Latest Grantees
All grant recipients listed alphabetically
Affiliated Choruses: Ithaca Community Chorus
- GAP Grant
- Two classical music performances at St. Paul's Methodist Church: January 19 and May 11, 2019.
- website: http://www.ACIthaca.org
Affiliated Choruses: Voices Multicultural Chorus
- GAP Grant
- "Exploring Ithaca's Heritage Through Song" May 4, 4pm at the First Baptist Church of Ithaca.
- website: http://acithaca.org/groups/voices/
Affiliated Choruses: Ithaca Gay Men's Choir
- GAP Grant
- 2 Annual concerts: Feb 10 and April 28, 2019
- website: http://acithaca.org/groups/igmc/
Kathy Armstrong
- Public Art Grant
- Kathy Armstrong, based in Rochester, was the lead artist on this mural in the village of Trumansburg, completed in 2017.
- website: http://kathyarmstrongfineart.com
Michael J Brutvan
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Michael is a digital artist and is working on his first two gallery exhibits. March 2019 grant cycle
- email: mike@brutvan.com
Cancer Resource Center of the Finger Lakes
- GAP Grant
- Multicultural Mural Project by Khalil Bey
Ned Carlson
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Ned creates on-site land art sculpture and photographs them. This grant enabled Ned to obtain large format photos of his work for his first solo exhibit. March 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://earth-is-art.com
Erin Caruth
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Erin is a mixed media artist who was invited to participate in a Corning Glass Intensive week-long workshop. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.mudroomstudios.com
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://CCOithaca.org
Cinemapolis
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://www.cinemapolis.org
Civic Ensemble
- GAP Grant
- Month long workshop and staged reading of "The Loneliness Project," a documentary project documenting LGBTQIA+ activist communities. The Civic Ensemble creates theatrical experiences that explore and explode issues of our time.
- website: http://civicensemble.org
Community School of Music & Arts
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://csma-ithaca.org
Cultura Ithaca
- GAP Grant
- with the Latino Civic Association, Cultural Ithaca will host event focusing on Latino arts and culture in downtown Ithaca: Poetry reading, Cinco de Mayo celebration; film festival; and group art exhibit.
- website: http://www.culturaithaca.com/
Danby Community Council
- GAP Grant
- 7-9 free community concerts (chamber music, jazz, folks, bluegrass, world music) at the Danby Town hall throughout the year.
- website: https://www.facebook.com/DanbyCC/
Dorothy Cotton Jubilee Singers
- GAP Grant
- Bringing the music and history of Negro spirituals to audiences; performances in Ford Hall, State Theatre, and at many community events.
- website: http://dorothycottonjubileesingers.com/
Camille Doucet
- Arts Education Grant
- Cami will work with 4th grade students during a residency at South Hill Elementary School. The children study Trout and Stream Organisms and Cami teaches them scientific illustration.
- website: http://www.camilledoucet.com
Downtown Ithaca Alliance
- GAP Grant
- Monthly Gallery Night (First Friday) events in downtown Ithaca
- website: http://www.gallerynightithaca.com/
Dryden Intergenerational Band and Chorus
- GAP Grant
- Combined Band and Chorus performance - free - at Groton High School on August 2th and 4th
- website: https://daibac.wixsite.com/daibac
Emma Ellis
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Emma will produce and direct "Calvin Berger, The Musical." March 2019 grant cycle.
- email: emmaellisos@gmail.com
Shira Evergreen
- Artist in Community Grant
- Shira, a filmmaker will expand on a half hour version of her “Ithaca is Murals” documentary about public art in Ithaca. The full length film will be submitted to film festivals and shown locally.
- website: http://www.shirari.com
Brenna Fitzgerald
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Brenna is a writer and will be attending the 2019 Colgate Writer's conference. March 2019 grant cycle
- website: http://www.habitsofwellbeing.com
Alison Fromme
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Alison, a local writer, has been awarded a grant to hire an editor for her finished manuscript. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.alisonfromme.com
Lily Gershon
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Lily started a monthly puppet show series for families at the Cherry. March 2019 grant cycle.
