The Vermont Arts Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Mutrux as artist and community programs manager. Mutrux brings to this position broad knowledge, experience, and training as an arts administrator. She is the founder and former executive director of The Art House in Craftsbury Common and has worked for Craftsbury Schools and Sterling College.
“We are impressed with Sarah’s passion for the arts and deep understanding of grant making and grantee support,” said Arts Council Executive Director Alex Aldrich. “Sarah has been the manager of an arts organization, a grant seeker – and she is an artist – all of which give her a unique perspective and an affinity for our constituents. We look forward to her contributions to the Council.”
Mutrux works with the programs team to strengthen and support the arts in Vermont by reaching out to individual artists, statewide partners, and arts and community organizations. She manages grant programs arts organizations and artists, such as Arts Partnership Grants, Creation Grants, and Artist Development Grants. She also administers the Council’s Breaking into Business workshop, which offers concrete business and marketing skills for artists.
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.