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VPR's coverage of arts and culture in the region.

Diversity In Public Art

Elodie Reed
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VPR
A phone bank in the Vermont Statehouse.

A commonality runs through the portraiture that adorns the Vermont Statehouse: old white men. And that lack of diversity has come under scrutiny lately. But is it appropriate to diversify the artwork if the history of state power is not, itself, very diverse? This hour: art in our public spaces, and what can or should be done to make public art more reflective of the whole Vermont story.

Our guests are:

  • Sen. Ruth Hardy (D), Represents the Addison County District
  • David Schutz, Vermont State Curator
  • Karen Mittelman, Executive Director of the Vermont Arts Council
  • Will Kasso Condry, Arti, educator, curator, and community organizer based in Brandon, Vermont

Broadcast live at noon on February, 27, 2020; rebroadcast at 7:00 p.m.

Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
Lydia worked for Vermont Public Radio and Vermont PBS from 2019 until 2022.
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