NEWS

• Announcing the John Fitzpatrick/Henry David Thoreau Poetry Fellowship Program at the Vermont Studio Center
• 03/11/2010
• John Fitzpatrick The Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the creation of the John Fitzpatrick/Henry David Thoreau Fellowships, which will be awarded to two poets over the coming year. This program, which has been established by poet and VSC alum John Fitzpatrick, is intended to support poets whose work is a living extension of the literary tradition embodied in the work of Henry David Thoreau and reflects the focus on nature in John Fitzpatrick's own poetry. Read more >>
• Vermont Studio Center Commits $10,000 to Haitian Artist Relief
• 02/26/2010
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• U.S.-Japan Foundation Funds Two Visual Artist Awards at Vermont Studio Center
• 02/19/2010
• [JOHNSON, VT] — The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) will offer two new 8-week residency fellowships during 2010 for Japanese visual artists interested in developing new creative work, thanks to a grant from the U.S. Japan Foundation. Read more >>
• VSC Investigates VT Non-Profit Status
• 02/11/2010
• The Vermont Studio Center has a case pending in Vermont Supreme Court to determine whether it qualifies for tax-exempt status under current Vermont law. A decision is expected sometime this spring. Although it is a federal 501(c)(3) organization, the Studio Center has, since its incorporation in 1984, paid full state and local taxes as an expression of its commitment to and appreciation for the town of Johnson. Regardless of the decision in this case, VSC would continue to pay its share of taxes to the town. Read more >>
• VSC Visiting Artists and Alumni Receive Joan Mitchell Foundation Awards
• 02/05/2010
• The Vermont Studio Center is proud to congratulate many of our visiting artists and alumni who received Joan Mitchell Foundation Painter and Sculptor Awards this year. The honor includes a $25,000 grant to aid in the continuation of their work in the visual arts. Visiting Artists Nari Ward, Carrie Moyer, Sheila Pepe, Jane South, John Newman and Joanne Greenbaum were selected for the prestigious award this year as well as VSC Alumni Daniel Dove, Mickalene Thomas, Paula Wilson and 2009 VSC Full Fellowship winner Blane De St. Croix. Read more >>
• Visiting Artist Shows in NYC
• 02/04/2010
• The Vermont Studio Center is proud to be starting 2010 off with an exciting roster of Visiting Artists, many of whom have work currently on view in and around New York. Click here to view our complete schedule of upcoming Visiting Artists and Writers for 2010. Read more >>
• February 16th Fellowship Deadline
• 02/03/2010
• The deadline for full fellowships is rapidly approaching! Be sure to get your applications to our office by the February 16th deadline with a note about any special award fellowships you may be eligible for. Click here for a complete listing of available fellowships and visit our Apply page for more information about the application process and to download a form. Read more >>
• Announcing the ALSCW Fellowship at the Vermont Studio Center
• 01/26/2010
• Beginning in 2010, the Vermont Studio Center will offer the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers Fellowship http://www.bu.edu/literary. The fellowship provides an all-inclusive one-month VSC residency for a writer who is a current member of ALSCW, and is open to all of the Association’s creative writers and literary translators. Read more >>
• Winner Announced for the 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation/Vermont Studio Center Fellowship
• 12/22/2009
• The Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the winner of the 2009 Rona Jaffe Foundation/Vermont Studio Center Fellowship. Now in its second year, this fellowship is intended to support the month-long residency of an emergent woman writer who will be a first-time resident at VSC. The fellowship covers full VSC residency fee and offers an additional stipend of $1,250 to help cover expenses associated with taking the residency, including but not limited to replacement of lost income, rent, childcare or travel. Read more >>
• October 1 Award Winners
• 12/21/2009
• *Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the following October 1 award winners:* Read more >>
• Wheels for Wheels Residency Fellowship Program Call for Applications
• 12/07/2009
