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Join the Bennington Museum Board of Trustees for our annual meeting where we will review all the successes of Bennington Museum in fiscal year 2024 that you have helped to make possible, introduce our new board chair, and discuss exciting projects slated for the coming year.

At this meeting, which is open to members and non-members alike, we will also be presenting the Arnold Ricks Award which is given to an individual or organization in recognition of exceptional contributions to the Bennington community and Bennington Museum. This year we are pleased to honor one of our emeritus trustees, Frances Holbrook. Frances has been an active and dedicated supporter of Bennington Museum and its education programs for a number of years, and has served as a liaison for the Museum to the Edwin S. Webster Foundation, to which she has family ties.  The Webster Foundation’s most recent contribution helped to renovate the approach to the Grandma Moses schoolhouse and assisted with HVAC upgrades in preparation for a more comprehensive renovation which will include a separate entry for groups, a utility sink and bathroom, and comprehensive technology.

We are holding this celebration for Frances on Grandma Moses’ birthday (September 7th) to honor and recognize the difference that she has made and continues to make through her steadfast advocacy on behalf of the Museum’s education programs.

Suggested donations of $20 will go to support continued improvements of the Moses classroom as outlined in Project 2 of the Museum’s Century Campaign.

Refreshments and light hors d’ouevres will be served in the Ada and Paul Paresky Court.

The annual report will be available at this meeting, and will also be available for download and viewing online.