VERMONT ARTS COUNCIL

2 0 0 5 MESSAGEFROM THE CHAIRMAN

As mytenure as Chair of theVermont Arts Council comes to a close, I wouldlike to thankmy fellow trustees and the staff for their unflag- gingsupport during the past two years. lt hasbeen a privilegeand an honorfor meto haveplayed a leadershiprole, especially during the 40th Anniversaryyear - a yearof celebration,to be sure,but alsoa yearthat helped define our work for the coming decade.

In theyears to come,I seea vibrantArts Council continuing its mis- sion,building on the foundationwe haveso well established. I see moreartists bringing more enrichment to the livesof Vermonters.I seeeconomic growth nurtured by a vigorouscultural community. I seea greaterdiversity of fundingand support - fromartists who giveback to theircommunities, from cooperative projects with non-traditionalpartners, and from the citizensof Vermont,who continueto appreciateand support what we do to bringthe arts intotheir lives.

In lookingback through the eventsand circumstances of our 40th Anniversaryyear I amstruck by several important conclusions:

First,the Councilhas touched and beentouched by an enormous numberof wonderfuland creative people during the last 40 years.All of themare, and will continue to be,our treasured, extended family.

Second,the Councilrepresents something different to everyperson andorganization that comes to knowit. Forsome we area funding agency,for othersa technicalor professionaldevelopment resource. Formany we serve as the voice for the arts in Montpelierduring the legislativesession. However we maybe viewed,the Council'strue role,ultimately, is to makethe arts accessible to all people.

Finally,the Councilis greater than the sum of its parts.The Council is notjust itsstaff and its board,but it isthe members,the donors, the peoplewho participate in grantdecisions, who serve on review panelsand committees, who attend workshops, and who speak up on behalfof communityarts activities. lt isthe people in communities throughoutVermont whose commitment to makingart, sharing their knowledgeabout the arts,or simplyhelping us appreciatethe arts thatmakes our state this unique and special place we cherish.

Here'sto the next40 years!

Sincerelv. 9,,*A'''L--

lrwinGelber. Chair. Board of Trustees V''-E R M O N ARTS COUNCIL 2 0 0 5

a creativestate

"We acknowledgetoday that if the arts are not an immediateand

significantpart of a man'slife, he hasbeen deprived of his heritage.

lndeed,the excitementand beautyof man'sexperience as expressed

throughthe arts is not only part of our democraticheritage, but

shouldbe partof everyman's daily sustenance.

Addingthis dimensionto life is not onlythe goalof the individual

artist, of the promotersand supportersof the arts, but it is an

essentialobjective of our free society."

GovernorPhilip Hqff - 1966 -

Frontispiece,Vermont Arts Council 1st Annual Report R MON T ARTS COUNCI 2 0 0 5

GRA.NTS

0urCreation Grants help artists grow...

Oneof the waysthe VermontArts Council sup- receivedenabled her to choreographa new work portsindividual artists is byawarding "Creation juxtaposingyounger (adolescent) dancers with Grants."The purpose of a CreationGrant isto help fund dancersthat traditionallywould be viewedas too the developmentof newwork by Vermontartists. oldand emphasizing the older dancers' abilities and Thisgrant program also supports not-for-prof it interpretiveand expressive genius rather than their organizationsthat commission new work from Ver- physicallimitations. Sophia says "... theCouncil's montartists. Often these projects also build greater financialand moral support... allowed me to ex- publicunderstanding of a specificart form. Vermont pandmy vision as a choreographerand to incorpo- artistswho have received these grants ratea generallyforgotten segment of often say that the most important performersinto dance pieces specifi- thingthe grant gives them is time... callydesigned to illuminatethe gift timeto create, time to hone their skills, of years..."As a resultof attendinga time to reachout to their audience. specialworkshop for CreationGrant ChristineTriebert of South Newfane recipientstitled "MakingYour Work wasalready an accomplished photog- ComeAlive to a BroaderPopulation" rapherwhen she received a Creation whichfocuses on promotingaccess to Grant.With it shewas able to pursuea docu- the artsfor everyone,Sophia gained an awareness mentaryproject that focusedon the manyand of otherartists with whom she could collaborate. variedforms of spiritualitypracticed today in Thatexperience was shared by William Forchion Vermont.Christine credits the grantfor giving of Guilfordwho hada deceptivelysimple goal herthe opportunityto "fully explorea subject for his CreationGrant project: to write, direct, throughportraiture, which is a newarea of work photographand produce a shortdramatic film - his in my career."Christine'sexplorations enabled herto first.Bill cameto his projectwith experience - on meetand get to knowa diversegroup of Vermonters theother side of the camera - asa professionalactor and it is diversitythat led SophiaMorris Pittman andstunt performer. At theend of hisproject, he not of Lincolnto found PATHOSDance Theatre as onlyhad a finishedfilm readyto makethe rounds an intergenerational,multicultural, multidisci- of festivalsbut he hadfound a communityof other plinarydance company. The Creation Grant she filmmakersand artists with whom to work.

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GRANTS

0urEducation Grants inspire creative learning...

The Vermont Arts Councilbelieves in the oower ManchesterCenter who introducedkids at the of the artsto inspirelifelong learning. Education CambridgeElementary School to the conceprs Grantshelp bringartists into schools and into direct of beatand rhythmwhile teaching them how to contactwith studentsfor a day,a week,or evena makesometimes elaborate musical instrumenrs wholeyear. Thesegrants also assist schools with en- out of ordinary"junk" and discardedmaterials. visioning planning and howto integratethe arts into Thelearning that goes on in theseworkshops in- theircurriculum andsupport achievement byallstu- cludesskills for math,planning, teamwprk and a dents. Theyalso build the creative greaterunderstanding of what is pos- j b 'r skillsof ID teachersand the teaching rh siblewith the stuff we throwawav. As i t skillsof artists.New Perspectives \ +$' one studentsaid, "l neverknew junk l.\ +1;; '"{ in ArtsIntegration is a three-year couldmake that muchmusic!" young researchproject the Councilhas peoplewere also the focus of an Educa- undertakento investigatehow tionGrant project in Bennington.youth and why threeexceptional arts at risk for truancygained different - educationprograms Vermont perspectiveson their own problems MlDl Projectwhich teaches music composition, during a QuantumLeap Theaterproject resi- "Words Come Alive" a programof FlynnArts dency.In a programsponsored by the Counry whichuses theater and dance and Visual Think- SuperiorCourt, and designed as an alternative ing Strategies - whichfocuses on visualart are to criminalizingtruancy, actress/director Janis successfulat improvingstudents' performance Youngcast students and community memDers and knowledgeand alsoat keepingthem excit_ in an originalplay based on the classic,,12 ed about learning.The goal of the projectis to AngryMen. " In the play,wh ich was perf ormeo documentthese successes and determinenow in a realcourtroom, the studentsplayed jurors theycan be replicated,particularly in Vermont's deliberatingthe fate of a delinquentyoung manysmall ruralschools struggling with limited boy.Young reported, "lt was excitingto see resources. Workingwith limitedresources ts a themtransform into confident storytellers and h.allmarkof the artist-in-residenceprograms watch them stand alone in the spoilight, offered by Donald"The Junkman"Knaack of unembarrassedand with a raptaudience." VERMONT TS NCI ZL,,,U5

GRANTS

0urCommunity Grants build connections...

