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Working to advance and preserve the arts at the center of Vermont communities.
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 This section of our website is intended to provide you with resources on arts education in Vermont and across the nation.
Access to the arts is fundamental to the creative development of all children, and the Vermont Arts Council is committed to supporting and expanding arts education programs across the state. Research has shown that arts experiences not only enhance academic achievement and personal development in youth from all socio-economic backgrounds, but they also prepare students to participate fully in the workforce of the future.
Given the changing nature of our global economy, it is imperative that the arts become an integrated component of curriculum development. In today's workplace, ideas matter - and participation in the arts fosters development of the skillset needed to generate, communicate, and bring ideas to life. (Photo courtesy Jeb Wallace-Brodeur.)
An engaged community of parents, local organizations & businesses, and artists working directly in the schools through residency programs is the single most critical factor in enhancing a school district's commitment to arts education. Arts programs also provide adults with lifelong learning opportunities to participate in more aspects of a child's education. Get involved! Educating our kids in the arts is the best thing we can do to support Vermont's creative economy and secure our future - and perhaps have some fun in the process!
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  FY 2012 Grantees |
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS
Elizabeth Barndt, Jericho
$300 to support the creation of professional photographs and scans from about 50 original collaged pieces
Margaret Bonham, Bolton
$500 to support participation in Cabin Fever Clay Fest 2012
Hannah Dennison, Chelsea
$350 to create a website
Martin Gil, Burlington
$450 to support a writer's residency at the Vermont Studio Center
Jennifer Koch, Burlington
$500 to attend a printmaking workshop and learn a new process called Image-On
Antoinette Lane, Brattleboro
$498 to support attendance at the Spymonkey Clown master class with Aitor Basauri
Erik Nielsen, Brookfield
$400 to support professional recording and reproduction of two concerts of choral and vocal compositions
Lorraine Reynolds, Williston
$500 to overhaul marketing strategies, create new branding, and improve web presence with a new site
Larry Richardson, Vernon
$400 to upgrade a website
Bronwyn Sims, Brattleboro
$500 to support partial tuition for two people to attend a Movement Theater workshop
SB Sowbel, West Topsham
$400 to create a website
Marian Willmott, Hinesburg
$350 to support attendance at Tim Hawkesworth's workshop entitled The Mark and Beyond, Painting: A Doorway to Possibility
ARTS LEARNING GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Arlington Area Childcare, Arlington
$5,000 to support an arts enrichment program for children, parents, teachers, and community members
Barre Opera House, Barre
$5,000 to support the development of a play writing intensive for underserved populations of Barre and surrounding areas
Essex Middle School, Essex Junction
$1,950 to support implementation of the Flynn Center's Words Come Alive! Program
Friends of the Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro
$5,000 to support the Music in the Schools program
Glover Community School, Glover
$2,000 to support K-8 students in a two-week residency with YES! Theater
Integrated Arts Academy at H.O.Wheeler, Burlington
$5,000 to support a ten-day residency with Jeh Kulu Drumming and Dancing Theater
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River
$1,800 to support the after-school Creative Arts Program
Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes, South Burlington
$3,333 to support a sustainable arts integration through professional development, planning, and an artist residency
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
$5,000 to support the development of a replicable arts integration model with a local high school
Troy School, North Troy
$2,650 to support a two-week residency for K-8 students with YES! Theater
Waterbury Duxbury School District, Waterbury
$3,500 to support the River of Lantern Parade project in Waterbury
Willowell Foundation, Vergennes
$5,000 to support the creation of art and theater with students and teachers for Monkton's 250th birthday
Women Writing for (a) Change, Burlington
$5,000 to support the Writing Inside program for women incarcerated in Vermont prison, and to publish the work
BREAKING INTO BUSINESS GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Althea Bilodeau, North Chittenden
$500 to support the development of a website
Casey Blanchard, Shelburne
$500 to support a software upgrade to improve inventory, client, marketing, and finance management systems
Jason Boyd, Burlington
$500 to support the design and printing of rack cards and hanging tags
Linda Bryan, Newbury
$500 to support updates to a website including the addition of integrated marketing tools
Margaret Cook, Northfield
$500 to support the cost of legal fees for setting up an LLC
Jesse Cronin, Fairfax
$500 to support attendance at a pottery workshop at the Haystack School of Crafts
Eric Despard, Pownal
$500 to support changes to a website
Gwendolyn Evans, Essex Junction
$500 to support the purchase of digital photographs and website updates
Sheryl Fletcher, Putney
$493 to support the design and printing of marketing materials
Ingrid Gitnick, Moretown
$500 to support the development of a new logo and website
Jessica Halterman, Waterbury
$500 to purchase Quickbooks Pro and hire an accountant to set up bookkeeping
Robert Hooker, Pittsford
$500 to support professional consultation on upgrading a website
Lisa Kippen, Tunbridge
$500 to hire a photographer to create high resolution images for use on a website and in promotional materials
Melissa Kristiansen, Poultney
$400 to support the printing of rack cards and note cards and to support website improvements
Holly Levison, Woodstock
$500 to support the printing of marketing materials
Karyn Neubauer, Newbury
$500 to hire a professional web designer
Nancy Neyerlin-Pisano, Rutland
$500 to support the development of a website
Nancy Pardine, Bennington
$500 to support the creation of a new website and business cards
Eve Passeltiner, Lyndonville
$500 to support the production of professional photographs for marketing purposes
Stephen Procter, Brattleboro
$500 to support rebuilding and improving the functionality of a website
Gowri Savoor, Montpelier
$375 to support the design, production, printing, and distribution of marketing materials
Susan Shannon, Pittsford
$500 to support consultation with a professional web developer and to develop a website
Andrea Stoehr, Danby
$500 to support the design of brochures and a website
Swan & Stone Millinery, Brandon
$500 to support the implementation of a legal partnership agreement and to set up accounting systems using Quickbooks
Gabriel Tempesta, Craftsbury
$500 to support hiring an accountant to provide instruction on bookkeeping and accounting
Ruth wplk, Putney
$500 to support a change from a sole proprietor business model to LLC and partially fund the purchase of "NeatDesk" digital filing system
COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT RECIPIENTS
Big Heavy World Foundation, Burlington
$4,650 to support the presentation of a wide variety of Vermont-made music and its history
Building a Better Brattleboro, Brattleboro
$2,500 to support expenses for travel and lodging, venue rentals, and marketing of the Brattleboro Literary Festival
Burlington Book Festival, Williston
$5,000 to support the seventh annual Festival
Burlington Choral Society, Burlington
$5,000 to support two concerts of the Burlington Choral Society's 35th-anniversary season
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington
$5,000 to support the discovery of jazz through quality live performances and educational programs
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph
$5,000 to support artist fees for the New World Festival celebrating Celtic and French Canadian music
Eleva Chamber Players, Waterbury
$2,000 to support planning and presentation of two concert series and coaching music students in Montpelier public schools
Fairfax Community Library, Fairfax
$1,545 to support a series of live musical performances
First Night Burlington, Burlington
$5,000 to support a one-day substance-free performing arts festival for the community and state
Focus on Film, Montpelier
$5,000 to support the 15th Green Mountain Film Festival in Montpelier
Grass Roots Art and Community Effort, Hardwick
$5,000 to support community art workshops and exhibitions for elders and other underserved Vermont residents
Green Mountain Cultural Center, Waitsfield
$4,650 to support the Green Mountain Opera Festival, a three-week residency program, and the production of La Boheme
Guilford Performance Lab, Guilford
$4,650 to support a residency with choreographer Victoria Marks for underserved girls in Bellows Falls
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet
$5,000 to support the presentation of fifteen performing arts events in St. Johnsbury and Lyndonville
Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Winooski
$5,000 to support artist fees for the 2012 Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival
Lakes Region Youth Orchestra, Rutland
$4,650 to support a joint youth orchestra festival exchange concert in Weston
Middlebury Studio School, Middlebury
$2,715 to support pottery classes to clients of local nonprofits who are under emotional or economic stress
Sandglass Center for Puppetry, Putney
$5,000 to support the Puppets in the Green Mountains Festival
South End Arts & Business Association, Burlington
$5,000 to support free exhibition at the ART Hop
Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro
$5,000 to support monthly exhibitions in 2011 and 2012
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, Fairfax
$4,650 to support three concerts of Nielsen's The Crane Maiden and two concerts of poetry and music
Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro
$5,000 to support the Center's concerts and educational programming
Vermont MIDI Project, Essex Junction
$4,000 to support online mentoring by professional composers for student compositions
Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra, Montpelier
$5,000 to support a broad, cultural music program serving underserved constituencies in the Central Vermont region
Vermont Shakespeare Company, North Hero
$5,000 to support the fifth season of Shakespeare in the Park
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington
$5,000 to support a commissioned work and statewide tour
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Colchester
$5,000 to support a school tour program
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston
$5,000 to support the production and outreach of SAINT-EX
CREATION GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Kathryn Blume, Charlotte
$3,000 to support the creation of an original theater piece based on the writings and work of Bill McKibben
Leslie Fry, Winooski
$3,000 to support the creation of a series of mixed media sculptures and drawings entitled Ruins Regenerated
Wylie Sofia Garcia, Burlington
$3,000 to support the creation of a new body of work for the exhibition Self/Fabricated
Karen Hansen, Hartland
$3,000 to support the creation of original music for Vanitas, an original theater production
Honeybee Press, Burlington
$3,000 to support the creation of hand-made books of poetry and prose by Vermont writers
Cynthia Huntington, Post Mills
$3,000 to support the completion of a collection of poems titled White Spaces: A Hallucinatory Memoir
Seth Jarvis, Burlington
$3,000 to support the development of a new theatrical work entitled Icon
Joan Morris, Hartford
$3,000 to support the creation of six new textile art works on the theme of liminality
Steve Paxton, East Charleston
$3,000 to support the creation of a new dance work for a small space with video
Gowri Savoor, Montpelier
$3,000 to support the creation of a series of environmental sculptures using natural, found materials
Lida Winfield, Shelburne
$3,000 to support the development of new dance piece exploring memory, identity, and lineage
Julia Zanes, Saxtons River
$3,000 to support the creation of puppets for the The Green Gold Tree
Bhakti Ziek, Randolph
$3,000 to support the creation of a new weaving for an invitational exhibition at The Durango Arts Center
CULTURAL ROUTES GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Alburgh Community Education Center, Alburgh
$200 to support attendance at the Golden Dragon Acrobats at the Flynn for grades K-3 and 6
Bakersfield School, Bakersfield
$200 to support travel costs for K-2 students attend the Vermont Symphony Orchesta's performance of "A Carnival of Animals" at the Flynn
Bellows Free Academy UHS District #48, Saint Albans
$200 to support transportation to the Flynn Center for "Cuentos," presented by storyteller David Gonzales
Bishop John A. Marshall School, Morrisville
$200 to support attendance for grades5-8 at "Four Score and Seven Years Ago" at the Flynn
Champlain Islands Parent Child Center S. Hero, South Hero
$200 to support travel for preschoolers to see "Sylvester and the Magic Pebble" at the Flynn Center
Compass School, Westminster
$200 to support travel to New York City, where 9th and 10th graders will visit a museum of their choosing
East Montpelier Elementary School, East Montpelier
$200 to support attendance for grades 1 and 2 at a performance by AXIS Dance Company at the Flynn
Hunt Middle School, Burlington
$200 to support the attendance of 85 seventh and eighth grade students at the Flynn's production of Jason and the Argonauts
Hyde Park Elementary School, Hyde Park
$200 to support attendance at "Duck for President" at the Flynn for grades K-3
NFI VT/Caledonia School, St. Johnsbury
$200 to support a trip for 25 students to the Vermont International Festival
Robinson School, Starksboro
$200 to support travel costs for grades 3-6 to attend "The Marriage of Art and Science" at the Flynn
Sheldon Elementary School, Sheldon
$200 to support travel costs for grades 4 and 5 to attend the Vermont International Festival
Swanton Central School, Swanton
$200 to support travel for two 5th grade classes to attend David Gonzalez's storytelling performance at the Flynn
Wolcott Elementary School, Wolcott
$200 to support travel costs for all sixth graders to attend the Vermont International Festival
HEADSTART ARTS PARTNERSHIP GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro
$3,000 to support the continuation of a partnership with BMAC and Early Education Services
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$3,000 to support an artist-in-residence program at two local pre-schools in Burlington
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier
$3,000 to support a partnership between Lost Nation Theater and Central Vermont Community Action Center providing workshops, performances, and trainings in Washington and Orange Counties
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville
$2,000 to support 2011-2012 Head Start Arts activities for youth and providers in Lamoille County
ARTS PARTNERSHIP GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
This is a three-year award. Applications will not be accepted again until FY2015.
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro
$7,000 to support a series of public exhibitions, lectures with film screenings, concerts with artist talks, family events, and school-museum partnerships
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$7,000 to support Burlington City Arts in providing art classes, exhibitions, artist residencies, and partnerships with schools and service organizations
Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland
$7,000 to support the Carving Studio's programs and services including residencies, international exchanges, educational workshops, exhibitions, lectures, and special events
Catamount Film & Arts Center, St. Johnsbury
$7,000 to support cultural programing and services to the local arts community
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington
$7,000 to support the Flynn in providing performance space and performing arts programming for the community, educational programming to schools, performing artist workshops, and visual arts exhibitions
The In-Sight Photography Project, Brattleboro
$7,000 to support The Insight Photography Project's programs and partnerships, providing photography education in schools and in the community
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier
$6,300 to support programs and services that include theatrical productions for adults and children, technical assistance and equipment loans, and educational programming
New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro
$7,000 to support theater programs and educational services to youth of all ages and abilities
Paramount Center, Rutland
$7,000 to support the Creative Partnerships Series, Vermont Artist Series, and economic/municipal outreach initiatives
Pentangle Arts Council, Woodstock
$6,300 to support Pentangle's programs in the Town Hall Theater and programs in partnership with community organizations and schools in the Woodstock area
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville
$6,300 to provide community arts programming
Rockingham Arts and Museum Project (RAMP), Bellows Falls
$7,000 to support artists' activities and to support activities that create healthy communities
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington
$7,000 to support the organization in its efforts to sustain, develop, and stregthen community development and arts partnerships in Bennington County
VSA Vermont, Winooski
$7,000 to provide events in preschools, shelters, community centers, and schools with the goal of increasing accessibility of the arts
TEACHING ARTIST EXPRESS GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Academy School, Brattleboro
$500 to support two days of two days of map making with teaching artist Mollie Burke
Barre Town Elementary and Middle School, Barre
$500 to support an artist visit with Jon Gailmor in celebration of the school's garden
CP Smith, Burlington
$500 to support a residency and performance of The Marvelous Land of Oz with grades 4-6 and the Very Merry Theater
Hilltop Montessori School, Brattleboro
$500 to support two days of art instruction with Mollie Burke
Milton High School, Milton
$500 to support two days of instruction in monoprinting for the Art II students by teaching artist Lyna Lou Nordstrom
Milton Town Middle School, Milton
$500 to support two days of arts instruction with Peter Gould
TEACHING ARTIST RESIDENCY GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Albany Community School, Albany
$1,500 to support a five-day residency with Karen Amirault ending with an evening event entitled Moovin' and Groovin'
Bristol Elementary School, Bristol
$1,200 to support a two-week residency with Karen Amirault
Cambridge Elementary School, Jeffersonville
$1,500 to support a residency with No Strings Marionette for grades 4-6
Danville School, Danville
$1,100 to support a six-day residency with Peter Gould and Kailie Larkin ending in a school-wide production during the school's Arts Festival
Elm Hill School, Springfield
$1,500 to support a residency with Veranda Porche
Folsom Educational and Community Center, South Hero
$1,000 to support five days teaching and guidance from Lida Winfield of the Flynn Center
Georgia Elementary & Middle School, St. Albans
$1,300 to support a five-day residency with PUPPETKABOB ending with a performance
J.J. Flynn Elementary School, Burlington
$750 to support a residency with Jeh Kulu for K-2 students
Newport Town Elementary School, Newport Center
$1,500 to support a residency with Circus Smirkus for grades K-6
Northfield Middle and High School, Northfield
$1,500 to support a one-week residency and performance with Wunderle's Big Top Circus for students grades 4-8
Orange Windsor Supervisory Union, South Royalton
$1,000 to support an after-school residency with Puppetree
Ripton Elementary School, Ripton
$1,300 to support a residency with Burlington Taiko for students pre k-6
Rochester School, Rochester
$1,000 to support a one-week residency with Circus Smirkus
St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury
$500 to support a residency with Verandah Porche
Sara Holbrook Community Center, Burlington
$1,000 to support student and teacher workshops with the Flynn's "Words Come Alive!" program
Smilie Memorial School, Bolton
$1,500 to support a five-day residency with Jon Gailmor ending with a performance
Underhill Central School, Underhill Center
$1,500 to support a one-week residency with the Junkman (Donald Knaack)
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| FY 2011 Grantees |
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS
Zelda Alpern, Johnson
$500 to support working with an editorial consultant.
