Congratulations to Gianna Morin, 2022 Vermont Poetry Out Loud State Champion |
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Gianna Morin, a student at South Burlington High School, took top honors at the Poetry Out Loud State Finals, at the Barre Opera House on March 14. Mary Bosco, a student at Thetford Academy, was the runner up.
Nineteen schools across Vermont registered to bring the national Poetry Out Loud program to their classrooms in 2022, reaching more than 2,500 students. Students were selected by their teachers as school champions and advanced to participate in the statewide competition, which was emceed by spoken word poet Rajnii Eddins.
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New Wave of Digital Capacity Technical Assistance |
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The Council is offering an array of new Digital Programming Technical Assistance opportunities in partnership with the Media Factory.
Cultural organizations are invited to schedule free one-on-one consultations with the Media Factory's professional mediamakers to plan digital programming projects. Media Factory professionals are also holding free online workshops through May to help organizations build their capacity to create digital media and engage with their audiences in new ways. The first workshop, on March 30, will be "Production Elements," a comprehensive introduction to video production techniques.
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Explore the New CreativeGround |
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New England's region-wide directory for the creative sector has received a major makeover.
CreativeGround is a free online directory with user-generated and maintained profiles of cultural nonprofits like libraries and theaters; creative businesses like recording studios and design agencies; and artists of all disciplines including visual arts, performing arts, crafts, literary arts, media, and more.
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New Data Show Economic Impact of Covid-19 on Creative Sector |
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In 2020, arts and culture added $876.7 billion, or 4.2 percent, to national GDP. Between 2019 and 2020, the U.S. arts economy shrank at nearly twice the rate of the economy as a whole: arts and cultural production fell by 6.4 percent when adjusted for inflation, compared with a 3.4 decline in the overall economy. While the size and diversity of the arts and culture sector helped it to remain a major contributor to the economy, certain arts industries saw enormous declines.
Read the analysis from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Vermont Creative Network News |
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Vermont Creative Futures Act Update |
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We continue to advocate in the statehouse for a $17.5 million investment of American Rescue Plan Act funds to help Vermont's vital creative sector recover from the impact of the pandemic and emerge stronger.
The House bill (H.624) was voted out of House Appropriations Committee late last week, with our $17.5 million funding request intact. The bill is on notice to be taken up by the full House this week. In the Senate, aid for creative sector recovery was incorporated into a broader economic development bill, which would provide economic aid to Vermont organizations and businesses impacted by COVID through two programs: Capital Investment Grants (administered by the Agency of Commerce and Community Development) and a forgivable loan program (run by Vermont Economic Development Authority). The Senate Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs Committee plans to hold final discussion and a vote on their bill on Tuesday, March 22.
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Welcome Heather Pelham to the VCN Steering Team |
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We're excited to announce that Heather Pelham will be joining the Vermont Creative Network Steering Team! Heather was appointed to her role as Commissioner of the Department of Tourism and Marketing in November of 2019, after serving as the Chief Marketing Officer for the State of Vermont since June 2015. Pelham continues to serve a leadership role in the Chief Marketing Office.
Prior to joining state government, Pelham was the managing partner of a central Vermont advertising and design firm, developing brand strategies and integrated marketing campaigns for small business, nonprofit and higher education clients. Also an accomplished designer, Pelham has 20 years of experience in creative strategy, graphic design, and web development. Pelham is a graduate of Brown University and lives with her family in Randolph Center.
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Our Shared Future Teaching Artists Convening |
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The first federally-funded, national convening for teaching artists, a profession deeply affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, will be held April 5-7, 2022.
"Our Shared Future: A New Landscape for Teaching Artists" is designed to connect our country’s teaching artists and respond to their needs by helping arts organizations, funders, policymakers, school district leaders and others understand the issues teaching artists face. Join this convening to discuss ways to dismantle barriers and support policies and practices that advance careers in teaching artistry.
Register for Our Shared Future. This convening is sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Department of Education and Hewlett Foundation in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership and Teaching Artists Guild.
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Arts and Culture Under Siege: Shining a Light on the Spirit of Ukraine |
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When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex in Kyiv published a list of five actions that international museums can take to show solidarity and support, including highlighting Ukrainian art as a way to communicate the nation’s spirit, ideas, and values.
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Successful Aging: Wisdom in Our Communities |
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“There is a very deep vein of wisdom in our communities. My goal is to transform negative ideas about aging in our culture into positive beliefs about the strength, wisdom and contributions of senior citizens to their communities by documenting their personal histories.” - teaching artist Susan Rosano
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Council Grant Opportunities |
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Thanks to new partnerships with Vermont Community Foundation and other funders, we have been able to significantly increase our funding to individual artists through the Creation Grant and Artist Development Grant programs. The maximum amount for an Artist Development Grant has doubled since FY2021, and in FY2022 we increased the total Creation Grants awarded from 15 to 23. |
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Creation Grants
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. Both established and emerging artists are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: April 4, 2022
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Digital Capacity Grants
Digital Capacity Grants provide Vermont’s arts and culture organizations with the skills, equipment, and expertise they need to create, distribute, and market digital content for public audiences.
Deadline: April 20, 2022
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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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The Make Music Vermont festival is back this summer on June 21! Anyone can sign up to perform or host live music, anywhere in Vermont.
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Americans for the Arts recently published Federal Resource Guides, a set of six documents that provide info on sources of federal funding for nonprofit arts organizations.
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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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Sandglass Theater
Online
March 21-26
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Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Online & In Person
April 7
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Tishman Lecture Hall
Bennington College
April 13
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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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