Community Arts Partnership Distributes More Than $63,000 to Local Artists for 2008
April 15, 2008 (ITHACA, NY)—Each year, Tompkins County’s arts council, the Community Arts Partnership (CAP), administers three grant programs with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). In 2008, those programs resulted in the funding of nearly 50 different projects, with a total of more than $63,000 awarded to local artists and arts organizations, schools and other local not-for-profits. “From dance, music, and theatre to poetry, painting, and sculpture, these grants allow Tompkins County residents to experience a truly amazing range of events,” says CAP Executive Director, Brett Bossard. “Thanks to NYSCA’s support, we’ve been able to award $685,000 over the past 15 years with just these three programs alone.”
The three programs—Decentralization, CAP II, and Arts-in-Education Local Capacity Building grants—are all competitive, and each are decided by a panel of local community members. CAP’s Program Director, Robin Schwartz, has been administering CAP’s grant programs for 15 years and has the panel process down to a science: “The panelists come well prepared and ready to make hard decisions. We have such an abundance of talented and worthy artists in Tompkins County that choosing who gets funded each year can be extremely difficult.”
For 2008, CAP was able to fund 38 projects through the Decentralization grant program with a $46,500 fund. The Decentralization Grant make funds available throughout the County to libraries, arts organizations, towns, villages, community centers and the like for professional arts and cultural projects. Funded projects encompass theatre performances, music concerts, children’s programming, dance performances, poetry readings and visual art. Grant awards ranged from $450 to $2,250. The CAP II program was able to award five local artists with grants ranging from $1,150 to $2,500 from a $7,500 fund. CAP II supports the creation of new work of artists whose interaction with communities is an integral part of their art-making. Through the Arts-in-Education Local Capacity Building Grant, five school and teaching artist partnerships received grants ranging from $1,000 to $2,500 from a $9,295 fund. “LCB” grants are designed to assist schools in developing programs where artists can work directly with teachers to enhance their existing curriculum. All of the grant recipients will be completing the funded projects throughout the year.
It may only be spring, but according to Schwartz, it’s never too early to start planning for 2009. “The next round of grants are not due until the fall, but the 2009 applications are ready, and artists and organization leaders are always welcome to consult with me about their upcoming projects. My goal is for everyone to have the strongest application possible.” Guidelines, applications, and more details about all of the programs and services of the Community Arts Partnership can be found online at www.artspartner.org or in person at their office inside the Clinton House, 116 North Cayuga Street in Downtown Ithaca. 607-273-5072.
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List of 2008 Grant Recipients
1. Decentralization (DEC) Grants
DEC grants for not-for-profit organizations make funds available throughout the County to libraries, arts organizations, towns, villages, community centers and the like for professional arts and cultural projects. Funded projects must be open to and promoted to the general public and take place in calendar year 2008.
Ballet Guild
Support for production of Swan Lake at the State Theatre
Brooktondale Community Center
Performance of folk duo, Phil Shapiro & Carrie Shore
AND a storytelling workshop with Regi Carpenter and Katharyn Machan
Chesterton House for artist Karen Brummund
Provided sponsorship for a public installation by local artist Karen Brummund
Cornell Savoyards for Women’s Work
Provided sponsorship for 2 concerts of classical women composers by “Women’s Work”
Cornell Savoyards
Performance of "A Sensation Novel", a Gilbert and Sullivan play set to new music
CRESP
"Voices of Freedom" reading by current writer in exile
Crossing Borders
Season of Crossing Borders LIVE radio and concert serieswww.crossingborderslive.org
Danby Community Council
Danby Classical Concert Series
Downtown Ithaca Business Partnership
Art in the Heart downtown sculpture exhibit
Dryden, Town of
Dryden Intergenerational community Band and Chorus
Freeville Community Council
Dryden Guest Artist Series, paid performers
Groton Public Library
5 Performances at library (Hangar, Merry-Go-Round Theatre...)
Groton (Village of)
Groton Summer Concert Series
Groton (Village of ) Housing Authority
Public Groton Art Show during Old Home Days
Ink Shop Printmaking Center
For their 6 yearly gallery exhibitions
Ink Shop Printmaking Center for Gallery Night of Ithaca
Provided sponsorship for four downtown Ithaca Gallery Nights
Ithaca Children’s Garden
Turtle Hatch Day Concert
Ithaca Community Chorus
For their Concert Season and for “VOICES” concerts
Ithaca Community Orchestra
Concert Series
Ithaca Concert Band
Free Concert Series
Ithaca Festival
To support artist stipends
Ithaca Youth Bureau
Tin Can Fantasy Factory performances
Latino Civic Association
Latino Heritage Month Celebration events
Multicultural Resource Center
Tutelo Native American Festival for Haudenosaunee Singers and Dancers
Music's Recreation
"Casual Classics" family friendly concert series
Newfield Public Library
Singer/Puppeteer Tom Knight at the library
Social Ventures
New theatre company for middle school students - training and a season of 6 performances
Southside Community Center
Performance of Daughters of Creative Sound at Juneteenth Festival
AND Discovering Jazz workshops by Baruch Whitehead for children at Southside
Southworth Library
Theatre and Puppet performances at the Library
State of the Art Gallery
Support of year long exhibit season
Tompkins County Public Library
A year of visual art exhibitions at the library
Trumansburg Area Churches for Trumansburg Community Chorus
Performances of the Community Chorus
Ulysses Philomathic Library
Theatrical performance
Unitarian Church of Ithaca for curator Rebecca Godin
Group exhibit with 25 area artists - Art from Recycled Materials theme
Unitarian Church of Ithaca for SOON Productions
Poetry Reading Series
2. 2008 CAP II GRANTS
Community Artists' Projects grants are awarded to Tompkins County artists. CAP II supports the creation of new work of artists whose interaction with communities is an integral part of their art-making.
Christopher Morgan Loy, composer
To compose an original composition for the group Music’s Recreation which features classical performances that are family friendly.
Sue Perlgut and Christopher Julian, filmmakers
To begin a documentary on the Hospice Movement, following the success of their film “101 Ways to Retire”.
Terry Plater, Visual Artist
To engage the public in a community art making project resulting in 40 community paintings and new work by Terry.
Eric Serritella, Visual Artist
To share his journey from executive to ceramist to study in Taiwan, culminating in a show of his work.
3. ARTS-IN-EDUCATION LOCAL CAPACITY BUILDING GRANTS
The Arts in Education Grants are designed to assist schools in developing and implementing visual and performing arts residencies that are integrated into the core curriculum. Grants are available for teacher/teaching artist partnerships in multi-day school residencies.
Dryden High School
Artist Wylie Schwartz will work with art teachers to introduce students to the history of art, the relationship between art and science with an emphasis on the history of color.
Dryden High School
Ceramists Eric Serritella and Momoko Keane’s program involves hands on projects tying into Japanese and Taiwanese culture.
BJ Martin Elementary School
Lisa Tsetse will work with pre-K students to teach D is for Dance, teaching language, narrative, peer interaction, following directions, letters.
South Hill Elementary School
Artists Andrea Hazard and Johanna van der Sterre will work with 5th graders - “Story Art Workshop” - students will learn story structure, narrative and art as a communicative tool.
Newfield Elementary School
Music Teacher Sunshine Miller has identified a need for improving the writing skills for 5th grade students.
TST BOCES
Artist Janet Locke is part of “Spirit and Kitsch” store. The project, called “Mask as Self Portrait” will work with at-risk students to use mask making to help students learn self-awareness and provide a positive venue for expression.
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