Communitiesacross Vermont are discovering whoseaccess to culturalevents is routinely howinvesting in the artsreturns dividends in limitedby age,poverty, lack of transportation, the form of economicvitality, civic participa- goodmental health or education.The program tionand just plain enjoyment. Through its Com- alsogave the Festivala wayto give backto munityGrants, the VermontArts Council sup- the communityfor its manyyears of support portsthe presentationof thearts in venuesfrom and understanding.The Carving Studio in West sidewalksto symphonyhalls and fromchurches Rutlandtook the oppositeapproach by inviting to coffeehouses. What thesedi- its communityto comevisit Vermont verseevents have in commonis sculptorsduring one-week residencies that they bring peopletogether at the studio.Three artists, Dave Blu- - sometimesfor the firstand only menthal,John Hikory and Anne Dean time but oftenagain and again to spenta weekworking on newprojects share interests,talk about ideas andpresenting workshops and slide and experiencea feelingof con- showsabout their work. ln addition nectionto eachother and the place to the opportunityto workin excel- wherethey live. In WindhamCounty, the Yellow lentstudio facilities for a week,the public expo- Barn Music Festivalcollaborated with other surefor the participatingartists often leads to areanot-f or-prof it organizations to presenta otherexhibit and teaching opportunities. Revels seriesof interactiveconcerts that introduced North,which is basedin the UpperConnecticut new audiencesto the Festival'sworld class RiverValley, presents two largecommunity events musicand educationprograms. By bringing eachyear, the Summer Solstice Festival and Christ- outstandingclassical music and educational masRevels. Both events depend on a largenumber presentationsto wherepeople were (nursing of communitymembers, both adults and children, homes,day activity centers, schools and hos- to jointhe chorus.A grantfrom the Arts Council en- pitals)at timesthat suited them (all programs abledthe group to makecommunity outreach a core werein the daytime),the Festivaland its per- activityand led to 40 newparticipants in the Sum- formersolanted seeds of interestfor future mer SolsticeFestival and the establishmentof a audiencemembers and reachedout to people travelingsinging troupe made up of community

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THE ARTS

ii It CulturalFacilities and Public Arts Grants put the arts at thecenter of communitylife... I

AcrossVermont there are buildingsand other 89 northnear Williston. Her sculpture "Bygone publicplaces that havebeen improved, revived, Plow"pays tribute both to the machinesand to or mademore beputif ul asa directresult of grant the peoplewho wield them in tendingVermont's programsadministered bythe Vermont Arts Coun- farmlands. The State Department of Transporta- cil. The CulturalFacilities Grant Program annu- tion(VTrans) has been planning to rebuildFed- allyprovides funds f rom the statecapital budget eral HighwayRoute 2 whereit passesthrough to restorehistoric buildines to theircentral role the historicvillage of Danvillefor manyyears. as communitygathering places Throughan innovativepartnership, wherethe artsand the community's whichhas attracted national attention culturalheritage can be enjoyed. asa modelfor other communities, the The programis a partnership VermontArts Council and VTrans have withthe Vermont Museum & Gal- engagedartists to help the commu- leryAlliance, the VermontDivi- nityunderstand what they value about sionof Historic Preservation and Danvilleand to participatein the de- the VermontHistorical Society. sign processfor the roadproject. To

One of the best "sifts"b" the Council received keepthe community involved through the multi- duringits anniversaryyear was a substantial yearprocess, community artist Maggie Sherman increasein fundingfor this programbased on workedwith schoolchildren on a projectcalled its successin helpingto revitalizecommuni- "Danville:A Showof Hands."Unlike public art ties.The Arts Council partners with the Vermont projectsthat resultin a permanentwork of art,"A Departmentof Buildings& GeneralServices to Showof Hands"was about participation. Students administerthe Art in StateBuildings program at thevillage school interviewed their elders about whichhires artists through a competitivepro- whatbeing part of thecommunity meant to them. cessto enhancepublic places. Sculptor Lynn Thenthey madeclay cutouts of theirown and Newcombof Worcesterwas selectedto create theirelders' hands. At a fall festivalon the Town a workof publicart that would build on the ag- Green,the handprints,representing a majority of riculturalthemes that hadalready been estab- the town'sresidents, were used to adorna treeon lishedat the newhighway rest area on Interstate the Greenas a symbolof community. !

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annlversary The VermontArts Council's4Oth Anniversarybegan with the "Fanfarefor the 40th," a galacelebration at Marlboro Collegehosted by formerArts CouncilExecutive Director and MarlboroPresident Ellen McCulloch-Lovell. Dozens of formertrustees and staff werereunited on a crisp fall af- ternoonand enjoyed an evening performance that included the premiereof a newchoral fanfare by RobertDe Cormier FormerGovernor Phil Hoff- "Fanfarefor the 40th" Celebration- October 16, 2OO4- MarlboroCollege and performedby Counterpointtitled "Everythingis Mu- sic." Alsofeatured were state poet Grace Paley and the pi- Thefinal monthof the anniversaryyear was a non-stop anoduo Feder& Gilgore,who presented a workby Vermont partybeginning with the AnnualMeeting in Woodstock, composerDavid Gunn. And of course,there was cake. wherefounding Arts Council trustee Polly Billings was also honoredwith a LifetimeAchievement Award and The celebrationcontinued in Marchwith the openingof then specialpublic celebrationsat the DiscoverJazz "The Art of Achievement."This travelingexhibit made Festivaland VermontArts Council Day at the 20th An- stopsin Montpelierat the T.W.Wood Gallery, The Gallerie nual ChewChew Festivalon Burlington'swaterfront. at Opalinein Burlingtonand the BenningtonCenter for the Thejoint birthdaycake, which also acknowledged sig- Arts,showcasing the workof morethan two dozenVermont nificantanniversaries for otherVermont arts orsanrza- visualartists who had received awards from the ArtsCoun- tions,was 18 feetlong. cil duringits first40 years.The opening in Burlingonalso lmages:Clockwise fron top left: RoberlDe Cormier; "Lovebirds" by offeredthe opportunity to honorone of theCouncil's founders, JimSardonis; Hon. Franklin S. Billings & Mrs.Pauline Billings, found- ing Trustee,Circa 1965; "Prcnic"- detail, by Francis P Colburn;forner formerGovernor Phil Hoff with a LifetimeAchievement Award GlvernorPhil Hoff, who helped establish the ArtsCouncil; Art in recognitionof hisunflagging support for the arts. Willians,circa 1960's, the Council's first Executive Director r .r. MESSAGEFROM THE 40th ANNIVERSARYCO-CHAIRS - Vicky Young & PeggyKannenstine

