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FY2023 Grantees
Grant Programs
Animating Infrastructure Grants
Art in State Buildings Grants
Artist Development Grants
Artists in Schools Grants
Arts Impact Grants
Arts Partnership Grants
Creation Grants
Creative Aging Grants
Creative Futures Grants
Cultural Facilities Grants
Head Start Arts Integration Grants
FY2024 grantees
FY2022 grantees
FY2021 grantees
FY2020 grantees
FY2019 grantees
Animating Infrastructure Grants
Albany Community Trust
$15,000 to fabricate and install a river-shaped table, barn quilts, Little Free Cantastoria at Albany Country Store and green space
Lamoille North Supervisory Union, Johnson
$10,000 to hire Juniper Creative Arts to do an art residency at Johnson Elementary School and create a large public mural on the exterior of the school
Revitalizing Waterbury
$15,000 to commission and install a welcoming gateway entrance to enhance the Stowe Street Alley
Town of Worcester
$15,000 to support the addition of art to a resurfaced community basketball court
Vergennes Partnership
$15,000 to integrate public art into the existing Tri-Town Shuttle bus stop on Green Street
Vermont River Conservancy, Montpelier
$15,000 to build and install benches crafted by local artisans at Confluence River Park in downtown Montpelier
Art in State Buildings Grants
Vermont Department of Mental Health Recovery Residence, Essex
Design Grants
Carol Langstaff, Sharon, $1,000
Kathryn Wiegers, Rutland, $1,000
Fabrication Grants
Carol Langstaff, Sharon, $15,000
Kathryn Wiegers, Rutland, $22,000
Read our feature story on the Recovery Residence project.
Artist Development Grants
Matt Aeberhard, Caledonia County
$2,000 to support the purchase of video equipment and hiring a professional artist as subject for eight two-minute films to promote the larger cinematic and conservation film project, Birds of America: How Birds Save Us
Angelica Aguilera, Caledonia County
$2,000 to support hiring professional videography services to promote the musical storytelling project “La Femenina Divina”
Wilder Alison, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional photographer for artwork documentation
Gordon Auchincloss, Caledonia County
$2,000 to support hiring a professional marketing and design company to assist with product promotion
Carling Berkhout, Rutland County
$2,000 to support mixing and mastering a debut album
Christal Brown, Addison County
$2,000 to support hiring professional marketing and website design services for an updated website including the promotion of the upcoming premiere and tour of a new dance work
Jennifer Brown, Washington County
$1,800 to support attendance at the Associated Writing Programs annual conference and bookfair in Seattle, WA
Gail Carrigan, Washington County
$320 to support attendance at an oil painting workshop
Joseph Castillo, Bennington County
$1,439 to hire a videographer and video editor to assist on upcoming music video shoots
Markeith Chavous, Chittenden County
$1,000 to support attendance at the world premiere in Scotland of the artist’s video installation “the waves and the mantram, part 1”
Sophia DiMatteo, Windham County
$260 to support professional photography tutoring
Nathaniel Eddy, Chittenden County
$1,000 to support participation in a writer residency at Vermont Studio Center
David Feurzeig, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support travel costs for the Play Every Town Project tour
Nye Ffarrabas, Windham County
$2,000 to support the cost of professional marketing and purchase materials and fabrication for a performance backdrop
William Forchion, Windham County
$1,600 to support attendance at the National Association of Black Storytellers conference in Baltimore, MD
Lucia Gagliardone, Windsor County
$1,310 to support the world premiere in New York City of the artist’s new dance work “while I was homegrowing”
Adam Glazer, Addison County
$1,000 to support the purchase of a new iPad Pro that will support illustration, graphic design, and deaf communications
Estela González, Addison County
$2,000 to support attendance at a Tin House workshop in Portland, OR and the cost of a manuscript consultation
JuanCarlos Gonzalez, Windsor County
$2,000 to support printing and framing costs for a solo show at the Billings Farm and Museum
Jarad Greene, Windsor County
$2,000 to support the cost of color flatting services for a middle grade graphic novel
Cleopatra Griffin, Windsor County
$706 to support the cost of participating in Vermont’s Open Studio Weekend
Erica Heilman, Washington County
$2,000 to support website updates for Rumblestrip
Kelly Holt, Chittenden County
$650 to support participation in the Iskra Print Collective silkscreening workshop and class group exhibition
Patty Hudak, Chittenden County
$1,500 to support attendance at Cone Editions full-day collaborative printing service
