Our Mission
The mission of Brattleboro Arts Initiative is to develop and promote functional spaces for the production, exhibition and teaching of the performing and visual arts.
The Latchis Hotel and Theatre is the perfect vehicle for BAI to advance this mission with four theatres for movies, three of them worthy performance spaces; with the Latchis Gallery in the main theatre and exhibition space in Latchis 4; and with rental spaces for a pub, restaurant, artists and arts educators. In 1938 the Latchis family built this “Town Within A Town – Under One Roof.” Brattleboro Arts Initiative has taken it to the next level, making the Latchis a true hub for art, culture and the creative economy in Southern Vermont.
Brattleboro Arts Initiative is also committed to providing leadership and advocacy for the arts through membership in Building a Better Brattleboro, Town Arts Committee, Preservation Trust of Vermont, Vermont Arts Council, National Trust for Historic Preservation, League of Historic American Theatres, Arts Council of Windham County, and Alliance for the Arts.