Willow Bascom, Plymouth
$499 to support use of MYOB Account Edge.
Eloise Beil, Vergennes
$480 to create a website and be trained in updating it.
Ethan Bond-Watts, Charlotte
$1,000 to develop a website.
Tony Conner, Bennington
$300 to support the development of collateral materials.
Trisha Denton, Burlington
$350 to support work with a graphic designer and web designer to create a web portfolio.
Diane Donovan, St. Johnsbury Center
$400 to attend the "Large Format Plein Air" workshop taught by Michael Chesley Johnson in Sedona, Arizona.
Judy Dow, Essex Junction
$300 to support work with Emily Johnson learning techniques to create fish skin lanterns.
Helen Drew, Post Mills
$400 to redesign a website to include workshops and images of artwork.
Kerry Furlani, Rutland
$600 to support assisting master carver John Neilson in Wales.
Carmel Furtado, Manchester Center
$400 to complete a commercial website.
Becky Graber, Brattleboro
$400 to support the development of a website.
Norine Grant, Richmond
$500 to support attendance at the Music Teachers National Association Conference in March 2011.
Carolyn Enz Hack, Thetford Center
$550 to support a residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Wendy Hansen, St. Johnsbury
$500 to design and implement a website.
Chris Jeffrey, Barre
$500 to develop and print a brochure.
Rip Keller, Hardwick
$500 to design a website.
Patrick Keppel, Brattleboro
$600 to support the production, development and filming of the puppet piece "Triangle" at the Center for Performance Research in Brooklyn.
Laura Koplewitz, Brattleboro
$500 to support hiring a consultant for website and brochure design.
Antoinette Lane, Brattleboro
$500 to implement the first phase of a marketing plan for Pie-Productions.
Pamela Mandell, Williamsville
$500 to support a two-week stay at the Vermont Studio Center.
Alyssa Morar, Brattleboro
$500 to support improvements to promotional materials.
Heather Morris, Charlotte
$500 to purchase Quickbooks and hire an accountant to set up an accounting system and to hire a designer to create a banner.
Dena Gartenstein Moses, Putney
$600 to fund the creation and distribution of brochures for the Vermont Weaving School.
Riki Moss, Grand Isle
$600 to support the work of a professional photographer/videographer to document an installation
Ruth Murphy, Burlington
$500 to attend a cold glass course at the Corning Glass Museum in Corning, NY.
Charles Norris-Brown, Burlington
$500 to support a residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Jennifer O'Brien, Montpelier
$400 to support the creation of collateral materials.
Janice Perry, Ferrisburgh
$500 to help with lodging, attendance fees, and ground transport costs for three conferences.
Kathy Stark, Craftsbury Common
$500 to attend a five-day encaustic workshop in Kingston, New York.
Tim Stout, White River Junction
$380 to support a review of legal documents and to purchase Dragon Dictate 2.0.
Brendan Taaffe, Brattleboro
$300 to record and transcribe traditional Zimbabwean choral songs while studying with an ethnomusicologist at the University of Zimbabwe.
Cara Trezise, Brattleboro
$500 to participate in a 10-day advanced singing and improvisation training with master teacher Rhiannon.
Claudia Venon, Burlington
$400 to support hiring a web designer to improve a site.
Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa, Belvidere
$500 to support the presentation of a video on Kuna textiles at Textile Society conference in Lincoln, NE.
Dana Walrath, Underhill
$500 to hire a consultant to redesign a website.
Marian Willmott, Hinesburg
$400 to attend a workshop with Tim Hawkesworth at the Art New England summer workshops at Bennington College.
William Workman, Williston
$500 to support building a commerce-enabled website.
Dianne Yelton, Londonderry
$500 to support hiring a photographer to update images for publicity, including a web site.
Rob Zollman, Brandon
$500 to support rebuilding a website.
AO Glass, Burlington
$500 to update a website and increase internet marketing capacity.
Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum, Burlington
$500 to purchase software and hire an accountant for instruction in financial record keeping.
Woods Tea Company, St. Albans
$400 to support attending the Assocation of Performing Arts Presenters conference in New York City.
ARTS LEARNING GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Arlington Area Childcare, Inc., Arlington
$3,500 for an arts enrichment program for children, parents, teachers and community members
Braintree Elementary School, Braintree
$1,550 for Arts Bus programming, bringing hands-on arts to the youth of Braintree at school and community locations
Burlington High School, Burlington
$1,344 for a 10-day dance residency with Karen Amirault including a final show
East Montpelier Elementary School, East Montpelier
$3,500 to host the Flynn Center's Words Come Alive program
Green Mountain Youth Symphony, Montpelier
$3,500 for the 2011 summer music program for intermediate-advanced young musicians
Integrated Arts Academy at H.O.Wheeler, Burlington
$5,000 for a 10-day residency with Stuart Paton of the Burlington Taiko group
Local Agricultural Community Exchange, Barre
$5,000 to support a collaboration between local artists and at-risk youth to create a public mural
New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro
$2,800 to support instruction for students in scenery production for professional-level theatre shows
Northeast Kingdom Learning Services, Newport
$1,630 to support the creation of an art-embedded curriculum for non-traditional, disadvantaged learners
Northern Stage, White River Junction
$3,500 for collaborative schools program centered around "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
Orleans Elementary School, Orleans
$2,400 for a 10-day residency with YES! Theater to build empathy and healthy risk taking
Revels North, Hanover
$2,000 to support after-school programming for K-6 students in African music, songs, stories and dance
Robinson School, Starksboro
$2,500 to support professional development for K-6 faculty to use the Flynn Center's Words Come Alive! Program
Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Ludlow
$2,500 to provide scholarships to the Young Artist Day Camp for underservedchildren
Thatcher Brook Primary School, Waterbury
$2,100 to support the development of a "Welcome to Winter in Waterbury" lantern parade
The Barre Opera House, Inc., Barre
$1,500 to support scholarships for underserved students to attend theater camps in July, 2011
The In-Sight Photography Project, Brattleboro
$3,500 for photography classes with collaborating non-profits
The Pomfret School, South Pomfret
$1,100 to Support a two-week residency in circus arts with Circus Smirkus
Vermont Studio Center, Inc., Johnson
$3,490 to support creative revitalization residencies for Visual Art/English teachers to develop new curricula
Women Writing for (a) Change - Vermont, LLC, Jericho
$3,300 to support art and writing workshops for incarcerated women at the Northwest State Correctional Facility
COMMUNITY ARTS GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Arts Council of Windham County, Brattleboro
$4,000.00 to support a visual arts program for economically disadvantaged children and youth in Brattleboro
Big Action Performance Ensemble, Middlebury
$5,000 to support technical production costs associated with the performances of Everyone Can Dance
Building a Better Brattleboro, Brattleboro
$2,500 to support the 9th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington
$5,000 to support the 2011 Festival and related educational programming
Chandler Center for the Arts, Inc., Randolph
$5,000 for artist fees for Chandler’s New World Festival celebrating Celtic & French Canadian music
Circus Barn, Inc., Greensboro
$5,000 to support the production and presentation of Circus Smirkus' 2011 Big Top Tour
Fairfax Community Library, Fairfax
$2,462 to support a series of live musical performances for the community
Families First in Southern Vermont, Wilmington
$2,000 to support the performance of an original mixed-abilities theatre piece, "Raising Our Voices"
Frog Hollow Craft Association, Burlington
$5,000 toward the costs associated with creating, touring and installing original works of art using symbols provided by violent crime survivors
Grass Roots Art & Community Effort, Hardwick
$5,000 for GRACE's community art workshops and exhibitions for elders and other underserved Vermonters
Helen Day Art Center, Inc., Stowe
$5,000 for a collaboration between 21 artists in three different communities through the Habitat for Artists project
Island Arts, North Hero
$5,000 for creative opportunities within the Island Arts Academy including after-school arts classes and evening and weekend classes for adults
Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater, Burlington
$5,000 for after-school African arts programming in Vermont schools
Kids' Fest, East Montpelier
$4,000 for the production of a grassroots community musical about Pete Seeger's life and music
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet
$5,000 to support “Kingdom County Presents”, a series of professional dance, music, film and theater events
Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Winooski
$5,000 to support performances and outreach activities during the 2011 Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival
Lost Nation Theater, Inc., Montpelier
$5,000 for four mainstage productions and the education programs of Lost Nation Theater's 2011 Season
Middlebury Studio School, Middlebury
$1,940 for costs associated with clay classes for organizations whose participants/members have limited access to the arts
Monteverdi Music School, Montpelier
$5,000 for a program of workshops, master classes, ensemble coaching and student recitals
Opera North, Lebanon
$5,000 for three community outreach and education programs for children and adults in towns throughout Vermont
Opera Theatre of Weston, Weston
$5,000 for three Community Youth Programs related to the presentation of Mozart's “The Magic Flute”
Paramount Center, Inc., Rutland
$5,000 to support Paramount Theater's Young Artist Classical Master Class initiative
Readsboro Arts Corporation, Readsboro
$1,000 to support the 2011 Readsboro Arts Festival
Revitalizing Waterbury, Inc., Waterbury
$2,000 to support the 10th annual Stowe Street Arts Festival in July 2011
Sandglass Center for Puppetry, Putney
$5,000 to support the 7th Biennial Puppets in the Green Mountains International Festival
South End Arts & Business Association, Burlington
$5,000 to support the 2010 South End Art Hop, a free event for the entire community
The Hub Teen Center & Skatepark, Bristol
$2,500 to support a collaboration between teens and artists to paint murals on the walls of the local skatepark
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, Fairfax
$5,000 to support the rehearsal and presentation of six commissioned works in the 2010-2011 season
Vermont MIDI Project, Inc., Essex Junction
$5,000 for professional mentoring for student compositions created for live concert performance
Vermont Performing Arts League, Burlington
$5,000 for the Vermont International Festival, an annual celebration of world cultures
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Inc., Burlington
$5,000 for the 8-concert “Made in Vermont” statewide tour and a commission from a Vermont composer
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Colchester
$4,500 for the VYO's spring performances at Harwood Union High School and the Flynn Center
Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival, Irasburg
$5,000 to support performer and guest artist fees for Warebrook's 2011 concerts
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston
$5,000 for the school production/tour of “Death Of A Salesman” starring actor Chris Lloyd
Winooski Coalition, Winooski
$1,500 for the 2nd annual Winooski Culture Hop in September 2010
Yellow Barn, Inc., Putney
$5,000 for free outreach events for seniors and at-risk children, as well as public concerts and discussions in the 2011 season
CREATION GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Kim Bent, Montpelier
$3,000 to create of a musical stage adaptation of Katherine Paterson's novel "Lyddie"
Louisa Conrad, Middlebury
$3,000 to create a series of flower paintings and drawings with text from Robert Frost's poems and flora collected from Homer Noble Farm
Molly Davies, Stowe
$3,000 to complete a video on the theme of "transitions" to be presented at River Arts, Morrisville and the AVA Gallery
Clare Dolan, Glover
$3,000 to create a multi-media installation in Glover, VT entitled “The Museum of Everyday Life”
Peter Gould, Brattleboro
$3,000 to complete "Seed Man,” a novel for young adults
Sophie Hood, Lyndonville
$3,000 to create wearable sculptural forms for a performance piece to be performed in public locations such as parks, schools, or shopping areas
Josh Melrod, Woodstock
$3,000 to complete the documentary film "Cartoon College"
Jamie Keithline, Brattleboro
$3,000 to create "Haiku, HipHop and Hotdogs! Puppets do Poetry," a collaboration with Fergus Walsh, exploring poetry through puppetry
Alexis Kyriak, Northfield
$3,000 to create a portfolio of work utilizing the mediums of painting, sculpture and fiber arts
Alisha Laramee, Burlington
$3,000 to create ten essays exploring the idea of movement, migration and travel informed by interviews with travelers, tourists and commuters in places of transit
Robin MacArthur, Marlboro
$3,000 to create a full-length CD of original interpretations of traditional Vermont folksongs
Polly Motley, Stowe
$3,000 to create an intermedia performance installation using combinations of dance, sound, video and lighting exploring seasonal transitions in Vermont landscapes
Mira Niagolova, Essex Junction
$3,000 to complete production of "Welcome to Vermont," a documentary about the lives of refugees recently resettled in Vermont
Galen Peria, Burlington
$3,000 to create a debut music album of original songs
Julia Shipley, Craftsbury
$3,000 to complete a series of essays about small scale agriculture titled "Hewn: Dispatches From Broken Ground"
Signe Margueritte Taylor, Norwich
$3,000 to create a documentary film about students working with female inmates on a play about women in prison
CULTURAL ROUTES GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Bishop John A. Marshall School, Morrisville
$200 to support a visit the Shelburne Museum
Center for Technology, Essex, Essex Junction
$200 to attend a performance by Bale Folclorico da Bahia at the Flynn Center
Compass School, Westminster
$200 to support an eighth grade arts immersion trip to Boston
Fair Haven Grade School, Fair Haven
$200 to support kindergarteners, first and second graders attending "Duck for President" then third graders attending "Jigsaw Jones" at Castleton State College
Fairfield Center School, Fairfield
$200 to attend "We The People" at the Flynn Center in Burlington
Folsom Educational and Community Center, South Hero
$200 to attend "In Search of Air" and "We the People" at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Gilman Middle School, Gilman
$200 to attend the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's performance of "One Green Earth" at the Flynn Center
Highgate Elementary School, Highgate
$200 to attend "We the People" and "Virtually Me" at the Flynn Theater in Burlington
Lamoille Union High School, Hyde Park
$200 to support travel to Montreal to see a performance of Cirque duSoleil titled "Quidam" at the Bell Center
Montessori School of Central Vermont, Montpelier
$200 to attend the Vermont International Festival in Essex
NFI VT/Caledonia School, St. Johnsbury
$200 to view exhibits and participate in a workshop at the Shelburne Museum
North Country Union High School, Newport
$200 to support 120 students' attendance at The Acting Company and Guthrie Theater's performance of Romeo and Juliet produced by Kingdom County Productions and Catamount Arts
Richford Jr./Sr. High School, Richford
$200 to attend the Vermont International Festival in Essex
Robinson Elementary School, Starksboro
$200 to attend “We the People” at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Rumney Memorial School, Middlesex
$200 to attend a performance by Bale Folclorico da Bahia at the Flynn Center in Burlington
Sheldon Elementary School, Sheldon
$200 to support grades 1-5 attendance at "One Green Earth" at the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington
St Johnsbury School District, St. Johnsbury
$200 to attend the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's performance of "One Green Earth"
St. Albans City School, St. Albans
$200 to attend the Vermont International Festival
HEADSTART ARTS PARTNERSHIP GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville
$1,500 to support 2010-2011 Head Start Arts activities for youth and providers in Lamoille County
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro
$3,000 to support the continuation of a partnership with BMAC and Early Education Services
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$3,000 to support an artist-in-residence program at two local pre-schools in Burlington
Paramount Center, Inc., Rutland
$2,000 to support the integration of arts for children and families at risk
Lost Nation Theater, Inc., Montpelier
$2,500 to support a partnership between Lost Nation Theater and Central Vermont Community Action Council providing workshops, performances and trainings in Washington and Orange Counties
LOCAL ARTS PARTNERSHIP GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Vermont Arts Exchange, Bennington
$7,000 to maintain, develop and/or strengthen relationships and partnerships in the community.
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$7,000 to maintain, develop and/or strengthen relationships and partnerships in the community.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington
$7,000 to maintain, develop and/or strengthen relationships and partnerships in the community.
VSA Arts of Vermont, Winooski
$7,000 to maintain, develop and/or strengthen relationships and partnerships in the community.
River Arts, Morrisville
$7,000 to maintain, develop and/or strengthen relationships and partnerships in the community.
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project, Bellows Falls
$7,000 to maintain, develop and/or strengthen relationships and partnerships in the community.
Pentangle Arts Council, Woodstock
$7,000 to maintain, develop and/or strengthen relationships and partnerships in the community.
