Arts/ Music

Artful Word: First Night Burlington 2010 12/31/2009

A video by community producer James Gero. This video is about the 27th First Night Burlington Event.

United College Club: Service Rendered - Youth Service 12/29/2009

Host Bruce Wilson speaks with Rachel Stumpel, Leadership Coach.

Artful Word: Game (Life): Video Games in Contemporary Art 12/18/2009

A video by community producer James Gero.

Video games have emerged as our culture’s dominant form of popular entertainment, eclipsing both music and cinema. Lacking structured narratives, morally ambiguous, and oblivious to geo-political boundaries, the rise of video game culture is set to transform our notions of identity and location, blurring boundaries between the real and the un-real. Game(Life) transforms the gallery into a functioning video arcade. More than a dozen provocative and reflective works by contemporary artists and independent game designers from around the world engage visitors in play, exploration and confront questions of political activism, pacifism, violence, emotional resonance and beauty in gaming environments.

Artful Word: Vermont International Festival - Indian Wedding 12/05/2009

Community producer James Gero takes viewers to the Vermont International Fest held in Essex Vermont. In this piece, an Indian Wedding Ceremony is performed.

A Night of Music - Honoring African and African Derived Music and Culture 12/05/2009

A Night of Music - Honoring African and African Derived Music and Culture

Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program- "The Art of Arrival" 12/04/2009

The Vermont Refugee Resettlement Program presents, 'The Art of Arrival'. The Burlington International Airport is the Ellis Island of Vermont The Art of Arrival includes paintings of refugees in Burlington by Janet McKenzie and refugees speaking about their memorable experiences arriving in Vermont.

Press Conference - 27th Annual First Night 11/18/2009

The Staff, Board, Sponsors and Burlington Mayor join in the announcment of events planned for the 27th First Night Burlington.

United College Club: Host Charles Piasecki, UCC Youth Director 11/16/2009

Charles Piasecki, United College Club Youth Director, speaks with Flynn Theater Marketing Director Leigh Chandler, and Mariah Sanderson, Coordinator with Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community and Kesha Ram, State Legislator, Chittenden 3-4.

"Sacred Forest" Preview 11/14/2009

Dan Higgins produced this video about collaboration between Gordon Stone and Senegalese choreographer Elhadji
Mamadou Ba.

The Vermont Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts present "The Sacred Forest" featuring the
music from Gordon Stone's new CD "Night Shade" and the West African Choreography by Elhadji
Mamadou Ba from Senegal. A Music and dance performance telling a traditional African story of the Sacred
Forest. Nov 21st at The Barre Opera House Barre VT at 7PM.

Artful Word: Diwali Night at UVM Davis Center 11/07/2009

A video by community producer James Gero about Diwali Night at UVM Davis Center.

Featured Story

CCTV Receives NEH Grant to Support Community Archives

CCTV Center for Media & Democracy is pleased to announce receipt of a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Humanities Collections and Reference Resources grant alongside 32 peer archival institutions across the country. This $49,927 grant award will support efforts to preserve and expand access to audio/visual community history materials in the CCTV Archives. Read more about this opportunity here!