Jake Jemas, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support the cost of a studio rental and safety equipment for wooden bowl production
Andreas John, Washington County
$2,000 to support the purchase of a MacBook Pro M1 Max
Carla Kimball, Windsor County
$1,000 to support attendance at an 8-week online workshop through Maine Media Workshops
Daniel Kruglak, Chittenden County
$1,200 to support attendance at Welcome To 1979’s Annual Recording Summit in Nashville, TN
Elizabeth Kurylo, Orange County
$1,000 to support the cost of hiring professional video editing services
Alan Larsen, Chittenden County
$400 to support the final audio mastering for an album of original songs
Jen Lazar, Chittenden County
$1,000 to support the cost of attending an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center
Katherine Leung, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support webhosting, marketing, and printing costs for Canto Cutie
GennaRose Nethercott, Windham County
$2,000 to support the cost of a national book tour promoting a newly published novel, THISTLEFOOT
Janice Obuchowski, Addison County
$1,886 to support attendance at the Association for Writers & Writing Programs conference in Seattle, WA
Rik Palieri, Chittenden County
$500 to support the cost of attendance at the NERFA Music Conference in Asbury Park, NJ
Katrina Razionale, Caledonia County
$600 to support participation in an in-depth online workshop about the science, chemistry, and use of ceramic glazes
Jamal Reid, Washington County
$1,908 to support hiring artist business coaches to develop the artist’s business
Amber Roberts, Bennington County
$800 to support marketing and advertising to promote the release of a debut novel set in Burlington
Hanna Satterlee, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support hiring PhotoGraphic TV to livestream, record, and distribute the upcoming dance performance “Tender Hearts”
Andric Severance, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support the purchase of mixing and editing software and the cost of hiring a professional audio engineer for private training and consultation
Moira Smiley, Addison County
$2,000 to support the cost of renting a rehearsal space and hiring professional musicians and a videographer
Ian Steinberg, Chittenden County
$1,586 to support attendance at Welcome To 1979’s Annual Recording Summit in Nashville, TN
Angela Talbert, Washington County
$2,000 to support the purchase of professional lapidary equipment
Misuk Weaver, Chittenden County
$2,000 to support attending a Gee’s Bend quilting technique workshop with fifth generation quilters in Alabama
Pamela Wilson, Washington County
$1,500 to support a residency at the Vermont Studio Center
Artists in Schools Grants
Academy School, Brattleboro
$3,000 to support a multi-day residency with visual artists Mollie Burke, in collaboration with the Waterways Project, where students engage in a place-based study of the Whetstone Brook through map making.
Bakersfield Elementary & Middle School, Bakersfield
$3,000 to support a multi-day residency with puppeteer Sarah Frechette that aims to promote positive student interactions, leverage student choice and expression, engage multiple senses, and provide structured opportunities for creation
Burlington School District, Burlington
$3,000 to support a multi-day residency at Burlington High School with opera singer Sarah Cullins of the Vermont Youth Opera to learn, modernize, recreate, and perform a unique version of the 17th century opera “Dido and Aeneas”
Burlington Technical Center, Burlington
$2,650 to support a digital arts residency with illustrator Eben Schumacher exploring Photoshop and social media tools for artists
Capstone’s Brook Street High School, Barre
$3,000 will support a ten-day storytelling through printmaking residency with Jen Berger. Students will work as a team to construct a story that reflects shared realties from personal experience.
Champlain Elementary, Burlington
$3,000 to support a multiday storytelling residency with Ferene Paris-Meyer of All Heart Inspirations, which culminates in a storytelling event.
East Burke School, East Burke
$3,000 to support a 60-hour artmaking residency with Janet Youkeles that aligns with the school’s mission focused on climate and community resilience
Hannaford Career Center, Middlebury
$900 to support a residency with Vermont Young Playwrights. Each student will work with a Vermont Young Playwrights teaching artist to create a unique ten-minute play.
Hinesburg Community School, Hinesburg
$3,000 to support a residency with puppeteer Sarah Frechette through which students will research and communicate about historical figures through art, design, and presentation
Horizon’s Alternative Program, Burlington
$2,250 to support a 20-hour residency with Inclusive Arts Vt artists focused on arts-integrated lessons that incorporate community building and SEL skills.
