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FY2022 Grantees
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Covid-19 Cultural Recovery Grants
Digital Capacity Grants
Head Start Arts Integration Grants
FY2024 grantees
FY2023 grantees
FY2021 grantees
FY2020 grantees
FY2019 grantees
Animating Infrastructure Grants
Howard Center, Burlington
$9,200 to support a public art installation in Burlington’s South End with artwork by artists living with and affected by mental illness and/or addiction
Orleans County Historical Society, Brownington
$11,000 to support public art installations along the Alexander Twilight Trail
The Current, Stowe
$15,000 to support community-based and collaborative murals at Stowe’s public recreation path and Stowe Middle School
Town of Lyndon
$15,000 to support an artistic sculpture and light installation at the Sanborn Covered Bridge
Town of Springfield
$15,000 to support the design, fabrication, and installation of a monumental sculpture of David M. Smith’s mid-late 1800s clothespin in Comtu Cascade Park
Additional implementation funding provided to past design recipients:
Town of Hyde Park
$10,000 to support public art installation at the parking area for the Lamoille Valley Rail Trail in the village of Hyde Park
Town of Royalton
$10,000 to support public art installation in a highly traveled and highly visible underpass in downtown South Royalton
Artist Development Grants
Clare Adams, Windham County
$2,000 to support hiring professional marketing services
Juli Badics, Chittenden County
$800 to support purchasing painting materials
Rachel Bell, Windham County
$1,992 to support hiring professional videography services
Rachel Bernsen, Windsor County
$1,450 to support attendance at the American Philosophies Forum
Susan Bettmann, Washington County
$1,650 to support film festival expenses for Joe Picard: Man of the Land
Heidi Bielenberg, Washington County
$2,000 to support attendance at a workshop through the Mendocino Art Center in California
Naomi Bindman, Bennington County
$1,000 to support purchasing a computer
Francesca Blanchard, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support recording costs for a new album
Brian Boyes, Washington County
$2,000 to support studio costs and hiring a professional recording engineer and musicians
Ian Burton, Washington County
$2,000 to support the costs of mixing and mastering a new album
Stefani Capizzi, Lamoille County
$1,500 to support the costs of professional recording and production for a new album
Bill Cole, Orange County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional recording engineer, musicians and the cost of orchestration
Webb Crawford, Windham County
$1,400 to support the cost of materials for constructing a new instrument and mixing and mastering for a new album
Lawuo Cummings, Caledonia County
$1,176 to support hiring a professional website designer
Matthew Dickerson, Addison County
$1,850 to support attendance at an artist residency in Alaska
Kim Diehnelt, Chittenden County
$580 to support professional singing and recording of a new choral work
Arlene Distler, Windham County
$850 to support hiring a professional website designer and marketing consultant
Sylvia Dodge, Caledonia County
$531 to support the costs of framing
Sara Doncaster, Orleans County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional website designer
Michelle Dussault, Windham County
$1,646 to support hiring a private mentor
Martha Elmes, Caledonia County
$450 to support attendance at a printmaking workshop
Samirah Evans, Windham County
$1,950 to support private vocal training and music instruction
Gin Ferrara, Chittenden County
$900 to support the rental of a studio space
Hiromi Fukuda, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support hiring a recording engineer
Erik Gillard, Washington County
$2,000 to support the costs of a printmaking apprenticeship and the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
Dennis Goodhue, Caledonia County
$1,450 to support the purchase of a printer, computer, and software
Becky Graber, Windham County
$2,000 to support hiring professional videographers and sound engineers to produce a video entitled “Everyone Sang”
Susie Gray, Windsor County
$800 to support the rental of a studio space
Layton Hahs, Windham County
$2,000 to support attendance in the ProTrack Program at the New England Center for Circus Arts
Rebecca Hall, Windham County
$2,000 to support hiring a graphic designer and artist to illustrate the cover of a new CD
Mary Hand, Lamoille County
$731 to support the purchase of a drum carder
Tracy Haught, Washington County
$350 to support a private manuscript consultation
Sean Heaney, Orleans County
$2,000 to support publishing costs for “A Poetic Trilogy on Goddess Worship in Ancient Tribes”
Millie Heckler, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support the costs of equipment rental and hiring a professional video editor and set designer to produce a film
Diana Mara Henry, Orleans County
$2,000 to support hiring professional services and associated costs for website development and marketing
Marcie Hernandez, Chittenden County
