LACA & Community

Although the Lebanon Art and Crafts Association is an art related organization, LACA has a long tradition of being actively involved in the community in ways that extend beyond the world of art. Each year LACA members pool their talent, time, and money to reach out to others in the Upper Valley.

Area High School Students

As financially able, LACA annually presents awards to area high school students who plan to continue his/her education in one of the fields of art.

In Lebanon, this award is called the Alden Burt Award. Alden Burt was not only a founding member of the Association, but a long-time and much beloved art teacher in the Lebanon School District. 

On other towns, this award is known as the Lebanon Art and Crafts Association Award.

This application must be returned to LACA by May 1, 2008 to be considered eligible for 2008 awards.

Download this year's application (PDF, 168K).

Other Community Involvement

Other financial gifts to area non-profit organizations include: the Downer 4H Camp, David's House, and the Lebanon Library Art program. 

Another typical LACA project will find members making decorative bags filled with soap and lotions, playing cards, toothbrushes, notepads, candy, and other small items to be distributed to the residents of a county nursing home or to patients at the Veterans Administration Hospital on Christmas day.