“GIA is where I’ve always belonged and what I’ve always been looking for.”—GIA 2011 Student” — Applications available now for GIA 2012 @ http://www.giv.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Summer-2012-application-FINAL1.pdf
Honoring Vermont Women Artists -
The Chaffee Art Center’s celebration of Women in the Arts in Vermont will kick off with an opening reception on Friday, February 17 from 5 until 8 pm in Rutland.
GIA 2011 Guest 'Novalima' in the news! -
Check out NPR’s Profile of GIA 2011 Performance Series guest, Novalima. Rock.
Applications for 2012 are now available! -
Our 2012 session runs from 2pm on June 24 to 5pm on July 8. Apply now! And remember… ability to pay is never a factor in the selection process. Scholarship funding and financial aid is available!
Jesse Lonergan, alum from 1994, is doing a really fun project for 2012…. he is drawing a dancer a day. Check out his blog!
Winter Weekend deadline is January 20! -
GIV’s Interdisciplinary Winter Weekend is a super-intensive, accelerated weekend packed full of learning and fun! This February 10-12th, you can explore subjects you’re passionate about, gain exciting new skills and ideas, and make new friends from all over Vermont. Focus on Current Issues, Arts, Engineering, or Information Technology! All Governor’s Institutes are affordable for all Vermonters, so sign up today!
GIA Director Elizabeth (Dotson-Westphalen) Frascoia, who is an alum from 1994, has a new CD out! It’s full of original jazzy pop songs featuring her vocals and trombone playing, and was recorded in Brooklyn by her working band, whose credits include Sesame Street, Bjork, Norah Jones, Joshua Radin, Beirut, St. Vincent, Beyonce, and more.
Listen and buy it here, and get a free song by signing up for her mailing list.
She’s finishing up her East coast tour with shows in Chocorua, NH (Nov 18), Great Barrington, MA (Nov 19), and Williston, VT (Nov 20)…. and will be in San Francisco, CA on Dec 11.
An animation from GIA faculty member Isaac Eddy for Time.com -
Isaac is a contributor to time.com and did this piece recently on the amazing story of Liberty Hill Farm and the VT community’s response to Tropical Storm Irene.
GIA Faculty Member Isaac Eddy has a cartoon in this week's New Yorker magazine! Rock.