3CVT - East Central Vermont Economic Development District

Cornerstone Creative Community (3CVT): a Zone of the Vermont Creative Network (VCN)

Cornerstone Creative Community (3CVT) is a committee of working volunteers convened by Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Regional Commission, the Green Mountain Economic Development Corporation, and the Vermont Council on the Arts. Operating independently, the goal of this committee is to broaden and build the future partnerships that will be needed within the creative economy at all levels.

In 2016 the Vermont Council on the Arts created the Vermont Creative Network. We are one of 6 zones — supported by a small stipend to cover administrative costs.

The 3CVT coverage area that is a forty-town region that stretches from the Connecticut River in the east to, Rochester, Stockbridge, and Bridgewater in the west. From Newbury and Topsham in the north, to Springfield and Chester in the south.

To see upcoming events with 3CVT, visit and like our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/CornerstoneCreativeCommunity/

For more information please contact Kimberly Gilbert- kgilbert@trorc.org 802-457-3188 Extension 112.

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3CVT Working Mission Statement

To boost the economic prosperity and interdisciplinary connections for the creative sector in the east central Vermont region.

Steering Committee Members

Seth Butler (Vermont Photojournalist & Documentary Photographer)

Caitlin Christiana (Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce)

Kimberly Gilbert (Two Rivers- Ottauquechee Regional Commission)- 3CVT Zone Agent

Paige Greenfield (Two Rivers- Ottauquechee Regional Commission)

Nicholas Kekic (Tsuga Studios)

Anni Mackay (BigTown Gallery)

Tracy Penfield (SafeArt)

Otto Pierce (The Sable Project)

Bud Venturi (BigTown Gallery)

WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED

• MAP, Clearly defined & effective display of the 40 town region.

• EXECUTIVE SUMMARY, entitled Artists, Artisans and Entrepreneurs: Creative Economy of the East Central Vermont Region, prepared for TRORC & the East Central Vermont Economic Development Districtby Michael Kane Consulting, Inc.

Creative Economy Full Report ECV-Creative Economy Executive Summary-2016

Creative Economy Executive Summary-2016

• PLANNING PROCESS DETAILS, established a steering committee of volunteers meeting regularly to plan concrete action steps.

• CreativeGround PARTNERSHIP, populating an effective database of individuals and organizations working in the creative sector/economy.

Creative Ground

• RESULTS BASED ACCOUNTABILITY – Marlboro College, initial training in the RBA system to achieve coherent language, measurable outcomes, and a system of reflection for the comittee. FOR MORE INFO: www.bbvt.marlboro. edu

• MASHUP CONCEPT, relationship building & getting to know your neighbors in an effort to strengthen the creative economy