Corning, NY, April 9, 2015 – The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes in partnership with the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) is pleased to announce recipients of the 2015 Community Arts, Teaching Artist, and Individual Artist grant programs. Since 1978, these grants have been made possible through Decentralization funds, public money mandated by the New York State Legislature to encourage increased participation at the local level in the state’s cultural funding process. These grants enable artists and organizations to enhance the artistic and cultural climate in our communities and fulfill a vital mission of The ARTS Council of making arts and culture accessible to all.
Thirty-one area artists and organizations will receive a total of $70,800 for community and school-based arts and cultural programs taking place in 2015.
$52,932 in Community Arts grants support the activities of artists, arts groups, and community organizations in service to local residents:
Chemung County
- The Cantata Singers, $2,673 to present Collaboration & Celebration
- Economic Opportunity Program of Chemung County, $2,474 to present Juneteenth
- The Park Church, $1,500 to present The Arts at Park
Steuben County
- Brett Hunter sponsored by the City of Hornell, $2,500 to present Trains, Cars, and Water: Mapping the Future Histories of Hornell
- Broadway Union sponsored by the City of Hornell, $4,700 to present Loft Shadow Theater and Video Festival
- Crows Nest Artist Collaborative sponsored by the Glenn H. Curtiss Museum, $3,000 to present Collaborative, Multidisciplinary Puppet Production Workshops
- Dormann Library, $800 to present Summer Reading Program
- Endless Mountain Music Festival, $2,500 to present An American Tribute
- Family Service Society, $1,250 to present The Community Arts Program for Children and Teens
- Hornell Area Wind Ensemble, $1,800 to present Hornell Area Wind Ensemble Concert Series 2015
- Keuka Lake Players, $1,600 to present Happy Days the Musical
- Orpheus Chorale sponsored by the United Presbyterian Church, $2,000 to present Music of Peace and Reconciliation
- Pulteney Free Library, $1,245 to present Arts Programming 2015
- Wayland Free Library, $900 to present The Changing World of Art and Music
- YMCA of Hornell New York, $3,500 to present Explore, Create, Make
Schuyler County
- Episcopal Parishes of Schuyler County, $3,000 to present Schuyler County Concert Series IX
- Franklin Street Gallery, $2,000 to present All Access Art
- Watkins Glen Public Library and Dutton S. Peterson Memorial Library, $2,890 to present Seasons of Songs and Stories @ the Library
Tioga County
- The Kirby Band, $1,100 to present The Kirby Band 2015
- Newark Valley Historical Society, $2,500 to present the Folk Art Series (FAS) and $1,500 to present the Depot Friday Night Series
- Tioga County Contra Dance, sponsored by Tioga County Local Development Corporation & Tourism Office, $2,500 to present Tioga County Contra Dance 2015
- Village of Newark Valley, $1,000 to present Artistic Expressions at the Trout Pounds
$7,868 in Teaching Artist grants support the role that local artists and organizations play in engaging K-12 public school students in rich artistic learning experiences:
Steuben County
- Parent Teacher Association of Tuscarora Elementary School, in support of Tuscarora Elementary School, $3,893 to present Dinosaurs, Creatures Walking Amongst Us?
- Regional Science & Discovery Center, in support of Hugh Gregg Elementary School and Winfield Street Elementary School, $2,100 to present The Art and Science of Photography
Tioga County
- Karen Kucharski, in support of Owego Free Academy, $1,875 to present Connecting Cultures: Home of the Indians
$10,000 in Individual Artist grants support individual artists in the creation of unique, site specific, and multi-disciplinary public art projects occurring in non-arts venues:
Steuben County
- Brett Hunter, $2,500 to Like Riding a Bike
Chemung County
- Aleta Yarrow, $2,500 to present Eldridge Park Mural
- Chris Longwell, $2,500 to present Ceramic Mural at Tanglewood Museum & Nature Center
Tioga County
- Maria McMahon, $2,500 to present A Frost Hollow Class Reunion (Class of 1857-1938)
