About Us…

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:

–Woman of Another World is a feature film that tells the true story of Helena Petrovna Blavatsky — Russian-born mystic, world traveler, cross-dresser, spiritual revolutionary, and co-founder of the Theosophical Society — told through her remarkable partnership with Colonel Henry Steel Olcott as they investigate mediums, collide, collaborate, and usher in the New Age, influencing generations of artists, thinkers and revolutionaries from Kandinsky and Yeats to Augusto Sandino, Jane Goodall, The Beatles and Mahatma Gandhi.

The filmmakers are seeking to raise $60,000 in charitable donations to shoot a proof of concept, create a budget and schedule, legal documents and begin casting.

For more information about the project, please go to:
www.womanofanotherworld.com
To make a tax-deductible contribution:

If you HAVE a paypal account, please DONATE HERE and we won’t have to pay Paypal’s fees.
if you DON’T have a pay account, DONATE HERE.
Or send a check to Upper Valley Arts, PO Box 322, Norwich, Vermont 05055
Please indicate in memo: WOAW

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

If you don’t have a pay account, DONATE HERE.
If you DO have a paypal account, please DONATE HERE and we won’t have to pay Paypal’s fees.