Creative Living Award

Read the Announcement in the Vineyard GazetteRead the Article covering the event in the MV TimesRead the Article covering the event in the Vineyard Gazette The Martha’s Vineyard Community Foundation (MVCF) has selected Charlie Esposito of Tisbury as the recipient...

"Corn Field," by 12th Creative Living Award Recipient, Allen Whiting Since 1983, we have celebrated our community in our annual Creative Living Award, dedicated to recognizing an Islander who has “enhanced and preserved the quality of life of the Vineyard...

Please read the full article in the Martha’s Vineyard Times.   Capt. Bob Douglas has navigated a life with little precedent. His tall ships, the Shenandoah and the Alabama, have become the signature pieces of Vineyard Haven Harbor. His “week...

On a spectacular September evening, at the Gannon & Benjamin Marine Railway on Vineyard Haven harbor, Captain Robert S. Douglas was awarded the 38th annual Creative Living Award.   Designed to honor the spirit of our initial donor Ruth Bogan,...

Dukes County State Representative Dylan Fernandes gave IGI an official citation from the Massachusetts Statehouse thanking IGI for their service to the Vineyard. The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard awarded Island Grown Initiative (IGI) the 37th Creative Living Award at...

On a warm September evening, at the Agricultural Society Hall where he has been a long time trustee, Trip Barnes was awarded the 2018 Creative Living Award.  Trip's front porch and office were recreated at the Hall and friends stopped by...

The Permanent Endowment for Martha’s Vineyard is delighted to announce that Clarence A. Barnes III, as he’s known to truckers and state troopers nationwide, will receive the 2018 Creative Living Award. On the Island he’s known to one and all…

A wonderful evening was had by all at the presentation of the 34th Creative Living Award to the Dunkl family of Chilmark. Held at the PA Club in Oak Bluffs, over 125 of their friends and admirers gathered to hear stories…

2017 Creative Living Award winners, Heidi, Peter and Frank Dunkl are profiled by Mollie Doyle of the Vineyard Gazette in this wonderful article.   Reading this you begin to grasp the breadth of their ingenuity, creativity and generosity.  They are…