TEACHING ARTIST EXPRESS GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Essex High School, Essex Junction
$500 to support instruction by Irene Lederer Lacroix in the glazing and firing of pottery created students
The Little School, Weston
$500 to support two days of art instruction with Becky Graber
Milton Town School District, Milton
$500 to support two days of in-school art instruction with Peter Gould
Mount Abraham Union High School, Bristol
$250 to support a day of workshops on African Dancing with Jeh Kulu and a school-wide performance
Richford Elementary School, Richford
$500 to support instruction and creation of a mural with artist Carolyn Mecklosky
West Rutland School, West Rutland
$500 to support a performance and two days of workshops with Puppetree for grades K-2
Westford Elementary School, Westford
$500 to support two days of workshops with Jeh Kulu
TEACHING ARTIST RESIDENCY GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Bishop John A. Marshall School, Morrisville
$1,000 to support a residency with No Strings Marionette
Christ the King School, Burlington
$1,000 to support a five-day residency with Circus Smirkus
Community High School of Vermont, Waterbury
$1,120 to support a one-week residency with Judy Dow teaching science via visual arts and working with CHSVT staff in professional development workshops
Coventry Village School, Coventry
$1,000 to support a ten-hour residency with PuppeTree
Highgate Non-Profit, Inc., Barre
$1,500 to support bringing Montpelier's Shidaa African Culture Project to run five days of workshops for youth at the Highgate Community Center for summer programming
J.J. Flynn Elementary School, Burlington
$750 to support the production of a play with the Very Merry Theatre
Jamaica Village School, Jamaica
$1,000 to support the creation of a school mural with Terry Sylvester
Reading Elementary School, Reading
$1,100 to support a portion of the cost of a one-week residency in with Circus Smirkus
Red Cedar School, Bristol
$900 to support a five-day residency with Circus Smirkus
Ripton Elementary School, Ripton
$1,500 to support a week-long residency with Revel Kids, ending in a community performance
St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury
$800 support a five-day residency with Verandah Porche
Underhill ID School, Jericho
$1,187 to create "A Totem to Kindness and Respect" during an in-school residency with Maggie Sherman
Walden School, West Danville
$1,412 to support a five-day residency and evening dance concert with Karen Amirault
Whiting Elementary School, Whiting
$1,235 to support a book-making residency with Linda Lembke
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANT RECIPIENTS Back to Top
Bella Voce Women's Chorus, Essex Junction
$600 to support conference registration and attendance at the American Choral Conductors convention
Champlain Philharmonic Orchestra, Vergennes
$800 to support a strategic planning retreat
Circus Smirkus, Greensboro
$600 to send five employees to the 2010 American Youth Circus Organization Conference for Educators
Frog Hollow Craft Association, Burlington
$800 to support improvements to the Association's website
Guilford Performance Lab, Guilford
$650 to support attendance at the National Performance Network conference in Dallas, Texas
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson
$810 to complete implementation plans and budgets for the Vermont Studio Center's top access priorities
Vermont Wood Products Marketing Council, Rutland
$800 provide trade show training to the exhibitors of the Vermont Fine Furniture & Woodworking Festival
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston
$450 to support the Director of Development's attendance at the Association of Fundraising Professionals in South Portland, ME |
| FY 2010 Grantees |
Creation Grants BACK TO TOP
Paul Besaw: $3000 to support the creation of a new dance work in collaboration with composer Michael Hopkins and the Burlington Chamber Orchestra.
Alisa Dworsky: $3000 to support the creation of a site-specific exterior installation made of hand-crocheted rope at the Bennington Museum.
Marcy Hermansader: $3000 to support the creation of four abstract collages for the series BACK THROUGH BLACK.
David Hinton: $3000 to support completion of the first English translation of poems selected from the corpus of Chinese poet Mei Yao-ch'en.
Tim Jennings: $3000 to support the creation and promotion of a new themed folktale program,"The King and the Thrush: folktales of goodness and greed," and a the creation of a live-performance CD of the same.
Duncan Johnson: $3000 to support the creation of five new sculptures to be exhibited in fall, 2009 and spring, 2010.
Linda E. Jones: $3000 to support the creation of new body of work that explores a combination of different media, including the incorporation of encaustic & digital images, oil paint, and other mixed materials.
Kathy Marmor: $3000 to support the production of two new computer-controlled interactive installations focusing on weather as a metaphor for change, created during a residency at the Fairbanks Museum.
Brian Mooney: $3000 to support the completion of a collection of short stories titled TONIC and the revision of a novel titled PLUG.
Janice Perry: $3000 to support “Liminology,” an interdisciplinary, multi-media investigation of the physical and performative properties of fresh water.
Verandah Porche: $3000 to support the creation of "The Broad Brook Anthology," a play for voices.
Andy Reichsman & Kate Purdie: $3000 to support a film about Vermont agriculture through the lens of Lilac Ridge Farm, a long-standing family-run farm.
Tiffany Rhynard: $3000 to support "Disposable Goods: What is/Who is?" a series of portable and versatile new dances to be performed in unconventional spaces.
Sandglass Center for Puppetry: $3000 to support the creation of a puppetry work in collaboration with the Public Health Institute, exploring the potential of people with dementia as creative story tellers.
Artist Development Grants BACK TO TOP
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Community Arts Grants BACK TO TOP
Arts Bus: $2,500 to support Arts Bus programs in Bethel, Chelsea and Tunbridge.
Asian Cultural Center of Vermont: $2,475 to support the Asian Cultural Center of Vermont's programs and activities.
Bella Voce Women's Chorus: $2,500 to support the performance of three new works as well as a project to compile the work of New England composers, writing for women's voices.
Brandon Artists Guild: $2,150 to support a nine-month long afterschool art program in collaboration with the Boys and Girls Club of Rutland County and using local artists as youth mentors.
Building a Better Brattleboro: $2,500 to support the 8th annual Brattleboro Literary Festival.
Burlington Book Festival: $5,000 to support the 5th annual Burlington Book Festival.
Burlington Chamber Orchestra: $2,500 to support a concert featuring the pianist Michael Arnowitt at the Barre Opera House.
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival: $5,000 to support the Burlington Discover Jazz Festival's live performances and educational programs.
Capitol Chamber Artists, Inc.: $2,500 to support Capitol Chamber Artist's season program, Romanticism: 150 years of music from Vermont, Early America and Europe.
Catamount Film and Arts Center: $2,500 to support the presention of three performance series including Music at the Morse, School Time Performances and Catamount Cabaret, that feature Vermont performers.
Center for Digital Art: $1,080 to support theatrical performances of "Adramelech's Monologue" featuring professional and student performers, as well as "Meet the Artist" events, panel discussions, and student lectures and filming.
Champlain Valley Folk Festival: $5,000 to support the 27th Annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival.
Chandler Center for the Arts: $5,000 to support artists' fees for Chandler's 17th annual New World Festival, a celebration of Celtic and French Canadian music and dance and culture.
Circus Smirkus: $4,000 to support the creation and presentation of the 2010 Circus Smirkus Big Top Tour: "Smirkus Ever After".
Common Ground Youth Center: $1,000 to support Common Ground's youth initiated and produced monthly music shows and open mic nights.
Eleva Chamber Players: $1,000 to support performances, provide seniors with access to performances, and provide musical coaching to youth.
Families First in Southern Vermont: $2,500 to support individuals with developmental disabilities to serve as mentors/assistant teachers in the Theatre Adventure Program.
First Night Burlington: $5,000 to support First Night Burlington.
Friends of Music at Guilford: $1,750 to support a collaboration with Windham Orchestra and Brattleboro High School drama department in the production of 3 one-act operas.
Friends of the Opera House at Enosburg Falls: $2,500 to support a community art project in and about Enosburg that includes a book with images and text, an exhibition and a public forum about local art.
Grass Roots Art & Community Effort: $5,000 to support GRACE community partnerships through the arts.
Green Mountain Cultural Center: $2,500 to support a three-week residency program that includes master classes, open rehearsals, concerts, and two fully-staged performances of TOSCA.
Kingdom County Productions: $5,000 to produce a documentary film based on the lives of Vermont youth in foster care.
Lost Nation Theater: $5,000 to support the 22nd season of performances, education programs, and outreach partnerships at Montpelier's City Hall Auditorium Arts Center.
Memphremagog Arts Collaborative: $1,875 to support the annual Art On Main event in Newport, Vermont.
Middlebury Festival on the Green: $1,375 to support Middlebury's Festival on the Green.
Monteverdi Music School: $5,000 to support a new weekly program of workshops and masterclasses, ensemble coaching and informal performances.
Opera Theatre of Weston: $5,000 to support Opera Theatre of Weston's Community Youth Programs.
Paramount Theatre: $2,500 to support a program of master classes for advanced music students as part of the "Passages at the Paramount" Classical Series.
Readsboro Arts Corporation: $1,000 to support the Readsboro Arts Festival.
Revitalizing Waterbury, Inc.: $1,250 to support the ninth annual Stowe Street Arts Festival in Waterbury.
Richmond Elementary School: $1,000 to support a collaboration between the Heather Morris School of Celtic Dance, a Celtic New Year celebration and Richmond Elementary School.
Sage City Symphony: $1,105 to support Sage City Symphony's annual Youth Concert.
Gordon Stone: $1,125 to support the rehearsal, promotion and performance of a collection of new songs by a Vermont composer that reflect Vermont's ethnic diversity.
Upper Valley Arts: $5,000 to support the creation and presentation of a study guide, DVD, and Web site for Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie, for use in public school classrooms in all 14 Vermont counties.
Vermont Center for Photography: $2,500 to support the Vermont Center for Photography's monthly program of photography exhibitions.
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble: $2,500 to support marketing activities and artists' fees for new and commissioned chamber works presented throughout the 2009/10 season.
Vermont MIDI Project: $5,000 to support the Vermont Midi project through mentoring student composers and concert performances by professional musicians.
Vermont Mozart Festival: $5,000 to support three Family Series Concerts of classical music designed to encourage youth participation in the artistic process.
Vermont Performing Arts League: $5,000 to support the 17th annual Vermont International Festival of diverse cultures.
Vermont Shakespeare Company: $2,500 to support a professional production of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra: $5,000 to support the Made in Vermont Music Festival statewide tour.
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association: $4,000 to support the Vermont Youth Orchestra's spring 2010 performances at the Dibden Arts Center and the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts.
Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival: $2,500 to support the seventeenth season of the Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival.
Yellow Barn: $5,000 to support a program of 10 concerts and public workshops and discussions for at-risk children, teenagers, and seniors in Southern Vermont.
Technical Assistance Grants BACK TO TOP
In-Sight Photography Project, Inc.: $440 to support participation in Marlboro College's Certificate in Nonprofit Management program.
Ripton Community Coffee House: $600 to attend the Folk Alliance International conference in Memphis, TN.
Vermont Studio Center: $1000 to complete an access survey and implementation plan.
Arts Learning Grants BACK TO TOP
Arlington Area Childcare, Inc.: $5,000 to support a multi-disciplinary arts enrichment program for children, parents, teachers and community members.
Bethel Schools: $2,787 to support "Bethel Gets Up and Movin'" culminating in a ten-day dance intensive with Karen Amirault and an evening of performances.
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center: $4,750 to support two weeks of intensive training in traditional stone working leading to the creation of a carved stone bench.
ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain: $4,783 to support after-school activities and instruction around photographic techniques, cultural exploration, and photoethnography targeting Abenaki youths.
Folsom Educational Center: $5,000 to continue the use of the "Words Come Alive" program in mainstream classrooms.
Glover Community School: $3,800 to support an eight-day residency with "No Strings Attached" marionette company.
In-Sight Photography Project, Inc.: $5,000 to support black-and-white photography classes and expand digital class offerings for interested youth of Windham County.
Marlboro Elementary School: $4,000 to support six winter workshops with artists in school offering in-depth arts instruction.
MRC and Co., Inc: $4,000 to support a choral program with high-level musical instruction and outstanding performance opportunities.
New England Center for Circus Arts: $1,625 to create a circus arts curriculum in collaboration with the Windham Regional Career Center.
New England Youth Theatre: $3,925 to hire professional artists to instruct students in the design, creation and painting of full-scale scenery.
Rumney Memorial School: $2,870 to bring Natalie Kinsey Warnock to teach about student narrative writing and Linda Lembke to teach bookbinding.
Rutland Recreation Department: $3,400 to support instruction and performance of Shakespeare for rural Rutland County youth.
SafeArt: $5,000 to support residencies, arts youth group, and community performance focused on abuse prevention in the greater Randolph area.
Vermont Studio Center: $4,000 to support residencies for secondary art and English teachers who wish to develop creative curricula.
CREATION GRANTS
Paul Besaw: $3000 to support the creation of a new dance work in collaboration with composer Michael Hopkins and the Burlington Chamber Orchestra.
Alisa Dworsky: $3000 to support the creation of a site-specific exterior installation made of hand-crocheted rope at the Bennington Museum.
Marcy Hermansader: $3000 to support the creation of four abstract collages for the series BACK THROUGH BLACK.
David Hinton: $3000 to support completion of the first English translation of poems selected from the corpus of Chinese poet Mei Yao-ch'en.
Tim Jennings: $3000 to support the creation and promotion of a new themed folktale program,"The King and the Thrush: folktales of goodness and greed," and a the creation of a live-performance CD of the same.
Duncan Johnson: $3000 to support the creation of five new sculptures to be exhibited in fall, 2009 and spring, 2010.
Linda E. Jones: $3000 to support the creation of new body of work that explores a combination of different media, including the incorporation of encaustic & digital images, oil paint, and other mixed materials.
Kathy Marmor: $3000 to support the production of two new computer-controlled interactive installations focusing on weather as a metaphor for change, created during a residency at the Fairbanks Museum.
Brian Mooney: $3000 to support the completion of a collection of short stories titled TONIC and the revision of a novel titled PLUG.
Janice Perry: $3000 to support “Liminology,” an interdisciplinary, multi-media investigation of the physical and performative properties of fresh water.
Verandah Porche: $3000 to support the creation of "The Broad Brook Anthology," a play for voices.
Andy Reichsman & Kate Purdie: $3000 to support a film about Vermont agriculture through the lens of Lilac Ridge Farm, a long-standing family-run farm.
Tiffany Rhynard: $3000 to support "Disposable Goods: What is/Who is?" a series of portable and versatile new dances to be performed in unconventional spaces.
Sandglass Center for Puppetry: $3000 to support the creation of a puppetry work in collaboration with the Public Health Institute, exploring the potential of people with dementia as creative story tellers.
ART JOBS BACK TO TOP
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro: $10,000 from VAC to support the position of Education Director.
Burlington City Arts, Burlington: $50,000 from NEA to support visual arts exhibitions.
Catamount Film & Arts, St. Johnsbury: $9,500 from VAC to support the positions of Artistic Director, Box office manager and Head Projectionist.
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph: $10,000 from VAC to support the position of Community Outreach Manager.
Circus Barn, Greensboro: $9,500 from VAC to support the position of Artistic Director.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington: $50,000 from NEA to support artist performances.
Focus on Film, Montpelier: $5,000 from VAC to support the positions of Chief Programmer, Graphic Designer and Web Designer.
Friends of the Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes: $4,600 from VAC to support the positions of Executive Director and Administrative Assistant.
Gallery at the VAULT, Springfield: $5,000 from VAC to support the positions of Gallery Co-Managers.
Grass Roots Art & Community Effort, Hardwick: $10,000 from VAC to support the positions of Workshop Program Director and Exhibition Director.
Great River Arts Institute, Bellows Falls: $4,750 from VAC to support the position of Adult Program Director.
Haskell Free Library, Derby Line: $5,000 from VAC to support the position of Opera House Theater Manger.
Island Arts, North Hero: $4,600 from VAC to support the position of After School Music Program.
Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater, Burlington: $5,000 from VAC to support the position of General Manager Assistant.
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet: $10,000 from VAC to support the position of Producer/Director.
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier: $9,500 from VAC to support the positions of Audience Services Manager/Marketing Assistant and Production Manager/Technical Director.
Manchester Music Festival, Manchester: $9,200 from VAC to support artist fees for the mentoring program tour.
Marlboro College, Marlboro: $50,000 from NEA to support design programs.
New England Youth Theater, Brattleboro: $25,000 from NEA to support Arts Education programs.
Northern Stage, White River Junction: $9,500 from VAC to support the position of Education Manager.
Oldcastle Productions, Bennington: $9,500 from VAC to support the position of Producing Artistic Director and Associate Artistic Director.
Opera Theatre of Weston, Weston: $2,300 from VAC to support the position of Teaching Artist/Choreographer.
Paramount Center, Rutland: $9,500 from VAC to support the position of Technical Services Director.
Pentangle Council on the Arts, Woodstock: $15,000 from NEFA to support Administrative staff.
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville: $10,000 from VAC to support the position of Adult Program Coordinator.
River Gallery School, Brattleboro: $10,000 from VAC to support the position of Outreach Coordinator/Teacher.
Rockingham Arts and Museum Project, Bellows Falls: $5,000 from VAC to support the position of Executive Director.
Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research, Putney: $25,000 from NEA to support theater performances.
Studio Place Arts, Barre: $8,900 from VAC to support the positions of Executive Director and Administrative Associate.
Town Hall Theatre, Middlebury: $9,500 from VAC to support the position of Technical Director.
