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Dear Vermont Arts Council: “We are finding art is the perfect tool for bringing students’ ART attention to new ideas. Students are able to make connections that did not exist prior to the (artist’s) residency. I would love to see more promotion of artists throughout our Vermont schools.”

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR ARTS To the Members of the Vermont Arts Council: As I step aside as Chair of the Council, I am struck by how fast The Vermont Arts Council was founded in the last two years have passed. They have been action-packed to be sure. We completed the “puzzle project” (Art Fits Vermont) and 1964 on a simple and powerful premise: planned and executed the wonderful Art of Action project with our that the arts enrich lives, expand minds friends Lyman Orton and Janice Izzi.

and form a vital thread in the fabric of And even as I step away from the chair position we are planning major upgrades to our online grant systems, launching a new Vermont community life. program to help schools with the cost of transporting students to cultural events, and developing a new marketing campaign that builds support for Vermont’s greatest asset: its artists! In keeping with its community focus, the Council is a grassroots organization with There are too many people to thank here, but I can assure you that trustees from every region of the state. the vision and commitment of my fellow trustees, the many partners They are elected from and by its mem- that have shared our goals, and the devotion of so many of you to bership. It is the only not-for-profit state support and nurture the arts in our small state has been what has inspiring arts agency in the nation and as such it sustained me for the past two years. is uniquely qualified to unite both public I would, however, be remiss in not singling out one person for special and private resources to serve its mission: mention. Jay Hathaway’s sudden passing in September 2009 left a huge hole in our board and in our hearts. His energy, his passion To advance and preserve the arts at the for his work and ours, his love of community and most of all, for his center of Vermont communities. family, were truly inspirational. His commitment to bringing the arts The Council accomplishes its mission to the next generation was memorialized through the generosity of by pursuing the following goals: friends who created the Jay Hathaway Memorial Scholarship which will allow four students a year to attend the Governor’s Institute on • Increasing opportunities for everyone the Arts. in Vermont to experience and/or The mission of the Vermont Arts Council participate in the arts. I am pleased to report that we are in good fiscal health and our relationship with the Vermont Legislature and the Governor remains is to advance and preserve the arts at the • Demonstrating and promoting the strong. I am proud of the Council’s fantastic, dedicated staff that positive benefits of investing in Vermont works to serve all Vermonters. I look forward to maintaining my communities through the arts. close ties with this wonderful organization for many years to come. center of Vermont communities.

• Expanding and sustaining the capacity Thank you so much! of the Vermont Arts Council to serve its constituencies.

The Council’s funding comes from the Marie Houghton State of Vermont, the National Endow- Chair ment for the Arts, members and other private contributors.

Images: Front Cover (from top to bottom): Performers in the Mud Season Variety Show at the Chandler Center for the Arts, Photo by Ann Allen exhibited at the Enosburg Falls Opera House, Dan Higgins at the Burlington Art Hop in September Above: 1. Pete Sutherland, 2. Student competitors from the Vermont Poetry Out Loud State Finals, 3. Photo by Maggy www.vermontartscouncil.org Young exhibited at the Enosburg Falls Opera House, 4. Elhadji Mamadou Ba (as part of a performance with Gordon Stone) 1 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0 GRANT P R O F I L E

GRANTS Jane Boxall Creation Charlotte, Vermont Our Creation Grants help artists grow...

Reviving ragtime Creation grants support the creation or “I was interested in taking contemporary dance commission of new work by Vermont artists. out of the traditional proscenium setting and in Vermont... Artists often say that the most important thing placing it in non-conventional spaces,” says As a child, Jane Boxall’s most prized posses- these grants provide is time...time to create, Tiffany Rhynard of Middlebury. She created sion was an eight-note xylophone which she time to hone their skills and time to reach out “Disposable Goods: What is/Who is?,” as a played “energetically and endlessly.” Living to their audience. Artist Development Grants series of dances to be performed in a variety on a farm in southeast England, there were support professional growth opportunities of spaces. She said the grant she received few distractions from music practice, and Jane such as attending conferences or developing a provided “a certain peace of mind in knowing entertained her family (and cattle) through- business plan. that the artists I was working out her teens. In college she fell in love with the warm sound and the melodic possibilities The Society for Arts in Healthcare with would be paid for their time of the marimba and has spent the last decade is an organization for artists and creative contributions. This as a percussionist for a number of bands in involved in the healing power of allowed me to dedicate more the UK and US. Last year Jane purchased a the arts. For Kathy Parsonnet of energy to developing and crafting vintage xylorimba, a marimba-xylophone that White River, attending their annual the work itself.” was a popular vaudeville instrument in the meeting in Minneapolis, MN Tim Jennings and Leanne Ponder 1920s and 30s. She received an Artist De- provided opportunities to discuss of Montpelier say their grant was velopment grant to attend Bob Becker’s Rag- time Xylophone Institute at the University of best practices and cutting-edge research in the instrumental in producing their most recent Delaware. Using the techniques and musical field. “Because this is a relatively new field, storytelling program. The recording space repertoire Jane gained at the institute, she is and I do not live near major cities, I have few they chose, along with the cost of editing now presenting performances and workshops colleagues with whom I can network,” she said. and mastering the work turned out to be across the state. “The career development “The conference was invaluable and allowed more expensive than expected. “When things has been significant, as I had not previously me to learn about how the emerging field of got tricky… the grant money gave us some had much knowledge or exposure to ragtime the arts in healthcare is developing.” Since breathing room so we were able to keep going music and its traditions and repertoire,” she said. “I learned a lot and I feel ready and ex- returning, Kathy has worked with the Handel in the best, rather than the most expedient way. cited to perform and teach ragtime xylophone Society of Dartmouth College to incorporate the Subsidizing our travel allowed us to perform for music locally.” arts/music/healing concept into the programs at small community gatherings that we would have www.janeboxall.com Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. otherwise not considered.” Images: Left inset: Tiffany Rhynard performing “Disposable Goods” Right: Jane Boxall 2 3 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0 GRANT P R O F I L E

GRANTS New England Center for Circus Arts Arts Learning Brattleboro, Vermont Our Arts Learning Grants inspire creative learning... Class credit for Arts Learning Grants bring artists into schools said. “I didn’t expect to see this much depth “clowning around”... for hands-on experiences in the arts. Funding in the art after just six weeks.” is also available to build the creative skills of The Carving Studio and Sculpture Center Class Clowns Wanted! Students at the Wind- teachers and the teaching skills of artists. created the Peru Exchange Program in 2005 ham Regional Career Center will soon be able Marlboro is home to Marlboro College and the and began sending instructors to Ayacucho, to receive high school credit for studying the world-renowned Marlboro Music Festival. Not Peru to help teens reclaim their cultural physical and academic aspects of circus arts. surprisingly, Marlboro Elementary School’s heritage. This year eight Rutland area students Through a collaboration with The New Eng- curriculum reflects the community’s large had the opportunity to work with Nora Valdez, land Center for Circus Arts (NECCA), students population of artists and interest in the arts. experienced sculptor and instructor, along will read and write about circus arts, study the Principal Francie Marbury believes that arts with two Peruvian students. The group worked physics and math of movement, learn rigging, education experiences help collaboratively to envision, design design and create costumes and explore the history of the circus. Elsie Smith, NECCA’s create good citizens and well- and create a marble bench to be Artistic Director says, “Teenagers by their rounded students. In addition installed in Rutland’s Giorgetti Park. nature are seeking their unique place in this to chorus, band and art classes, Inspired by nature and the human world. The Circus Arts are unusual and com- students in grades 1-3 learn spirit, the bench incorporates bine with an often euphoric sense of physical violin and every student is hands, a face, and a landscape in accomplishment so students feel special.” enrolled in a movement class. relief. “There was cultural diversity The class may have special appeal to students Last winter the school organized and interaction in and outside of seeking non-traditional career development. a series of six-week workshops lead by some of the working environment,” said Carol Driscoll, In this program they will work in situations Vermont’s teaching artists. Todd Roach taught the Carving Studio’s Executive Director. “The that require teamwork, communication and drumming and Ines Zeller Bass provided local students became familiar with their own trust, often attempting awe-inspiring physical puppetry workshops. Students learned pottery cultural heritage while experiencing the culture skills that are scary and challenging. “For cir- with Bonnie Stearns and made sculptures with of the Peruvian students.” The collaborative cus acts to succeed we need the skills of large Ezra Stafford while Janet Picard helped them experience is one Carol would like more young bases, small flyers, class ‘clowns,’ and the create art with found materials. One parent people to take part in at the Carving Studio. creative impulses of people often relegated to expressed her amazement with the skills “Students observe the historic remnant and the fringes of society,” says Smith. students developed during the workshops, experience the creativity of a center dedicated www.necenterforcircusarts.org “They’ve gone so far in such a short time,” she to sculpture making.” Right: Performers from the New England Center for Circus Arts Right Inset: A student from Nora Valdez’s workshop at the Vermont Carving Studio and Sculpture Center.

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Gordon Stone Rutland, Vermont Community GRANTS Our Community Arts Grants build connections... A chance to celebrate diversity...

