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Updated 12/2/2024

Vermont Abenaki Artists Association

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    VT

Institution/Business Type: Guild / Union / Professional Association

Vermont Abenaki Artists Association (VAAA) is a Native American arts organization that serves the public by connecting them to Abenaki educators, artists from the visual and performing arts as well as literary genres.

MISSION STATEMENT: Our mission is to promote awareness of state-recognized Abenaki artists and their art, to provide an organized central place to share creative ideas, and to have a method for the public to find and engage state-recognized Abenaki artists.

We do this by presenting public programs, cultural events, and museum exhibitions that educate the public in understanding Abenaki art and culture.

While most of our artists and performers preserve and pass down the traditional art of our ancestors, others create contemporary artistic expressions that are informed by tradition. VAAA's experienced teaching artists have been doing educational programs at schools, historic sites and museums throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast areas of the United States, in Canada and as far away as Germany. Programs include lectures, workshops, demonstrations, and performances that carry the message that the Abenaki people are still here.

Connect with us to stay up-to-date and be part of a dialogue that embraces the past, present, and future of Abenaki art.

Find Me

Vera Longtoe Sheehan
Job Title: Director
Phone: 802-579-0049
Address:
Vergennes, VT 05491

About

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Guild / Union / Professional Association

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Vermont State Recognized Tribes

Year Founded:

2013

Overview

Institution/Business Type:

Guild / Union / Professional Association

Legal Status:

Nonprofit - Embedded in cultural private organization

Parent Organization:

Vermont State Recognized Tribes

Year Founded:

2013

Disciplines

Primary Discipline:

Visual/Crafts - General

Additional Disciplines:

  • Visual/Crafts - Wood / Bark

Activities and Services

Activities and Services:

  • Artist Market
  • Community Arts
  • Exhibitions
  • Professional Network Gatherings / Events
  • Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
  • Artist Representation / Artist Management
  • Consulting - Curatorial Services
  • Professional Development / Training
  • Performance / Concert / Reading
  • Virtual Events
  • Cultural Education
Seasons Active: summer, spring
Events Per Year: 1

Communities

Populations Engaged:

  • Adults
  • Elders
  • Families
  • General Public
  • Native American Tribes
  • Nonprofits
  • Artists
  • Immigrant Populations
  • LGBTQ Populations
  • People with Disabilities
  • Rural Populations
  • School Groups

Languages Available:

  • English

Geographic Reach:

  • Town / City
  • County
  • Multi-County Region
  • State
  • Multi-State Region

Accessibility of Services

Accessibility of Services:

  • Access accommodations for people who are blind, partially sighted, and have low vision
  • Accessible website and/or multimedia for people with sensory disabilities

Media Gallery

I Have Worked With

Affiliations and Accomplishments

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Center for Women & Enterprise

Professional Associations

Professional Associations:

  • Center for Women & Enterprise

Education

Education:

  • Accessibility: From Awareness to Action, Inclusive Arts Vermont

Special Designations

Designated Arts Community:

  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Addison/Rutland Creative Zone
  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Chittenden County Creative Zone
  • Vermont Creative Zone Member - Southern Vermont Creative Zone