• The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is pleased to announce: * The Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Residency Fellowship Awards* for three outstanding visual artists and writers living with Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) or Spinal Cord Disease (SCD). In accordance with the mission of the Craig H. Neilsen Foundation, artists and writers living with spinal cord disease will be considered but preference will be given to people living with SCI. * The Wheels for Wheels Residency Fellowship Award* for an outstanding visual artist or writer who uses a wheelchair and/or lives with a spinal cord injury. This award is supported by the Dana & Christopher Reeve Foundation and VSC friends and alumni. Read more >>
• Sierra Nelson Reading & Performance
• 09/10/2009
• *Sierra Nelson*, VSC's Travel Coordinator for the past year, will be giving a final presentation of poetry, graphs of secrets, whispers, surveys, and more! Read more >>
• Spring '09 Drawing Winners
• 09/08/2009
• *Congratulations to the following alumni who were winners of VSC's Spring Appeal drawing* Read more >>
• Learning in Art & Culture Teacher Fellowships Program
• *Creative Revitalization Residency Fellowships at Vermont Studio Center for Vermont Visual Arts & English Teachers – October 1, 2009 Application Deadline* Read more >>
• The Rona Jaffe Foundation Fellowship
• 08/04/2009
• *New Open Competition Announced for The Rona Jaffe Foundation/Vermont Studio Center Fellowship * Read more >>
• June 15 Award Winners
• 07/28/2009
• *Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the following June 15 award winners: * Read more >>
• VSC to Receive Federal Stimulus Funds
• 07/20/2009
• * **NEA Grant to help fund creative industries* Read more >>
• 2009-10 Freeman Foundation Asian Artists' Fellowship Winners
• 06/10/2009
• *Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the 2009-2010 Freeman Foundation Asian Artists' Fellowship Winners, Alternates and Honorable Mentions* Read more >>
• VSC Cave Canem Fellowship
• 06/08/2009
• The *Vermont Studio Center* and *Cave Canem Foundation* are pleased to announce a month-long residency opportunity for Cave Canem fellows. Beginning in 2009, this five-year program will award one fellowship per year at VSC. Read more >>
• Guitarist and Composer Bill Frisell performs at VSC
• 05/27/2009
• On Tuesday, May 26th, guitarist and composer Bill Frisell generously gave an impromptu solo performance in VSC's Lowe Lecture Hall to an enthralled and appreciative audience. Read more >>
• VSC Featured on Vermont Public Radio
• 05/20/2009
• Commentator Deborah Luskin discusses her recent residency at Vermont Studio Center. Luskin was one of sixty artists and writers from Vermont who participated in the 25th annual Vermont Artists' Week at VSC. Read more >>
• February 15 Award Winners
• 05/06/2009
• Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce the following February 15 award winners: Read more >>
• John Pavlis Fellowship Fund
• 01/14/2009
• The Vermont Studio Center is pleased to announce residency opportunities for African-American artists. Renowned painter Katherine Porter will provide two visual artists and one writer a one-month residency in 2009. Read more >>
• Pollock-Krasner Foundation Award
• 01/14/2009
• The Vermont Studio Center (VSC) is pleased to partner with the Pollock-Krasner Foundation in 2009 to provide residencies for exceptional visual artists working in painting, sculpture, graphic arts, mixed media or installation. Read more >>
• Learning in Arts and Culture Program Fellowships
• 01/12/2009
• Thanks to support from the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, in 2009 VSC will offer at least two residency fellowship awards to Lamoille County single subject art and English teachers through VSC’s Learning in Arts and Culture Program (LACP). Vermont Studio Center residencies will allow teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in their own art and creative writing projects, reinvigorating their teaching approaches and familiarizing them with the cultural, literary and artistic resources VSC has to offer to their students. Modest funds will be made available to participating teachers to assist them in creating curriculum that builds on their VSC experience and exposes their students to the international creative community in their own backyard. Read more >>
• VSC Zoland Poetry Fellowships
• 11/07/2008
• *VERMONT STUDIO CENTER AND ZOLAND POETRY OFFER FELLOWSHIPS FOR TWO NEW STUDIO RESIDENCIES* Read more >>
• New Fellowship Program est. by The Rona Jaffe Foundation
• 10/01/2008
• *New Fellowships Program established by The Rona Jaffe Foundation * posted on October 1, 2008 by Gary Clark, Writing Program Director Read more >>