$1,000 to support hiring professional marketing services to promote a music video trilogy entitled “Tres Pedazos”
Paula Higa, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support hiring professional filmography services
Kelly Holt, Chittenden County
$700 to support the purchase of a large format printer
Daniel Houghton, Bennington County
$579 to support the purchase of music scoring software
Ashleigh Howard, Chittenden County
$525 to support the costs of online photography classes
Nora Jacobson, Windsor County
$2,000 to support attendance at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference
Karen Kevra, Addison County
$2,000 to support hiring professional videography, recording and website development services
Sarah King, Addison County
$2,000 to support attendance at the Folk Alliance International Conference
Ivan Klipstein, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support travel expenses for a national tour of live “Musicomix” performances
Mary Kim Lavery, Grand Isle County
$1,230 to support attendance to a workshop at Snow Farm Craft School
Phoebe Lo, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support collaboration with Burlington High School students to create a mural
Jill Madden, Chittenden County
$1,020 to support attendance at a residency at Great Sprucehead Island Art Week in Maine
Nick Mayer, Addison County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional videographer and editor
Ana Mayhew, Chittenden County
$651 to support the purchase of a printer and promotional display products
Jennifer McCandless, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support the costs of a studio rental, materials, and hiring a professional photographer
Mary Kathleen Mehuron, Washington County
$1,000 to support hiring a private mentor
Christine Mitchell-Adams, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support hiring professional framing services
Clay Mohrman, Chittenden County
$1,485 to support the costs of a woodturning class
Brian Mooney, Windham County
$750 to support hiring professional editors
Taraneh Mosadegh, Windham County
$750 to support hiring a professional photographer
Dennis Mueller, Chittenden County
$1,500 to support hiring cinema photographers and a sound professional
Madeleine Murray, Chittenden County
$750 to support the cost of an eco-dyeing workshop
Rodrigo Nava, Windham County
$2,000 to support the costs associated with exploring new sculptural techniques
Xander Naylor, Chittenden County
$800 to support attendance at a Hindustani Music workshop through Chhandayan Center for Indian Music in New York
Elizabeth Nelson, Orleans County
$500 to support the cost of a professional photographer
Phyllis Odessey, Windham County
$600 to support the cost of private alternative printing process lessons
Erin Kelly O’Neal, Chittenden County
$1,350 to support hiring a professional web designer
Christianna Orcel, Orleans County
$2,000 to support attendance to American Art Therapy Association’s 52nd Annual Conference
Catie Owen, Chittenden County
$1,699 to support hiring a professional photographer
Nola Parker, Washington County
$850 to support the cost of an online advanced painting materials and techniques course
Hunter Paye, Orange County
$2,000 to support studio rental costs and hiring a professional sound engineer to record and master a new album
Alana Phinney, Washington County
$919 to support hiring professional film editing services
Robin Piya, Addison County
$1,200 to support the cost of music mastering software and attendance to an electronic music production workshop through Future Media Academy
José A. Rivera, Bennington County
$2,000 to support travel, professional tutoring, and research costs for a multimedia science fiction work in Puerto Rico
Kate Ruddle, Washington County
$1,552 to support hiring a professional photographer and the costs for private photography lessons and a model-building workshop
Jamie Ruggerio, Rutland County
$2,000 to support the purchase of a Delta Elite glassblowing torch
Dayna Sabatino, Windsor County
$1,950 to support studio rental costs and hiring a professional graphic designer
Michelle Saffran, Washington County
$1,800 to support attendance to an online artist residency program
Hanna Satterlee, Washington County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional filmmaker
David Schein, Chittenden County
$1,400 to support hiring a graphic designer
Eben Schumacher, Chittenden County
$1,339 to support hiring a private mentor and the cost of purchasing a monitor
Luna Shen, Addison County
$875 to support hiring a professional photographer, website developer, and associated costs
Elaine Davida Sklar, Orleans County
$1,350 to support study with a dramaturg to improve and complete the script for the musical “Delilah Sky”
Isadora Snapp, Washington County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional videographer
Sandy Sokoloff, Grand Isle County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional photographer and printing services
Ida Specker, Bennington County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional videographer and studio musicians
Ashley Strobridge, Washington County
$1,000 to support the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Camera Smartphone
