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Review for Arts Council Of Windham County Inc, Brattleboro, VT, USA
Back in 2001, the Arts Council of Windham County procured a grant to fund a year of my services as promotional coordinator of Brattleboro's monthly first-Friday Gallery Walk, a community project for which they had assumed responsibility when its founder moved away. I expanded venue dues and advertising revenue for the project to become generally self-sufficient, but the Council's ongoing commitment and advocacy has been a vital support, too.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
I have participated in gatherings the Council organized to explore the needs of artists and arts organizations in the area. I served as a board member in the early 1990s and helped with other Council publications: a quarterly journal celebrating area arts and a calendar of events and other arty resources published each season. I have also assisted with promotional materials for their long-running annual Student Art Month and Arts & Humanities Month celebrations.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
The Council has been in the habit of regularly reexamining its role in the community and changing its focus and its efforts in response to what they find most needful -- no small feat with so many strong and self-directed arts organizations in their purview.
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Quite well
How much of an impact do you think this organization has?
A lot
Will you recommend this organization to others?
Definitely
What is unique about this organization?
It is located in a county with an extraordinary number of artists, writers, musicians, actors, and arts organizations per population.
When was your last experience with this nonprofit?
2011
