Vermont Arts Council in the News
2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017-2015
Selected Publications
2023
Arts, culture orgs reckon with floods’ lingering impact | Times Argus, Nov. 15, 2023
New mural in Montpelier celebrates Abenaki culture | WCAX, Oct. 22, 2023
NEK Received Over $1 Million In Arts Grants | Caledonian Record, Sept. 20, 2023
This Montpelier sculpture garden was a testament to climate change. Then it flooded. | Vermont Public, Aug. 2, 2023
After the floods, Vermont artists and arts groups salvage materials, work | Vermont Public, July 25, 2023
A New Outdoor Exhibit in Montpelier Reflects on the Climate and Housing Crises | Seven Days, June 7, 2023
The News Project–In Studio: The Arts in Vermont | GNAT-TV, May 19, 2023
The Vermont Arts Council’s new leader wants to lift up the ‘most creative people in the world’ | Vermont Public, May 12, 2023
Vermont Arts Council awards grant for A/V upgrades at St. Johnsbury Athenaeum | Caledonian Record, April 28, 2023
State programs help towns express their character through public art | The Commons, April 26, 2023
Creative aging workshops offered in Saxtons River | The Commons, March 8, 2023
Capital City Grange celebrates new wheelchair lift | WCAX, March 5, 2023
Vermont creative sector shares impact with state legislators | VermontBiz, Feb. 17, 2023
From The Stacks, Telly Halkias: ARPA funds a lifeline for So. VT arts world | Manchester Journal, Jan. 20, 2023
Our View: Why the arts matter | Bennington Banner, Jan. 11, 2023
‘Exactly what’s needed:’ ARPA funds provide boost for Southern Vermont art establishments | Manchester Journal, Jan. 10, 2023
2022
Arts grant enables Ferrisburgh writer to get weird | Addison Independent, Oct. 20, 2022
The Vermont Arts Council announces new grants to revive the state’s creative sector | Sept. 28, 2022
Vermont Arts Council awards 25 Creation Grants | Seven Days, Sept. 2, 2022
A musical journey: Samirah Evans, a vocalist, performer, producer, teacher, takes a look at her life and work in jazz–or as she calls it, ‘America’s classical music’ | The Commons, Aug. 31, 2022
$120K grant will help create a multimedia hub for streaming theater | Addison County Independent, Aug. 18, 2022
Vermont Arts Council Announces 2022 Vermont Arts Awards | Seven Days, Aug. 3, 2022
Outgoing leader of Vermont Arts Council says arts groups are facing a ‘real financial cliff’ | Vermont Public, July 28, 2022
Vermont Arts Council Director to Step Down in the Fall | Seven Days, July 19, 2022
Huge, Immersive Art Destination Planned for Essex | Seven Days, May 27, 2022
Vermont arts community sees funding, new partnerships | Rutland Herald, May 19, 2022
Vermont Arts Organizations Awarded $500,000 for Pandemic Recovery | Seven Days, Jan. 28, 2022
2021
See the four finalists for a mural planned for a downtown Burlington building | Burlington Free Press, Dec. 4, 2021
Warm day spent installing downtown Wilmington art project | Brattleboro Reformer, Nov. 21, 2021
Vermont Creative Network Seeks $17.5 Million From Legislature | Seven Days, Nov. 3, 2021
Getting the wall ready for artwork | Brattleboro Reformer, Sept. 7, 2021
The Barre Opera House reopens: All spiffed up, and much, much more | Rutland Herald, Sept. 4, 2021
Head Start bring music to its summer programming | Rutland Herald, July 29, 2021
Vermont funders: We stand with the Clemmons Family Farm | VTDigger, June 23, 2021
Panel: Troopers discriminated against Clemmons Family Farm director | VTDigger, June 23, 2021
Vermont State Police Discriminated Against Black Woman Who Runs Clemmons Family Farm, Commission Says | Seven Days, June 23, 2021
Jody Fried: Vermont’s creative sector is organic fertilizer for all other sectors | VTDigger, May 23, 2021
