VERMONT COUNCIL ON THE ARTS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2018]
COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMS PROVIDE GRANTS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT EFFORTS BY COMMUNITIES TO MAKE THE ARTS PART OF EVERYDAY LIFE AND TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE POSITIVE ROLE PLAYED BY ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. 75 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS, AND COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING THE THIRD YEAR OF THREE-YEAR UNRESTRICTED OPERATING GRANT PROGRAM FOR ARTS PARTNERS AND 18 ARTS IMPACT GRANTS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO THE ARTS. 16 CULTURAL FACILITIES GRANTS ENABLED CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS TO MAKE CRITICAL UPGRADES TO EXISTING BUILDINGS OR TO MAKE PUBLIC ARTS FACILITIES ACCESSIBLE AND WELCOMING TO PATRONS WITH DISABILITIES. GRANT-SEEKER WORKSHOPS WERE HELD ACROSS THE STATE. PUBLIC ART PROGRAMS INCLUDED THE FUNDING OF 3 PROJECTS THROUGH THE VT ART IN STATE BUILDINGS PROGRAM. THE SECOND YEAR OF "THE AGILE NONPROFIT", A NEW PROGRAM TO PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO ARTS ORGANIZATIONS, WAS COMPLETED WITH A FOCUS ON ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS WERE PROVIDED TO 4 ORGANIZATIONS. THE VERMONT CREATIVE NETWORK, A COALITION OF INDIVIDUAL ARTISTS, LOCAL AND REGIONAL PLANNERS AND POLICYMAKERS, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS, AND CULTURAL AND NONPROFIT LEADERS FORMED IN 2016, HELD STATEWIDE AND LOCAL EVENTS TO ADVANCE VERMONT'S CREATIVE ECONOMY. A STRATEGIC STUDY AND ACTION PLAN WAS UNDERTAKEN TO DOCUMENT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE CREATIVE SECTOR IN A THREE-COUNTY REGION OF THE STATE.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$719.1KProgram 2 [2018]
ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMS PROVIDE GRANTS AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY ARTS EDUCATION AND LIFELONG LEARNING IN AND THROUGH THE ARTS. 37 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO SCHOOLS AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING 6 HEAD START PARTNERSHIP GRANTS TO BRING ARTS-INTEGRATED LEARNING TO VERMONT'S MOST VULNERABLE STUDENTS. OPERATING GRANTS AWARDED IN THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (SEE 4A) ALSO SERVE ARTS EDUCATION IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. GRANT-SEEKER WORKSHOPS WERE HELD. MORE THAN 5,000 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN A STATEWIDE POETRY RECITATION CONTEST FOR HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS, WITH THE STATE FINALS WINNER PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL COMPETITION. THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES OUTREACH TO RURAL, UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS, AND TRAINING PROVIDED TO TEACHING ARTISTS, WHICH IN THE PAST YEAR FOCUSED ON INTENSIVE TRAINING IN ARTS EDUCATION INTEGRATION THROUGH UNIVERSAL DESIGN.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$186.2KProgram 3 [2018]
ARTS CREATION AND PRESENTATION PROGRAM PROVIDES GRANTS AND SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF VERMONT ARTISTS AND TO PROVIDE GREATER OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE CREATION AND PRESENTATION OF EXCELLENT WORK. 16 GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO ARTISTS AND ARTS ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CREATIVE PROJECTS. "BREAKING IN TO BUSINESS" HELPED ARTISTS WITH A FOCUS ON WINNING PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS. GRANT-SEEKER WORKSHOPS, LOCAL ARTS ADMINISTRATOR NETWORKING MEETINGS AND OTHER WORKSHOPS WERE HELD. SCULPTURE GARDEN AND SPOTLIGHT GALLERY EXHIBITS ONSITE AT THE ARTS COUNCIL FEATURED THE WORK OF VERMONT ARTISTS, AND WERE INCLUDED IN THE CITYWIDE FIRST FRIDAY ART WALKS.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2017 – Jun 30, 2018Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$170.2K
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