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Vermont Arts Council proposes rotating, for‑sale artwork in Statehouse committee rooms
Summary
The Vermont Arts Council asked the Senate Government Operations Committee to allow rotating exhibitions of artist work in committee rooms, including the option for artists to sell pieces directly, and described federal/state funding and recent grant distributions.
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Susan Evans O'Kore, executive director of the Vermont Arts Council, and deputy director Amy Cunningham told the Senate Government Operations Committee on Jan. 22 they want to place rotating exhibitions of Vermont artists' work in committee rooms at the Statehouse and allow artists to sell pieces directly to visitors.
“The Vermont Arts Council is the state's art agency,” Evans O'Kore told the committee, explaining the council receives National Endowment for the Arts funding that requires a state match and supplements that with private fundraising. Cunningham described the…
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