Tillie Walden To Be Appointed Vermont's Fifth Cartoonist Laureate |
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Norwich resident Tillie Walden will be appointed Vermont’s fifth Cartoonist Laureate on Thursday, April 13, 2023, when she will be recognized on the Vermont Statehouse floor.
Walden is one of the most celebrated and accomplished cartoonists working today. She won the 2018 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work for her graphic novel memoir "Spinning," making her at 22 one of the youngest Eisner Award winners ever.
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2023 Congressional Art Competition Open for Student Submissions |
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The Congressional Art Competition returns in 2023 through the office of Vermont's new congresswoman Becca Balint.
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district.
Students submit entries to their representative’s office, and panels of district artists select the winning entries. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. This year, the competition is returning to an in-person gallery and award ceremony.
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In This Year's Creation Grants, the People Have a Choice |
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The Vermont Arts Council is excited to offer a new, ahem, creative opportunity to involve the wider community in choosing our most sought-after grant award for individual artists, the Creation Grant, which offers the largest award to individual Vermont artists in the creation of new work. Applications for the grant are currently being accepted until April 3.
Let your voice be heard! With the new People’s Choice Award, anyone can vote on which amazing proposal to fund. Beginning in September, for two weeks, Vermont residents are invited to view participating proposals on the Vermont Arts Council website and to use some of the same grant criteria to cast one vote for their selection of the People’s Choice Award.
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Vermont Creative Network News |
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Vermont Creative Sector Shares Impact with State Legislators |
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The Vermont Creative Network, the Vermont Arts Council, Vermont Humanities, and other creative sector supporters from across the state met with legislators at the Vermont Statehouse on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, as a part of Creative Sector Day at the Statehouse.
Testimony was given in a number of House Committees to demonstrate the power of the arts and culture to transform individual lives, connect people more deeply to each other, energize the economy, and sustain the vibrant cultural landscape that makes Vermont a great place to live and visit.
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Vermont Made Episode 11: Cultivating Vermont Trans Voices with Out in the Open |
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HB Lozito and Grace Johnston-Fennell of Out in the Open collaborate with Rae Garringer of Country Queers to launch the 2023 Trans Audio Retreat, an opportunity for rural trans and nonbinary creatives in Vermont to foster community and let their voices be heard.
Listen to episode 11 of Vermont Made on:
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CreativeGround Profile Spotlight |
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Vermont is creative, which means it’s always changing and so too is New England’s chief art directory, CreativeGround. Ongoing tending of the data is important to help all who advocate for the arts share and celebrate the contents of CreativeGround with confidence – and you can help.
Anyone can suggest an edit. From the Search page, using the zip code field under Location, try running a search to see who pops up in your hometown. How many entities have profiles? Does the overall picture presented match your view from on the ground? You know your local community or creative network best. Are their profiles that have gone out-of-business or have inaccurate information?
Click on the “Suggest an Edit” button at the top of each profile and clean away – there's no limit! See the FAQ How do you suggest an edit?
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Council Grant Opportunities |
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Creation Grants and the People's Choice Award
Creation Grants support artists in creating new work. Grant funds may be used to compensate the artists for time spent creating new work, to purchase materials, or to rent equipment or space for the process. New this year, applicants may opt into consideration for the People's Choice Award.
Deadline: April 3, 2023, by 1 p.m.
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Teaching Artist Roster
Artists on our Teaching Artist Roster are eligible to lead residencies supported by Artist in Schools Grants. Each is vetted by the Council based on these criteria: artistic excellence, teaching ability, and collaborative planning skills.
Deadline: April 17, 2023
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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 1, 2023
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Arts Operating Grants
Arts Operating Grants (formerly the Arts Partnership program) provide funds to arts organizations that offer year-round, high-quality arts programs and services.
Deadline: May 8, 2023
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Arts Project Grants
Arts Project Grants (formerly Arts Impact Grants) support nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and schools in their efforts to add vibrancy to Vermont communities by providing equal and abundant access to the arts.
Deadline: May 15, 2023
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Women-Owned Businesses Stand Up! This Way Up is a campaign to identify and survey women who own and lead businesses all across Vermont. Please take the survey in order to get counted. The survey will help better support women’s entrepreneurship in Vermont.
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Arts and culture play a critical role in attracting visitors to our state. Join the tourism and hospitality industry at the Statehouse for Tourism Day on March 22 to raise awareness of the importance of the industry in Vermont to legislators.
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Do you know an outstanding Vermont artist, or someone who has made outstanding contributions to the Vermont arts community? Nominate them for the 2023 Vermont Arts Awards! Nominations are due by May 1, with winners announced in the fall.
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Burlington City Arts
Online
March 17
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Vermont Statehouse
Montpelier
March 22
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Briggs Opera House
White River Junction
March 23-26
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Posted: March 6, 2023
Category: Calls to Artists
End Date: March 26, 2023
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Category: Contests and Awards
End Date: March 31, 2023
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Category: Calls to Artists
End Date: April 16, 2023
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Category: Calls to Artists
End Date: April 17, 2023
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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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