T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier $4,750 from VAC to support the position of Administrative Associate.
Vermont Alliance for Arts Education, Waterbury: $4,600 from VAC to support the position of Executive Director.
Vermont Arts Council, Montpelier: $41,000 from NEA to support artist and consultant fees.
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington: $9,500 from VAC to support the position of Office manager.
Vermont Crafts Council, Montpelier: $5,000 from VAC to support the position of Office Manager.
Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury: $10,000 from VAC to support the positions of Director of Education and Archivist.
Vermont MIDI Project, Essex Junction: $5,000 from VAC to support the position of Project Coordinator.
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson: $50,000 from NEA to present visual arts.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington: $9,200 from VAC to support artist fees for 12 musicians.
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Colchester: $6,900 from VAC to support the position of Orchestra manager.
VSA Arts Vermont, Winooski: $9,200 from VAC to support artist fees for the “Start with the Arts” program.
Yellow Barn, Inc., Putney: $50,000 from NEA to support music performances. |
| FY 2009 Grantees |
Creation Grants BACK TO TOP
Anais Mitchell: $3,000 to support the creation of a studio recording of the "folk opera" HADESTOWN.
Joseph Campanella Cleary: $3,000 to support the design of a five piece modern mandolin family.
Karen Kevra: $3,000 to support the recording, editing and production of a CD recording of romantic music for flute and piano.
Karolina Kawiaka: $3,000 to support the creation of two solar-powered kinetic sculptures.
Meredith Holch: $3,000 create an animated video about undocumented Vermont dairy farm workers.
Sarah Frechette: $3,000 to support the creation of a puppet piece titled "The Snowflake Man."
Teresa Stores: $3,000 to support the creation of a young adult novel entitled "Letters to Holden."
Tim Tavcar: $3,000 to support the creation and production of five new theatrical performance pieces.
Upper Valley Arts: $3,000 to support the production of a collaborative film about the history of Vermont.
Wayne Hankin: $3,000 to support the creation of the film 7 Solos.
Artist Development Grants BACK TO TOP
Michael Arnowitt: $725 to support training necessary to complete the development of a computer-based display system for piano practicing for visually-impaired musicians
Rachel Baird: $500 to support the creation of a website
Barbara Benoit: $250 to attend New England College's Post-MFA Symposium in Henniker, NH July 6-10
Sarah Blair: $500 to support participation in a trade mission to Ireland and to establish contacts with educators, performers and presenters
Robert Blais: $450 to study the Elgar Cello Concerto with Maxine Neuman
Meg Brazil: $405 to support attendance at the Vermont Artists Residency Week at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, VT
Elissa Campbell: $500 to attend the Focus on Book Arts 2009 conference in Forest Grove, Oregon
tarin chaplin: $600 to attend Rena Mirecka's workshop which will inform the development of a performance piece
Diane Clouet: $450 to upgrade the storybike.com website
Michelle Colling: $350 to support the development of a website
Arlene Distler: $500 to attend the Vermont Studio Center while completing a manuscript
Rachael Elliott: $399 to attend the 2008 national conference of the College Music Society in Atlanta, Georgia
Wylie Sofia Garcia: $400 to support the creation of a textile installation for the Champlain Quadricentennial Celebration
Lisa Goodrich: $500 to attend the National Music Teachers Association's 2009 national conference in Atlanta
Bonny Hall: $250 to attend the New England Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators regional conference in Nashua, NH
Ailyn Hoey: $250 to participate in the Provincetown Community Compact's artist residency June 11-August 1
Caryn King: $380 to attend a week-long workshop with landscape painter Christopher Chippendale at Art New England
Barbara Molloy: $500 to create and implement a website
Erin Narey: $575 to attend the Howth Writers Week in County Dublin, Ireland
Janice Perry: $1,000 to attend an artist collaboration in London
Jesse David Potts: $800 to support attendance as an Artist in Residence at the European Ceramic Work Center
The PuppeTree: $700 to support Ann Legunn's attendance at the Puppeteers of America National Festival in Atlanta, GA
Thomas L. Read: $1,000 to produce and market a compact disc with Zimbel Records
Tiffany Rhynard: $500 to videotape a performance for the purpose of creating promotional materials
Brendan Taaffe: $670 to participate in workshops at a Zimbabwean Music Festival titled ZimFest in Boulder, Colorado June 26-29th
Martha Ming Whitfield: $253 to attend Dance USA's "Sustainable Future: Reality Check!" 2009 annual conference in Houston
David E. Woolf: $700 to support the development of a website
Cultural Facilities Grants BACK TO TOP
Black River Academy Museum: $18,000 to support the purchase and installation of an elevator.
Brookfield Community Partnership: $4,410 to support rewiring areas of the Old Town Hall used for programming including stage lighting and sound.
The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center: $18,000 to support the construction of an accessibility ramp, ADA parking, and connecting walkways.
Center for Cartoon Studies: $11,200 to support renovation of the gallery space including street level bay windows.
Charles B. Danforth Library: $6,900 to support construction of a new accessible bathroom.
Dummerston Historical Society: $2,714 to support the construction of appropriate cabinetry to house the collections, library, and other artifacts.
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium: $3,019 to support the installation of safety glass in 65 glass display cases in the grand gallery of the Museum.
Fletcher Free Library: $4,950 to support updating of existing lighting in the Library's meeting rooms/art galleries.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts: $17,000 to support the purchase of stage equipment including high-quality video projection equipment and a mid-sized screen.
Town of Londonderry: $7,500 to support stage improvements in the Town Hall.
Morristown Historical Society: $18,000 to support the construction of an elevator.
Northeast Kingdom Arts Council: $5,105 to support the purchase and installation of new granite steps and handrails at the entrance of the Hardwick Town House.
Paramount Theatre: $13,313 to support the installation of a state-of-the-art large screen for the "Big Flicks at the Paramount" Paramount Center initiative.
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum: $20,000 to support the installation of a UV-filtering interior secondary glazing system.
Town of Strafford: $15,588 to support the purchase and installation of a safe LP gas heating system in the 1799 Town House.
Walter S. Burnham Committee: $15,000 to support improvements of Burnham Hall's performance space in Lincoln.
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Flynn Center for the Performing Arts: $7,000 to support the Flynn in providing performance space and performing arts programming for the community, educational programming to schools, performing artist workshops and visual arts exhibitions.
River Arts of Morrisville: $7,000 to provide community arts programming.
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP): $7000 to support artists' activities and to demonstrate that the activities create healthy communities.
Burlington City Arts: $7000 to support Burlington City Arts in providing art classes, exhibitions, artist residencies, and partnerships with schools and service organizations.
Pentangle Council on the Arts: $7000 to support Pentangle's programs in the Town Hall Theater and programs and partnerships with community organizations and schools in the
Woodstock area.
Vermont Arts Exchange: $7000 to support the organization in its efforts to sustain, develop and strengthen community development and arts partnerships in Bennington County.
VSA Arts of Vermont: $7000 to provide events in preschools, shelters, community centers and schools with the goal of increasing accessibility of the arts.
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Bella Voce Women's Chorus: $5,000 to support a world music workshop for women's choral groups.
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center: $5,000 to support an outdoor installation of photographic portraits of Brattleboro area residents and visitors.
Building a Better Brattleboro: $2,500 to support the Brattleboro Literary Festival.
Burlington Book Festival: $5,000 to support the Burlington Book Festival.
Capitol Chamber Artists, Inc.: $5,000 to support Capitol Chamber Artists' 40th season.
Center for Photographic Studies: $1,500 to support an after-school photography and oral history project with Barre High School students.
Champlain Valley Folk Festival: $5,000 to support the 26th Annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival.
Chandler Center for the Arts: $5,000 to support a daytime performance series and related arts-based activities.
Families First in Southern Vermont: $2,500 to support a year-round educational theater program for people with developmental disabilities.
First Night Burlington, Inc.: $5,000 to support First Night Burlington.
Friends of the Vergennes Opera House: $4,500 to support a Champlain Valley themed oral history/storytelling series.
Grass Roots Art and Community Effort: $5,000 to support GRACE's community partnerships and workshop and exhibition programs.
Kingdom County Productions: $3,000 to support the development and production of "Radio Stage," a Vermont radio variety show.
Moondance: $5,000 to support a community festival.
Opera Theatre of Weston: $5,000 to support Opera Theatre of Weston's Opera for Kids program.
Paramount Theatre: $4,500 to support a live performance series for young audiences.
Poultney Summer Theatre Company: $5,000 to support the Poultney Summer Theatre Company's 2009 production of "Much Ado About Nothing."
Readsboro Arts Corporation: $1,000 to support the Readsboro Arts Festival.
Rutland Creative Economy: $5,000 to support the addition of music to the existing art and culture hops.
Social Band: $5,000 to support the commissioning of three choral works.
T.W. Wood Art Gallery and Center: $5,000 to support art education and outreach programs.
The Mentor Connector: $2,500 to support the Arts Mentors Program.
Upper Valley Presents: $5,000 to support Upper Valley Rock School's programs.
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble: $5,000 to support four programs of new chamber music.
Vermont Jazz Center: $5,000 to support a multi-cultural jazz concert series.
Vermont MIDI Project: $4,000 to support mentoring by professional composers.
Vermont Mozart Festival: $5,000 to support three family series concerts.
Vermont Performing Arts League: $5,000 to support the 16th Annual Vermont International Festival.
Vermont Philharmonic: $5,000 to support the composition of a work for symphony orchestra.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra: $5,000 to support the 2008 Made in Vermont Music Festival statewide tour.
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association: $4,000 to support spring 2009 performances by the Vermont Youth Orchestra.
Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival: $5,000 to support the 16th Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival.
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company: $5,000 to support the Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's education and outreach programs.
Yellow Barn Music School & Festival: $5,000 to support ten interactive chamber music events in Windham County.
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Chandler Center for the Arts: $1,000 to support the development of on-line ticket purchasing, donations capabilities and increased e-mail marketing capacity through website redesign, search engine optimization and software installation.
Lost Nation Theater: $800 to support hiring a graphic designer to create marketing/branding materials for Montpelier as an arts destination
New England Center for Circus Arts: $530 to send two staff members to the American Youth Circus Organization's Educators' Conference in Boulder, CO.
New England Youth Theatre: $300 to attend the Northern New England chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' annual conference.
Paramount Theatre: $1,000 to support a two-day retreat for the trustees and executive director led by Jessica Andrews.
River Arts of Morrisville: $500 to support research and strategic planning efforts for River Arts.
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association: $750 to support development planning with Cari Palmer.
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company: $350 to support the development director's attendance at the Association for Fundraising Professionals' Northern New England training conference in Dixville Notch, NH.
Art in State Buildings Grants BACK TO TOP
Not Yet Available
American Masterpieces Grants BACK TO TOP
Aldrich Public Library: $250 to support Halloween storytelling for two age groups.
Burlington Irish Heritage Festival, Inc.: $1,000 to support a performance of Champlain Basin Celtic music by Atlantic Crossing.
Lothrop Elementary School: $883 to support instruction in Abenaki heritage, traditions and crafts by Judy Dow.
Memphramagog Arts Collaborative $500 to include the Constitution Brass Quintet in the second annual Art on Main Street event in Newport.
Monkton Central School: $825 to support three workshops about Native American toys and games, basketry and technology with Judy Dow.
Onion River Chorus $500 to support a concert with the Constitution Brass Quintet.
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Bennington $250 to host a performance by Nightingale at the Meetinghouse Cafe.
Wallingford Elementary School: $555 to support instruction by Judy Dow in native weaving and technological innovation.
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Vermont Design Institute: $1,500 to support the Institute in community design and educational outreach across the state.
Arts Learning Grants BACK TO TOP
Arlington Area Childcare, Inc.: $5,000 to support residencies with Circus Smirkus, Alexandra Langstaff, Thre Apple Storyteller, No Strings Marionette and Jeremy Seeger.
Circus Smirkus: $5,000 to support "Ringmaster Residencies" in fifteen underserved schools.
Doty Memorial School: $1,200 to support the ARTS PLUS collaboration teaching visual arts and movement.
Folsom Educational Center: $5,000 to support arts integration and professional development activities in theater and movement working with the Flynn Center's Words Come Alive program.
Great River Arts Institute, Inc.: $4,000 to support Great River Arts after-school OPEN ART program.
Green Mountain Youth Symphony: $5,000 to support the Green Mountain Youth Symphony's fourth annual summer music program at Johnson State College.
In-Sight Photography Project: $5,000 to support three sessions of introductory and intermediate black and white photography classes during one year for youth in Windham County.
Marlboro College: $5,000 to support a dance residency with four choreographers at Marlboro College.
New England Youth Theatre: $4,600 to support the hiring of professional artists to instruct students in the design, creation, and painting of full-scale scenery.
Northern Stage Company: $5,000 to support school residencies, production and touring for Northern Stage's PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT.
Peoples Academy: $5,000 to support integration of the arts into the curriculum through collaboration betwen local artists and teachers of mathematics, English, social studies and science.
Thomas Fleming Elementary School: $2,475 to support a two-week residency and culminating school-wide performance with Circus Smirkus.
Vergennes Union Elementary School: $2,000 to support a ten-day residency and performance with the Very Merry Theatre Company.
Vermont Studio Center: $5,000 to support art and writing residencies for secondary school teachers in Lamoille County who are interested in developing new creative curricula.
Head Start Arts Partnership Grants BACK TO TOP
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center: $2,800 to support instruction by one clay artist and one music/movement artist in fifteen classrooms
Burlington City Arts: $2,800 to support an artist-in-residence program at two pre-schools in Burlington
Lost Nation Theater: $2,400 to support classroom presentations, family outings and a parent-teacher arts workshop provided in partnership with the Central Vermont Community Action Council
Paramount Theatre: $2,800 to support songwriting and creative movement activities with Linda MacFarlane in eight different Rutland area schools
River Arts of Morrisville: $1,200 to support four artist sessions with River Arts staff at three Head Start sites
Teaching Artist Artist Residency Grants BACK TO TOP
Not Yet Available
American Masterpieces Grants BACK TO TOP
Aldrich Public Library: $250 to support Halloween storytelling for two age groups
Burlington City Arts: $1,500 to include performances by American Masterpieces artists in the Burlington Waterfront Festival
Burlington Irish Heritage Festival, Inc.: $1,000 to support a performance of Champlain Basin Celtic music by Atlantic Crossing
Champlain Valley Folk Festival: $1,500 to support performances by Peter and Mary Alice Amidon at the Festival
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts: $1,500 to support a residency and performance by Michele Choiniere during the Lake Champlain quadricentennial celebration
Leicester Central School: $500 to support workshops about traditional crafts and children's games with Judy Dow
Lothrop Elementary School: $883 to support instruction in Abenaki heritage, traditions and crafts by Judy Dow
Memphramagog Arts Collaborative: $500 to include the Constitution Brass Quintet in the second annual Art on Main Street event in Newport
Monkton Central School: $825 to support three workshops about Native American toys and games, basketry and technology with Judy Dow
Montgomery Historical Society: $300 to support a performance by Atlantic Crossing as part of the Montgomery Historical Society's concert series
New England Youth Theatre: $525 to support the presentation of "Silents are Golden" by Rob Mermin and related workshops at NEYT's Salmagundi Theatre Festival
Onion River Chorus: $500 to support a concert with the Constitution Brass Quintet
Pentangle Council on the Arts: $450 to support performances by Atlantic Crossing in Pentangle's Brown Bag Concert Series and at a local assisted living community
Randolph Union High School: $600 to support workshops with Verandah Porche for the seventh and eighth grade Humanities classes
Rochester Chamber Music Society: $800 to host two performances by the Constitution Brass Quintet
Sara Holbrook Community Center: $1,000 to support summer middle school rug and map making programs with Judy Dow
St. Albans for the Future, Inc.: $1,250 to include a performance by Michele Choiniere in the Franco American Heritage Festival
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship Bennington: $250 to host a performance by Nightingale at the Meetinghouse Café
Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce: $1,500 to include performances by Pete & Karen Sutherland and Jeremiah McLane in the 2009 French Heritage Days
Wallingford Elementary School: $555 to support instruction by Judy Dow in native weaving and technological innovation |
| FY 2008 Grantees |
Creation Grants
Nathan Beaman, Burlington - $3,000 toward the creation of a feature length documentary film about serial killer Arthur Shawcross.
Renee Bouchard, Bennington - $3,000 for the creation of a 12’ x 8' wall piece.
Thomas Brennan, Hinesburg - $3,000 for the creation of a photographic series.
Stephen Cramer, Burlington - $3,000 to support the writing of a book of poetry.
James Florschutz, Newfane - $3,000 for the creation of sculptures for a one person exhibit at OK Harris in NYC.
Mira Niagolova, Essex Junction - $3,000 toward script research and storyboard development.
