SEPTEMBER BLOG
Commencement
The photograph above in the Founders Focus masthead is the VSC Dining Hall on Friday, September 25th just prior to the 25th Anniversary dinner for the Studio Center’s key supporters over the past 25 years.
I like the photo because it is of something ” about to happen, ” the dinner party to celebrate what ” has happened ” over the past 25 years….and the potential of what is “about to happen ” during VSC’s next 25 years.
This has been a lovely year with numerous 25th anniversary gatherings in Vermont, New York, Chicago, L.A. etc. It has also been a tough year for many artists and writers who lost the somewhat marginal jobs they had, to make just enough to house and feed themselves, without taking any more time away from the studio than absolutely necessary.
As a result of this, VSC’s applications have increased by 30 % this year over the 2500 we normally receive. At the same time, this year, philanthropic support, and in particular, foundation support, has been reduced due to the economic turmoil of the past 12 months.
With this in mind, and with VSC’s founding premise of ” Artists Supporting Artists ” in mind, all of us here in Johnson hope you will respond as generously as you can to VSC’s year end appeal for your support, and help the Studio Center end this 25th Anniversary year on a high note, supporting as many artists and writers as we can, in 2010 and beyond.
Jon
Jon Gregg
Founder