Join your peers and the Vermont Arts Council for our annual session focusing on arts advocacy, idea sharing, and celebrating the arts across the state.

This year's event is happening on Friday, February 24.  We'll host an issues briefing meeting prior to lunch dates with legislators. We will also feature several guest speakers throughout the day.  See schedule or RSVP.

Paintings by Janet Wormser will be on display in the Spotlight Gallery through the end of February 2012. 

The Spotlight Gallery is located at 136 State Street and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30AM to 4:30PM.  A reception for the artist will be held on February 10 from 4PM to 7PM as part of Montpelier's Art Walk.

Artist Statement: After many years of painting in a naturalistic manner I felt too confined and wanted to try painting more abstractly. That made sense given that I have long been attracted to painters such as Bonnard and de Kooning. Also, it seemed to me that the line between abstractionism and naturalism was rather artificial. I believe our everyday vision encompasses abstraction.  Read more.

Vermont Artists Week (May 4 to 11, 2012) supports Vermont’s artists and writers with an intensive week of studio work, housing, meals and the company of 50 other creative Vermonters.  Preference is given to those new to Vermont Week.  The $200 all-inclusive fee is made possible with support from the Vermont Community Foundation. Two fellowships are open to an artist and a writer from Vermont affected by Irene or another 2011 disaster, and are funded by VSC’s Fund for Displaced Artists and Write Action. Applications for admission and fellowships due: January 31, 2012.  Find out more about Vermont Artists Week.

We are pleased to announce the next round of orientations for the Vermont Cultural Data Project. The Vermont CDP highly encourages organizations to participate in a New User Orientation when getting started in the database. The New User Orientation will walk you through the process of entering data, applying to participating grantmakers, and using the CDP's powerful reporting features.

Learn more about making your organization's data work for you!