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The history of fiber arts on the Vineyard runs deep. Sheep were brought to the Island by European settlers as early as the 1600s. “Sheep were used for both meat and wool,” M.V. Museum’s research librarian, Bowdoin Van Riper, said. “At one point, there were 15,000 sheep on the Island, but that changed during the […]

Circuit Arts, like its founder and everyone who works for this stellar organization, bursts with creativity and a profound dedication to building community through accessible, meaningful, and diverse art experiences, year-round and Island-wide. Its multiple facets include the Martha’s Vineyard Film Festival, Cinema Circus, the Vineyard Drive-In at the YMCA, Martha’s Vineyard Children’s Theater Camp, […]

This year, Island Grows Schools (IGS) celebrates its 15th anniversary. In its decade and a half, IGS has built school gardens, taken students to visit Island farms, brought local food into school cafeterias, and built connections between the classroom, farms, kitchen, and the food we eat. The program reaches nearly every school-aged child on the […]