Landa Townsend, Chittenden County
$1,500 to support attendance at workshops through the online Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop Program and Two Rivers Printmaking Studio
Vaune Trachtman, Windham County
$2,000 to support attendance at the Photolucida Portfolio Reviews
Cara Trezise, Windham County
$640 to support hiring a private songwriting consultant
Luis Vivanco, Chittenden County
$1,050 to support attending a workshop at the Center for Cartoon Studies
Peggy Watson, Washington County
$399 to support attendance to the online Highlights Foundation “Submission-Ready with Heart: A Hands-On Workshop for Author/Illustrators”
Misuk Weaver, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support the costs of a large-scale earthwork titled “The Assembly Quilt”
Benjamin Wiggins, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support hiring professional services for social media marketing, management and digital advertising
Julie Winn, Chittenden County
$600 to support the costs of a refurbished MacBook Pro
Kat Wright-Anderson, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional videographer and sound engineer
Noa Younse, Chittenden County
$289 to support the cost of 3D modeling software
Bianca Amira Zanella, Rutland County
$1,940 to support a private mentorship and participation in an online facilitation training program
Artists in Schools Grants
Academy School, Brattleboro
$2,700 to support a bookmaking residency with Molly Burke through which students consider multiple perspectives when exploring and mapping the Vermont landscape
Addison Northwest School District, Vergennes
$1,500 to support Addison Wayfinder Experience’s high school students with playwriting workshops and participation in the three-day Vermont Young Playwrights festival
Beeman Elementary, New Haven
$1,880 to support a five-day residency with Stuart Paton focusing on the study of Japanese culture, music, and drumming
Capstone Community Action, Barre
$2,500 to support a nine-day residency with Alexandra Turner at the Brook Street Family Literacy Center that integrates fused glass art with ecology
Cavendish Town Elementary School, Proctorsville
$2,100 to support the Heroes Project residency with Susan Haefner in which third-grade students will invent and embody original superheroes
Chamberlin Elementary School, South Burlington
$2,500 to support a ten-day circus residency with Troy Wunderle in which students will build self-confidence and a sense of community
Champlain Elementary, Burlington
$2,200 to support a residency with Judy Dow to explore native perspectives around climate change and climate resiliency through storytelling
Clemmons Family Farm, Charlotte
$5,000 to support and promote the inclusion of teaching artist engagements into the Windows to a Multicultural World curriculum for K-12 students
Expeditionary School at Black River, Ludlow
$2,500 to support the “We are Nature” project that integrates science with playwriting and theater with Susan Haefner
Green Street School, Brattleboro
$2,100 to support a residency with Linda Whelihan that will culminate in a permanently installed mosaic in the school’s garden
Hartland Elementary School, Hartland
$1,500 to support a six-day media residency where students will use video to communicate about composting with CATV teaching artists
Hiawatha Elementary School, Essex Junction
$2,500 to support an eight-day dance residency with Karen Amirault in which students will create a dance exploring different historical and cultural aspects of jazz
Hinesburg Community School, Hinesburg
$2,500 to support a six-day puppetry residency with Sarah Frechette through which students write and perform original narratives using moving panoramas
Inclusive Arts Vermont, Essex Junction
$13,100 to support six, 12-hour school residencies across the state and support four new teaching artists to serve in Inclusive Arts Vermont’s Collaborative Integrated Arts Residencies program
Killington Mountain School, Killington
$1,000 to support performance and teambuilding activities with YES! Theater for all students in grades 7-12
Mary Hogan School, Middlebury
$1,850 to support a collaborative mural and visual storytelling project with Michael Kin
Putney School, Putney
$2,750 to support the Word Art residency with Cai Xi Silver and local poets in which students will study Chinese characters, practice the ancient art of calligraphy, and transform the characters into poems
The Newton School, South Strafford
$2,500 to support a five-day residency with Sayon Camara introducing students to music, dancing, and storytelling traditions of the Malinke culture from Guinea
Windham Elementary School, Windham
$2,500 to support a circus-arts residency with Troy Wunderle that will culminate in a performance for the community
Winooski Middle High School, Winooski
$2,350 to support a ten-day residency with Jen Berger that supports students’ exploration of their creative processes as part of a Creativity Capstone class resulting in an exhibition of student work
Arts Partnership Grants
Grant amounts updated on June 8, 2022 to reflect increased awards thanks to an anonymous donation through the Vermont Community Foundation.
