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Interview with Lisa Rees, President of the Milton Artists' Guild.
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A
This
is
Dennis
McMahon
and
welcome
to
positive
Vermont,
and
today
we
are
going
to
be
exploring
a
very
exciting
group
and
the
Milton
artist
skill
and
what
they
have
in
store
right
now
during
the
holiday
and
post-holiday
period
and
how
you
people
in
the
area
and
around
the
country
can
get
involved
with
the
Milton
and
my
guest
is
Lisa
Reese.
The
president
of
the
Milton
project,
skill
welcome
Lisa.
B
Well,
I
am,
as
you
said,
the
president
of
the
Milner
is
Guild,
but
I
also
have
a
full-time
job.
I
am
a
leadership
coach
I
have
my
own
business
and
I
am
very
active
as
a
volunteer
in
our
community
I
serve
on
a
couple
of
other
boards
and
do
a
lot
of
customer
facing
things
with
with
all
our
customers
in
the
gallery,
as
well
as
the
community
I'm
constantly
attending
meetings,
and
just
you
know
getting
the
pulse
on
the
community.
What
is
it
that
is
on
their
minds?
B
What
is
it
that
they're
looking
for,
and
especially
you
know,
being
an
art
gallery?
A
lot
of
people
still
don't
know
about
us.
So
my
mission
right
now
is
to
spread
the
word
and
that's
why
we
were
thrilled
when
we
got
this
invitation
to
come
on
your
program
and
to
talk
about
who
we
are
and
what
we
do
all.
A
B
B
Yeah
so
I
I
live
in
Milton
and
I.
You
know,
love
to
to
craft
shows
and
I
noticed
that
there
was
something
called
the
Milton
artist,
Guild
and
I
really
didn't
know
what
it
was
in
all
honesty,
I
thought
it
was
something
for
artists
to
go,
and
you
know
advanced
level.
People
and
I
didn't
realize
what
it
was
was.
A
bunch
of
artists
who
displayed
their
work,
sell
their
work
and
support
each
other
in
this
wonderful
community.
B
This
was
back
in
1988
and
they
all
of
a
sudden
it
started
to
just
grow
and
grow
where
more
people
were
hearing
about
it
and
wanting
to
join.
And
finally,
it
got
to
be
so
large
that
they
needed
space.
They
said
we're
ready
to
take
that
next
step,
and
you
know
that
the
space
is
at
a
premium,
especially
five
years
ago.
B
This
was
obviously
pre-pandemic
and
in
Milton
you
know,
there's
not
a
lot
of
of
retail
space,
so
we
were
very
lucky
fortunate
that
Ernie
pomerlo
of
pomerlo
real
estate
when
the
Hannafords
moved
to
its
new
location.
They
had
a
lot
of
space
and
we
said
we
would
love
to
open
up
a
non-profit
and
to
display
all
these
artists
all
their
work
and
to
sell
it
in
the
gallery,
and
so
for
the
last
five
years
we
have
been
so
blessed
with
having
their
support.
B
Ernie
pomerlo
has
been
our
biggest
champion
and
he
has
allowed
us
to
be
in
this
space
for
free,
and
that
is
a
game
changer,
because
as
a
non-profit,
we
knew
we
couldn't
possibly
afford
the
space.
So
it
started.
As
you
know,
just
three
women
coming
together
and
all
of
a
sudden
it
just
grew
into
a
storefront,
and
now
we
have
been
there
for
we
celebrated
our
fifth
anniversary
over
this
summer
and,
as
I
said,
you
know
right
now.
We
have
about
160
artists
and
they
are
displaying
their
work
in
the
Milton
Square.
A
I
remember
that
situation
getting
it
several
years
ago
and
that
was
I
think
we
did
a
program
shortly
after
you
came
there,
but
this
show
goes
not
only
Statewide.
It
gets
around
the
world.
It
gets
on
the
web.
So
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
Milton,
where
it
is
any
geographical
or
helpful
information.