Community Arts Grants fund programs in ven- well as copies of the published book--activities Inspiration happens in strange places. An ues ranging from sidewalks to symphony halls, that will enrich the aesthetic dimensions of African-made mud cloth jacket Gordon Stone and from churches to coffee houses. While the family and community life in Enosburgh for wore to the supermarket sparked a conversation scale and type of presentations may differ, their some time to come.” with Elhadji Mamadou Ba, a Senegalese common goal is to create and celebrate com- On most weekends the town of Readsboro (pop. percussionist. Gordon invited Elhadji to play hand drums on his latest CD and the munities through the arts. 805) is quiet and serene. However, the annual collaboration inspired The Sacred Forest, “The Town of Enosburgh is in a transition from Readsboro Arts Festival entices residents and a music and dance performance reflecting its agricultural past toward a 21st visitors to the town for a day show- Vermont’s contemporary ethnic diversity. century identity,” said Suzanne casing local artists, craftspeople Elhadji, a member of Les Ballets Africaines de Hull-Parent, Executive Director of and musicians. In last year’s fes- Sangomar, choreographed the dancers for The the Enosburgh Opera House. The tival, seventeen artists exhibited Sacred Forest performances. A Community Arts Enosburgh Community Arts Proj- their work and twelve musicians Grant helped with the production expenses. “We ect was created to engage artists performed. Readsboro high school ran into a lot of work and expense that we had in the local culture and increase students and teachers assisted not foreseen,” said Gordon. “For example, we citizen appreciation of the arts. with arts activities. The Readsboro created a four foot high paper maché mask to Twenty-six residents were interviewed by teams Inn hosted an art exhibit and offered a special represent the evil spirits in the ‘Sacred Forest’ that included an artist, photographer and re- lunch “Arts Menu.” Volunteers gave summer and we also needed a forest so we created that corder. The resulting book was assembled, and art workshops at Readsboro Library leading up too! We needed costumes for the dancers and artists working in all mediums created interpre- to the event. “It was very exciting having an make up, etc. We quickly ran out of grant money tive pieces to complement the accounts. The event happening in town that drew visitors from but were so excited by the project that we just benefits of the project reached deep into the all over the region, as well as town residents,” kept going!” Gordon said he hopes to develop community. Toby Fulwiler, board member and said Director Debora Coombs. “Meeting the art- more projects reflecting the state’s changing cultural diversity with a goal of bringing the participating artist said, “The activities brought ists, listening to live music and participating in sound to the rest of the globe. the artists closer to the larger community and the hands-on art activities provided attendees increased artistic awareness. Many people pur- an opportunity for a creative and enjoyable ex- www.gordonstone.info

chased original art produced by the project as perience.” Left inset: Participants at the Readsboro Arts Festival Left: Gordon Stone, Elhadji Mamadou Ba and members of Les Ballets Africaines de Sangomar

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Lost Nation Theater Montpelier, Vermont Cultural GRANTS Lights, camera, Cultural Facilities Grants make the arts accessible in communities…. energy-efficient action! The Cultural Facilities Grant Program helps conversations, filtered into the theater.

Lost Nation Theater opened its 2010 season improve, revive or refurbish historic Vermont Executive Director Dan Casey said, “Sound- with the world premiere of David Budbill’s buildings as community and cultural gathering proofing the theater has long been identified “A Song for My Father”. Simultaneously, places. The program is a partnership between as a priority by staff and the board and these another sort of premiere was taking place the Arts Council, the Vermont Division renovations will greatly enhance the Barre behind the scenes—an impressive array of Historic Preservation and the Vermont Opera House experience for audiences and of new theater lighting was also making its Historical Society. artists alike.” debut. Two previous Cultural Facilities Grants The Town of Pawlet received The ceiling of the 1930 North helped Lost Nation install a curtaining track a grant to install a three-stop Hero Community Hall had been system and purchase 48 digital dimmers elevator in the Town Hall building. damaged from years of roof for their performance space in Montpelier’s The new equipment allows leaks. A Cultural Facilities Grant City Hall auditorium. Their most recent grant ADA-compliant access to the funded the installation of a new funded the final phase: replacing old lighting auditorium space on the second ceiling featuring acoustic panels. instruments with new, energy-efficient ones. floor, as well as Town offices on Renovations were complete in “A typical set design is often accomplished the first floor, and meeting space time to open the hall for a season for $500 or less,” says Kim Bent, Lost in the basement. Project manager of summer events that included a Nation Theater’s Founding Artistic Director. Karen Folger said, “These difficult economic theater production and musical performances. “Therefore lighting is a particularly important aspect of our production support. The new times make the continuation of the town hall Tracy Giroux, President of the North Hero lights will also help fulfill the Arts Center’s project impossible without grant assistance. Historical Society said, “Organizers and role as a venue for other community events, The working elevator will allow the town hall performers alike have commented favorably providing efficient, creative lighting for non- to be the cultural and social center of the on the quality of the sound and the beauty of theatrical uses of the space.” community that it once was.” the hall…and the many inquiries about future The Barre Opera House received a grant to use make it clear we have met a real need for www.lostnationtheater.org sound-proof the theater with the inclusion a beautiful and well engineered indoor venue of noiseblocking emergency doors. For many in the Champlain Islands.” Right: Lost Nation Theater actors on the set of “A Song for My Father” Right Inset: Barre Opera House years the clamor from car and truck traffic, pedestrian crossing signals and even loud

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Haskell Opera House Derby Line, Vermont Art Jobs GRANTS Our Art Jobs Grants preserve jobs in the arts... A chance to support rural communities...

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvest- Chandler Center for the Arts in Randolph The beautiful Haskell Opera House in Derby ment Act, the National Endowment for the Arts was grateful for their grant for similar rea- Line is located in one of the state’s most (NEA) received $50 million to help restore and sons. They received $10,000 to maintain economically and culturally challenged preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector. Some the Community Outreach Manager’s position. regions. The economic downturn was first of the funds were granted directly by the NEA Becky said that without this vital employee “the felt when the Haskell’s endowment took a but 40% of it was directed to state and regional strain on the organization would be enormous, $100,000 hit in the stock market. The Board arts organizations for re-granting. The Vermont and the Chandler would take a step backward.” of Directors considered closing the facility Arts Council received $250,000 “The Artistic Director is the creative but determined that the impact on the area to create Art Jobs, a competitive genius and organizing principal would have a domino effect on an already fragile community. grant program to help non-profit for the entire show,” said Circus In order to keep the doors open, Theater arts organizations weather the Smirkus Executive Director Ed Manager Lynn Leimer’s hours had been cut economic storm. LeClair. Without the $9,500 they from 35 to 10 hours. A $5,000 grant from The Council received 92 applica- received to support that position, the Vermont Arts Council’s Art Jobs program tions and was able to fund 33 or- “our production and hiring would helped. “Without this funding there is ganizations. The impact has been be chaotic. Show quality would absolutely no doubt that the Haskell Opera significant. suffer and we would lose audience. More House would have closed,” said Leimer. “The Island Arts in North Hero received $4,600 importantly our [presenting] partners would not grant has allowed us to invoke support, to for their After School Music Program. Execu- be able to raise the funds they count on for evoke memories of past pride, and to provoke tive Director Katya Wilcox said the loss of this their organizations. The financial losses both renewed interest in preserving a venue that program would have affected overall support for us and our partners, if not catastrophic, plays a vital role in the health and well-being for the organization. “The level of contri- would take years to recover.” of our community.” butions would diminish and our programs In total, the Art Jobs grants funded 39 staff

would need to be curtailed,” she said. “Our positions plus 29 artists’ fees that would oth- www.haskellopera.org county’s children would be the ones to bear erwise have been cut or reduced as a result of Left inset: Actors from “Annie” at the Chandler Center the loss.” the economic downturn. for the Arts Left: Performers at the Haskell Opera House Becky McMeekin, Executive Director of

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B rea k i n g I n to B us i n ess TEACHING ARTIST W or k shops Express The Arts Council recognizes that schools completely enthralled with his experiences have differing needs and levels of experi- and his stories.” ence when it comes to setting up an artist Judy Dow, also on the Teaching Artist Ros- During the Arts Council’s 2009 “listening tour” field. “Topics that might otherwise have seemed residency or arts learning program. We cre- ter, was hired by Community High School of many artists told us they were looking for more dry or intimidating instead turned into illuminat- ated the Teaching Artist Express as a fast Vermont (CHSVT) to lead a two-week resi- professional development opportunities, specifi- ing discussions between interesting people with and simple grant program to help those that dency titled “The Art of Nature.” CHSVT is cally around the topic of starting and sustaining interesting ideas. This is exactly the sort of com- have limited experience collaborating with the state’s largest high school, annually serv- their business enterprises. munity-building experience that we artists are in artists. Grants of up to $500 are available to ing more than 3,000 youth incarcerated by The Council created the Breaking into Business need of.” hire artists from the Council’s Teaching Art- the Department of Corrections. An Abenaki program to address this need. The two-day work- North Chittenden artist Bonnie Baird said, “It felt ist Roster for one- or two-day art- master basket maker and outdoor shop offers business and marketing like we, as artists were not alone in our ists visits. The Council encourag- educator, Judy focuses on experien- planning specifically tailored to the struggles to be business people and es applications from schools that tial, interactive programs to teach needs of artists. The program is open that our state was willing to teach us serve rural or underserved popu- biodiversity and cultural diversity. to Vermont artists of all disciplines and better skills to stand on our own rather lations and whose grant activities CHSVT participants learned about is facilitated by Maren Brown and Dee than just enabling us.” emphasize collaborative learning. ecosystems by creating a tradi- Boyle Clapp from the Arts Extension Kathy Cadow Parsonnet of Norwich Jenny Chambers was one of the ear- tional Abenaki basket. Teacher Len Service at UMass Amherst. Upon com- echoed the sentiment. “The Rutland ly applicants to the Teaching Artist Express Schmidt praised the learning environment pletion of the program, participants workshop was by far the most relevant, Program. As the music teacher for Orange Judy created. “There were so many elements are eligible to apply for special grant funding to practical, and validating series of informational Center School, Washington Village School in the residency that really worked with our implement some aspect of their business plan. sessions and activities that I have encountered,” and Tunbridge Central School, she applied students,” he said. “Judy’s knowledge of the The first two sessions took place last spring at the she said. “In addition to offering concrete busi- for a first-time grant to bring Pete Suther- community and the connections she creat- Paramount Theater in Rutland and River Arts in ness planning and marketing strategies to the 25 land to the three schools to teach songwrit- ed made this real to them. We have people Morrisville. By all accounts, the 50 participants attendees, the workshops reinforced the message ing. “I loved that he was able to show the who have not been successful in traditional found the program valuable. that Vermont takes ‘the creative economy’ seri- “The fact that this workshop was presented by ously, and that it truly values the creative minds kids how the words create a ‘slideshow,’” schools. Students really connected with Ju- artists for artists meant that none of us felt out and energies of its artists.” she said. “A song is a series of slides made dy’s stories.” of our element,” said Caitlin Christiana of Spring- from the snapshots of life. The kids were

Inset: Attendees at the Vermont Arts Councils’ ‘Breaking into Business’ workshop Top Right: “Potash” by Dan Gottsegen Right inset: Very Merry Theater 12 13 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0