Erik Nielsen, Brookfield - $3,000 for the creation of a new work for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano.
Angela Patten, Jonesville - $3,000 toward the completion of a poetry manuscript.
Rachel Perlmeter, Shelburne - $3,000 toward the creation of Ostentatious Poverty: An Economic Quartet, a new play.
Social Band, Hinesburg - $3,000 to commission of fourteen a cappella choral works to be premiered in 2007 & 2008, performed throughout the state.
Thea Storz, Lyndonville - $3,000 to support the creation of a photographic quilt.
Christopher Thompson, Burlington - $3,000 to support the creation of a nine piece art installation.
Vermont Center for Crime Victim Services, Waterbury - $3,000 to support the "Keeping Heart Sculpture," the center for the Courage in Bloom Memorial Garden.
Lynne Jaeger Weinstein, Putney - $3,000 to support the creation of a photographic portfolio.
Teo Zagar, Barnard - $3,000 to support the creation of a 30-minute documentary in high-definition digital video.
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Artist Development Grants
The PuppeTree, Post Mills - $500 to support the creation of a mailing brochure.
Kathleen Berry Bergeron, Jericho - $250 to attend the Vermont Art Event conference in Colchester, Vermont.
Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater, Burlington - $250 to update an existing Jeh Kulu Dance andDrum Theater website and brochure.
Elizabeth Myers, Brandon - $250 to support attendance at an artists's residency program at the Centre d'Art I Natura in Spain.
Carol MacDonald, Colchester - $500 to support a four-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center in printmaking
Alisa Dworsky, Montpelier - $500 to support the design and printing of a professional "identity package" including stationary and business cards, for marketing and promotion.
Becky Graber, Brattleboro - $500 to support the participation in a vocal improvisation training program.
Mariel Pitti, Newfane - $250 to support a weekend artist's workshop in West Dummerston, Vermont.
Kathy Stark, Craftsbury Common - $400 to support the creation of a brochure for promotional purposes.
Emily Anderson, Burlington - $300 to support attendance at Creative Dance workshop at the Tucson Creative Dance Center in Arizona.
Mary Senior Harwood, South Hero - $300 to attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference and bookfair in New York City.
Karen Kamenetzky, Brattleboro - $500 to attend the fiber artist symposium "Breaking New Ground" in Wayne, PA.
Tarrah Krajnak, Burlington - $400 to attend a portfolio review session at FOTOFEST 2008.
Katie Martin, Bennington - $500 to support trave and rehearsal space fees associated with the creation of a dance performance to be presented at the 22nd Annual Performance Mix Festival in New York City.
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Cultural Facilities Grants BACK TO TOP
Capitol City Grange #469, Berlin - $20,000.00 to support ADA - accessibility improvements including the installation of a ramp a new entry way and an accessible bathroom
Friends of the Brandon Town Hall, Brandon - $20,000.00 to support the installation of a fire suppression system
Norwich Historical Society, Norwich - $20,000.00 to support ADA compliance with the installation of a new accessible ramp and bathroom and designated parking area
Pierce Hall Community Center, Rochester - $20,000.00 to support the installation of the heating system
Town of Worcester, Worcester - $20,000.00 to support the installation of an accessibility lift and to renovate the rest rooms making them ADA compliant
Vermont Independent School of the Arts, Sharon - $15,747.00 to support the installation of an accessibility lift.
Town of Chittenden, Chittenden - $15,000.00 to support the installation of electrical wiring, security and emergency lighting and for the purchase and installation of an accessible lift
Roxbury Free Library, Roxbury - $14,900.00 to support an addition to include an accessible ramp, foyer and bathroom.
Jamaica Town Hall Restoration Committee, Jamaica - $13,151.00 to support the upgrade of curtain and lighting facilities of the Town Hall stage, including shades in the main hall windows.
Greensboro Free Library, Greensboro - $12,450.00 to support the installation of a new heating system
United Church of Putney, Putney - $10,000.00 to support the installation of an enclosed accessibility lift to the second floor
Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville - $8,000.00 to support the renovation of Bryan Memorial Gallery's Middle Room.
Barrett Memorial Hall, South Strafford - $7,920.00 to support the purchase and installation of exterior lighting, stage lighting and for the renovation of the stage floor.
Barre Historical Society, Barre - $4,778.00 to support the improvement of the performance/presentation space by installing stage lighting and staging.
Town of Montgomery, Montgomery - $4,325.00 to support the correction of drainage problems, the rebuilding of the exterior ADA ramp, and repair of the elevator.
Burlington City Arts, Burlington - $3,729.00 to support the renovation of electrical, lighting and ventilation systems in the Burlington City Arts Clay and Craft Studio
Local Arts Partnership Grants BACK TO TOP
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville - $7,500 to support year three of a grant partnership with schools, the Town, LCPC, Copley Fund and social service agencies to provide arts programming in Lamoille County.
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP), Bellows Falls - $7,500 to support year three of promotion of the arts in Rockingham and the region as both a cultural enrichment and economic development tool.
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington - $7,500 to support year three of a grant to help (VAE) sustain, develop and strengthen a variety of community development and arts partnerships focused on the Bennington county community.
Community Project Grants BACK TO TOP
Bethel Council on the Arts, Randolph - $1,000 to support hiring Donald Knaack for two Junk Music workshops in the Bethel Schools followed by a community concert.
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro - $3,850 to support the development and presentation of a work by composer Elizabeth Swados and accompanying photographic exhibition by O. Winston Link.
Burlington Book Festival, Williston - $2,750 for the third annual Burlington Book Festival.
Burlington City Arts, Burlington - $3,850 to support the multi media exhibition "Location Shifts" and related educational activities.
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival, Burlington - $4,900 toward the 2008 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival and related educational programming.
Center for Photographic Studies, Montpelier - $1,013 to support a photo documentary project with Barre High School Students and Barre elders.
Chaffee Art Center, Rutland - $2,750 to support the 2007-08 Jazz Café series and related educational activities.
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph - $2,250 toward the presentation of three concerts featuring the world premieres of music by three local composers.
Champlain College, Burlington - $1,000 toward the hiring of Janice Perry to work with students at Champlain College to produce multi-media performance projects on the subject of gender, race and sexuality.
First Night Burlington, Burlington - $3,850 to support a one day arts festival taking place in over 25 venues around the city of Burlington.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington - $4,900 for the presentation of the Flynn's Identities Series, based on themes relating to race, gender, class, religion, sexual orientation and ability.
GRACE, Hardwick - $3,300 to support GRACE's arts instruction workshops and exhibition program for elders, underserved populations and developmentally disabled adults.
Great River Arts Institute, Bellows Falls - $3,850 toward the Open Art after school program.
Hall Farm Center for Arts and Education, Townshend - $3,850 for the Brattleboro Literary Festival.
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet - $4,900 for the making of a film based on the Voices Project musical.
Lakes Region Youth Orchestra, Castleton - $2,250 toward a concert of the Lakes Region Youth Orchestra with Elizabeth Von Trapp, and subsidized tickets for underserved members of the community.
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier - $3,150 toward a production of “Henry V” by William Shakespeare including 21 performances, outreach and educational activities.
Northern Stage Company, White River Junction - $4,900 to support the production and performance costs of the Third Annual Northern New England Primary Playwrights Festival at Northern Stage.
Opera Theatre of Weston, Weston - $2,250 for the Opera for Kids "The Happy Prince" program, the Storybook Opera Project and the Young Artists Apprentice Training Program.
Pentangle Council on the Arts, Woodstock - $3,850 to support Pentangle's 2007-2008 performance art series.
University of Vermont, Burlington - $3,850 for the exhibition "Co-opting Craft."
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble, Fairfax - $2,250 for the 2007-2008 concert season.
Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington - $2,750 toward the presentation of the Vermont Filmmaker's Showcase at the Vermont International Film Festival.
Vermont MIDI Project, Essex Junction - $2,250 to support live concert performances of compositions created by students participating in the Vermont MIDI Project using professional musicians.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington - $3,150 to support the VSO's Made in Vermont Music Festival statewide tour.
Yellow Barn Music School and Festival, Putney - $3,850 for a nine concert chamber music series in Windham County.
Technical Assistance Grants BACK TO TOP
Barre Opera House, Barre - $500 to support attendance at the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference in New York.
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville - $409 to support attendance in a conference sponsored by the Association of Fundraising Professionals in Portland, Maine
Rochester Chamber Music Society, Rochester - $500 to attend the biennial Suzuki Association of the Americas conference in Minneapolis.
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston - $350 to support attendance at the 2007 Association for Fundraising Professionals in Portland, Maine.
Art in State Buildings Grants BACK TO TOP
Andrea Stix Wasserman, Vershire - $10,500 to support creation and installation of a suite of artwork at 133 State Street in Montpelier.
Annemie Curlin, Charlotte - $620 to support educational signage for the Rutland Courthouse Art in State Buildings Project.
Annemie Curlin, Charlotte - $3,250 to support the creation and installation of a suite of 18 paintings at the Rutland County Courthouse.
David Brewster, Halifax - $6,000 to support the creation and installation of 5 paintings for the interior of the new St. Albans Department of Public Safety facility.
Elizabeth Billings, Tunbridge - $9,000 to support the fabrication and installation of a suite of artwork for the State office Building at 133 State Street.
American Masterpieces Grants BACK TO TOP
Bakersfield School, Bakersfield - $732 to support presentations and workshops with Judy Dow about the cultural heritage of Vermont and Abenaki basketry.
Burlington Parks & Recreation, Burlington - $400 to support a storytelling performance with Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder for seniors at the Isley Library.
Champlain Valley Festival, Ferrisburgh - $10,000 to support the presentation of folk and American Masterpieces artists at the 25th annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival.
Music for a Sunday Afternoon, Newport - $300 to present a concert by Michele Choiniere in the Music for a Sunday Afternoon Series.
St. Albans for the Future, Saint Albans - $725 to support a performance by Michele Choiniere at the St. Albans Franco-American Heritage Celebration.
Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce, Vergennes - $1,500 to support performances by the Beaudoin Legacy and Michele Choiniere on French Heritage Day in Vergennes.
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Big Heavy World, Burlington - $10,116 to support the Vermont Jukebox Project and the Vermont Music Library's Digital Cultural Initiative.
Governor's Institutes of Vermont, Montpelier - $7,000 to support the Governor's Institute for the Arts.
New England Foundation for the Arts, Boston - $12,000 to support programs and services in Vermont.
VT Alliance for Arts Education, Waterbury - $4,000 to support the VAAE in providing professional development for arts and classroom teachers and artists during a two-day arts education conference.
Vermont Crafts Council, Montpelier - $3,000 to support Open Studio Weekend.
Vermont Design Institute, Burlington - $1,500 to support the Institute with community design and educational outreach across the state.
Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury - $2,000 to support the Folklife center in planning for future American Masterpiece program development and continued outreach activities regarding cultural heritage and diversity.
Arts Integration Initiative Grants BACK TO TOP
Folsom Educational Center, South Hero - $10,000 to support students in kindergarten through eighth grade to improve reading comprehension and content area learning by integrating academics with theater and movement.
Peoples Academy, Morrisville - $10,000 for school and community collaborative planning and implementation of arts integration through ongoing, high-quality professional development, diverse residencies and performances.
Winooski School District, Winooski - $10,000 to support arts integration in the school curriculum through a school-wide unit on the diversity of the Winooski community.
Head Start Arts Partnership Grants BACK TO TOP
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, Brattleboro - $2,800 to support instruction by one clay artist and one music/movement artist in fifteen classrooms.
Burlington City Arts, Burlington - $2,800 to provide artist-in-residence programs with Jude Bond at two local pre-schools.
Chaffee Art Center, Rutland - $2,800 to support songwriting and creative movement activities with Linda MacFarlane in eight different Rutland area schools.
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier - $2,500 to support seven family outings with artists and seven site residencies in Washington and Orange County Head Start facilities.
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville - $1,800 to support four artist sessions with River Arts staff at three Head Start sites.
Artist Residency Grants BACK TO TOP
Arlington Area Childcare, Arlington - $5,000 to support a multi-disciplinary arts enrichment program for children, parents, teachers and community members.
Brookfield School, Brookfield - $2,412 for a 10-day residency with Karen Amirault where all students work with the artist every day, creating dances to be performed in a final, evening community event.
Dothan Brook School, White River Junction - $2,915 to support a poetry and drama residency with Marv Klassen-Landis and Michael Zerphy using written expression and self-exploration.
In-Sight Photography Project, Brattleboro - $5,000 toward classes involving other collaborating youth-based organizations in an effort to reach more youth and further utilize the skills of photographers connected to In-Sight.
Marlboro Elementary School, Marlboro - $4,000 for the Second Annual Winter Workshops, a six-week program of artist-led workshops for the entire K-8th grade school population.
Tinmouth Elementary School, Tinmouth - $1,360 to support "Tinmouth in Motion," a schoolwide dance residency with Karen Amirault that will positively associate dance with the current supervisory union wellness initiative.
Waitsfield Elementary School, Waitsfield - $2,420 to support a 10-day residency with Karen Amirault, integrated with social studies, physical education and arts curricula.
VSA Arts of Vermont, Winooski - $5,000 toward a series of poetry writing classes for English Language Learning students in five elementary schools in Washington and Chittenden counties.
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| FY 2007 Grantees |
Creation Grants
Eric Bass, Putney
$2,750.00
to support the first phase of development of a theater piece entitled "Ballad" using puppets as a theatrical medium
David Brewster, Halifax
$1,000.00
to support the creation of paintings that explore spatial relationships within farm interiors
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph
$2,750.00
to support the commissioning of three new pieces of music, for Chandler's centennial season, by three local composers; Gwyneth Walker, Erik Nielsen and Kathy Eddy
Brian D Cohen, Westminster Station
$3,000.00
to support the creation of an artist's book entitled The Fool's Journey containing twenty-three etchings based on the major arcana of the traditional tarot
Alisa Dworsky, Montpelier
$4,000.00
to support the creation of an interior installation piece made of large wall-mounted drawings and suspended crocheted rope forms
Deb Ellis, Burlington
$4,150.00
to support the development of a documentary film of Sgt. Patrick Hart, his wife Jill and son Ryan, currently AWOL in Canada seeking asylum under the Geneva Accords
Barbara Garber, Putney
$1,000.00
to support the creation of a site-specific installation at AIR Gallery in NYC
Daniel Gottsegen, Woodstock
$1,000.00
to support the creation of a series of paintings
John Huddleston, Weybridge
$1,000.00
to support the final phase of completion of a Vermont Small Farm art project
Charles Hunter, Bellows Falls
$4,000.00
to support the creation of a series of oil paintings depicting the idustrial past and it's effects on the visual landscape of present day Windsor, Vermont
Donald Knaack, Manchester Ctr
$2,490.00
to support the creation of a new composition entitled The Lost Civilization
Laura A Koplewitz, Brattleboro
$1,375.00
to support the creation of a new large-scale orchestral work for the VT Youth Orchestra
Kathryn Kramer, Corinth
$1,375.00
to support the creation of a memoir about the heyday and disintegration of a small Vermont community, entitled The Rise and Fall of the Republic of West Delphi
Daniel Lusk, Jonesville
$2,750.00
to support the completion of a manuscript of poetry
Lucinda Mason, Johnson
$3,000.00
to support the creation of a series of large oil paintings investigating micro/macro space
Rob Mermin, Greensboro
$2,750.00
to support the writing and creation of a 20th Anniversary Book documenting the history, growth, conflicts and transformation of Circus Smirkus
Lusenge M. Siriwayo, Winooski
$2,750.00
to support the creation of a traditional Congolese dance and drum piece to be performed by the refugee youth group Ngoma Ya Kwetu
Elinor Steele, New Haven
$1,000.00
to support the design and creation of three large handwoven tapestries which further explore new abstract design series entitled the "Reconstruction" tapestries
Signe Margueritte Taylor, Norwich
$4,150.00
to support the making of a 90 minute documentary about Circus Smirkus
Waits River Valley School, East Corinth
$4,000.00
to support Andrea Wasserman and the school-wide community in the completion of Phase II of the Outdoor Classroom and Labyrinth
Terrence Youk, Montpelier
$2,750.00
to support the editing of "Numen: The Nature of Plants", a one hour documentary about the healing power of plants
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Artist Development Grants
Arrin Fancher
East Dummerston
to support the design, creation and maintenance of a website with the help of a consultant, and for the purchase of software
$400.00
Caryn King
So Newfane
www.carynking.com
to support a one-week intensive painting workshop at Bennington College with Peter Schroth
$500.00
Daniel Richmond
Bennington
to support the creation of a website
$250.00
Deborah Lazar
Putney
www.artworking.com
to support the hiring of a consultant to assist with redesigning a website
$250.00
Dianne Shullenberger
Jericho
www.dianneshullenberger.com
to support a class in "Contemporary Marbling" at the North Country Studio Workshop
$323.00
Dominique Gagne
Burlington
to support attendance at National Flute Associate Convention to perform and conduct the Jazz Flute Big Band
$550.00
Emily Christine Anderson
Burlington
to support attending a summer dance workshop in Tucson, AZ given by Mary Ann Brehm and Griff Goehring
$500.00
Jeff Farber
Middlesex
to support the creation of a website to publicize the "Living on the Fault Line", a soon to be released, feature documentary
$400.00
Karen Amirault
Burlington
to support technique classes at the Bates Dance Festival
$475.00
Kate Cleghorn
Putney
http://www.putneyphotoworks.com
to support a workshop on digital printmaking for photographers at Cone Editions in Vermont.