You
can
give
to
someone
who
wants
to
come
into
Chittenden
County
and
go
see
it
yeah.
B
B
B
A
B
Space
sure
so,
when
people
look
at
the
shopping
plaza,
they
are
really
surprised
by
how
large
our
facility
is
our
store.
Is
we
have
6200
square
feet
of
footage
in
our
Gallery?
We
have
about
150
different
artists
of
all
different
mediums
from
painting
to
sculpture,
to
metal
art
to
woodturning
photography
play.
We
have
Potters
I
mean
it's
just
amazing,
and
so
people
can
kind
of
get
an
idea
of
what
we
offer
by
going
to
our
website,
which
is
art,
miltonartisguild.org
org,
and
they
can
see
how
big
we
are.
B
B
B
B
Is
that
a
caliber
to
be
displayed
in
Seoul?
What
and
while
we
do
have
juried
artists
in
our
Gallery,
which
is
exciting.
We
have
a
lot
of
juried
artists,
but
what
we
pride
ourselves
is
that
we
are
also
for
the
beginning,
artists,
the
artist
who
has
never
sold
their
Wares
or
is
unsure
whether
or
not
they're
they're
good
enough
to
display,
and
so
what
we
do
is
because
we
have
150
artists.
We
really
can
help
Mentor
younger
artists.
We
can
give
them
advice
and
pointers.
B
What
should
you
sell
your
product
out
by
you
know?
How
much
should
you
you
know?
What's
your
markup,
knowing
that
we
take
a
small
percentage
of
of
commission,
but
we
pride
ourselves
that
we
only
take
30
of
commission
where
the
artist
gets
70
if
you
volunteer
in
our
Gallery,
so
that
is
what's
exciting
about
it
is
that
we
are
the
largest
non
profit,
non-juried
Art
Gallery
in
Vermont,
wow
and
so
well,
you
know
we
love,
you
know
all
the
art
galleries.
B
A
B
Yeah
well,
if
you
come
into
Milton
you're,
going
to
see
our
work
immediately
because,
as
you
come
into
Milton
you'll
see
Gardeners
Supply,
which
is
a
huge
National
firm
and
they
have
a
huge
Warehouse
on
Route
7
and
if
you
go
towards
it,
you'll
notice
on
the
site
is
this
beautiful
mural,
with
a
hummingbird
and
flowers,
huge
giant,
giant
and
Milton
artist?
Guild
was
part
of
painting
that
for
them
and
as
you
start
to
go
into
Milton,
the
welcome
sign
of
Milton
was
designed
by
our
artists,
as
you
continue
through
our
town.
B
You'll
notice
that
if
you
go
to
our
public
spaces,
like
our
ballparks
you'll,
see
all
the
dugouts
and
all
the
different.
You
know
buildings
in
the
park
and
those
were
all
painted
with
our
artists
and
kids.
So
the
kids
from
this
schools
got
to
participate.
We
did
outlines
for
them
and
they
actually
painted
it
in
the
schools
themselves.
We
help
you
know
with
murals
on
the
walls
and
we
will
come
in
and
do
guest
speaking.
B
The
Milton
High
School
just
launched
a
Milton
Innovation
Center
at
the
high
school,
and
what
they're
doing
is
they
are
opening
this
up
to
Makerspace
for
the
students
and
the
community.
So
last
year
was
a
pilot
the
earlier
this
year,
where
we
met
the
Milton
artist
school
partnered
with
the
school,
and
we
told
her
well,
what
would
you
need
if
you
had
a
pot,
Pottery,
Studio
or
a
woodturning,
studio
or
metalsmithing,
and
so
we
lent
our
volunteers?
B
You
know
our
members
came
in
and
taught
classes
they
taught
Advanced
Techniques
in
metalsmithing
and
in
Pottery
we
also
had
a
woodturner
who's,
helping
them
convert
some
of
their
space
into
it's
called
Dirty
space.
