The Mission of Catamount Arts is to inspire appreciation of and participation in the arts, promote the arts throughout the region, and cultivate the arts as an integral part
of community life.

Meet the Catamount Board of Directors by clicking here.

THE CATAMOUNT ARTS STAFF

From the left: Patrick Black, Jerry Aldredge, Martin Bryan, Jody Fried & Orson Gregory

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Catamount Arts was founded in 1975 with a mission of enhancing the cultural climate of northern Vermont and New Hampshire. Integration of the arts into community life has been our guiding principle and we attempt to cultivate awareness and appreciation of the arts through a diversified schedule of film, music, theater, dance, and the visual arts.

For 20 years, Catamount Arts was located literally next door to one of the most beautiful and historically important buildings in the Northeast Kingdom.  When it was opened in 1912, the Masonic Temple of St. Johnsbury was the largest and grandest Masonic building in the state with more than 700 members.  In a generous gesture intended to benefit the entire community, the Masonic Lodge gave this showplace building to Catamount in 2005, in return for a no-cost lease in perpetuity of the top floor, which continues to be used as the Lodge meeting place. 
 
Catamount Arts then embarked on a major construction project to transform the lower two floors into a Community Arts Center.  The rehabilitation was designed with the help and encouragement of the local community.  Not only were the actual plans developed after a series of public creative forums, but much of the rehabilitation work was done by the St. Johnsbury Academy Building Trades and Electricity Programs and the St. Johnsbury Work Camp participants.  

Click here to see the list of the donors who have
thus far generously contributed to the ABC Capital Campaign.
Their financial support has made the Community Arts Center a reality.

Catamount’s role as the Northeast Kingdom’s primary source of arts and culture vastly expanded with the ribbon cutting on October 4, 2008. The new Community Arts Center features two movie theaters, allowing Catamount Arts to present a regular schedule of acclaimed foreign-language and independent films; two state-of-the-art classrooms, which are used for art, computer and music education; an 80-seat performance space dedicated to regular performances by local artists; and a gallery showcasing local and area artists' work.  

Catamount annually presents an extensive series of performances at venues throughout Vermont's Northeast Kingdom bringing in nationally known touring artists as well as accomplished local performers.

The Catamount Art Center is located at 115 Eastern Ave. in St. Johnsbury and is open from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm, Monday - Saturday. In addition, the galleries are available to visitors before and after the nightly film screenings.

From the left: Jerry Aldredge, Patrick Black, Martin Bryan & Jody Fried