Creatingan Anniversarycelebration that capturesthe 4O-yearimpact of the ArtsCouncil was full of delightfulchallenges! How does one honor the traditionsof the pastwhile embracing the constantlychanging nature of the present?How does one providea showcasefor what hasgone before while setting the stagefor what is to come?Our goals were many: to raise awarenessof the Council'swork; to reconnectto formerstaff, trustees, and members;to showcasethe Council'sconstituent artists and arts organizations; to establish a firm financial foundation.Above all else,our goal was to havefun.

Weare a stateagency. This means reports, planning, fiscal responsibility and morereports. But we'realso a not-for-profitorganization that needsvisibility among our statewide constituents. This meansparties, events, and exhibitions, We learned how to balancefiscal prudence with aflair for showmanship.We had to balancea lot of otherthings: our appearances around the state,the numberand type of eventswe showcased by discipline,the amount of timewe spent planning andfundraising, and the amountof time we spentexecuting those plans.

Thepeople and institutionsthat helpedare too numerousto thankto the degreethey each deserve.A few,however, deserve special mention: Ellen McCulloch-Lovell who graciously hostedour kick-offevent at MarlboroCollege in Octoberof 2OO4;John Zwick who shepherd- ed the Art of AchievementExhibition around the state;our honoraryCo-Chairs, Trey Anasta- sioand Governor Madeleine Kunin; and finallythose intrepid elderstatesmen and women of 40 yearspast whose vision and purposefulnessthen have enabled us to celebrateto this day: JudgeFranklin, Jr. and Pauline Billings, Governor Phil Hoff, and Arthur Williams. Bless you for yourforesight and yourenergy.

And a specialnote of thanksto the staff of the Arts Council.lt wastheir work and persistencethat pavedthe wayfor all of us. Qrr Mrc MargaretLampe Kannenstine VictoriaYoung

lmagesfrom the 40th Anniversary - Clockwise fron upperleft' GracePaley, State Poet; Robert De Cornier & Counterpoint; SabraField & Rep.Alison Clarkson; 40th Co-Chairs Vicky Young & PeggyKannenstine; "Dancer Trio with Draping" by ludith Brown; ExecutiveDirector Alex Aldrich & guestartist Elisha Gilgore. Photos: Sarah Lavigne.

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES (asof June30, 2005)

Gretchen Babcock, (Secretarylfreasurer) SouthBurlingion Directorof GovernmentRelations, University of Vermont

AlisonClarkson. Woodstock StateReoresentative. Arts Advocate

BrianCosgrove, Brattleboro Managerof GovernmentAffairs, Entergy Nuclear VT Yankee

lrwin Gelber, (Chair) WestBarnet AdjunctProfessor, Lyndon State College, Musician,Chef

EfaineHarrington, (Governor's Appointee) Montoelier ESLEducator, Spaulding High School

NancyHoggson, Norwich DeveloomentConsu ltant

Marie Houghton,(Vice-Chair) Colchester CorporateCommunity Relatrons Manager, IBM

MargaretLampe Kannenstine, (Vice-Chair) Woodstock VisualArtist, Arts Advocate

MargotStarr Kernan, Bennington Photographer,Media Artist

WarrenKimble, Brandon VisualArtist, Business Owner

MargaretLawrence, Thetford Directorof Programming,The HopkinsCenter, DartmouthCollege

LaurenOlitski, Marlboro VisualArtist, Adm i nistrator

JeffreyRoberts, Montpel ier President,Cow Creek Creative Ventures

PaulUgalde, South Burlington DevelopmentDirector, Actor

RuthWallman, Burl ington ExecutiveDirector, Lake Champlain lslands Chamberof Commerce,Theater Artist STAFF (asof June30, 2005) ''lAlexander L. (Alex)Aldrich T(ontpelier ExdcgtiveDirector

!\r5 MichelJ'Qailey HydePark',, Directorof C\eation andPresentat\pn Programs 't'.r,

\ SaraBunnell \ ",,,'nqevelopmeniSt. Johnsbury and\, C\mm.\\ u n ications A\sistant er.iheDufresne \ Williar\stown \ Directo/pf Ad m i n istrdJion \ LindseyHd{y MontpelierI, GrantsManagqr GRANTPROFILE LoriHayer Warren Fiscaland Technology {ssistant t,, JaniceKing I Barre ExecutiveAssistant \i i,i Jeano'Brien 1", Montpelier i t, SummerClerk I ", 1l ,\, "',, JanetRessler i Montpelier i '", Directorof ArtsEducatiiln ", '1 andCommunity Prograrjrs, 504/ADACoordinator i j " DianeManion Scolaro I Montpelier DwelopmentDirector i

AndreaStander 1 Montpelier - i Crjtnrnun ications Di rector -i i .,. i'' DianeZeigler Montpelier i .. lT ProjectsManager "', !'. JohnZwick SouthBurlington "'.. PublicArts Coordinator -

Eachyear, the Vermont Arts Council awardsabout a half million dollars in grantsto individual artists,community arts organizations, schools and various partnerships. Grant recipients can befound working in everycorner of Vermont.These grants help support the creationof new work,the presentation of cultural events in communitiesand opportunities forcreative learn- ingto studentsof all ages.All Councilgrants must be matcheddollar for dollar with fund- ingfrom other sources so theyserve as a magnetfor otherforms of support.Because the Council'sgrant application process is rigorousand grants are awarded through a competitive peerreview process, receiving one not only provides financial support but also provides even morevaluable recognition and credibility. The Arts Council encourages you to seekout the grantrecipients in yourarea and support their efforts.

