PRESS RELEASE: Announces Grants for Cultural Facilities Improvements and Public Art Projects Across the State
Summary
Since the program began in 2001, grants totaling $4.6 million have enabled over 370 arts and cultural institutions across Vermont to make essential improvements to their buildings. In addition, the funding also supports local Vermont contractors, such as electricians, plumbers, and construction crews, who are typically hired to complete the projects. We want to create motivating and inspiring visual cues about healthy ways of seeing, experiencing and being in the world, said project co-manager Jeff Dardozzi. As communities envision new buildings, roads, bridges, and other public spaces, they are encouraged to think beyond the ordinary and consider projects that have the potential for artistic enhancement, creating unique places where people want to live, work, visit, and play. Engagement with the arts transforms individuals, connects us more deeply to each other, energizes the economy, and sustains the vibrant cultural landscape that makes Vermont a great place to live.