Reflecting on our past five decades gives us a unique perspective to consider the changes that could impact Vermont in the next fifty years.
For our 50th anniversary year, we’ll weigh the many challenges facing our communities and highlight moments of celebration as we move forward into a critical time period to create a more welcoming and resilient Vermont.
Artist and scholar Ace Lehner has taken the motif of the barbershop and created a space for queer world-making through their installation and social practice performance piece, “Barbershop: The Art of Queer Failure.” Lehner discusses how their piece reimagines and “queers” the traditional images and experiences of barbershops.
Seven Days senior multimedia producer Eva Sollberger made her “Stuck in Vermont” video series for 17 years, during an era when video journalism has exponentially grown in influence. Eva reflects on what lies ahead for this video series—and possibly for Vermont—in the coming years. Go behind the scenes into her video making process, hear about the importance of telling local stories, and even get some tips for making your own content.
Erica Heilman’s podcast Rumble Strip encourages listeners to fall in love with strangers and to discover how we are often more alike than we are different. Recent episodes included conversations with Vermonters about class, produced with Vermont Public. In this Fall Festival video, join Heilman for a discussion on making the show and trying to build community in an increasingly divided society.
Our seasonal “Words in the Woods” program allows Vermonters and visitors to enjoy our state’s natural beauty while listening to and reading literature in the outdoors.
Humanities Camps are filled with reading and writing projects, field trips, and outdoor activities.
We won a 2020 Schwartz Prize for best public humanities programming in the U.S. for Vermont Reads 2019: “March: Book One.”
We supported the Chandler Center for the Arts’ Global Connections Youth Outreach program, which highlights artists from around the world.
Our free public events help bring the power of the humanities to communities across Vermont.