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Alexander (Alex) L. Aldrich David Carris, Montpelier Executive Director James Clubb (Secretary/Treasurer), Dorset Michele Bailey Brian Cosgrove, Brattleboro Program Director Marie Houghton (Chair), Colchester 504/ADA Accessibility Coordinator Margaret (Peggy) Lampe Kannenstine, Woodstock AdvocacyART SUPPORTS ME Marie Bernier Warren Kimble, Brandon Executive Assistant Margaret Lawrence, Lyme, NH Elaine Dufresne Barbara Morrow (Vice Chair), Sutton The Vermont Arts Council believes every Ver- stituents. Local arts organizations and grass- Director of Administration Melinda Moulton, Huntington monter should have access to the arts, every roots advocates work on the community level to Lindsey Harty Calson Gayle Ottmann, Quechee child should have high quality arts education educate city councils, planning commissions, Development Associate Gary Reis, St. Johnsbury www. Sculpture Garden and Spotlight Gallery Curator in their school, and every community should school boards and other policymakers. They Gerianne Smart (Vice Chair), Vergennes vermont Lori Hayer Steve Swayne, Quechee arts have a thriving arts presence. provide examples of how arts and culture build Fiscal and Technology Assistant Caro Thompson, West Danville council As the state’s primary source for arts advocacy, stronger communities and how Arts Council Susan McDowell Paul Ugalde, South Burlington .org the Arts Council has developed a comprehen- grants foster quality education, community en- Program Assistant Ruth Wallman, Burlington sive strategy to achieve this vision and work gagement and economic growth. Jen Pelletier Greg Worden, Brattleboro Web and Communications Manager toward increased public funding. At the top The Arts Council has developed a number of Governor James H. Douglas (Ex-Officio) Sonia Rae of the list is the Council’s role at the State tools to aid in our partners’ success. The ad- Artist & Community Services Manager T r u s t e e s W h o S e r v e d House and in Washington, DC. Every spring vocacy section of our website provides talk- Stacy Raphael i n t h e Past Year: Arts Council staff joins advocates from across ing points, research and resources for making Education & Community Programs Manager Gretchen Babcock (Secretary/Treasurer), the country for Arts Advocacy Day in Washing- the case on the local level. Our annual Arts Diane Manion Scolaro South Burlington Development and Communications Director ton, DC. Americans for the Arts, our national Achievement Day draws advocates to the State Jay Hathaway, Dorset advocacy partner, provides issue briefings to House for a day of showcasing the arts, meet- John Zwick Art of Action Project Director prepare us for meetings with Congressional ings with legislators, peer networking and pro- delegation. Fortunately, our visits are always fessional development. amiable as Vermont has one of the most pro- We are now developing a statewide marketing arts delegations in the nation. campaign to raise awareness of the impact of On the state level, more than three dozen leg- the arts on individuals, businesses and com- islators joined the new Legislative Arts Caucus munities. “Art Supports Me” will launch during Jay Hathaway (see list below). We believe our relationship the 2011 legislative session with radio, TV, print Memorial Scholarship with this group helped preserve the Arts Coun- and web promotion. To share your story or see cil’s legislative appropriation for FY2011. what others have to say, visit ArtSupportsMe.org. Our most valuable partnership is with our con- When Jay Hathaway unexpectedly passed away residency program that challenges students both last fall, he was the Executive Director of the intellectually and artistically. Manchester in the Mountains Regional Chamber Marissa Achee of Rochester was one of the first L e g i s l at i v e A r t s C a u c u s of Commerce, a trustee of the Arts Council, and scholarship recipients. “Every morning waking up and known to many in the area as the ‘unofficial being around people who, like me, are committed to Rep. Joe Acinapura, Brandon Rep. Sandy Haas, Rochester Rep. Carolyn Partridge, Windham Rep. Lawrence Townsend, mayor’ of Dorset. being part of and creating art was magical,” she said. Rep. Margaret Andrews, Rutland Rep. Mary Hooper, Montpelier Rep. Albert “Chuck” Pearce, Randolph Rep. Bill Botzow, Bennington Rep. Willem Jewett, Ripton Richford Rep. Kate Webb, Shelburne Last spring the Council received an anonymous “It has changed every fiber of my being.” Rep. Mollie Burke, Brattleboro Rep. Mitzi Johnson, South Hero Rep. Peter Peltz, Woodbury Rep. Rachel Weston , Burlington $10,000 gift to create a memorial to Jay. His Rep. Margaret Cheney, Norwich Rep. Diane Lanpher, Vergennes Rep. Peter Perley, Enosburg Falls Rep. Suzi Wizowaty, Burlington Karen Taylor-Mitchell, Executive Director of the Rep. Gregory Clark, Vergennes Rep. Lucy Leriche, Hardwick Rep. Ann Pugh, South Burlington Rep. Jeff Young, St. Albans family suggested his spirit and imagination be Governor’s Institutes, said the scholarship “has left Rep. Alison Clarkson, Woodstock Rep. Jason Lorber, Burlington Rep. Gerald Reis, St. Johnsbury Sen. Robert Hartwell, honored by providing scholarships for young an indelible mark on another generation of artists. The Rep. Sarah Copeland-Hanzas, Rep. Virginia Milkey, Brattleboro Rep. Megan Smith , Rutland Manchester Center people to attend the Governor’s Institute on the Bradford Rep. Mary Morrissey, Bennington Rep. Tom Stevens, Waterbury Sen. Vincent Illuzzi, Newport legacy ensures that teenagers throughout our rural state Arts. Over the next four years, 16 students will Rep. Gale Courcelle, Rutland City Rep. Michael Mrowicki, Putney Rep. Will Stevens, Shoreham Sen. Richard McCormack, Bethel can unite over common passions.” Rep. Sarah Edwards, Brattleboro Rep. Floyd Nease , Johnson Rep. Tess Taylor, Barre Sen. Hinda Miller, Burlington receive scholarships for the two-week summer Rep. Peter Fagan, Rutland Rep. Michael Obuchowski, Rep. George Till, Jericho Sen. Diane Snelling, Hinesburg Rep. Gary Gilbert, Fairfax Bellows Falls 14 15 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0 VERMONT ARTS C O U N C I L 2 0 1 0

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GRANTS In FY2010, the Vermont Arts Council awarded 208 grants totaling $921,745 to individual artists, arts organizations, schools and community groups. Grants help support the creation of new work, the presentation of cultural activities, improvements to community facilities, and opportunities for creative learning for students of all ages. This year we also offered one-time grants funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to help restore and preserve jobs in the nonprofit arts sector. Because the application process for all grant programs is rigorous and funds are awarded through a competitive peer review, receiving a grant not only “Vermont may have the highest per capita population Olson’s direction, thousands of high school students provides financial support but also valuable recognition and credibility. of writers, and seventh highest of visual artists, studied in the summer residency programs at the The Arts Council encourages you to seek out grant recipients in your community and to support their efforts. but there is no doubt in my mind that Vermont Governor’s Institutes. hosts world-class artists in virtually every artistic “Vermont’s cultural sector owes a huge debt of ARTIST DEVELOPMENT Ned Castle Mary Catherine Jones Catherine Palmer Charlotte Shelburne New Haven discipline,” said Governor James Douglas at the gratitude to these women,” said Arts Council Executive Ellen Smith Ahern $750 to support the development $500 to support training on adding $450 to support development of a Burlington of a website. music to voice-overs and create a website linked to a blog. 2010 Governor’s Award for Excellence in the Arts. Director Alex Aldrich. “Each has shepherded several $500 to support the filming and editing website-based demo. of a collection of new dances. Gisele B. Chouinard Kathy Parsonnet The state’s highest honor in the arts was presented generations of players, performers, audiences, and South Barre Lisa Kippen White River Junction Elizabeth Billings $500 to support the upgrade Tunbridge $500 to attend the annual Society for to Eric and Ines Bass, founders of Sandglass Theater philanthropists into an ever-increasing appreciation Tunbridge of a website. $1000 to support the purchase of high- the Arts in Healthcare (SAH) conference $450 to print business cards and hire quality imaging services for documen- in Minneapolis, MN. in Putney. Their contributions to the world of mask- for the arts. They will be missed.” a web design consultant. Caitlin Christiana tation, on-line inquiries, and publicity. Springfield Kathy Parsonnet making and puppetry were celebrated in a ceremony Citations of Merit are presented to individuals and James Borden $450 to purchase accounting Nicole Kircher White River Junction Middlebury software and hire an accountant for Newport $450 to hire a consultant to help define that included performances by a number of organizations in recognition of distinguished service $450 to support development of an software setup and for training in $400 to participate in a residency at goals, objectives, and a clear strategy existing website to include a photo bookkeeping practices and general Sustainable Bolivia in Cochabamba, for business growth. puppeteers and collaborators. John Burt was among to the arts in Vermont. David Schütz was hired as gallery of paintings. financial consultation. Bolivia and produce a body of mixed media paintings. Jesse Potts the speakers. “Art is the cement that holds the the first State Curator in 1986. He has supervised Jane Boxall Zoe Christiansen Bennington Charlotte East Montpelier Sally Linder $750 to support an artist residency individual and society together,” he said. “Eric and the careful restoration of the State House and the $600 to support participation in the $522 to attend Klezcamp in Burlington at the Cité Internationale des Arts 2010 Ragtime Xylophone Institute with Kerhonkson, NY. $750 to support the creation of program in Paris, France. Ines and Sandglass Theater have been practicing the conservation of the State’s 1000-piece collection. Bob Becker. a color brochure. Greg Davis Joshua Primmer art for a very long time and our community and state He also curates the rotating art exhibitions in the Michael Caduto Burlington Riki Moss Bennington $1000 to apprentice with composer Grand Isle $385 to support the implementation are more resilient because of it.” Governor’s Office, the Supreme Court and the State Norwich $450 to hire a web designer to add John Luther Adams in Alaska. $750 to support an exhibition in Japan. and maintenance of a website. Three outstanding members of Vermont’s cultural House. PayPal capability to an existing website and to purchase accounting software. Mary Gilman Lynn Newcomb Judith Rey community retired in 2010 and were presented Bill Blachly opened the Unadilla Theater in a Benson Worcester Vergennes Monica Callan $450 to support hiring a video editor $750 to support the design and $675 to support a one-month residency Walter Cerf Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the converted barn on his East Calais property in 1983 Waterbury Center to combine existing performance video creation of a web site, and to edit and at the Vermont Studio Center. $500 to support the creation of a website. footage into a promotional piece. print business card, to reflect a new Arts. Andrea Rogers was the Executive Director of the and has produced plays there every summer since. web address. Tiffany Rhynard Elissa Campbell Robert Gold Middlebury Flynn Theater for three decades and the force behind Unadilla specializes in Classical drama and thought- Montpelier Middlebury Mira Niagolova $450 to conceive and develop $500 to support the design and $500 to support the creation and Essex Junction collateral materials for the Big Action its growth into the region’s premier performing arts provoking theater. It has primarily been a community- printing of collateral materials. development of a website. $500 to create and implement an Performance Ensemble. interactive website. center. Jane Ambrose became Director of UVM’s based company, nurturing the talent of countless Kristen Carmichael-Bowers Robert Hitzig Jack Sabon West Dummerston Montpelier Amy Noyes Stowe Lane Series in 1987 and developed its international Vermont actors for nearly 30 years. $500 to support attendance at the $250 to attend a workshop on hand tool Lake Elmore $500 to support the redesign and National Association of Teachers of use at the Shelburne Art Center. $500 to support the development of an update of an existing website. reputation as a producer of early music. Under Jean Singing conference in Salt Lake City in accounting system. July, 2010. Susan-Lynn Johns Alena Schnarr Newport Alan Nyiri Waterbury $500 to support the development Poultney $500 to support the development of an of a website. $450 to print a portfolio of new work to accounting system. Top from left to right: Governor Douglas with Kim Bent and Kathleen Keenan of Lost Nation Theatre, David Schütz (State Curator), John Burt perform- be sent for review by museum curators ing at The Governor’s Award Ceremony, Governor Douglas and Sandglass Theater puppet, Rob Mermin performing at the Governor’s Award Ceremony and gallery directors. 16 17 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0

