Better yet, call it by its new name: The Current.
After nearly a decade of pondering whether to keep a contemporary art gallery, workshop and educational center named after a woman with a problematic connection to Nazis, the art centerâs leadership has rebranded the place, leaving history in the past and looking ahead.
According to The Currentâs executive director Rachel Moore, an art center located in Stowe that serves the greater community for arts education but draws people from all over the world, ought to have a more universal appeal. A more universal name is a good place to start.
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A name change for Stoweâs Helen Day Art Center â part of an ongoing rebranding of the organization that includes a new strategic plan and expanded educational offerings â has led to a larger discussion about the history of the woman behind the buildingâs name and attitudes that in some ways shaped the Stowe communityâs past.
So, who was Helen Day Montanari? Was she the ahead-of-her-time modern woman as some claim, or an anti-Semite who helped foster hatred and discrimination?
The answer may be both.
While some say Montanariâs actions â she and her partner ran an âAryans-onlyâ Stowe inn in the 1940s â were a reflection of the society in which she lived, others believe thatâs no excuse for prejudice and exclusion. Rachel Moore, the art centerâs executive director â and the centerâs board of directors â see the name change âas an opportunity to make clear our continued belief in inclusivity, diversity and