Help Vermont Arts and Culture Emerge Stronger |
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We have all had to dig deep and draw on our reserves of hope and compassion to weather the challenges of the past two years. Across Vermont, hundreds of artists, dancers, musicians, theater directors, and gallery owners counted on the Vermont Arts Council as they struggled to stay afloat.
And we have counted on donors like you.
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Growing Technical Assistance Opportunities for the Field |
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Pursuing the digital pivot has presented no shortage of new and unexpected challenges for Vermont artists and arts and cultural nonprofits. Thanks to funding from the legislature, the Council has partnered with organizations around the state to offer technical assistance opportunities to help Vermont's creative sector navigate our new digital landscape.
Inclusive Arts Vermont is holding monthly workshops on digital accessibility for disabled people through July, and Media Factory is offering online workshops, tech sessions, and consulting services on topics like production basics and video editing techniques. Through June, Vermont Small Business Development Center is holding a series of webinars on topics related to legal considerations for online programming, website analytics, social media marketing, and e-commerce.
Individual artists also have access to technical assistance through our grants to artist services organizations including Vermont Dance Alliance, Burlington City Arts, Clemmons Family Farm, Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, Vermont Crafts Council, and Big Heavy World.
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The Vermont arts community recently lost a beloved artist and educator, Stan Walker. From 1966, when he and his family settled in Montpelier, until his retirement in 2004, Stan dedicated himself to teaching art, all the while pursuing his own creative path as an abstract expressionist painter.
Stan taught Studio Art at Vermont College for ten years, followed by 25 years in the Waterbury school system. His wife Sue describes his gift for inspiring students of all ages: “Kindergarteners lined up to hop on a stool to have his help washing up after a painting session. At the other end of the spectrum, college students gained new perspectives on non-traditional pieces of art and became more discerning patrons of the arts. Stan emphasized that there are myriad ways to draw a tree or color the moon.”
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Submit Your Nominations for the 2022 Vermont Arts Awards |
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The Arts Council is accepting nominations for the 2022 Vermont Arts Awards until June 1. Honor an artist or organization you love by nominating them for one of five awards: The Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts, the Walter Cerf Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts, the Ellen McCulloch-Lovell Award in Arts Education, the Margaret L. (Peggy) Kannenstine Award for Arts Advocacy, and the Arthur Williams Award for Meritorious Service to the Arts.
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Better Places Projects Make Progress |
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Vermont's Better Places community matching grant program has two projects in the crowdfunding phase, both of which have already met their funding goals.
Learn more about Better Bennington's Thursday Night Live project and the Windsor Public Library's accessibility renovations on the Better Places Patronicity page.
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Vermont Creative Network News |
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Vermont Creative Futures Act Update |
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The House and Senate have entered the final weeks of negotiation to reconcile their very different versions of the budget. The House unanimously supported our $17.5 million creative sector recovery package. On the Senate side, our request for creative sector recovery grants was pared down to a $5 million allocation in H.159, the economic recovery bill. Creative sector businesses and nonprofits would also benefit from the $15 million appropriation in H.159 for the VEDA forgivable loan program. We continue to advocate for as much support as possible for our sector.
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Watch the Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals May 1 |
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Cheer on all 55 student champions from across the country competing in the Poetry Out Loud National Semifinals! Streaming Monday May 1 at Arts.gov/Poetry-Out-Loud.
Watch Vermont Poetry Out Loud champion Gianna Morin of South Burlington High School in the first semifinal, beginning at 12 p.m.
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Vermont Made Episode 7:
Wisdom Through Uncertainty with Essayist Emily Bernard
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Acclaimed essayist Emily Bernard discusses life after her 2019 book Black is the Body, intimacy and the page, and her next project, a collection of essays about Black women artists in the public eye.
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Steering the Ship: A Q&A with Vermont's Cultural Leaders | Susan Evans McClure |
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"Cultural institutions are cornerstones of our rural communities. Museums especially have the opportunity to be community conveners: we can bring people together who may never otherwise meet and interact." - Susan Evans McClure, executive director of Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
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CreativeGround Profile Spotlight |
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Carving Studio & Sculpture Center |
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Located in the historic marble quarrying and manufacturing facilities, The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center offers arts educational programs including two and five-day workshops in most sculpture disciplines and year round studio space. Three former Vermont Marble Company buildings serve as the center for workshops, exhibitions, artist residencies and special events.
Psst! The CSSC has an Artist in Residence program (!!), that encourages cultural and aesthetic exchange between sculptors from around the world. Submit your "inquarries" about experiencing the programs and facilities the CSSC offers by clicking Contact this Profile when digging deeper into this Vermont treasure.
Do you have a CreativeGround profile? Use this robust directory to promote your work inside and beyond Vermont; your listing can include images, sound or video clips, links to other pages, and references. Create your free listing today!
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Council Grant Opportunities |
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Cultural Facilities Grants
Cultural Facilities Grants help Vermont nonprofit organizations and municipalities enhance, create, or expand the capacity of an existing building to provide cultural activities for the public.
Deadline: May 2, 2022
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Arts Impact Grants
Arts Impact Grants support nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and schools in their efforts to add vibrancy to Vermont communities through projects that provide equal and abundant access to the arts. The program also invites proposals for general operation grants to arts nonprofits.
Deadline: June 13, 2022
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We're pleased to support Vermont Public Radio's Evening of Poetry on Friday April 29! Tune in at 7 p.m. to hear Vermont poets reading their original work.
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The opening reception for Craftsbury painter Paul Gruhler's exhibit at the Vermont Supreme Court Gallery is 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Friday, May 6.
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Hot tips on Vermont arts? Send us your news items! Use this form to let us know about new projects, local happenings, and other items of interest to Vermont creatives.
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Highland Center for the Arts
Greensboro
April 30
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10 Town Crier Drive
Brattleboro
May 6
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Lost Nation Theater
Montpelier
May 6-23
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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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