Art advocate honored in video

VERMONT - The Vermont Arts Council honors its 2021 Arts Award recipients in the premiere of short video tributes about their work, as well as a video message from Gov. Phil Scott.
Each year the Vermont Arts Council, in partnership with the governor’s office, honors five individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the state’s cultural landscape. Due to the pandemic, the Arts Council was unable to hold its annual in-person ceremony, so instead it is honoring its recipients in film.
Recipients include Mara Williams, of Brattleboro, who was awarded the 2021 Margaret L. (Peggy) Kannenstine Award for Arts Advocacy. Williams has worked as an independent curator and consultant for numerous major arts exhibitions around the state, introducing Vermonters to major artists of international renown.
She recently retired as chief curator of the Brattleboro Museum & Art Center after 32 years. In the video, Williams works with sculptor William Ransom to find just the right space and angle of light to capture his work for a BMAC exhibit.
The recipient films were created by Willow O’Feral and Brad Heck, of Haptic Pictures, based in southern Vermont.
To view all of the films visit www.vermontartscouncil.org/2021awards. For more information about the Vermont Art Awards visit www.vermontartscouncil.org/programs/arts-awards.