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ArtMail is our bi-weekly e-newsletter, featuring art news, events and opportunities for the arts community in Vermont and nationwide.  Our current issue is posted below.

 

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Vermont Arts Council: inspiring a creative state


Welcome to ArtMail for January 25, 2012 		 2
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by Janet WormserWelcome to ArtMail!  Thanks to all of you who joined us in honoring the 2012 Cultural Facilities Grant recipients as part of our ceremony at the State House last Thursday.  You can see images of the grantees with their GIANT checks in our Facebook album or on our website. 

We would also like to invite you to stop by the Spotlight Gallery to see an exhibit of paintings by Janet Wormser.  Janet's work will be in the Gallery through the end of February, with a reception on February 10th as part of Montpelier's Art Walk.
Save the Date: Arts Advocacy Day on February 24

The Vermont Arts Council invites you to join us on Friday, February 24th for Arts Advocacy Day. This annual event brings arts supporters from accross the state to Montpelier for a day of advocacy, professional development, idea sharing, and celebrating the arts in Vermont.

 
Check out the day's online schedule and RSVP by clicking here.
Vermont CDP Orientation Sessions
Get the most from the Vermont CDP.  There are several FREE orientation sessions happening in February. These important orientation sessions will provide you with an overview of the history and goals of the Vermont CDP, as well as an introduction to the types of data collected.

The CDP highly encourages organizations to participate in an orientation session before getting started in the database. In the session, a CDP staff representative will walk you through the process of entering data, applying to participating grantmakers, and using the CDP's powerful reporting features. Please feel free to attend with more than one representative of your organization, including your executive director, your finance manager/bookkeeper and your development director.
Featured Grantee: VT Symphony Orchestra
VSO in Derby Line"Some audiences are more seasoned." Those are the words of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra's Development Director Mike Peluse. He was talking about considerations that are made in setting up the Made in Vermont Tour each year. "For some audience members, this may be the only classical program they have ever heard."

The challenge is creating a program to play in eight different towns  (Johnson, Vergennes, Derby Line, Lyndonville, Bellows Falls, Randolph,  Woodstock, and Castleton). One commissioned piece is always included. "We look for a composer with a strong connection to Vermont. Audiences  vary widely in their experience with orchestral music, so that one connection is very important. After his three-year residency with the Vermont Youth Orchestra, Rob Paterson really had that."  Read more.
This Week's Blog from Executive Director Alex Aldrich

USING THE LEFT HAND: It was said of Maestro Eugene Ormandy that his was the most expressive right hand in classical music.  As music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra he could pull more lush sound out of 110 players-particularly string players-with just his right hand than anyone else on the planet.  


A short man, accustomed to getting his way, he spoke softly, wielded a small stick and demanded perfection from every musician that worked under his direction.  His left hand, for the most part, hung by his side and only rarely made a small gesture to players to indicate their cue.  These, however, were nearly always invisible to the audience. Read the rest of Alex's blog here. 

Thanks for taking the time to read ArtMail.  We thought we'd remind you to take a minute to browse our classifieds which have been filling up with new job and funding opportunities, services offered, classes, workshops and more for 2012. 

See you in two weeks!
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