| 11 | | - | Whereas, in 1993, Matthew Perry and Patricia Pedreira established the Vermont Arts |
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| 12 | | - | Exchange (VAE) that was originally located in the old mill at the end of Sage Street in |
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| 13 | | - | North Bennington, and in 1994, VAE was officially established as a 501c(3) nonprofit |
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| 14 | | - | arts and community development organization, and |
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| 15 | | - | Whereas, VAE conducts studio-based programs in arts media such as “papermaking, |
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| 16 | | - | printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, drawing, painting, writing, music and dance,” and it has |
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| 17 | | - | a “focus on working in the environment, using the outdoors as …[its]…studio,” and |
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| 18 | | - | Whereas, in 1997, VAE cleared a waterway, Paran Creek, and made artwork from the |
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| 19 | | - | junk collected; in 1998, it created the Vermont Arts Housing and Preservation |
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| 20 | | - | Partnership Project, a coordinated project with Housing Vermont that created 15 local |
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| 21 | | - | affordable housing units for families with low and moderate income and studio space for |
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| 22 | | - | artists; in 2003, the Preservation Trust of Vermont presented VAE with the Trust’s |
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| 23 | | - | Biennial Preservation Award; and in 2004, the organization inaugurated the cabaret style |
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| 24 | | - | Basement Music Series, and |
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| 25 | | - | Whereas, the Art Bus brings VAE’s “Mission in Motion” traveling art studio to |
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| 26 | | - | individuals in many locations, and |
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| 27 | | - | Whereas, in 2010, Matthew Perry assumed the executive directorship of VAE, and in |
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| 28 | | - | 2015, VAE moved to a more visible location at 48 Main Street, prompting the creation of |
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| 29 | | - | a “campus model” of arts programming, and |
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| 30 | | - | Whereas, although primarily supporting arts programs in Bennington County, VAE’s |
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| 31 | | - | creative presence extends across the nation and internationally, and |
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| 32 | | - | Whereas, on Saturday, April 5, 2025, the artistic achievements and initiatives of VAE |
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| 33 | | - | will be recognized with events at the Bennington Museum as part of a month-long exhibit |
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| 34 | | - | “From the Studio to the Streets: Vermont Arts Exchange, 30 Years of Community |
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| 35 | | - | Engagement through the Arts,” a celebration of VAE’s artistic achievements and |
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| 36 | | - | community impact, now therefore be it |
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| 9 | + | Houseconcurrentresolutioncelebratingthe30thanniversaryoftheVermontArtsExchangeandits |
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| 10 | + | collaborativeartisticendeavors |
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| 11 | + | Whereas,in1993,MatthewPerryandPatriciaPedreiraestablishedtheVermontArtsExchange(VAE)that |
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| 12 | + | wasoriginallylocatedintheoldmillattheendofSageStreetinNorthBennington,andin1994,VAEwas |
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| 13 | + | officiallyestablishedasa501c(3)nonprofitartsandcommunitydevelopmentorganization, and |
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| 14 | + | Whereas,VAEconductsstudio-basedprogramsinartsmediasuchas“papermaking,printmaking,ceramics, |
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| 15 | + | sculpture,drawing,painting,writing,musicanddance,”andithasa“focusonworkingintheenvironment, |
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| 16 | + | usingtheoutdoorsas…[its]…studio,” and |
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| 17 | + | Whereas,in1997,VAEclearedawaterway,ParanCreek,andmadeartworkfromthejunkcollected;in |
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| 18 | + | 1998,itcreatedtheVermontArtsHousingandPreservationPartnershipProject,acoordinatedprojectwith |
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| 19 | + | HousingVermontthatcreated15localaffordablehousingunitsforfamilieswithlowandmoderateincomeand |
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| 20 | + | studiospaceforartists;in2003,thePreservationTrustofVermontpresentedVAEwiththeTrust’sBiennial |
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| 21 | + | PreservationAward;andin2004,theorganizationinauguratedthecabaretstyleBasementMusicSeries, and |
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| 22 | + | Whereas,theArtBusbringsVAE’s“MissioninMotion”travelingartstudiotoindividualsinmany |
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| 23 | + | locations, and |
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| 24 | + | Whereas,in2010,MatthewPerryassumedtheexecutivedirectorshipofVAE,andin2015,VAEmovedtoa |
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| 25 | + | morevisiblelocationat48MainStreet,promptingthecreationofa“campusmodel”ofartsprogramming, and |
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| 26 | + | Whereas,althoughprimarilysupportingartsprogramsinBenningtonCounty,VAE’screativepresence |
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| 27 | + | extendsacrossthenationandinternationally, and |
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| 28 | + | Whereas,onSaturday,April5,2025,theartisticachievementsandinitiativesofVAEwillberecognized |
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| 29 | + | witheventsattheBenningtonMuseumaspartofamonth-longexhibit“FromtheStudiototheStreets: |
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| 30 | + | VermontArtsExchange,30YearsofCommunityEngagementthroughtheArts,”a celebrationofVAE’sartistic |
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| 31 | + | achievementsandcommunityimpact,now thereforebeit |
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