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GCCA ANNOUNCES 2008
CULTURAL FUND AWARDS
Through the County Initiative Program (CIP)
The
Greene County Council on the Arts
(GCCA) and the Columbia County
Council on the Arts (CCCA) are pleased to announce the recipients of
regrant awards through the Twin Counties Cultural Fund Decentralization
Program for Columbia and Greene Counties (DEC). The two counties have
been awarded $51,700 in funding in support of cultural programming and
activities for 2008 and $5,000 for two Individual Artist awards (one
for each respective county).
The Twin Counties Cultural Fund
Decentralization Program for Greene and
Columbia Counties is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts
(NYSCA). This program provides support for community-based
not-for-profit organizations and artists sponsored by these agencies.
These funds are intended to reward programs and services with strong
public components providing direct benefit to county residents.
All funding
awards are
competitive and are determined by a select panel
of artists, arts professionals, and community members - all
unaffiliated with applicant organizations - for their respective
county.
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Young sculptor
at Catskill Library’s 2007 program |
Gracious thanks to
this year's multitalented CCCA panelists:
Robert Baksa, William Case, Donn Critchell, Mary Franklin, Lynn Garon,
Joyce Sarner, Carlin Thomas and Trina Porte. Great appreciation also
goes to our good natured and hard working GCCA panelists: Paul Honyea,
Paige Ingalls, Joe Iraci, Monica Restaino, Dorothy Rodgers, Alice
Tunison, and Barbara Walters. Special recognition to our Individual
Artist panel reviewers who will meet Jan. 12 and have perhaps the
hardest task of all: Lynn Breslin, Kristine Cottom, Edith Marcik, Dan
Region, Paul Smart, Barb Sturman, and Pamela Wallace. These individuals
deserve a round of applause for their long hours and active commitment
to the arts in our region.
2007
Soup2Nuts theater rehearsal
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The Greene County Council on the Arts
and the Columbia County Council
on the Arts would like to express congratulations to all grant
recipients. The intent of these awards is to support high caliber,
artistically diverse, and innovative cultural programs for our
communities. To keep the arts alive and well in your county these
individuals and organizations need your encouragement and patronage.
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| Please join us in congratulating them on
their success and show them
you appreciate their efforts by participating in this imaginative
assortment of offerings. |
Greene County received
23 applications for requests totaling $75,902 –
three times the amount of available regrant funds. Twenty-two
organizations received $25,850 for the Decentralization Program (DEC)
Project Support which includes organizations that act as a conduit
(fiscal managers) for artist initiated projects. They are: All Arts
Matter for poetry read-in and script-in-hand readings and high school
art exhibit; Athens Cultural Center and Jeanne Heiberg for writing and
clay sculpture workshops and exhibition; Athens Cultural Center and
Bonnie Mion for a historic and cultural exploration of Middle Eastern
dance; Cairo Public Library for multidisciplinary workshops; Catskill
Community Center for dance and visual arts programming; Catskill
Mountain Wolf Center and Joseph Capone for presentation of “Amadeus”
and “Desire Caught by the Tail”; Catskill and Palenville Libraries for
art workshops, music and puppetry performances; Community of Windham
Foundation for lecture and demonstration on historic photo processes;
D.R. Evarts Library for graphic arts programs and literary readings;
Greenville Public Library for ceramics, watercolor and drawing
workshops; Heart of Catskill Association and David Woodin for classical
concert with professional and amateur musicians; Heermance
Memorial Library for quilting and ceramic mural programs; Love ‘N Care
Pet Sanctuary and Margo Muller for children’s theater project; Mountain
Top Historical Society for cloggers, musicians and lecturer for annual
Open House; Pleshakov Music Center for lecture/concerts at the piano
museum in Hunter; Schoharie Creek Players for production of “Steel
Magnolias”; Town of Catskill and Cindy Putorti for film project
involving teens and local WWII veterans; Town of Hunter and Kevin
VanHentenryck for outdoor stone carving class along Route 23 in Hunter;
Town of Jewett and Vera Gaidoch for classical music concert and exhibit
of local artist works; Ulster-Greene ARC for visual arts classes and
performance for developmentally disabled adults and others; Windham
Arts Alliance for Sandcastle Sculpture project and Artfest 08; and
Windham Public Library for Victorian tinsel painting and youth theater
workshops and more.
Susan Wides photo hike |
Columbia County received requests from
23 organizations totaling
$68,191 – more than twice the amount of available funding. Nineteen
organizations received $25,850 for the Decentralization Program (DEC)
Project Support, which includes organizations that act as a conduit
(fiscal manager). They are: Department of Youth and Diata Diata
International Folkloric Theatre for dance and theatrical production of
“And Then There Was One”; Clarion Concerts for Leaf Peepers Concert
Series; Friends of Chatham Public Library for artist/author programs;
Ghent Playhouse for adult acting workshops; Haitian Community Project
for an international evening with culinary, visual arts, dance and
music; Hawthorne Valley Association for 88 Keys music concerts; Hudson
Area Library for a youth workshop with Walking the Dog Theater; Hudson
Chamber Opera/Diamond Opera Theater for one act play and opera
performance; HRC/Showcase Theatre for staged readings of original
plays; Hudson Valley Choral Society for musicians for 2008 concerts;
Kinderhook Library for World Music performances; Mental Health
Association of Col/Greene Counties for theater workshops and
presentation; Music Coalition for contemporary classical music
performances; North Chatham Library for literature and arts workshops;
Philmont Community Chorus for a consultant and accompanist for their
winter and spring concerts; Philmont Library for five evenings of
music; Roeliff Jansen Community Library and Neil Smith for Literary
Tongues writing workshops and public reading; St. James Church and
Columbia Chamber Players for classical music and Rumi poetry
performance; and Roving Actors Repertory Ensemble for full scale
orchestra production of “Man of La Mancha”. |
Tribal dancing at Catskill Community Center |
Look
for Individual Artist award
announcements in the next issue of Arts Alive! Decentralization
re-grant programs are vital to assuring that the arts reach all
audiences. If you or your children have participated in any of these
programs, you know their value. To help ensure future funding for these
programs in your community, please take a moment to write or call your
State representatives and thank them for the work they've been doing to
support the arts in New York State and encourage them to continue their
efforts.
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