Julia Shipley ARTS LEARNING Rutland Recreation Department VSA Vermont Underhill Central School Lost Nation Theater, Inc. Craftsbury Rutland Winooski Underhill Center Montpelier $600 to hire a manuscript consultant Arlington Area Childcare, Inc. $3400 to support instruction and $250 to present Peter Burns’ “Family $1500 to support a residency with $9500 to support the positions of Audience Art of for training in editing poetry. Arlington performance of Shakespeare for rural Entertainment Systems” at a free Kids Karen Amiraullt linked to the school’s Services Manager/Marketing Assistant and $5000 to support a multi-disciplinary arts Rutland County youth. Day festival hosted by Burlington City year-long wellness project. Production Manager/Technical Director. Susan Smereka enrichment program for children, parents, Parks and Recreation Department. Rochester teachers and community members. SafeArt ART JOBS Manchester Music Festival Vermont $450 to attend a Letterpress course at Chelsea Winter Center Manchester the NYC Center for Book Arts. Bethel Schools $5000 to support residencies, arts Hanover Brattleboro Museum and Art Center $9200 to support artist fees for the e x h i b i t i o n Bethel youth group, and community perfor- $1000 to support a presentation with Brattleboro mentoring program tour. Social Band $2787 to support “Bethel Gets Up mance focused on abuse prevention in Jesse Larocque at the Annual Dart- $10000 to support the position of Hinesburg and Movin’” culminating in a ten-day the greater Randolph area. mouth Powwow in Hanover, NH. Education Director. Northern Stage $350 to support a one-day workshop dance intensive with Karen Amirault White River Junction with Susan Borg on vocal technique. and an evening of performances. The In-Sight Photography Project TEACHING ARTIST Catamount Film & Arts Center $9500 to support the position of Brattleboro RESIDENCY St Johnsbury Education Manager. Stephanie Suter The Carving Studio and $5000 to support black-and-white $9500 to support the positions of Brownsville Sculpture Center photography classes and expand digi- CP Smith Artistic Director, Box Office Manager Oldcastle Productions $650 to support a one-month residency West Rutland tal class offerings for interested youth Burlington and Head Projectionist. Bennington at the Vermont Studio Center. $4750 to support two weeks of of Windham County. $900 to support a residency with Very $9500 to support the positions of intensive training in traditional stone Merry Theatre. Chandler Center for the Arts, Inc. Producing Artistic Director and Associate Brendan Taaffe working leading to the creation of a Vermont Studio Center, Inc. Randolph Artistic Director. Brattleboro carved stone bench. Johnson Georgia Elementary & Middle School $10000 to support the position of $400 to create brochures and $4000 to support residencies for St Albans Community Outreach Manager. Opera Theatre of Weston “It was a tie.” David Schütz, Vermont’s State business cards to promote work ECHO at the Leahy Center secondary art and English teachers $1500 to support a residency with Weston as a teaching artist. for Lake Champlain who wish to develop creative curricula. Puppetkabob linked to the science and Circus Barn, Inc. $2300 to support the position of Teaching Curator, recounts the vote in the Vermont Burlington social studies curriculum. Greensboro Artist/Choreographer. Holly Walker $4783 to support after-school activities AMERICAN MASTERPIECES $9500 to support the position of Artistic Senate in 1837 to purchase the state’s first Randolph and instruction around photographic Guilford Central School Director. Paramount Center, Inc. piece of art. It was a large oil portrait of George $450 to hire a website designer. techniques, cultural exploration, and Community High School of Vermont Guilford, VT Rutland photoethnography targeting Abenaki Waterbury $750 to support a residency titled Focus on Film $9500 to support the position of Technical Washington by George Gassner. Lt. Governor Bhakti Ziek youth. $1500 to support professional develop- “What Matters” with Verandah Porche. Montpelier Services Director. Randolph ment and a residency with Judy Dow. $5000 to support the positions of Chief David Camp broke the tie to purchase the $450 to consult with a web designer Folsom Educational Center Newton Elementary School Programmer, Graphic Designer, and River Arts of Morrisville, Inc. on finishing a website and internet South Hero Fairfield Community Center South Strafford Web Designer. Morrisville painting, and as Schütz proudly asserts, “the publication of four image books. $5000 to continue the use of the East Fairfield $1500 to support the creation of $10000 to support the position of Adult “Words Come Alive” program in $250 to include a performance by Peter a large mural. Friends of the Vergennes Opera House Program Coordinator. State of Vermont has been collecting art ever ART IN STATE BUILDINGS mainstream classrooms. Burns in the summer camp program Vergennes since.” Poultney Elementary School $4600 to support the positions of River Gallery School Jim Cole Glover Community School Memphremagog Arts Collaborative Poultney Executive Director and Administrative Brattleboro To commemorate the 20th anniversary of West Rupert Glover Newport $1500 to support a residency with Assistant. $10000 to support the position of Outreach $8000 to support preliminary design $3800 to support an eight-day $900 to support a performance Jon Gailmor. Coordinator/Teacher. the Art In State Buildings program, the Arts work for the Archives Building in residency with No Strings Marionette at the Haskell Opera House by Gallery at the VAULT Middlesex. Company Theater. Michelle Choiniere. Ripton Elementary School Springfield Rockingham Arts and Museum Project Council and Vermont Department of Buildings Ripton $5000 to support the positions of the (RAMP) and General Services created a traveling exhibit Jim Cole Mad River Chorale Montgomery Historical Society $1500 to support a residency with Taino. Gallery Co-Managers. Bellows Falls West Rupert Waitsfield Montgomery $5000 to support the position of featuring approximately 50 of the 1,000 pieces $10000 to fabricate, create and install $4000 to support a choral program $500 to support a performance by the Sheldon Elementary School Grass Roots Art & Community Effort Executive Director. three sculptural components and an with high-level musical instruction and Constitution Brass Quintet. Sheldon Hardwick in the state’s art collection. Art of Vermont: The interior reference quote at the Archives outstanding performance opportunities. $1500 to support a five-day residency $10000 to support the positions of Studio Place Arts Building in Middlesex. Montpelier Alive with Jeh Kulu as part of a school-wide Workshop Program Director and Barre State Collection travelled to nine communities Marlboro Elementary School Montpelier unit on African culture, history, and Exhibition Director. $8900 to support the positions of Executive Gregory Gomez Marlboro $750 to support performances and a geography. Director and Administrative Associate. over 18 months. The exhibit varied from venue Newtonville $4000 to support six winter workshops lecture/demonstration by the Constitu- Great River Arts Institute to venue, reflecting the aesthetic, historic or $5000 to support design work for the with artists in school offering in-depth tion Brass Quintet at an Independence St Johnsbury Academy Bellows Falls Town Hall Theater, Inc. Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford. arts instruction. Day Celebration in Montpelier. St Johnsbury $4750 to support the position of Middlebury regional focus of the sponsoring institutions. $1000 to support an eight-day resi- Adult Program Director. $9500 to support the position of Gregory Gomez New England Center for Circus Arts Sara Holbrook Community Center dency and culminating performances Technical Director. It included works of art that are rarely seen Newtonville Brattleboro Burlington with Verandah Porche. Haskell Free Library $15000 to support the creation of an $1625 to create a circus arts $1000 to support a local history project Derby Line TW Wood Art Gallery by the general public and the people who interior sculptural installation at the curriculum in collaboration with the and braided rug class with Judy Dow. Thomas Fleming Elementary School $5000 to support the position of Montpelier Vermont Fire Academy in Pittsford. Windham Regional Career Center. Essex Junction Opera House Theater Manager. $4750 to support the position of own them—the citizens of Vermont. While Vergennes Area Chamber of Commerce $1500 to support a two-week residency Administrative Associate. the work has now been returned to the State Julia Zanes & Donald Saaf New England Youth Theatre Vergennes and produce a schoolwide performance Island Arts Saxtons River Brattleboro $1000 to support performances by of Peter Pan with the Very Merry Theatre. North Hero Vermont Alliance for Arts Education facilities that loaned them, images from the $5000 to support design work for $3925 to hire professional artists to in- Jeremiah McLane and Pete and Karen $4600 to support the position of After Waterbury the Family & District Courthouse in struct students in the design, creation Sutherland during Vergennes French Twinfield Union School School Music Program Coordinator and $4600 to support the position of Executive collection can be viewed on the Vermont Arts Brattleboro. and painting of full-scale scenery. Heritage Days. Plainfield Jazz Improvisation Teacher Director and artist presenter fees for the $1500 to support a residency for two annual conference. Council’s website. Selected pieces can also be Julia Zanes & Donald Saaf Rumney Memorial School Vermont Folklife Center fourth grade classrooms to produce Jeh Kulu Dance and Drum Theater Saxtons River Middlesex Middlebury literature-based puppet shows with No Burlington Vermont Arts Exchange downloaded as a computer screen saver. $36000 to fabricate, create and install $2870 to bring Natalie Kinsey Warnock $250 to include Judy Dow’s program, Strings Marionette Company. $5000 to support the position of North Bennington a suite of artwork for the interior and to teach about student narrative “The History of Basketry in Vermont” in General Manager Assistant. $9500 to support the position of exterior of the Family and District writing and Linda Lembke to teach the Vermont Story Festival. Office Manager. Images (from left to right): From the Art of Vermont pho- Courthouse in Brattleboro. bookbinding. Kingdom County Productions tograph of Walter Hick by Peter Miller, “Sara Reclining” www.vermontartscouncil.org Barnet $10000 to support the position of by Janet Fredericks, “Harmony of the Spring Mountain Producer/Director. 18 Range” by Viiu Niiler 19 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0

