Brattleboro: An Atlas of Cultural Assets, a recent project of three Conway graduate students will be presented publicly on Wednesday, May 1, at 6:00 pm in the Community Room of the Brattleboro Food Co-op. The Conway team will describe the techniques and methodologies employed to map cultural assets in Brattleboro.
Brattleboro: An Atlas of Cultural Assets, which was created by Conway’s Willie Gregg, Olivia Loughrey, and Kimberly Smith, explores the life of an arts community by mapping the cultural assets of the town— the people, places, and organizations that support art and creativity. is journey into cultural cartography employs narratives and colorful imagery to illustrate the richness of a community imbued with creative energy. Moving beyond the two-dimensional geography of a standard atlas, these maps reveal the complexity of an evolving cultural ecology, offering new ways of seeing and understanding the Brattleboro arts scene.
For more information about the Brattleboro CoreArts Project, visit the website.
The Brattleboro CoreArts Project is funded primarily by an Our Town Grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, presented to a partnership of the Town of Brattleboro and the Arts Council of Windham County. Other funders and valued partners (to date) include The Town of Brattleboro, Thomas Thompson Trust, Arts Council of Windham County, the Vermont Arts Council, the Windham Foundation, The Town Arts Committee, The Latchis, and the Brattleboro Retreat.
