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CCCA Board | DEC Grant Cultural Fund Awards | Artists and The Elemental: Landscape
CCCA WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
The Columbia County Council on the Arts announces the election of four new members to its Board of Directors. They are Katarina Holbrook, Catherine Kaputa, Rob Roy MacGregor, and Stephanie Monseau.
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| Katarina Holbrook |
Ms. Holbrook holds Bachelor’s degrees in both Chemistry and Biology and a Masters in Public Health. As a communications specialist for the University of Albany, she manages a university wide software licensing program. Katarina is also an accomplished artist working in oil and watercolor.
She says “early in life I sought convention through a formal education in the sciences. Later in life I decided that I am an artist first and then a professional. It has become my motto. So now, when I am “not” painting, I allow the natural creativity within me to come forth in all that I do.”
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Catherine Kaputa |
Advertising professional and brand strategist, Catherine Kaputa is President of Self Brand, a New York City based personal branding company. Catherine was instrumental in launching the highly acclaimed I Love NY campaign during her years in advertising.
She has published the award winning U R a Brand! How Smart People Brand Themselves for Business Success and has a new book on women’s leadership due for publication in May.
Catherine has also taught branding and advertising at the New York University’s Stern School of Business.
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| Rob Roy MacGregor |
Rob Roy MacGregor tackled the overwhelming task of mounting the ArtsWalk members show as Exhibitions Manager and Co Chair of ArtsWalk 2008. That task didn’t scare him away and he agreed to become a member of the CCCA Board in April! Rob’s 20 year film career in animation, art directon, set design and film production make him a unique acquisition to the CCCA Board.
His vast production management skills will be put to the test once again as has agreed to Chair the 15th annual ArtsWalk festival this year. Rob teaches animation at the Berkshire Community College and crafts beguiling marionettes in his spare time.
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Stephanie Monseau |
Stephanie Monseu fabricated one of a kind jewelry pieces until she was hit by a car while crossing a Manhattan street which resulted in two broken wrists. MONSEU DESIGN was put on hold.
A year later she met her partner, Keith Nelson and began performing as a fire eating duo. Together they founded the Bindlestiff Family Variety Arts, Inc. Bindlestiff is a nationally and regionally recognized performing arts troupe.
Stephanie also teaches circus and variety arts to people of all ages and ability levels and is an active member in the Performing Arts Collective of Columbia County.
The new members join Marilyn Barry, Patrick Harbron, Sue Chiafullo, Nancy Rutter, Tomm Eaton, and Benedetto Puccio. CCCA looks forward to continuing to build the Board of Directors to further the mission of promoting the arts in Columbia County.
Annual Meeting
Columbia County Council on the Arts Board of Directors, cordially invites members and friends to our inaugural Annual Meeting.
Saturday, May 16 at 4 PM.
Space 360
360 Warren Street
Hudson, NY
Come meet new faces. Renew old acquaintances. Discover what's up with the CCCA for this year!
Arts Council Announces Cultural Fund Awards
The Greene County Council on the Arts(GCCA) and the Columbia County Council on the Arts(CCCA) are pleased to announce the recipients of regrant awards through the Twin Counties Cultural Fund Decentralization Program(DEC). The recipients have been awarded $51,700 in funding in support of cultural programming and activities for 2009 and $5,000 for two Individual Artist awards(one for each respective county). The recipients received the awards at a reception on the 19th of March at Space 360 in Hudson.
The DEC for Greene and Columbia counties is funded by the New York State Council on the Arts(NYSCA) and provides support for the community-based not-for-profit organizations and artists sponsored by these agencies. These funds are intended to reward programs and services with strong public components providing direct benefit to county residents. The CCCA and the GCCA would like to congratulate all grant recipients.
The intent of these awards is to support high caliber, artistically diverse and innovative cultural programs for our communities.
In Greene Country nineteen organizations received funding from the DEC Project Support which includes organizations that act as a conduit for artist initiated projects. They are: Athens Cultural Center, Cairo Public Library, Catskill Community Center, Catskill Mountain Wolf Center, Catskill and Palenville Libraries, Cornell Cooperative Extension of the Greene County, D.R Evarts Library, Greene Arts Foundation, Greenville Public Library, Heart of Catskill Association, Heermance Memorial Library, Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society, Love ‘N Care Pet Sanctuary, Mountain Top Historical Society, Pleshakov Music Center, Schoharie Creek Players, Town of Hunter, Ulster-Greene ARC and Windham Public Library.
In Columbia County twenty organizations received funding from the DEC Project Support which also includes organizations that act as a conduit. They are: Abode of the Message, Camphill Village, Clarion Concerts, COARC, Columbia Arts Team, Friends of Chatham Library, Hudson Area Library, Hudson Library & Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre, Hudson Chamber Opera/Diamond Opera Theater, HRC/Showcase Theatre, Hudson Valley Choral Society, Mental Health Association of Col/Greene Counties, Morris Memorial Association, North Chatham Library, Philmont Community Chorus, Philamont Library, Roving Actors Repertory Ensemble, St. James Church, United Way of Col/Greene Counties.