Friends of the Opera House at Enosburg Sage City Symphony Warebrook Contemporary Music Festival Town of Bristol Enosburg Shaftsbury Irasburg Bristol $2500 to support a community art $1105 to support Sage City Symphony’s $2500 to support the seventeenth $6066 to support stage improvements project in and about Enosburg that annual Youth Concert. season of the Warebrook Contemporary including upgrades to stage lighting, includes a book with images and text, Music Festival. installation of a movie screen, and an exhibition and a public forum about Gordon Stone rigging and installation of an historic Vermont Crafts Council Burlington Discover Jazz Festival local art. Waterbury Yellow Barn, Inc. painted curtain. Montpelier Burlington $1125 to support the rehearsal, promo- Putney $5000 to support the position of $5000 to support the Burlington Dis- Grass Roots Art & Community Effort tion and performance of a collection of $5000 to support a program of 10 con- Town of Pawlet Project Manager. cover Jazz Festival’s live performances Hardwick new songs by a Vermont composer that certs and public workshops and discus- Pawlet and educational programs. $5000 to support GRACE community reflect Vermont’s ethnic diversity. sions for at-risk children, teenagers, and $14800 to install a three-stop elevator Vermont Folklife Center partnerships through the arts. seniors in Southern Vermont. providing access to the second floor poetry out Middlebury Capitol Chamber Artists, Inc. The Burlington Book Festival auditorium, first floor Town offices and $10000 to support the positions of Benson Green Mountain Cultural Center Williston CULTURAL FACILITIES basement meeting space. Director of Education and Archivist. $2500 to support Capitol Chamber Waitsfield $5000 to support the 5th annual Artist’s season program, Romanticism: $2500 to support a three-week residency Burlington Book Festival. Brattleboro Music Center Washington Unitarian Vermont MIDI Project, Inc. 150 years of music from Vermont, Early program that includes master classes, Brattleboro Universalist Church loud Essex Junction America and Europe. loud open rehearsals, concerts, and two fully- Upper Valley Arts $17000 to build an acoustically superior Washington loud $5000 to support the position of staged performances of TOSCA. Norwich rehearsal space within the Brattleboro $5210 to upgrade the electrical system Project Coordinator. Catamount Film & Arts Center $5000 to support the creation and Music Center facility. to code. With a look of astonishment and pride, John St Johnsbury Kingdom County Productions presentation of a study guide, DVD, Marshall took top honors in Vermont’s Poetry Vermont Symphony Orchestra Inc. $2500 to support the presention of Barnet and Web site for Freedom & Unity: The Friends of the Vergennes Opera House Winooski Valley Park District Burlington three performance series that feature $5000 to produce a documentary film Vermont Movie, for use in public school Vergennes Burlington Out Loud state finals. The 10th grader from $9200 to support artist fees Vermont performers including Music at based on the lives of Vermont youth in classrooms in all 14 Vermont counties. $20000 to support the planning and $15000 to upgrade the sprinkler system. Sharon Academy recited “The Owl and the for 12 musicians. the Morse, School Time Performances foster care. installation of a sprinkler system for the and Catamount Cabaret. Vermont Center for Photography Vergennes Opera House. CREATION Pussy-Cat” by Edward Lear and John Clare’s Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Lost Nation Theater, Inc. Brattleboro Colchester Champlain Valley Festival Montpelier $2500 to support the Vermont Center Henry Sheldon Museum of VT History Paul Besaw “I Am!” for his first two selections, but it $6900 to support the artistic personnel. Ferrisburgh $5000 to support the 22nd season of for Photography’s monthly program of Middlebury Burlington was the delivery of his final poem, “Possible $5000 to support the 27th Annual performances, education programs, and photography exhibitions. $9460 to support improvements to make $3000 to support the creation of a VSA Vermont Champlain Valley Folk Festival. outreach partnerships at Montpelier’s the main entrance accessible. new dance work in collaboration with Answers to Prayer” by Scott Cairns that Winooski City Hall Auditorium Arts Center. Vermont Contemporary Music Ensemble composer Michael Hopkins and the received the highest marks from the judges $9200 to support artist fees for the Chandler Center for the Arts, Inc. Fairfax Kimball Public Library Burlington Chamber Orchestra. “Start with the Arts” program. Randolph Memphremagog Arts Collaborative $2500 to support marketing activities Randolph and garnered him first place honors. $5000 to support artists’ fees for Newport and artists’ fees for new and com- $20000 to support the installion of a fire Alisa Dworsky Students from 33 high schools vied to COMMUNITY ARTS Chandler’s 17th annual New World $1875 to support the annual missioned chamber works presented sprinkler system. Montpelier Festival, a celebration of Celtic and Art On Main event. throughout the 2009/10 season. $3000 to support the creation of a represent Vermont in the national competition Arts Bus French Canadian music and dance Lost Nation Theater, Inc. site-specific exterior installation made Bethel and culture. Middlebury Festival on the Green Vermont MIDI Project, Inc. Montpelier of hand-crocheted rope at the Ben- that encourages students to memorize $2500 to support Arts Bus programs Middlebury Essex Junction $20000 to support upgrades to the nington Museum. and perform great poems. Created by the in Bethel, Chelsea and Tunbridge. Circus Barn, Inc. $1375 to support Middlebury’s Festival $5000 to support the Vermont Midi lighting system at Montpelier City Hall Greensboro on the Green. project through mentoring student Auditorium. Marcy Hermansader National Endowment for the Arts and the Asian Cultural Center of Vermont $4000 to support the creation and pre- composers and concert performances Putney Poetry Foundation, the program builds on the Brattleboro sentation of the 2010 Circus Smirkus Monteverdi Music School by professional musicians. Mount Holly Community Association $3000 to support the creation of four $2475 to support the Asian Cultural Big Top Tour: “Smirkus Ever After”. Montpelier Belmont abstract collages for the series BACK resurgence of poetry as an oral art form, as Center of Vermont’s programs and $5000 to support a new weekly program Vermont Mozart Festival $17000 to support a water supply con- THROUGH BLACK. activities. Common Ground Youth Center of workshops and masterclasses, ensem- Burlington nection, septic, and ADA accessibility seen in the popularity of slam poetry and rap Saint Albans ble coaching and informal performances. $5000 to support three Family Series improvements to the lower floor of the David Hinton music among youth. Students chose poems Bella Voce Women’s Chorus $1000 to support Common Ground’s Concerts of classical music designed Community Center. E. Calais Essex Junction youth initiated and produced monthly Opera Theatre of Weston to encourage youth participation in the $3000 to support completion of the from an anthology of great poets. Among $2500 to support the performance of music shows and open mic nights. Weston artistic process. North Hero Historical Society first English translation of poems them were Vermont’s five Poets Laureate: three new works as well as a project to $5000 to support Opera Theatre of North Hero selected from the corpus of Chinese compile the work of New England com- Eleva Chamber Players, Inc. Weston’s Community Youth Programs. Vermont Performing Arts League $14800 to support the installation of an poet Mei Yao-ch’en. Robert Frost, Galway Kinnell, Louise Glück, posers, writing for women’s voices. Waterbury Burlington acoustically engineered ceiling in the Grace Paley and Ruth Stone. $1000 to support performances, provide Paramount Center, Inc. $5000 to support the 17th annual North Hero Community Hall’s main level. Tim Jennings Brandon Artists Guild seniors with access to performances, Rutland Vermont International Festival of Montpelier Marshall received a $200 cash award plus Brandon and provide musical coaching to youth. $2500 to support a program of master diverse cultures. Pentangle Arts Council $3000 to support the creation and $2150 to support a nine-month long classes for advanced music students as Woodstock promotion of a new themed folktale an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC afterschool art program in collabora- Families First in Southern Vermont part of the “Passages at the Paramount” Vermont Shakespeare Company $20000 to support improvements to program,”The King and the Thrush: to compete in the national finals. Sharon tion with the Boys and Girls Club of Wilmington Classical Series. North Hero Woodstock Town Hall Theater’s audio, folktales of goodness and greed,” and Rutland County and using local artists $2500 to support individuals with $2500 to support a professional lighting and stage curtain systems to the creation of a live-performance CD Academy received a $500 stipend for the as youth mentors. developmental disabilities to serve Readsboro Arts Corporation production of Much Ado About Nothing meet with modern technology standards. of the same. purchase of poetry books. Abigail Volmer, a as mentors/assistant teachers in the Readsboro by William Shakespeare. Building a Better Brattleboro Theatre Adventure Program. $1000 to support the Readsboro Arts Ripton United Methodist Church Duncan Johnson senior at St. Johnsbury Academy, was the Brattleboro Festival Vermont Symphony Orchestra Inc. Ripton Hartford runner up. She received $100, plus $200 $2500 to support the 8th annual First Night Burlington Burlington $13042 to support the completion of an $3000 to support the creation of five Brattleboro Literary Festival. Burlington Revitalizing Waterbury, Inc. $5000 to support the Made in Vermont accessible bathroom, installation of a new sculptures to be exhibited in fall, toward poetry books for her school. $5000 to support First Night Burlington. Waterbury Music Festival statewide tour. heating system, electrical upgrades and 2009 and spring, 2010 Burlington Chamber Orchestra $1250 to support the ninth annual Stowe the construction of library shelving. www.poetryoutloud.org South Burlington Friends of Music at Guilford Street Arts Festival in Waterbury. Vermont Youth Orchestra Association Linda E. Jones $2500 to support a concert featuring Guilford Colchester The Barre Opera House, Inc. Burlington the pianist Michael Arnowitt at the $1750 to support a collaboration with Richmond Elementary School $4000 to support the Vermont Youth Barre $3000 to support the creation of new Image: Charlie McMeekin, Gail Kilkelly, Jason Lorber, Po- Barre Opera House Windham Orchestra and Brattleboro Richmond Orchestra’s spring 2010 performances $9250 to support acoustical improve- body of work that explores a combination etry Out Loud finalist John Marshall, runner-up Abigail High School drama department in the $1000 to support a collaboration between at the Dibden Arts Center and the ments including the installation of of different media, including the incorpo- www.vermontartscouncil.org production of 3 one-act operas. the Heather Morris School of Celtic Flynn Center for the Performing Arts. storm windows and noise cancelling ration of encaustic & digital images, oil Volmer, Susan Bradt, Kim Jordanwww. andvermont Davidarts Budbillcouncil.org Dance, a Celtic New Year celebration and emergency doors. paint, and other mixed materials. 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Brian Mooney Vermont Crafts Council Brattleboro Montpelier River Arts of Morrisville, Inc. Bennington Museum GRANT REVIEW $3000 to support the completion of a $3000 to support the 2010 Morrisville Bennington collection of short stories titled TONIC Open Studio Weekend. $7000 to provide community arts $1000 to support the exploration of and the revision of a novel titled PLUG. programming. an administrative and managerial Vermont Design Institute collaboration between the applicant The VermontPanelists Arts Council extends its sincere appreciation Janice Perry Burlington Rockingham Arts and Museum Project agency and three others. to the many individuals who contributed their time, expertise Ferrisburgh $1500 to support The Vermont Design (RAMP) $3000 to support “Liminology,” an inter- Institute in community design and Bellows Falls Friends of the Brattleboro Music Center and judgment as volunteer grant review panelists. disciplinary, multi-media investigation of educational outreach across the state. $7000 to support artists’ activities and Brattleboro the physical and performative properties to demonstrate that the activities create $1000 to support a consultant to ART JOBS PANEL Vermont Fire Academy, Pittsford Vermont Arts Council’s of fresh water. Vermont Folklife Center healthy communities. redesign, standardize, and streamline Janet Ressler, Montpelier Alan Brown, South Burlington Middlebury bookkeeping systems. Peter G. Hack, Montpelier Verandah Porche $2000 to organize and conduct a series Vermont Arts Exchange Laurie Sverdlove Goldman, Randolph Sarah Waring, Montpelier Bob Hooker, Pittsford Guilford of 6 community site visits in partner- North Bennington In-Sight Photography Project Jim Litevich, Pittsford $3000 to support the creation of “The ship with Vermont Arts Council staff in $7000 to support the organization Brattleboro CREATION GRANTS Eileen McGee, Pittsford Broad Brook Anthology,” a play for voices. support of continued outreach regard- in its efforts to sustain, develop and $440 Technical Assistance grant to Visual Arts Panel Beth Miller, Middletown Springs ing cultural heritage and diversity. strengthen community development and support participation in Marlboro Col- James Florschutz, Newfane Michael Skaza, Pittsford Kate Purdie arts partnerships in Bennington County. lege’s Certificate in Nonprofit Manage- Dan Gottsegen, Woodstock John Wood, Barre Marlboro HEAD START GRANTS ment program. Deidre Healy, So. Burlington Legislative Advisory $3000 to support a film about Vermont VSA Vermont John Miller, Coventry agriculture through the lens of Lilac Ridge Brattleboro Museum and Art Center Winooski Lost Nation Theater, Inc. Committee Christopher Thompson, Burlington Farm, a long-standing family-run farm. Brattleboro $7000 to provide access to the arts for Montpelier Alexander L. Aldrich, $3000 to support the continuation people of all abilities by way of program- $1000 to upgrade and update the Dance Panel Executive Director Tiffany Rhynard and expansion of a visual artist (clay) ming in preschools, schools, shelters website and online box office. Polly Motley, Stowe Vermont Arts Council Middlebury and a music/movement specialist to and community centers. Martha Ming Whitfield, Charlotte Gerry Myers, Chair $3000 to support “Disposable Goods: work with teachers and students of Oldcastle Productions Multi-disciplinary Panel Department of Buildings What is/Who is?” a series of portable and Head Start classrooms in and around TEACHING ARTIST Bennington