GRACE Receives Federal and State Grants

In 2006 GRACE received a $10,000 National Endowment for the Arts Acess to the Arts grant to help support GRACE's community art workshops and accompanying exhibitions for Vermont Residents. GRACE is the recipient of a $5000 National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation Assistance Grant for Small Institutions. The 2007 grant funds will be used for a conservation assessment of the Gayleen Aiken Collection which includes mixed media paintings and drawings, cardboard life-size figures and handmade books.

Grants have been secured to restore and preserve GRACE's historic Nationa Register building, The Old Firehouse in downtown Hardwick. A matching grant from Vermont's Division for Historic Preservation will be used to repair and restore the Old Firehouse belltower in 2007. Funding from Vermont's Housing and Conservation Board will replace first and second floor windows, exterior painting and carpentry repair, and provide enhancements to the Old Firehouse's scenic river frontage.