GRANTSFOR ARTISTS lohnDiGeorge KarenMcGregor andJane Horner to KarenAmirault Brattleboro createa video with sound that will be Burlington CreationGrants $3,800to support the creation ofan thefocus of an art installation $500to support attendance atthe independentfeature film. BatesDance Festival. ScotBorofsky DawnineSpivak Brattleboro KateFetherston Lowell SamiBuffingon $3,422tosupport the creation ofa Montpelier $i,750to support the creation ofa Johnson largebody of paintings and pastels in $3,750tosupport the completion ofa novelabout rural Vermont, aswell as $425to support the creation ofa a seriescalled "A Common Language". firstmanuscript ofpoems. publicreadings. website.

DavidBudbill lleborahFlanders JeanetteStaley tarinchaplin Wolcott Burlington BellowsFalls Montpelier $3,700tosupport the completion of $4,350tosupport Michele Choiniere $3,750to support the creation ofeight $500to support attendance atthe afirst draft of a newplay, "Love and andDeborah Flanders inthe musical newpaintings using collage and mixed "Soulin Nature" course atSchumacher Rage:Father and Son". project"Native Daughters". medra. ColIege.

JosephCampanella Cleary WilliamForchion CarleyStevens-McLaughlin KevinT. Dann Burlington Guilford Montpelier Woodstock $3,225tosupport the creation ofa $1,490tosupport the making ofa $2,500tosupport the creation ofa $300to support preliminary research modernmandolrn. dramaticshort film. bookwith hand-painted black and andrehearsal ofa two-act musical whitephotographs withinterview dramabased on Charles Morris Cobb, SasCarey MeredithHolch excerptsfrom highly diverse youths. a 19thcentury fiddler and band leader Middlebury EastHardwick fromWest Woodstock. $3,000tosupport post production work $3,314tosupport a stop-motion anima- ChristineTriebert inediting afilm about Gobi Women. tionvideo exploring theexperience of SouthNewfane NatanyaHelak refugeesand asylum seekers inthe U.S. $3,850tosupport "lnner Visions in Hinesburg AuroraCorsano andVermont. Vermont",a series of photographic $500to support attendance ata Brattleboro portraits. two-weekweaving session atHaystaclt $2,500tosupport the interdisciplinary KarolinaKawiaka MountainSchool ofCrafts. performance"Circuitry". Windham DanaWigdor $2,869tosupport the documentation Brattleboro R.Dee Kalea Counterpoint ofNew England barns through digital $3,680tosupport the creation ofa Plainf ield Belmont photography. newseries of oil paintings fora solo $300to support technical training $3,950tosupport the preparation for exhib ition. in archivinga 40-year-oldbody of andrecording of"Luminaria deCoro", SophiaMorris-Pittman photogra phs. Spanishand Latin American music. Lincol n ArtistDevelopment Grants $2,926tosupport thecreation ofnew JeremiahMc[ane ClemmaOawsen worksfor PATH0SDanceIheatre's lackieAbrams Sharon Sand gate secondseason. Brattleboro $400to support creation ofa promo- $2,075tosupport the draft and rewrite $300to support attendance inthe tionalbrochure for LeBon Vent, atrans- ofthe final five chapters ofa creative SusanSmereka class"3-D Design: Visual Metaphor", Atlanticsexiet which celebrates the nonJictionmemoir. Burlington sponsoredbyNorth Country Studio musica I connections between Vermont $3,500tosupport collaboration with Workshops. andFrance. VERMONT A RTS COUNCI 2 0 0 5

MaryMitchell NEKingdom Human Services, Howard BurlingonCity Arts FlockDance Troupe Burlington CommunityServices, Heartbeat Life- Burlington Sharon $375to support website design and sharing,and Community Artists. $7,000to support an integrated exhibi- $4,000tosupport the rehearsing, maintenance. tionand lecture series entitled "Here performingandtouring of "Elemental RiverArts of Morrisville &There", pairing Vermont artists with ll" inVermont. JoanM. Morris Morrisville artistsfrom another part of the country. Hartford $10,000tostrengthen and develop FlynnGenter for the Performing Arts $400to support participation inthe socialservice padnerships toprovide BurlingonDiscover Jazz Festival Burlington 6thInternational Shibori Symposium at artsprogramming forall ages and Burlington $7,000tosupport a series of in depth IamaArts University inTokyo, Japan. incomelevels in the community. $6,300tosupport the discovery of art-centeredcommunity residencies. jazzthrough quality live performances Shylal{elson RockinghamArts & MuseumProject andeducational programs with an Friendsof MusicGuilford Burlington (RAMP) emphasisonVermont professional and Guilford $500to support studies with recog- BellowsFalls studentartists. $1,875to support production ofa nizedvoice teachers Trish McCaffrey $8,000tocontinue effective community programofworks by Gustav Holst. andlVlark Schnaible. andmunicipal partnerships andto CalvinCoolidge Memorial Foundation 0evetopnew 0nes. Plymouth GreenMountain Jazz Series SylviaParker $700to support three performances at Montpelier Berlin VermontArts Exchange thehistoric Union Christian Church. $1,600tosupport three jazz events $500to support the recordlng ofa pro- NorthBennington betweenMarch and May of 2005. fessionalCDof classical piano music. $10,000tosustain, develop, and CapitalCity Concerts strengthena variety ofcommunity Montpelier HallFarm Center for the SteveProcter developmentandarts partnerships. $3,750to support Capital City Concerts Arts& Education Brattleboro seasonoffive concerts. Townshend $325to support recording repertoire CommunityGrants $3,000tosupport the 3rd Annual formarketing purposes and creation of CapitolChamber Artists BrattleboroLiterary Festiva l. promotionaI website. BarreHomecoming Days Benson Barre $750to support CCA's 36th Anniversary HelenDay Art Center SueRees $2,125to support the presentation of seas0n. Stowe NorthBennington a varietyofVermont musicians and $5,600to support the presentation of $500to support documentation and dancersatthe 10th Annual Barre ChamberMusic Conference anexhibition ofauthentic ethnic art observanceofthe preparation and HomecomingDays. WhitePlains, NY andartifacts from Africa. performance of traditionalKatta ikkuttu $4,200to support a c0mposer residen- theater. BellaVoce Women's Chorus cy,commissioning, andperformance lslandArts EssexJunction projectas part of a 3-weekchamber NorthHero MaggieSherman $1,200to support the inaugural season musicconference andfree concert $750to support a Quebecois concert Burlington ofBella Voce Women's Chorus of seriesinBennington. andcontra-dance inGrand lsle County $500to support preparation ofvisual Vermont. documentationandsupportive text for ChamplainValley Festival LakeChamplain Maritime Museum anexhibition of25 years of the artist's BellowsFalls Farmers Market Burlington Vergennes communityartprojects. BellowsFalls $4,250to support the production costs $2,168tosupport performing artists $2,049to support weekly arts events at andartist fees for the 22nd Annual Folk workingwith local school children to BrendanTaaffe theBellows Falls Farmers Market. Festival. developsongs, stories and artwork Shrewsbury basedon lake history. $500to support personal musical de- BetterBennington Corporation Cityof Montpelier velopmentthrough work with performer Benni ngton Montpelier LostNation Iheater andteacher, Matt Cranitch. $700to support the presentation of $1,500to support the Montpelier Com- Montpelier Wood'sTea Company at"Summer in munityArts Fund. $6,300tosupport performance and Vermont0ance Theater thePark" concert series. outreachactivities inconnection with Shelburne GrossroadsArts Council theFall Foliage Shakespeare produc- $400to support developing thestory Boys& GirlsClub of Springfield Rutland tionof "The Tragedy ofMacbeth". fora full evening dance piece under Springfield $2,800to support the "Jazz Cafd Se- theguidance ofVermont playwright $2,125to support an afternoon photog- ries"with the 0scar Stagnaro Quintet, MiddleburyCollege Center for Art DanaYeaton. raphyclass foryouth ages 1i-18 years includinga master class for the Proctor Middlebury oldfrom the greater Springfield area. HighSchool JazzBand and community $1,800tosupport a residency with SarahWoodard performance. ProjectBandaloop that explores dance, Burlington BrattleboroMusic Center architecture,gravity, learning and $280to support attendance atihe Brattleboro FirstNight Burlingon environment. 2005National Council on Education in $3,000to support artist fees tor Burlington theCeramic Arts Conference. the36th annual New England Bach $5,250to support ongoing strategies MiddleburyFestival on the Green Festival. forpartnerships withartists and social Middlebury TerryZigmund serviceorganizations, program devel- $2,550tosupport Middlebury Festlval Burlington BrattleboroWomen's Chorus opment,and presentation ofVermont onthe Green, a week-long, fam- $400to support attendance atthe Brattleboro artists. ilyfriendly, and free performing arts lceland2005 Architectural Glass $2,160tosupport a community festivalinAddison County. ConferenceinKopavogur, lceland. residencywith Rhiannon offering work- FirstNight Montpelier shopsand a performancewithpianist Montpelier NorthCountry Studio Workshops EugeneUman. $3,750t0 support artist and technical Hanover, NH GRANTSTO COMMUNITIES feesfor First Night Montpelier. $3,000tosupport the enhancement BurlingonChoral Society ofa websitetopromote programs LocalArts Partnership Grants Burlington Firstl{ight Rutland andsupport fourteen master level $3,500tosupport the presentation of Rutland workshops. GRACE Schubert's"Mass in E-Flat" with full $3,/50to support the appreciation of Hardwick orchestraand soloists. performanceandthe arts through a $7,000tosupport and develop diverse,high quality, alcoholJree New establishedandnew partnerships with Year'scelebration. R MON T ARTS COUNCI 2 0 0 5

