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FY2023 grantees
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FY2020 grantees
Animating Infrastructure Grants
Downtown Brattleboro Alliance, Brattleboro
$15,000 to support a new kinetic public art installation entitled “Ask the River” at the Brattleboro Transportation Center
Middlebury Underground, Middlebury
$15,000 to support a poetry walk with poems engraved in sidewalks around downtown Middlebury
Paran Recreations, North Bennington
$15,000 to support a sculptural kiosk for the town of North Bennington
Wilmington Works, Wilmington
$14,000 to support a work of art to cover the Beaver Street retaining wall
Artist Development Grants
Nico Amador, Bristol
$375 to support attendance at the Unamuno Poetry Festival
David Cooper, Burlington
$500 to support an online marketing campaign to promote Wave Your Flag by A2VT
Melissa Cronin, South Burlington
$1,000 to support a professional consultation with a book editor
Jonathan Gitelson, Brattleboro
$500 to support attendance at bookmaking classes at Stillwater Bindery
Elizabeth Greenberg, Richmond
$600 to support attendance at a writing workshop at the Highlights Foundation Retreat Center
Jeri Griffith, Brattleboro
$360 to support the digitization of artwork slides
Bonny Hall, Brattleboro
$897 to support attendance at the Canadian Felt Symposium
Ashley Hensel-Browning, Weathersfield
$450 to support participation at Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance Teacher Training
Sarah Hewitt, Burlington
$400 to support website restructuring and promotional materials
Evy Huppert, White River Junction
$400 to support attendance at a Pigs Fly Retreat for photographers
Gioia Kuss, Weybridge
$650 to support attendance at a VII Photo Agency Masterclass
Anjanette Lemak, Rochester
$1,000 to support attendance at the 2019 NY NOW winter market
Rachel Lindsay, Burlington
$700 to support attendance at the Massachusetts Independent Comics Expo
Angus McCullough, North Bennington
$650 to support attendance at the SomoS artist residency
Amanda Palmer, Hartland
$250 to support participation in mold making and slip casting ceramics workshops
Dian Parker, Chelsea
$475 to support workshop sessions with a writing consultant
Elvira Piedra, Lunenburg
$450 to support private instruction in the process of albumen prints
Hanna Satterlee , Burlington
$900 to support attendance at the 2018 Lions Jaw dance festival
Alexandra Turner, Essex Junction
$500 to support attendance at the Teaching Artist Leadership Lab at Lincoln Center
Stefania Urist, Londonderry
$500 to support a sculpture residency during Vermont Artist Week at Vermont Studio Center
Marysia Walcerz, Brattleboro
$525 to support the production of a promotional video
Artists in Schools Grants
Academy School, Brattleboro
$2,500 to support a ten-day bookmaking residency with Mollie Burke that culminates in a book launch party
Bridge School, Middlebury
$2,500 to support a ten-day residency with Christine Mix where students will convey their family history and heritage through illustration and cartooning
Bridport Central School, Bridport
$1,250 to support a five-day drumming residency with Burlington Taiko
Calais Elementary School, Plainfield
$1,250 to support a ten-day residency exploring Rangoli with Gowri Savoor
Capstone Community Action, Barre
$2,500 to support a ten-day residency with Gowri Savoor that centers on 3-D sculpture
Chester-Andover Elementary School, Chester
$750 to support a three-day mapmaking residency with Mollie Burke
Chittenden East Supervisory Union, Richmond
$2,500 to support a ten-day storytelling residency with Trish Denton
C.P. Smith Elementary School, Burlington
$2,500 to support a ten-day residency with Very Merry Theatre to produce a student play and integrate music, visual arts, and STEAM programming
Crossett Brook Union Middle School, Duxbury
$2,250 to support a nine-day residency with Rachel Sargent that integrates art and science
Edmunds Elementary School, Burlington
$2,500 to support a ten-day stained and fused glass residency with Alexandra Turner
The Grammar School, Putney
$2,500 to support a ten-day theater residency with John Hadden
Green Street School, Brattleboro
$1,500 to support a six-day mapmaking residency with Mollie Burke
Guilford Central School, Guilford
$2,000 to support an eight-day residency revolving around Abenaki culture and poetry with Judy Dow and Verandah Porche
Harwood Union Middle and High School, Moretown
$2,500 to support a ten-day music composition residency with Matt LaRocca and Erik Nielsen
Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler, Burlington
$2,500 to support a ten-day songwriting residency with Jon Gailmor that culminates in a community performance
Lyndon Town School, Lyndonville
$1,250 to support a five-day circus arts residency with YES! Theater
Miller’s Run School, Sheffield
$2,500 to support a ten-day music composition residency with Evan Premo that culminates in a community parade
Molly Stark Elementary, Bennington
$1,250 to support a five-day puppet making and performance residency with No Strings Marionette Company
Montpelier High School, Montpelier
$1,000 to support a four-day mindful poetry residency with Lizzy Fox
Mount Abraham Union High School, Bristol
$2,500 to support a ten-day storytelling residency with Trish Denton
Randolph Elementary School, Randolph
$1,500 to support a six-day crankie storytelling residency with Brendan Taaffe
Richmond Elementary School, Richmond
$2,500 to support a ten-day textile design and weaving residency with Miriam Block
Roxbury Village School, Roxbury
$1,500 to support a six-day crankie storytelling residency with Brendan Taaffe
Twin Valley Elementary, Wilmington
$1,250 to support a five-day circus arts residency with Troy Wunderle
Wardsboro Elementary School, Wardsboro
$1,250 to support a five-day circus arts residency with Troy Wunderle
Westminster Community Schools, Westminster
$1,750 to support a ten-day photography and storytelling residency with Evie Lovett
Arts Impact Grants
Art in the Neighborhood, Brattleboro
$3,000 to support art classes for low-income senior citizens and children as well as a joint project with both groups
Arts Bus, Randolph
$1,350 to support an art program that engages both senior citizens and Pre-K students and culminates in a group exhibition
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro
$3,000 to support an exhibition and public programs examining addiction in collaboration with the Brattleboro Retreat, Turning Point, and Groundworks Collaborative