Hyde Park Elementary School, Hyde Park
$2,650 to support a seven-day residency with Lucie deLaBruere where students will use design thinking to design a personal identity project
Integrated Arts Academy at H.O. Wheeler, Burlington
$3,000 to support a ten-day residency with Circus Smirkus which will build on movement instruction to practice valuable skills such as performance, emotion management, teamwork, and responsibility
Junction Area Media, White River Junction
$1,840 to support a JAM artist in working with the Thetford Academy Drama class in creating a behind the scenes documentary about the creation of the spring musical Godspell
Montessori School of Central Vermont, Barre
$3,000 to support a nine-day residency with fiber artist Pamela Wilson which will culminate in a pop-up exhibit
Mount Abraham Union Middle/High School, Bristol
$1,100 to support a multi-day residency with Claire Tebbs in which students will create individual works of art that contribute to a larger, collaborative art installation
Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District, Jericho
$2,700 to support a nine-day residency at Underhill Central School with Nancy Benerofe through which students will create multiple works of art representing math concepts
Tamim Academy of Vermont, Burlington
$2,950 to support a honey pot building residency with Binyamin “Byron” Murray in which students will explore the process of a creating a clay honey pot from the digging of the clay to the shaping of the pot to the final firing process
The INSPIRE School, Brattleboro
$3,000 to support two 20-hour expressive arts residencies with artists Evie Lovett and Ashley Hensel-Browning in partnership with Inclusive Arts Vermont
The Schoolhouse Learning Center Inc., Shelburne
$1,500 to support extend visits from Clemmons Family Farm artists. Artists will support students in creating six original performance works and will guide the students in a study of Kwanzaa and the contributions of African Americans to the cultural landscape.
Waits River Valley School, East Corinth
$3,000 to support a multi-day residency with artists associated with the Garifuna Collective, which focuses on drumming, ensemble work, cross-cultural sharing, and community building
Windham Southeast Supervisory Union, Brattleboro
$2,210 to support a multi-day residency at Guilford Central School with Linda Whelihan where students will document changing seasons on postcards that will be shared with a sibling school in Baltimore, MD
Winooski Middle School, Winooski
$3,000 to support a week-long residency as part of an expeditionary learning unit about the Harlem Renaissance with Rajnii Eddins.
Wolcott Elementary School, Wolcott
$3,000 to support a two-week residency with Heather Stearns from Muddy Brook Pottery in which students will explore the neighboring forest and incorporate found natural objects into their finished pottery pieces
Woodbury Elementary School, Woodbury
$3,000 to support a multi-day residency with Burlington Taiko culminating in a community performance
Arts Impact Grants
Project Grants
BarnArts Center for the Arts, Barnard
$4,000 to support the Global Music Residency which brings international artists into Vermont public schools for performances and workshops
Cabot Arts, Cabot
$4,000 to support the 3rd annual Cabot Village 12th Night Celebration
Central Vermont Council on Aging, Barre
$3,000 to support the Creative Aging Celebration event which showcases the artistic work of older adults and uplifts creative aging as an integral part of healthy aging
Fairfield Community Center Association, East Fairfield
$3,210 to support artists, performers, and instructors during the Black Creek Adventure Camp
Lamoille North Supervisory Union, Hyde Park
$3,950 to support a free afterschool therapeutic theatre program for children in grades K-6 that focuses on social-emotional learning
NFI Vermont – Centerpoint, South Burlington
$4,000 to support a youth-led storytelling project and performance entitled “Telling Beautiful Stories of Refugees from Africa”
Retreat Farm, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support an outdoor winter art exhibit and celebration of community creativity entitled “Artful Ice Shanties”
River Gallery School, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the Art for Social Change program
Sandglass Theater, Putney
$4,000 to support the production of the 2023 Voices of Community program
Shidaa Projects, Montpelier
$3,500 to support the 2nd annual “Celebration of Community” featuring West African culture
Untempered Ensemble, Thetford Center
$4,000 to support two improvisational jazz performances for the community
Worcester Historical Society, Worcester
$3,340 to support the first arts and artisans festival in Worcester
Operating Grants to support administrative costs
Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro, $3,000
Lyric Theatre Company, South Burlington, $2,000
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River, $3,000
SafeArt, Chelsea, $4,000
Saint Albans Museum, St. Albans, $3,000
