The Art of Action: Shaping Vermont’s Future Through Art
The Vermont Arts Council is pleased to announce an exciting commissioning project for visual artists: "The Art of Action: Shaping Vermont’s Future Through Art". Vermont philanthropist and visionary, Lyman Orton, is collaborating with the Vermont Arts Council and the Vermont Council on Rural Development to commission two-dimensional works of art that reflect or respond to issues and challenges facing our state. Read more
View other statewide & regional calls to artists.
View other statewide & regional funding opportunities.
WHY DO WE NEED ARTISTS?
A few weeks ago I was on Vermont Public Radio talking about the state of the arts. I was joined by a couple of other guests--among them poet/writer David Budbill. The first question the host asked was Why do we need artists?
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The Arts Council and the VT Dept. of Buildings and General Services have created a traveling exhibit featuring approximately 50 of the 1,000 pieces of art the State has collected over the past 170 years. A FREE SCREENSAVER OF THE ARTWORK is available for download.
ON EXHIBIT: The Art of Vermont collection has moved to the Goodrich Library in Newport. The show will remain in Newport through August 16.
The exhibit will travel to other galleries in the coming months. Read more
SEE THE ART: In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Art In State Buildings program, we have assembled a new online public art trail which outlines all of the locations where art has been installed and commissioned though this program. You can see photos of the pieces - and in some cases video interviews with the artists.
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Art Fits Vermont is the Council's new statewide community arts project. Over the next two years, 60,000 Vermonters will create and celebrate art using wood and paper puzzle pieces.
Individuals, schools, cultural organizations and community groups are encouraged to take part in Art Fits Vermont. You can place your order for wood and paper puzzle pieces now. READ MORE.