We believe that access to the arts makes our community stronger.
BCA Studios at 405 Pine Street hosts state-of-the-art facilities for clay, print, photography, jewelry, and painting in an easily accessible South End location. From providing artists with space to incubate their small businesses to introducing the next generation of visionaries and leaders to fundamental concepts in our camps, classes, and workshops, BCA Studios are a critical resource to help nourish the strong arts community we all know and love.
Unfortunately, BCA’s current programs are at capacity and have long waiting lists. We need to expand at 405 Pine Street to meet today’s needs as well as to anticipate tomorrow’s. In addition to creating more opportunities for low-income residents, expansion of art space at 405 Pine Street will increase access to affordable, quality programs for all community members.
The exciting expansion of art education studios and community space underway at 405 Pine Street will make the arts more accessible for all ages and abilities and strengthen community connections for years to come.
Energy Efficiency, Sustainability, Progress
The redevelopment of 405 Pine Street integrates environmental sustainability into every aspect of design, construction, and programming. The project has paved the way for a netzero-ready future, completing energy-efficient exterior building improvements including insulated roof, walls and siding and installing new energy-efficient windows and skylights.
A new mural by Juniper Creative Arts, created in collaboration with eight youth apprentices, reflects the Barge Canal’s complex environmental history, its often overlooked cultural past, and the possibilities of renewal when nature is allowed to thrive.
A sculpture by artist Stephen Rhoades, Radiant Resonance, is powered using electricity that is solar-generated on-site with a roof demonstration system by Verde Technologies, illuminating the beauty and possibility of renewable energy.
Rhoades is powered using electricity that is solar-generated on-site with a system provided by Verde Technologies. The sculpture highlights the critical advancements in technology that are urgently needed to help mitigate our climate crisis, connects to the netzero intentions of this expansion project, and illuminates the beauty and possibility of renewable energy.
Healthier, new outdoor space is also a new feature of the 2.2 acre site thanks to a state-funded brownfield remediation, enhanced storm water management, and landscape improvements, including a platform for public art installations.
Supporting Children and Families
Today, BCA Studios typically serve more than 1,900 ADULTS and 1,700 YOUTH. An expanded 405 Pine will provide arts-based learning programs to more than 7,200 people a year.
In Burlington, 25% of residents live below the poverty level, and 28% of students speak a language other than English at home. BCA program participants align with these demographics. More than 25% of participants identify as low income, and a greater percentage identify as BIPOC individuals than Burlington’s census demographics.
Nourishing a Strong Community
Burlington has been losing art spaces that have traditionally supported low-income residents and communities of color.
A key part of the expansion will be the new community and event space, available for use at subsidized rates. Reaching immigrant populations is a priority for BCA programming. Able to accommodate up to 250 people, the Community Room at 405 will feature large, flexible space that includes a fully equipped kitchen, providing a place for families and children to gather and make art or music or dance together, as well as a state-of-the-art video and sound system, internet, and power for event-grade equipment, adjacent to a flexible-use outdoor patio and performance stage.
Vermont’s Creative Economy
Located in a federally designated low-income opportunity zone, 405 Pine will add jobs ranging from entry level to highly skilled that are accessible for low income and immigrant populations, within walking distance of Burlington’s diverse South End neighborhoods. This project will expand access to the infrastructure—like kilns and pottery wheels, printmaking equipment, traditional and digital photography processing equipment, and photo studio—and programs that bolster job readiness and employability and help employees develop hard and soft skills. 405 Pine will also function as a point of entry for accessing other services needed to find, retain, and advance living-wage work for small businesses, including a growing number of BIPOC small businesses in our region.
“Our child adores BCA camps. Maybe more importantly, they are amazing for her growing independence. The counselor/camper ratio and the nature of art allow her to be independent in a way that she can’t usually be in school. BCA camps are a growth opportunity for her!”
— Summer Camp 2021, parent
“The new community space at 405 Pine Street will be a vibrant hub for artistic expression in Burlington. I believe that it will offer a unique opportunity for
artists from all backgrounds to share their stories, celebrate our community’s rich diversity, and collaborate in ways that will inspire and uplift everyone. This space will be a beacon for inclusion
and creativity, strengthening the arts community for years to come.”
— KeruBo
“BCA has been the catalyst in cultivating and promoting the arts and entrepreneurship and was instrumental in creating a unique creative community identity in the South end of Burlington. The repurposing and redevelopment of the Farrell property at 405 Pine Street will add significant physical space to continue to attract and support the creative community in Burlington. Building upon Burlington’s unique creative culture this area holds tremendous potential for the future of Burlington.”
— Frank Cioffi, GBIC
Burlington, into a sustainably designed art and creative economy complex. The
Burlington City Arts Foundation (BCAF) purchased the building in December 2019, and work began in June 2022 to improve the building envelope, remediate its 2.2 acre brownfield site, and prepare for interior expansion.
