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Vermont Arts Council outlines funding shifts for Art and State Buildings program; Newport courthouse named FY26 project
Summary
Vermont Arts Council staff told the Senate Institutions Committee they will reallocate funds from a canceled Supreme Court project to active projects and recommended the Newport Courthouse as the FY26 Art and State Buildings project; advisory-committee approval, not a committee vote, will move funds into the art acquisition fund.
Vermont Arts Council staff on Jan. 16 told the Senate Institutions Committee that funds tied to a canceled Supreme Court art project will be redirected to active projects and that the council, in partnership with the Department of Buildings and General Services (BGS), recommends designating the Newport Courthouse as the Art and State Buildings project for fiscal year 2026.
"The role of the program is to commission original artworks from Vermont artists that go in state owned buildings and public spaces," said Susan Evans McClure, executive director of the Vermont Arts Council, as she described the program's purpose and history. She noted the program was established in…
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