$500.00
Kathryn Lipke Vigesaa
Belvidere Center
to support a six week artist residency "Imaginary Places" at the Banff Center in Canada
$400.00
Kerry Furlani
Rutland
to support attendance at the North Country Studio Workshop in Bennington for a classes in woodworking taught by Jon Brooks
$300.00
Lisa Kippen
Tunbridge
to support a residency at the Watershed Center in Maine.
$500.00
Liza King
Brattleboro
www.neumannstudios.com
to support attendance at a week long glass workshop by Patrick Reyntiens at Millard Studios in Antrim, New Hampshire
$500.00
Lynn Newcomb
Worcester
to support the cost of transporting sculptures and prints to a gallery in New York City for gallery viewings
$400.00
Mariel Pitti
Newfane
to support attendance at "More Than Meets the Eye", a weekend drawing drawing workshop
$250.00
Ned Castle
Charlotte
to support the making of a promotional booklet in order to market a collection of photographs and stories for exhibition to galleries
$500.00
Paige Ackerson-Kiley
Lincoln
to support a month long residency at the Jentel Colony in Wyoming.
$400.00
Rachel Gross
White River Jct.
to support the creation of a website
$500.00
Regina Librizzi
Montpelier
to support attending a 5-day blacksmithing workshop at Peters Vally Education Center in New Jersey
$325.00
Shanley Triggs
Milton
to support attendance at "Six Days of Creation", a workshop on the egg tempural technique led by Xenia Pokrovsy, to take place in South Canaan, PA.
$400.00
Shari Cornish
Hardwick
sharicornish.com
to support hiring a professional photographer to documument work for use in marketing work
$250.00
The PuppeTree
Post Mills
www.vtpuppetree.org
to support the production of a professionally created brochure promoting PuppeTree productions
$500.00
Verandah Porche
Guilford
to support the design and creation of a website
$500.00
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Cultural Facilities Grants BACK TO TOP
American Precision Museum
Windsor
$6,250.00
to support safety and acess improvements on first floor, and second floor, and in 4 level stair tower
Brattleboro Arts Initiative
Brattleboro
$18,000.00
to support the replacement of the original 1938 elevator in order to meet accessibility standards
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Brattleboro
$16,800.00
to support the construction of a new restroom, the renovation of an old restroom and improvements to a kitchen
DAR John Strong Mansion Museum
Addison
$2,900.00
to support the installation of a climate control system to correct destructive temperature and humidity fluctuations
Fletcher Union Meetinghouse Assoc.
Cambridge
$4,900.00
to support the replacement of the heating system
Friends of Hildene
Manchester
$9,500.00
to support the construction of an ADA compliant ramp
Maple Corner Community Center
Calais
$18,500.00
to support building of an addition to house a wheelchair and companion lift as well as a fire exit staircase
Milton Grange #522
Milton
$5,000.00
to support the upgrading of the plumbing system and bathrooms so the hall may be accessible to more community members
New England Youth Theater
Brattleboro
$18,400.00
to support the purchase and installation of a new theater lighting system and related techical equipment
Poultney Historical Society
Poultney
$13,100.00
to support the installation of a heating system and an upgrade to electrical wiring
Reading Public Library
Reading
$18,800.00
to support the installation of an accessibility lift
Town of Richford
Richford
$5,500.00
to support the rigging of stage curtains and installation of electrical curtain motors
Vermont Folklife Center
Middlebury
$19,200.00
to support the installation of a lift to improve ADA accessibility of the John Warren House
Vermont Studio Center
Johnson
$14,350.00
to support the restoration of the historic stage in the Vermont Studio Center's lecture hall, formerly the Johnson Opera House
White River Craft Center
Randolph
$11,200.00
to support the purchase and installation of a furnace
Wilder Club & Library
Wilder
$17,600.00
to support the construction and installation of an accessible platform lift with appropriate signage and lighting
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Local Arts Partnership Grants BACK TO TOP
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
www.riverartsvt.org
to support year two of a two-year grant to support partnerships with schools, the Town, LCPC, Copley Fund and social service agencies to provide arts programming in Lamoille County
$10,000.00
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP)
Bellows Falls
www.ramp-vt.org
to support year two of a two-year grant to support the promotion of the arts in Rockingham and the region as both a cultural enrichment and economic development tool
$9,000.00
Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington
to support year two of a two-year grant to help (VAE) sustain, develop and strengthen a variety of community development and arts partnerships focused on the Bennington county community
$10,000.00
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Bethel Council on the Arts
Randolph
N/A
to support a performance by No Strings Marionette Company at the Bethel Band Shell
$250.00
Brattleboro Music Center
Brattleboro
www.bmcvt.org
to support production costs and artists fees for the Brattleboro Music Center's 2006-2007 Performance Series
$3,250.00
Burlington Book Festival
Williston
N/A
to support the presentation of Burlington's second annual celebration of the written word
$4,000.00
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
Burlington
www.discoverjazz.com
to support the discovery of jazz through quality live performances and educational programs with wide emphasis on Vermont professional and student artists
$5,600.00
Burlington Parks & Recreation
Burlington
N/A
to support a mini-residency and culminating performance that will engage and expose 80-100 K-5th grade youth to Circus Arts led by a juried artist
$1,000.00
Center for Photographic Studies
Montpelier
www.center4photostudies.org
to support costs of 15 exhibit panels with photographs and text; exhibit text panels; framing, mounting, easels, posters and invitations; recording equipment and project documentation
$1,200.00
First Night Burlington, Inc.
Burlington
www.firstnightburlington.com
to support presentation of Vermont artists at First Night 2006 and long-term initiatives for collaboration and partnerships with artists and community groups
$7,000.00
First Night Rutland
Rutland
www.firstnightrutland.org
to support the appreciation of performance and the arts through a diverse, substance free New Year's celebration that is accessible and affordable to all
$2,500.00
Flock Dance Troupe, Inc.
Sharon
www.flockdance.org
to support the restaging of the dance, theater work "GO! MOVE! SHIFT!
$900.00
Focus on Film
Montpelier
www.focusonfilm.net
to support an illustrated presentation and demonstration by Rob Mermin on the art of silent film acting
$595.00
Friends of the Vergennes Opera House
Vergennes
www.vergennesoperahouse.org
to support the hiring of three juried artists - Suzanne Germain, Pam Lord and Jeremiah McLane - to perform and conduct workshops during the Vergennes French Heritage Day
$1,300.00
Green Mountain Suzuki Institute
New Haven
www.greenmountainsuzukicamp.org
to support Vermont Composers Initiative, a 5-year program that develops a body of ensemble music written by professional VT composers and student composers
$2,500.00
Greensboro Wonder & Wisdom
Greensboro
N/A
to support a week long residency of "The Junkman"
$1,500.00
Marlboro College
Marlboro
www.marlboro.edu
to support Marlboro College Graduate Center workshop with Michael Singer exploring the impact of "Creative Work in the Public Realm"
$2,500.00
Middlebury Festival On The Green
Middlebury
www.festivalonthegreen.org
to support a week-long, family friendly, free performing arts festival
$1,500.00
Mount Independence Coalition
Orwell
N/A
to support the premiere performance by Atlantic Crossing of a commissioned ballad about Mt. Independence
$850.00
Revels North Inc
Hanover
www.revelsnorth.org
to support appearance of Vermont Juried musicians Pete and Karen Sutherland and clogger Sharon Gouveia in the Appalachian Christmas Revels
$2,931.00
Sandglass Center for Puppetry
Putney
www.sandglasstheater.org
to support Puppets in the Green Mountains, a two-week bi-annual puppet theater festival presenting four Vermont and seven international puppet companies
$3,600.00
The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center
West Rutland
www.carvingstudio.org
to support the presentation of a lecture series on historical and contemporary sculptors
$500.00
The Manitou Project
Williamsville
N/A
to support a four day residency with artist Karen Becker
$1,000.00
The Piper's Gathering, Inc
Altoona
www.pipersgathering.org
to support a four-day gathering of non-Highland bagpipes including concerts, master classes, lessons, and workshops
$2,500.00
Valley Arts Foundation
Waitsfield
www.vermontartfest.com
to support the 10th Annual Vermont Festival of the Arts
$2,500.00
Vermont International Film Festival
Burlington
www.vtiff.org
to support planning, publicizing and presenting the works of Vermont film and video artists and students at the Vermont Independent Filmmakers Showcase
$3,000.00
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Brattleboro
www.brattleboromuseum.org
to support the presentation of the exhibit Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Four Generation of African-American Quiltmakers and its related programing
$4,200.00
Cambridge Arts Council
Cambridge
N/A
to support a series of live musical, theatrical and participatory dances in three rural communites
$3,000.00
Capital City Concerts
Montpelier
www.capitalcityconcerts.org
to support Capital City Concerts 06-07 season
$2,500.00
Capitol Chamber Artists Inc.
Benson
N/A
to support Romanticism, 150 years of music from Vermont, Early America, and Europe performed with original instruments
$2,500.00
Catamount Film and Arts Center
St Johnsbury
www.catamountarts.com
to support Catamount Arts Cooperative Presentation Project, Audience Development Project and Underserved Community Outreach Project
$3,500.00
Champlain Valley Festival
Burlington
www.cvfest.org
to support the production costs and artist fees for the 24th Annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival
$3,000.00
Crossroads Arts Council
Rutland
www.crossroadsarts.com
to support Crossroad's Fall and Winter Jazz Café 2006-2007 featuring Cercie Miller Quartet with the FHUHS Jazz Band and the Will Patton ensemble with the WRHS Jazz Band
$4,000.00
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington
www.flynncenter.org
to support a series of 4 in-depth artist residencies, deeply engaging various communities in the performing arts
$4,200.00
GRACE
Hardwick
www.graceart.org
to support, develop, and sustain GRACE's intergenerational workshops and community exhibition programs
$5,500.00
Green Mountain Festival Series
Chester
http://www.greenmountainfestivalseries.com/
to support four performances by Step Afrika, the premier stepping group as part of Green Mountain Festival Series
$1,875.00
Island Arts
No Hero
www.islandarts.org
to support the 2006-2007 seson in which Island Arts will consolidate events for maximum impact and expand opportunities as available
$2,500.00
Lost Nation Theater
Montpelier
www.lostnationtheater.org
to support the performance, outreach and educational "Will on Wheels" activities of Lost Nation Theater's 12th Annual Fall Foliage Shakespeare production of Romeo & Juliet
$3,500.00
Montpelier Downtown Community Assoc.
Montpelier
www.mdca.org
to support artist fees and production costs for First Night Montpelier 2006
$1,500.00
Northern Stage Company
White River Jct
www.northernstage.org
to support the production and performance components of the Second Annual Northern New England Primary Playwrights Festival
$5,600.00
Opera Theatre of Weston
Weston
N/A
to support Opera for Kids school outreach performances of Ravel's opera The Child and the Magic
$3,000.00
Pentangle Council on the Arts
Woodstock
www.pentanglearts.org
to support Pentangle's 2006-2007 Mainstage and Arts Education season
$4,200.00
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
www.riverartsvt.org
to support performances by three Juried Artists including Big Spike Bluegrass, The Junkman and No Strings Marionettes at an annual free community festival.
$1,500.00
South Burlington Community Library
So Burlington
sbcl@sbschools.net
to support a series of free and easily accessible concerts, open to the general public, during the winter months
$1,000.00
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble
Fairfax
www.vcme.org
to support the performance of four new programs of new classical music, including seven commissions and premieres of works by Vermont composers
$2,500.00
Vermont Humanities Council
Montpelier
www.vermonthumanities.org
to support performances as part of the First Wednesday's lecture series
$1,250.00
Vermont Performing Arts League
Burlington
www.vermontinternationalfestival.com
to support and expand Vermont International Festival, an annual celebration of the cultural diversity of the community
$3,000.00
Vermont Shakespeare Company
No Hero
N/A
to support a professional two-day Shakespeare masterclass for Vermont actors in Burlington taught by three teachers from the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York City
$2,724.00
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Burlington
www.vso.org
to support VSO's 2006 Made in Vermont Music Festival statewide tour
$5,600.00
VT State High School Dance Festival
Lyndon Center
www.lyndoninstitute.org
to support the VT State High School Dance Festival, an annual event that offers high school age dancers an opportunity to study varied techiniques with professional dancers
$1,000.00
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
Weston
www.westonplayhouse.org
to support continued growth and develoment of education and outreach programs to benefit underserved audiences throughout Vermont
$3,500.00
Winooski Park & Recreation Department
Winooski
www.onioncity.com
to support the addition of a storytelling series in the Winooski Summer Youth Enrichment Program culminating in a community performance
$1,500.00
Yellow Barn Music School & Festival
Putney
www.yellowbarn.org
to support community outreach project bringing 9 interactive chamber music events to at-risk youth, seniors and the general public at 8 sites in Windham County
$3,500.00
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Technical Assistance Grants BACK TO TOP
Arts Council of Windham County
Brattleboro
to support the hiring of a conference facilitator for a one-day strategic planning conference for arts organizations in the Windham area
$500.00
Great River Arts Institute Inc
Bellows Falls
www.greatriverarts.org
to support attendance at Giving Monadnock's Fundraising Institute for training and education in fundraising strategies for non-profit staff and board members
$500.00
Opera Theatre of Weston
Weston
to support the professional filming and editing by Antonio Panetta performances of The Child & The Magic
$300.00
Paramount Theatre
Rutland
www.paramountvt.org
to support attendance at the Arts Presenters Conference in and a seminar on "The Business of Presenting" in New York City
$500.00
Revels North Inc
Hanover
www.revelsnorth.org
to support the costs for 2 board members to attend the biennial, two-day national Revels Inc. board training conference
$271.00
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP)
Bellows Falls
www.ramp-vt.org
to support Robert McBride attending a North East Regional Conference of the National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington DC regarding the arts as a tool for community revitalization.
$300.00
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP)
Bellows Falls
www.ramp-vt.org
to support the creation of posters and a brochure to present "Communities and Their Stories" at the National Trust for Historic Preservation Annual Conference.
$500.00
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Art in State Buildings Grants BACK TO TOP
Andrea Stix Wasserman
Vershire
to support creation and installation of a suite of artwork at 133 State Street, Montpelier.
$5,000.00
Annemie Curlin
Charlotte
to support the creation of fourteen paintings for the public lobby and waiting areas of the second and third floors of the Rutland Courthouse.
$3,250.00
David Brewster
Halifax
www.davidbrewsterfineart.com
to support the preparation of a finalist proposal for the St. Albans public safety facility
$750.00
David Brewster
Halifax
www.davidbrewsterfineart.com
to support the creation and installation of 5 paintings for the interior of the new St. Albans Department of Public Safety facility
$4,500.00
Elizabeth Billings
Tunbridge
to support creation and installation of a suite of artwork at 133 State Street in Montpelier.
$5,000.00
Elizabeth Nelson
West Glover
to support the creation and installation of four paintings for the Bethel/Royalton Public Safetly Facility.
$5,500.00
Karen Scheffler
Montgomery
to support the preparation of a finalist proposal for the St. Albans public safety facility
$750.00
Natalie Bouchard
Enosburg Falls
to support the preparation of a finalist proposal for the St. Albans public safety facility
$750.00
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American Masterpieces Grants BACK TO TOP
Alice Ward Memorial Library
Canaan
to support an American Masterpieces funded performance by Karen Amirault Dance Company
$925.00
Counterpoint
Belmont
www.counterpointchorus.com
to support the creation of a cd recording of choral music including works by Vermont composers Louise Moyse, Peter Hamlin and Robert DeCormier
$5,000.00
Greensboro Free Library
Greensboro
to support a half day traditional basket weaving workshop for children with Judy Dow
$250.00
Monkton Central School
Monkton
to support a seven-day traditional and folk music residency, held in the Monkton Central School, with Vermont artist Pete Sutherland, culminating in a schoolwide performance for parents and community
$1,100.00
Quechee Library Association
Quechee
to support a concert by Social Band to include French Canadian songs.
