Funding Available for Arts and Cultural Activities Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties

Posted by Harlem Valley News Posted on August 8, 2016
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Funding Available for Arts and Cultural Activities
Dutchess, Orange and Ulster Counties
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Contact: Eve Madalengoitia: 845-454-3222: grants@artsmidhudson.org
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY:

Arts Mid-Hudson announces the availability of over $100,000 in funds available to support arts-related activities taking place in 2017. Activities may include workshops, exhibits, performances, concerts, festivals, screenings, readings, cultural programming, artist-initiated projects, and hands on arts workshops both in and out of school in Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2016. Information sessions begin September 13.

This is a re-grant program of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), and is designed to support community-based arts activities in an effort to make quality arts programming available and to support local cultural expression.

There are three distinct grant programs:

PROJECT GRANTS support arts and cultural activities of non-profit organizations, community groups and individual artists, including work in theater, dance, music, film, video, literature, visual arts, traditional arts, historical and cultural activities, as well as  the use of libraries and community-based organizations as venues for the arts. Grant requests may range from $500 – $5,000.

The INDIVIDUAL ARTIST COMMISSION is a $2,500 grant towards the creation of new work that engages a particular community in the artist’s creative process.
The ARTS LEARNING GRANT funds up to $5,000 for sequential, skill-based workshops focused on the arts and artistic process. NEW: Projects can take place in-school during the school day OR in after-school and community-based settings for groups of any age. Artists, cultural groups and non-profit organizations may apply.
Information sessions will be held throughout the region for potential applicants to gain an understanding of this grant opportunity. All new applicants should plan on attending one. Sessions will be held:
Tuesday
Sept 13
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Millbrook Free Library
Wednesday
Sept 14
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Unison Arts & Learning Center
Thursday
Sept 15
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Wallkill River School
Tuesday
Sept 20
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Orange County Arts Council
Thursday
Sept 22
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Cunneen-Hacket Arts Center
Wednesday
Sept 28
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Middletown Thrall Library
Thursday
Sept 29
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Ellenville Public Library
Saturday
Oct 1
1:00 – 3:00 PM
Howland Public Library
Thursday
Oct 13
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Kingston City Hall
Tuesday
Oct 18
3:30 – 5:30 PM
Red Hook Village Hall
Wednesday
Oct 19
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Tuesday
Oct 20
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Ann Street Gallery
If you are unable to attend any of the sessions, and still wish to apply, you must contact the Program Director well in advance of the deadline, at 845.454.3222 orgrants@artsmidhudson.org. Se habla español.

This grant program is made possible with funds from the Decentralization Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Arts Mid-Hudson.

 

The mission of Arts Mid-Hudson is to provide vision and leadership to support thriving and diverse arts in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Fostering a diverse offering of arts and cultural programs, many free, attract a range of age groups, and are produced across a broad geographic area.
For more information on Arts Mid-Hudson: www.artsmidhudson.org,
 visit AMH on Facebook or Tumblr, or call 845-454-3222.

Author: Harlem Valley News