THANK YOU TO OUR BUILDING ART AND COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN DONORS
Lili Ruane
State of Vermont-Department of Economic Development
City of Burlington
Pat Robins and Lisa Schamberg
Hula LLC
Julie Barrett Bromage
Kelsey Barrett
Lucy Barrett
Sophie Barrett
Sandy Berbeco and David Coen
Four Angels Foundation
Robin Lloyd
Dr. Peter Swift & Diana McCargo
Harlaine D. Miller and Robert E. Miller
Win Smith
Betsey St. Onge
Lisa Steele
Trout Lily Foundation
Anonymous
Anonymous
Don and Cheryl Appe
Gregg and Beth Beldock
Christina and Bob Disabato
Richard and Madeleine Erdman
Patricia Fontaine
Shannon Gilligan and Family
Andy Golub
Greater Burlington Industrial Corp
Lady Mary Holmes
Todd Lockwood
Fleuri MacIntyre
Mascoma Bank Foundation
Hinda Miller
The Morris and Bessie Altman Foundation
Bill and Maureen Post
Lori Rowe and Doug Griswold
Keris Salmon and Francis Williams
Scout Fund
Maggie Smith
State of Vermont-Department of Buildings and General Services
Fran Stoddard and Harry Grabenstein
Marc A. and Dana Lim vanderHeyden
Nancy Schoenfeld and Jon Wettstein
Larry and Leslie Williams
The Conant Family Charitable Fund
Jeffry D. Glassberg and Amanda Bodell
Billi and Bobby Gosh
Hanson & Doremus
Jeffrey and Sharon Harkness
Lisa Lillibridge and Jeffrey Govoni
Catherine Mayer Emerson
Michael Metz and Denise Shekerjian
Jacqueline Posley
Mary Powell
Joan Shannon and Ken Grillo
Sara Katz and Keith Wagner
Grace Amao
Peter and Michele Asch
Peter Clavelle
J. Staige and Sarah Davis
Susanne Davis
Elise B. Eaton
Eileen and Paul Growald
Jeff and Sheila Hollender
Rachel and Daniel Kahn-Fogel
Doreen Kraft and Marvin Fishman
Phil and Crea Lintilhac
Brooke McDonald and Michael Brassert
Janet Murnane
Barbara and John Perry
Kat and Greg Ranallo
Joan Savoy
Cameron Smith
Maddy Weinstein
Sabah Abbas
Mitzi Blake
Margaret Coleman and Nicholas Kelly
Marian Feldman
John Gonter
Jennifer Kaulius
A.J. LaRosa & Tracie Hammond
Laura McDonough and Andy Schlatter
Beth Montuori Rowles and David Rowles
Bryan Parmelee and Jenna Pacitto
Kat Ranallo
Jackie Reno and Mikey van Gulden
Milton Rosa-Ortiz
The Roxanne and Henry Brandt Foundation
Sally Sheperdson
Tom Torti
Jon Weisbecker
Heather Winkelmann
August 13, 2025
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING DONORS WHO SUPPORTED
BCA’s 2017 MOVE RENOVATION AT 405 PINE STREET
Robert and Christine Stiller
Pat Robins and Lisa Schamberg
Lili Ruane
Sandy Berbeco
Lisa Steele
Michael Metz and Denise Shekerjian
Hinda Miller
Amy E. Tarrant Foundation
The WaterWheel Foundation, Inc.
Robin Lloyd
Nancy Schoenfeld and Jon Wettstein
Dealer.com
Redstone
Pecor Family Foundation
Bill and Maureen Post
Bill Kelly
Smith Richardson Foundation Inc
David and LJ Stiller
Marc A. and Dana Lim vanderHeyden
Jane Watson and E William Stetson III
Lori Rowe and Doug Griswold
The Pizzagalli Foundation
Bruce and Rebecca Babbit
Billi and Bobby Gosh
Erika Senft Miller and John Miller
Elise B. Eaton
Frank and Ann Guillot
Eric H. Hanson
Louis Mannie Lionni and Barbara Zucker
Todd R. Lockwood
Jeanne Morrissey
Barbara and John Perry
Anna Burns
Barry and Laura Dagan
Jeanne Keller and Craig Fuller
Andrew Silva
Rolf Kielman and Stevie Spencer
Donald and Allyson Laackman
Jessica and Geoffrey Scriver
Rachel and Daniel Kahn-Fogel
Ginny and Hartley Neel
Mary Jane Russell
Tim Curtin
Merle Siiro
Sylvia Gagne
Andrea and Terry Hook
Cynthia Silvey
Margaret Coleman and Nicholas Kelly
Gordon Jacobs
Molly and Tom Roland
Amanda Cook
Karen Guth
Shelley Hoak
Michele Mercier
Nancy Weber
Anna and Stephen Niemiec
Mary Zompetti and Charlie Sequoia
Kristen M. and David R. Watson
BURLINGTON CITY ARTS FOUNDATION 