WalterBurnham Foundation KingdomCounty Productions Lincol n Barnet $350to support a performance bythe $6300to support "The Voices Project", SocialBand. a statewidelook at the identity, hopes andconcerns ofVermont teens. WarebrookContemporary Music l{orthernStage Company SageCity Symphony Festival 0peraTheatre of Weston WhiteRiver Junction NorthBennington lrasburg Weston $4,200tosupport the world premier $1,200tosupport the commissioning $750to support performer fees for the $2,400to support reduced ticket prices productionofa newscript combining andperformance ofa newwork by 14thWarebrook Contemporary Music for1600 school children attending Shakespeare's"TheTaming ofthe AllenShawn. Festival. "Amahl&the Night Visitors". Shrew"and John Fletche/s contempo- raryresponse, "The Tamer Tamed". SocialBand TechnicalAssistance Grants ShidaaAfrican Cultural Troupe Hinesbu rg Montpelier ()peral{orth $3,i50to support the presentation ArtsPresenters of l{orthern $1,317tosupport artistic demonstra- WhiteRiver Junction oforiginal a cappella choral works by NewEngland tionand presentation ofnew and $5,950tosupport scenes from over20 different Vermont composers. Keene,NH authenticAfrican traditional drum and Rossini's"The Barber ofSeville" in $350to support APNNE's annual 0ance. 8 Vermontschools and community SouthBurlington Community l-ibrary membershipmeeting and a profes- venues. SouthBurlington sionaldevelopment workshop with the VermontFolklif e Center $750to support a Sunday Afternoon NationalArts Marketing Project ofthe Middlebury PentangleCouncil on the Arts WinterConcert series, that will bring Arts& BusinessCouncil. $7,000to support "Messages from a Woodstock peopleofall ages together for a com- SmallTown", an exhibit and publication $7,000tosupport a performing arts munityevent. RiptonCommunity Coffee House projectthat will present the work of the series,community celebrations and Ripton latemaster documentary photographer, workshopsduring Pentangle's summer ThePiper's Gathering $650to support attendance atthe NeilRappaport. seas0n. SouthDarimouth, MA NlontreaI Folk Conference. $4,250tosupport a 4-day festival for WestonPlayhouse Theater Company 0uecheeLibrary Association bagpipers including public concerts, UnderservedCommunity Weston Quechee masterclasses and workshops. ProjectGrants $5,950to support continued growth $580to support the preservation and anddevelopment ofits education and exhibitionof50 year old photographs TownHall Theater BellowsFalls Writers Center outreachprograms. ofHartford farm and mill communities Middlebury BellowsFalls inconjunction with public discussion. $500to support an a cappella $1,350tosupport the Bellows Falls WinooskiPark & Recreation festivalfeaturing the Social Band and WritersCenter ina seriesof com- 0epartment RevelsNorth Womensing. munityworkshops, culminating inthe Winooski Hanover,NH performanceofa shared community $1,559tosupport a summer recre- $4,000tosupport planning and VermontACappella Summit at UVM narrative. ationalprogram that provides quality implementationofcommunity chorus Burlington artsexperiences invarious disciplines andaudience development activities $2,250tosupport Vermont ACappella CambridgeArts Council tothe youth of Winooski. forthe Summer Solstice Festival. Summit,a weekend ofconcerts and Cambridge workshops. $5.000to support a series of live YellowBarn Music School & Festival RiverArts of Morrisville musicaland theatrical events inthree Putney Morrisville VermontArts Exchange ruralcommunities. $5,950tosuppot a community out- $5,000tosupport a diverse program NorthBennington reachproject that will bring interactive ofcommunity workshops toserve the $7,000tosupport a variety of local TheCarving Studio & Sculpture chambermusic events toat-risk youth, peopleofMorrisville and Lamoille youtharts education and outreach Center seniors,and the general public in County. pr0grams. WestRutland WindhamCounty $3,070to support a program that RobertHull Fleming Museum VermontContemporary Music providesfive Vermont sculptors with a CulturalFacilities Grants Burlington Ensemble one-weekresidency. $4,900tosupport the Fleming Mu- Fairfax AliceWard Memorial [ibrary seum'sexhibition "New Turf", which $2,500t0support eight concerts that CatamountFill and Arts Center Canaan exploresfresh and diverse approaches includethree commissrons byVermont St.Johnsbury $2,205to support the installation of tothe abstracted landscape. c0mp0sers. $7,000to support the "Music Across electricityand a rampto increase ac- CulturesProject", a community cessibilitytothe Caniage House and RockinghamArts & MuseumProject Verm0ntInternational Film Festival outreachand audience development programm ing. (RAMP) Burlington pr0gram. BellowsFalls $5,000tosupport development, BridportHistorical Society $5,000tosupport programs ina publicity,and presentation ofVermont GhandlerCenter for the Arts Brid port varietyofmedia through creative filmand video artists, as well as Randol ph $3,083tosupport installation ofa collaborationswithorganizations in collegeand high school students in $4,500tosupport a 3-concert series heatingsystem and insulation, WindhamCounty. theVermont Independent Filmmakers atChandler Music Hall featuring ac- Showcase. complishedVermont musicians. BurlingtonCity Arts RokebyMuseum Burlington Ferrisburg VermontStage Company CircusSmirkus $1,565tosupport renovation ofthe $1,275tosupport hiring David Budbill Burlington Greensboro lightingsystem inthe Firehouse towrite a scriptfor the object theatre $4,200to support production of $6,300to support the Circus Smirkus componentofa permanentexhibit on "Vanya/Vermont". BigTop Tour of 16 New England sites. ChandlerCenter for the Arts theUnderground Railroad. Randol oh VermontSymphony 0rchestra GuilfordHistorical Society $4,500to suppod enhancements Burlington Guilford theGallery including energy $5,250tosupport classical music per- $3,000to support the stabilization of lighting,and a modifiedsystem for formedby VS0, including work com- a collectionoffour painted theater displayingartwork. missionedfrom a Vermontcomposer. curtains. TheChester Restoration Committee Townof Ferrisburg Chester Fenisburg $4,000tosupport installation ofa $5,000to support renovation ofelectri- newheating system for the Academy calservice inthe Ferrisburg Grange Building. Hall,by installing modern code- compliantwiring and switches. DorsetHistorical Society Dorset GRANTSFOR EDUCATION $3,500tosupport construction ofa newfoundation and moving the exist- Arts IntegrationInitiative Grants {' ingbuilding. (({ BurlingonCity Arts DummerstonHistorical Society Burl i ngton Dummerston $2,500tosupport developing a process $1,440tosupport construction ofan ofreflection and analysis for Head accessibleramp on the Old School Startclassrooms topromote children's House. expressionina variety ofways.

