The Vermont Arts Council firmly believes that Art Builds Community. Supporting artists and arts organizations is fundamental to our mission to advance and preserve the arts at the center of Vermont communities.
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Become a member! Members support the grants and services the Arts Council offers artists and cultural organizations across the state. Last year alone, member contributions helped fund 180 grants totaling $620,000 to artists, arts organizations, schools and community organizations. A base of committed members demonstrates that a large number of Vermonters care about the arts. This affects the Council's ability to leverage additional funding which, in turn, benefits Vermont’s cultural community. Simply put, the more you give, the more we can give back.
Your membership will help the Vermont Arts Council:
- fund the creation and presentation of high quality artistic work in your community;
- promote arts education for youth and lifelong learning through the arts;
- support arts initiatives in schools that employ artists and provide enrichment activities for children who have little or no access to the arts;
- promote community and economic development through the arts;
- make the arts physically, financially and socially accessible to all Vermonters;
- represent Vermonters at the State House and at the White House, promoting public understanding and appreciation for the important role the arts play in Vermont’s creative economy.
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There are many ways to support the Vermont Arts Council with a planned gift, including trusts, will provisions, retirement plan designations, and insurance policies in which the Council is named as beneficiary. Even if you cannot give a large gift at present, you can arrange a deferred gift and still enjoy income from your assets. Council staff, drawing on resources made available by the Vermont Community Foundation, would be happy to work with you and your financial or estate-planning advisors to determine the gift best suited to your needs, desires, and goals.
To find out more about Planned Giving, contact the Director of Development at 802-828-5423 or by email.