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro
$12,600 to support operating and administrative costs
Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro
$10,100 to support operating and administrative costs
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Carving Studio & Sculpture Center, West Rutland
$7,200 to support operating and administrative costs
Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph
$11,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Dorset Theatre Festival, Dorset
$11,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, Burlington
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Generator, Burlington
$12,600 to support operating and administrative costs
The Current, Stowe
$7,200 to support operating and administrative costs
Inclusive Arts Vermont, Essex Junction
$9,000 to support operating and administrative costs
In-Sight Photography Project, Brattleboro
$5,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet
$8,100 to support operating and administrative costs
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Leicester
$5,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Music-COMP, Duxbury
$5,400 to support operating and administrative costs
New England Center for Circus Arts, Brattleboro
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Next Stage Arts Project, Putney
$7,200 to support operating and administrative costs
Northern Stage, White River Junction
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Paramount Center, Rutland
$13,000 to support operating and administrative costs
River Arts, Morrisville
$9,000 to support operating and administrative costs
Rural Arts Collaborative, Greensboro and Hardwick
$8,100 to support operating and administrative costs
Scrag Mountain Music, Marshfield
$5,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester
$13,000 to support operating and administrative costs
T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier
$5,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
$11,300 to support operating and administrative costs
Vermont Stage Company, Burlington
$7,200 to support operating and administrative costs
Very Merry Theatre, Burlington
$8,100 to support operating and administrative costs
Weston Playhouse, Weston
$13,000 to support operating and administrative costs
Yellow Barn, Putney
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Young Writers Project, Burlington
$5,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Arts Impact Grants
Project Grants
Artistree Community Arts Center, South Pomfret
$2,774 to support a collaborative program with Zack’s Place enrichment center that provides accessible art classes to individuals with severe physical, emotional, and cognitive disabilities
Cabot Arts, Cabot
$4000 to support artistic programming for the Cabot Village 12th Night celebration
Greater Falls Community Justice Center, Bellows Falls
$3,000 to support Parenting with Respect participants and their children as they paint a mural in downtown Bellows Falls with artist Mark Ragonese
Integrated Arts Academy, Burlington
$3,000 to support a community performance and neighborhood parade with Burlington Taiko teaching artists
Media Hour, East Arlington
$4,000 to support the production and distribution of a short pilot video for public access TV about Steffen Gillom and his experience as a queer black man in Vermont
New Music On The Point, Leicester
$4,000 to support the presentation of a new work by Vermont composer Eve Belgarian entitled “A Murmur in the Trees for 24 Double Basses”
Retreat Farm, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the free public summer concert series Music Under the Stars
Shidaa Projects, Montpelier
$2,050 to support an event of West African music, drumming and dance in celebration of community and diversity
The Root Social Justice Center, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support a mural collaboration between Vermont artists of color and a youth group focused on racial justice and healing
Vermont Family Network, Williston
$3,000 to support storytelling workshops with Susanne Schmidt for families of children with disabilities
Operating Grants to support administrative costs
Grant amounts updated on June 8, 2022 to reflect increased awards thanks to an anonymous donation through the Vermont Community Foundation.
77ART, Rutland, $6,000
Art in the Neighborhood, Brattleboro, $3,000
Arts Bus, Randolph, $6,000
Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro, $4,500
Get Thee to the Funnery, Brattleboro, $4,500
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier, $3,000
Middlebury Acting Company, Weybridge, $3,000
Milton Artists’ Guild, Milton, $3,000
Sundog Poetry Center, Johnson, $3,000
Theatre Adventure, Brattleboro, $6,000
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington, $4,500
Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, $3,000
Creation Grants
Kellam Ayres, Middlebury
$4,000 to support the completion of a poetry manuscript titled In the Cathedral of My Undoing
Rita Banerjee, Montpelier
$4,000 to support the creation of a memoir and manifesto of how female “cool” subverts social, sexual, and economic pressure