Sundog Poetry Center, Johnson, $1,500
The Aphasia Choir of Vermont, Milton, $2,000
HatchSpace, Brattleboro, $2,000
The MINT Rutland Makerspace, Rutland, $2,000
The Outpost Foundation, North Bennington, $3,500
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, $4,000
Arts Partnership Grants
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 and Sculpture Center, West Rutland
$7,200 to support operating and administrative costs
Catamount Film and Arts Center, St. Johnsbury
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Chandler Center for the Arts, Inc., 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, Inc, Burlington
$12,600 to support operating and administrative costs
Inclusive Arts Vermont, St. Albans
$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 Company, White River Junction
$14,400 to support operating and administrative costs
Paramount Theatre, Rutland
$13,000 to support operating and administrative costs
River Arts of Morrisville, Morrisville
$9,000 to support operating and administrative costs
Rural ARTS Collaborative, Greensboro
$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
The Current, Stowe
$7,200 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 Theater Company, 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
Creation Grants
Julian Barnett, Burlington
$4,000 to support the creation of a new dance work exploring the feelings of precipice and instability within our climate crisis
Naomi Bindman, North Bennington
$4,000 to support the creation of a memoir that weaves together childhood stories and maternal relationships
Dustin Byerly, Montpelier | Listen to our podcast episode with Dustin Byerly
$4,000 to support the creation of Boomslang’s final album honoring Johnny Morris’ creative legacy
Thomas Dunn, Bennington
$4,000 to support the creation of an installation entitled “Epochal Songs”, a posthumous collaboration with Keith Haring
Leslie Fry, Winooski | Read our interview with Leslie Fry
$4,000 to support the creation of two outdoor sculptures
Jonathan Gitelson, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the creation of a new series of interactive installations for the “Sonic Blanket” project
Ariel Goodman, Waterbury Center
$4,000 to support the creation of a collaborative documentary project exploring food and resistance with immigrant dairy farm workers
Renee Greenlee, Huntington
$4,000 to support the creation of cyanotypes of water for an immersive exhibition that invites the community to engage with Lake Champlain and its watershed
Dylan Hausthor, North Bennington | Read our interview with Dylan Hausthor
$4,000 to support the creation of new photographs for a monograph exploring the complexities of storytelling, faith, folklore, and the inherent queerness of the natural world
Sarah King, Ripton | Read our interview with Sarah King
$4,000 to support the creation and recording of a solo full-length album
Rebecca Mack, Burlington
$4,000 to support the creation of a new choral work
Kekla Magoon, Montpelier | Read our interview with Kekla Magoon
$4,000 to support the creation of a memoir celebrating the non-romantic relationships that sustain a single adult
Jennifer McCandless, Burlington
$4,000 to support the creation of a series of sculptures that will explore themes of feminism, environmental issues, oppression, our relationship to ourselves as animals as well as issues around social justice
Matt Neckers, Eden
$4,000 to support the creation of a large scale, moveable, magnetic, and participatory mural
Mina Nishimura, Bennington
$4,000 to support the creation of a new dance work entitled “Mapping a Forest while Searching for an Opposite Term of Exorcist”
Barbara Paulson, Randolph
$4,000 to support the creation of a marionette performance accompanied by original music exploring the concept of Liberty
Aly Perry, Hinesburg
$4,000 to support the creation of a devised immersive theater piece exploring environmental degradation and grief entitled “Solastalgia”
Hannah Regier, Athens
$4,000 to support the creation of a body of sculptural fiber art works entitled “Landcesters”
José Rivera, Pownal
$4,000 to support the creation of a multimedia science fiction work involving diaspora studies and the political and cultural history of Puerto Rico
Maria Robinson, Barre
$4,000 to support the creation of a novel entitled “Two Winters” that investigates the scaffolding of the self
Lissa Schneckenburger, Brattleboro
$4,000 to support the creation of a full-length musical album that inspires and invigorates the collective desire to make positive change
Gina Stevensen, Burlington | Read a story about Gina’s play in The Times Argus
$4,000 to support the creation of a play set in a Vermont self-defense center that explores healthy expressions of anger, the lifelong growth that arises through developing physical confidence, and the unique bond that forms when people of different generations, backgrounds, and professions all gather to learn how to defend themselves
Leath Tonino, Ferrisburgh | Read an interview with Leath in The Addison Independent.
