Latest Grant News
Seven Stars is pleased to let folks know that we are again the recipient of a very helpful grant to help repair our building. On May 3, 2021 we learned that we are one of 12 organizations chosen for a grant from the 1772 Foundation in cooperation with the Preservation Trust of Vermont. This is a matching grant of $4765. We have been dealing with moisture issues along the foundation of our wonderful, old building. This amount will cover half the cost of Phase 1 of an initiative dealing with these issues. In 2022 the grounds around the building will be regraded, and buried drains and impermeable membranes will be installed, to redirect water away from the building. In the future, Phase 2 will involve work in the crawl space.
You can read more about it here: https://ptvermont.org/seven-stars-art-center-sharon/
We do need help to make this work as the grant requires matching funds that we are still raising. Thanks so much for considering donating to make these vital structural repairs.
You can read more about it here: https://ptvermont.org/seven-stars-art-center-sharon/
We do need help to make this work as the grant requires matching funds that we are still raising. Thanks so much for considering donating to make these vital structural repairs.
Thank you so much to the The Vermont Arts Council (VAC) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for helping the arts in Vermont stay afloat during this unprecedented time! The Seven Stars Arts Center is so pleased to have been the recipient of two VAC COVID Cultural Relief Grants. Though activity at our facility has been greatly reduced due to the virus, like all institutions we have our bills to pay. These grants have allowed our doors to remain “open”. As a result, during the peak of COVID we were able to provide space for 3 of our teachers to teach virtually, and for our resident visual artist to have safe places for working. We continue looking forward to when we can fully resume all of our usual offerings of in-person teaching, classes and performances. In the mean time, many thanks to the VAC!
Curtains without Borders
Curtain and Stage Ear Renovation Project
During the week of October 4th, 2021 our historic curtains received their long awaited "face lift"!
Chris Hadsel and Mary Jo Davis of Curtains Without Borders, along with help from Carolyn Frisa arrived to accomplish that restoration. These curtains are an important part of the building's history. We know that they were created by E.O. Kent, sometime between 1913, when the Grange bought the building and made renovations, including adding the stage, and 1930 when they burned the mortgage! A chronicle of that event mentions all the improvements made to the old church building, including the curtains.
We are looking for information about the person who signed the main curtain, “E.O. Kent.” Could it be Elbert O. Kent of Royalton?
We are deeply grateful to the Vermont Arts Council for the Cultural Facilities grant for this project, and also to the generosity of folks who helped us match that grant. We had great help from a number of volunteers assisting during the renovation work.
We could not have done it without all of you! Thank you!
Chris Hadsel and Mary Jo Davis of Curtains Without Borders, along with help from Carolyn Frisa arrived to accomplish that restoration. These curtains are an important part of the building's history. We know that they were created by E.O. Kent, sometime between 1913, when the Grange bought the building and made renovations, including adding the stage, and 1930 when they burned the mortgage! A chronicle of that event mentions all the improvements made to the old church building, including the curtains.
We are looking for information about the person who signed the main curtain, “E.O. Kent.” Could it be Elbert O. Kent of Royalton?
We are deeply grateful to the Vermont Arts Council for the Cultural Facilities grant for this project, and also to the generosity of folks who helped us match that grant. We had great help from a number of volunteers assisting during the renovation work.
We could not have done it without all of you! Thank you!
OUR MISSION IS TO NURTURE A LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES AND PERFORMANCES.
Seven Stars Arts Center is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit serving East Central Vermont and beyond.