- email: lilygershon1@gmail.com
- website: http://lilypadpuppettheatre.org
Greater Ithaca Activities Center
- GAP Grant
- Music and Breakfast program for Seniors at GIAC featuring a variety of multi-cultural, artistic performances.
- website: http://www.cityofithaca.org/327/Greater-Ithaca-Activities-Center
Greater Ithaca Activities Center
- Arts Education Grant
- GIAC STEAM group of 2nd to 5th graders in the After-School Program will perform a play to teach behind the scenes theatre production, and in-front of the curtain acting -bringing together the skills of science, technology, engineering, arts and math throu
- website: http://www.cityofithaca.org/327/Greater-Ithaca-Activities-Center
Greater Ithaca Activities Center
- Arts Education Grant
- GIAC youth will participate in an African Dance & Drumming Cultural Exchange using various dance forms. Nana Kwasi Anim, an African Dance and Drummer will be this year's primary instructor.
- website: http://www.cityofithaca.org/327/Greater-Ithaca-Activities-Center
Groton Art Show
- GAP Grant
- Annual Invitational Village Art Show - part of Groton Old Home Days
- website: http://www.grotonny.org
Groton Public Library
- GAP Grant
- Summer Family Art Series includes Merry-Go-Round theatre, Tom Knight (puppets and music), and Josh Dwyer (singer).
- website: https://grotonpubliclibrary.net/
Groton, Village of
- GAP Grant
- Groton Summer Concert Series - 8 concerts in July and August.
- website: https://www.grotonny.org/
Hangar Theatre
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://hangartheatre.org
History Center in Tompkins County
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://thehistorycenter.net
Scott Hitz
- Artist in Community Grant
- Scott, a puppeteer, has been invited by the Tompkins County Public Library to be their 2019 Artist in Residence. Scott will conduct multiple workshops with the community on the subject of myths and giants and produce a many stories high giant puppet.
- website: http://www.scotthitz.com
Danielle Hodgins
- Public Art Grant
- Danielle, a Houston TX artist completed her mural on the Route 13 public works building in 2018.
- email: dahodgins@aol.com
Holly Adams
- Arts Education Grant
- Holly works with 4th grade students at Belle Sherman for a full immersion Artist Residency using a theatre production to address subjects that teachers have identified as problems: math, making friendships and social skills.
- website: http://shearwaterproductions.com
Mary Beth Ihnken
- Public Art Grant
- Mary Beth, an Ithaca artist, completed a mural on the Collegetown Parking garage on Dryden Road in 2018.
- website: http://mbihnken.com
Ink Shop Printmaking Center
- GAP Grant
- The Ink Shop presents 10 exhibitions annually of prints, artist books, works on paper, and installations.
- website: http://www.ink-shop.org/
Ithaca Ballet
- GAP Grant
- Performances of Midsummer Night's Dream, the full length classical ballet, on March 30th at the State Theatre;
- website: http://www.ithacaballet.org/
Ithaca Children's Garden
- GAP Grant
- Storytelling and music at two annual community events in June and October.
- website: https://ithacachildrensgarden.org/
Ithaca City of Asylum
- GAP Grant
- ICOA will host a reading with commentary by their 2019 writer in residence, in October at the Tompkins County Public Library
- website: https://ithacacityofasylum.com
Ithaca Community Orchestra
- GAP Grant
- Two Orchestral Concerts in the spring and winter of 2019
- website: http://www.ithacacommunityorchestra.org
Ithaca Concert Band
- GAP Grant
- A season of 12 annual free band concerts for the community
- website: http://www.ithacaconcertband.org
Ithaca Fantastik
- GAP Grant
- Ithaca Fantastik Film Festival - a ten day festival in downtown Ithaca featuring fantastic and vanguard films from October 25 to November 1, 2019.
- website: http://ithacafilmfestival.com/
Ithaca Fantastik
- GAP Grant
- The first Ithaca New Immersive Tech Festival in the fall of 2019.
- website: http://www.ithacafilmfestival.com
Caleb R Thomas
- Ithaca Murals
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Ithaca Murals will be supporting 19 amazing mural projects being painted throughout the Ithaca area. March 2019 grant cycle.