$4,000 to support the creation of a creative nonfiction book manuscript about solitude, community, and nature
Kota Yamazaki, Bennington
$4,000 to support the creation of a new dance work entitled “I, Ghost, The, Other, or You”
Yanyi, Bennington
$4,000 to support the creation of a poetry manuscript entitled “BOUQUET”
Creative Aging Grants
Abenaki Helping Abenaki, Holland
$2,000 to support older adults with building connections through a focus on Abenaki cultural traditions and art-making techniques
Central Vermont Council on Aging (CVCOA), Barre
$3,600 to support virtual components of CVCOA’s ongoing Creative Aging programming
Chelsea Area Senior Citizens, Inc., Royalton/Strafford
$2,000 to support the Ripe to Write creative writing program for seniors in collaboration with Royalton Senior Center and Strafford Senior Center
Estey Organ Museum, Brattleboro
$2,775 to support older adults in discovering, singing, and performing Tin Pan Alley songs through a collaboration of the Estey Organ Museum and the Green Mountain Strummers in Brattleboro
Lamoille Neighbors, Morrisville
$3,900 to support a series of workshops for older adults around storytelling through photography, clay building, and writing in Lamoille County
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River
$2,520 to support older adults in the Saxtons River community with creating poetry and personal narratives through the “Drawing Out the Wisdom of the Past” project in partnership with the Saxtons River Historical Society
Quahog Dance Theatre, St. Johnsbury
$4,000 to support dance and movement classes for older adults focused on building mobility, balance, pattern recognition, joy, and community
Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury
$3,000 to support a memoir writing group, led by Stephen Longmire at two assisted living facilities in Middlebury: The Residence at Otter Creek & Eastview
Creative Futures Grants
The aim of this program is to provide aid to creative sector organizations and businesses (including sole proprietors) that continue to struggle financially due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Funding amounts are based on 2019 operating revenue.
Round 1 recipients
And Also Too, Johnson, $5,000
Bennington Museum, $95,000
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center, $65,000
Brattleboro Music Center, $75,000
Burlington City Arts, $200,000
C.X. Silver Gallery, Brattleboro, $7,500
Carving Studio and Sculpture Center, West Rutland, $45,000
Catamount Film and Arts Center, St. Johnsbury, $162,500
Center for Arts and Learning, Montpelier, $35,000
Central Vermont Community Radio Corporation, Plainfield, $25,000
Chandler Center for the Arts, Randolph, $75,000
Circus Smirkus, Greensboro, $200,000
Clemmons Family Farm, Charlotte, $45,000
Corey Hendrickson SP, Middlebury, $15,000
Dorset Theatre Festival, $112,500
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium, St. Johnsbury, $137,500
Flynn Center, Burlington, $200,000
Fusion 802, South Burlington, $25,000
Haskell Free Library and Opera House, Derby Line, $35,000
HatchSpace, Brattleboro, $15,000
Inclusive Arts Vermont, Saint Albans, $25,000
Jeffrey Gale, Strafford, $5,000
Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, Winooski, $35,000
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum at Basin Harbor, Vergennes, $137,500
Lines Vermont Studio, South Burlington, $15,000
Lyric Theatre Company, South Burlington, $95,000
Main Street Arts, Saxtons River, $35,000
Northern Stage Company, White River Junction, $200,000
Oldcastle Productions, Bennington, $45,000
Raq-On Dance, Springfield, $7,500
River Gallery School of Art, Brattleboro, $45,000
Rural ARTS Collaborative, Greensboro, $35,000
Savoy Theater, Montpelier, $25,000
Shelburne Museum, $200,000
Southern Vermont Arts Center, Manchester, $55,000
Tara Lynn Scheidet, Sutton, $5,000
The Paramount Theatre, Rutland, $162,500
The Stone Church, Brattleboro, $35,000
The Studio Store, Johnson, $15,000
Theatre Adventure, West Brattleboro, $15,000
Valerie Hird, Burlington, $5,000
Vermont Comedy Club, Burlington, $112,500
Vermont Evaporator Company, Montpelier, $15,000
