Announcing the 2024 Town Arts Fund Grantees!

ACWC is pleased to announce the grantees for this year’s Brattleboro Town Arts Fund (TAF) program. Twelve community-focused creative projects were selected from a competitive field of proposals received in this fifth year of the TAF program. Thank you to everyone who applied!

The 12 selected projects embody TAF’s mission and values- and this year’s intention to support relatively low-cost, short-term creative projects that contribute positively to the community and to the vibrancy and diversity of Brattleboro’s arts and cultural landscape. 

See the full press release for details.

The 2024 Town Arts Fund grantees are:

• Warlé: Exploring LGBTQ+ Caregiving and Community (Andrew Ingall)

• Printing Tangrams Together at First Proof (Felipe Fontes Delfino)

• Joyful Noise: Vermont Village School Children’s Lion Dance Troupe (Vermont Village School)

• The Inside Scoop: mindful spoon carving workshops (Out in the Open)

• A Course in Happiness (Djeli Celestia)

• The Healing Power in Tai Chi Movement (Cai Xi Silver)

• Trail Magic (Amber Paris)

• Spark Street Mural Project (Downtown Brattleboro Alliance)

• MAROONED! A Space Comedy School Show Initiative (Sandglass Theater)

• "No Notes" (Julia Tadlock, Fresh Show Films)

• Wildlife Tales of Green Street (Artlords)

• Forest of Fashion - Science and Sustainability (Bonnyvale Environmental Education Center)

We are excited to see these projects take shape and grateful for the energy of local artists and organizations- and the investment in the arts supported by the people and Town of Brattleboro.

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The Brattleboro Town Arts Fund (TAF) enables the development and presentation of creative projects that contribute positively to the greater community and to the vibrancy and diversity of Brattleboro’s arts and cultural landscape. TAF endeavors to support community-focused creative projects that:

• Explore creative solutions to social and quality-of-life issues in the community;

• Involve engagement, community building, participatory, or collaborative elements;

• Expands accessibility and visibility for underrepresented artists and audiences;

• Highlight or enhance Brattleboro’s unique qualities and assets; and

• Would not otherwise happen without this funding.

The application is open to creative individuals, organizations, artists and culture workers at any phase of career or level of experience. First-time grant seekers are welcome and encouraged to apply.

TAF projects may employ any art form or creative practice—visual/conceptual art, photography, social practice, new media, video, dance, theater/performance art, music, creative writing, or other forms.

Projects must be based in Brattleboro or focus primarily on a Brattleboro audience. At least one project team member must live or be based in Windham County.

All activities must be free to participate (sliding scale and by donation admissions/pricing are allowed as long as a free option is offered).

Funded activities must be completed by the end of May 2025.

We will be awarding grants between $1,000 and $3,000 to projects that meet the grant and applicant criteria. Applicants will be evaluated on the strength and clarity of their project idea, responsiveness to the mission of the Fund, and ability to successfully complete the project within the grant period.

TAF is committed to promoting diversity and equity in its selection process by supporting a wide array of creative projects and prioritizing support for underrepresented and marginalized artists, organizations, and individuals. Priority will be given to applicants who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or People of Color, individuals from the disability community, and LGBTQIA+ individuals.

Please review the full 2024 TAF Application Guidelines document and download the TAF Budget Template before completing the online application form.

Applications are due by May 15, 2024 at 11:59pm.

Applicants will be notified of award decisions no later than June 15, 2024.

Questions? Contact us at townartsfundbratt@gmail.com .

The Brattleboro Town Arts Fund is a program of the Arts Council of Windham County and made possible by support from the Town of Brattleboro.