VERMONT ARTS ENDOWMENT FUND

The Foundation's Vermont Arts Endowment Fund was established in 1990 through a generous gift from an anonymous Vermonter and a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Fund was created for the specific purpose of supporting small and emerging arts groups and artists in Vermont and to support and encourage them in sharing their work with their communities. In 2005, the Concert Artists Fund was added to the Arts Endowment Fund grant round. The Concert Artists Fund was funded through the estate of Charles Goetz to support performances of classical music in Chittenden County.

Applicants may apply to these funds through the new on-line application form (if you are applying to both funds, separate applications are required for each fund). The deadline for this grant round is 5/15/10.  Please read the guidelines below carefully before applying as there have been changes from the previous year.

Please note that are separate applications for individuals and organizations (see below).

The Vermont Arts Endowment Fund
Grant size: up to $5,000.
These grants are intended to support artists and the arts community in the creation of art and to provide an opportunity for them share their work broadly.  In doing so, our intent is to promote art for art’s sake rather than art for social or other purposes.

Applications to the Vermont Arts Endowment Fund will be evaluated using the following criteria:
    
     * How closely it matches the purpose of the Fund as noted above.

     * Quality of the artist's work (as demonstrated in work samples).

     * Plans for public presentation so that the work will be seen, read, or 
        heard by a broad range of  Vermont audiences.

     * Ability of the organization or artists to carry out the project for which 
        funds are requested.

     * Reasonable and appropriate budget.
   
The Concert Artists Fund
Grant size: up to $10,000.
These grants support arts organizations that perform classical music in Chittenden County. Funds are limited to support of public performances (not music education or other programs).
         
Applications to the Concert Artists Fund will be evaluated using the following criteria:

     * Compatibility with the fund's intentions as noted above.

     * How well the project reflects plans to ensure that a broad spectrum of 
        audiences see the performances, including underserved populations.

     * Performances must be open to the public at large (i.e. private 
        performances will not be considered). 

     * Grant will support unique opportunities for the organization to enhance 
        its capacity and programming, including (but not limited to) additional 
        collaborations or unique partnerships

     * Ability of the organization to carry out the project

     * Reasonable and appropriate budget and timeline


Individual artists must apply here for either fund.

Organizations must apply here for either fund.

To continue working on a saved application, please click here.

If you have any questions, contact Peter Espenshade (pespenshade@vermontcf.org).

See a list of 2009 grant awards.

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