Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11:29AM Saxtons River was one of six Vermont villages and towns selected on Wednesday to receive money from the state and other sources to support local projects. According to the governor's office, the village was allotted $300,000 out of $2.2 million in Vermont Community Development Program funding for affordable housing, economic development, and maintenance.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 11:28AM Alex Aldrich, the executive director of the Vermont Arts Council, shares his thoughts on the state of the arts sector in Vermont and his hopes for the coming year.
Thursday, July 21, 2011 at 10:52AM Have you ever walked through City Hall Park in Burlington and thought, This place is nice and all, but it could really use some more public art. Or maybe regular circus performances, or a public garden? Now's your chance to voice your opinion; Burlington City Arts just received a $50,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to completely re-envision the park — and it wants to hear your ideas.
Monday, May 23, 2011 at 09:22AM There is a mystery about the Shelburne Museum. And you could easily spend a day here, just south of Burlington, walking around its 45 acres, amazed, awed and amused, and still not figure it out.
Link to full articleMonday, May 23, 2011 at 09:18AM For all its distance from major population centers, the Kingdom more than holds its own when it comes to offering artistic attractions and participatory experiences.
Link to full articleTuesday, February 22, 2011 at 04:28PM A vote early Saturday by the U.S. House to eliminate federal funding for public broadcasting doesn't spell the end to that subsidy, because this is just the first salvo in a congressional budget battle that will play out in the coming weeks.
Link to full articleTuesday, December 21, 2010 at 01:22PM Main Street Landing commissioned Doug Hoffer to provide a study that looks at the Economic Footprint of the Arts in Vermont. The study shows that the arts generate over $443 million a year in Vermont.
Download and read the PDFFriday, December 17, 2010 at 10:39AM Megan Smith, Vermont's new commissioner of tourism and marketing, envisions well-paying, year-round jobs for all Vermonters. The former Mendon state representative was appointed to the post by Gov.-elect Peter Shumlin on Tuesday afternoon, with a crowd of about a dozen family, friends and local tourism experts at the Chaffee Arts Center in Rutland.
Friday, December 3, 2010 at 09:50AM Friday, December 3, 2010 at 09:48AM The arts community in northwestern Vermont needs friends — and their funds — as never before. Alex Aldrich, executive director of the Vermont Council on the Arts, says the budgets of Vermont's 40 to 50 largest arts groups add up to more than $30 million, and perhaps as much as $50 million (no accurate tally exists). More than a third of that money, and perhaps as much as half, must be raised from individuals, foundations and business patrons.
Link to full articleThursday, September 30, 2010 at 04:07PM Brattleboro area writers announce a new anthology of local writing. Put together by Write Action to celebrate its 10th anniversary, and as a thank you for the support it receives from its writing members and the at-large community, "The Tenth Anniversary Anthology" makes its debut during the 2010 Brattleboro Literary Festival.
Link to full articleThursday, September 30, 2010 at 03:26PM Stowe Mountain Resort communications director Jeff Wise says the performing-arts center opening at the ski area in late December is the first of its kind in Vermont and a rarity for resorts in the Northeast. “It’s about 90-plus-percent complete,” Wise said of the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, a 425-seat theater located near the Stowe Mountain Lodge. He said the year-round arts center will have its grand opening Dec. 27, with festivities lasting through Jan. 2.
Link to full articleThursday, September 30, 2010 at 03:18PM Luke Willard was elected chairman of the newly constituted Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs by the nine-member panel at its first meeting Tuesday. Willard of Brownington had been chief of the Nulhegan band of Abenaki, a position he relinquished to serve on the state commission. The commission was expanded this year by the Legislature and given new duties with new members appointed.
Link to full articleThursday, August 19, 2010 at 10:25AM The Vermont Arts Council is pleased to announce the recipients of three competitive grant programs. Seventy-two awards totaling $257,116 are funding Arts Learning, Community Arts and Creation projects across Vermont. In addition, seven organizations will each receive $7,000 in the third installment in the multi-year Local Arts Partnership grant program.
Link to full articleTuesday, July 13, 2010 at 04:07PM A new rule for protecting archeological and historical sites during development under Act 250 is in place after a legislative panel signed off the changes. Officials from the Douglas administration said the new rule would maintain the protection of archeological sites while making it easier for applicants to comply with the state’s environmental protection and development control law. “This new rule should make the process of applying for an Act 250 permit smoother and more predictable for an applicant under the ‘historic sites’ section of Criterion 8,” said Tayt Brooks, Commissioner of Economic, Housing and Community Development, including the Division for Historic Preservation.
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