Vergennes Partnership is pleased to announce – we are a recent recipient of a $15,000 Vermont Arts Council (VAC) grant to fund and reimagine the Green Street bus shelter area!

Our hopes are that the project is the first of many installations envisioned throughout Vergennes on both public and private properties.

In June last year, we held a Public Art Forum at the Opera House to spark enthusiasm and imagination. The evening event, spawned from a Municipal Planning grant received in fall 2021, generated dozens of ideas for public and private art throughout the Little City.

Based on this input, the Partnership applied for an animating infrastructure grant through the VAC in January of this year - specifically for the Tri-Valley Transit bus shelter area on Green Street.

As an artist or artist/design team, WE INVITE YOU to consider this opportunity to respond to the call, a Request for Qualifications (RFQ). NOT an artist? Please share this with notice with someone you may recommend.

Deadline for submissions: Tuesday, June 20. Guidelines and details are available www.VergennesDowntown.org. Imagine a mural; imagine a sculpture; imagine raising the bar of artistic attraction to the Little City's downtown!

Our thanks to our partners in this endeavor - City of Vergennes, Tri-Valley Transit and the Addison County Planning Commission.

RE-Imagine
RE-Define!
RE-VIVE!
BOSTON GLOBE: Who Needs a
Big City when there's Vergennes?
Vergennes lit up the travel section of the Boston Globe on Sunday, May 7! A year in the making, businesses in our downtown have already reported Beantown visitors checking out the Little City.

The following photos were included in the digital version. While some people reported access challenges, CLICK HERE to catch the entire article located on our website.
Bixby Dome
Black Sheep Bistro
City Green
Northlands Job Corps Center in Vergennes, VT held its Community Relations Council meeting on Tuesday, May 9. Over 30 guests attended, including 2 representatives from Senator Bernie Sanders Office and 2 representatives from Congresswoman Becca Balint’s office. Additional guests included the Vergennes Chief of Police, Executive and Associate Directors of Vermont’s Workforce Development Board, along with Partnership board members, Laura Mack, Kathy Rossier and Julie Basol, Coordinator. The purpose of the quarterly CRC meetings is to inform the community of the State of Vermont on the latest developments at Northlands, the good work done gratis for the City and the surrounding area, Northlands Job Corp in Vergennes is ranked #3 out of the 121 Job Corps in the US and Puerto Rico.  
Aimee Boivin
is a Winner!
Merchants up, down and all around Main Street welcomed customers into the evening Friday night, May 12. Demos, sampling, special savings and signature drinks made for an all around great night!

Congratulations to Aimee Boivin of Addison ~ winner of the $250 Vergennes Green Gift certificate, courtesy of Vergennes Partnership!
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