Grantees: Arts
Arts Bus
The Arts Bus Ever After Kids Program is GROWing & GOing! What we piloted in 2019 with partner OnePlanet & VCTF’s grant has grown to an award-winning, efficient, year round art enrichment & empowerment program-not just for kids, but for care providers, families, art educators, schools, libraries & communities. The research-supported, needs-based program is based on 2 systemic facts: 1) there will FOREVER be children at risk in AFTER care programs; and 2) quality art education will ALWAYS be sacrificed from school budgets. It was a steep learning curve to roll out this program just before a pandemic, but that inspired initiatives for art kits & supplies to remote areas in every
weather, which together makes magic for heaps of ever after kids!
Lawrence Memorial Library
Lawrence Memorial Library Children's Theater is an 8-week immersive theater program run 4X per year and committed to fostering the growth of young people through the practice of theater arts in a welcoming, youth-centered community library. We are committed to the development of creativity, self-discovery, self-esteem and peer support through theater. Over the course of an 8-week program, the theater group will produce a theatrical performance for the community, demonstrating the value of arts education and community art projects to the participating children, families and audiences. Our first group will begin in July 2023 and the program will run until July 2024.
Saint Albans Museum, Inc.
The Saint Albans Museum (SAM), located in the heart of St. Albans, Vermont, is a nonprofit organization that aims to preserve and educate the public about the rich history of St. Albans and the greater Vermont region. In the past couple of years, SAM has made a strong effort to create a more engaging and inclusive environment for all community members, especially young children and families. Our program, CREATE at SAM! is the most recent and largest initiative to date to do just that; standing for Crafts, Reading, Exploration, Art, Technology, and Education at the Saint Albans Museum, this program is designed to provide children with opportunities for exploring local and state history in an interactive, hands-on and multi-disciplinary way.