Sabrina Brown, Hartland & General Services versatile new dances to be performed in Brattleboro, VT. EXPRESS $1000 to support the exploration of Deb Ellis, Burlington David Schütz, State Curator unconventional spaces. an administrative and managerial Richard Riley, Brattleboro Department of Buildings Burlington City Arts Coventry Village School collaboration between the applicant SculptureG ARDE N Stacy Theberge, Montpelier & General Services Sandglass Center for Puppetry Burlington Coventry agency and three others. Putney $3000 to support a Head Start artist- $250 to hold a one-day in-school activity COMMUNITY ARTS GRANTS Rep. Alice Emmons, Chair House Institutions Committee At the age of 10, David Tanych’s father $3000 to support the creation of a in-residence program at H.O. Wheeler with the No Strings Marionette Company. Paramount Center, Inc. Heather Clow, Lebanon, NH puppetry work in collaboration with the Elementary and the King Street Youth Rutland Sharon Fantle, Brattleboro Sen. Phil Scott, Chair gave him a saw, hammer, nails and a block Public Health Institute, exploring the Center in Burlington, Vermont. Irasburg School $1000 to support the Executive Director Carlos Haase, Montpelier Senate Institutions Committee Irasburg and Assistant Director’s attendance Monique Peaslee, Hanover, NH of wood and he has been building objects potential of people with dementia as Nathan Suter, Stowe Ed Wolfstein, Chair creative story tellers. Lost Nation Theater, Inc. $500 to support poetry workshops with at the 2010 Association of Performing VT State Board of Architects ever since. Intrigued by the strength and Montpelier Leland Kinsey Arts Presenters’ Conference in New Arts Learning Grants SPECIAL PROJECTS $2500 to support Head Start Arts York City. Pam Boyd, Montpelier POETRY OUT LOUD flexibility of steel, David started building Partnership between LNT and CVCAC Manchester Elementary Middle School Barbara Doyle-Wilch, Salisbury Judges: huge outdoor sculptures. His work is big and Governor’s Institutes of Vermont serving 15 sites within Washington and Manchester Center Park-McCullough House Association John Hadden, Londonderry Susan Bradt Montpelier Orange counties with arts workshops $250 to support a one-day artist visit North Bennington Sandi MacLeod, Essex Junction Sarah Dawson Brock bold, representing everyday objects such as $7000 to support the immersion of Ver- and performances, including teacher with Dan Gottsegen for 7th and 8th $1000 to support the exploration of Victor Prussack, Burlington Alex Brown a skeleton key and matching keyhole, and mont high school students in a two-week trainings for HS providers. grade painting workshops. an administrative and managerial David Budbill program exploring the creative experience collaboration between the applicant TEACHING ARTIST ROSTER Geof Hewitt a set of jacks and a ball. One of his pieces, in all areas of the arts, including dance, River Arts of Morrisville, Inc. North Bennington Graded School agency and three others. Visual Arts Panel Kim Jordan music, poetry, painting and theatre. Morrisville No. Bennington Martha Fitch, Montpelier Gail Kilkelly “Size Matters,” stands at the entrance to the $1500 to support arts instruction for $250 to support a one-day artist visit Ripton Community Coffee House Carol Putnam, Morrisville Jason P. Lorber Vermont Arts Council’s Sculpture Garden. Governor’s Institutes of Vermont low income children in Morrisville, Eden with Michael Caduto. Ripton Jonathan Silverman, Charlotte Gary Moore Montpelier and Cambridge Head Start classrooms. $600 to attend the Folk Alliance Inter- Terry Sylvester, Brattleboro Jim Schley Hidden behind a tall hedge on the lower national conference in Memphis, TN. David Schütz $2500 to support the Jay Hathaway Orange Center School Multi-Disciplinary Panel Tim Tavcar end of State Street, the garden features Memorial Scholarship Program for LOCAL ARTS PARTNERS East Barre Margot Button, Barre students enrolled in the Governor’s $500 to support songwriting workshops River Arts of Morrisville, Inc. Stephanie Gallas, Vergennes Emcee: contemporary sculpture created by Vermont Geof Hewitt Institute on the Arts for summer 2010. Burlington City Arts with Pete Sutherland. Morrisville Catherine O’Brien, North Sutton, NH artists. The garden is located at the Council’s Burlington $500 to work with a database con- Jonathan Silverman, Charlotte Cultural Facilities GRANTS Kathy Marmor $7000 to support Burlington City Arts in Riverside School sultant and professional bookkeeper Cultural Facilities Panel: office at 134-136 State Street, next door to Winooski providing art classes, exhibitions, artist Springfield to improve data management and ART IN STATE BUILDINGS PANELS Archives Building, Middlesex Andrew Crane, the Capital Region Visitors Center. Designed $3000 to support the production of two residencies, and partnerships with $500 to support in-school activities with accounting systems. Vermont Accessible Environments new computer-controlled interactive schools and service organizations. Shidaa. Tricia Harper, Montpelier by Burlington landscape architects H. Keith installations focusing on weather as a Vermont Studio Center, Inc. Rob Hitzig, Montpelier Jody Fried, Executive Director, Catamount Film and Arts metaphor for change, created during a Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Tunbridge Central School Johnson Sec. of State, Deb Markowitz, Montpelier Wagner and Associates, the garden provides Rep. Patricia McDonald, Berlin residency at the Fairbanks Museum. Burlington Tunbridge $1000 to complete an access survey Jan Herder, Director, Wanda L. Minoli, Montpelier Dibden Center for the Arts a year-round place to picnic or for quiet $7000 to support the Flynn in providing $500 to support songwriting workshops and implementation plan. Stephen Rooney, Burlington New England Foundation for the Arts performance space and performing with Pete Sutherland Tracy Martin, reflection, and is wheelchair accessible. The Boston arts programming for the community, VSA Vermont Assistant State Curator Family & District Courthouse, $12500 to support NEFA programs educational programming to schools, Washington Village School Winooski work rotates every two years. In addition to Brattleboro Gail Nunziata, Managing Director, in Vermont. performing artist workshops and visual Washington $350 to support Edward Burke’s Brattleboro Arts Initiative and the work by Tanych, the current exhibition arts exhibitions. $500 to support two songwriting work- participation at the 2010 VSA Kate Anderson, Brattleboro Latchis Corporation Vermont Alliance for Arts Education shops with Pete Sutherland International Festival. Suzanne Borichevsky, Brattleboro includes sculpture by Leila Bandar, Katherine Judge Karen Carroll, Brattleboro Waterbury Pentangle Arts Council Cultural Facilities Coalition: Judge Kate Hayes, Brattleboro Alex Aldrich, Executive Director, Clear, Chris Curtis, and Denis Versweyveld. $4000 to support the 2010 VAAE arts Woodstock TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Merle Miller, Barre education conference at Vermont College $7000 to support Pentangle’s programs in Vermont Arts Council David P. Roy, Colchester Nancy Boone, Deputy State Historic for Fine Arts. the Town Hall Theater and programs and Asian Cultural Center of Vermont Greg Worden, Brattleboro Images (clockwise from left): “Thought Prism” by Chris partnerships with community organiza- Brattleboro Preservation Officer Curtis, Size Matters by David Tanych, “Paleolithic Tran- tions and schools in the Woodstock area. $450 to attend Discover New England’s Jackie Calder, Curator, Vermont annual tourism summit in Newport, RI. Historical Society sition” by Chris Curtis 22 23 VERMONT ARTS C O U N C I L 2 0 1 0 INDIVIDUAL Spencer and Sabra Field Ethan Goldman and Alicia Fisk $40-$99 Polly S. Foley Anonymous – (10) Miriam K. Fredenthal Donors A Joshua Sherman Living Trust Thomas and Cecilie French Individual Edward and Mary Feidner James and Susan Abbott Arisman Paul Gagne Jackie Abrams Jon Gailmor and Cathy Murphy Contributions Stephen Ferber Jill Isabel Fox Fred Rossman and Leslie Abramson Galvin G. Gall Joseph and Lois Acinapura Sen. Robert T. Gannett $1,000 + Hilary Gade and John Peters David and Gisela Gamper Miriam Adams Brenda Garand Anonymous (1) James and Brooke Adler Barbara Garber Brian Cosgrove Wallace and Natalie Good William and Valerie Graham Irving Adler Tossy Garrett Ruth Goldstone Richard Alther Edward Gartner LETTER Louis and Margaret L. Kannenstine Philip H. Gray Paul Gruhler Jane Ambrose Pat Giddings Warren and Lorraine Kimble Z. Philip Ambrose Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen Development Lyman Orton Robert and Barbara Haas Jon and Betsy Anderson Jeff Glassberg James Wert and Mary Louise Pierson Jay and Terri Hathaway To our contributors: Dorothy Hayes Eleanor Angell Robert Gold Gerianne Smart Sally Anstey Graham and Linda Gordon Elizabeth Steele George and Laura Heller Geof Hewitt Connie Arceneaux Marie Lapre-Grabon and Linda Markin Members tell us there are two primary reasons they support the Arts Council’s work. Leo and Anna Hinkley Marilee Attley Christine Graham John and Janice Avery Joe and Susanna Grannis $500-$999 Jennifer Hopkins Jed and Jini Hornung Bonnie Baird William Graves The first is the grants and services we offer artists, cultural organizations, schools and community Anonymous – (2) Barbara Barnes Allan Guggenheim Will and Laurie Danforth Gale Hurd groups. This year, our ability to fund 208 grants totaling $921,745 was enhanced by the American Woody & Ingrid Jackson Eric and Ines Bass Carlos Haase Bari and Peter Dreissigacker Luis and Geraldine Batlle Carleton and Josephine Haines Recovery and Reinvestment Act for funding Art Jobs grants. David Ellenbogen Thomas P. Johnson and Ina Smith Virginia R. Kelsey Iris M. Berezin Betsy Hallett Richard and Marie Houghton Elizabeth Billings and Michael Sacca Recille C. Hamrell Lowell and Sandra Mintz Jaime Laredo and Sharon Robinson Margaret Lawrence David Binch and Willa Harris Robert and Karin Hardy The second reason people support us is for our advocacy efforts. We represent Vermont’s cultural John and Katherine Paterson Casey Blanchard Celine Hargraves Jim and Debby Stein Sharpe Gladwyn Leiman community at the State House and in Washington, working to promote public understanding, appre- Gertrude and Jeannette Lepine Marianne S. Blanchard Mary Hays and Stephen Long Todd Lockwood Donald E. Bostic Stephen and Catherine Hays ciation and funding for the arts. We are very grateful to Governor Douglas and the State Legislature Nancy Bove Gordon and Mary Hayward $100-$499 Carolyn Long for recommending level funding for the Arts Council in FY2011. Their support is significant evidence Chris and Ellen Lovell Sarah Bowen Inez Hedges Anonymous – (5) Charles and Gayl Braisted Gerald Heffernan of the valuable role the arts play in Vermont communities. On the federal level, we are grateful to our Bonnie Acker and John Davis Gene M. Lyons Helen M. Mac Lam Laurie Brittain George Helmer Patricia Passmore Alley Douglas and Catherine Brooks Marcy Hermansader Congressional delegation for approving an increase to the National Endowment for the Arts budget Leland Alper Arnie Malina Liz Markowski Peter and Jan Brough Honorable Philip and Joan Hoff and the resulting $54,300 increase to Vermont’s allocation. Stephen Alpert David Budbill and Lois Eby Heidemarie Holmes-Heiss and Julia Alvarez and Bill Eichner Peter and Isabella Martin Valerie Miller and Ralph Fine Eli Burak Stephen Holmes Rolf Anderson Frederick and Anne Burkhardt Virginia L. Hood We truly appreciate the 735 individuals and corporations that made Arts Council membership a prior- Robert and Gretchen Babcock Barbara Morrow Melinda Moulton Mary Byrnes Nancy Howe ity. We also value the gifts we received In Memoriam or in recognition of our awardees. Contributions Mimi Baird Marialisa Calta Mariot Huessy Susan Baker Murray Ngoima Lauren Olitski Paul Calter Karl and H. Abby Hummel made in their honor will support Council programs and services that foster artistic achievement, com- Philip E. Beekman Elissa Campbell Henry Isaacs Jeff and Julie Benay Jim and Mary Ottaway munity development, and lifelong learning through the arts. Richard Ottmann Kristen Carmichael-Bowers Lou and Phyllis Isaacson Sandra Berbeco Eve Jacobs-Carnahan and Ralph Jacobs Gregory and Karen Birsky Faith L. Pepe George and Jane Phinney Paul Carnahan Stephen and Andi Jacobs We encourage you to visit our website and subscribe to our e-newsletter, ArtMail, to keep abreast of Edward and Marilyn Blackwell David Carris Thomas and Marilyn James Willard and Maggie Boepple Robert and Nancy Pope how your investment and our efforts continue to impact the state. On behalf of the staff and trustees Michael DeSanto and Renee Reiner Sarah Carter Duncan Johnson Pal and Donna Borofsky Maria Castano Jane May Jones William and Ruth Botzow Rep. Gary Reis of the Vermont Arts Council, we thank you for your support and friendship to the arts! Maureen Russell Deb Caulo Melvin and Ynez Kaplan Paul Bruhn Judith Chalmer Karolina Kawiaka Jane Burkhardt Frank and Martha Salomon Sarah Saul Mary Chaves Charles and Mary Keck Sincerely, Maura Campbell Barbara Chick Michael Fox Kennedy John and Connie Carpenter Howard Schapiro and Jan Carroll Sue Schiller Sheila Childs Mary Kerr Kathleen Carriere Robert Christy Caryn King David and Brianne Chase Skip and Del Sheldon John and Doreen Simko Dalen Cole Sen. Jane Kitchel John and Laurie Chester Jay Craven and Bess O’Brien Donald Knaack William and Priscilla Chester Michael Singer Jane M. Smith Susan Read Cronin Frederick and Emily Kunreuther Peter and Nicolette Clarke Ralph Culver John Lane Alison H. Clarkson and Oliver Good- John and Lizabeth Snell David Snyder Alan Dater and Lisa Merton Sydney Lea and Robin Barone enough Susan Davis Jack and Susi Learmonth Nicholas R. Clifford Anne Felton Spencer Philip and Marcia Steckler Paschal DeBlasio and Jo-Ann Beaudin Kenneth and Robin Leslie Tom and Rawiwan Cowles Ronald and Martha Decoigne Sally Linder Douglas and Lisa Cox Meta Strick Caro Thompson Robert and Louise DeCormier Dan Lindner Mary Crane Joann DiNicola Kathryn Link Judy Cyprian Nick and Joan Thorndike Tasha Tudor and Family, Inc. Thomas and Patricia DiSilvio William Lipke Barry and Laura Dagan Nelson and Carolyn Dittmar Barbara Lipstadt Barbara Morrow Diane Scolaro John and Alida Dinklage Paul Ugalde Denis Versweyveld and Judith Rey Willie Docto and Greg K. Trulson Robin Lloyd Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Dole Frank and Ducky Donath Norwood and Joanna Long Development Committee Chairman Communications & Development Director Harold and Lorena Doolittle Rep. Linda Waite-Simpson Ruth Wallman John and Ruth Drake Stephen and Margaret Lowe Jonathan Schechtman and Deborah Stuart and Shelli DuBoff Shayne Lynn Doyle-Schechtman Janet Wallstein Barry and Elsa Waxman J. Thomas Dunne Carol E. MacDonald Bill and Pam Eddy Matt Dunne and Sarah Taylor Sandi MacLeod Daniel A. Facilla Carol and Tom Wells Greg Worden Barbara Ekedahl DeWitt and Vera Mallary John Fagan Jackson Evans Theodore and Patricia Mandeville 24 25 INDIVIDUAL DONORS > Continued