$600.00
Sara Holbrook Community Center
Burlington
to support summer middle school programs in Abenaki beading & basketry.
$1,500.00
The Carving Studio & Sculpture Center
West Rutland
www.carvingstudio.org
to support a five day artist residency and slide lecture with and by Judy Dow
$1,500.00
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Special Project Grants BACK TO TOP
Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire
Wonalancet
to support the Extending the Dance Map project in Vermont as part of a tri-state partnership through a Dana Foundation Rural Initiatives grant
$5,000.00
Governor's Institutes of Vermont
Montpelier
www.giv.org
to immerse motivated high-potential VT high-school students in a two-week program exploring the creative experience in all areas of the arts, including dance, music, poetry, painting, theatre, etc.
$7,000.00
New England Foundation for the Arts
Boston
$12,000.00
Vermont Council on Rural Development
Montpelier
to support planning and presenting the Creative Communities Program conference titled "Advancing Vermont's Creative Economy."
$5,000.00
Vermont Crafts Council
Montpelier
www.vermontcrafts.com
to support Open Studio Weekend 2007
$3,000.00
Vermont Design Institute
Burlington
http://www.vermontdesigninstitute.org
to support The Vermont Design Instiute in community design and educational outreach across the state.
$1,500.00
Vermont Folklife Center
Middlebury
www.vermontfolklifecenter.org
To support outreach and technical assistance to traditional artists participating in the American Mastepieces program
$2,000.00
Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance
Vergennes
www.vmga.org
to support the conservation and installation of six historic painted theater curtains in the Richford Town Hall
$750.00
Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance
Vergennes
www.vmga.org
to support professional practices, foster cooperation, and promote appreciation of the programs and resources of Vermont's museums, galleries, and historic places
$40,000.00
VT Alliance for Arts Education
Fairlee
www.vaae.org
to support VAAE's professional development opportunity: fall arts education conference, for Vermont arts educators and artists in September, 2006
$4,000.00
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Arts Integration Initiative Grants BACK TO TOP
Chaffee Art Center
Rutland
www.chaffeeartcenter.org
to support an arts integration program in the West Rutland School for the 2006-2007 school year
$6,750.00
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington
www.flynncenter.org
to support continuation of the Flynn Center's integrated arts model, Words Come Alive, at Hinesburg Community School
$9,000.00
Middletown Springs Elementary School
Middletown Springs
www.middletownsprings.org
to support the implementaion of three successful Vermont statewide arts projects into school curriculum, with emphasis on technology and language arts
$5,250.00
Peoples Academy
Morrisville
www.morrisville.org
to support integration of the arts into core acedemic courses and foreign languages through artist residencies, workshops and performance
$10,000.00
Stamford Elementary School
Stamford
www.stamfordschool.org
to support Stamford School's continued involvement in Kidspace-3 Museum Semester program, integrating exhibit themes into curriculum
$2,500.00
Winooski School District
Winooski
to support the planning and development of an arts integrated curriculum designed to educate students about the multicultural aspects of the Winooski community
$1,650.00
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Head Start Arts Partnership Grants BACK TO TOP
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Brattleboro
www.brattleboromuseum.org
to support the Head Start Arts Partnership implement programs that foster learning through the arts, including early literacy and social skills
$2,000.00
Burlington City Arts
Burlington
www.burlingtoncityarts.com
to support weekly visits at Head Start and Collaboration sites in Burlington by a teaching artist once a week for 1.5 to 2.0 hours of literacy based arts activities in which all media are explored
$2,000.00
Chaffee Art Center
Rutland
www.chaffeeartcenter.org
to support Head Start Arts in Rutland County w/ programming for children, families, and staff to express themselves through music and movement/dance, increasing comfort and education in the arts
$2,000.00
Lost Nation Theater
Montpelier
www.lostnationtheater.org
to support Lost Nation Theater's partnership with Central VT Community Action Council in bringing a strong arts component to Washington & Orange County Head Start programs
$1,700.00
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
www.riverartsvt.org
To support low income children's interest in the Arts at Lamoille county's Heat Start facilities and the Dale correctional facility in Waterbury
$1,000.00
Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington
to support arts residencies at a variety of sites in Bennington County as part of Bennington County Head Start Arts Partnership
$2,000.00
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Education Project Grants BACK TO TOP
Arlington Area Childcare, Inc.
Arlington
to support a multi-disciplinary arts enrichment program for children, parents, teachers and community members
$2,500.00
Boys & Girls Club of Rutland County
Rutland
to support a weeklong residency program with an artist from Circus Smirkus
$750.00
Brattleboro Union High School
Brattleboro
to support the hiring of teaching artist Kristen Carmichael-Bowers to conduct singing workshops and rehearsals for Beethoven's Mass in C Major in conjunction with the choral conductor
$300.00
Bridge School
Middlebury
to support a weeklong residency program with Karen Amirault in which students will explore a variety of jazz dance styles, culminating in a schoolwide sharing event
$900.00
Buffalo Mountain School
Hardwick
to support a sustainable youth steelband program at the Buffalo Mountain School, and an after-school steelband program which includes a wider student community
$4,010.00
Craftsbury Schools
Craftsbury Common
www.craftsburyschools.org
to support a 5-day residency with Shidaa African Cultural Troupe on African dance, drumming, and culture to students in grades 5-9
$1,740.00
Currier Memorial School
Danby
to support a one week residency with Candy Barr to create a school mural during the school day and also a take home project during an afterschool program
$1,200.00
Danville School
Danville
to support the exploration and appreciation of poetry writing and performance for middle and high school students during Literacy Week 2007
$900.00
Edmunds Elementary School
Burlington
to support a year-long community project that includes residencies with Jeh Kulu Dance and Drumming, Massai storyteller Joseph LeKuton and City Arts Clay Studio
$2,288.00
Fisher Elementary School
Arlington
to support a two-month movement project for all students including a seven-day residency with Karen Amirault
$1,000.00
Lamoille Union High School
Hyde Park
to support an interdisciplinary residency with Donald Knaack to constuct a sound sculpture that will become a permanent installation at the school
$1,500.00
Marlboro Elementary School
Marlboro
marlboro.wcsu.k12.vt.us
to support the implementation of six five-week artist led workshops for the entire K-8 grade school
$3,188.00
Richmond Elementary School
Richmond
to support a one week intensive South American dance residency culminating in a full school community performance
$1,287.00
Ripton Elementary School
Ripton
www.acsu.k12.vt
to support a two-week residency with Rick Davis of Circus Smirkus which will be the focal point of a school wide interdisciplinary study of circus
$1,000.00
Rumney Memorial School
Middlesex
to support a schoolwide 10-day residency with the No Strings Marionette Company
$1,500.00
Tinmouth Elementary School
Tinmouth
www.vermontel.com/~tes
to support a puppet residency with No Strings Marionettes at Tinmouth Elementary and Middletown Springs Elementary schools
$2,500.00
Underhill ID School
Underhill
to support 5-day residency with David Harp
$1,275.00
Vermont Achievement Center
Rutland
www.vacvt.org
to support an artist residency program with The Moo Group, Junk Music
$1,100.00
VSA Arts of Vermont
Winooski
www.vsavt.org
to support VSA Arts of Vermont in presenting High School Self-Advocacy Theater at three high schools to help students complete individual education plans for transition to adulthood
$3,000.00
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New Perspectives in Arts Integration Grants BACK TO TOP
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Brattleboro
www.brattleboromuseum.org
to support the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center's participation in New Perspectives in Arts Integration research project at Oak Grove School
$16,000.00
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington
www.flynncenter.org
to support the Flynn Center's participation in New Perspectives in Arts Integration research project at Highgate Elementary School
$16,000.00
Vermont Institutes
Montpelier
to support the Vermont Institute's participation in New Perspectives in Arts Integration research project
$6,000.00
Vermont MIDI Project
Essex Jct
www.vtmidi.org OR www.vtartt.org
to support the Vermont MIDI Project's participation in New Perspectives in Arts Integration research project at St. Albans and Cambridge Elementary Schools
$16,000.00
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| FY 2006 Grantees |
Grants for Artists | Grants for Communities | Grants for Education
Creation Grants
Susan Abbott
Marshfield
$3,493 to support the creation of a new series of oil paintings, "Wonder Road", inspired by the street life of India.
Marilyn Allen
West Halifax
$3,500 to support the creation of "Good for Parts", a new series of paintings that explore old car graveyards as part of history and visual metaphor.
Sarah Bowen
Peacham
$2,700 to support a body of painting in oil, watercolor, and ink on paper that explore cosmological themes as a metaphor for consciousness and transformation.
Ralph Culver
Burlington
$3,500 to support the writing of new poems and presentation of the new work to the public through a dozen readings at libraries around the state.
Sara Doncaster
Irasburg
$4,000 to support the completion of the piano/vocal score of the opera "Corriander and a Penny's Worth of Lonesome".
Jeff Farber
Middlesex
$4,000 to support the production of a one-hour documentary about Transracial Adoption in Vermont.
Brenda Garand
Hartford
$1,978 to support creation of new sculpture that investigates the cultural links between the French and indigenous peoples of Quebec.
Merrill Garbus
Brattleboro
$1,000 to support a five-week rehearsal period in which an existing adult puppet show will be revised for young audiences, ages 3-13.
Ted Gilley
North Bennington
$2,625 to support the completion of a manuscript of poems for publication.
Duncan Johnson
Hartford
$1,250 to support creation of 10 new abstract wood sculptures.
Linda E. Jones
Burlington
$2,500 to support 12 months of work on a new body of work using encaustic, different media and hanging systems.
Dan Lindner
North Ferrisburg
$2,700 to support the composition, arrangement, recording and marketing of a new collection of original Vermont songs.
Anne Macksoud
Woodstock
$2,301 to support the editing of a one-hour documentary film "Beyond Life and Choice".
James Masefield
North Ferrisburg
$3,220 to support creation of a multmedia event with an original music score that will engage audiences in discussion of morality, ethics and art as evidenced in the work of Leo Tolstoy.
Lisa McCormick
Putney
$1,330 to support the composition, development, rehearsal, and recording of 10-12 new songs.
Erin Narey
Barnet
$2,700 to support the completion of a collection of short fiction, while hosting a series of readings and discussions about the ends and means of literary life.
Janice Perry
Ferrisburg
$3,500 to support creation, development and completion of a new performance/installation work, "Outside the Box".
Verandah Porche
Guilford
$4,000 to support the preparation of a new book of poetry for publication and performance.
Forrest Snyder
North Bennington
$2,400 to support a new series of work that combine ceramic sculpture and digital pinhole photography.
Teresa A. Stores
Newfane
$2,500 to support the completion of a collection of short fiction, titled "Frost Heaves".
Janet Van Fleet
Cabot
$2,000 to support the creation of two installations entitled "Circular Statements" and "Glass Houses".
Denis Versweyveld
Vergennes
$2,500 to support the creation, casting and documentation of 2-3 pieces of sculpture for outdoor exhibition in 2006.
Artist Development Grants
Kathy Black
Johnson
$500 to support the creation of a website.
Kathy Blume
Charlotte
$250 to support a one-month residency in Hungary to develop a new one-woman show.
Brandy Brow
Vernon
$467 to support attendence at the Ohio Christian Writers' Conference 2005.
David Curcio
Gloucester
$400 to support a residency at the Nagasawa Art Park in Japanese-style woodblock printmaking.
Diane Donovan
St Johnsbury Ctr.
$250 to support hiring a professional designer to produce advertising for pleine air painting workshops in the Northeast Kingdom.
James Florschutz
Newfane
$500 to support a major one-person exhibition of an installation, sculpture, and works on paper in an academic setting.
Joy Huckins-Noss
Adamant
$440 to support digital and slide photography of visual art and development of website.
Eve Jacobs-Carnahan
Montpelier
$500 to support attendance at Convergence '06, a four-day fiber arts conference.
Chris Jeffrey
Barre
$500 to support attending course in stained glass painting.
Regina Librizzi
Montpelier
$500 to support attendance at a blacksmithing workshop at Peter's Valley Craft Center.
Lynn Newcomb
Worcester
$250 to support creation and editioning of a large lithograph, working with Hungarian printers to exhibit lithograph as part of show in Budapest in April 2006.
LynaLou Nordstrom
Burlington
$250 to support a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Alan Paschell
Calais
$500 to support a four-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Edward Pierce
Montpelier
$500 to support attendence at Advanced Large Format Black & White Techniques workshop, instruced by John Sexton.
The PuppeTree
Post Mills
$500 to support professional digital video of shadow puppet performance of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Mallory Bratton Rich
Sandgate
$500 to support a one-month residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Julie Ruth
Montgomery Center
$250 to support attendence at a month-long residency in Newfoundland.
Gail C. Salzman
Fairfield
$500 to support hiring of website designer.
Aida Sehovic
Burlington
$500 to support the cost of a four-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center.
Matthew Witten
Starksboro
$322 to support development of a web site.
Sarah Woodard
Burlington
$250 to support attendance in the weeklong Letterpress 1: Hand Typesetting class at the Center for Book Arts in New York City.
Local Arts Partnership Grants
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
$10,000 to support year one of a two-year grant to support partnerships with schools, the Town, LCPC, Copley Fund, and social service agencies to provide arts programming in Lamoille County.
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP)
Bellows Falls
$9,000 to support year one of a two-year grant to support the promotion of the arts in Rockingham and the region as both a cultural enrichment and economic development tool.
Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington
$10,000 to support year one of a two-year grant to support VAE sustain, develop and strengthen a variety of community development and arts partnerships focused on the Bennington county community.
Community Project Grants
Barre Homecoming Days
Barre
$1,250 to support the 11th Annual Barre Homecoming Days in presenting a wide variety of Vermont musicians and dancers.
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Brattleboro
$3,500 to support the exhibit "Community of Strings: Regionally Crafted Stringed Instruments" and its related programming.
Brattleboro Music Center
Brattleboro
$2,500 to support the presentation and promotion of the Brattleboro Music Center's 2005-2006 Chamber Music Series.
Building a Better Brattleboro
Brattleboro
$2,500 to support the 4th Annual Brattleboro Literary Festival.
Burlington Book Festival
Williston
$3,500 to support the first annual Burlington Literary Festival, September 23-25, 2005.
Burlington Choral Society
Burlington
$2,500 to support Burlington Choral Society's spring concert, highlighted by the premiere of a new work composed by Dr. Michael Hopkins.
Burlington City Arts
Burlington
$5,600 to support three gallery-based summer camps for ages 6-14 that will engage participants in observing, discussing and responding to contemporary art exhibitions at the Firehouse Gallery.
Burlington Discover Jazz Festival
Burlington
$6,300 to support the 2006 Burlington Discover Jazz Festival.
Capital City Concerts
Montpelier
$3,750 to support Capital City Concerts 2005-2006 season of seven concerts.
Chamber Music Conference
Philadelphia
$3,500 to support a composer residency, commissioning and performance project as part of a 4-week chamber music conference and free concert series in Bennington, Vermont
Champlain Valley Festival
Burlington
$4,500 to support the production costs and artist fees for the 23rd annual Champlain Valley Folk Festival.
Connecticut River Fest, Inc.
White River Junction
$750 to support performances at the festival by No Strings Marionettes and Wood's Tea Company.
Counterpoint
Belmont
$3,750 to support two workshops and public performances with high school choirs featuring Jewish, Latin American, and African American heritage.
Crossroads Arts Council
Rutland
$1,600 to support Crossroad's Spring 2006 Jazz Café featuring Kenwood Dennard's "The Real Thing" with a pre-show performance by the Otter Valley High School Jazz Band.
First Night Burlington, Inc.
Burlington
$7,000 to support First Night Burlington 2005.
First Night Montpelier
Montpelier
$350 to support First Night Montpelier 2006.
First Night Rutland
Rutland
$5,000 to support First Night Rutland 2005.
FLOCK Dance Troupe, Inc.
Sharon
$750 to support performances of GRACE, a new full-length dance/theater production.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington
$7,000 to support the presentation of 8 works by Vermont artists in celebration of the Flynn's anniversary season.
Friends of Robert Frost
Shaftsbury
$750 to support a poetry reading by former poet laureate and Pulitzer prize winning poet Richard Wilbur.
Frog Hollow- Vermont State Craft Center
Middlebury
$400 to support a series of free performances in the Middlebury community to renew interest in the town and nurture a sense of unity among residents.
Helen Day Art Center
Stowe
$4,550 to support VERMONT COLLECTIONS, an exhibition of visual arts completed and/or collected within the last 25 years, and loaned from seventeen public arts institutions in Vermont.
Hyde Park Community Circle
Hyde Park
$250 to support a performance by No Strings Marionette Company at the Hyde Park Community Circle's THINKSPRING 2006.
