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Upper Valley Arts is a volunteer-run 501(c) 3 non-profit organization based in the Upper Valley area of Vermont and New Hampshire. Our activities involve the promotion of performing and cinematic arts in the region. We support local filmmakers, writers, playwrights, actors, and musicians by holding readings and performances, offering feedback sessions for works-in-progress, providing production support, lending filmmaking equipment, and fiscal sponsorship.
CURRENT PROJECTS:
–The filmmakers from “Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie” are currently raising money to create a one-hour sequel exploring some of the issues presented in their 2014 series. These include Vermont as a refuge from the culture wars, real wars, Covid and the anxieties of urban and suburban life. Who are these new refugees? How has their presence affected Vermont? How have new federal policies affected Vermont and other states? For more info, write to info@thevermontmovie.com
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Or send a check to Upper Valley Arts, PO Box 322, Norwich, Vermont 05055
Please indicate in memo: Vermont Movie
–A Peculiar Freedom is a feature documentary about 5 free New Englanders of color in the 19th Century, who resisted their second class status and demanded to be treated as full citizens. For more info, write to info@offthegridproductions.com
To make a tax-deductible contribution, click here.
Or send a check to Upper Valley Arts, PO Box 322, Norwich, Vermont 05055
Please indicate in memo: APF
-Kiwakw, or Winter’s Witch is a feature film in development written by Jesse Bowman Bruchac, Nora Jacobson and Harry Gray. They are currently raising money to finish editing a proof of concept reel
For more information about the project, contact Nora Jacobson: norajacobson@gmail.com
To make a tax-deductible contribution, click here.
Or send a check to Upper Valley Arts, PO Box 322, Norwich, Vermont 05055
Please indicate in memo: Kiwakw
PAST PROJECTS (a selected list):
-We have assisted many filmmakers and theater directors as they raise money for their productions, most notably, We The People Theater Company, with their production of “Working” and “Man of La Mancha” and well as Stefan Van Norden’s film “Negotiating With Nature,” and Nora Jacobson’s film “Ruth Stone’s Vast Library of the Female Mind.”
.We have received contributions from numerous organizations to support this work: The Byrne Foundation, National Life of Vermont, the Vermont Folklife Center, the Bay and Paul Foundation, the Vermont Community Foundation, The John M. Bissell Foundation and Vermont PBS and many others.
-We worked with a group of award-winning Vermont filmmakers to make the celebrated 6-part film series: Freedom & Unity: The Vermont Movie. This collaborative film weaves together history, politics and culture, resulting in a rich tapestry that connects Vermont’s present, past and future. It has been shown throughout Vermont and on Vermont and Maine PBS.
We also hold readings, critique sessions and music jams, where artists present work-in-progress and get feedback from other artists. Please contact us if you would like to participate:
info@uppervalleyarts.org
FOR GENERAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUPPORT ALL OF OUR WORK:
Send a check to Upper Valley Arts, PO Box 322, Norwich, Vermont
Please indicate in memo: general support
Or DONATE HERE.
