Name/Title
Promotional ButtonEntry/Object ID
2014.48.13Description
Metal pink button. The center of the button has a smiling face sun with people standing facing the sun. "Onion River Arts Council" is written along the top of the button, and "MIDSUMMER / 1992" under the people on the bottom of the pin.Context
From the finding aid for a collection of records for the Onion River Arts Council at the Vermont Historical Society Library:
"The Onion River Arts Council was founded in 1974. It served as the major
presenter of performing arts events in Montpelier and Barre, Vermont, until it ceased
operations at the end of the year in 2004. In the 1990s the organization’s mission
statement read, “To present quality arts programs to the widest possible audience in
central Vermont; to provide cultural education, both in schools and for the general public;
to coordinate and be an advocate for the arts in the community; and to provide
opportunities for Vermont artists.”
ORAC organized community arts programs, sponsored arts programming in area
schools, organized arts festivals such as “Midsummer” and “First Night,” and co-sponsored the “Celebration Series” with the Barre Opera House. The Midsummer Festival probably started in 1982, although the collection includes no material from this event. In 1983 the festival was billed as a celebration of Vermont’s folk life and heritage and was held at Vermont College in Montpelier. It evolved into a festival of the arts held on the State House lawn featuring theater, dance, popular and traditional music, story telling, and mime. The festival usually included a street dance and a “Pops” concert by
the Vermont Philharmonic Orchestra. In its last two years, 1995 and 1996, the festival
was billed as a “Midsummer Medieval Festival of the Arts.”Acquisition
Accession
2014.48Source or Donor
Wasserman, NancyAcquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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ButtonNomenclature Secondary Object Term
Fastener, TextileNomenclature Primary Object Term
NotionNomenclature Sub-Class
Needleworking EquipmentNomenclature Class
Textileworking T&ENomenclature Category
Category 04: Tools & Equipment for MaterialsRelationships
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Person or Organization
Onion River Arts CouncilRelated Places
Place
City
MontpelierCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America