- email: ithacamurals@gmail.com
- website: http://ithacamurals.com
Ithaca Underground
- GAP Grant
- Three Concerts
- website: http://ithacaunderground.org/
Ithaca Underground
- GAP Grant
- 3 Queer Sound Ithaca Concerts
- website: http://ithacaunderground.org/
Irina Kassabova
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Irina has been invited to exhibit at the CAP ArtSpace. She will be showing large scale charcoal drawings in her show "The Luthier." March 2019 grant cycle.
- email: irina.kassabova@gmail.com
- website: http://irinna.me
Elisa Keeler
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Elisa is a musician who will use her grant to professional record her compositions. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.elisamusic.com
Elisa Sciscioli Keeler
- Arts Education Grant
- Elisa works with Southside's after school program teaching music and performance. As part of the Music for Unity & Social Change initiative, this project provides outlets for expression and collaboration.
- website: http://musicforunity.org
Sorayya Khan
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Sorraya is a writer who will be speaking and presenting at the Association of Writers & Writing Programs Conference panel in Texas. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.sorayyakhan.com
Kitchen Theatre
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://kitchentheatre.org
Rachel Lampert
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Rachel is currently preparing 4 original scripts and scores for submission for publication. March 2019 grant cycle.
- email: rdlithaca@gmail.com
- website: http://fitsandstartproductions.org
Becky Lane
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Becky is a filmmaker and artist working in immersive media. She has been invited to MIT's "Reality Virtually Hackathon" to create original immersive media (Virtual or Augmented or Mixed Reality). The SOS grant helps with her travel costs. October 2018 gra
- website: http://www.beckylane.com
Becky Lane
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Becky is a filmmaker who will be using her grant to cover the submission fees for a Virtual Reality proposal for the Oculus Launch Pad Fellowship. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.beckylane.com
Lansing Community Library
- GAP Grant
- Summer Family Art Series: Hamstead Stage Company on June 22, Merry-Go-Round Theatre on July 11th; and Richie and Rosie Music on August 12.
- website: http://www.lansinglibrary.org
R.J. Lavine
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- R.J, a local actor, was funded to attend the Spring Intensive program at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. March 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://bit.ly/rjlavine
Jay Leeming
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Jay is a writer using his grant to cover the costs associated with his series of storytelling events being hosted at The Cherry. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.jayleeming.com
Jay Leeming
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Jay has the opportunity to attend a one week class at the Ben Haggarty School of Performance Storytelling in England. March 2019 grant cycle.
- email: leemingJay@gmail.com
- website: http://JayLeeming.com
Mary Lorson
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Mary is a filmmaker and musician, currently working on a project titled "Senior Year, The Podcast" which features interviews with high school seniors. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.marylorson.com
Nestor Madalengoitia
- Public Art Grant
- Nestor, from Poughkeepsie, NY, completed this mural of Ezra Cornell at the Tompkins County Public Library in 2017.
- website: http://www.nestorart.com
Microtones
- GAP Grant
- 2019 Concert Series: Immersive Music / Visuals Art
Kathy Morris
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Kathy, a photographer and digital artist, will be creating a short YouTube video, in collaboration with Norm Scott (Scott Mediaworks) that will highlight her collage process. March 2109 grant process.
- website: http://kathymorris.net
Joanna Murphy
- Public Art Grant
- Joanna, from Delhi, NY, created a mural at the main intersection in the village of Dryden depicting village life. Completed 2018.
- website: http://www.joannamurphy.com
Museum of the Earth/Cayuga Nature Center
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: https://www.priweb.org
David Neal
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- David is a vocalist who will be traveling to Carnegie Hall for a performance. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.davidnealbassbaritone.com
Nia Nunn
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Nia is a performer who will be using her grant to secure a brand, a website, and additional materials for performance based lectures. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.faculty.ithaca.edu/nnunn
Matthew Ocone
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Matthew will be attending the Puppeteers of America National Conference in Minnesota. March 2019 grant schedule.