You
know
where
you
have,
you
know
shavings
and
things
like
that.
So
we
see
the
potential
of
partnering
with
the
schools
and
kids
to
say
you
know
you
don't
have
to
always
go
the
traditional
route
of
going
to
college.
Maybe
you
want
to
become
an
artist,
so
that's
really
important.
B
Every
Sunday
we
received
a
grant
from
the
Vermont
Federal
Credit,
Union
and
they've
been
so
gracious
to
give
us
money
so
that
we
can
pay
for
supplies
and
our
artists
to
teach
a
15
minute
to
30
minute
craft
to
kids,
ranging
anywhere
from
three
years
old
up
to
teenagers
they
come
in,
they
can
make
a
project
it
takes
like
I,
said
about
15-30
minutes
and
they
get
their
hands
dirty.
They
get
to
talk
to
artists,
they
get
to
be
in
in
Creative
space
and
they
get
to
socialize
with
each
other.
B
So
we've
been
offering
this
for
a
couple
years
now
and
it's
a
wonderful
give
back
to
the
community
where
we
have
families
who
come
in
all
every
week.
We
have
you
know
new
people
that
come
in,
so
that's
exciting
and
the
other
thing
that's
exciting
is
that
we
applied
with
the
town.
They
received
some
arpa
money
and
we
applied
for
a
grant.
That
would
be
for
art
programs
every
week
for
homeschooled
and
alternative
school
children.
B
So
we
would
then
open
it
up
once
a
week.
Let's
say:
Thursday
we'd
have
two
different
age
groups
and
he
would
come
in
and
you
could
be
from
any
home
school
or
alternative
school
at
a
certain
point
and
it
would
be
for
a
minimal
cost,
because
the
grant
only
applies
to
80
percent,
and
so
what
we
would
do
is
charge
a
minimal
cost
to
be
part
of
a
weekly
art
program.
So
we're
hoping
that
we
can
get
the
word
out.
B
We
should
receive
word
any
probably
by
the
end
of
the
month,
and
we
will
be
advertising
that
on
our
website
and
through
social
media.
But
that
to
me
is
about
giving
back
to
the
community.
Our
artists
are
so
giving,
and
it's
about
cultivating
art
and
bringing
out
creativity
and
socialization
in
our
youth.
It's
a
really
important
mission
of
ours,
I'm,
pretty
proud
of
it,
and.
B
Of
that,
no
it
was
the
the
the
pandemic
money,
the
American
Relief
act
and
so
Milton
received
I
believe
three
million
dollars
and
they've
already.
You
know
they
already
have
their
projects
of
many
millions,
but
they
wanted
to
give
the
tax
the
the
community
and
non-profits
an
opportunity
to
maybe
fund
additional
projects.
B
So
back
in
November
I
did
a
presentation
to
the
select
board
and
you
know
asked
for
the
funding
for
all
of
next
year
and
the
following
year
and
to
do
it
as
a
pilot
and
see
like
maybe
eventually
we'll
have
businesses
who
will
want
to
sponsor
us.
Just
like
the
Vermont
Federal
Credit
Union
sponsored
us
for
social
Sundays.
Maybe
we'll
have
businesses
who
will
say
yeah
I,
believe
in
this
and
I
want
to
fund
this,
but
for
now
we're
hoping
that
we
get
the
funding
from
the
town
kind
of
Milton.
That's.
A
Great,
that's
really
a
great
interaction
there.
You
know
a
lot
of
groups
have
their
own
projects,
but
they
don't
have
the
know-how
of
being
able
to
apply
for
things
that
the
grants
that
come
from
governments
or
from
industry,
or
even
from
Material
makers
and
manufacturers,
and
that
sounds
like
a
pretty
interesting
part
of
networking
that
you're
doing
there.
B
Our
artists
give
back
to
us
and
really
what
we're
hoping
to
share
is
that
Milton
businesses
and
businesses
in
general
will
see
that
you
know
we're
very.
