This report was presented to the Brattleboro Select Board by the town arts committee on January 20, 2011. Click here to read the presentation
Presentation by Brattleboro Town Arts Committee to Select Board
January 23rd, 2011Breaking into Business: Professional Development Workshops for Artists
December 16th, 2010The Arts Council of Windham County (ACWC) is providing $150 in scholarship funds to be divided among Windham County artists accepted into a two-day workshop focusing on professional development for artists.
The Vermont Arts Council is once again sponsoring a two-day workshop on business and marketing planning specifically tailored to the needs of artists. The program is open to Vermont artists of all disciplines (visual, performing, media, literary, crafts and traditional) and is facilitated by Maren Brown and Dee Boyle Clapp from the Arts Extension Service at UMass Amherst. These “Breaking into Business Workshops” will be held at the Windsor Welcome Center, 3 Railroad Ave., Windsor, VT.
Business Planning for Artists will be offered on Feb. 12, 2011 and marketing for artists will be offered on Feb. 13, 2011. Application must be made to the Vermont Arts Council by Jan. 12, 2011.
Attendance is limited to 25 participants. Artists may apply to attend one or both days. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis. Preference will be given to artists that apply to attend both workshops. Upon completion of the program, artists will be eligible to apply for special Arts Council funding of up to $500 to implement some aspect of their business plan. The cost is $75 for the two-day program; $50 to attend a single workshop.
“The first series of business-oriented workshops proved very worthwhile to those artists attending. Since this pair of workshops is nearby, we thought it would be a good investment in Windham County artists to help with their tuition,” said Greg Worden, president of the ACWC. “Scholarship winners will be expected to share information about their experience.”
For more information or to apply, click here.
Marie Procter receives 2010 ‘Friend of the Arts’ award
November 17th, 2010BRATTLEBORO — Ede Thomas, ACWC trustee, presented the Arts Council of Windham County’s annual “Friend of the Arts” award to Marie Procter, ACWC honorary trustee, on Nov. 15 at a special gathering held at the Robert H. Gibson River Garden, attended by more than 40 people, including many past recipients of the award.
Procter was chosen to receive the award for her more than 20 years of service to the Arts Council of Windham County.
During this period of time, Procter held the offices of president and/or secretary of ACWC for 15 years. In addition, she has coordinated the annual celebration of Student Art Month for the past 10 years.
Other contributions include the initiation of the national program encouraging new audiences for the arts, Arts & Humanities Month, and supported the Alliance for the Arts (AFTA) as a collaborating project under the fiscal umbrella of the Arts Council. AFTA members helped create Festival 05301, Brattleboro TIX, and the Arts Hub & Resource Center at the Robert H. Gibson River Garden.
In her acceptance remarks, Procter spoke of the need to recognize the value that artists and art bring the community. “Through the creativity of artists in every field of endeavor, our lives are challenged and enriched,” Procter said,
Procter added, “I believe that creativity lives in all people and is encouraged through art education, opportunities for artists to live and work in a supportive environment and a readiness to consider innovative approaches to problem solving. Communities that incorporate this approach towards creativity and the arts draw on resources that contribute towards the development of a healthy economy and the enrichment of the lives of its’ members.”
Past recipients of the ACWC Friend of the Arts Award include: Beverly Alberts (1997), Mara Williams (1998), George Becker and Ric Campman (1999), Helene Henry and Lil Farber (2000), Don McLean (2001), Stephen Stearns (2002), Joy Wallens-Penford (2003), Ines Zeller Bass and Eric Bass (2004), the Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation and Kurt Isaacson (2005), Jerry Carbone and Meris Morrison (2007), Doug Cox (2008), and Gail Nunziata (2009).
The mission of the Arts Council of Windham County (ACWC) is to “To strengthen the environment for artists and arts organizations in Windham County.” For more information about the Arts Council of Windham County, visit its Web site www.acwc.us.
- ACWC 2010 FRIEND OF THE ARTS AWARD –
Attached Photo (l-r): Doug Cox (2008), Don McLean (2001), Helene Henry (2000), Marie Procter (2010), Gail Nunziata (2009), Beverly Alberts (1997), and George Becker (1999).
Annual “Friend of the Arts” Honors Marie Proctor
October 10th, 2010
ANNUAL MEETING NOTICE – Monday, October 18, 2010
September 30th, 2010
The Arts Council of Windham County will be conducting its annual meeting on Monday, October 18, 2010 at 4PM at the Brattleboro Area Chamber of Commerce conference room (180 Main Street, Brattleboro).
A Conversation with Kate Anderson on the Arts
September 28th, 2010Arts Council of Windham County Past President Kate Anderson was interviewed for Vermont Views Magazine. Read the interview here.
(Brattleboro) Museum, cafe break bread
September 8th, 2010The Brattleboro Museum & Art Center and the Elliot Street Cafe are teaming up to provide artists with micro-grants and would-be philanthropists with the opportunity to make a difference for just $10.
With a new program called Brattleboro Essential Arts Network (BEAN) Micro-grant Dinners, the museum and restaurant aim to enhance the vitality of art in thecommunity by encouraging dialogue and collaborative decision-making between artists and the general public.
Read more Reformer_BMAC Artists Funding.
Call to Artists: Horizontal Art
August 12th, 2010The Town Arts Committee issues a call to local artists working in any and all media to participate in a project to further cement recognition of Brattleboro as a renowned center of artists and artisans.
The project, Horizontal Art, will transform Brattleboro’s material assets into works of art, and is a collaboration with the Public Works Department.
The art to be seen in the sidewalks is to be original art, is to be in compliance with the Town Arts Committee’s Public Arts Policy (www.brattleboro.org), and is to satisfy the technical parameters inherent in sidewalk construction.
The purpose of Horizontal Art is to create a showcase for Brattleboro’s artists and to create an aesthetically vibrant environment for the town with an envisioned outreach to all parts of town. This is an opportunity for the residents to enjoy the process and resulting creation of public art. This project is presently funded by donations to cover costs.
Please contact either Kate Anderson or Garry Jones (c/o Brattleboro Town Arts Committee, 230 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301)
ACWC’s 35th Anniversary Celebration A Real Success
June 7th, 2010The Arts Council of Windham County’s 35th Anniversary Celebration, held on Saturday, June 5, successfully showcased the arts in Windham County to close to 200 individuals.
We would like to thank The Richards Group and C&S Wholesalers for their financial support; Boys and Girls Club for helping with the set-up/clean-up, Brattleboro School of Dance, Brenda Siegal, Luminz Dance Studio, Cyndal Ellis, Anthony Manuel, Meg Van Dyke, Jahnavi Newson, Lauren Reedy, Brooke Paige. Brattleboro Music Center, Derrik Jordan, Lisa Ferrigno, Michelle Liechti, Peggy Spencer, Sabine Rhyne, Derrik Jordan, Julian Gerstin, Robin Matathias, Stephanie Petkanas, Phyllis Isaacson, George Adair, Vermont Jazz Center, Steve Sonntag / Dave Shapiro Jazz Quintet, Steve Sonntag, Paul Lieberman, Paul Arsianian, Dave Shapiro, Mirro Sprague, and food artisans Pepper Water and Cai’s Dim Sum Teahouse. And, a big thank you to Orly Munzing and her wonderful staff at Strolling of the Heifers.
Public art is alive and well in Windham County.
Brattleboro Selectmen Acknowledge ACWC’s 35th Anniversary
May 25th, 2010At its meeting last week, the Brattleboro Selectmen issued a proclamation to acknowledge the Art Council of Windham County’s 35th anniversary on Saturday, June 5.
