October 2026 Opportunities and Resources | | Welcome to your monthly round-up of upcoming creative sector opportunities. Each month, the Vermont Creative Network highlights a selection of current funding, training, and professional development resources to help grow Vermont's creative sector for all. | | Vermont Arts Council Grants and Opportunities | | |
Assets for Artists, supported by the Vermont Arts Council, is offering “Essentials of Digital Marketing” with Francesca Olsen. 12:30-2:30 p.m., Oct. 9, 2026, online. Free.
Vermont Arts Council is accepting applications for Creative Aging Grants. Deadline: Oct. 12, 2026.
Vermont Arts Council is accepting applications for Early Childhood Arts Partnership Grants. Deadline: Oct. 12, 2026.
Vermont Arts Council is accepting submissions for a Graphic Designer RFQ. Deadline: Oct. 14, 2026.
Assets for Artists, supported by the Vermont Arts Council, is offering “Project Management” with Ana Tinajero. 6-8 p.m., Oct. 15 and 22, 2026, online. Free.
Assets for Artists, supported by the Vermont Arts Council, is offering “Radiant Thriving: Bold Writing for Boundless Artists” with Doctora Xingona Diana Alvarez. 5:45-7:45 p.m., Oct. 27 and 28, 2026, online. Free.
Join the Vermont Arts Council and Teaching Artists Connect for From Artist to Teaching Artist. 5-7 p.m., Nov. 3, 10, and 17, 2026, online. Free.
Save the Date: Vermont Creative Network and the Vermont Small Business Law Center are offering Learn from the Lawyers: A Legal Webinar for Artists. 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Nov. 13, 2026, online. Free.
Save the Date: Vermont Creative Network is offering Creatives at the Table: Getting Involved in Local and State Government. 3-5 p.m., Nov. 16, 2026, Brattleboro, VT. Free.
Save the Date: Vermont Creative Network is offering 2027 Legislative Preview: Vermont’s Creative Sector Advocacy Priorities. 10-11:30 a.m., Dec. 4, 2026, online. Free.
Vermont Arts Council is accepting nominations for the 2027 Governor's Arts Awards. Deadline: Dec. 31, 2026.
The Flynn, in partnership with the Vermont Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, is accepting school registrations to participate in 2026-2027 Poetry Out Loud. Deadline: Jan. 22, 2027.
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Generator is accepting applications for its Artist-In-Residence Program in Burlington, VT. Deadline: Oct. 4, 2026. Free.
MASS MoCA is accepting applications for The Studios at MASS MoCA Residency Program in North Adams, MA. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2026. Cost: $650 per week, financial aid available.
Asian Cultural Council is accepting applications for Individual Fellowships to support travel for research or cultural exchange. Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026.
Plough and Stars is accepting applications for its Artist in Residence Program in Townshend, VT. Deadline: Rolling. Free.
Prospect Street Writers House is accepting applications for Residencies for Individuals and Groups in North Bennington, VT. Deadline: Rolling. Cost: $30 application fee plus $1,450 per week.
Renaissance House is accepting applications from literary and verbal artists for its Residencies in Martha's Vinyard, MA, and Woodstock, NY. Deadline: Rolling. Cost: $950 per week.
The Factory on Willow is accepting applications from emerging artists for its Artist in Residence Program in Manchester, NH. Deadline: Rolling. Free, stipend provided.
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Radically Rural is hosting its 2026 Summit: Reckoning & Reorienting. Oct. 6-8, 2026, Keene, NH. Cost: $20-250.
Heritage Family Credit Union is offering Community Conversations: Line Items, and Cash Flow, and Budgets - Oh My! for nonprofits. 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Oct. 6, 2026, Bennington, VT. RSVP by Oct. 2, 2026. Free.
Vermont Music Educators Association is hosting the 2026 VMEA Conference. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 9, 2026, Burlington, VT. Cost: $20-125.
All Brains Belong VT is offering a webinar on Universal Design for Healthcare, Workplaces, and Community Gatherings. 6-7 p.m., Oct. 13, 2026, online. Cost: By donation.
Capstone Community Action is offering the Business Startup Basics Course. 9-11 a.m., Wednesdays, Oct. 14-Nov. 18, 2026, online. Free.
