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MONTPELIER, VT—The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced eight grants totaling $1,004,445 to Vermont arts and cultural organizations, including the Vermont Arts Council, which has been approved for an $859,445 NEA FY 2022 partnership agreement to deliver arts programs, services and activities throughout Vermont.
The Vermont awards are part of more than $91 million in recommended NEA grants to organizations in all 50 states and US jurisdictions.
“The National Endowment for the Arts is proud to support arts and cultural organizations throughout the nation with these grants, providing opportunities for all of us to live artful lives,” said NEA Chair Maria Rosario Jackson. “The arts contribute to our individual well-being, the well-being of our communities, and to our local economies. The arts are also crucial to helping us make sense of our circumstances from different perspectives as we emerge from the pandemic and plan for a shared new normal informed by our examined experience.”
“Thanks to public funding, the arts in Vermont survived the worst of the pandemic and sustained and inspired us all,” noted Arts Council executive director Karen Mittelman. “We are grateful to continue our strong partnership with NEA, which makes our work possible, and proud to recognize the outstanding Vermont organizations that received awards.”
The Vermont recipients are:
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington, $15,000
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (on behalf of Burlington Discover Jazz Festival), $30,000
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington, $20,000
Dorset Theatre Festival, $15,000
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, $20,000
Helen Day Art Center (new name: The Current), Stowe, $25,000
JAG Production Company, White River Junction, $20,000
The next deadline for organizations interested in applying for Grants for Arts Projects is July 7, 2022; visit https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects for more information.
For more information on the projects included in the NEA grant announcement, visit https://www.arts.gov/news.
About the National Endowment for the Arts
Established by Congress in 1965, the NEA is the independent federal agency whose funding and support gives Americans the opportunity to participate in the arts, exercise their imaginations, and develop their creative capacities. Through partnerships with state arts agencies, local leaders, other federal agencies, and the philanthropic sector, the NEA supports arts learning, affirms and celebrates America’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, and extends its work to promote equal access to the arts in every community across America. For more information, visit www.arts.gov.
About the Vermont Arts Council
The Vermont Arts Council envisions a Vermont where all people have access to the arts and creativity in their lives, education, and communities. Engagement with the arts transforms individuals, connects us more deeply to each other, energizes the economy, and sustains the vibrant cultural landscape that makes Vermont a great place to live. Since 1965, the Council has been the state's primary provider of funding, advocacy, and information for the arts in Vermont. Learn more at www.vermontartscouncil.org
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