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Vermont Business Magazine This year, Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council gave $1.16 million in Cultural Recovery Grants to 143 Vermont arts and humanities organizations.
This collaborative grant program was designed to offset continued economic fallout from the pandemic. Organizations used the funds to adapt programs, create new programs, or to simply survive. The grants were made possible by American Rescue Plan Act funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment for the Arts.
This was our second joint program with the Vermont Arts Council to provide providing rapid response funding to arts and humanities organizations facing financial hardship as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year’s Cultural Relief Program distributed more than $780,000 to 123 cultural organizations, as detailed in the 2020 CARES Act Report to the Community (PDF).
View the list of 2021 Cultural Recovery Grant recipients BELOW, which include:
- Center for Cartoon Studies
- Clemmons Family Farm
- Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
- New England Youth Theatre
2021 Cultural Recovery Grant Recipients
Here is the list of organizations that have received awards in the two rounds of the Vermont Covid-19 Cultural Recovery Grant Program in 2021. The program is a joint partnership between Vermont Humanities and the Vermont Arts Council.
| Organization | Total award | Vermont Arts Council Funding | Vermont Humanities Funding |
| AHA Abenaki Helping Abenaki | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Art in the Neighborhood | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Barre Historical Society | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Barre Opera House | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Bella Voce Women’s Chorus | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Bennington Museum | $15,000 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Big Heavy World | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Billings Farm and Museum | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Brattleboro Literary Festival | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Brattleboro Museum & Art Center | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Brattleboro Music Center | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Bread and Puppet Theatre | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Briggs Opera House | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Brighton Community Forum | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Bryan Memorial Gallery | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Burlington City Arts | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Cabot Arts | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Cabot Historical Society | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Cambridge Arts Council | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Carving Studio and Sculpture Center | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Catamount Film and Arts Center | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Center for Arts and Learning | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Center for Cartoon Studies | $15,000 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Chandler Center for the Arts | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Chittenden Community Television | $10,000 | $2,500 | $7,500 |
| Circus Barn | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Clemmons Family Farm | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Cobleigh Public Library | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Community Access Television (CATV) | $10,000 | $2,500 | $7,500 |
| Community of Sound | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Craftsbury Public Library | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Dorset Players | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Dorset Theatre Festival | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Epsilon Spires | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Ethan Allen Homestead | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Fairfield Community Center Association | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Fleming Museum of Art | $15,000 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Flynn Center | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Friends of the Fletcher Free Library | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Gallery at the VAULT | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Generator | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Greater Barton Arts | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Green Mountain Youth Symphony | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Green Mountains Review | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Haskell Free Library | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Henry Sheldon Museum of Vermont History | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Heritage Winooski Mill Museum | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Highgate Library and Community Center | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Hinesburg Artist Series | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Inclusive Arts Vermont | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Island Arts | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Jericho Historical Society | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Kingdom County Productions | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Lake Champlain Maritime Museum | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Latchis Arts | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Londonderry Arts & Historical Society | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Lost Mural Project | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Lost Nation Theater | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Lyric Theatre Company | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Main Street Arts | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Main Street Museum | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Maquam Bay of Missiquoi | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Mercy Connections | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Middlebury New Filmmakers Festival | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Migrant Justice | $10,000 | $2,500 | $7,500 |
| Milton Artists’ Guild | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Monteverdi Music School | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| New England Center for Circus Arts | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| New England Youth Theatre | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Next Stage Arts Project | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Northeast Kingdom All Stars | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Northeast Kingdom Arts Council | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Northeast Kingdom Collaborative | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Northern Stage Company | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Northwoods Stewardship Center | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Norwich Historical Society | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Off Center for the Dramatic Arts | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Oldcastle Productions | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Opera Company of Middlebury | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Orleans County Historical Society | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Out in the Open | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Outright Vermont | $15,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Paramount Center | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Pentangle Arts | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Preservation Trust of Vermont | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Pride Center of Vermont | $15,000 | $5,000 | $10,000 |
| Retreat Farm | $15,000 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| River Arts of Morrisville | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| River Gallery School of Art | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Robert Frost Stone House Museum | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Rockingham Arts and Museum Project | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Rokeby Museum | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Ruth Stone House | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Rutland Area Art Association | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Saint Albans Museum | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Sandglass Center | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Scrag Mountain Music | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Seven Stars Arts Center | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Shelburne Art Center | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Shelburne Museum | $15,000 | $7,500 | $7,500 |
| Snelling Center for Government | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Society of Vermont Artists and Craftsmen | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| South End Arts and Business Association | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Southern Vermont Arts Center | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Springfield Community Players | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Spruce Peak Arts | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| St. Johnsbury History and Heritage Center | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Stage 33 Live | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Studio Place Arts | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Sundog Poetry Center | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Swanton Arts Council | $3,000 | $3,000 | |
| T.W. Wood Art Gallery | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Taconic Music | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| The Current | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| The Foundry Workshop | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| The MINT Rutland Makerspace | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Theater Adventure, Inc. | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Town Hall Theater | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Upright Steeple Society | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| UVM Lane Series | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Vermont Arts Exchange | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Vermont Council on World Affairs | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Vermont Dance Alliance | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Vermont Folklife Center | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Vermont Granite Museum of Barre | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Vermont Historical Society | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Vermont International Film Festival | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Vermont Jazz Center | $10,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
| Vermont Stage Company | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Vermont Studio Center | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Vermont Symphony Orchestra | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Vermont Youth Orchestra Association | $10,000 | $10,000 | |
| Vermont Youth Theater | $4,000 | $4,000 | |
| Westminster West Public Library | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Weston Playhouse Theatre Company | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Wheelock Mountain Farm | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| White Pine Association | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Wonder & Wisdom | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Worcester Historical Society | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Yellow Barn | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Young Tradition Vermont | $5,000 | $5,000 | |
| Young Writers Project | $5,000 | $2,500 | $2,500 |
| Total | $1,160,000 |
To help continue this important work by making a donation to Vermont Humanities before the end of the year.
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Source: Vermont Arts Council. Montpelier, VT 12.16.2021