GRACE CabotSchool ? Hardwick Cabot $2,000tosupport replacing the exist- $8,000to support implementation of I ingdoor with a 3-foot-widewooden theArts Infusion Project, aninterdisci- doorwith side panels, threshold modi- plinaryarts, literature, language arts fications,and preparation forchanges andsocial studies program. tothe entry way. CatamountFilm and Arts Center TheGralton Church St.Johnsbury Grafton $2,500tosupport "Art to Grow", an $5,000tosupport installation ofa 3- examinationofhow the arts assist stoplift system and unisex accessible youngchildren inmastery ofnecessary bathroom. developmentaltasks.

HawksMountain Grange FlynnCenter lor thePerforming Arts Perkinsvi Ile Burlington GRANTPROFILE $3,500tosupport updating the $8,500tosupport the first year of the electricalsystem, including rewiring, artsintegrated model, "Words Come lights,circuit breakers, exitand fire Alive",at the Hinesburg Community alarmsystems, and updating wiring on School. furnaceand water system. MiddletownSprings Elementary JamaicaTown Hall Restoration School Committee MiddletownSprings Jamaica $8,500tosupport the implementation $4,382tosupport installation ofa new, ofan arts integration program. moreefficient furnace, and renovation ofthe stage area formerly occupied by MountainSchool at Winhall theold furnace. BondviIle $7,700to support staff development MainStreet Arts inarts integration and assessment SaxtonsRiver aswell as teacher planning time, $1,530tosupport installation ofnew educationalresources and a visiting theatricallighting equipment inthe artistprogram. secondfloor theater/dance space. l)akGrove School ShrewsburyHistorical Society Brattl eboro Shrewsbury $6,000to support arts integration $4,683tosupport construction ofan intothe core curriculum topromote earthenramp and landing as well as a literacyskills and to develop students' secondentrance tomake the museum appreciationofand ability to use the ADAcompliant. artsas a meansof expression.

SouthCongregational Ghurch SacredHeart Schools St.lohnsbury Benni ngton $1,400tosupport modernization and $7,500to support implementation of upgradeolthe wiring system inthe church. anarts integrated unit on local social history. linmouthLibrary Tinmouth Union32 High School $2,695tosupport installation ofa Montoelier rampand ADA compliant bathroom to $2,250to support a growing need for servethe Old Firehouse andthe Library. artprofessionals towork with experts inother subject areas to integrate Townof Concord artsacross all curricular areas. Concord $1,000tosupport iRstallation 0fan accessiblebathroom inthe Town Hall. F

HeadStart Arts Partnership GeorgiaElementary & Middle School Grants Georgia $1,594to support a week long resi- BrattleboroMuseum & Art Center dencywith Donald Knaack. Brattleboro $2,000tosupport early literacy, social, GreatRiver Arts Institute movementandmusic skills, and BellowsFalls scienceconcepts bybringing teaching $3,585tosupport specialized ad- artistsinto 11 participating Head Start vancedart instruction toarea vouth. ctassr00ms. JamaicaVillage School BurlingtonCity Arts Janatca Eurlington $750to support the existing after $2,000to support weekly visits by a schoolart program. teachingartist to Champlain Valley HeadStart and YMCA early childhood MonktonCentral School programsfor literacy-based arts Monkton activitiesinall media. $1,125to supporta week-longsongwrif ingresidency withJon Gailmor. CrossroadsArts Council Rutland l'lorttfieldCommunity School 0rganization $2,000to support staff, parents, Northfield andchildren inthe Rutland Head $750to support diversity awareness Startprogram to expressthemsetves througha 10-day residency with Jon GRANTPROFILI throughmusic and movemenr. Gailmor.