Vermont Folklife Center, Middlebury, $85,000
Vermont Jazz Center, Brattleboro, $45,000
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, $200,000
Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Burlington, $187,500
von Trapp Farmstead, Waitsfield, $75,000
Weston Theater Company, $200,000
Round 2 recipients
All Heart Inspirations, Burlington, $7,500
ART, etc., Randolph, $5,000
Artisans Hand Craft Gallery, Montpelier, $45,000
Asian Cultural Center of Vermont, Inc., Brattleboro, $5,000
Asian Homestyle Cooking, Lyndon, $5,000
Ballet Vermont, Waterbury, $7,500
Barn Opera, Inc., Brandon, $25,000
BarnArts Center for the Arts, Barnard, $15,000
Barre Historical Society, Inc., Barre, $7,500
Barre Opera House, Barre, $65,000
Big Heavy World Foundation, Inc., Burlington, $5,000
Bixby Memorial Free Library, Vergennes, $35,000
Cambridge Arts Council, Cambridge, $5,000
Cardboard Teck LLC, Montpelier, $5,000
Center for Cartoon Studies, White River Junction, $112,500
Community Art Garden, Chester, $5,000
CraftStudies, Inc., White River Junction, $25,000
Dana Caspersen SP, Concord, $5,000
Dana Walrath Studios, South Burlington, $5,000
Danforth Pewterers, Ltd, Middlebury, $200,000
Dark Shadows Entertainment, Rutland, $5,000
ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, $200,000
Epsilon Spires, Brattleboro, $15,000
Ethan Allen Homestead Museum, Burlington, $7,500
Evan Webster Ink, LLC, Shelburne, $45,000
First Proof Press, Brattleboro, $7,500
Friends of Hildene, Inc., Manchester, $200,000
Friends of the Vermont State House, Montpelier, $5,000
Generator, Burlington, $65,000
Grand Isle Art Works, Grand Isle, $7,500
Greater Pine Street Business Association, Burlington, $15,000
Hardwick Journalism, Inc., Hardwick, $25,000
Harmony Collective-Artist Gallery, LLC, Brattleboro, $7,500
Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History, Middlebury, $35,000
High Street & Green, Brattleboro, $15,000
Higher Ground, South Burlington, $200,000
In Tandem Arts, Burlington, $5,000
Island Arts, North Hero, $7,500
JAG Productions, White River Junction, $35,000
Janice Perry SP, Ferrisburgh, $5,000
Joan Hoffmann SP, South Royalton, $5,000
Junction Arts & Media – JAM, White River Junction, $55,000
Kingdom County Productions, Barnet, $45,000
Lamoille County Players, Hyde Park, $7,500
Latchis Corporation, Brattleboro, $55,000
Lissa Schneckenburger SP, Brattleboro, $5,000
Lost Nation Theater, Inc., Montpelier, $35,000
Marlboro School of Music and Festival, Marlboro, $200,000
Michael Arnowitt SP, Montpelier, $5,000
Michael Caduto SP, Reading, $5,000
Michael DiBiasio SP, St. George, $5,000
Montpelier Mud LLC, Waterbury, $25,000
Muichic – Florama Jewelry LLC, Burlington, $7,500
Naga Bakehouse, Middletown Springs, $5,000
New England Center for Circus Arts, Brattleboro, $112,500
New England Youth Theatre, Brattleboro, $55,000
New Music On The Point, Leicester, $15,000
Next Stage Arts Project, Inc., Putney, $25,000
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts, Burlington, $5,000
Opera Company of Middlebury, Middlebury, $25,000
Orleans County Historical Society, Inc., Brownington, $25,000
Polar Productions, LLC, Stockbridge, $5,000
Radiate Art Space, Richmond, $5,000
Retreat Farm LTD, Brattleboro, $112,500
River Arts of Morrisville, Inc., Morrisville, $35,000
Rokeby Museum, Ferrisburgh, $15,000
Ruth Stone House, Goshen, $5,000
Rutland Area Art Association, Rutland, $15,000
Sage City Symphony Orchestra, Shaftsbury, $5,000
Saint Albans Museum, St. Albans, $15,000
Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research, Putney, $25,000
Sarah Letteney SP, Burlington, $5,000
Seven Stars Arts Center, Sharon, $7,500
Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne, $25,000
Signdesign LLC, Montpelier, $15,000
Silo Music, LLC, South Burlington, $15,000
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury, $35,000
St. Johnsbury Band Ltd., St. Johnsbury, $5,000
Stage 33 Live, LTD, Bellows Falls, $5,000
Stone Revival LLC, Stockbridge, $5,000
T.W. Wood Art Gallery, Montpelier, $35,000
The Current, Stowe, $65,000
The Foundry Workshop, Lyndon, $5,000
