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Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition Awarded $10,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts in 2023
Brewster/NY – The Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition announced today a grant award totaling $10,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s historic investment in the arts, NYSCA has awarded $90 million since Spring 2022 to a record number of artists and organizations across the state.
The Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition is dedicated to creating and sustaining a cultural arts center for Brewster, the Town of Southeast and surrounding communities. Since inception in 2010, the Coalition has offered a wide variety of arts programming and simultaneously spearheaded efforts to restore the historic Southeast Old Town Hall, the Coalition’s current home. The Old Town Hall's upper floor theater, shuttered for decades, is the jewel in the crown that is Brewster and a focal point of the Village's revitalization. Since late 2021, the Coalition proudly has been able to host limited-occupancy performances in the theater as a result of restoration endeavors. The Studio Around the Corner on the ground floor of Old Town Hall opened in 2011 to showcase area artists in an elegant gallery space and to host events including concerts, plays, workshops, rehearsals and classes. While restoration efforts will soon feed into the upcoming full-scale rehabilitation of Old Town Hall, the Coalition will continue its programming at the Studio Around the Corner, in the theater and at local venues as practical. A campaign to match the $10,000 NYSCA grant is underway to ensure a robust season of events in the future. Please visit www.CulturalArtsCo.com to contribute and learn more about the Coalition, upcoming events, and opportunities to get involved.
Governor Kathy Hochul said, “As a cultural capital of the world, New York State is strengthened by our expansive coverage of the arts across all 62 counties. This year's historic commitment to the arts sector will spur our continuing recovery from the pandemic and set the course for a stronger future.”
NYSCA Executive Director Mara Manus said, “We are immensely grateful to Governor Hochul and the Legislature for their unprecedented investment of $240 million to support arts organizations across the state. New York State arts organizations such as the Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition are the cornerstone of our vibrant arts economy. As crucial drivers of our health and vitality, we are grateful to the unwavering dedication of arts workers across the state.”
NYSCA Chair Katherine Nicholls said, “On behalf of the entire Council, I congratulate the Cultural Arts Coalition on this grant award. Their creative work provides the benefits of the arts to both their community and all of New York. Arts organizations are essential, leading our tourism economy and fueling sectors such as hospitality, transit, and Main Streets across our state.“
About the New York State Council on the Arts
NYSCA preserves and advances the arts and culture that make New York State an exceptional place to live, work and visit. NYSCA upholds the right of all New Yorkers to experience the vital contributions the arts make to our communities, education, economic development, and quality of life. To support the ongoing recovery of the arts across New York State, NYSCA will award record funding in FY 2023, providing support across the full breadth of the arts.
NYSCA further advances New York's creative culture by convening leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources. Created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, NYSCA is an agency that is part of the Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit http://www.arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA's Facebook page, Twitter @NYSCArts and Instagram @NYSCouncilontheArts.
Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition Awarded $10,000 by the New York State Council on the Arts in 2023
Brewster/NY – The Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition announced today a grant award totaling $10,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) to support the recovery of the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Following New York State’s historic investment in the arts, NYSCA has awarded $90 million since Spring 2022 to a record number of artists and organizations across the state.
The Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition is dedicated to creating and sustaining a cultural arts center for Brewster, the Town of Southeast and surrounding communities. Since inception in 2010, the Coalition has offered a wide variety of arts programming and simultaneously spearheaded efforts to restore the historic Southeast Old Town Hall, the Coalition’s current home. The Old Town Hall's upper floor theater, shuttered for decades, is the jewel in the crown that is Brewster and a focal point of the Village's revitalization. Since late 2021, the Coalition proudly has been able to host limited-occupancy performances in the theater as a result of restoration endeavors. The Studio Around the Corner on the ground floor of Old Town Hall opened in 2011 to showcase area artists in an elegant gallery space and to host events including concerts, plays, workshops, rehearsals and classes. While restoration efforts will soon feed into the upcoming full-scale rehabilitation of Old Town Hall, the Coalition will continue its programming at the Studio Around the Corner, in the theater and at local venues as practical. A campaign to match the $10,000 NYSCA grant is underway to ensure a robust season of events in the future. Please visit www.CulturalArtsCo.com to contribute and learn more about the Coalition, upcoming events, and opportunities to get involved.
Governor Kathy Hochul said, “As a cultural capital of the world, New York State is strengthened by our expansive coverage of the arts across all 62 counties. This year's historic commitment to the arts sector will spur our continuing recovery from the pandemic and set the course for a stronger future.”
NYSCA Executive Director Mara Manus said, “We are immensely grateful to Governor Hochul and the Legislature for their unprecedented investment of $240 million to support arts organizations across the state. New York State arts organizations such as the Town of Southeast Cultural Arts Coalition are the cornerstone of our vibrant arts economy. As crucial drivers of our health and vitality, we are grateful to the unwavering dedication of arts workers across the state.”
NYSCA Chair Katherine Nicholls said, “On behalf of the entire Council, I congratulate the Cultural Arts Coalition on this grant award. Their creative work provides the benefits of the arts to both their community and all of New York. Arts organizations are essential, leading our tourism economy and fueling sectors such as hospitality, transit, and Main Streets across our state.“
About the New York State Council on the Arts
NYSCA preserves and advances the arts and culture that make New York State an exceptional place to live, work and visit. NYSCA upholds the right of all New Yorkers to experience the vital contributions the arts make to our communities, education, economic development, and quality of life. To support the ongoing recovery of the arts across New York State, NYSCA will award record funding in FY 2023, providing support across the full breadth of the arts.
NYSCA further advances New York's creative culture by convening leaders in the field and providing organizational and professional development opportunities and informational resources. Created by Governor Nelson Rockefeller in 1960 and continued with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, NYSCA is an agency that is part of the Executive Branch. For more information on NYSCA, please visit http://www.arts.ny.gov, and follow NYSCA's Facebook page, Twitter @NYSCArts and Instagram @NYSCouncilontheArts.