Welcome to Brattleboro Arts Initiative

For ten years Brattleboro Arts Initiative has provided leadership and advocacy for the arts in Southern Vermont. 

In 2003 BAI acquired the Latchis Hotel and Theatre and since then we have been renovating and restoring this art deco gem.  The property houses a 30 room boutique hotel and four theatres, one of which, a grand old movie palace, is complete with Greek statuary and hand painted murals depicting Greek mythology.  Come visit – it’s worth a trip from anywhere.

We boast a unique structure as a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the care and well-being of the for-profit Latchis Corporation.  Latchis Corporation oversees the for-profit businesses which then return revenue to the local economy.  It is truly a creative concept!