $4,000 for organizations to provide skill-based arts instruction and intentional social engagement led by experienced teaching artists for older adults aged 60+.
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Executive Director Search Underway |
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With the departure of Vermont Arts Council Executive Director Karen Mittelman at the end of October, the Council has retained the executive search firm, Arts Consulting Group (ACG), to begin a national search for a new executive director.
ACG was the top pick of the Council’s search committee, which is comprised of board and staff members. Founded in 1997, ACG is the leading provider of hands-on management consulting services to the arts and culture industry.
“We’re excited to work with ACG whom we know will give the board, staff, and partners ample opportunities to help shape this process and to offer feedback. We’re confident that as we move forward ACG will empower us to share our opinions, ideas, hopes, and fears,” said Council Board of Trustees chair Rebecca McMeekin.
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Vermont Creative Network News |
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Creative Zones
The fall is a great time to get involved with your local Zone Agents, who are building their teams. Find out more about what your Creative Zone can do for you and how you can become involved.
Creative Economy in Your Community
The VCN joined creative economy leaders from across the state last month on the panel, "Creative Economy in Your Community: Integrating Arts, Humanities, and Economy Across Vermont" at the Vermont Council on Rural Development's Leadership Summit. Communities are turning to the arts and humanities to build community connection, engagement, and boost their economy. Panelists shared tips, strategies, and reflections on the connection between the arts, civic engagement, and the future vitality of the economy. Moderated by VCN Coordinator Johanna de Graffenreid, panelists included Keith Marks, executive director, Next Stage Arts; Meg Hammond, director, Generator; and Carrie Caouette-DeLallo, founder, Chelsea Arts Collective.
Retreat News
The VCN Steering Team gathered in August at the Grand Isle Lake House for a day of brainstorming, planning, and strategizing for the year ahead for Vermont's creative economy. View photos from the day.
New Steering Team Member
The Arts & Economic Prosperity (AEP6) Survey
Have you made your plans? Organizations interested in administering this important survey need to attend just one session prior to sharing a QR code on a program or collecting paper surveys at events. If your organization would like to administer the survey at their events, please complete this short form. Join us online for an info session from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Sept. 14. Learn more about AEP6 and register for the info session.
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Join the Idea Exchange for Teaching Artists |
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The Vermont Arts Council and Teaching Artists Connect have launched Idea Exchanged for teaching artists, a series of five virtual, bi-monthly meetings through May 2023, with goals to build community, provide support, share skills, and offer networking. Topics vary. The first session takes place from 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 28 and covers teaching residencies.
Other sessions are:
Nov. 30, 2022: Teaching strategies and best practices.
Jan. 25, 2023: Nuts and bolts: The business of being a teaching artist
March 29, 2023: Marketing and communications
May 31, 2023: Successful collaborations
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An Interview with Musician Francesca Blanchard |
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"...it’s hard, especially during COVID, when I questioned so much if I should keep going in this field, or if it was a wake-up call to do something more realistic. But coming back home and receiving the grant… I hadn’t considered starting this project and I didn’t know if I was going to, so I’m very grateful for that push." - musician and Creation Grantee Francesca Blanchard
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Steering the Ship: An Interview with Cultural Leader Stephanie Skenyon |
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"It is essential for leaders, staff, and volunteers at smaller museums and nonprofits to think about how they will ensure that the institution in question is successfully passed on to the next generation. Decisions must be made that not only take into account the here and now; they must also respond to the here and now with careful thought about the future." - Stephanie Skenyon, executive director, Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History
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CreativeGround Profile Spotlight |
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Sarah-Lee Terrat is a professional artist living in Waterbury, specializing in illustration, original painted murals, pet and children's toy design, environmental design, and color consultation. For over 35 years, she has created original murals and other environmental art pieces for corporations, community and travel organizations, healthcare facilities, restaurants, and hotels. Sarah-Lee came to Vermont in 1985 to brand and design "all spaces Ben & Jerry's." She co-founded FUZZU in 2015, designing humorous pet toys. Visit their full CreativeGround profile.
And coming soon! CreativeGround 2.0! Join the CreativeGround team and partners virtually at 4 p.m. on Sept. 15 for the official relaunch of CreativeGround 2.0. Read more and register.
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Council Grant Opportunities |
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Artists in Schools Grants
Artists in Schools Grants support quality, multiday arts experiences in schools with Vermont teaching artists in residence and encourage collaborations between schools, youth, artists, and arts organizations.
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Head Start Arts Integration Grants
The Head Start Arts Integration Program supports arts-integrated experiences for early education students and teachers in Head Start classrooms. Grantseeker Workshop to be held from 2-4 p.m., Sept. 13.
Deadline: Nov. 1, 2022
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Coming Soon: Creative Futures Grants
The Creative Futures Grants program will provide aid to creative sector organizations and businesses that continue to struggle financially due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Opens Sept. 15
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Coming Soon: Animating Infrastructure
Animating Infrastructure Grants support community projects that integrate art with infrastructure improvements. The program aims to bring vibrancy and vitality to communities through public art.
Slated to open October
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Art at the Kent 2022 in Calais opens Sept. 9 through Oct. 9 with the theme, Interplay, a thoughtful exploration of diverse creations that illuminate time, memory, and personal story. Full details.
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C’est pas là, c’est par là (It’s Not That Way, It’s This Way), a free, collaborative community performance during the SEABA Art Hop will be held Sept. 9-10, part of the Flynn’s community performances in the field this fall. Read more.
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Save the Date! The CreativeGround 2.0 Kickoff Event will be held at 4 p.m., Sept. 15. Join the CreativeGround team and partners virtually for the official relaunch of CreativeGround 2.0. Register to save your seat.
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The Current
Stowe
through Oct. 22
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NECCA
Brattleboro
Various dates
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Sandglass Theater
Putney
Sept. 9
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Posted: Aug. 25, 2022
Category: Calls to Artists
End Date: Sept. 15, 2022
Posted: July 6, 2022
Category: Calls to Artists, Grants/Funding/Residencies
End Date: Sept. 15, 2022
Posted: Aug. 19, 2022
Categories: Job Postings
End Date: Sept. 19, 2022
Posted: August 5, 2022
Categories: Calls to Artists, Contests and Awards
End Date: Sept. 26, 2022
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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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Vermont Arts Council | 802.828.3291
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