LostNation Theater 0uantumleap Theater Project Montpelier Bennington $1,700to support Lost Nation $5,000to support atheater residency with Theaterinpartnership with Central JaniceYoung towork with 15-20 atrisl VermontCommunity Actlon Council studentsinthe Quantum Leap program. tobring an arts component totheir HeadStart programs. Rivendelllnterstate School l)istrict 0rford RiverArts of Morrisville $2,917to support artist-in+esidence Morrisville AntoinetteJacobson inthe develooment $850to support low income andimplementation ofa school-based children'sinterest inthe arrs sculptureproject. atLamoille County's Head Start facilitiesand the Dale Correctional RochesterSchool Facilityin Waterbury. Rochester $1,374to support a one-week residency RutlandCounty Parent Child withKaren Amirault with students from Center Rochester,Granville, and Hancock Rutland $500to support a 3-part train- linmouthElementary School ingseries for adults working with llnmouth youngchildren on how to creatively $2,038to supporta two-week incorporatemath into a child's withCircus Smirkus for two neighbor- wortdusing music and movement. ingschools: linmouth Elementary and MiddletownSprings Elementary. EducationProject Grants TwinfieldArts & Enrichment ArlingtonArea Childcare Plainfield Arlin gton $2,125to support a Circus $4,500to support a multidrscr- residencyinvolving the entire l(-12 plinaryarts enrichment program studentbody. forchildren, families, teachers and membersofthe community VerShare Vershire BridgeSchool $552to supportbringing a Middlebury Quebecoisdance program to $750to supporta one-week resi- dencywith Circus Smirkus. VermontMlDl Project EssexJunction CambridgeElementary School $3,750tosupport scholarships Cam b ridge teachersand artists to attend $4,382to suppo(a residencywith andTechnology Summer DonaldKnaack involving design, construction,and performance ona W Instituteof l{atural JunkMusic Playstation. - l{orthBranch llature Montpelier SornwallElementary School $650to support Nature's Middlebury daycamp that connects $2,620to support a residency with naturalworld through NoStrings Marionettes. VERMONTARTS C O U N C IL 2 O O 5

WaldenSchool betweenVCME, Burlington High AnnMcFarren Arts IntegrationEducation WestDanville School,St. Michael's College, UVM, Rutland InitiativeGrants $1,613tosupport a two-week resi- andW MlDlProject inpresenting a $185to present design concepts for OwenBradley, plainfield dencywith Circus Smirkus. three-dayresidency with composer theRutland Courthouse Proiect. ludyDow isslx lunction PaulMoravec. WallingfordElementary School Lynnilewcomb BeckyGraber' Brattleboro Wallingford VermontCrafts Council Worcester JanePhinney, Ripton $2,027tosupport a 1O-day residency Montpelier $2,500t0 support the installation PhilipSchoolman, Townshend withKaren Amirault. $3,000tosupport the 12th Annual ofa sculptureatthe Williston l-89 JonathanSilverman, Charlotte 0penStudio Weekend. NorthboundRest Area. WestRutland School CulturalFacilities Grants WestRutland VermontDesign Institute GRANTREVIEW PANELISTS CarolDawes, Bane tosupport a residency with Burlington $1,445 AnnLawless, Windsor JehKulu Dance & Drum Theater. $1,500tosupport hands-on commu- nitydesign and planning with rural JimRoss, Cornwall WoodstockElementary School villages,towns and urban neighbor- DavidSchutz, Montpelier Woodstock hoodsacross the state. JackSumberg, Brownington $3,740tosupport a 10-day literacy ChrisHadsel, Burlington, Grant residencyindramatic arts with the- VermontFolklile Center WorkshopCoordinator aterartists Marv Klassen-Landis and Middlebury MichaelZerphy. t0support field research that $1,500 Art in StateBuildings willidentify artists within the refugee, NewPerspectives in Arts immigrant,andasylee communities Projects IntegrationGrants andto assist traditional, ethnic and RutlandCourthouse: Laurie Canty, internationalartists in applying to CreationGrants JeanColoutti, Carol Driscoll, James BrattleboroMuseum & Art Center Councilprograms. BAmore, Castleton Florschutz,peter Hack, Diane Brattleboro BillBotzow, Bennington Henderson,Kathleen Korstange, $16,000tosupport BMAC participa- VermontMuseum & Gallery Alliance SimonChaus6, Montpelier Marielpitti, Timothy Smith, Jay tionin the New Perspective inArts Vergennes EllenDudley, Marlboro project Swainbank Integrationresearch with0ak $25,000tosupport continuing con- Morganlrons, Calais GroveElementary School. servationand restoration ofVermont's Nora PaintedTheater Curtains. Jacobson,Norwich BenningtonState 0ffice Building, FlynnCenter for the Performing Arts ErikNielsen, Brookfield EvitaCobo, Joel Lentzner, William Burlington VermontPrincipals' Association VerandahPorche, Guilford Maclay,Marcia Russo, David Sagi, $16,000tosupport Flynn Center's Montpelier LizPowell, Burlington RogerTetreault participationinthe New Perspectives $2,000tosupport a presentation by MaggieSherman, Burlington project inArts Integration research JudithConk, Leading Success forAll MargotStarr Kernan, Bennington WillistonRest Area: John Cam- withHighgate Elementary School. Studentsin"Art-Full Ways".