Francesca Blanchard, Burlington | Read our interview with Francesca Blanchard
$4,000 to support the recording of a full-length concept album
Ann Dávila Cardinal, Montpelier | Listen to our podcast episode with Ann Dávila Cardinal
$4,000 to support the creation of a middle grade novel based in Vermont with a Latinx main character
Rose Friedman/Modern Times Theater, East Hardwick
$4,000 to support the creation of an original theater piece for touring to small venues
Jesse Kreitzer, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the creation of a storyboard animatic for the short dramatic film Delta Bell
Travis Laplante, Putney
$4,000 to support the composition, performance, and recording of an album for tenor saxophone and string quartet
Jen Lazar, Burlington
$4,000 to support the creation of a nonfiction book tracing five generations beginning in Iran and ending in Vermont
Nancy Winship Milliken, Charlotte
$4,000 to support the creation of a limestone monument of natural field elements in an urban setting
Xander Naylor, Winooski
$4,000 to support the creation of a music composition fusing jazz and Indian classical elements
Liam O’Connor-Genereaux (WalrusDice Productions), South Rygate | Listen to our podcast episode with WalrusDice Productions
$4,000 to support the creation of a film entitled Butterfly Queen
Danielle O’Hallisey, Burlington | Read our interview with Danielle O’Hallisey
$4,000 to support the recording and release of a composition/documentary entitled Women of Aeronautics
Rachel Portesi, Saxtons River
$4,000 to support the creation of a series of photographs of women over 50
Michael “Mikahely” Rakoto Razafy, Burlington
$4,000 to support the completion and release of the artist’s first U.S. album
William Ransom, Norwich
$4,000 to support the creation of an interactive sculpture/installation at the Brattleboro Museum
Jessica Raymond, Wilder
$4,000 to support the creation of a new composition and Vermont virtual choir with hybrid live/video performance
Sonia Scherr, Norwich
$4,000 to support the creation of the first draft of a novel about Jewish-Muslim ties in Morocco
Ruth Shafer, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the creation of a soft sculpture show exploring the relationships between the body and the home
Bronwyn Sims, Williamsville
$4,000 to support the creation of a new devised physical theatre work about criminal justice
Rebecca Valley, Fairfax
$4,000 to support the creation of a memoir about the death of the artist’s uncle, a mentally ill prisoner in Vermont
Irene “KeruBo” Webster, Winooski
$4,000 to support the creation of a video script involving music to bring awareness about the unjust loss of land ownership for African Americans
Diana Whitney, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the creation of a poetry collection about girls, rape culture, and excavating female adolescence
Sam Wyatt, Lincoln
$4,000 to support the creation of paintings which depict graffiti as a reflection of this moment in our culture
Cultural Facilities Grants
Bennington Museum
$15,575 to support electrical upgrades in two museum galleries and replacement of five outdated electrical panel boxes
Broad Brook Community Center, Guilford
$30,000 to support insulation throughout the building
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury
$26,700 to support the installation of a three-stop elevator
Friends of Dog Mountain, St. Johnsbury
$12,935 to support the installation of HVAC in the gallery and environmental controls and storage for the art collection in the barn
Friends of the Union Meeting Hall, Inc., Ferrisburgh
$26,400 to support a new accessible entrance on the north side of the building
Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury
$20,067 to support the installation of a new boiler
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River
$26,700 to support renovations to the education room
Middlebury Studio School
$10,880 to support the installation of an accessible restroom
River Arts, Morrisville
$15,034 to support the replacement of a failing elevator
Sheldon Historical Society
$15,798 to support the installation of an accessible restroom and lift to the second floor
Strafford Historical Society
$18,040 to support the installation of a new HVAC system
Town of Fair Haven
$16,910 to support the installation of an accessible restroom on the second floor of the Fair Haven Town Hall
Town of Franklin
$10,822 to support the installation of a sound system with assistive listening devices and acoustic curtains for the windows in the Franklin Town Hall
Town of Rockingham, Bellows Falls
$21,222 to support LED theater lighting, winched piping, and a light board in the Bellows Falls Opera House
Vermont Granite Museum of Barre
$26,700 to support the construction of three classroom spaces within the Museum
Wardsboro Public Library
$3,606 to support the installation of audio/visual equipment and an assistive listening system
Covid-19 Cultural Recovery Grants
These grants were awarded in partnership with Vermont Humanities to provide funding to arts and humanities organizations facing financial hardship due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Funding was provided primarily from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
