The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) promotes opportunities for people in communities across America to experience the arts and exercise their creativity through its grant-making to thousands of nonprofits each year.
In the second major grant announcement of fiscal year 2015, the NEA stated that it will make 15 awards to nonprofit arts organizations in Vermont totaling $946,300. This includes $704,300 awarded through a state partnership agreement with the Vermont Arts Council for programs that benefit state residents.
The state partnership agreements allow the NEA to extend its reach to every community in America, translating national leadership into local, state, and regional benefit. The NEA will make 1,023 awards totaling $74.3 million nationwide in this funding round.
NEA Chairman Jane Chu said, “The NEA is committed to advancing learning, fueling creativity, and celebrating the arts in cities and towns across the United States including in Vermont. Funding these new projects represents a significant investment in local communities and the creative vitality of Vermont.”
“On behalf of the 15 recipients of National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) funding this round, I want to thank our US Congressional delegation for their stalwart support of this small, but dynamic, federal agency,” said Vermont Arts Council Executive Director Alex Aldrich. “Funds from the NEA provide the cornerstone investment that the state must match so the Arts Council can serve the needs of Vermont’s arts sector. These funds, in combination with support from local sources, enable Vermont citizens and visitors to enjoy an astounding array of world-class cultural offerings throughout the year. The Arts Council salutes all the NEA grant recipients in Vermont.”
Awards were given to the Following Vermont Organizations:
Kingdom County Productions
$20,000 Barnet, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works
Vermont Agency of Education
$15,000 Barre, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Arts Education
Burlington City Arts
$25,000 Burlington, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Local Arts Agencies
Curtains Without Borders
$15,000 Burlington, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Museum
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
$10,000 Burlington, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts (On behalf of Burlington Discover Jazz
Festival)
$30,000 Burlington, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
$10,000 Burlington, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
Vermont Youth Orchestra
$10,000 Colchester, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
Dorset Theatre Festival
$10,000 Dorset, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater & Musical Theater
Vermont Studio Center
$20,000 Johnson, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Presenting & Multidisciplinary Works
Vermont Folklife Center
$32,000 Middlebury, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Folk & Traditional Arts
Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)
$15,000 Montpelier, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Visual Arts
Catamount Film and Arts
$15,000 St. Johnsbury, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Music
Weston Playhouse Theatre Company
$15,000 Weston, VT
FIELD/DISCIPLINE: Theater & Musical Theater
Source: NEA grant announcement, go to arts.gov .
Since 1964, the Vermont Arts Council has been the state's primary provider of funding, advocacy, and information for the arts in Vermont. Through its programs and services, the Council strives to increase public awareness of the positive role artists and arts organizations play in communities and to maximize opportunities for Vermonters to experience the arts in everyday life. VermontArtsCouncil.org .