‘Neuroanatomy’: Stone Valley Arts discover ‘uncollage’ | Rutland Herald, May 22, 2021
Shanta Lee Gander: To nurture our creatives, we need a diverse, equitable environment | VTDigger, May 18, 2021
Catamount Gets Grant For Tunnel Vision | Caledonian Record, May 10, 2021
Karen Mittelman: Vermont’s creative economy moment is now | VTDigger, May 7, 2021
Vermont arts leaders push creative economy as vital to state’s future | VTDigger, May 3, 2021
Better Places Partnership awards nearly $130,000 in grants for eight communities | Vermont Business Magazine, March 9, 2021
Vermont Congressman Meets With Constituent Groups To Discuss COVID Relief Bill | WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, March 9, 2021
For the creative economy, dual tracks of recovery and resilience | The Commons, Feb. 17, 2021
Vermont Arts Council is helping artists and arts organizations survive Covid | VTDigger, Feb. 14, 2021
‘I Am… 2021’: Showcasing diversity in Vermont’s artists | Times Argus, Feb. 13, 2021
Different experiences help to create a rich, vibrant, and varied arts landscape | The Commons, Feb. 11, 2021
2020 Vermont Arts Awards: Share with winners on VAC video | Times Argus, Jan. 15, 2021
Soundbites: Help Is On the Way for Vermont Venues | Seven Days, Jan. 20, 2021
2020
What has the COVID-19 pandemic cost Vermont’s creative sector? We’ve got the numbers. | Burlington Free Press | November 25, 2020
Art installation unveiled at fish culture station in Roxbury | VTDigger | November 19, 2020
‘Art Excursions in the Time of COVID’: Regional tours to enjoy the arts of Vermont | Times Argus | October 31, 2020
New public sculptures reflect North Bennington History | Bennington Banner | October 22, 2020
$76M available in third-round of small business grants | WCAX | October 20, 2020
Screenwriter and Musician John Fusco Leads 2020 Vermont Arts Awards Winners | Seven Days | September 30, 2020
Catamount Arts, Burke Mountain Present Kat Wright “Vertical Concert” | Caledonian Record | September 24, 2020
Who won a 2020 Vermont Arts Awards? Hint: A Hollywood screenwriter topped the list. | Burlington Free Press | September 24, 2020
Shanta Lee Gander wins a 2020 Vermont Arts Award | Brattleboro Reformer | September 23, 2020
Jody Fried Honored For Creative Economy Advocacy | Caledonian Record | September 23, 2020
Big Heavy World’s Jim Lockridge on the Org’s Recent Award Nomination | Seven Days | September 23, 2020
Colchester jazz artist receives grant to complete latest album | Saint Albans Messenger | August 26, 2020
Local arts organizations win state support | Brattleboro Reformer | August 26, 2020
North Ferrisburgh artist receives Vt. Arts Council grant | The Sun | August 20, 2020
East Dummerston artist collective wins state grant for socially conscious show | Brattleboro Reformer | August 19, 2020
Sculptor Jake Paron: Creating new art for Rutland’s downtown | Times Argus, August 15, 2020
The South End Art Hop Is On—Just Differently | Seven Days | August 5, 2020
Weston, Dorset win $50K each in arts relief funds | Bennington Banner | July 19, 2020
Hit hard by pandemic, Vermont Youth Orchestra receives grant | Saint Albans Messenger | July 16, 2020
Vermont arts and cultural groups get boost from feds, state | Seven Days | July 8, 2020
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company Awarded Grant From the National Endowment for the Arts | Broadway World | July 8, 2020
Arts and Culture Nonprofits to Receive $5 Million in State Relief Grants | Seven Days | July 7, 2020
Vermont Arts and Culture Organizations Awarded $600,000 in Relief Funding | Seven Days | July 3, 2020
New Vt. Venue Allows for Live Concerts Again—Drive-in Style | NECN | June 11, 2020
The Vermont Arts Council responds”¦ | Times Argus | June 6, 2020