Vermont Community Development Association is offering Cutting the Strings: Getting to Know the Flexible Funding Sources Beyond Grants. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 14, 2026, Vergennes, VT. Cost: $55.20-$76.54.
The Brattleboro Literary Festival will take place Oct. 16-17, 2026, Brattleboro, VT. Free.
Join Preservation Trust of Vermont for Energy Efficiency in Historic Buildings. Oct. 20-21, 2026, Plainfield, VT. Cost: $135.
Common Good Vermont is offering What Does Growth Look Like Here? Career Growth and Retention in Small Organizations. 10-11:30 a.m., Oct. 21, 2026, online. Free (pay as you wish).
Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility is offering ClimateReadyVT for small businesses. 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Oct. 22, 2026, Brattleboro, VT. Cost: $34.
Creative Capital for Artists is offering a webinar on Insurance for Artists. 1-2:15 p.m., Oct. 22, 2026, online. Free.
Access/VSA International Network is offering AI: Accessibility Ally or Adversary? 2-3 p.m., Oct. 22, 2026, online. Free.
Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity is offering a webinar on Hiring Your First Employee. 10 a.m.-12 p.m., Oct. 28, 2026, online. Free.
Join New England Foundation for the Arts for its Idea Swap. Oct. 29, 2026, Worcester, MA. Cost: $85.
Northeast Kingdom Collaborative is hosting its Annual NEK Together Convening. Nov. 4, 2026, Island Pond, VT. Cost: $45-55.
Vermont Gatherings is hosting the Vermont Crafters Expo. Nov. 7-8, 2026, Essex Junction, VT. Cost: $20-30.
Join Common Good Vermont for the 2026 Vermont Nonprofit Summit. Nov. 10, 2026, South Burlington, VT (hybrid). Cost: $50-250, scholarships available.
Sundog Poetry is hosting the Youth Poetry Summit. Nov. 20, 2026, Burlington, VT. Free.
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Vermont Agency of Commerce and Community Development is accepting applications for Historic Preservation Grants. Deadline: Oct. 5, 2026.
AARP VT is accepting applications for 2026 Winter Placemaking Grants. Deadline: Oct. 13, 2026.
New England Foundation for the Arts is accepting applications for its Public Art Learning Fund. Deadline: Oct. 13, 2026.
Vermont Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Laurance & Mary Rockefeller Fund to support organizations working in Woodstock and surrounding communities. Deadline: Oct. 13, 2026.
Vermont Council on Rural Development is accepting applications for its Climate Catalysts Innovation Fund. Deadline: Oct. 14, 2026.
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Artist Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund for Individuals. Deadline: Oct. 15, 2026.
Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Artist Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund for Organizations. Deadline: Oct. 15, 2026.
Preservation Trust of Vermont is accepting applications for its Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant. Deadline: Nov. 9, 2026.
Asian Cultural Council is accepting applications for Organization Grants to support cultural exchange programs. Deadline: Nov. 10, 2026.
New England Foundation for the Arts is accepting applications for Public Art for Spatial Justice Grants. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2026.
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Foundation for Contemporary Arts is accepting applications for Emergency Grants to support urgent presentation-related expenses. Deadline: Rolling through Nov. 30, 2026.
Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation is accepting applications for Emergency Grants to support painters, printmakers, and sculptors. Deadline: Rolling.
Artists' Fellowship, Inc. is accepting applications for Financial Aid to support professional artists in times of emergency. Deadline: Rolling.
Black Lawrence Press is accepting manuscript submissions for its Immigrant Writing Series. Deadline: Rolling.
First Peoples Fund is accepting applications for Yéego Action Grants to support specific professional opportunities or ease a financial hardship affecting the creative process. Deadline: Rolling.
Grassroots Fund is accepting applications for Seed Grants. Deadline: Rolling.
Musicians Foundation is accepting applications for Financial Assistance Grants. Deadline: Rolling.
New England Foundation for the Arts is accepting applications for the New England Presenter Travel Fund. Deadline: Rolling.
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation is accepting applications for the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for visual artists. Deadline: Rolling.
Vermont Humanities is accepting applications for Rapid Response Grants, including special funding for America 250 programs. Deadline: Rolling.
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