AHA Abenaki Helping Abenaki, Shelburne
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Art in the Neighborhood, Brattleboro
$5,000 (VAC)
Barre Historical Society, Barre
$5,000 (VH)
Barre Opera House, Barre
$10,000 (VAC)
Bella Voce Women’s Chorus, Essex Junction
$5,000 (VAC)
Bennington Museum, Bennington
$15,000 (VAC $7,500; VH $7,500)
Big Heavy World, Burlington
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Billings Farm and Museum, Woodstock
$15,000 (VH)
Brattleboro Literary Festival, Brattleboro
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro
$10,000 (VAC $5,000; VH $5,000)
Brattleboro Music Center, Brattleboro
$15,000 (VAC)
Bread and Puppet Theatre, Glover
$10,000 (VAC $5,000; VH $5,000)
Briggs Opera House, White River Junction
$5,000 (VAC)
Brighton Community Forum, Brighton
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$15,000 (VAC)
Cabot Arts, Cabot
$5,000 (VAC)
Cabot Historical Society, Cabot
$5,000 (VH)
Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge
$5,000 (VAC)
Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland
$10,000 (VAC)
Catamount Film and Arts Center, St. Johnsbury
$15,000 (VAC $10,000; VH $5,000)
Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction
$15,000 (VAC $7,500; VH $7,500)
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph
$10,000 (VAC)
Chittenden Community Televsion, Burlington
$10,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $7,500)
Circus Barn, Greensboro
$15,000 (VAC)
Clemmons Family Farm, Charlotte
$10,000 (VAC $5,000; VH $5,000)
Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndon
$5,000 (VH)
Community Access Television (CATV), White River Junction
$10,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $7,500)
Community of Sound, Burlington
$5,000 (VAC)
Craftsbury Public Library, Craftsbury Common
$5,000 (VH)
Dorset Players, Dorset
$5,000 (VAC)
Dorset Theatre Festival, Dorset
$15,000 (VAC)
Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro
$5,000 (VAC)
Ethan Allen Homestead, Burlington
$5,000 (VH)
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury
$15,000 (VH)
Fairfield Community Center Association, Fairfield
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Fleming Museum of Art, Burlington
$15,000 (VAC $7,500; VH $7,500)
Flynn Center, Burlington
$15,000 (VAC $10,000; VH $5,000)
Friends of the Fletcher Free Library, Burlington
$5,000 (VH)
Gallery at the VAULT, Springfield
$5,000 (VAC)
Generator, Burlington
$10,000 (VAC)
The Governor’s Institutes of Vermont, Winooski
$15,000 (VH)
Greater Barton Arts, Barton
$5,000 (VAC)
Green Mountains Review, Johnson
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Green Mountain Youth Symphony, Montpelier
$5,000 (VAC)
Haskell Free Library, Derby Line
$5,000 (VH)
Henry Sheldon Museum, Middlebury
$10,000 (VH)
Heritage Winooski Mill Museum, Winooski
$5,000 (VH)
Highgate Library and Community Center, Highgate Center
$5,000 (VH)
Hinesburg Artist Series, Hinesburg
$5,000 (VAC)
Inclusive Arts Vermont, Essex Junction
$10,000 (VAC $5,000; VH $5,000)
Island Arts, North Hero
$5,000 (VAC)
Jericho Historical Society, Jericho
$5,000 (VH)
John Woodruff Simpson Memorial Library, East Craftsbury
$5,000 (VH)
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet
$10,000 (VAC)
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum, Vergennes
$15,000 (VH)
Latchis Arts, Brattleboro
$5,000 (VAC)
Londonderry Arts & Historical Society, Londonderry
$5,000 (VH)
Lost Mural Project, Burlington
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier
$10,000 (VAC)
Lyric Theatre Company, Burlington
$10,000 (VAC)
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River
$5,000 (VAC)
Main Street Museum, White River Junction
$5,000 (VH)
Maquam Bay of Missisquoi, Swanton
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Mercy Connections, Burlington
$10,000 (VH)
Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival, Middlebury
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Migrant Justice, Burlington
$10,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $7,500)
Monteverdi Music School, Montpelier
$5,000 (VAC)
Milton Artists’ Guild, Milton
$5,000 (VAC)
New England Center for Circus Arts, Brattleboro
$15,000 (VAC)
New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro
$10,000 (VAC)
Next Stage Arts Project, Putney
$10,000 (VAC)
Northeast Kingdom All Stars, St. Johnsbury
$5,000 (VAC)
Northeast Kingdom Arts Council, Hardwick
$5,000 (VAC)
Northeast Kingdom Collaborative, Craftsbury
$5,000 (VH)
Northern Stage Company, White River Junction
$15,000
Norwich Historical Society, Norwich
$5,000
NorthWoods Stewardship Center, Island Pond
$10,000
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington
$5,000
Oldcastle Productions, Bennington
$10,000
Opera Company of Middlebury, Middlebury
$5,000
Orleans County Historical Society, Brownington
$10,000
Out in the Open, Brattleboro
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Outright Vermont, Burlington
$15,000
Paramount Center, Rutland
$15,000
Pentangle Arts, Woodstock
$10,000
Preservation Trust of Vermont, Burlington
$15,000
Pride Center of Vermont, Burlington
$15,000
Retreat Farm, Brattleboro
$15,000
River Arts, Morrisville
$10,000
