Clifford Gallery at Colgate University welcomed a new collection of work entitled “The Locker Room” on Friday, March 29. Colgate hosted Jackie Summel through the Christian A. Johnson Endeavor Foundation Artist-in-Residence program, which permits one or more artists to join the Colgate community during the school year. Summel worked in conjunction with Studio CAJAIR, a.
The art that takes place inside the Colgate University Clifford Art Gallery is a collaborative effort. Clifford Gallery, located in Little Hall, features exhibitions that are selected by the University art faculty, and invites artists of all kinds to present their work and create new art. In addition, artists-in-residence at the Clifford Gallery work with.
On May 20 and 21, the 2022 Bennington Food Summit will celebrate the local food system with a lineup of free events, including tours, workshops, talks, open houses and more.
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About Food Insecurity in Bennington County
Food insecurity–an inability to access enough healthy food to meet basic needs because of financial constraints–is a serious problem across the state of Vermont, and has only worsened in light of COVID-19.
The National Food Access and Covid Research Team (NFACT) reports that 29% of respondent households in Vermont were classified as food insecure at some point between March and September 2020. More than 2/3 (69%) of these households were persistently food insecure (both food insecure before COVID-19 and since the start of the pandemic). Households with greater odds of being food insecure during this timeframe include households without a college degree, households with children, and households with a job loss or disruption during the pandemic (2.4 times greater odds) 38.7% of households with a job disruption experienced food insecurity compared to 20.6% of households without a job disruption. Nearly 50% of Vermonters experienced job