We
don't
have
a
parent
organization,
we
don't
have
another
place,
we
can
apply.
We
can't
apply
to
the
state
of
Vermont
or
federal
grants,
and
so
we
really
do
rely
on
the
generosity
and
that's
why
we
we
need
to
raise
about
a
hundred
thousand
dollars
every
year,
just
to
keep
our
lights
on
and
that
that's
that's
a
lot.
Well,.
B
Yeah
well,
thank
you.
I
appreciate
the
the
opportunity
to
make
an
appeal
because
it
hasn't
been
easy.
These
last
three
years
with
the
pandemic
has
really
you
know,
crippled
us,
unfortunately,
with
our
ability
to
get
out
there
in
the
community.
You
know
not.
A
lot
of
people
want
to
be
face
to
face
so
now
we're
starting
to
see
where
people
are
more
comfortable,
but
we,
our
executive
director,
that
we
had
left
back
in
early
July
and
so
without
an
executive
director.
B
It
has
been
kind
of
you
know
the
board
and
myself
to
step
in,
and
it's
really
hard
to
be
strategic.
When
you're
trying
to
figure
out
how
do
you
do
payroll
and
how
do
you
do
QuickBooks
and
how
do
you
do
and
and
oh
there's
some
grants
that
I
need
to
so
for
me,
our
biggest
priority
right
now
is
to
hire
an
executive
director
and
I'm
super
excited
because
one
of
our
artists
who's
our
vice
president
Karina
Thurston.
B
B
She
is
probably
one
of
our
most
popular
she's,
a
miltonian.
Her
and
her
husband
have
lived
here
for
many
decades
and
her
art
is
just
spectacular.
It's
been
featured
in
books
and
magazines
and
she's
been
at
the
you
know
the
hospitals
and
she's
on
display
in
the
public,
and
she
donated
a
beautiful
24
by
48
inch,
painting
called
Woodlands,
and
it's
spectacular
it
retails
for
thirty
two
hundred
dollars
right
now,
I
think
the
biddings
up
to
five
hundred
dollars.
It's
a
silent
auction
and
it
it
ends
on
midnight
on
December
22nd.
B
B
We
also
have
a
grant
a
pending
operational
Grant
out
there
with
the
Vermont
Arts
Council.
They
were
also
given
some
pandemic
money
to
help
the
creative
economy.
So
we
are
part
of
the
creative
economy.
A
lot
of
people
don't
realize.
You
know
that
Vermont
has
this
engine.
Eight
percent
of
our
economy
is
the
creative
economy,
which
is
the
Arts
and
theater,
and
things
like
that,
and
so
that
is
a
big.
You
know.
B
That's
why
we're
constantly
looking
at
ways
to
say
you
know
we
want
to
serve
you,
but
we
also
need
you
to
help
us
to
serve
you.
So
we
do
two
big
fundraising
events
a
year.
In
addition
to
our
letters
of
appeal,
we
have
something
called
the
big
deal
which
we
do
in
the
summer
and
what
that
is,
is
all
our
organizations
across
Vermont
we
partner
with
them
and
it's
a
cash
raffle.
Basically,
the
top
prize
is,
is
cash
and
what
we
do
is
for
every
ticket.
B
You
know
the
SWAT
in
Arts
Council,
so
we
are
partnering
with
any
our
organization
across
Vermont
to
help
them
raise
money
too.
So
we
feel
really
good
about
being
the
sponsor.
We
find
that
we
find
the
prize
money
we
print,
we
do
all
the
work
and
we
are
able
to
give
back
to
those
art
organizations.
The
other
thing
we
do
is
in
September
the
weekend
after
Labor
Day.
We
do
something
called
Art
and
stroll.
