Is your organization or business looking to attract out-of-state visitors? The "Market Vermont" grant program supports marketing, advertising, and public relations campaigns that hold significant potential for increasing out-of-state travel to Vermont. Recipients are eligible to receive up to $10,000 in matching funds. Grantees will be selected by a panel of Vermont Travel and Recreation Council members. Learn how to apply here.

The Grand Isle Lake House provides the backdrop for the Preservation Trust of Vermont's Arts & Culture Heritage Retreat scheduled for October 10 and 11. The retreat brings together arts organizations and cultural heritage experts to develop ways to transform underutilized spaces into cultural hubs. Whether the context is churches doubling as performance venues, historic sites hosting art installations, or industrial spaces being repurposed for community use, the retreat is intended to offer an interesting and inspiring mix of ideas.



More information and the registration form is available on the Preservation Trust website.

Meredith Bell likes to spend time in her garden. But growing vegetables is just one of her many talents. Meredith has sung, played piano, acted, and dabbled in visual arts for most of her life. She is also finishing a bachelor's degree in art history.



Meredith joins the council as grants associate, taking over from Troy Hickman, now arts education manager. In her new position, Meredith works with the programs team to strengthen and support the arts in Vermont.



Please join us in welcoming Meredith! Find out more about Meredith and her job responsibilities here.

Lifelong learners, dedicated to their art, attend workshops, residencies, and summer camps every year. What do they get out of it? Remi Savard said, "The VJC Summer Workshop completely changed my perception of jazz, and music in general. It's like all the advice I've ever gotten, I finally understood, and all the new advice I got, I had an idea of where to go from there. I came away from the camp listening to music for real, and not just hearing it."



If you want to find out how that happened, read this week's featured story: "This Lovely Summer Camp."