Lost Nation Theater
Montpelier
$5,600 to support the performance, the outreach activities and the creation of a DVD/Video version of Lost Nation Theater's reworking of its original play with music, STONE.
Lyric Theatre Company
Williston
$3,250 to support the first large scale production of "Seussical the Musical" in Vermont.
Middlebury Festival On The Green
Middlebury
$2,400 to support the continued success of a week-long, family friendly performing arts fesitval for the residents and guests of Addison County.
Montgomery Historical Society
Montgomery
$750 to support Concerts by the Common, a series of 4 musical concerts featuring jazz, chamber and vocal musicians.
Montpelier Business Association
Montpelier
$250 to support a free holiday concert for children and families of the greater Montpelier area.
Morristown Alliance of Culture &Commerce
Morrisville
$400 to support Morristown Community Festival in bringing art and music to downtown.
Pentangle Council on the Arts
Woodstock
$5,600 to support an Asian Cultural Art Festival for the school district and general public that will engage, inform and educate, creating an appreciation for life in the global community.
The Piper's Gathering, Inc
South Dartmouth
$4,000 to support the planning and presentation of a four-day gathering of non-Highland bagpipers to include concerts, master instruction, lessons and workshops.
Revels North Inc
Hanover
$400 to support artistic fees for storyteller Tim Jennings' appearance at Revels North Summer Solstice Festival.
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
$3,750 to support River Arts Community Workshops diverse offering of arts classes and events for all ages.
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP)
Bellows Falls
$5,000 to support "Public Art/Moving Site".
Sage City Symphony
North Bennington
$1,040 to support the presentation of Sage City Symphony's annual youth concert.
Shelburne Arts Center
Shelburne
$2,963 to support a three-part series of a master class offered to the community, comprised of raku and pit firing, painting and sculpture, that focuses on using nature for inspiration.
Shelburne Farms
Shelburne
$3,250 to support "Suspended Worlds", the first in the nation exhibition of historic painted theater curtains as objects of art history.
South Burlington Community Library
South Burlington
$500 to support a free Sunday Afternoon Concert Series.
Town Hall Theater, Inc.
Middlebury
$400 to support a performance by Janice Perry, as part of THE CUTTING EDGE series.
Vergennes Partnership
Vergennes
$1,091 to support a community contest, creation, and presentation of a new series of banners for downtown Vergennes.
Vermont International Film Festival
Burlington
$5,000 to support the Vermont Independent Filmmakers Showcase as part of the 16th VIFF, October 13-16, 2005.
Vermont MIDI Project
Essex Jct
$2,500 to support developing a DVD resource about writing for string instruments and Opus 13 concert for young composers with music performed by professional musicians.
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
Burlington
$7,000 to support classical music performed by VSO during its 2005 "Made in Vermont Music Festival" statewide tour.
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association
Colchester
$3,750 to support a major commission and residency with Su Lian Tan, an internationally recognized composer and faculty member at Middlebury College.
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
Weston
$5,600 to support Weston Playhouse Theatre Company's Education and Outreach Program.
Technical Assistance Grants
American Precision Museum
Windsor
$500 to support consultant, Christine Graham for a board training session in fundraising and related work with staff.
Arts Presenters of Northern New England
Middlebury
$300 to support APNNE's Annual Meeting at Marlboro College.
Barre Opera House
Barre
$500 to support attendence at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters annual conference.
Chandler Center for the Arts
Randolph
$450 to support the hiring of a marketing consultant to develop a comprehensive marketing strategy for Chandler Center for the Arts.
Lost Nation Theater
Montpelier
$500 to support attendence at the annual United Professional Theatre Auditions in Memphis, Tennessee, February 3-6, 2006.
Opera Theatre of Weston
Weston
$500 to support the fee for Antonio Panetta to professionally videotape and edit performance The Little Prince.
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
$500 to support consultation with Robert McBride, with RiverArts, the Town of Morristown and the Morristown Alliance for Culture & Commerce to develop a community forum on the Creative Economy.
Vermont International Film Festival
Burlington
$500 to support redesign and upgrade of VIFF current computer database and to generate dynamic Festival program queries and schedule as web pages.
Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance
Vergennes
$500 to support the presentation of a paper on the use of community volunteers in conservation by the Painted Theater Curtains Project at the International Committee of Museum conference at The Hague.
Underserved Community Project Grants
Cambridge Arts Council
Cambridge
$5,000 to support a series of live musical and theatrical events in three rural communities.
Capitol Chamber Artists Inc.
Benson
$4,000 to support "Romanticism", 100 years of music from Vermont, Early America and Europe performed with original instruments.
Catamount Film and Arts Center
St Johnsbury
$5,250 to support the Catamount Arts Showcase Cooperative Presentations, Audience Development Project, and Underserved Community Outreach Project.
Rachael Elliott
Lyndonville
$1,000 to support a 3-day residency with Rachael Elliott at Lyndon Institute.
Friends of the Vergennes Opera House
Vergennes
$2,600 to support a 3-day series of in school performances and one evening performance by Skip Gorman, celebrating the history of the American West through music, poetry and storytelling.
Gallery at the VAULT
Springfield
$1,730 to support the Vermont premiere of "Looking at Ground Zero", by documentary photographer Kevin Brubriski.
Glover Community School
Glover
$1,633 to support monthly performing and visual arts events for Glover students, their parents and community members.
GRACE
Hardwick
$5,000 to support, develop, and sustain GRACE's exhibition and workshop program.
Island Arts
North Hero
$3,750 to support performances in a range of artistic disciplines for Grande Isle County residents and visitors.
Isle La Motte Preservation Trust
Isle La Motte
$1,000 to support "Concerts in the Barn", consisting of 3 concerts of classical music during the summer of 2006.
Kingdom County Productions
Barnet
$4,875 to support the cost of technical changes and close captioning for "Windy Acres", in preparation for national distribution of the series.
Music for a Sunday Afternoon
Newport
$2,990 to support annual concert series bringing quality performing artists to an underserved area.
VSA Arts of Vermont
Winooski
$4,550 to support "Bill's Bill", a performance by the Awareness Theater Company, comprised of Vermonters with developmental disabilities.
Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble
Fairfax
$5,000 to support the presentation of four programs of new "classical" music.
Vermont State High School Dance Festival
Lyndon Center
$2,625 to support the second annual VT State High School Dance Festival.
Yellow Barn Music School & Festival
Putney
$5,600 to support 9 interactive chamber music events to at-risk children, seniors and the general public at 8 sites in Windham County during July-August 2006.
Cultural Facilities Grants
Barre Opera House
Barre
$17,400 to support a theatrical lighting upgrade replacing antiquated lighing instruments with state of the art equipment.
Bradford Congregational Church
Fairlee
$8,847 to support restoration of an 1886 Cole and Woodberry organ to the original mechanical tracker action.
Brookfield Community Partnership
Brookfield
$7,500 to support ADA access for the building and install new wiring for the performance area.
Brownington Village Congregational Church
Morgan
$17,390 to support the rehabilitation of the Brownington Village Congregation Church for an active parish and to become a community resource.
Catamount Film and Arts Center
St Johnsbury
$17,400 to support renovation of the first two floors of the Masonic Lodge of St Johnsbury into a community art center.
Town of Fairlee
Fairlee
$5,424 to support completion of the "Painted Curtains Project"- hanging of backdrops , and paint stabilization , replacement of stage curtains in the Fairlee Town Hall.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington
$2,485 to support the purchase of a portable wheel chair lift in order to make the main stage accessible.
Friends of the Vergennes Opera House
Vergennes
$17,400 to support installation of an air handling system in the historic opera house.
Johnson Public Library
Johnson
$2,300 to support upgrade lighting and electrical service while installing historic style fixtures more suited to the character of the 100 year old building.
Northeast Kingdom Arts Council
Hardwick
$9,000 to support Phase III of restoration of the Hardwick Town House, including electrical upgrades, structural support on the main stage and lighting and sound system equipment purchase and installation.
Norwich Historical Society
Norwich
$13,050 to support a new heating system for a stable and suitable environment for their colledctions in the Lewis House.
Pierce Hall Community Center
Rochester
$17,400 to support the correction of water problems and damage to lower level of the building to make the building usable by a number of community groups.
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
$14,000 to support new electrical systems and access to the Lamoille Grange building as part of a restoration project to create a community arts center.
St. Albans Historical Society
St Albans
$14,000 to support the installationof heating and cooling (HVAC) capability to the third floor of the museum.
Sudbury Meeting House
Sudbury
$12,157 to support rewiring of the building including installation of additional exterior and interior lighting and stage lights.
T. W. Wood Gallery & Art Center
Montpelier
$6,393 to support replacing wall to wall carpeting in the gallery and art center.
Town of West Rutland
West Rutland
$14,000 to support code improvements to the West Rutland Town Hall so that it may be reestablished as a cultural and social center for the Town.
Worcester Historical Society
Worcester
$1,400 to support improvements in the safety and function of the electrical system.
Arts Integration Initiative Grants
Chaffee Art Center
Rutland
$2,500 to support joint planning (Chaffee Center & West Rutland School) for an in-school curriculum based arts enrichment program conducted by professional artists and school faculty.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington
$9,000 to support continuation of Flynn Center's integrated arts model, "Words Come Alive", at Hinesburg Community School.
Middletown Springs Elementary School
Middletown Springs
$2,000 to support planning of arts integration activities with artists and consultants in drama, visual arts and music.
Peoples Academy
Morrisville
$9,000 to support expansion of arts integration to new academic areas, involving eight core subject teachers to further develop an arts centered high school and community.
Stamford Elementary School
Stamford
$2,250 to support Stamford School participation in the Kidspace 3 Museum Semester program, exposing students to a range of art and enhancing teachers' ability to integrate exhibit themes into the curriculum.
Vermont Institute of Natural Science N.B.N.C
Montpelier
$2,500 to support planning and pilot-program implementation of Habitat Studies Integrating Natural Science and the Arts.
Head Start Arts Partnership Grants
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Brattleboro
$2,000 to support early literacy and social skills through tactile art experiences and movement/music experiences in 17 classrooms throughout the Brattleboro area.
Burlington City Arts
Burlington
$2,000 to support weekly visits at Head Start and Collaboration sites in Burlington by a teaching artist for literacy based arts activities in which all media are explored.
Crossroads Arts Council
Rutland
$2,000 to support Head Start staff, parents & children to experience music and movement through workshops and performances.
Lost Nation Theater
Montpelier
$1,700 to support Lost Nation Theater's partnership with Central VT Community Action Council to bring a strong arts component to Washington and Orange County sites.
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
$750 to support the partnership with Central Vermont Community Action Council Head Start in Lamoille County.
Vermont Arts Exchange
North Bennington
$2,000 to support arts residencies at a variety of sites in Bennington County as part of Bennington County Head Start Arts Partnership.
Education Project Grants
Arlington Area Childcare, Inc.
Arlington
$4,500 to support a multidisciplinary arts enrichment program for the children, parents and staff at Happy Days Playschool, plus members of the community.
Barre City Elementary & Middle School
Barre
$3,415 to support a 5-day Taiko drumming residency culminating in a performance at the Barre Opera House.
Bishop John A. Marshall School
Morrisville
$750 to support an introduction to French Canadian culture through participation in music, song and dance during a residency with Samantha Moffatt.
Cabot School
Cabot
$1,891 to support a ten-day residency with Circus Smirkus with the entire K-12 student body at the Cabot School.
Edmunds Elementary School
Burlington
$1,514 to support a two-month, all school "Edmunds is Dancin'" project, culminating with a two-week residency with Karen Amirault.
Fisher Elementary School
Arlington
$1,324 to support "Arlington Kids Dance!", a two-month movement project with Karen Amirault for all students pre-school to grade 5.
Guilford Central School
Guilford
$4,500 to support Guilford Poets Afield, a writing project for students developed by poet Verandah Porche.
In-Sight Photography Project, Inc.
Brattleboro
$3,000 to support 3 intermediate and 3 beginner photo classes for youth ages 11-18.
Milton Jr-Sr High School
Milton
$4,700 to support a community event promoting world peace and awareness through a celebration of art, literature, music and life.
Monkton Central School
Monkton
$2,019 to support a poetry residency with Geof Hewitt.
Northern Stage Company
White River Jct
$5,600 to support a one-act playwriting competition for 5-6 graders with in-school classes and free public classes leading to a professionally produced festival.
Rutland Town Elementary School
Rutland
$1,828 to support a two-week residency with Karen Amirault.
Salisbury Community School
Salisbury
$2,113 to support two community outreach performances, following a nine-day residency with No Strings Marionettes, focusing on tolerance and acceptance.
Springfield School District
Springfield
$1,350 to support a 4-day inservice bookmaking course for K-12 teachers in the Springfield School District.
Tinmouth Elementary School
Tinmouth
$2,054 to support a theatre arts/physical comedy residecy with Peter Gould.
Waitsfield Elementary School
Waitsfield
$500 to support a song writing residency with Jon Gailmor.
Williston Central School
Williston
$250 to support a 5-day residency with Burlington Taiko.
New Perspectives in Arts Integration Grants
Brattleboro Museum and Art Center
Brattleboro
$16,000 to support Visual Thinking Strategies at Oak Grove Elementary School as part of New Perspectives in Arts Education.
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
Burlington
$16,000 to support Words Come Alive, a theater and dance literacy project, at Highgate Elementary School as part of New Perspectives in Arts Education.
Vermont Institutes Evaluation Center
Montpelier
$6,000 to support evaluation for the New Perspectives in Arts Education research project
Vermont MIDI Project
Essex Jct
$16,000 to support the Vermont MIDI Project's work in St Albans Elementary School as part of New Perspecitves in Arts Edcuation.
Special Project Grants
Governor's Institutes of Vermont
Montpelier
$7,000 to support the 2006 Governor's Institute on the Arts.
Middletown Springs Elementary School
Middletown Springs
$250 to support application assistance for Integrated Arts Education Initiative.
New England Foundation for the Arts
Boston
$12,500 to support regional arts programming for Vermont artists and arts organizations
River Arts of Morrisville
Morrisville
$492 to support attendance of three River Arts team members to attend a workshop, The Healing Arts: New Pathways to Community presented by the Vermont Arts Exchange.
Rockingham Arts & Museum Project (RAMP)
Bellows Falls
$207 to support Rockingham Arts & Museum Project attendance at The Healing Arts: New Pathways to Health and Community presented by Vermont Arts Exchange and the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington.
VSA Arts of Vermont
Winooski
$375 to support VSA Arts of Vermont attendance at Vermont Arts Exchange Healing Arts: New Pathways to Health and Community at the VT Veterans Home in Bennington.
Vermont Alliance for Arts Education
Fairlee
$4,000 to support VAAE's professional development opportunity at the fall arts conference September 20-21, 2005.
Vermont Crafts Council
Montpelier
$3,000 to support Open Studio Weekend 2006.
Vermont Design Institute
Burlington
$1,500 to support VDI's capacity and outreach by developing web based design and planning curriculum for multiple users.
Vermont Folklife Center
Middlebury
$1,500 to support outreach and technical assistance to traditional and Abenaki artists participating in the American Masterpieces program.
Art in State Buildings Grants
Elizabeth Billings
Tunbridge
$500 to support the creation of a finalist proposal for 133 State Street project in Montpelier, VT.
Elizabeth Billings
Tunbridge
$450 to support the preparation of a finalist presentation for the Bethel/Royalton Public Safety Facility.
Elizabeth Billings
Tunbridge
$5,000 to support creation and installation of a suite of artwork at 133 State Street, Montpelier.
Annemie Curlin
Charlotte
$3,000 to support the creation of fourteen paintings for the public lobbys and waiting areas of the second and third floors of the Rutland Courthouse.
Leslie Fry
Winooski
$1,000 to support the creation of a finalist proposal for 133 State Street in Montpelier, VT.
Phillip Godenschwager
Randolph
$1,000 to support the creation of a finalist proposal for 133 State Street, Montpelier, VT.
Mary Laulis
Warren
$2,500 to support the creation of a granite, slate and marble tile floor for the Downtown State Office Building in Bennington.
Elizabeth Nelson
West Glover
$900 to support the preparation of a finalist presentation for the Bethel/Royalton Public Safety Facility.
Elizabeth Nelson
West Glover
$4,500 to support the creation and installation of four paintings at the Bethel/Royalton DPS Facility.
Frank Sansone
Putney
$900 to support the creation of a finalist presentation for the Bethel/Royalton Public Safety Facility.
Andrea Stix Wasserman
Vershire
$500 to support the creation of a final proposal for 133 State Street.
Andrea Stix Wasserman
Vershire
$450 to support the preparation of a finalist presentation for the Bethel/Royalton Public Safety Facility.
Andrea Stix Wasserman
Vershire
$5,000 to support creation and installation of a suite of artwork at 133 State Street, Montpelier. |
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