The MINT Rutland Makerspace, Rutland, $7,500
The Nature Museum at Grafton, Grafton, $25,000
Tinker & Smithy Game Store, Middlebury, $15,000
Town Hall Theater, Inc., Middlebury, $85,000
UVM Lane Series, Burlington, $55,000
Vermont Arts Exchange, North Bennington, $35,000
Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, $7,500
Vermont Crafts Council, Montpelier, $7,500
Vermont Stage Company, Inc, Burlington, $55,000
Vermont Tortilla Company, Shelburne, $45,000
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association, Colchester, $75,000
Vermontfare, Inc, Charlotte, $45,000
Waterbury Area MakerSphere Cooperative, Inc., Waterbury, $7,500
Wild Goose Players, Bellows Falls, $15,000
Woody Keppel SP, Charlotte, $5,000
ZPOTS, Brookline, $55,000
For Round 3 recipients see FY2024 grantees.
Cultural Facilities Grants
Barre Historical Society, Barre
$30,000 to support the installation of an upgraded accessible lift for the second floor of the Old Labor Hall
Dorset Players, Dorset
$11,837 to support the installation of a wireless intercom system
Friends of the Capital City Grange Hall, Northfield Falls
$26,949 to support the installation of a vertical platform lift
Geothe Community Trust, Burlington
$7,198 to support the installation of a new HVAC system
Kimball Public Library, Randolph
$24,913 to support improvements to the HVAC and climate control systems
Ruth Stone House, Goshen
$18,538 to support the installation of a new heating system
Saint Albans Museum, St. Albans
$4,192 to support the installation of dehumidifiers in the basement collection storage area
St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
$19,414 to support the installation of an audio/visual and assistive listening system on the second floor
Thetford Library Federation, Thetford
$24,913 to support the installation of an accessible lift
Town Hall Theater, Middlebury
$30,000 to support a new sound system that integrates with current assistive listening devices
Town of Chelsea
$22,100 to support the installation of a new furnace
Town of Moretown
$1,848 to support the replacement of all exit and emergency lights, repair the exterior rear door, and replace the exterior side door
Town of Sharon
$17,320 to support the installation of an accessible ramp
Windsor Public Library, Windsor
$30,000 to support the installation of an accessible lift
Winooski Valley Park District & Vermont Indigenous Heritage Center, Burlington
$30,000 to support the construction and installation of custom exhibit cases and lighting for display of American Abenaki artifacts at the Indigenous Heritage Center
Head Start Arts Integration Grants
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
$6,000 to support a partnership with Early Education Services providing visual arts and music/movement residencies for 15 Head Start Classrooms in Windham County
Burlington City Arts
$5,000 to support a partnership with Champlain Valley Head Start through a visual arts residency in six classrooms at Franklin Square and Riverside Early Learning Centers
Catamount Arts, St. Johnsbury
$2,000 to support a partnership with St. Johnsbury Early Education Collaborative through residencies that support classroom teachers with leading arts-integrated activities
Community Art Garden, Chester
$3,500 to support a 9-week nature-based art residency with Emily Burkland of the Community Art Garden at the Chester Community Preschool and the installation of a nature play space for teachers and students
Rural ARTS Collaborative, Hardwick/Albany
$4,600 to support residencies in Hardwick and Albany Head Start Classrooms focused on using sustainable materials, providing high quality arts experiences, using rhyme and rhythm, and observing and understanding the child
SEVCA Windsor County Head Start, Windsor/White River Junction
$3,350, to support a storytelling residency with Marv Klassen-Landis in Southeast Vermont Community Action’s Windsor County and White River Junction classrooms
Vermont Arts Exchange, Rutland/Bennington
$5,500 to support a partnership with Bennington and Rutland County Head Starts through multi-week residencies in a total of seven classrooms
August 26, 2022