Our opinion: Saving the arts a worthy use of federal funds | Brattleboro Reformer | June 3, 2020
Arts Organizations Grapple With Funding Issues | Caledonian Record | May 28, 2020
Rapid relief reaches artists in communities across Vermont | Vermont Business Magazine | May 27, 2020
Vermont Arts Organizations Face Economic Fallout in the Pandemic | Seven Days | May 20, 2020
First to close, last to open: Performing arts venues face dire conditions | Seven Days | May 13, 2020
Federal Project Number One 2.0 | Junction Magazine | May 11, 2020
What will the post-pandemic arts scene look like? | Bennington Banner | May 9, 2020
Washington, Texas, South Carolina, Vermont: State CARES Act Arts Programs | National Assembly of State Arts Agencies | May 7, 2020
Virtual Ventures 3: Shelburne Museum, Wildflowers and Artist Relief | Seven Days | May 6, 2020
Molly S. Burke and Sara Coffey: The importance of the creative economy in Vermont’s recovery | Brattleboro Reformer | May 6, 2020
Disaster Preparedness Network Helps Vermont Arts Sector | Seven Days | May 6, 2020
Vermont Humanities and Vermont Arts Council to aid organizations with COVID-19 relief | Vermont Business Magazine | April 26, 2020
Vermont Arts Council: The arts are struggling, but hardly giving up | Rutland Herald | April 25, 2020
Emergency Relief Grants Help Artists in Time of Isolation | Seven Days | April 22, 2020
Diversity In Public Art | Vermont Edition | February 27, 2020
2019
Art Review: ‘I AM . . . Exploring What it Means to be a Vermont Artist,’ Spotlight Gallery | Seven Days | November 20, 2019
Doing it ‘The Dover Way’ | Brattleboro Reformer | November 15, 2019
With emphasis on arts, rural communities challenge national narrative of decline | PBS Newshour | November 11, 2019
What does it mean to be a Vermont artist? | Addison Independent | November 7, 2019
New art show reflects Vermont’s diversity | Brattleboro Reformer | November 6, 2019
2019 Vermont Arts Awards Recipients Discuss Role Of Arts In Advocacy, Education, and Building Community | Vermont Edition | October 29, 2019
Karen Mittelman: Art and democracy | VTDigger | October 18, 2019
Brandon’s creative economy | Rutland Herald | October 2, 2019
Let’s get creative | Rutland Herald | September 28, 2019
Students to create poetry in the neighborhood | Brattleboro Reformer | August 28, 2019
A Q and A With Vermont Poet Laureate Chard deNiord | Burlington Free Press | July 22, 2019
Creative Impulses Fuel Economy of Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom | The Daily Yonder | July 8, 2019
Talk explores link between arts and economy | Rutland Herald | June 29, 2019
Getting creative | Rutland Herald | March 16, 2019
2018
VCIL Honors Arts Council | Vermont Center for Independent Living | December 18, 2018
Secretary of State and Vermont Arts Council get $15K emergency preparedness grant | Vermont Business Magazine | November 26, 2018
‘Big Frog, Small Pond’ sculpture to be featured at Randolph lab | Times Argus | August 8, 2018
Montpelier selected for major NE arts conference | Times Argus | July 27, 2018
Arts Inspire — Greener Pastures | Caledonian Record | July 26, 2018
Vermont Arts Council Exhibit Spotlights New American Artists | Seven Days | July 17, 2018
Can’t Afford to Cut Federal Arts Funding | Caledonian Record | March 14, 2018
Karen Mittelman Takes the Lead at Vermont Arts Council | Seven Days | March 7, 2018
2017-2015
In Montpelier, “SiteTime” Installation Honors Cordwood | Seven Days | December 27, 2017
Arts and humanities programs under threat of extinction | VTDigger | July 6, 2017
Vermont Arts Council Turns 50 | The Bridge | May 7, 2015
Jeffersonville Fiercely Debates Proposed Public Art | Seven Days | April 1, 2015