Cathedral Square, South Burlington
$3,000 to support a story-sharing initiative entitled “Voices of Home” involving portraits and interviews of Allen Brook residents
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph
$3,000 to support a play entitled “The Telling Project” through which veterans enact their stories
Green Mountain Youth Symphony, Montpelier
$2,700 to support the 2019 Creative Arts and Music Program (CAMP) residency week for young musicians
Music-COMP, Essex Junction
$3,000 to support live performances of student compositions
Scrag Mountain Music, Marshfield
$3,000 to support musical storytelling programs at elementary schools, libraries, and other public venues
Shelburne Farms, Shelburne
$3,000 to support a socially engaged art program with Mary Lacy that culminates in a public art project
Summit School of Traditional Music and Culture, Montpelier
$3,000 to support the Spice on Snow winter music festival
The Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro
$3,000 to support the Emerging Artist Festival which engages young jazz musicians
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson
$3,000 to support the development of a user-friendly catalog of accessibility features and services
Arts Partnership Grants
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Catamount Film and Arts Center, Saint Johnsbury
$7,350 to support operating and administrative costs
Circus Smirkus, Greensboro
$7,350 to support operating and administrative costs
Community Engagement Lab, Montpelier
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington
$7,350 to support operating and administrative costs
Friends of the Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Grass Roots Art and Community Effort, Hardwick
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Helen Day Art Center, Stowe
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
The In-Sight Photography Project, Brattleboro
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Northern Stage, White River Junction
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Vermont International Film Foundation, Burlington
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Vermont Performing Arts League, Burlington
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
Vermont Stage Company, Burlington
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Colchester
$5,355 to support operating and administrative costs
VSA Vermont, Essex Junction
$7,350 to support operating and administrative costs
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
WonderArts Vermont, Craftsbury Common
$7,350 to support operating and administrative costs
Yellow Barn, Putney
$6,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Creation Grants
Elizabeth Billings, Tunbridge; Evie Lovett, Putney; and Andrea Wasserman, Vershire
$4,000 to support the creation of a permanent kinetic sculpture
Miciah Gault, Montpelier
$4,000 to support the creation of a novel entitled “Nobody in Love”
Patty Hudak, Underhill
$4,000 to support the creation of a seven-panel installation responding to the natural environment in Vermont
Laurel Jenkins, Middlebury
$4,000 to support the creation of “Beacon Fire,” a dance collaboration
Brian David Mooney, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the creation of a novel about a young girl and her brother who is fighting overseas
Brian Murphy, Bennington
$4,000 to support the creation of a poetry manuscript entitled “Plaster of Paris”
Erik Nielsen, Brookfield
$4,000 to support the creation of music to be performed live at the screening of a classic silent film
Angela Palm, Burlington
$4,000 to support the creation of a collection of essays examining American malaise
Elizabeth Powell, Underhill
$4,000 to support the creation of a book of poems entitled “Forcefield”
Dana Robinson, Cabot
$4,000 to support the creation of a CD entitled “The Town That Music Saved”
Cultural Facilities Grants
American Precision Museum, Windsor
$11,031 to support the installation of a new ADA-compliant entrance
Barre Historical Society, Barre
$6,025 to support sound upgrades and renovations to the Old Labor Hall green room
Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier
$30,000 to support the installation of an ADA-compliant elevator
City of St. Albans, Saint Albans
$22,000 to support the installation of a sound system, lighting control system, and stage curtains in City Hall Auditorium
The In-Sight Photography Project, Brattleboro
$21,500 to support lighting and electrical upgrades
Lyric Theatre Company, Williston
$28,750 to support renovations to the rehearsal hall
New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro
$14,265 to support the purchase and installation of new LED lights in the theater
Sheldon Historical Society, Sheldon
$11,269 to support the rehabilitation of the ground floor
Town of Calais, Calais
$30,000 to support the installation of an ADA-compliant lift and update the restroom in Calais Town Hall
Town of Fairlee, Fairlee
$13,500 to support sound system upgrades in Fairlee Town Hall and the purchase of assistive listening devices
Town of Franklin, Franklin
$2,767 to support fireproofing in the furnace room of Franklin Town Hall
Town of Tunbridge, Tunbridge
$1,875 to support the restoration of a historical stage curtain
Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury
$3,838 to support the creation of a virtual reality gallery
Head Start Arts Integration
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro
$5,500 to support teaching artist residencies in Windham County Head Start classrooms
Burlington Children’s Space, Burlington
$2,600 to support classroom teachers in creating a robust arts program with Rebecca Mack
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$5,000 to support teaching artist residencies with Jude Bond at the King Street Center and Sara Holbrook Center
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington
$5,000 to support an arts-integrated storytelling program with Champlain Valley Head Start
King Street Center, Burlington
$1,400 to support a series of arts experiences in the toddler classroom
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington
$5,500 to support arts integration at Head Start in Bennington and Rutland counties
WonderArts Vermont, Greensboro
$3,000 to support artist residencies in Hardwick and Albany Head Start programs
May 28, 2020