River Gallery School of Art, Brattleboro
$10,000
Robert Frost Stone House Museum, Shaftsbury
$5,000
Rockingham Arts and Museum Project, Rockingham
$5,000
Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh
$5,000
Ruth Stone House, Goshen
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Rutland Area Art Association, Rutland
$5,000
Sandglass Center, Putney
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Saint Albans Museum, Saint Albans
$5,000
Scrag Mountain Music, Marshfield
$5,000
Seven Stars Arts Center, Sharon
$5,000
Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne
$5,000
Shelburne Museum, Shelburne
$15,000
Snelling Center for Government, Williston
$10,000
Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen, Ludlow
$5,000
South End Arts and Business Association, Burlington
$5,000
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester
$15,000
Springfield Community Players, Springfield
$5,000
Spruce Peak Arts, Stowe
$15,000
Stage 33 Live, Bellows Falls
$5,000
St. Johnsbury History and Heritage Center, St. Johnsbury
$5,000
Studio Place Arts, Barre
$5,000
Sundog Poetry Center, Johnson
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Swanton Arts Council, Swanton
$5,000
Taconic Music, Manchester
$5,000
Theatre Adventure, Brattleboro
$5,000
The Current, Stowe
$10,000
The Foundry Workshop, Lyndon
$5,000
The MINT Rutland Makerspace, Rutland
$5,000
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
$15,000
T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Upright Steeple Society, Lyndon
$5,000
UVM Lane Series, Burlington
$10,000 (VAC $5,000; VH $5,000)
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington
$10,000
Vermont Council on World Affairs, Burlington
$10,000
Vermont Dance Alliance, Burlington
$5,000
Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury
$10,000 (VAC $5,000; VH $5,000)
Vermont Granite Museum, Barre
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Vermont Historical Society, Barre
$15,000
Vermont International Film Festival, Burlington
$10,000 (VAC $5,000; VH $5,000)
Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro
$10,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Vermont Ski & Snowboard Museum, Stowe
$5,000
Vermont Stage Company, Burlington
$10,000
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson
$15,000
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington
$15,000
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Colchester
$10,000
Vermont Youth Theater, Montpelier
$4,000
Westminster West Public Library, Westminster West
$5,000
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston
$15,000
Wheelock Mountain Farm, West Wheelock
$5,000
White Pine Association, Newbury
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Wonder Arts, Greensboro
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Worcester Historical Society, Worcester
$5,000
Yellow Barn, Putney
$15,000
Young Tradition Vermont, Fairfax
$5,000
Young Writers Project, Burlington
$5,000 (VAC $2,500; VH $2,500)
Digital Capacity Grants
Organization Grants
Art on Main, Bristol
$7,500 to support building a new website
Bennington Museum, Bennington
$25,000 to support website redesign for accessibility
Brattleboro Words Trail, Brattleboro
$25,000 to support creating digital content
CATV, Inc., White River Junction
$5,000 to support website redesign for accessibility
CCTV, Burlington
$29,000 to support installing neighborhood-based video system and launch a demonstration video captioning project
Central Vermont Community Radio Corporation, Plainfield
$15,000 to support expanding hybrid broadcasting sytems and equipment
Clemmons Family Farm, Charlotte
$25,000 to support integrating an e-commerce platform on the website, procure a nonprofit management platform, upgrade artist network database, and procure equipment for livestreaming
Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro
$18,000 to support expanding digital programming
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium, St. Johnsbury
$22,000 to support website redesign for accessibility
Friends of the Vergennes Opera House, Vergennes
$14,000 to support purchasing equipment for livestreaming
Generator, Burlington
$12,000 to support creation and expansion of digital offerings
Heritage Winooski Mill Museum, Winooski
$20,000 to support purchase of digital storytelling system
Inclusive Arts Vermont, St. Albans
$28,000 to support hring a part-time digital content manager
JAG Productions, White River Junction
$7,400 to support website redesign for accessibility
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor, Vergennes
$22,000 to support expanding online learning experiences, building staff capacity, and improving accessibility for virtual audiences
Lost Nation Theater, Montpelier
$22,000 to support purchasing equipment, website updates for accessibility, digital marketing strategies, ASL interpretation and audio description services, and upgrading internet service
Media Hour Ltd, East Arlington
$12,000 to support purchasing equipment and expanding digital workshops
Middlebury Community Music Center, Middlebury
$20,000 to support expanding digital programming and offering livestreamed performances