B
We
had
our
second
annual
art
and
stroll
event
and
it's
in
the
field
between
the
Hannaford
shopping
center
and
where
we're
located,
there's
a
huge
field
there
and
we
had
a
50
artists
from
all
over
the
state
and
it
was
a
craft
fair
and
we
are
trying
to
expand
that
to
have
more
food,
vendors
and
crafters
and
but
again,
it's
a
way
that
we
can
bring
art
into
the
community
and
also
support
local
artists.
So
those
are
our
big
pushes,
but
really
where
we
get.
B
A
Great
well
tell
us
a
little
bit
about
your
plans
for
the
future.
You
mentioned
the
art
walk,
but
give
us
an
idea
where
again,
this
is
the
last
show
of
the
year
positively
Vermont
we're
going
into
the
holidays
but
heavily
into
the
holidays,
and
then
the
New
Year
double
splits.
Next
on
your
agenda
for
the
future.
Well,.
B
Right
now
we
are,
as
you
said,
the
holidays
have
been
amazing.
This
is
where
we
do.
Probably
a
third
of
our
San
sales
is
in
December,
so
I
just
was
at
the
gallery
this
morning
and
walking
through
and
all
the
artists
are
so
excited,
they're,
just
ramping
up
and
getting
all
their
product
out
there,
and
so
we
really
welcome
everybody
to
come
and
see
us.
B
We
also
have
an
online
store
which
we
are
expanding,
so
people
who
are
not
in
this
area
who
want
to
purchase
anything
on
our
website
that
is
going
to
be
our
goal
for
next
year
is
to
expand
our
our
online
website.
The
other
thing
we're
going
to
do
is
we're
going
to
offer
more
workshops.
We
really
want
to
query
people
about
what
is
it
that
you're
interested
in?
What
do
you
want
to
learn?
You
know:
do
you
want
to
learn
how
to
paint?
Do
you
want
to
learn?
You
know
Theory.
B
Do
you
want
to
learn
how
to
make
things?
So
we
all
want
to
continue
to
offer
our
workshops
and
our
paint
and
sips,
which
are
a
lot
of
fun,
so
we're
going
to
really
try
to
do
a
lot
of
marketing
and
advertising
and
also
way
is
to
involve
the
community
we'd
love
to
host
events.
So
we're
going
to
look
at
rental
renting
out
our
space
so
that
you
can
have
a
get
together,
a
meeting,
a
party
and
host
it
in
a
beautiful
space
like
the
Milton
artist
Guild.
B
So
that's
going
to
be
huge
and
also
to
support
our
members.
We
want
to
do
more
around
that
making
sure
that
they
feel
supported
so
Karina
has
so
much
I,
so
many
ideas
of
how
do
we
bring
in
marginalized
communities
unrepresented
communities
really
making
the
milonardo
skill
feel
like
a
place
where
everybody
belongs
and
I
think
that
that
is
going
to
be
our
Focus?
It's
it's
not
about.
You
know
making
a
lot
of
money
for
ourselves
it's
about.
How
do
we
help
our
artists
support
them
to
make
the
money?
B
These
are
150
entrepreneurial
artists
who
are
just
their
work.
It
just
blows
me
away.
Okay,
so
we're
going
to
hopefully
have
the
kids
programs
for
the
alternate
school
and
the
homeschooled
kids,
and
just
you
know,
stabilizing
ourselves
and
and
making
sure
that
that
we
are
here
for
many
years
to
come.
So
it's
about
building
relationships
with
our
donors
and
we
want
people
to
feel
like
they're
part
of
our
guilt
and-
and
that
to
me
is
our
you
know
biggest
priority.
Is
that
everybody's
welcome?
A
Well,
that's
great!
That's
a
nice
wrap
up
for
us
today
and
we
look
forward
to
seeing
you
again
in
meeting
Karina
during
the
course
of
2023
and
thank
you
very
much
Lisa,
and
this
is
Dennis
McMahon
for
positively
Vermont.
My
guest
has
been
Lisa
Reeves,
the
president
of
the
Milton
artist
Guild,
located
in
beautiful
Milton
Vermont.