Expanded funding for arts organizations and artists in Clinton, Essex, Franklin and Hamilton Counties prioritizes live, in-person performances.
The Arts Center is pleased to announce the recipients of the Restart NY Regrants 2021-22 “Mini-Grant” awards for arts projects to be completed by June 30, 2022. With funds made available by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), ALCA is regranting a total of $45,500 for 20 projects throughout the four counties the Arts Center, as the region’s Statewide Community Regrants (SCR) site, serves: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties.
The primary aim of this mini-grant cycle, which the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) rolled out in Round 2 of its overall Restart NY program—developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions on public gatherings such as arts events—has been to support the return of live, in-person public presentations. Priority was given to arts performances (e.g., dance, music concerts, theater)—categorized as Tier 1 projects. Non-performance-based projects that include a public presentation were also eligible for funding as Tier 2 projects. The minimum amount applicants could request was $1,000 and the maximum $2,500, with no matching funds required.
The mini-grant awards cover arts projects that have taken place since July 1, 2021 or that will happen by June 30, 2022. Because grants for projects that meet all eligibility criteria and other requirements spelled out in the guidelines were be awarded on a chronological basis, with Tier-1 projects prioritized over Tier-2 projects, applicants were encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible.
Funding by NYSCA was available retroactively for projects that took place by July 1, as well as prospectively for projects that will be completed by June 30 of this year. Attendance at a “How-to-Apply” seminar—designed to walk participants through the application process in an informal, easy-to-understand manner—was not required as it is for SCR Community Arts and Arts Education applications; but participation in one was strongly encouraged.
The primary aim of this mini-grant cycle – developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting restrictions on public gatherings such as arts events--has been to support the return of live, in-person performances and other public presentations.
Mini-Grants Expand Arts Funding Beyond SCR Grants
The 2021-22 mini-grant cycle represents expanded NYSCA funding for regions throughout New York State such as the Adirondack (ADK) Quad-County region to which ALCA’s grant program administers—in addition to the annual SCR (formerly known as “Decentralization/DEC”) grants.
The statewide DEC grant program was developed to ensure that New York State’s cultural funding reaches every part of the state. The program forms the cornerstone of the partnership between NYSCA and local arts agencies throughout the state, providing a link between NYSCA and portions of the community that might not otherwise be able to access funding from NYSCA.
The Adirondack Lakes Center for the Arts grant program thanks all applicants who submitted funding proposals for the mini-grants, with special thanks to municipalities and nonprofit organizations such as the Town of Wilmington, Adirondack Wind Ensemble and John Brown Lives! that served as fiscal sponsors for arts groups that are not officially recognized nonprofits or for individual artists. To learn more about ALCA’s grant program, please contact SCR Coordinator Fred Balzac at fred@adirondackarts.org and/or 518-588-7275. For more information on ALCA’s programs and activities, please visit www.adirondackarts.org or contact the Arts Center at 518-352-7715.
Statewide Community Regrants and Restart NY Mini-Grants are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
Bringing Live, In-Person Performances Back to Our Region
The Restart NY Regrants 2021-22 Mini-Grants are being awarded to 20 live, in-person, performance-based projects in music and theater, as follows:
Adirondack Wind Ensemble, Inc., fiscal sponsor for sponsored applicant Frontier Saxophone Quartet: “Frontier Saxophone Quartet concert” – music (Clinton [C])
Ballard Park Foundation: “Ballard Park Concert Series” – music (Essex [E])
Clinton County Historical Association: “The Haudenosaunee Creation Story & Sculptures” – storytelling [C]
Community String Orchestra of the Adirondacks: “Music for Contemplation” – music [E]
CVW Long Lake Public Library: “Café Livre” – music & visual arts (Hamilton [H])
East Branch Friends of the Arts: “Pride & Prejudice: An Original Musical” – theater and music [E]
Foothills Art Society, Inc.: “The King’s Brass” – music (Franklin [F])
Hill and Hollow Music, Inc.: “Hill & Hollow Music Performance Series” – music [C])
John Brown Lives!: “The Agitators—Presenting Frederick Douglas and Susan B. Anthony” – theater [E]
John Brown Lives!, fiscal sponsor for artist applicant Peter Seward of Lake Flower Landing: “Sound & Vision”: music [E]
Keene Valley Library: “Something for All Ages” – theater and music [E]
Paul Smith’s College: “Music Over the Marsh at the Paul Smith’s VIC” – music [F]
Piano by Nature Inc.: “Harp String Eternal” – music [E]
Schroon Lake Arts Council: “Schroon Lake Live!!! Concert Series - A World of Music on Schroon Lake” – music [E]
Tupper Arts: “Summer at the Sunset Stage!” – music [F]
Society for Strings, Inc./Meadowmount School of Music: “Meadowmount at The Grange” – music [E]
St. William’s on Long Point: “Music in the Adirondack Winter” – music [H]
Town of Indian Lake: “Indian Lake Music in the Park(s) and More” – music [H]
Town of Wilmington, fiscal sponsor for artist applicant Carl Rubino: “Three concerts by Carl Rubino” – music [E]
Whallonsburg Grange Hall, Inc: “Grange Winter/Spring 2022 Concert Series” – music [E]
"Hope" is the thing with feathers.
– Emily Dickinson
I can't go on, I'll go on.
– Samuel Beckett
The Statewide Community Regrants program is made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and administered by NYSCA.
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