- email: matthew.ocone@gmail.com
- website: http://matthewocone.com
Opera Ithaca
- GAP Grant
- Double Bill: Liberation/Enchantress World Premiere on April 11 - 14, 2019
- website: http://www.operaithaca.org
Opus Ithaca School of Music
- GAP Grant
- A free concert of Peter and the Wolf and other Americana music on March 3th, 2019.
- website: http://opusithaca.org/
Josh Oxford
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Josh is a performing and composing musician. His piece "Bluez..." will be recorded for PARMA Records. March 2109 grant cycle.
- email: joshoxford@gmail.com
- website: http://joshoxford.com
Terry Plater
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Terry is primarily a painter and is pursuing her interest in forensic sculpture. SOS is for participation in a Cadaver Dissection (anatomy) Workshop at the NY Academy of Art. National interest in work is resulting in an exciting career opportunity.
- website: http://www.terryplate.com
Qinfolk Festival
- GAP Grant
- Film, Arts and Mental Health Festival in the fall of 2019
Bradley Rappa
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Bradley is a filmmaker invited to an exclusive Iceland residency on Global Warming. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.tensquaremiles.org
Emily Richards
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Emily is a musician attending the American Choral Directors Conference. October 2019 grant cycle.
Running to Places
- GAP Grant
- Five annual fully staged musical performance featuring middle and high school students from across the region.
- website: http://www.runningtoplaces.org
Running to Places Theatre Company
- Arts Education Grant
- Running to Places, under the direction of Joey Steinhagen, will work with 5th grades at BJM Elementary to produce with them: Willy Wonka, the Musical.
- website: http://www.runningtoplaces.org
Running to Places
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://www.runningtoplaces.org
Sciencenter
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://www.sciencenter.org
Senior Theatre Troupe of Lifelong
- GAP Grant
- The Senior Troupe of Lifelong will perform throughout the year.
- website: http://closetohomeproductions.com/senior-theater-troupe/
Christi Sobel
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Christi is a visual artist working on the establishment of the "Little Red Wagon" annual craft show LLC. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.christisobel.com
Southside Community Center
- GAP Grant
- 8 dance classes, with multiple dance instructors and choreographers, and multiple performance opportunities.
- website: http://www.sspride.org
Southworth Library Association
- GAP Grant
- Summer Family Art Series featuring musician/puppeteer Tom Knight, singer Judy Stock and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra.
- website: http://www.southworthlibrary.org
State of the Art Gallery
- GAP Grant
- An exhibit season featuring monthly exhibit of solo or group exhibits.
- website: http://www.soagithaca.org
State Theatre
- Arts & Cultural Org Development
- General operating support, administered by CAP with funds from Tompkins County Tourism Program.
- website: http://stateofithaca.org
Steven Stull
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Steve is a vocalist using this grant as an opportunity to perform and commission further work. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.operacowpokes.com
Tompkins County Public Library
- GAP Grant
- For four curated exhibits using the theme of Space - to promote local and regional artists.
- website: http://www.tcpl.org/
Triphammer Arts
- GAP Grant
- "Moving Landscapes" on August 25, and Watermusic/Dancing on the Trail" on July 12, 2019.
- website: http://www.triphammer.org
Lisa Tsetse
- Arts Education Grant
- Lisa will work with pre-K students BJM Elementary School in a creative movement arts and literacy initiative that will help children with literacy through story, dance and music.
Melissa Tuckey
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Melissa is an author who will be updating her website and creating other media for her upcoming promotions. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.melissatuckey.net
Ulysses Philomathic Library
- GAP Grant
- Summer Programming includes Miss Angies Puppet Show, and the Merry Go Round Youth Theatre.
- website: http://www.trumansburglibrary.org
Chad Walsh
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Chad will be working on the mastering of three recorded songs and the printing of one hundred CD's to use as a promotional tool for his music. March 2019 grant cycle.
- email: cw287@cornell.edu
Linda Wingerter
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Linda is a puppeteer who will attend an invite-only Intensive Puppetry Training workshop. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.stringpullers.com
Annemarie Zwack
- Specific Opportunity Stipend
- Annemarie is a visual artist who works with community public art projects. SOS supports her invitation to speak and present at the Boston Arts Equity Summit. October 2019 grant cycle.
- website: http://www.zwackart.com
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