Contact Burlington City Arts
- Phone:
- 802.865.7166
- Fax:
- 802.865.5839 (149 Church St.)
802.865.7044 (250 Main St.)
- Mailing Address:
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Burlington City Arts
149 Church Street,
Burlington, Vermont 05401
- Walk in locations:
- Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts135 Church Street, Burlington, Vermont see map »
- Firehouse Gallery135 Church Street, Burlington, Vermont see map »
- Memorial Auditorium 250 Main St., 2nd floor, Burlington, Vermont see map »
People of Burlington City Arts
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- Kate Ashman, Artist Coordinator for Art Sales and Leasingt
- 802.865.7296 kashman@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Kate manages our artist database, working with new and existing artists to encourage greater opportunities for exhibition and sale through our Art Sales and Leasing program. She plans, curates and installs exhibitions for our clients on a rotating basis.
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- Jude Bond, Early Arts Coordinator
- jbond@sover.net
- Jude is a practicing visual artist working as the Program Coordinator and Artist in Residence in our Early Arts Program. Early Arts serves preschool and Kindergarten classrooms in a variety of early childcare settings, including King Street Youth Center, Head Start, and the YMCA. Her literacy based art lessons incorporate music, movement, story telling, and visual arts.
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- Jessica Dyer, Director of Art Sales and Leasing
- 802.865.7554 jdyer@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Jessica handles all external exhibitions. This includes any locations managed by Burlington City Arts outside of the Firehouse Gallery, such as the Burlington International Airport, and private clients. Work exhibited in these spaces is drawn from a database of artists who register their current work with Jessica on a regular basis. Artwork from the database is available for sale or through a corporate art lease program to area businesses with space to exhibit work.
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- Gretchen Farrar, Development Director
- 802.865.7158 gfarrar@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Gretchen manages all fundraising events, membership and donor relations for BCA. She works with staff and board to raise funds required to support our programming.
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- Eric Ford, Communication Director
- 802.865.5355 eford@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Eric works with staff to increase the profile of each program within the BCA branding guidelines. He handles contact with the media, writes press releases with staff members, and manages our marketing strategies.
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- Lisa Giordano, Events Coordinator
- 802.881.8522 lgiordano@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Lisa Giordano manages special events for Burlington City Arts, including the BCA Concert Series in Battery Park and Dance Dance Marathon.
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- Melinda Johns, Administrative Assistant
- 802.865.7166 mjohns@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Melinda answers the main phone number for Burlington City Arts, providing answers to questions about the arts, registering people for classes and keeping a pulse on our relationship with the public.
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- Mary Johnson, Photography Program Director
- 802.865.7161 mjohnson@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Mary is responsible for managing and promotion of the darkroom. This includes recruiting studio members, scheduling classes and workshops, and all technical and administrative aspects of running the darkroom.
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- Sara Katz, Assistant Director
- 802.865.5356 skatz@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Sara handles most internal administration for BCA, including managing the budget and staff concerns. In addition, she also runs the Art in Public Places program.
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- Doreen Kraft, Executive Director
- 802.865.7156 dkraft@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Doreen works with the BCA staff, the board of directors and the City of Burlington to develop and promote top quality art experiences for the City of Burlington.
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- Lisa Long, Firehouse Event Manager
- 802.865.5849 llong@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Lisa handles all external rental and events at the Firehouse Center for the Visual Arts. Contact Lisa if you wish to rent the Firehouse for your next event!
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- Katie A. Nelson, Gallery Educator and Assistant Curator
- 802.865.7551 knelson@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Katie facilitates See.Think.Do!, the gallery education program, working with Burlingotn area schools and developing curriculum associated with exhibitions in the Firehouse Gallery.
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- Ted Olson, Art Director
- 802.865.7157 tolson@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Ted manages and carries out various design and production projects, as well as web design, programming and photography.
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- Amanda Sanfilippo, Firehouse Gallery Manager & Assistant Curator
- 802.865.7165 asanfilippo@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Amanda assists the Curator with exhibition installation, research and realization at the Firehouse Gallery. She is the Curator of the Metropolitan Gallery and manages First Friday Art Walk, the volunteer and internship programs, and the BCA Artist Market. She also coordinates for the BCA and Seven Below Artist in Residence Programs.
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- Melissa Steady, BCA Education Director
- 802.865.7524 msteady@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Melissa is responsible for all aspects of BCA Education, including classes, workshops, general programming and satellite spaces of the program and works with all education program managers, the Executive Director and the marketing team to ensure success.
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- Melissa Stiebert, Community Programs Coordinator
- 802.865.9163 mstiebert@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Melissa brings community members of all ages, social service organizations, businesses and artists together through the arts. This includes managing the Mentor Arts program and working with the education director to develop specialized programming for diverse community needs.
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- Chris Thompson, Firehouse Gallery Curator
- 802.865.5392 cthompson@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Chris works with artists, staff and outside institutions to develop exhibitions for the Firehouse Gallery.
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- Catherine Ward, Print and Clay Studio Manager
- 802.860.7474 cward@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Catherine works with Clay and Print Studios members to ensure the facilities are running smoothly. She also works with the education staff to develop curriculum for the studios and teaches in the clay studio.
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- Kiersten Williams, Studio Education Coordinator
- 802.860.7474 kwilliams@ci.burlington.vt.us
- Kiersten runs the day-to-day operations in BCA's Print & Clay studio located at 250 Main Street.