Montpelier Community Gospel Choir, Montpelier
$20,000 to support increasing digital cpacity and expanding online programming
North Branch Nature Center, Montpelier
$25,000 to support enhancing the digital and hybrid visitor experience
Out in the Open, Brattleboro | Listen to our podcast episode with Out in the Open
$29,000 to support creating a Rural LGBTQ Audio Fellowship
Outright Vermont, Burlington
$25,000 to support creating an online learning platform
Pride Center of VT, Burlington
$22,000 to support existing digital capacity
Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh
$11,500 to support upgrading Wi-Fi access, purchase equipment for livestreaming, and hire a videographer
Rural ARTS Collaborative, Greensboro
$25,000 to support the Digital Archive Project with staff positions, web accessibility consultants, and equipment purchases
SafeArt, Chelsea
$5,000 to support updating and purchasing new computers
Stage 33 Live, Bellows Falls
$7,800 to support creating a permanent high-quality livestreaming infrastructure
Stone Valley Arts, Poultney
$15,000 to support increasing digital capacity
Theatre Adventure, Brattleboro
$15,000 to support purchasing equipment for hybrid programming, retaining ASL interpreter, and supplementing the technical director position
Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, South Burlington
$15,000 to support technical assistance with social media marketing, website updates, and video production
Vermont College of Fine Arts, Montpelier
$18,000 to support developing an accessible micro-site for the Center for Arts and Social Justice
Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury
$25,000 to support website redesign for accessibility and marketing digital content
Vermont Historical Society, Barre
$22,000 to support creating short videos that highlight the Vermont Historical Society’s collection
Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro
$22,000 to support website redesign for accessibility, livestreaming concerts, and securing intellectual property rights
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington
$25,000 to support recording concerts, enhancing website and digital ticketing, and improve social media presence and educational content
Very Merry Theatre, Burlington
$25,000 to support creating a digital classroom
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company, Weston
$22,000 to support purchasing equipment, training staff, and hiring commercial digital production companies to create marketing and promotional assets
Windham World Affairs, Brattleboro
$6,000 to support expanding digital audience and online accessibility
Young Writers Project, Burlington
$25,000 to support website redesign for accessibility
Collaborative Grants
Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury
$120,000 to support enhancing the digital capacity of foundational regional production services
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
$120,000 to support creating a multi-camera media hub called the Addison Art Media Partnership
Special Grants
Big Heavy World, Burlington
$24,900 to support creating an on-demand music licensing platform for use by marketing firms and state agencies to easily license Vermont-made music for their content and $10,800 to support a USB mini microphone library available to be borrowed by Vermont musicians and the public via the state’s public libraries
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$30,000 to support the hybrid (digital and in-person) Highlight event for New Year’s Eve 2021 and digital skills training for participating artists
Clemmons Family Farm, Charlotte
$15,000 to support workshops for African diaspora artists on legal and artistic issues related to digital presentations
Vermont Abenaki Artists Association, Burlington
$15,000 to support digital skills training for VAAA team and Abenaki teaching artists
Vermont Crafts Council, Montpelier
$5,000 to support Zoom training, small group coaching sessions and individual mentoring sessions for craft artists
Vermont Dance Alliance, Burlington
$13,725 to support online mini-courses and panel discussions focusing on dance and technology
Head Start Arts Integration Grants
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, Brattleboro
$5,000 to support a partnership with Early Education Services in Windham County with movement and visual arts residencies in multiple centers and classrooms
Burlington City Arts, Burlington
$6,000 to support a partnership with Champlain Valley Head Start with visual arts residencies for multiple classrooms and visits to the clay studio
Catamount Film and Arts Center, St. Johnsbury
$1,500 to support a pilot project serving early education students and families enrolled in Head Start through a partnership with the St. Johnsbury School District
Rural Arts Collaborative, Greensboro
$6,000 to support a Head Start partnerships in Albany and Hardwick and to support new teaching artists to engage in the partnership.
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington
$6,000 to support Head Start partnerships in Rutland and Bennington counties with arts-integrated residencies led by three teaching artists and a community celebration
September 7, 2021