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Putnam Arts Council Awards $18,430 of State Dollars to County Arts Groups
The Putnam Arts Council is pleased to announce that it has awarded $18,430 in state dollars to eight non-profit organizations to support cultural programs and services that take place in Putnam County in 2007. State support is provided through the New York State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program, which is administered in Putnam County by the Putnam Arts Council.
Each year, a volunteer panel of artists, educators, business and community members review the many requests submitted by local arts groups to the Decentralization program. The panel then recommends funding for the projects it feels reach a broad audience, generate the most benefit to the community and support the professional development of artists and arts groups.
The Putnam Arts Council also administers a similar grant program entitled the Putnam Arts Fund which re-grants county dollars. Recipients for 2007 will be announced later in December.
The 2007 Decentralization recipients are:
- Brewster Theater Company - 2007 season of community theater including main stage, small stage & other productions to be presented in the Brewster area.($2500)
- Collaborative Concepts for an outdoor sculpture exhibit at Saunders’ Farm in Garrison ($1800)
- Desmond Fish Library - 2 musical performances in conjunction with an Alexander Hamilton Exhibit from the Gilder Lehrman Institute at the library.($900) Doansburg Chamber Ensemble - 2007 season of 4 chamber ensemble & 2 chamber orchestra concerts with soloists performed county-wide..($4000)
- Mahopac Public Library - "The Magical Music Tour" - a series of 6 children's
concerts presented at the library. ($2500)
- Philipstown Performing Arts as sponsor for the Aerie Theater Co. to host the
- 1St Annual Autumn One Act Play Festival and Competition at the Depot Theatre
in Garrison. ($2600)
- Putnam Chorale - 2007 season of 6 community choral performances and outreach
ensemble work throughout the county.($2030)
- Putnam Symphony Orchestra for the 2007 Spring Concert of "Orchestral
Favorites" at the Brewster High School Performing Arts Center. ($2100)
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