Martha Manheim Richard and Mary Jo Smyth Herbert and Cornelia Levin Business & Dennis W. Marden Dan Snow Frances Marbury Pamela Marron Douglas Sprigg Tracy Martin and David Gross Herbert and Joan Martin Andrea Stander Joseph and Jennfer Mazur Jorge Martin Jing Ji Stangel Rebecca Merrilees Benjamin and Anne Mason Bob Stannard Susan E. Mordecai OrganizationC ontributions Andy Mayer Marion Stegner Andrea Morgante Dawn McConnell Aaron Stein Donald L. Morrison Ann McFarren Georg and Hanne Steinmeyer Polly Motley James and Ann McGarrell Robert Troester and Joan Stepenske Rep. Michael J Obuchowski Janet McKenzie Steve Stettler John and Agnes Ormsby Grants and Foundations Green Mountain Video Inc Laurie McLaren Judy and Will Stevens Cristina Pellechio Google Matching Gift Program Greensboro Free Library Maureen McLaughlin Martha L. Stevenson Marjorie Petit IBM Matching Grants Program Helen Day Art Center Jeanne McWaters Enrique Bueno and Yvonne Straus Ken Pick Polk Family Fund II Henry A. Bromelkamp+Co. Carolyn Mecklosky Bob and Pat Swartz David Rath Vermont Community Foundation IBM Corporation Pat Menduni Robert Sydorowich Janet Ressler Julio’s Cantina Lynn Miles Joan Sylvester William and Anne Richard Educational Institutions Lyric Theatre Company Gary and Margaret Miller Suzanne Tanner Edward L. Richards, Jr. Georgia Elementary & Middle School MRC Bundy, Inc. Jean Miller Josephine Tate James L. Richmond Governor’s Institutes of Vermont Main Street Arts DOING John and Robin Milne Dave and Carolyn Tatlock Miguel Romero Lyndon State College Main Street Landing Linda and Edward Mitchell John and Ellen Thompson Robin Rothman Thomas Fleming Elementary School Manchester Music Festival pART Brian Mooney Peter Jack Tkatch Wendy and Chuck Sanborn VT State High School Dance Festival Memphremagog Arts Collaborative our Peter Morris and Pennie Beach Mark and Robin Twery Benjamin Schore Middlebury Festival On The Green Timothy and Anne Morton Paul and Cheryl Vachon Glenn Schubel and Elizabeth Williams Corporations Monteverdi Music School Riki Moss Shelley Vermilya Jill Skillin Actors’ Repertory The Music Box While we all know that “art feeds the soul,” Alice Ward Memorial Library Oldcastle Theater Company Pat Musick and Jerry Carr M. Emmet Walsh D. B. Snelling people need to feed their bodies first. For the Jeffrey Kinsey and Elizabeth Nelson Paul and Jennifer Waring Sandy Snyder Art on Main Opera Theatre of Weston Paige & Campbell Lisa Nelson Andrea S. Wasserman S.T. Soule Artisans Hand second time, the Arts Council hosted doing Radetta Nemcosky Judith Wechsler Josephine Stead Barnes Frame & Moulding Company, Inc. Parish Players James and Penelope Nolte Michael and Ethel Weinberger Sue Steinberg Bella Voce - Women’s Chorus of Vermont Peerless Insurance Company our pART, an online art auction to support Carol Novick Lynne Jaeger Weinstein and Thea Storz Big Heavy World Place Creative Company Gail Nunziata William Strauss Fred and Diane Swan Birds of Vermont Museum Poultney Historical Society the state’s largest hunger relief organization, Rosamond Orford Londa Weisman Darrell Thompson Bleu Sky Creative Roxbury Free Library Emma Ottolenghi D. Billings and Sally Wheeler John S. Tidd Brattleboro Arts Initiative Shelburne Art Center the Vermont Foodbank. Ninety artists, arts John and Alice Outwater Ruth Fuller White Robert and Karen Tortolani Brattleboro Music Center ShoeLess Management Rik Palieri and Marianna Holzer Wink and Bonny Willett Arthur and David Regan Tuttle Bread & Puppet Theater Shrewsbury Historical Society organizations and service providers stepped Marilyn Parker Marian Willmott Daniel and Andrea Varney Bristol Historical Society, Inc. Social Band Henry and Barbara Payson Nancy Means Wright Peter Ker Walker Burklyn Arts Council Southern Vermont Artists Inc to the plate, donating an array of items that Brooke Pearson Rick Zamore J Wallace Malley Jr Cambridge Arts Council Swenson Granite Company Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith John Zwick Elizabeth Wallman Carving Studio & Sculpture Center Swing Peepers included original art, home décor, jewelry, Ralph Perkins John Weaver Chaffee Art Center Thunder Mill Design Natalie Peters Stuart and Sarah Williams Charles B. Danforth Library Town Hall Theater, Inc. theater tickets, photography sessions and art Charles Shackleton Furniture Town of Hartland Darrilyn Peters $1-$39 Irene Schrauth Wilson and David Wilson lessons. When the bidding closed, $10,500 in Marcia Pierce and Peter McNaull Anonymous – (1) Miranda Thomas Pottery Vermont Design Institute Chroma Technology Vermont Fire Extinguisher Tony and Susan Pietricola Angelo Ambrosini art had been sold and the Vermont Foodbank Tony and Laura Pizzo Amity Baker Circus Smirkus Vermont Hand Crafters Inc John and Lucille Plausteiner Harold Booth Community National Bank Vermont MIDI Project received 100% of the proceeds. Every dollar Sheila Poettgen Mark Borsuk and Amy Gladfelter Concept II, Inc. Vermont Mozart Festival Christopher Preston Naomi Bossom Constitution Brass Quintet Vermont Stage Company they receive provides two nutritious meals Perry Price David and Lynne Brody Counterpoint Chorus Vermont Symphony Orchestra Shanna Ratner Kate Cadreact Craftsbury Chamber Players VSA Arts of Vermont which means the arts community helped Kathrena Ravenhorst-Adams Michael J. Caduto David G. White & Associates, Inc. Walter S. Burnham Committee Thomas L. Read William and Sandra Cathey Ellis Music Company, Inc. Warren Public Library supply approximately 21,000 meals to hungry Alban and Margaret Richey Sara Coffey and David Snyder Flynn Center for the Performing Arts Wells River Savings Bank Susan Ritz Joan Curtis Friends of Music at Guilford White River Craft Center Vermonters. “For years the Arts Council and Mary Labate Rogstad Arlene Distler Green Mountain Chorus Wooden Horse Arts Guild Robert E. Rosane Rosalyn Driscoll Green Mountain Festival Series Yellow Barn Music School its members have enriched our communities Abby Rose Dina Dubois Images (top to bottom): Tiffany Rhynard, Richard C. Rose Paul and Diane Dufresne with their creative spirit, inspiring the artist Marcia and Joseph Rosen Paul A Forlenza Photo by Peter Arthur, performers Jim and Ann Ross Linda Gahneh Fox preparing for the Mini Mud Show at in each of us,” said John Sayles, Vermont John and Virginia Roth Ernest and Charlotte Gibson the Chandler Center for the Arts, Next Foodbank CEO. “We are grateful they have Linda Rubinstein and Chip Greenberg Janet Hazen Generation performing at the Chandler Frank Russell and Maureen Gannon Shelby Hearon pooled their energies to raise vital funds for Lois Ruttenberg David and Michelle Holzapfel Center for the Arts Anne Schaller Linda Ingold our neighbors in need of food assistance.” Jeremy Seeger Paul and Peggy Irons www.vermontartscouncil.org Michael and Nancy Sherman Sarah Kariko www.vtfoodbank.org Betty and Wally Shonnard Patricia Kearns Jeff Shumlin and Evie Lovett Lisa Kippen We have made every effort to ensure the Images: Diane Scolaro & Alex Aldrich presenting a Rachel Siegel Bettina Krampetz accuracy of this report. We encourage Rep. Megan Smith Rachel Kurland and David McWilliams you to bring any errors to our attention. check to staff at the Vermont Foodbank, contributions for the auction from Sherwin Art Glass (top) and Storm & Sunrise 26 27 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0 V E R M O N T ARTS COUNCIL 20 1 0