Vermontlnstitutes VermontSchool Board Association AdditionarGrantReader,fl',i:iffijif:ffi;fftl,fff; Montpelier Montpelier WilliamMenezes, Brattleboro MichaelWisniewski $6,000tosupport Vermont Institutes $750to support Plato Karafelis, PollyMotley, Stowe participationinthe New Perspectives Principalat WolcottElementary School, Barbara0'Brien, Brighton, MA Montpelier133State Street State inArts Integration Project. tospeak about integration ofarts and 0fficeBuilding: Joseph Aja' Ann E' academics. presentationGrants VermontMlDl Project BetsyBrigham, Marshrierd filTl'Jfi,.,,]'Jl,liilSl;,i'.11' EssexJunction ARTIN STATEBUILDINGS CynthiaChar, Montpelier VermontMlDl Rexford-Winston,DavidSchutz $16,000tosupport GRANTS AndrewFlagg, Montpelier participationinthe New Perspectives inArts Integration research project AnnemieCurlin KarenKreiger, Springfield Bethel/Royalton public Safety withSt. Albans Elementary School. Charlotte JimLockridge, Burlington Building:Rebecca Arnold, Vincent $185io presentdesign concepts forthe Michelle0llie, White River Junction Blaisdeil,John Dumville, Raymond SPECIALPROJECTS RutlandCourthouse Project. JohnPatterson, Burlington Keefe,Rosemary McLaughlin, AimeePetrin, Burlington MelissaStorrow Governor'sInstitutes of Vermont AnnemieCurlin TessTaylor, Barre Montpelier Charlotte KonstantinvonKrusenstiern, tosupport the 2005 tosupport the creation of LegislativeAdvisory Committee: $i,000 $2,500 Brattleboro Governor'slnstitutes onthe Arts. fourteenpaintings forthe public lobbies AlexanderL.Aldrich. Vincent llluzzi. andwaiting areas on the second and christopherLiddel' David Schutz' l{ewEngland Foundation lor the Arts thirdfloors of the Rutland Courthouse. EducationGrants ThomasTorti' Robert wood Boston,MA cathyArcher, Ruiland $12,500tosupport regional arts JamesFlorschutz DianeBargiel, Hatfield, MA ArtsCouncil Sculpture programmingforVermont artists and Newfane BrianBoyes, Cabot artsorganizations. GardenReview Committee $21,000tosupport the creation of RobinDavis, Charlotte park architecturallyintegrated slate and MicheleBailey, Hyde (Vermont KirstenNichols, Hartford VermontAlliance for Arts Education glasselements inthe Rutland County ArtsCouncil Staff) Fairlee Courthouse. ClaireOglesby, Brattleboro DavidSchutz, Montpelier $4,500tosupport professional CackyPeltz, Stowe TessTavlor. Barre developmentforarts educators and SusanJarvis TonyPietricola, Grand lsle artistsby providing quality workshops Newfane SteveSmall, Nliddlebury .2 andexperiences inthe arts. $185to present design concepts forthe Janwilley,Middlebury RutlandCourthouse Project. VermontContemporary Music /ffi Ensemble MerylLebowitz Fairfax Lyndonville $400to support a collaboration $185to present design concepts forthe RutlandCourthouse Project. VERMON C O U N C IL 2 O

THANKYOUI On behalfof the boardand staff, we thank evervone who contributed to the VermontArts Council drrrinp the naslvear

Membersupport is at the heartof ourorganization. While funding from the NationalEndow- mentfor the Arts and the Stateof Vermontsupply the bulkof theCouncil's annual operating needs,private contributions provide vital fundrng for programsand services. Member contrrbu- tionssupport artists, arts organizations, schools, and communrty groups with grant and techni- calassistance programs, information services, and advocacy campaigns. More importantly, thesize and strength of ourmembership sends a powerfulsignal to policymakers that the artsmatter! This, in turn,helps the Arts Council leverage increased funding for the arts from publicand private sources.

Our40th Anniversaryprovided a numberof occasionsfor special gifts. In additionto es- tabltshingan endowmentfund, the Council received contributions in honorof severalaward recipients.Among these was Jane Beck, Executive Director of theVermont Folklife Center andrecipient of theGovernor's Award for Excellencein theArts. At Jane'srequest, gifts rn her honorsupported community development projects around the state.

Contributionswere also made in conjunctionwith the newlycreated Lifetime Achievement Awardfor the Arts. Dunng our Anniversary year, citations were presented to twoof theVermont ArtsCouncil's founders, Governor Philip Hoff and Mrs. Pauline Brllings. Gifts in theirhonor weredesignated for the Council's ongoing efforts to provideeducational and accessible arts programsfor all Vermonters.

Tolearn more about the Council's contributor-supported programs as well as grant opportuni, ties,upcoming events, and arts-related news, subscribe to ourbi weeklye-newsletter, ArtMail. Tosign up forthis free service, visit our website at www.vermontartscouncil.org.

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DearFriends:

Mycontribution to thisreport is to makesure that two people in particularget thanked andthat about a dozenothers receive the recognition due them.

Thetwo major thank yous are to our40th AnniversaryCo-Chairs, Margaret (Peggy; Kannenstine,and Victoria (Vicky) Young. They stepped up to theplate, pointed to the outfieldfence, and proceeded to delivera grandslam home run on everypromise they made.As a resultof theirefforts, the Council reconnected with dozens of formerstaff andtrustees as we celebrated 40 yearsof greatart-making by Vermonters in all disciplines. Theyalso helped us reach new audiences, make new friends, and put a spotlighton the vital contributionthe arts have made to Vermont'shistory and character. On behalf of all theold andnew members of theArts Council, and from the very bottom of myheart, thank you. We simplycouldn't have done it withoutyou.

Ouranniversary put a lotof additionalstress on peoplethat already had full-time jobs. Despitehaving grant applications to process, bills to pay,advocacy campaigns to run, fundraisingappeals to send,ArtMails to write,questions to answer,and foundation reports thatalways seemed to be dueat theworst possible time, the staffof theVermont Arts Councilserved as a mostcapable supporting cast-particularly during those times whenthe 40th Anniversarv celebrations took over our schedules!

Elaine,Michele, Janet, Lori, Lindsey, Andrea, Diane, Zig, John, Sara and Janice (the lasttwo of whomhave since moved on) -Thank You!You ARE the Arts Council and never more sothan during its 40th Anniversary.

AlexanderL. Aldrich ExecutiveDirector

lnage'Alex looking dapper at theFanfare for theFortieth Celebration. Photo' Sarah Lavigne 28 VERMONT A R T S C O U N C IL 2 O O 5

STATEMENTOF ACTIVITIES

FISCALYEAR 2OO5 *

0therRevenue Contributions, lndividual StateGeneral Fund, REVENUE & Business un restricted StateGeneral Fund, unrestricted 494,618 Foundations- OtherState Revenue r22,200

Federal 633,600

Foundations 38,000

Contributions,Individual & Business 170,851

0therState Revenue OtherRevenue 27,L33

TotalOperating Revenue ** $1,486,402

General, Administrative Creation& EXPENSES Expenses Presentation Grants Creation& PresentationGrants 325,rr4 Fundraising& Development Atts ArtsEducation Grants 110,585 Expenses Education Grants CommunityDevelopment, Other Grants 154,438

Services,PartnershiPs, Projects 593,494

Fundraising& Development Expenses 89,698 Services, Community Partnersh i ps, Development, 248,4r2 Projects 0therGrants General,Administrative ExPenses TotalOperating ExPense $L,52L,74r

* Unaudited- Audit Report available upon request ** Endowmentdonations of $33,513not included in operatingrevenue Duringthe past 40 years,Vermont Arts Councilgrants totaling morethan $15 million havebeen allocated to arts institutions, artists,and arts educationprograms and haveleveraged an additional$15 millionmore from privateand localsources.

lmages'Above: Teachers participate in a "WordsCome Alive" workshop TopRight: The Vermont Afts Council Sculpture Garden

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