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Opera Vermont’s Joshua Collier Named a 2026 Creative Community Fellow by National Arts Strategies

By David Salazar

Opera Vermont founder and Artistic Director Joshua Collier has been named a 2026 Creative Community Fellow by National Arts Strategies (NAS) as part of the Creative Community Fellows: New England program.

The fellowship is a cohort-based learning program designed to support and connect cultural leaders who are using arts and culture to drive transformative change in their communities. Fellows enter the program with in-progress projects and participate in online gatherings and in-person retreats focused on skill-building, leadership development, and collaboration.

Collier’s selection recognizes both his artistic leadership and Opera Vermont’s broader mission of making opera accessible to Vermonters across the state’s rural and small-town communities through performances, educational programming, and multi-venue partnerships.

“Opera Vermont strives to make opera welcoming, accessible, and deeply connected to community life across our beautiful state,” said Collier, per an official press release. “I’m elated to be recognized by National Arts Strategies for the work that we have been doing at Opera Vermont, and I am delighted to join this cohort of exceptional cultural leader peers who are doing bold, people-centered, important work across New England. I’m beyond grateful to NAS for this opportunity and look forward to bringing new tools, relationships, and even more invigoration to my work at Opera Vermont.”

The Creative Community Fellows: New England is supported by the Barr Foundation in partnership with the New England Foundation for the Arts.

 

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Prior to creating OperaWire, DAVID SALAZAR, (Editor-in-Chief) worked as a reporter for Latin Post where he interviewed major opera stars, Oscar nominees, Golden Globe winners and film industry giants.

David holds a Masters in Media Management from Fordham University. During his time at Fordham, he studied abroad at the Jagiellonian University in Poland. He also holds a dual bachelor’s from Hofstra University in Film Production and Journalism.

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