FALL STATEMENT OF ACTIVities EXECUTIVE DI R ECT o r ’ S M E S S A G E 2010 FY2010 Statement of Fiscal Activities *

Dear Friends: REVENUE AMOUNT State General Fund, My family used to tell “round robin” stories around the dining room table. In the late fall of 1965, my Unrestricted brother was handed a challenging story-line by my sister, in which the hero of that day’s story was piloting State General Fund, Unrestricted $ 507,607 Private Contributions, an airplane about to land when the whole eastern seaboard suffered a massive black-out (a case of art Other Revenue imitating life). My brother thought for about 30 seconds and continued the story with, “Meanwhile, back Other Restricted State Revenue 271,632 at the gas station…” Federal Recovery Grant 281,567 The complex, action-packed story of the Council’s year just past was The Art of Action, the extraordinary commissioning project undertaken in collaboration with Lyman Orton and Janice Izzi and 26 Vermont NEA/Other Federal Grants 745,000 Other communities. Restricted Private grants, contributions, interest & misc. 207,674 State Revenue While the selection of artists and commissioning of work to reflect the findings of the Council on the Future of Vermont was all completed during Fiscal 2009, the bulk of the showcasing, touring, and Other revenue - Investment Gain 7,056 auctioning of the artwork all happened during Fiscal 2010. It was an amazing experience with many Other revenue - Donated capital equipment 16,471 valuable lessons learned, not the least of which is that Vermont is unquestionably the best place to live, work, and raise a family because Vermonters by the thousands came to the exhibitions and explored the Total Revenue $2,037,007 artists’ interpretations of the issues and opportunities facing us all with great vigor. Federal Recovery Grant In addition to Lyman and Janice, kudos are due to our other partners in the effort: the Downtown Program, the Orton Foundation, the Folklife Center, and the 26 Vermont towns and villages who hosted one or more NEA/Other Federal Grants of the exhibitions from September 2009 to July 2010. A big thank-you is also due to Sen. Patrick Leahy EXPENSES and his staff for helping us to showcase the project in the Russell Senate Office Building Rotunda for a week last April. An equally big thank-you to “The Johns” (Zwick and Winston) and Janet Van Fleet for keeping the project on track all year long, and to Warren Kimble for shepherding the Arts Council through Creation & Community Arts Grants $ 485,227 its first-ever art auction. And last, we thank all of the patrons who purchased the artwork—particularly Arts Education Grants Melinda Moulton whose generous donation of Main Street Landing’s Union Station for the final exhibition Arts Education Grants 100,090 Creation & and auction was matched only by the vigor with which she invested in contemporary work created by Community Arts Community Community Development Grants 304,578 Vermont artists. It was a group effort of magnificent proportions. Grants Development Grants Program Services, Partnerships, Projects 720,274 Meanwhile, back at the Arts Council… Fundraising & Development 88,900 Poetry Out Loud continued for an exceptional fifth year. We awarded $921,745 in grants in 15 categories to 208 recipients. We celebrated Eric Bass and Ines Zeller Bass’s selection as the Governor’s Award General, Administrative 295,794 recipients. We expanded our Legislative Arts Caucus and joined the Tourism Caucus. We continued to automate our application procedures. We launched “Breaking Into Business” workshops and 50 artists Total Expenses $1,994,863 from across the state attended. We are about to launch a new busing initiative for schools called “Cultural Routes.” And we successfully applied to the National Endowment for the Arts for a three-year continuation of our Partnership Grant. General, N E T A S S E T S Administrative Total Net Assets, audited 6/30/09 $ 745,138 It has been quite a year! Fundraising & Program Services, Development Partnerships, Change in net assets, unaudited 42,144 Projects Total Net Assets, unaudited 6/30/10 $ 787,282

* Unaudited - Audit Report available upon request

Alexander L. Aldrich Executive Director www.vermontartscouncil.org

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